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Articles 5721 through 5820 of 11444:
- Party Time For The Family (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Aug 20, 2005)
The first and last time I was in the same room as any member of the Nehru-Gandhi family was back in the year 1971.
- Gross Breach Of Privilege But Beneath Contempt (Hindu, Somnath Chatterjee, Aug 19, 2005)
"Freedom of the press, a cherished fundamental right in our country, cannot comprise deliberately tendentious and motivated attacks on the great institutions of this Republic. Gross breach of privilege has been committed. However, since it will be . . .
- Of Disagreement And Disruption (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 18, 2005)
For mutiny, in having, at Barrackpore, on the 29th of March 1857, gone on to the parade ground in front of the quarter guard of his regiment, armed with a sword and musket,
- Moving To Protect Students' Interests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2005)
By ruling against State government quotas in private unaided professional colleges,
- Cpi (M) Calls For Law To Tackle Communal Violence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Legislation must safeguard rights and autonomy of states
- The Right To Know: Karnataka Moves Ahead (Deccan Herald, Anuradha, Aug 16, 2005)
The decision to appoint Mr K K Misra as State Information Commissioner is a welcome one. On July 31, 2005 (Sunday), less than 24 hours after retiring as the chief secretary of the State, Mr Misra was sworn in as the final appeals authority under the Natio
- Education De-Reserved (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 15, 2005)
The Decision of the seven-judge Supreme Court Bench that the state shall not impose any reservation of seats in unaided private professional colleges is a ruling that has not come in a day too soon.
- Quota In Educational Institutions Must: Naidu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2005)
Calls for all-party meet to discuss restoration of reservations
Political parties and the judiciary to ponder over the limitations of weaker sections in accessing education
- Creditors Can Cheer Now (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Aug 13, 2005)
S. Murlidharan on the semblance of parity between creditors and debtors
- ‘i Bow My Head In Shame Over 1984...We Can’T Rewrite Past...We (Can) Write A Better Future ’ (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, Aug 12, 2005)
In a powerfully emotional speech, very unlike his characteristic measured approach,
- A Class For Every Child (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Aug 11, 2005)
Last time I wrote for you I was basically trying to draw your attention to one interesting exchange that had once taken place nearly sixty years ago on the floor of India’s new constituent assembly. B.R. Ambedkar was replying to two amendments . . .
- Iraq: Constitution Talks Resume (Hindu, Rory Carroll , Aug 11, 2005)
Final stage of marathon negotiations
- Crime Of Treason In The U.K. (Hindu, Hywel Williams, Aug 11, 2005)
Treason Doth never prosper: what's the reason? For if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
- Weapons Of Self-Destruction (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
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- Born Of Discrimination (Indian Express, Babu Joseph, Aug 09, 2005)
The law must be amended to give the Christians in India equal opportunity to adopt children
- Ec Cracks The Whip (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 08, 2005)
The Election Commission’s directive to the Bihar government to remove from the electoral rolls the names of those against whom non-bailable warrants have not been executed for more than six months is welcome.
- Blessed Are The Corrupt? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 07, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam recently said that we should strive for a corruption-free India by 2010.
- Verdict On Hasba Bill (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 06, 2005)
The rejection rejection of parts of the Hasba bill by the Supreme Court has both political and legal implications.
- Future Imperfect (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Aug 06, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam discusses a case on deduction towards warranty when computing `real' profits
- Distorted Devolution And Lb Polls (Dawn, Aqil Shah, Aug 05, 2005)
As the local government elections approach, any prospects that these will be free and fair are fast fading. General Musharraf does not tire of stressing that his government will ensure transparent polling.
