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Articles 3621 through 3720 of 11444:
- Caring And Sharing (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 08, 2006)
This year’s Oscars were the Caring & Sharing awards. Caring, because the nominees were unusually politically concerned, and sharing, because the actual winners were carefully divided so almost every film got something.
- Kalam’S Decision On Jaya Likely Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
J. Abdul Kalam consulted legal and constitutional experts on the issue of disqualification of Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan following the opinion by the Election Commission, she sent a letter to Dr Kalam requesting him to seek a fresh opinion . . .
- Russia As An ‘Unpredictable’ Petro-State (The Financial Express, DOMINIQUE MOISI, Mar 08, 2006)
When he first arrived in Paris in 2000 as Russia’s newly elected President, Vladimir Putin had a simple and reassuring message. “I am bringing you what you need most: a stable and guaranteed source of energy.
- On Convergence In Accounting Standards (The Financial Express, RAJIV MEMANI, Mar 08, 2006)
The recent ‘roadmap’ agreement between the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and the EU has built the momentum for a worldwide convergence in accounting standards.
- King Refuses To Listen (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Mar 08, 2006)
The call was from Nepal. “Dang-Ghorai has given the first martyr of Nepal’s third revolution.
- Aids And Gender: Gutsy Women Rebuild Their Lives (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Mar 08, 2006)
In a country that doesn’t even blink an eye while burning a bride for dowry, it is not hard to understand what it means to be a woman infected with HIV/AIDS. In 1986, when the first case of HIV/AIDS was identified in Chennai, the infected person, . . .
- Trends In Management (Hindu, A.V. VEDPURISWAR , Mar 07, 2006)
Captures the emerging changes in Indian management in the wake of globalisation
- Jessica: Fresh Case Filed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
In the wake of public outrage following the acquittal of all the nine accused, including a Haryana minister’s son, in the case relating to the murder of model Jessica Lal, Delhi police on Monday registered a new case for “destruction . . .
- Fir Filed To Fix Responsibility (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Jessica case: a police team to be formed
Trial court verdict studied with help from legal experts
Evidence tampered with, withheld to save accused
- A Good Sign (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 07, 2006)
A report in this newspaper should cheer inhabitants of this city who are frequently caught in traffic snarls.
- India’S Indifference On Corruption (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Mar 06, 2006)
Barely noticed by the Indian media, if at all, the world launched a global war on corruption on December 14, 2005, when the United Nations Convention Against Corruption came into force with the 30th ratification of the instrument.
- New Beginnings (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 06, 2006)
For the US, India is crucial in maintaining the power balance in Asia
Major world capitals have closely followed US President George W Bush’s visit to India last week.
- Give More Importance To Higher Education, Says Vice-Chancellor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
New semester system in Mangalore university next year
There are only two professional colleges in the Kodagu
Art centre for women inaugurated
- Rejoice, The Cold War Is Truly Over (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Mar 04, 2006)
Like Nixon in China? K. SUBRAHMANYAM prefers to see Bush’s India vision in contrast to Winston Churchill’s failure to read the coming decolonisation in the ’40s
- Kasuri, Not Musharraf Or Aziz, Receives Bush At Airport (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Bush staying at US Embassy, not State Guest House
Constitutional Avenue declared red zone
Margalla Hills sealed by security forces
- On A Mission To India (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Mar 04, 2006)
United States President George W. Bush is visiting India at a time when he is buffeted by controversies. Many U.S. commentators have said that the "lame duck" phase of his presidency has already begun. The Republican Party is showing signs of restiveness.
- "We Are Closer Than Ever Before" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 04, 2006)
India's leadership needed in a world hungry for democracy, says George Bush
Freedom is not an American or Indian value — it is a universal value
A small clerical elite in Iran denying basic liberties
- Jana Spandana Of Dcs Gets Poor Response (Deccan Herald, CP Bhambhri, Mar 03, 2006)
There is no end to the grievances heard by the Chief Minister during Janata Darshan. But a similar exercise under the banner Jana Spandana being carried out by deputy commissioners at the district-level is evoking only a lukewarm response.
- Urbanization Affects Value System (Daily Excelsior, Dr G. Q. Sheikh, Mar 03, 2006)
Urbanization due to drift and concentration of population from rural areas to the towns has ushered metamorphosis in demography and value systems of modern India influencing standards, cultural tenets, ideas and attitudes, preferences and . . .
