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Articles 4721 through 4820 of 11444:
- Sheikh Abdullah - Naik Or Khalnaik? (Greater Kashmir, Z. G. Muhammad, Dec 05, 2005)
Revered as a hero, abhorred as a villain what will history remember him as, Z. G. Muhammad profiles Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
- Global Indian (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 05, 2005)
The launching of the Overseas Citizenship scheme has not come a day too soon and would be welcomed by the large Indian diaspora spread across the world. It is only natural that the Indian abroad would want to identify with the country of his origin; and f
- Mauled Sena (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 05, 2005)
It does not take much political wisdom to recognise that the Shiv Sena is in a deep crisis. All the straws afloat in the wind suggest that Mr Raj Thackeray, nephew of the Shiv Sena supremo, Mr Bal Thackeray, is toying with the idea of starting . . .
- Watching The Watchdogs (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Dec 05, 2005)
Media needs to observe the NGO sector more actively and objectively, says Shailaja Chandra
- Nepal’S Endless Predicament (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 05, 2005)
As one writes this piece, the three-month old unilateral ceasefire announced by the ‘Maoist’ guerrillas of Nepal on September 3, 2005, expires.
- Us Slowly Confronts The Truth (Dawn, Robert Fisk, Dec 05, 2005)
Watching the pathetic, old, lie-on-its-back frightened Labrador of the American media changing overnight into a vicious Rottweiler is one of the enduring pleasures of society in the United States. I have been experiencing this phenomenon over the . . .
- Needed, More Whistle-Blowers (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Dec 05, 2005)
Wherever one looks one sees rampant corruption. In India there is no department which does not offer an opportunity to a person to make a climb from rags to riches. Revenue earning departments are well known for offering vast opportunities for corruption.
- The Competent Corrupt (Statesman, DEBAKI NANDAN MANDAL, Dec 04, 2005)
Otherwise competent officers are equally efficient in amassing wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income because the business of give and take is the order of the day
- Monica Keeps Her Counsel Guessing (Times of India, Ch Sushil Rao, Dec 04, 2005)
Monica Bedi’s decision to allow an advocate suggested by her uncle uncle Purushottam Bedi to fight her case has stumped her other lawyers — the original team that flew in from Mumbai.
- Old Wine In Very Old Bottles (Hindustan Times, Ashok Row Kavi, Dec 04, 2005)
Here we go again! Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code cannot be abolished or read down because (1) It protects our children. (2) To protect public morality. (3) To prevent obscenity. Choose any, or all, of the three to stop those nasty homosexuals from o
- Rights And Courtesies (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Dec 04, 2005)
Does anyone have a right to security exemption at airports? My answer is a firm no.
- Un Security Council To Discuss Myanmar Democracy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Myanmar’s military junta came under fresh pressure to move towards democratic set up with the UN Security Council agreeing to a US proposal to discuss the situation there in wake of extension of the house arrest of opposition leader Ms Aung San Suu Kyi.
- Light On Iraq Dawns On George Bush (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Dec 04, 2005)
President Bush has declared, more often than anyone would care to count, that as long as he is president America will not withdraw from Iraq until the “job” was done and “victory” was achieved. What exactly this job is and his idea of victory remain . . .
- Bihar Elections Post-Mortem (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Dec 04, 2005)
The main cause for Nitish Kumar’s thumping victory was public disgust with Laloo-Rabri misrule. People saw through the political gimmickry and theatricals of Laloo Prasad Yadav. After all you can fool some people for some time but not all the . . .
- Friendship And Reality (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 04, 2005)
In an earlier article (October 23) I mentioned loyalty to friends as one of our professed values. I have thought more about the subject, and found that, contrary to the average student’s expectation, friendship has been a recurrent theme in writings
- Varied Fare (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Dec 04, 2005)
True to reputation, the stories reflect the vibrancy of modern American short fiction.
- Neutralise Money, Muscle Power: Somnath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Expresses dismay at stalling of proceedings of elected bodies
Neutralise role of money and muscle power
Asks legislators to curb corruption
Decries deliberate disruption of proceedings
- Investigation Blows Open Lashkar Overground Links (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 04, 2005)
Operatives used political party workers to assist terror operations
Mainstream political parties in the State have been infiltrated by operatives
Operatives killed on Friday night had photo ID cards of political parties
- Solving Kashmir-Iii -By Subroto Roy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
Pakistan has demanded its flag fly in Srinagar. This too can happen though not in the way Pakistan has been wishing to see it happen. A Pakistan flag might fly in the Valley just as might an Afghan and Iranian flag as well.
