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Articles 5821 through 5920 of 11444:
- Universities Are Too Important To Be Surrendered To Dictates Of The Market (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 16, 2005)
If your kid has finished school and is now entering university, you probably have new worries to lose sleep over.
- Only A Copy Of The Copyrighted Software (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Jul 16, 2005)
India is known to be a leading software services provider. We can teach the West a lesson or two in enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) software.
- A Damaging Blow To The Print Media (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 16, 2005)
The jailing of New York Times reporter Judith Miller last week in an attempt to force her to testify about a source is a damaging blow to the press’ ability to do its job.
- Hasba: Don’T Scrap But Improve (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 15, 2005)
The Hasba Bill, introduced by the MMA Government in the NWFP Assembly, has evoked strong reaction from the Opposition parties in the House,
- Code For Electioneering (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 15, 2005)
The code of conduct announced by the Chief Election Commissioner on Wednesday contains some welcome points, though many clauses seem odd and open to misuse.
- Kanchi Seer Denied Entry Into Rameswaram Temple (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 15, 2005)
: Kanchi Sankaracharya Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal was denied entry on Thursday,
- Will The Taj Become ‘wakf Mahal’? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2005)
When Mr Mohd Usman Hafiz, Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board, read out the 13-page judgement on the issue of ownership of the Taj Mahal,
- Need To Re-Examine Irani Panel’S Views (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 14, 2005)
The recommendations of the J J Irani Committee have been welcomed by industry, business and press.
- Imdt Act Is The Biggest Barrier To Deportation, Says Supreme Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2005)
Describes the influx of illegal immigrants as an aggression on Assam
- Give The Small Its Due (Business Line, R. Anand, Jul 14, 2005)
R. Anand on the recent proposals to reduce the compliance burden on small companies
- Sc Scraps Law On Illegal Migrants (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2005)
AASU has welcomed the verdict while Muslim organisations have said that this might lead to harassment of Indian Muslims.
- Lawyers’ Stir: Kanchi Case Hearing Put Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2005)
The Chengalpattu Principal Sessions Judge Akbar Ali on Tuesday put off to July 25 framing of charges against Kanchi Shankaracharyas — Jayendra Saraswati and Vijayendra Saraswati
- Tn Withdraws Plea Against Seer’S Bail (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
The Jayalalitha government on Monday withdrew its petition in the Supreme Court challenging the bail granted to Kanchi Shankaracharya in the Radhakrishnan assault case.
- Info Law: Fill In The Blanks (Indian Express, PRADEEP BAISAKH , Jul 12, 2005)
The Right To Information (RTI) Act is still the focus of much debate, with agencies like the CBI and CVC demanding to be given immunity from being made to reveal information under it.
- Tn Withdraws Petition Challenging Kanchi Seer's Bail (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 12, 2005)
Seven months after it challenged the bail granted to Kanchi Sankaracharya in the Radhakrishnan assault case, the Tamil Nadu Government on Monday withdrew its appeal from the Supreme Court.
- Rep. Ted Poe: Has The Supreme Court Lost Its Way? (Yahoo! News, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2005)
I solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of which"
- Gulliver And The Muslims (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jul 10, 2005)
The Noah’s ark nationalism of the early Congress was forced upon it by its circumstances
- Republicans Eye U.S. Supreme Court (Hindu, Sidney Blumenthal, Jul 08, 2005)
With Sandra Day O'Conner's retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Republican counter-revolution sees the chance of a lifetime
- A Student March, Judicial Writ And Police Violence (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jul 06, 2005)
The Constitution makes it a fundamental duty to practice humanism and compassion, which binds judges, Ministers and police alike.
- The Constitution After The Jharkhand Order (Hindu, Pran Chopra , Jul 06, 2005)
If amendments are needed in ways not available in the Constitution, public support should be sought for them so that they are incorporated democratically.
- Timeline: Ayodhya Crisis (British Broadcasting Corporation, bbc correspondent, Jul 05, 2005)
The religious site where the Babri mosque was destroyed in 1992 in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya has been a flashpoint between Hindus and Muslims for years.