- Four Years After Fall Of Taliban, Leader's Power Barely Extends Beyond The Capital (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Standing behind George Bush inside his Kabul palace yesterday, Hamid Karzai radiated the trappings of a powerful president: a confident smile, massed security guards and the legitimacy bestowed by the 2004 election in which he won 55% of the vote.
- Aliens Again (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 02, 2006)
New Dispur order could backfire
- Pc Targets 10 Per Cent Gdp Growth Through Agriculture (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
To pursue insurance, pension reforms, disinvestment
Allaying the criticism of the Leftist parties and the BJP-led Opposition, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram today assured the industry captains to continue economic reforms , . . .
- Declining Defence Budget (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Mar 02, 2006)
In the Finance Bill introduced in Parliament on February 28, the budget estimates (BE) for defence have increased marginally from Rs 83,000 crore in 2005-06 to Rs 89,000 crore for 2006-07 — a rise of about 7 per cent. With inflation ruling at 4 to 5 ...
- To Read The Future, Watch Up (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Mar 02, 2006)
With the Allahabad High Court verdict going against Mulayam Singh Yadav in the case of the 40 erstwhile BSP MLAs, Uttar Pradesh is getting ready for the mother of all political battles. The fight to keep Lucknow could also decide what happens . .
- Nani’S Take (Indian Express, Harsh A. Desai, Mar 02, 2006)
Finance ministers came and finance ministers went. Nani Palkhivala was always there. To us Bombayites, more important than the annual budget was Nani Palkhivala’s budget speech. Palkhivala was a doyen of the Bombay bar . . .
- Garden City Tops In Topiary (Deccan Herald, Michael Patrao, Mar 02, 2006)
It is well over 200 years ago that the famous Lalbagh Gardens were laid by Hyder Ali.
- Back To School For Some, To First Principles For Others (Indian Express, Partha J Shah, Mar 02, 2006)
Back to school for some, to first principles for others
- Announcement On Rajya Sabha Polls Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
The Election Commission will announce on Thursday elections to 58 vacancies in the Rajya Sabha
- ‘Indian Army Vying For Greater Role In Internal Conflict’ (News International, Shahid Husain, Mar 02, 2006)
Prominent defence analyst Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa has said that the military’s role in India is undergoing a process of redefinition resulting in the army vying for greater role in internal conflict.
- Now Vision 2030 (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Mar 02, 2006)
After trying with large visions in small areas, we are now opting for a grand vision 2030. In fact the National Economic Council approved the vision in principle in May last year and is to be taken up more seriously and in detail now.
- Two Cs And Two Ds Make Four As (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Mar 02, 2006)
Making the top grade in four dimensions: Civil society and commerce, democracy and demography, India, to give a Hollywood metaphor, is the world's Million Dollar Baby. This has been so for long, though it has not won many contests because . . .
- The Battle For India's Soul (Telegraph (UK), editorial, telegraph UK, Mar 01, 2006)
Delhi is in lockdown mode in anticipation of George Bush’s arrival in town later tonight - Air Force One touches down at 7.50pm local time.
- ‘Bush Is An Undesirable Visitor’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
While BSP’s national general secretary and party counsel Satish Chandra Mishra said that the court had restored the status as existed before September 3, 2003, when the MLAs had defected in two groups of 13 and 27, . . .
- Back To The Villages In China (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Mar 01, 2006)
The Chinese Government last week announced an ambitious new rural policy that focusses less on indiscriminate growth and more on redistribution of resources and rebalancing of incomes.
- Implications Of Bush Visit (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Mar 01, 2006)
Soon we will have the US president in Islamabad. What message will the world’s most powerful leader bring us and what advantages can accrue to the country from this event?
- Minimalist Budget (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 01, 2006)
But FM does well on fiscal management
It is a minimalist Budget, befitting today’s minimalist age. That was only to be expected.
- Far From Enough (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 01, 2006)
Mr P. Chidambaram is now among India’s most experienced Finance Ministers, and this is showing in his confidence and aplomb.
- Rajapakse's Allies Reject Geneva Agreement (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 28, 2006)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's electoral allies — the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) — have rejected the Geneva agreement between Colombo and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) . . .
- Kalam Urged To Intervene In Jessica Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has written to President A.P.J Abdul Kalam asking him to intervene to ensure a re-trial in the Jessica Lal murder case.
