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Articles 3721 through 3820 of 11444:
- Us Supports Kashmir Solution Acceptable To All Sides: Bush (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Feb 24, 2006)
Maintaining that the Kashmir issue has to to be resolved between India and Pakistan, President George W Bush has said the US supports a solution to the problem which is acceptable to all concerned parties.
- India's "Supercops" In Firing Line Over Mob Links (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Feb 24, 2006)
For eight years, Daya Nayak killed with impunity - sometimes with his pistol but often with an AK-47 automatic rifle - as he bumped off people suspected to be gangsters or involved in acts of terrorism in Mumbai.
- Imagining India As Hindu Rashtra (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Feb 24, 2006)
Golwalkar's birth centenary celebrations are an opportunity for the RSS and the Sangh Parivar to come clean on their stand about their continued fidelity to the idea of a Hindu rashtra.
- Failure Of Justice (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 24, 2006)
What is needed is a witness protection programme
- Djinn Of Ethnic Conflict Let Out Of Bottle (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Feb 24, 2006)
US envoy to Iraq’s stance is a reversal of Bush administration strategy based on rule by loyal factions
- A Rough Journey Down The Line (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Feb 23, 2006)
The third Rail Budget of the UPA Government is all set to be unveiled on Friday and the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, will once again show his legerdemain of keeping the rail users happy by not resorting to any hike either in the passenger . . .
- Tigers Against Truce Pact Change (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Talks between Sri Lanka’s warring parties were off to a rocky start here today with Tamil Tigers immediately rejecting a government demand for amending the present ceasefire agreement and mediator Norway warning that expectations should not be high.
- Kashmir Maha Panchayat: Learning From History (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 23, 2006)
The Delhi Conference on Jammu and Kashmir offers the prospect of a dialogue with the State's peoples — and a break with a flawed history of back-room deal making.
- Making A Hero Of A Man Best Ignored? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 23, 2006)
The case of British historian David Irving, who was jailed for three years by an Austrian court for denying the Holocaust, is likely to cloud the current debate on freedom of expression just when the liberals seemed to be winning the argument.
- Free Speech, Even If It Hurts (Dawn, Michael Shermer, Feb 23, 2006)
“MORE women died in the back seat of Edward Kennedy’s car at Chappaquiddick than ever died in a gas chamber at Auschwitz.”
- Finally, It’S The Rule Of Law (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Feb 23, 2006)
This Court cannot remain a mute spectator when the violations also affect the environment and healthy living of law-abiders.
Judgment of Y.K. Sabharwal, CJI in the Supreme Court, February 16
- Nobel Peace Prize Down The Ages (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Feb 23, 2006)
Since the Nobel prizes were first instituted in 1901, they have acquired a dignity of purpose and a purity of intent that makes one forget, as do flawless white lotus blossoms growing out of a muddy lake, the murkiness from which they originate.
- Ignoring A Noble Soul (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 22, 2006)
JP’s secretary Sachchidanand, who helped many a politician, died without proper medical care
- U.S. And India Part Company On Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 22, 2006)
Washington has denounced an agreement between the Maoists and the Nepalese parliamentary parties that New Delhi sets much store by.
- Haryana Sgpc To Stage Dharna At Chatha’S Home ............. (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
The Haryana unit of Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) will stage an indefinite dharna from tomorrow onwards at the residence of Haryana Agriculture Minister H S Chattha in Kurukshetra to demand the official constitution of the Haryana SGPC
- Strikes, A Matter Of Concern (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Feb 22, 2006)
The Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that nobody has a fundamental right to strike.
- Question Of Lordship (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 22, 2006)
Tossed between the Bench and the Bar
THE cultural complexities and plethora of linguistic nuances that flourish in this country pose innumerable questions about appropriateness of expressions, especially in the matter of addressing others.
- Maoists’ Charm Offensive (Tribune, S. D. Muni , Feb 22, 2006)
During the past couple of weeks, Nepal Maoist chief Prachanda has given three significant interviews.
- What Is On The Farmer's Wish-List (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 22, 2006)
If finance ministers continue to do what they have been doing the last 58 years, the fate of the farmer and his son may be like that of the match-girl of the fable, who froze to death, hungry and forlorn.
- A Brand New Concept (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Feb 22, 2006)
In the world of today, new terms and expressions, and new institutions keep cropping up every now and then, especially in the field of trade and finance. They also get introduced in Pakistan, and this has been more noticeable ever since . . .