- Discovering America (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 05, 2005)
It is not often that the views of 19th-century thinkers are discussed in daily newspapers preoccupied with current events,
- Judges Need To Exercise Restraint (Hindu, Markandey Katju, Aug 05, 2005)
Why a judiciary at all? How should justice be administered? How should judges respond when people take them to task? How should they respond to public criticism? What about the law's delays? The Chief Justice of the Madras High Court provides some
- A Judge Above Contempt (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, Aug 05, 2005)
Justice Katju has wisely said that people have a right to criticise judges
- Bridling Buta (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 04, 2005)
The Election Commission has been forced to ask the Bihar Government not to transfer, without its consent,
- Bihar: Nod For Extension Of President's Rule (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2005)
Patil backs Governor's recommendation
Governor was impartial, says Patil
"We waited for someone to stake a claim"
Proof of horse-trading was on television
- Local Bodies: Whose Fiefdom? (Dawn, I. A. Rehman, Aug 01, 2005)
This year's local government elections have generated unprecedented interest among all those who seek power by capturing elective offices.
- Nepal's Fading Radiowaves (Hindu, Sevanti Ninan, Jul 31, 2005)
South Asia's only vibrant radio movement is being slowly asphyxiated.
`But even today, the story in Nepal, compared to India, is about the blossoming of radio r
- I Am Illegally Prosecuted, Says Jaya (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2005)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha, who is facing charges of amassing wealth allegedly disproportionate to her income by misusing her official power, has on Friday filed an application before the special court in Bangalore seeking discharge . . .
- Complication In Share Application (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Jul 30, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on a High Court ruling that application for shares in cash will attract Section 269SS of the I-T Act
- The Most Pitiful Among Men Is He Who Turns Silver And Gold Into Dreams (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 30, 2005)
O GOLD! I still prefer thee unto paper, which makes bank credit like a bank of vapour, exclaims Calvin Coolidge.
- New Cj Asserts And Rightly (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 30, 2005)
Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has started taking much-needed measures to restore image of the judiciary and improve its functioning.
- Life Under The Hasba Law (Dawn, Iqbal Haider, Jul 30, 2005)
Much to our disappointment the most controversial Hasba Bill was bulldozed through the Frontier Assembly.
- Don't Underestimate Value And Don't Be Free From Independence (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 28, 2005)
And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value...
- Malls Of The Few, Chawls Of The Many (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jul 28, 2005)
The scenes from Gurgaon gave us more than just a picture of one labour protest, police brutality or corporate tyranny. It presented us a microcosm of the new and old Indias. Different rules and realities for different classes of society.
- Sc Upholds Gill Conviction (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2005)
While the verdict was a setback to former Punjab police chief K P S Gill, the IPS officer will not be jailed for his lewd behaviour in the 1988 incident.
- Public Servant Cannot Be Prosecuted: Counsel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2005)
The special court on Wednesday completed the hearing on the application filed by Rajya Sabha member T T V Dinakaran seeking discharge from the disproportionate assets case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha and others
- The Beast In The City (Pioneer, Chitvan Gill, Jul 28, 2005)
"You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements," Lee Ouzman remarks, "its state of development by the condition of the toilets at the airport and the advancement of its people by the way they treat their animals"
- Cbi Files Chargesheet Against Karim Telgi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2005)
The CBI sought the court’s permission to include Rs 51 lakh seized from Karnataka, in the evidence recovered from Telgi’s illegal operations in Pune.
- Trespassers Should Be Prosecuted (Pioneer, Prakash Singh, Jul 27, 2005)
The Supreme Court, through a landmark judgement, has done what the NDA Government wanted to do but did not, and what the UPA Government, blinded by vote-bank considerations, was always opposed to.
- Bihar Assembly: Court Issues Notice To Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2005)
Fiat to Government: reply within 3 weeks
The Court asked the Government about the material placed before the President before the decision was taken
- Elections In Bihar (Tribune, G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, Jul 26, 2005)
The dissolution of the Bihar Legislative Assembly and the impending elections have raised a host of constitutional and legal issues.