- The Power Of Silence (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 28, 2006)
Demolitions — the new mantra that the ‘authority’ in urban India seems to be obsessed with. Wholesale corruption has been an intrinsic part of the urbanscape for as long as I can remember.
- New Admission Policy Struck Down (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
High Court directs State Government to start process of holding common entrance test
- The Great Railway Leak (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 28, 2006)
Punish those responsible for it
Ironically, within three days of the Railway Budget presented to Parliament, the recruitment process for over 10,000 Group D posts in the Indian Railways got derailed following the leakage of the question papers . . .
- Getting Out Of The Crevice (Dawn, Irshad Abdul Kadir, Feb 28, 2006)
The proverb: “Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first drive mad”, may seem at first to approximate the vandalism visited on Lahore and Peshawar consecutively on February 14 and 15, by radical mobsters protesting against the publication . . .
- Much Needed Legal Reforms (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the legal reforms being introduced by the Government will ensure better access to justice besides improving law and order situation in the country. Talking to a delegation in Islamabad on Sunday, . . .
- Fake Ration Cards (Statesman, SUNANDA SANYAL, Feb 28, 2006)
On coming to power in 1977, the CPI-M hit a gold mine through Bangladeshi infiltration. Many of the Hindus that sought refuge in West Bengal during East Bengal’s fight for independence stayed back.
- Corruption And The Present Society (Daily Excelsior, B M Kohli, Feb 28, 2006)
As the well known saying goes that the corruption and immorality exist together.
- Critical Elements Missing In Kashmir Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Feb 28, 2006)
There is much ballyhoo these days about the future of Jammu & Kashmir.
- Bias Takes A Nasty Turn (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 28, 2006)
There can be no doubt about this. Growing prejudice in the United States against the Muslim world took a nasty turn as a result of the stance taken by a number of prominent politicians to challenge President Bush over his administration’s . . .
- India Is Not Law-Governed (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 28, 2006)
In the murder case, it was very necessary for the judge to recall and cross-examine the shifty witnesses
- A Tortuous Quest For Justice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 27, 2006)
Justice, at last. After four years of tortuous twists and turns, what is most striking about the Best Bakery case is not the conviction of nine of the 17 accused brought to trial, but the effort that went into securing the ends of justice.
- Protests At Rajghat Against Bush Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Hundreds of people gathered at Rajghat to pray for peace and voice their protest against the visit to India — and the Gandhi memorial — of U.S. President George Bush.
- Jessica Cops Under Probe (Times of India, Sachin Parashar, Feb 27, 2006)
The intense public pressure to secure justice for Jessica Lal is paying off. Immediately after sidelining the investigating officer in the murder case, inspector Surender Sharma, the Delhi Police have initiated a quiet inquiry to unravel the . . .
- History Against Art (Hindu, David Smith, Feb 27, 2006)
Author Dan Brown is expected in London for plagiarism case.
Nothing less than the future of Western literature is at stake in the High Court in London on Monday. Or so the publisher of The Da Vinci Code, the money-spinning blockbuster by Dan Brown, . . .
- Polluted Services (Statesman, DILIP KUMAR GUHA, Feb 27, 2006)
At the time of Independence, the civil services of India had a fair reputation for efficiency, integrity and discipline.
- Naga Truce To Help Fructify Negotiations (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Feb 27, 2006)
The six-month extension of the ceasefire agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), in force since 1997, merits welcome albeit with a rider. It merits welcome because in most circumstances it is better . . .
- Residents Venture Back Out As S.Lanka Violence Ebbs (Reuters, Peter Apps, Feb 27, 2006)
People have returned to the streets in Sri Lanka's multi-ethnic east after talks between the government and Tamil Tigers pulled the island back from the brink of war, but distrust remains.
- "Something Is Rotten…." (Daily Excelsior, Vazeeruddin, Feb 27, 2006)
The violence characterizing protests by Muslims the world over against publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammad, first, by a Danish newspaper and subsequently by the media in some more European countries cannot be condoned.
- Jessica Murder Case: Delhi Police Order Probe (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Delhi Police Commissioner KK Paul has on Sunday understood to have ordered a departmental inquiry against officials who had investigated the Jessica Lall murder case.
- Afghan War: The Way Out (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Feb 27, 2006)
In a crisp editorial published on February 23, the New York Times expressed the view that “the Pakistani army has been losing the war against Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in the northwestern frontier” because “Pakistan’s military ruler, . . .