- Collateral Damage In War On Quails (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Feb 22, 2006)
At least it is out in the open. Everyone now knows what the vice-president of the United States enjoys doing for rest and recreation. He likes to shoot defenceless little birds. And sometimes, just sometimes.
- The Recall Of Duty (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
The practice of using extra-constitutional methods to tackle criminals and crime is usually perceived as a necessary evil. There is little public remorse when criminals become targets in ‘encounters’, as the prevalent feeling is that those who . . .
- Iran, Upa ‘Minorityism’ Targeted In Ls (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Feb 21, 2006)
The BJP signalled a return to full-fledged Hindutva while the Samajwadi Party and the CPI(M) sharply criticised the UPA government’s economic and foreign policies in course of the debate on the motion of thanks on the President’s address that began . . .
- Thanks Jacques, Hello George (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Feb 21, 2006)
French nod for nuclear status isn’t an alternative to dealing with Americans
- Muslim Head-Count: Sc Asked To Warn Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
A retired Army officer on Monday approached the Supreme Court challenging the head-count of Muslims in the defence services by the government, on the grounds that such a step would sow seeds of communalism in the secular institution.
- Challenges Before Khaleda Zia (Daily Excelsior, V M Gokuldas, Feb 21, 2006)
Begum Khaleda Zia, Bengladesh Prime Minister and the current chairperson of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), chose to pay her first visit in her view capacity to Pakistan.
- Nationalism And Culture (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Feb 21, 2006)
Annapurna (a reader of Business Week) says, “I think Europeans, especially the French, are being small minded and racist (as usual) in protesting the attempted takeover. Their problem is not the takeover bid but the fact that an Indian . . .
- Street Violence Is Not The Answer (Dawn, Zia-ul-Islam, Feb 21, 2006)
It is ironic that in the middle of the cartoon crisis, Abu Hamza al Masri, a London-based Muslim leader, should be convicted by a British judge for delivering sermons that “created a real danger to the lives of innocent people in different . . .
- Right Answer! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 20, 2006)
Not very long ago Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf had sought the United States' support to resolve the Kashmir "dispute".
- Empowerment Of Women (Daily Excelsior, Angela Gadroo, Feb 20, 2006)
Ancient Vedas, Sastras, Aranyakas, Upanishads etc vehemently opposed any type of gender discrimination or differences due to caste, colour and nationality and highlighted the cardinal principle that all human beings are equal.
- A Touch Of Anarchy (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Feb 20, 2006)
A Week ago, I expressed in this space the apprehension that injection of violence in the protests against the blasphemous cartoons that raised their ugly head in Denmark and spread rapidly like a contagion to several other European countries . . .
- We Just Have To Grow Up As A Country’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 20, 2006)
India’s ambassador to the US, Ronen Sen, explains the background to the upswing in bilateral relations between India and US in an exclusive interview with Deccan Herald.
- Impending Disaster (Deccan Herald, Pran Chopra , Feb 20, 2006)
Those who seek to make changes in the Constitution to resolve the conflict must get support of Parliament
- Arcelor Chief Backtracks On Remarks Against Mittal (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 20, 2006)
Guy Dollet says he over-reacted but insists he was attacked too. Lakshmi Mittal's takeover bid for Arcelor, the world's second largest steelmaker, has triggered widespread opposition among the French elite.
- Strategic Thinking (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 20, 2006)
The Prime Minister speaking at the Association of Indian Diplomats, while releasing their newly launched journal referred to the dearth of strategic long-term thinking in our country.
- Chirac In India For Trade Talks Amid Arcelor Row (Reuters, Sophie Louet, Feb 20, 2006)
French President Jacques Chirac arrived in India on Sunday with a group of top CEOs to improve trade ties with Asia's third-largest economy amid a growing row over an Indian-born tycoon's bid for Luxembourg-based steelmaker Arcelor.
- Iran Issue: Jd (U) To Back Sp On No-Trust Vote (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Says it had taken an independent view even in the matter of the "cash-for-question" case
- Providing The Fuel To Accelerate Growth (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Feb 20, 2006)
Some weeks back, the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) released detailed national income statistics with the new base year of 1999-2000.
- Talk About Globalisation (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Feb 20, 2006)
The world is in a turmoil all because of cartoons in a newspaper most have not heard of published in a country with fewer people than live in Chennai.
- French President Arrives In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
* Seeks to boost trade and hold nuclear talks with Delhi
French President Jacques Chirac arrived in India on Sunday for a whistle-stop visit aimed at bolstering trade and civilian nuclear cooperation with the emerging economic powerhouse.