- Performance Appraisal (Tribune, Girish Bhandari, Dec 03, 2005)
PAR for the course. Yet another periodic exercise in cosmetics, though anticipated. The aim, ostensibly, to bring transparency and purpose to that holy grail of babudom — the annual confidential report, in short, the ACR.
- No End To Terrorist Threat (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Dec 03, 2005)
Since the Delhi bombings, Srinagar serial attacks and the Jehanabad jailbreak, newspapers have been immersed in articles on terrorism and why it is time to take this scourge more seriously.
- Turning The Beautiful Into The Vulgar (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
It begins with a bang followed by a few more bangs. The number of bangs go on increasing till the first big festival Dussehra. That evening it becomes like cannons firing from all sides. You can’t hear anything else.
- 'Salem Didn’T Spare Juniors In B'wood' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Gangster Abu Salem was probably not content with terrorising the who’s who of Bollywood for extortion. Crime branch sources say that towards the end of the nineties, Salem had also started making threat calls to second-rung Bollywood . . .
- Unwarranted Hurry To Amend Law (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Dec 03, 2005)
Changes to the I-T Act through presidential Ordinance should be made only if unavoidable, says T. N. Pandey
- The Imperative Of Reforming State Intervention (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
‘Impropriety.’ That is what the BJP is going on and on about, as they reduce parliamentary debate to endless accusations that lead nowhere.
- Salem In Police Custody Till December 17 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
A TADA court on Friday extended the police custody of extradited gangster Abu Salem till December 17, as the prosecution claimed that ‘‘new names have come to light’’ which may have a bearing on the 1995 murder case of real estate developer Pradeep Jain.
- Thou Owest The Worm No Silk, The Beast No Hide, The Sheep No Wool, The Cat No Perfume (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 03, 2005)
"DOUBLE, double toil and trouble, fire burn, and cauldron bubble," chant the three witches in Macbeth. Thereafter, the second among them offers her recipe thus: "Fillet of a fenny snake, in the cauldron boil and bake; eye of newt and toe of frog,
- A Bank Robber’S Arrest Cracks J&k Terror Net (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The arrest of a bank robber on Wednesday has led the J&K Police to the network behind eight major militant strikes.
- Fresh Allegations Against Natwar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Ambassador Aniel Matherani quoted as saying Natwar Singh was involved in getting oil coupons
- Withdrawal Symptoms (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Dec 03, 2005)
The debate on the Iraq war has been flattening out in the capitals of Europe. But it has visibly perked up again in Washington. Suddenly, the agonising over ‘‘time-tables’’ and demands for measurable ‘‘exit strategies’’ fills the air.
- Hoary Past (Pioneer, Tavishi Srivastava, Dec 03, 2005)
Bureaucracy is on the wheels. Perhaps this is the most apt description of UP's babudom. It is quite another matter that it is borrowed from the title of a book authored by a researcher called Vaishali Saxena, who has discussed the plight of the . . .
- Traps Of The Past (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 03, 2005)
Arguably, Bangladesh might never have exploded in violence if geography had not tucked the world’s third most populous Muslim nation into the folds of Bharat Mata’s sari.
- Right To Education Bill Is Like A Voucher Scheme (Daily Excelsior, Prabhu Nath Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
The right to education bill (REB) has been delayed because its financial implications, which are being worked out. But this delay should be used to discuss the bill thoroughly, because it is crucial for India’s future in more ways than one.
- Eighty Plus And Going Strong (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Mr Balram Bhasin! Who? A younger colleague asked us this question out of sheer innocence the other day.
- Bjp Undoes Itself. Again! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Dec 03, 2005)
By now, undoing itself when everything is going perfectly right for the party has become a peculiarity of the party with a difference.
- What The Afghan Elections Mean To Seema (Deccan Herald, Deepali Gaur Singh, Dec 02, 2005)
There are women in the Afghan Parliament now, but is the country safe for its women?
- Vidharbha: Cry, The Beloved Countryside (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Dec 02, 2005)
The agrarian crisis in Vidharbha has spun almost out of control. Appeals for swift measures by many have fallen on deaf ears.
- Primordial Calls Vs Politics Of Individuation (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Dec 02, 2005)
The scope and nature of the Bihar verdict are stunning. Once again, the illiterate, long-suffering people rose above caste and religion in search of a better future and proved the psephologists and pundits wrong.
