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Articles 6321 through 6420 of 43820:
- A Retrograde Move (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 24, 2006)
When the move to amend the Essential Commodities (EC) Act, 1955, was initiated, there was hope that it would lead to further liberalisation of the restrictive provisions of the original statute.
- Nature Of House (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 24, 2006)
Rajya Sabha should remain the Council of States.
- Singh, The Gladiator? (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Aug 24, 2006)
Dr Singh was clever enough to speak a lot, leaving the main contentious issue at bay.
- The Controversy Loses Its Fizz (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 24, 2006)
The fact that an expert committee constituted by the Union health ministry has found infirmities in CSE’s pesticide findings is unlikely to bring the controversy to an end, given its quasi-ideological nature.
- Opp Submits No-Trust Move Against Pm (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Aug 24, 2006)
The Combined Opposition here on Wednesday submitted the No-Confidence Motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the National Assembly Secretariat.
- The One Dish Issue Is Solved Ultimately (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 24, 2006)
Both Houses of Parliament on Tuesday unanimously adopted a legislation allowing service of one dish meal on the occasion of wedding ceremonies in the country.
- Reverse The Ban On Teacher Unions (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 24, 2006)
The treatment meted out by the police in Karachi to teachers who were demonstrating peacefully against a ban imposed by the Sindh government on teacher unions in provincial government-run schools and colleges was most unnecessary and bordered on the . . .
- Quota Stir: Docs To Increase The Dose (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The medical fraternity’s confrontation with the government over the 27% reservation for the other backward classes (OBCs) in centrally-funded educational institutions appeared to be intensifying with the resident doctors of the All India Institute . . .
- Is Living Injurious To Health? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 24, 2006)
The renewed pesticides-in-cola controversy is an example of stoking emotions with inaccurate data and faulty analysis; it is a useful reminder of the need for accurate scientific reporting
- Lok Sabha Clears Salary Hike For Mps (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Despite opposition from Left parties that MPs’ salaries were being raised at a time when farmers were committing suicide and there was large-scale unemployment, the Lok Sabha today pushed through the Bill with support from the . . .
- Globalisation: Seizing The Opportunities (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Aug 24, 2006)
Expedite work on trade facilitation reforms, innovative regional pacts and trade in services
- Demise Of The Development Round (The Economic Times, JOSEPH E STIGLITZ, Aug 24, 2006)
Hopes for a development round in world trade — opening up opportunities for developing countries to grow and reduce poverty — now seem dashed.
- Need For A Political Approach (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 24, 2006)
The lull in acts of terror and subversion in Balochistan should not lead to a sense of complacency in the government.
- Curdling Social Justice (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 24, 2006)
So the Union Cabinet has cleared a draft Bill on reservations for OBCs in higher educational institutions that will include members from the ‘creamy layer’ of the category.
- 3 Cops Suspended For Escape Of Undertrial (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Three police personnel — head constable Narender Singh and constables Jagpal and Rajesh — of Sonepat police have been suspended for their suspected involvement in the escape of a criminal Rajesh, an alleged accused in a double murder . . .
- Upa Went Out Of Its Way To Address Trs Concerns: Cong (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Rejecting TRS allegation of "betrayal" by Congress on the Telangana issue, Congress on Wednesday said the UPA coalition went out of its way to address the concerns of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on the matter.
- Pm Stresses Need For Awareness On Human Sexuality (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday urged parliamentarians to help create more awareness on issues related to human sexuality considering the social and economic burdens imposed by diseases like HIV/AIDS on the young population.
- No Commitment On Future N-Tests: Pm (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today categorically told the Lok Sabha that India was not willing to give any commitment on future nuclear tests.
- Why Grow Rice? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2006)
Crop diversification in Punjab is generally wrongly understood. Any programme of substituting a few lakh acres of rice-wheat in general and rice in particular to more paying alternatives, is construed as if it is going to place the food security of . . .
- Shift In Opinion On Iraq War: Poll (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Americans increasingly see the war in Iraq as distinct from the fight against terrorism, and nearly half believe president Bush has focused too much on Iraq to the exclusion of other threats, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
- Education For All Programme (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 24, 2006)
The strength and vitality of a nation emanates from its literate populace. Literacy begins from home and takes a formal shape in schools that lies in public domain.
