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Articles 3421 through 3520 of 11444:
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 28, 2006)
{gt}{gt}Was this what the Pakistan President meant? B. Muralidhar Reddy's report (International, "Foreign miscreants face elimination, says Musharraf", March 25, 2006) read: "`Is this the way to progress and achieve prosperity and earn a respectable . . .
- Islamabad’S Balochistan Policy Is Shaping Up (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was in Quetta and announced the creation of 30,000 posts in various government departments, including the police and Frontier Corps to boost employment in Balochistan.
- The Dowry Menace (Statesman, YP GUPTA, Mar 28, 2006)
It is indeed shocking that the evil of dowry continues unabated, and cases of harassment and death because of dowry demands are on the rise.
- Russia In The Grip Of Its Bureaucracy (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Mar 28, 2006)
The bureaucracy has emerged as Russia's only ruling class, which controls key businesses, lobbies its interests in Parliament, and dictates its will to the judiciary.
- Victim's Rights And Criminal Justice Reforms (Hindu, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Mar 27, 2006)
The rights of victims should be recognised by law. Restitution for loss of life, limb, and property should be provided for in the system.
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Pat Jordan, Mar 27, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Under The Red Sky (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Mar 27, 2006)
The Taiwanese president, Chen Shui-bian, has a basic problem. He came to power forty years too late.
- Caught In The Human Capital Trap (The Economic Times, Nidhi Nath Srinivas, Mar 27, 2006)
There were collective media gasps recently at the record salaries now offered to agri-business (agbiz) graduates.
- Afghan Court Drops Trial Of Convert (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
An Afghan court on Sunday dropped its case against a Christian who faces execution for converting from Islam, referring the matter to Kabul’s top prosecutor for a final decision, an official said.
- Plea Seeks Removal Of Director Of Drugs Control Of Tamil Nadu (Hindu, A. Subramani , Mar 27, 2006)
Says official lacks necessary qualification "Health Department has not taken steps to fill the post by accelerating promotions to the feeder category officers."
- Make India Commercial Arbitrational Hub: Cji (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
India has the potential to become a hub for international commercial arbitration if it properly taps its legal talent and English language skills, Chief Justice of India Y K Sabharwal said here today.
- Terror Proliferation (Daily Excelsior, Anil Bhat, Mar 27, 2006)
The terrorist attacks in Varanasi, followed by the killing of Ghulam Yazdani and Kajol - both Bangladeshis in New Delhi and one more in Lucknow as well as the capture of Siddiqul Islam, alias Banglabhai, boss of Jagrata Muslim Janata . . .
- Do We Submit To Quasi-Colonial Surrender? (Deccan Herald, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Mar 27, 2006)
Every office – executive, judicial, legislative or other – is a constitutional trust, and the nation’s sovereignty is non-negotiable.’
- Of Power And Pelf (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Mar 27, 2006)
History informs us that the law-makers will make laws to nullify any law that snatches away their benefits
- Tact And Tactics (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Mar 27, 2006)
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles over Nature
- Law Against Domestic Violence Gets Delayed (Tribune, Rashme Sehgal, Mar 27, 2006)
Fifty million women are missing in South Asia. They are missing because of the increasing number of cases of foeticide, dowry deaths, honour killings and other acts of violence being inflicted on them.
- Battle Plan For Best Effect (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 25, 2006)
A recent paper of the Department of Administrative Reforms titled "Towards a Citizen-Friendly Government" is further proof that Government officials and public sector executives are still not ready to serve the way they should.
- The Perfect Self-Goal (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Mar 25, 2006)
The correct answer is to repeal the law. Bribery takes place in cash, not from these 'offices of profit'.
- Choose Your Number (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Mar 25, 2006)
How much fruit does the average Indian family eat in a day? If the government told you it was half a kilogramme, would you believe it?
- Sacrifice — Of The Constitution (Indian Express, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Mar 25, 2006)
The all too familiar drama is being re-enacted once again on 10 Janpath. Following the resignation Sonia Gandhi from Lok Sabha and the chairpersonship of NAC, sponsored cheerleaders are being brought to commemorate the so-called sacrifice of their leader.
- Pakistan, India Launch New Bus Amid Emotional Scenes (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The annual Sikh pilgrimage to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan took on special significance this year with the first bus service linking the birthplace of the religion's founder with Amritsar in India.
- Mrs Gandhi's Course (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 25, 2006)
There is a lot to be appreciated in the way Mrs Sonia Gandhi practices politics.
- Way Of Life ! (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Mar 25, 2006)
Wasn't it one of our more distinguished Prime Ministers who told us that corruption was not something unique to India. It was a universal phenomenon.
- Upbeat Sonia Sets Date With Rae Bareli (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Yesterday, Sonia Gandhi had said she would definitely contest again from Rae Bareli. On Monday, her constituency will welcome her back.
- The Game Plan On Iran Is Becoming Clearer (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 25, 2006)
The Anglo-Americans want a Security Council resolution allowing for the eventual use of force. Iran must play its cards very carefully from now onwards.