- Season Of Mists (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 04, 2005)
It is still unclear whether the latest formula will end the stalemate over Darjeeling. What is less uncertain is that a special status for it under the sixth schedule of the Constitution will go a long way in meeting Mr Subash Ghisingh’s demand for...
- A Reprehensible "Verdict" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 02, 2005)
The fatwa of the Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom Deoband, asking a Muslim woman, who was allegedly raped by her father-in-law, not to live with her husband calls into question the fundamental principles of human dignity and freedom enshrined...
- Imrana’S Obedience (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 02, 2005)
To obey, and then to disappear: this is what Imrana Bibi seems to want to do most at the moment. In all the public turmoil over “personal law” that has been set off by her father-in-law allegedly raping her last month, Imrana’s personhood is precisely...
- A Bill That Takes Away More Than It Gives (Hindu, Sheela Barse, Jul 01, 2005)
Keeping the tribals in forests on the terms envisaged by the Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2005 is archaic, extremist and unconstitutional.
- Tighten Cyber Security Laws: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2005)
Stray incidents must not be allowed to damage reputation of Indian professionals"
- Consumer Courts For Punjab (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 30, 2005)
THE Punjab government’s decision to establish 11 consumer courts in various cities of the province during the next fiscal year is a long-awaited welcome step.
- Pm Favours Making Breach Of (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed his concern over the controversies related to the sale of confidential financial data by an employee of a Gurgaon-based BPO company,
- Enforce The Law (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 29, 2005)
Instead of punishing the culprit the victim is being penalised for the crime
- "We Have Not Come Here To Accept Your Constitution" (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Jun 29, 2005)
You have to recognise the uniqueness of the Naga identity.” - T Muivah NSCN(I/M) Gen Secy
- No License To Steal (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jun 29, 2005)
The case of OF Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. v. Grokster presented a thorny problem for the Supreme Court: how to punish companies knowingly facilitating rampant piracy of music and movies, without inhibiting important and legitimate innovations.
- Bureaucratic Attitudes (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Jun 29, 2005)
IF I were asked to name one quality that governments and their administrators in Pakistan lack, and have always lacked, I would say humanity. The word does not cover just one attitude of mind.
- Advani"s Unsecular Folly (Deccan Herald, M Veerappa Moily, Jun 28, 2005)
While Advani may have praised Jinnah for being secular, it is obvious that the converse was indeed true
- Childhood In Chains (Tribune, Ashok Agarwal , Jun 28, 2005)
ON June 01, 2005, close to 400 child labourers were rescued from the Madanpura area of Central Mumbai.
- New President For Iran (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 28, 2005)
MR Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, who has won the Iranian Presidential election with a thumping majority,
- Probe Panel Gives Clean Chit To Deuba (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
The former PM will remain under detention till he is cleared in a second corruption charge involving millions.
- ‘act Quick To Check Child Sex Abuse’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
The State governments have to act effectively and stringently to check increasing incidents of sexual abuse of children, said Justice A M Farooq, Judge of the Karnataka High Court.
- Why Did Krishna Return The Dance Bar Ordinance? (Deccan Herald, Parag Rabade, Jun 27, 2005)
Publicly the Congress may be all for the ban, but it would be happy to see the NCP humiliated and egg on young Patil's face.
- Growing Discord In Europe (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Jun 26, 2005)
The recent ill-fated European Union summit will probably be remembered as one of the worst in the bloc’s history.
- Issues Of Identity (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jun 26, 2005)
I have been reading a volume, entitled, “The Final Settlement,” prepared by a think-tank in Mumbai, called “Strategic Insight Group.”
- Representations Of India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Various voices reveal encounters that mostly hang on the common thread of western cliche that surrounds India.
- Reality' Rape (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 26, 2005)
`The conviction rate for rapes is appalling, just four per cent. The blame lies largely with shoddy investigation and collection of evidence.'