- Rajiv Gandhi Award For Devi Cherian (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Ms Devi Cherian, hailing from the Chamba area of Himachal, was today awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Ekta Samman Award-2006 for her achievement in social service and journalism.
- Transform People Into Social And National Assets: Pm....... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the essence of India’s population policy must be one of transforming people into social and national assets and asked Parliamentarians to play an active role in this direction.
- Isi Continues To Support Terror Groups In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Maintaining that Pakistan has not dismantled the terror infrastructure existing on its soil, India today said the neighbouring country’s intelligence agency ISI continues to provide "directions" and "logistics" support to terrorist groups like LeT . . .
- Right, Left Refuse To Swallow Pm's Energy Security Bait (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday once again tried to sell the Indo-US nuclear deal to Parliament by stressing how it was in India's interest to have good relations with all major powers, including the US.
- Mourn, Reflect, Hope... (OutLook, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 24, 2006)
A perfidious piece of legislation, the Quota Bill, is about to arrive. The dark clouds it brings in its wake will dissipate only when this crisis becomes an occasion for genuine soul searching, for focusing attention on the meaning of citizenship . . .
- Deficit Of Trust In Pakistan (Pioneer, PN Khera, Aug 24, 2006)
The Army alone will be the winner in any election in Pakistan because it will always remain the single largest party in that country, says PN Khera
- Upa Holds Country To Ransom (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Aug 24, 2006)
Congress fails to realise that so far as appeasement is concerned, it's better to draw a line than to sign on the dotted line, says Anuradha Dutt.
- End To Chicanery (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 24, 2006)
A needless controversy over whether an individual can represent a State that is not his or her domicile in the Rajya Sabha has been put to rest by the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
- Happy Birthday, Calcutta (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 24, 2006)
Very few cities in the world were founded on a particular date or by a particular individual. Cities do not generally have dates of birth and/or a founder.
- Thorn In The Side (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 24, 2006)
One of the most serious threats to India's security is from the proxy war unleashed against it on the eastern front, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- Bush To Raise Funds For Indian Baiter (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
President George W. Bush has no reservations about raising money for a Republican Senator under sharp criticism for calling a rival-campaign worker of Indian descent “macaca,” the White House said today.
- To Rs From Anywhere (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2006)
Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutional validity of amendments to the Representation of People Act that dispensed with the domicile requirement for members and secret ballot for elections to the Rajya Sabha (in August 2003) is . . .
- Tehran's Response (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 24, 2006)
Keeping to the deadline it had named for its response, Iran gave its formal reply on Tuesday regarding the package of nuclear "incentives" the west had offered it. Predictably, it ignored the demand by the UN Security Council that it freeze its . . .
- For A Song (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 24, 2006)
There is something ridiculous as well as pathetic about senior political leaders getting mired in debates over banal non-issues.
- Victory Elusive In Modern War And Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2006)
In the wake of the war in southern Lebanon, claims of victory are legion. Hardly had the shooting stopped than Sheik Hassan Nasrallah was asserting that Hezbollah had triumphed. Others see Syria or Iran or even Shiite Islam as the big winner.
- Shed Passive Approach To Security (Tribune, P.C. Dogra, Aug 24, 2006)
Another strike at Mumbai has benumbed our nerves and made us feel helpless in the face of the inevitable. India’s history right from 1947 onwards had been to yield, to buy peace.
- Asean Asks Wto Members To Revive Doha Negotiations (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Asean today called on WTO members, especially its major players, to try and revive the Doha Development Round negotiations before the end of 2006.
- The Nuke Fall Out? (OutLook, Ashish Kumar Sen, Aug 24, 2006)
A "weak" PM may suddenly have become "strong" with his speech in Parliament, but has he painted himself into a corner by publicly spelling out a rigid stance on the deal? Will Bush be able to swing the US Congress along? Hear it from the experts in . . .
- Japan Proposes Creation Of 16-Nation Pan-Asian Fta (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Japan today proposed the creation of a 16-nation Pan-Asian Free Trade Area, including India, with economic activity worth USD nine trillion but Asean which has approved the idea asked Tokyo to conclude the Asean-Japan trade pact first.