- Militants Attack U.S. Bases (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 02, 2005)
Hundreds of heavily armed men fire mortars, rockets at buildings in Ramadi
- Not Into The Sunset (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Dec 02, 2005)
After a few pleasantries and a quick round-up of Madhya Pradesh politics, I bluntly asked Uma why she was hell-bent on tormenting Patwa. Surely she should realize that you couldn’t get anywhere in the state by alienating a powerful group in the BJP . . .
- Why Is Bihar A Failed State? (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Dec 02, 2005)
A FEW years ago a senior advocate during a Supreme Court hearing, casually remarked that a particular government should not suffer from the `Bihar Syndrome'. It created a furore with several parties, organisations and people, . . .
- Too Close For Comfort (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
The rash of bomb attacks in Bangladesh has disturbing overtones not only for that country but also for the entire region.
- Iraq — Another Vietnam? (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Dec 02, 2005)
THE writer recalls the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings of 1966 when Senator Fulbright brought under debate the growing US involvement in Vietnam. Though the conflict was proving costly, it was considered critical to the “war against communi
- Congress Will Approve India Nuke Deal: Us (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
The State Department expressed confidence that Congress would approve a nuclear deal with India and said it would work with lawmakers to make it happen.
- We’Re Like Them Only? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 02, 2005)
The world’s most illiberal regimes ban homosexuality. Include India’s in that list
- Sabarimala: Pac For Statutory Status (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
This will ensure smooth implementation of master plan, says panel
- School Students Invent Method To Clean Polluted Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
To present paper at State-level conference
- Bihar Redeems Its Pledge (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 02, 2005)
The recent Assembly elections in Bihar will be treated as a milestone in the history of Indian democracy. Though all elections are important in one way or the other, Bihar elections were a cut above the rest. First, they ended the 15-year . . .
- Solving Kashmir-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 01, 2005)
India, being a liberal democracy in its constitutional law, cannot do in Jammu & Kashmir what Czechoslovakia did to the “Sudeten Germans” after World War II. On June 18 1945 the new Czechoslovakia announced those Germans and Magyars within their borders..
- A Liberating Change At The Helm (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 01, 2005)
Union Agriculture Minister and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Sharad Pawar's emphatic victory in the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) election has ushered in a liberating change.
- Cash, Not Land, On Offer For The Displaced (Hindu, Meena Menon, Dec 01, 2005)
Despite Supreme Court orders to the contrary, Madhya Pradesh is offering cash and not land to those displaced by the Narmada project.
- Bjp Suspends Uma Bharti (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 01, 2005)
Show cause notice issued for anti-party activities, faces imminent expulsion
Softens stand but leadership not impressed
Show cause notice gives her 72 hours to reply
Deliberately defying party's highest decision-making body
- Uma Bharati Suspended From Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
A day after Mr Shivraj Singh Chauhan took oath as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, the BJP today suspended mercurial Sanyasin Uma Bharati from the primary membership of the party for “anti-party activity”, paving the way for her expulsion.
- Of Many Cultures (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 01, 2005)
It seems a long time since my last ‘Westminster Gleanings’ and since my conversation with Lord Gilmour about the Middle East. Ariel Sharon’s new grab for the central ground, if such a thing really exists, of the Israeli political spectrum,
- Mps Question Delhi Govt. Subsidy For Private Power Companies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
"Did money change hands during power privatisation process?"
- The ‘Autonomy’ Option On Kashmir (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Dec 01, 2005)
Pakistan and India are supposed to be talking about demilitarisation of Jammu and Kashmir (both sides) without going public on the details. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has also added “self-rule” to demilitarisation, and reports from India say a visiting..
- India Not Ready For Gays, Public Morality Supreme: Centre To Sc (Indian Express, G ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Dec 01, 2005)
That’s the upshot of the Centre’s response to a petition in the Supreme Court where the Naz Foundation has challenged the validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)—it deals with unnatural offences and makes gay sex a punishable act.
- Bangla Bombers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 01, 2005)
Islamists waging jihad against democracy and rule of law in Bangladesh have announced the acquisition of a new and deadly weapon of mass terror with suicide bombers blowing themselves up at the district courts of Ghazipur and Chittagong, killing nine peop
- Slouching Tiger, Leaping Dragon (Pioneer, Chitvan Gill, Dec 01, 2005)
India lags behind China not just in its vision of urban planning but also in clarity of thought, says Chitvan Gill
- Blow For Parity (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 01, 2005)
Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru of the State High Court has struck a blow for parity by declaring that the migrants from Poonch and Doda districts must be treated like those from the Kashmir valley in matters of relief and rehabilitation.