- ``Ministry Bulldozed Into According Clearance'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Startling, unseemly haste to organise launch function of Sethu Canal Project: Jayalalithaa
- How Best To Tackle The Problem Of Suicide (Tribune, Shalini Marwaha , Jun 26, 2005)
OF late, there has been an increasing number of suicides. The reasons are many — marital discord, dejection in love, failure in the examination, unemployment and non-repayment of loans.
- Ec Must Be Kept Above Politics (Tribune, Narinder K. Dogra, Jun 26, 2005)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has rightly decided on Friday to repatriate senior IAS officer, L.V. Saptarishi,
- New Deal Between Beijing, Hong Kong (Japan Times, FRANK CHING, Jun 26, 2005)
Almost two years ago, on July 1, 2003, well over half a million people marched through the streets of Hong Kong to protest against a national-security bill that they feared threatened their rights and freedoms.
- Walk On The Wild Side (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
The Bannerghatta National Park's main attraction is the animal rescue work.
- Emergency’S Reality Czech (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 25, 2005)
A second trip to Prague provokes a second thought on Emergency: why do we forget the strangling of our economic freedom?
- Eu Lessons For East Asian Regionalism (Japan Times, ERIC TEO CHU CHEOW, Jun 25, 2005)
Recent referendums in both France and Netherlands dealt a blow to European integration as voters overwhelming rejected the proposed EU Constitution 55-45 percent and 64-37 per- cent, respectively. Nine countries, including Germany, Spain and Italy, . . .
- No Easy Fix For Reapportionment Wrongs (Japan Times, BOB KEEFE, Jun 25, 2005)
Among the issues that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will take to a special referendum election next fall is that of reapportionment. Specifically,
- Flight From Reality (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 24, 2005)
IT is Europe’s bad luck that with the collapse of its new constitution it is also having to cope with a shock US decision to break off bilateral negotiations over the subsidies the Airbus receives.
- Pitfalls Of Brand Marketing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 24, 2005)
THE DECISION OF India's largest sugar mill, Balrampur Chini, to retreat from marketing branded consumer packs is a valuable case-study in two different and significant ways.
- Muzzling Dissent (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 24, 2005)
It's the timing which has landed it in trouble. The play would have probably sailed smoothly had L K Advani not raised so much heat and dust on Jinnah's persona.
- Capitalism"s Future On Trial (Deccan Herald, Jeremy Rifkin, Jun 24, 2005)
EU’s crisis has obscured the fact that it has come closest to balancing market dynamism and social protection
- Implications Of Aphc Leaders’ Visit (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Jun 24, 2005)
THE two-week long visit of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Delegation to Azad Kashmir and Pakistan
- Drug Trial Is A Three-Legged Stool (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 24, 2005)
When one news headline reads, `Cop accused of bribery by witness in drug trial', and another announces, `Fertility drug trial bears joyful fruit', it is obvious that the phrase `drug trial' is yet to settle down.
- The Law And The Golden Rule (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 23, 2005)
IMAGINE being arrested in a foreign country where you are unfamiliar with the language, the culture, the legal system or your rights, and never being allowed to contact a U.S. Consulate for help.
- The Politics Of Arson And Violence (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Jun 23, 2005)
The Sindh government has constituted a committee to inquire into the Karachi police’s failure to control the acts of arson (and riots) after last month’s bomb blast in Madinatul Ilm in Karachi.
- Strokes Of A Genius (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Jun 23, 2005)
The first time I saw Syed Mushtaq Ali was at the Eden Gardens in the “Defence Fund Match”, which was held following the India-China war in 1962.
- Middle: Making Peace With History (Times of India, ARIF MOHAMMED KHAN, Jun 23, 2005)
The controversy generated by L K Advani in Pakistan still rages. However, Advani's statements were not meant to certify M A Jinnah's politics or build a new image. They signified an earnest attempt to strengthen the peace process.