- India Deflects Tamil Calls To Mediate In Sri Lanka (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Aug 24, 2006)
Their black gowns flapping in the traffic, scores of Indian lawyers form a "human chain" around the red-brick court building while other protesters burn Sri Lankan flags or stage symbolic fasts.
- Organised Riots & Structured Violence In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2006)
What are called Hindu-Muslim riots in India are, in fact, more like pogroms, and have recently, in Gujarat and elsewhere, taken the form of genocidal massacres and local ethnic cleansing as well.
- Natwar Singh Wants Suspension Referred To Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Pathak Report was based on "conjectures and surmises"
Reiterates that he, along with his son, stand vindicated by Pathak Authority's report
Says he did not write to any Iraqi authority for awarding oil contract to Andaleep Sehgal
Denies . . .
- Students Threaten Anti-Quota Stir (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
"Government cannot introduce the Bill when the matter is still sub judice"
- Government Doctors Call Off Day-Old Strike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Seven persons involved in attack on Visakhapatnam doctor arrested .
- Sanctity Of Devaraj Urs Award Violated, Says Forum (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Choice of Nisar Ahmed for award comes under fire
J. Srinivasan was chosen for award
He was replaced at the last moment
The reason is political .
- Controversy Over Singing Of "Vande Mataram" Rocks Both Houses (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
BJP, Shiv Sena allege bid by Government to appease minority community
Singing of national song not compulsory: Arjun Singh
Electoral politics behind change in stand: Manohar Joshi
No question of disrespect to national song: Somnath .
- Democracy Wrestles With Clerical Authority (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 23, 2006)
With a vibrant and often polarised political culture, Iran is arguably more tolerant of debate than many countries in the region. But there are also limits.
- Left, Nda Demand New Debate On Netaji's Disappearance (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Left and UPA partner RJD today joined Opposition NDA to demand revival of a discussion in Lok Sabha on the report of the Justice M K Mukherjee Commission on the disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
- What Confucius Taught About Sitting Quietly (Hindu, Karen Armstrong, Aug 23, 2006)
Zhuangzi, the great Daoist sage who lived in the 4th century BCE, told an illuminating story about Confucius. One day his favourite disciple Yan Hui triumphantly announced that he could not remember anything Confucius had taught him.
- This Round To The Rti (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2006)
In what constitutes a significant victory for the people of India, the Government has been forced to withdraw the illiberal amendments to the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 that it had decided to table in the current session of Parliament.
- Upswing In Europe (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2006)
The 12 countries that share a common currency, the euro, in the European Union (comprising 25 states) are in the midst of an economic upswing, and the 0.9 per cent GDP growth for the second quarter ended June — the strongest output in . . .
- Selling For A Song (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 23, 2006)
Could HRD Minister Arjun Singh have been so swayed by his own project to articulate state-authorised history texts that he actually thought he could escape the experience of his Congress party on holding any . . .
- It Was Congress' Battle Cry Against British: Dasmunsi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi deplored the "narrow partisan attitude" of the Bharatiya Janata Party on the issue of "Vande Mataram," pointing out that long before the BJP was born the Congress had used the national song as a . . .
- Tv-Mediated Activism (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Aug 23, 2006)
People turn insensitive to issues in course of time due to over exposure of events on television.
- Is It A Road To Self-Reliance? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 23, 2006)
Non-proliferation aspects are vital for the US and hence they get priority in the pact.
- Modi’S Thesis On Muslims (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Aug 23, 2006)
Many common Indians have been congratulating themselves on the fact that the recent Mumbai blasts failed to ignite a communal conflagration. It is true indeed that the terrorist strike triggered off no riots but only participation by all communities . . .
- Get The Guilty (Times of India, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 23, 2006)
July and August have been the cruelest months of 2006. In these two months we saw the Mumbai blasts of July 11, resurgence of killings in Kashmir, planting of bombs at London's Heathrow airport, mayhem in Sri Lanka and Israel's merciless bombing of . . .
- Graft: There’S A Way Out (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 23, 2006)
A TV channel recently held a debate on ‘How to prevent or stop corruption?’ Many distinguished speakers participated, including a minister. Many of the points that were made were purely academic in nature and nothing concrete emerged.
- ‘Benazir Saved Aziz From Arrest In Laundering Case’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
A former Pakistani minister has claimed that he had issued orders to arrest Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in a money laundering case during the tenure of Benazir Bhutto’s government but she had blocked the move.