- Deemed Varsities Bound By Aicte Norms: Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
First Bench advises students to stop their agitation
- A New Deal For Delhi Under New Master Plan (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Mar 25, 2006)
Far-reaching amendments proposed to bring "relief" to the Capital's citizens
- Rich And Poor In India, China (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Mar 24, 2006)
Opposite approaches of two countries
- A Rancid Relationship (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 24, 2006)
Britain's close alliance with the U.S. has become one-way traffic.
- In The Eyes Of Storm (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 24, 2006)
The Supreme Court of Pakistan completed 50 years of its existence on March 23. The apex court is the final arbiter of law and the Constitution, and is invested with the responsibility to maintain harmony between the legislature, executive and judiciary.
- Sonia Gandhi Quits Parliament, To Contest Again (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Mar 24, 2006)
The chief Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, quit on Thursday as member of parliament and a key advisory body, after charges she had violated the constitution by holding both posts.
- Hundred Years Of Kala Pani (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, Mar 24, 2006)
Once infamous as Kala Pani , this historical monument at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, marked its centenary on 10th March this year.
- Ties Strengthened, Made More Meaningful (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Mar 24, 2006)
Rarely if ever has such a major visit to Pakistan as that of President Bush taken place against a background so laden with negative overtones and a sense of foreboding.
- Witness Protection (Statesman, AMIYA K SAMANTA, Mar 24, 2006)
Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Desirable
- Manager Par Excellence (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 24, 2006)
Dr Varghese Kurien went to great lengths to get technical data right and found solutions, usually local and inexpensive.
- Hc Moved Against Bjp Yatras (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Apprehending communal hatred in the country, a voluntary agency today filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to stop the ‘‘rath yatras’’ by BJP leaders L.K Advani and Rajnath Singh from Dwarka and Puri respectively, from April 6.
- Death Knell For Bhadra (Deccan Herald, PRAVEEN BHARGAV, Mar 23, 2006)
A relook is needed at the Upper Bhadra project which is a ‘ludicrous’ but ‘lucrative’ Rs 3000 crore project
- Go Slow On Banks (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 23, 2006)
When India opened up to trade, it facilitated greater competition and improved the muscle tone of Indian manufacturing. In similar fashion, opening the capital account will give greater competition in Indian finance.
- Strategic Partnership (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Mar 23, 2006)
After the Bush visit, there are new opportunities for commercial space cooperation with the US
- Fearful Of Flexploitation (Deccan Herald, Naima Bouteldja, Mar 23, 2006)
Last week, an estimated 1.5 million people surged on to the streets of France in protest against Dominique de Villepin’s faltering government.
- The Basha Dam Controversy (Daily Excelsior, Seema Shekhawat, Mar 23, 2006)
The proposed Basha dam to be built in the Northern Areas (which Pakistan calls Federally Administered Territories) has become a complicated problem.
- Cbi To Re-Examine Its Appeal In Mattoo Case (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
CBI will re-examine its appeal and press for early hearing of its review petition in the case pertaining to the rape and murder of college student Priyadarshani Mattoo in 1996.
- Mixed Signals About India? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 23, 2006)
Just as the Pak-India Peace Initiative organisation held its session in Lahore on Monday, underlining the need to carry forward the peace process between India and Pakistan, Pakistan test-fired its “Babur” Hatf-7 cruise missile capable of carrying . . .
- Sense Of Direction (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
It has become a ritual for newspapers to write editorials and publish supplements on March 23, the day the Pakistan Resolution was adopted in 1940;
- An Adjournment And A Proposed Ordinance (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 23, 2006)
If the Congress amends by ordinance the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, after adjourning Parliamentsine die,it will not save Sonia Gandhi from embarrassment.
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Pat Jordan, Mar 23, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Burns Trying A ‘Hard Sell’ On India-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Mar 23, 2006)
US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns told a news conference on Wednesday that his country’s relationship with Pakistan was strong and that the nuclear deal with India would not affect the close ties between Washington and Islamabad.
- Get Serious (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 22, 2006)
Tackle money laundering on a war footing
- Women In Agriculture (Daily Excelsior, Prof R D Gupta, Mar 22, 2006)
When women move forward, the family moves, the village moves and the Nation moves’’,
- Help The Child (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 22, 2006)
Some time ago we had highlighted in these columns the need to end the curse of child labour.
- Twin Challenges (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 22, 2006)
There are many issues that confront society at large and continue to pose a challenge to it. The plight of women is one. Another is the condition of undertrials in jails.
- Pcs Officers As Dms? (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Mar 22, 2006)
A recent decision of Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav to allow the Provincial Civil Services (PCS) cadre entry into at least two posts of District Magistrate is causing deep fissures in the state’s civil services.
- Ncm To Monitor Advani’S Rath Yatra (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Mar 22, 2006)
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) would closely monitor the proposed rath yatra by senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani from April 6, as several persons, including the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has expressed apprehensions . . .