- Learning To Revere Water (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Feb 20, 2006)
If the State's Water Policy takes root, perhaps Kerala too will count among the regions and cultures that value and manage water resources responsibly.
- Sixty Dollars A Barrel? Great (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Feb 20, 2006)
It is the fate of over-burdened TV-watchers of the 21st century that we are deluged with low grade analysis by ill-informed experts on the small screen.
- Danish Envoy Leaves Pak (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Police fired teargas and rubber bullets to break up a banned protest against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in Islamabad today and Denmark said its ambassador to Pakistan had returned home for security reasons.
- The Utopian Third Front (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Feb 19, 2006)
Will the rainbow coalition called the third front take a shape once again? If the past experience is any guide the CPI (M) general secretary Prakash Karat's plan of cobbling the third front is a pipe dream.
- Mr Cm, End Graft, Strengthen Panchayats (Deccan Herald, Benjamin Fernandez, Feb 19, 2006)
What should be the new Chief Minister priorities? This was our question to readers last week and we were flooded with responses. We published a few letters last week. This week we publish those, mostly from outside Bangalore, on the government’s . . .
- Tasks Before The Soli Sorabjee Panel (Tribune, Doel Mukerjee, Feb 19, 2006)
The Soli Sorabjee Committee constituted by the Manmohan Singh government to review the Indian Police Act is a major boost for the civil society and the citizens who have often faced the brunt of police excesses.
- Is Love Really In The Air? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 19, 2006)
In middle-class families, the young still don't have much of a choice when it comes to choosing their life partners.
- Delhi Demolition: What Is At Stake (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Feb 19, 2006)
How true was Mahatma Gandhi when he observed: "Politics bereft of principles are the death traps; they kill the soul of a nation." What we, of late, have been witnessing in Delhi is not only a spate of illegal constructions or their demolition but . . .
- On The Magic Of Being Work Sisters (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 18, 2006)
What began in 1972 as a lone mission to bring women together is today a 7-lakh-strong movement. Determined to organise women workers so that they could enjoy the same benefits that organised labour received, Ela R. Bhatt founded the Self-Employed Women's
- Salman Khan Gets Jail Term For Hunting Deer (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Bollywood film star, Salman Khan, has been sentenced to a year in jail for killing two rare deer, his lawyer said on Friday.
- ‘Poaching: Do Away With Ifs And Buts’ (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Feb 18, 2006)
Barbara Maas, chief executive of Care for the Wild International: Every Indian citizen must decide that they want tigers to survive.
- Luring Intellectual Capital (Deccan Herald, Evelyn Iritani, Feb 18, 2006)
President Bush’s recent call for more visas for skilled foreign workers increases the likelihood that relief is on the way for US technology firms that say they are struggling to fill key positions....
- 'Cartoons Misjudged, Islamists Misused Them' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
The Danish paper that first printed the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed misjudged how they would be read and Islamic extremists misinterpreted them, the OSCE representative on freedom of the media said in a report sent to AFP on Friday
- Kitne Musalman Hain? (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 18, 2006)
Let me ask you a question I like to put often to the top brass of our armed forces, as well as the police, paramilitary and intelligence organisations: when was the last time you heard a column of the army, called out to restore order in a communal riot,
- Musharraf’S Other Wars (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 18, 2006)
SELIG S. HARRISON on the armed struggles to defend Pakistan from within
- Creative Solutions, Sarkari Style (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Feb 18, 2006)
The many ways in which officials in a region gripped by crisis try to deal with it can be intriguing. Even entertaining. From advising farmers to plant crops in line with zodiac signs to suggesting they bear arms against moneylenders — it's all happening
- One-Year Jail Term For Salman Khan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Bollywood actor Salman Khan was sentenced on Friday to one year imprisonment for killing an endangered animal. The sentence was suspended for 30 days, during which he will appeal.
- President As Supreme Commander — Need For Law Vesting Powers And Authority (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 17, 2006)
India's President is a "paper super", being neither supreme nor a commander. He should have the right to approve the postings, promotions, transfers and punishments of officers of the rank of at least corps commanders and above;
- Education : A Cure For Ailing Society (Daily Excelsior, Ambica Varma, Feb 17, 2006)
Our society has turned a beleaguered one with day to day strife, struggle and tensions to cope with.
- Indian Workers Plan Protests Over French Warship (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Indian workers plan days of protests and hunger strikes over France’s recall of the asbestos-lined warship Clemenceau amid claims the decision will devastate the country’s shipbreaking industry.