- Hiding In The House (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 23, 2006)
Is the spirit of Indian federalism damaged by electoral law amendments dispensing with domicile requirements for Rajya Sabha? Is this a case of grievous injury to the Constitution’s ‘basic structure’?
- No Domicile Clause For Rs Elections: Sc (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Politicians who get elected to Rajya Sabha from different states have reason to cheer. For, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of a 2003 law doing away with the requirement of a candidate to be resident of a particular state to contest . . .
- Conventional And Nuclear Submartines (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 23, 2006)
The Indian Ocean has become a centre of big power naval rivalry. At any given time, anywhere "between" 20 to 30 nuclear submarines are on the prowl, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- Non-Resident Parliamentarians (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Aug 23, 2006)
On one point there is hardly any scope for doubt. Most people in this country — indeed an overwhelming majority of them — respect and rely on the higher judiciary far more than they trust any of the other institutions that comprise the republic’s . . .
- This Is About Energy, Did You Say? (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Aug 23, 2006)
While we are being treated to lullabies — that the agreement with the US is all about nuclear energy — the laws that the US Congress is passing are absolutely clear in the objectives for which the agreement is being entered into.
- Flag Flutters Uncertainly (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Aug 23, 2006)
Four months after Nepal's third revolution, nothing has changed. But nothing is the same, either.
- Lessons From The Lebanese War (News International, M B NAQVI, Aug 23, 2006)
While the ongoing Palestinians-versus-Israelis struggle cannot be ignored or downgraded, the Lebanese situation stands by itself. Hizbollah successfully challenged the much vaunted Israeli defence forces.
- Gender Bias In Schools (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 23, 2006)
In the research on gender bias in schools of Pakistan, I found limited, but relevant information about Pakistan. A point to note here is that I could not find as much literature on Pakistan, as I had envisioned.
- Division In The Opposition (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 23, 2006)
The government finally succeeded in tabling the Women Protection Bill 2006 in the National Assembly on Monday amid rowdy scenes and uproar.
- New Death-Trap For Farmers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 23, 2006)
As micro-credit takes its toll on the lives of poor in Andhra Pradesh, the future of SHGs and MFIs has come under the scanner, says Sudhirendar Sharma.
- Opposition Sadly Lowers Its Esteem (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 23, 2006)
MMA parliamentarians staged chaotic scenes in the National Assembly on Monday following introduction of a Bill to protect women from misuse of Hudood laws.
- Nasrallah’S Arsenal Of Surprises (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 23, 2006)
In the end, Ehud Olmert got more or less what he wanted. But things did not quite work out the way he expected them to, and his days as Israel’s prime minister may now be numbered.
- Rs Nominee Needn't Be Domicile: Sc (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
In a relief for political bigwigs, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP leader Arun Jaitley, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the decision to do away with the requirement that a candidate has to be resident of a particular state to . . .
- Tackling The Power Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 23, 2006)
The government has only itself to blame. On Monday, while outlining plans to install new thermal power plants in Punjab, the Wapda chairman failed to mention one simple home truth: the current energy crisis could have been averted had the . . .
- Why Is The Mma Hurting Over Human Rights? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 23, 2006)
The clerical alliance called the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) put on its most aggressive — almost violent — show of strength in the National Assembly when the human rights bill, defensively called the Protection of Women Bill, to amend . . .
- Code Of Responsibility In Governance (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Aug 23, 2006)
Report rightly seeks to fix responsibility on both.
Politicians and civil servants are the two eyes of the government. Each complements the other and both are equally vital for an effective parliamentary democracy. The Administrative Reforms . . .
- Death Of A Poet (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 23, 2006)
But the regime remains unforgiving
Bengali literature has received a big blow with the death of Bangladesh’s poet laureate Shamshur Rahman.
- Joyless Growth (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 23, 2006)
Debates on chasing equitable growth notwithstanding, populist politics continues to block our government in unshackling the economy from its astounding regulatory webs.
- More To Politics Than Office Of Profit (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 23, 2006)
With President A P J Abdul Kalam giving his assent to the amendments to the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, we are tempted to say that it’s good riddance to bad rubbish. Much of Parliament’s precious time and resources have . . .
- The Obc Screw (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 23, 2006)
Try now to irrigate the quota
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