- Pawar Clean Bowls Dalmiya (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
In a high voltage election of nerve-racking behind-the-scene manoeuvres, Maratha Goliath Sharad Pawar on Tuesday wrested from the Jagmohan Dalmiya-led group the reins of power in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
- Uma May Be Suspended From Bjp (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Uma Bharti, who remained defiant and trained guns on the BJP top brass on Tuesday over the Madhya Pradesh leadership issue, is expected to be formally suspended by the party's Parliamentary Board which meets on Wednesday.
- Bombs In Two Bangladesh Cities Kill Nine (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Nine people were killed and 65 wounded by suspected suicide bombers in two Bangladesh cities on Tuesday, apparently the latest in a wave of attacks by militants fighting to turn the country into a sharia-based Islamic state.
- Run Uma Run – Bring Bjp Back To Home (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Nov 30, 2005)
It is time to reengineer BJP. The current BJP does not know if it is Congress or the Left Front. It is time for the core conservatives in the party to bring BJP back to home.
- Caught Between Iraq And A Hard Place (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Nov 30, 2005)
In Jordan, there are fears that home-grown militancy aping Al-Qaeda could grow without effective action to tackle poverty, unemployment and exclusion.
- Volcker: Bjp Motion Rejected In Upper House (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Rajya Sabha tonight rejected a BJP-sponsored motion on the Volcker issue with the government asserting that no one will be spared if the Justice R S Pathak Inquiry Authority finds any violation of law.
- A Matter Of Right Response (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Nov 30, 2005)
I sincerely and genuinely believe that the challenge of this earthquake can be converted into an opportunity of a lifetime which was never available to India and Pakistan to improve relations....
- 10 Killed In Bangladesh Suicide Hits (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Ten people were killed and 21 badly injured on Tuesday in what police said were Bangladesh’s first suicide bombings and the latest in a string of attacks by militants.
- How Enforceable Is Portugal's Condition? (Hindu, Syed Saif Mahmood, Nov 30, 2005)
In the Abu Salem extradition matter, Indian courts ought to insist upon the observance of the solemn commitment to Portugal and its judiciary, institutions that diligently met their international commitments to India.
- Uma On Her Way Out Of The Bjp? (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 30, 2005)
All the signs are that this time Uma Bharti will not find it easy to ride out the storm.
- Should The Education Bill Be Scrapped? (Business Standard, Partha J Shah, Nov 30, 2005)
The Bill is well-intentioned, but it may stifle the development of private schools and add to the bureaucracy
- Manmohan Singh Targets 10 Per Cent Growth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
FDI in retail to be explored; power sector to be set right
Likely to average 7.5 per cent growth in next four years
Big growth in agriculture, more investment in infrastructure required
- When Armed With The Right To Know, You Have The Right To Question The Govt (Indian Express, SHEILA DIKSHIT, Nov 30, 2005)
As a student, I had often wondered what is the true meaning of our democracy. What does democracy mean to the high-flying businessman, the trader or the daily wage earner? ....
- Group Of Four Has Hijacked Bjp: Uma (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
There should be only one rule for the "bull and the lamb, sa"
- Globalising The Indian Village (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Nov 30, 2005)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a lawyer by profession. But the economic model that he offered still has the potential to address rural woes. Gandhiji wanted people to lead a healthy, simple and contented life close to nature and preserve their . . .
- Plainspeak From India's New Chief Justice (Business Standard, M J Antony, Nov 30, 2005)
He not only discussed the chronic problems ailing the judiciary, but held forth hopes of drastic reforms
- An Opportunity To Reduce Poverty In South Asia (The Financial Express, SHANTAYANAN DEVARAJAN, Nov 30, 2005)
The Doha Development Round of trade talks will be judged by one simple test: does it enable people in poor countries to sell more of their goods overseas, creating more jobs and lifting their incomes?
- Safety Not A Concern (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 29, 2005)
Roads and highways have become death traps. With a boom in the automobile industry,
- Towards Soap-Box Politics (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Nov 29, 2005)
Why do politicians prefer TV studios to Parliament when engaging in national debates, asks CP Bhambhri
- Let The Monarchy Pass Into History (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 29, 2005)
The Nepali monarchy has sought and received 18 truck-loads of arms and ammunition from China. That is a development that New Delhi can ill-afford to ignore. The government should continue with its embargo on supply of armaments to Nepal . . .
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