- Retrial Is The Only Option (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 27, 2006)
Jessica’s killers must not get away
The storm over the acquittal of all accused in the Jessica Lall murder case has had some impact after all.
- Just A Start (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 27, 2006)
Very few triumphs are absolutely unequivocal. It is understandable that right-thinking Indians would hail the Best Bakery convictions as a triumph of justice.
- State Of The Fiscal Union (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Feb 27, 2006)
How significant are the numbers and policy statements that will bind the finance minister’s budget speech this week? After all, this year the “budget buzz” is almost missing, as no major tax reform is expected.
- On Prime Time, Be Fair To The Fowl (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Feb 27, 2006)
: bird flu and cricket receive the same coverage on TV news. Not surprised? Know what President Bush doesn’t?
- Peace Holds In Sri Lanka, For The Time Being (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 25, 2006)
The Geneva talks represent a small, hesitant step away from a relapse into war. It is critical for Colombo and the LTTE to remain engaged.
- Making Pakistan Economic Hub (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 25, 2006)
On the last day of his China’s visit, President Pervez Musharraf highlighted Pakistan’s potential as an emerging economic hub and an attractive destination for foreign investment. He urged Chinese entrepreneurs to benefit from the country’s . . .
- Arroyo Declares Emergency (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
President Ms Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared a state of national emergency today and warned those planning to grab power that their betrayal will be dealt with under the full force of the law.
- India’S ‘Supercops’ In Firing Line Over Mob Links (Daily Times, Krittivas Mukherjee, Feb 25, 2006)
Many people supported the ‘supercops’ because snuffing out the bad guys, most felt, was better than putting them through a failing justice system where witnesses could be manipulated and cases drag on for years
- A Spineless Nation (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Feb 25, 2006)
No book I have read depressed me more than B N Tandon's PMO, Diary II The Emergency (Konark).
- Malaysian Daily Sorry For Publishing Cartoon Strip (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
A leading Malaysian newspaper today issued a frontpage apology for publishing a comic strip linked to controversy over Prophet Mohammad’s caricatures, prompting Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to announce that no action will be taken against it.
- Arroyo Declares Emergency (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo on Friday proclaimed a state of national emergency and ordered the arrest of key military officers for allegedly leading a plot to topple her government.
- A.P.'S Concern Over Orissa Projects On Vamsadhara (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Orissa begins survey for two schemes on upper reaches of river
- State Aims To Achieve 8 To 10 P.C. Growth Rate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Kumaraswamy to head panel to implement Kalam's action plan
The Janata Dal (Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government on Friday sought to drive home the point that its focus is on development at a faster pace.
- Pin The Babus (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Feb 25, 2006)
The Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court need to be congratulated for coming to the aid of the common citizens by issuing specific instructions to take punitive action against major violators who, over the years with active connivance . . .
- The High Price Of Development (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 25, 2006)
Budgets in the early years of independence were an enigma wrapped in secrecy. India’s economic base was limited. The dependence was, therefore, on the ingenuity of finance minister. Crises could not be pulled out of a hat to maintain the morale.
- Foreign Policy Puts Nation First: Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today made an impassioned plea to the Opposition to res-pect the tradition of national consensus on foreign policy which, he said, has the national interest at its core.
- Burns Admits To “Some Differences”, But Optimistic (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 24, 2006)
India and the US today informally probed each other’s positions on their July 18 civil nuclear energy deal. However, the formal and more substantive talks are slated tomorrow when the two sides would get to know whether they would be in a position . . .
- Pm Upbeat On Economy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today set the road map for the Budget and the forthcoming visit of US President George W. Bush by stating that annual financial statement will tackle the issue of indebtedness of small farmers and the country’s . . .
- Straight From The Bench (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 24, 2006)
The Supreme Court in India seems to have taken on the role of the executive. The ‘bench’ is performing the functions of the ‘cabinet’.
- Of Gags And Licences (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Feb 24, 2006)
On February 21, a court in Austria sentenced the British “historian”, David Irving, to three years’ imprisonment for denying the Nazi Holocaust against Jews in a speech made to a neo-Nazi meeting as far back as 1989.
- Manmohan Hits Back At Opposition For (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
In a hard hitting response to the opposition charge that he was in office but not in power, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today virtually described the BJP as fascist party which allowed "shadowy organisations" to interfere in the work . . .
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