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Articles 8021 through 8120 of 43820:
- Govt Suppressed Fact, Info On Netaji's Disappearance: Left (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The Left party members on Wednesday accused the Centre of suppressing the "fact and information" about the mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, who allegedly died in a place crash.
- Hounded In Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 03, 2006)
Maoists train guns on Indians ---- News coming out of Nepal about Indian workers, traders and industry owners being threatened and hounded by Maoists will surprise only those who have chosen not to read the writing on the wall for the past decade.
- If Not Moles, Catch The Rats (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 03, 2006)
Political parties in India are well aware of the large number of foreign infiltrators entering the nation through the open borders of Bangladesh and Nepal, but they are brazenly indifferent to taking any concrete step to check it.
- Another Book Brings House Down (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
After Jaswant Singh's A call to Honour, yet another book surfaced on Wednesday, triggering instant chaos in the Rajya Sabha over noisy demands for Finance Minister P Chidambaram to resign.
- Tackle Terror Sternly (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Aug 03, 2006)
The Government has no clearcut policies to fight terrorism sponsored by neighbouring nations.
- Chaos Looming Within, Outside Help Doesn’T Seem So Bad (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Aug 03, 2006)
Nepal has become almost a pilgrimage spot for experts in conflict management. The UN took the lead last week with the visit to Kathmandu of a high-powered seven-member team headed by Staffan De Mistura; the week before, a team from the Carter Center . . .
- In Praise Of Salwa Judum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2006)
A lengthy editorial in this week’s Organiser accuses the UPA government of joining hands with ‘‘left and civil liberty groups’’ in giving a bad name to Chattisgarh’s controversial Salwa Judum movement and warns that ‘‘any rethinking on its efficacy . . .
- N-Deal: Atal Puts Weight Behind Party Resolution (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Aug 03, 2006)
The BJP has made up its mind to settle for nothing less than a resolution to get a ‘‘sense of Parliament’’ on the nuclear deal with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee himself backing such a course.
- Inflation, Welfarism And Public Sector (Daily Excelsior, M. N. Minocha, Aug 03, 2006)
In the past inflation was associated with wars and the extraordinary influx of gold and silver. It ended with the disappearance of these specific causes. But inflation after World War II has been both universal and persistent. It must, therefore, . . .
- 182 Days In Office: Time For A Reality Check (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 03, 2006)
The Kumaraswamy government completes six months in office today. It is perhaps too short a period to make any value judgement on its performance so far, but the initiatives it has taken or not taken and the direction in which it is going, leaves . . .
- Unsc Talks On West Asia Crisis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
As violence continued unabated in West Asia, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council discussed ways to stop hostilities, effect a ceasefire and reach a political framework for a settlement to the crisis.
- Change Is Vital For Excellence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 03, 2006)
In his ‘Book of the River’, Bahá'u'lláh likens the tribulations of humanity to the flow of a mighty river. “When torrential and swollen it rolleth on and surgeth forward.
- Pro-Ltte Groups Fume As Crpf Trains Lankan Cops (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Aug 03, 2006)
A few pro-LTTE political parties in Tamil Nadu are furious over reports of the CRPF providing training to a batch of 44 Sri Lankan policemen in suburban Coimbatore. Leading the protest is MDMK chief Vaiko, who, in a strongly-worded letter to Prime . . .
- Backing For The N-Deal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2006)
The nuclear deal between the US and India has received attention in the Urdu press as well. National Herald group’s Qaumi Awaz, in its editorial dated July 29, has hailed it, supporting the deal.
- When Shareholders' Agreement Is Enforceable (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Aug 03, 2006)
Hallmark of a public company is free exit, where a shareholder can dispose of holdings to anyone of his choice
- The North-East Mosaic (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Aug 03, 2006)
The foremost feature of the social order of the North-Eastern region is its plurality.
- Whither Cuba After Castro? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 03, 2006)
The hospitalisation of Fidel Castro, the world’s longest serving political leader, has provoked sharply contradictory reactions from those expecting fundamental changes once the Cuban leader has passed on.
- Expansion And Division Games (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 03, 2006)
The Moily Oversight Committee, entrusted with coming up with a strategy to implement the proposed OBC quotas in Central institutions, had a thankless task: to come up with a plan to expand current institutional strength by almost 30 per cent within . . .
- Bicentenary Of Vellore Revolt (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Aug 03, 2006)
The bicentenary of the Vellore Revolt kindles memories of the first challenge to the British empire in India.
- Cooperation And Hurdles (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Aug 03, 2006)
The U.S. administration initiates moves towards opening up international nuclear cooperation and trade with India.
- Institutional Inertia (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2006)
Nehru Memorial Museum & Library’s decline shows why political involvement and scholarship don’t mix
- Tony Blair Links Kashmir Crisis To Islamic Extremism (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Aug 03, 2006)
A furious political row has erupted over British PM Tony Blair's decision to link the Kashmir dispute and Chechen fighting with the conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan and West Asia — which he described as part of an over-arching "arc of (Muslim) . . .
- Of Moles And Other Species (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Aug 03, 2006)
As Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Jaswant Singh must take the nation into confidence, says Anuradha Dutt
- Why Blame The Forward Market? (The Financial Express, P VAIDYANATHAN IYER, Aug 03, 2006)
If a ban is imposed on futures trading, it will only destroy the commodities market
- Manmohan Chairs Cabinet Meet On Quota (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
The process of implementing OBC reservation in elite educational institutions was understood to have been discussed at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday.
- Blair Links Kashmir Crisis To Islamic Extremism (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Aug 03, 2006)
A furious political row has erupted over British PM Tony Blair's decision to link the Kashmir dispute and Chechen fighting with the conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan and West Asia — which he described as part of an over-arching "arc of (Muslim) extremism" . .