- Behold The Real Jinnah (Indian Express, Anupam Gupta, Jun 23, 2005)
Described by one of his leading biographers, Stanley Wolpert,
- Lively Politics Worries China (Japan Times, HARVEY STOCKWIN, Jun 23, 2005)
Hong Kong -- Although Taiwan's lat est constitutional reforms preclude any declaration of formal independence for the foreseeable future, they do strengthen Taiwan's democratic development.
- Foreign Workers Face Battle To Win Jobs (New Zealand Herald, Julie Middleton , Jun 22, 2005)
Recruiters discriminate heavily against Chinese and Indian job seekers, according to a new study which probed the behaviour of 350 New Zealand managers and professionals.
- Musharraf A Considerable Player On The World Stage (New Zealand Herald, Fran O Sullivan, Jun 22, 2005)
Pakistani strongman General Pervez Musharraf concedes it is "indeed partially true" that before September 11 ...
- Indian Rape Victims Fight Back Against Epidemic (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
For years, rape victims in India were too afraid to speak out, traumatised by the assault and fearful they would be blamed themselves. Many don't trust the police.
- Nepal King Names New Cabinet, World Condemns (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Nepal's King Gyanendra unveiled a 10-member cabinet under his leadership on Wednesday, a day after he sacked the prime minister
- Sikhs Cleared Of Involvement In Air India Bombing (New Zealand Herald, Allan Dowd and Nicole Mordant, Jun 22, 2005)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - A Canadian judge cleared two Sikh militants on Wednesday of involvement in the 1985 bombing of an Air India jetliner over Ireland's Atlantic coast, history's deadliest bombing of a civilian plane.
- Kashmir Peace Bus Passengers Cross Ceasefire Line (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
India-Pakistan border - Showered with tears and rose petals from relatives thought long lost, two groups of Indian and Pakistani Kashmiris walked over the "Peace Bridge"
- Royal Tyranny Creates Threat Beyond Nepal (New Zealand Herald, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 22, 2005)
Most countries got rid of their kings in the end, and the rest took away most of their powers,
- Assembly Time (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2005)
What is common to government offices, cabinet meetings and schools in Madhya Pradesh?
- Time For Constitutional Statesmanship (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 22, 2005)
After the recent talkfest at the Conference of Governors, it is time for follow-up action.
- This History Can Be Tricky (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jun 22, 2005)
Advani can claim some credit for his courage in pointing out to Pakistanis what Jinnah really stood for
- Image And Reality (Dawn, Mahjabeen Islam, Jun 21, 2005)
The Pakistani preoccupation with image and impressions has always been somewhat mystifying.
- The Euro's Legs Are Shaking (Japan Times, DAVID HOWELL, Jun 21, 2005)
Now that the proposed European Union Constitution has been well and truly sunk (although parts may be salvaged), could the same fate happen to the euro currency?
- Make Them Pay For It (Telegraph, Tarunabh Khaitan, Jun 21, 2005)
Gujarat riot victims have claimed damages against the VHP and BJP. Tarunabh Khaitan explores the precedents and implications
- Is There Need For A New Company Law? (Business Line, L. V. V. Iyer, Jun 21, 2005)
The obsession with the size and age of the Companies Act, 1956, has overtaken any serious debate on why the company law has failed to be effective as a corporate governance tool and as a bulwark against corporate fraud.
- Eu Turmoil: Lessons For European Integration (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Jun 21, 2005)
With the stunning negative vote from the two founding members of the European Union against its constitution, there is a whole new look being taken at the remarkable post-World War II institution built and nurtured in Europe.
- Fears Of Taliban Resurgence (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Jun 21, 2005)
String of Iraq-style attacks and rising U.S. toll point to militia's comeback
- Maritime Project For Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
Proposal submitted to Union Shipping Ministry
- Deuba's Detention Is "Unconstitutional" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2005)
Senior leaders of the seven-party alliance in Nepal on Sunday met the former Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is in police custody after defying the royal anti-graft Commission, and expressed solidarity with the ousted leader.
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