- Democratise Civic Bodies (Tribune, C D Verma, Jul 26, 2005)
The Haryana Municipal Corporation Act was put on the statute book in 1994.
- He Was A Guiding Light To Many (Deccan Herald, Mysore V Subramanya, Jul 26, 2005)
The year 2005 is not only the birth centenary year of Bangalore Gayana Samaja, but also that of its former President V Krishna Murthy.
- Nda To Raise Imdt Act In Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2005)
Internal security, including attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, Ayodhya, to be discussed
- Papa Don't Preach (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 25, 2005)
Why courts must throw out Gujarat's bizarre marriage rule
- A Dreadful State Of Mind (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jul 24, 2005)
EVER since the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC (9/11), many commentators have argued that terrorism will not go away until its underlying causes are identified and removed. General Musharraf has repeatedly made this argument.
- Manmohan's Test Begins Now (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 24, 2005)
Having once been associated with the World Bank as an economist, Mr Manmohan Singh is broadly familiar with the American setting.
- Documentary Evokes Debate On Partition (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jul 24, 2005)
ARE we going backwards? No, not just by way of bleak power and water output, but seeing the Jinnah mania that’s gripped us. Maybe, the Partition chaos had been simmering in our psyche for too long and just about needed the go ahead by that one utterance.
- A Need For Congress (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jul 24, 2005)
EVER since the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC (9/11), many commentators have argued that terrorism will not go away until its underlying causes are identified and removed. General Musharraf has repeatedly made this argument. Following th
- Wrong Man Was Shot: Scotland Yard (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2005)
A wrong judgement led to the tragic death of the unidentified man and an independent enquiry should be undertaken, say human rights activists.
- Manmohan's Test Begins Now (Pakistan Observer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 23, 2005)
Having once been associated with the World Bank as an economist, Mr Manmohan Singh is broadly familiar with the American setting. As the Finance Minister in the PV Narasimha Rao Cabinet, he had acquired some insight into the complex US mindset.
- Eavesdropping On History (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Jul 23, 2005)
PRESIDENT Richard M. Nixon suffered from the ultimate form of paranoia — he eavesdropped on himself. Not content with keeping a meticulous written record of his presidency — perhaps the most exhaustively documented of any US president — he installed a voi
- `Talibanisation' Bid In A Pakistan Province (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 23, 2005)
The NWFP Assembly's passing of the Habra Bill, seeking to enforce adherence to Islamic laws, has caused ripples in Pakistani society
- Regulating The Capital Market Better (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 23, 2005)
The recommendations of an expert group appointed by the capital market regulator to suggest amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, if accepted and implemented, will plug some of the loopholes in capital market regulation and,
- Spaniard And Indian (Telegraph, B.T. Ranadive, Jul 23, 2005)
In 1977, Left Fronts dominated by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) came to power in the states of West Bengal and Kerala. A year later, the CPI(M) leader, B.T. Ranadive, wrote a pungent critique of the parliamentary path to socialism. This took the
- Understanding A Controversial Legislation (Hindu, M.S. Prabhakara, Jul 23, 2005)
While admitting the opportunism that went into the making of the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983, the political circumstances that had made it necessary at that point of time cannot be ignored.
- A Ticking Time-Bomb? (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Jul 22, 2005)
Secrecy has no rationale, argue proponents of open ballotting
The core issue is to ensure "purity of election"
- Pranab Tackles Violent Mob (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 22, 2005)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s quick presence of mind helped defend himself against a violent mob that attacked him in the Congress office in Kolkata recently.
- Sorry Sir, That’S Not My Table (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Jul 22, 2005)
Mugabe has become a caricature of an African ruler who gets his way through state-sponsored torture. How can we play cricket there?
- From Peak To Peak, A Steady Climber (Deccan Herald, BALA CHAUHAN, Jul 22, 2005)
“People take different roads seeking fulfilment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.” This quote by Dalai Lama fits Girish Kasaravalli’s profile best.