- Privatisation: Come Hell Or High Water (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Mar 22, 2006)
Converting water to a commercial good to be sold for profit invites disaster. Most of all for poor people whose already pathetic access to water will shrink swiftly.
- Who's Stone Age, U.K. Politicians Or Bushmen? (Hindu, George Monbiot, Mar 22, 2006)
Stone aged and primitive are what you call people when you want their land.
- Political Parties Demand Mixed Land Use Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
`If need be this provision of the new Master Plan may be notified immediately to protect the livelihood of lakhs'
All-party meeting convened by Union Urban Development Minister to discuss the repercussions of the apex court order on sealing commercial e
- How To Turn The Clock Back (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Mar 22, 2006)
According to a recent World Bank report, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh — quite contrary to the common perceptions — have higher prevalence of malnutrition than certain countries of Sub-Saharan Africa and are unlikely to achieve the millennium . . .
- Lawyers, Doctors To Be Brought Under Service Tax Net: Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Government to come out with a new unemployed graduates: Chidambaram
- Senate Debate (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 22, 2006)
Those who believe the ongoing military operations in Balochistan and the tribal areas will be halted might be reading too much into reports of a bipartisan consensus in the Senate on this issue, especially after Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao . . .
- Stalemate In Palestine (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 22, 2006)
It would be unfortunate for the Palestinian cause if Hamas and other parties fail to form a coalition government.
- Who Will Challenge Iran? (Los Angeles Times, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, Mar 22, 2006)
The Radioactive question of Iran's nuclear program has now landed in the lap of the United Nations Security Council. Which is downright odd because, according to many learned observers, the Security Council's authority all but vanished when the . . . .
- Understanding The Model Code (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Mar 21, 2006)
It comprises a set of guidelines for political parties and candidates in the run-up to an election. The aim is to provide a level-playing field.
- Saving The Girl Child (Tribune, Manmohan Kaur, Mar 21, 2006)
I have retired from government service with a good pension. My three daughters are highly educated and are working. My son-in-laws are well placed. I own a house in the city. Because of my old age, my wife and I have decided to shift to the . . .
- Azad Skeptical On Kashmiris’ Return (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the Government will have to verify whether the Kashmiris, who have reportedly expressed their willingness to return from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), have undergone change of hearts or were trying to . . .
- Violence As Iraq Enters 4th Year Of War (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Suspected insurgents marked the third anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq Monday with roadside bombings that killed at least eight policemen, and authorities reported finding 15 more bullet-riddled bodies, one of them a 13-year-old girl, . . .
- Uncle Tom Has Got It Plain Wrong (The Financial Express, PUSHKAR, Mar 21, 2006)
For the last few years, Thomas Friedman has been doing a great PR job for India.
- Supreme Court Judgment Revisited (Hindu, SUBHASH C KASHYAP, Mar 21, 2006)
The verdict in the Bihar Assembly dissolution case would have done well to flag the responsibility of the Union Cabinet squarely and to have laid down some guidelines for future correctives.
- China Accused Of Locking Sane Dissidents In Asylums (Tribune, Clifford Coonan, Mar 20, 2006)
Wang Wanxing was one of China’s longest-serving dissident prisoners when he was freed last August after spending 13 years in one of the country’ sankang psychiatric hospitals.
- Unsheltered (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 20, 2006)
Poor children who come to live in shelter homes are among the most vulnerable of human beings.
- Synthetic Diamonds Here To Stay (Daily Excelsior, Kusum Mehta, Mar 20, 2006)
Synthetic diamond are produced through chemical or physical process in a factory.
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 20, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA .
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- Is India Being Let Into The World’S Nuclear Family? (Deccan Herald, Thomas L Friedman, Mar 20, 2006)
People want an objective that is hardly outdated to be served: preventing nuclear proliferation
- Hostile Witnesses: A Judicial Nightmare (Deccan Herald, Gautamaditya Sridhara and Mala Sridhara , Mar 18, 2006)
Zaheera Sheikh’s changing stand in the Best Bakery case has put the spotlight on hostile witnesses
- Revisiting The Centre-State Divide (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Mar 18, 2006)
The recent India Today Conclave focused on the theme of India tomorrow:
- A Revival Of Hope (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 18, 2006)
The talks in Geneva between the government and the LTTE have given rise to expectations of continued political engagement.
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 18, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA.
- Bahubalis In Politics (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Mar 18, 2006)
Does it really matter in a system irretrievably corrupt, falsehood and opportunism its hallmarks, for Jaya Bachchan and her family friend and mentor, Amar Singh to have made it to the membership of the House of States or the Rajya Sabha as it is called ?
- Trial By Media Is Rough But Useful (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 18, 2006)
THE HEAT is off the United Kingdom's Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, following her separation from her husband in the wake of revelations about her family's financial . . .
- Hc Asks Police To Protect Prime Property In B’Lore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
The Haryana Government has decided to raise bus fares in the State to partly compensate the losses suffered by Haryana Roadways in the wake of spiralling oil prices, Finance Minister Birender Singh said while presenting the State Budget for . . .
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