- History In Quran’S Light (Dawn, Prof Mohammed Rafi, Feb 17, 2006)
History is a record of the rise and fall of nations. Through it we realize facts about nations that flourished, the goals they pursued and above all the values around which their culture and society was organized. It can help us assess values and . . .
- Mplads Is Constitutionally Valid, Court Told (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Feb 17, 2006)
"Enough safeguards in revised guidelines"
The scheme is not bad because of irregularities in its implementation
It is a massive fraud on the public exchequer, says counsel
- The Answer Is Boycott (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Feb 17, 2006)
Sequence and consequence do not always follow the same logic: the publication of the gratuitously offensive cartoons against the Prophet of Islam (you can translate that, literally, to the Prophet of Peace for Islam means peace) has already resonated ....
- Don't Pick And Choose In Demolitions: High Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
"We are not satisfied with the manner and speed with which demolitions are being carried out... ."
- Jp’S Forgotten Secretary (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 17, 2006)
Remember Sachchidanand Babu, secretary to Jaya Prakash Narayan. He was called Babu as long as JP lived and his glory lingered. Then Sachchidanand was no more “Babu”; people effaced him even from their memory.
- Police Dogged By Political Interference (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Feb 17, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's position on police functioning in Karnataka is refreshing
- President Outlines Upa Govt’S Reform Agenda (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
In the backdrop of Left parties’ serious differences with the government over economic policies, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today rolled out the government’s reform agenda for the economy announcing ambitious plans in the several . . .
- Chirac Embarks On India Visit This Week (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 17, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac heads to Thailand and India this week for a visit that narrowly missed being overshadowed by concerns over a decommissioned French aircraft carrier laden with toxic materials.
- Mplad Scheme Under Sc Scanner (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The MPs Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme over which questions were raised recently after some members were shown taking bribe from the contractors executing projects under it in a sting operation, came in for close scrutiny of the Supreme Court . . .
- Chirac Orders Clemenceau Back Home (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 16, 2006)
France's highest court calls upon the Government to recall the asbestos-laden ship
- Stifling Democratic Discussion (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 16, 2006)
National discussion and debate on so crucial a matter of public concern as the entry of the decommissioned French aircraft carrier Clemenceau into Alang for dismantling have been sought to be stilled by a Supreme Court gag order of far-reaching . . .
- This Must End (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 16, 2006)
The current standoff between the legislature and the judiciary over the prerogatives of the legislature does not bring credit to either institution. Whether both institutions are clearly overstepping their proper domain is a debatable matter.
- How Long Will American Dominace Last ? (Daily Excelsior, I.S. Chadha, Feb 16, 2006)
Our problem is not that we are being Americanised.Our problem is rather that the US empire does not know what it wants to do or can do with its power or its limits.
- America’S Irreverent Sense Of Humor: Christian Symbols Aren’T Off-Limits For Parody (Indian Express, NEELY TUCKER, Feb 16, 2006)
“denying the being or providence of God... profane scoffing at the holy scripture” had been an offense since the Greeks, and it was no joke in Colonial America.
- Moving Education’S Goal Posts (Indian Express, P. V. Indiresan , Feb 16, 2006)
In announcing Professor S. Thorat’s appointment as chairman of the University Grants Commission, every newspaper made it a point to announce that he was a dalit. In contrast, nobody inquired what the caste of the earlier chairman was when he was appointed
- A Progressive Direction (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 16, 2006)
The Supreme Court's direction on Tuesday to the Centre and the States to enact legislation to make the registration of marriages compulsory irrespective of religion is a breakthrough.
- Self Governance Doesn't Mean Absolute Power In Few Hands: Mani Shanker Aiyar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
In an apparent reference to the much hyped slogans of ‘self rule’ and ‘greater autonomy’ in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister for Panchayati Raj, Youth Affairs and Sports, Mani Shanker Aiyar today said that self governance does not mean handing . . .
- The Plot Thickens Around The Palace (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Feb 16, 2006)
The options before King Gyanendra are getting limited, but the constitutional political forces are yet to earn the faith of the people. Will the Maoists emerge as the only alternative? asks Sumanta Sen
- Chirac Red-Flags Scrap Warship (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac today ordered a French warship bound for a scrapyard in Gujarat to return to French territorial waters pending a final decision on how to dispose of the asbestos-laden vessel.
- Wto’S Shifting Paradigms (Dawn, Fateh M. Chaudhri, Feb 16, 2006)
Eversince the multilateral trade negotiation were first conducted under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the process has been variously described as a “roller-coaster”, “muddling-through” or “limping forward”.
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