- State Of Crisis (Deccan Herald, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Jul 22, 2005)
The Constitution should provide Iraqis a better life
- Silent Night (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 21, 2005)
It may now be possible for citizens of India to sleep peacefully at night without being disturbed by blaring music from a neighbour’s stereo or loudspeakers screeching bhajans at the local jagran.
- The Impasse Over European Union Reform (Hindu, Jan Peter Balkenende, Jul 21, 2005)
"Europe can emerge even stronger, if we have the courage to be honest with each other."
- Facts Do Not Speak (Telegraph, Salman Rushdie, Jul 21, 2005)
What is a “fact”? In an age beset by bitter disputes about reality, the word itself, and its close relative “truth”, become embattled.
- Defacing The Basic Law (Dawn, Khalid Jawed Khan, Jul 21, 2005)
IN its recent judgment on the issue of General Musharaff’s uniformed presidency and the 17th Constitutional Amendment, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional amendment as well as another act, 2004, which empowers General Musharaff to continue to hold
- Selling The United States Of America In India (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 21, 2005)
STATECRAFT The Government needs to prepare itself to lead an open debate in which no issue is beyond democratic scrutiny.
- Trust In Us (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2005)
Christopher Columbus, as Mr Manmohan Singh reminded his audience in Washington, came upon America thinking he had landed in India. But it has taken India more than five decades of deliberation to discover the United States of America.
- Germ Warfare: Chinese Denounce Tokyo Court Verdict (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2005)
Though the Tokyo High Court ignored Chinese plaintiffs' second appeal concerning germ war on Tuesday, the warfare victims will press for justice and dignity, said the plaintiff group leader Wang Xuan.
- Independent Directors, Key To Corporate Governance (Business Line, N. Venkiteswaran, Jul 21, 2005)
HAVING successfully stalled for months, the introduction of the new norms on the appointment of independent directors, the effort now appears to be to dump the concept entirely.
- Noise Pollution (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2005)
Apex court is forced to crack the whip
- Towards A Shackled Society, Perhaps (Dawn, Omar R. Quraishi, Jul 19, 2005)
The controversial Hasba bill passed by the NWFP Assembly on July 14 has already forced the federal government to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court regarding its constitutionality.
- Vanishing Act (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 19, 2005)
Vini Vinc played on investor’s greed to make a quick buck
- Bmic Work Must Go On, Orders Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Monday said work on the controversial Rs 2,250 crore Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project should continue and no land earmarked for the project could be alienated.
- The Minister Must Go In Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 18, 2005)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has done the right thing in deciding to ask the Central Bureau of Investigation to go into the scandalous transactions with "M/s Vashista Wahan,"
- Hearing The Voice Of The People (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jul 18, 2005)
This has been a dreadful week. First there was the series of bomb blasts in central London where four tragically euphoric blind visionaries demonstrated the ultimate in logical negativism by blowing up themselves and 57 innocent people in the belief. . .
- New Tune (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 18, 2005)
Domestic disagreements are messy affairs, uncomfortable to deal with. But there is a law against dowry,
- Framework For Liberty (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jul 17, 2005)
British rule in America was a whole lot milder than it was in India and other places where people of colour formed the great bulk of the population.
- Film Highlights Atrocities In North-East (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jul 17, 2005)
There is a tremendous focus on cinema with the opening of the Osian’s Asian film festival on Friday. But one particular film which, though not part of this much-hyped film festival, could create much hangama is enough to make us bow our heads in shame.
- Goa Now A Global Property Hotspot (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2005)
Goa’s properties market is booming, not thanks to Gulf remittances but a liberalised FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) and the dual citizenship to persons of India origin (PIO).
- Venkatachala Wants India To Sign Un Treaty On Corruption (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2005)
The Lokayukta has urged the Indian Government to become a signatory to the United Nations’ Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) which he believes could pave the way for eradication of corruption in the country.
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