- Women's Quota May Be Lowered (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
After consultations with various political parties on the long-pending issue of 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures, the government is veering round to the view that the deadlock can be broken only if the quantum of . . .
- How The Plot Thickens (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Aug 02, 2006)
With Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee pushing through the $8.5 billion FDI project promoted by Indonesia’s Salim Group, two things are clear. First, the Bengal CM won’t back down in face of political dissent.
- A Muslim's Shame And Outrage (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Aug 02, 2006)
The angry helplessness keeps growing as one watches the murder of the Lebanese people by the criminal Israeli state, aided and abetted by the US.
- A Pointer To What? (News International, M.B. Naqvi, Aug 02, 2006)
Several former lieutenant generals, MPs, ministers and some academics have written a letter to the president with copies to the PPP and PML-N chiefs. What they say is common ground among democrats; the only remarkable thing about it is who said it.
- Nepal Maoist Chief To Visit Delhi (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Nepal’s top Maoist leader Prachanda will be in Delhi next month for consultations with Indian political leaders.
- Throw Out A Bad Law (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 02, 2006)
A law that seeks to legalise illegalities should have no place in the statute books.
- Running For Cover (Times of India, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 02, 2006)
For years on end, India's political economy has been plagued by the profits our rulers make from office. In plain and simple terms, this means corruption. With exceptions, the processes of government have been corrupted by sleaze.
- A Storm Hits Brick Lane (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 02, 2006)
Monica Ali’s Brick Lane is a fine novel...After Bengalis in Tower Hamlets succeeded in moving the filming of the book away from their back yard because they object to the picture it paints of their neighbourhood, Brick Lane joined a depressing . . .
- Maoists Want Lion’S Share In Interim House (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Aug 02, 2006)
The Maoist rebels, who have said decommissioning of arms is unthinkable if it is not accompanied by similar action on the Nepal Army’s side, are insisting on a lion’s share in the proposed interim parliament as well as the government.
- Signals From G8 (Frontline, Vladimir Radyuhin , Aug 02, 2006)
The G8 summit proves that the West needs Russia more than Russia, with its vast oil reserves and booming economy, needs the West.
- 6 Schoolchildren Die As Bus Falls Into Canal (Tribune, Raman Mohan, Aug 02, 2006)
Bali Kutubpur (Sonepat), August 1
Six schoolchildren were killed and two injured seriously when a school bus plunged into Old Western Jamuna Canal here this morning. As many as 21 children survived the mishap.
- Reliance, Punjab Ink Mou On Agri Project (Tribune, Ajay Banerjee, Aug 02, 2006)
The much-debated agricultural produce marketing and processing project of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Retail Ltd got off the ground today. The company and the Punjab Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at a simple ceremony here.
- Israel And America (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 02, 2006)
Who is responsible for the second Qana massacre?
- Rights Violations Down: Minister (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Describing violation of human rights as a complex issue, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Beigh has said there has been a gradual decline in the incidents of violence and excesses by the security forces.
- Sonia To Convene Meeting Of Cong Cms On Farm Sector (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has decided to convene a meeting of Congress chief ministers that will focus only on agriculture.
- Aliens On Home Turf (Telegraph, Nilosree Biswas, Aug 02, 2006)
The colonial rulers had decided to create a promenade parallel to the Hooghly during the raj.
- Oop: Ec Gets Bengal Reply (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
A day after Lok Sabha passed the much-talked-about Office-of-profit Bill, the West Bengal government today sent a reply to the Election Commission providing ‘‘additional information’’ on the petitions against the 10 CPI(M) MPs, including Speaker . . .
- Peace Talks’ Resumption (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 02, 2006)
EVEN though it cannot be called a breakthrough, it is a matter of some satisfaction that the secretary-level talks between Pakistan and India in Dhaka have been described as “positive” by Foreign Secretary Riaz . . .
- India's Limited Options In Middle East (Daily Excelsior, M. A. Ansari, Aug 02, 2006)
The Left, which has a fondness for the enemies of the US and Israel, is putting pressure on the Manmohan Singh government to treat the latest conflict in West Asia as an Israel-Arab conflict. In the process, the Left and the 'secular' parties have . . .
- Enters New "President" (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 02, 2006)
As speculated in knowledgeable circles Raza Zulqarnain Khan has become "President" of "Azad" Kashmir which is the local name of the occupied territory across the Line of Control (LoC).
- Pakistani Poet Shuns Award Over Musharraf's Rule (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Pakistan's greatest living Urdu poet said he had returned the country's highest civilian award to protest the policies of President Pervez Musharraf.
- The ‘Dying City’ Vis-A-Vis The ‘National Capital’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 02, 2006)
Sir, ~ I have just shifted to Delhi after living in Kolkata for the last forty years and I would like to make a comparative study of the so-called “Dying city of Calcutta” and our “National Capital ~ Delhi”.
- Kashmiri Women Lift The Veil In Silent Awakening (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Aug 02, 2006)
Twenty-five-year-old Saima Farhad is a Kashmiri woman who has shunned the veil and set out to discuss dating in a region where cinemas showing Bollywood romances are hard to find and beauty parlours scorned upon.
- Israeli Commandos Snatch Hizbollah Members In Raid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Israeli commandos snatched at least three Hizbollah members from a stronghold deep inside Lebanon on Wednesday, in a raid Lebanese security sources said killed at least seven civilians.
- Bend In The Cauvery (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 02, 2006)
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal has muddied the waters of the Cauvery, one of the seven sacred rivers of India which is known as the ‘Dakshina Ganga’, by adopting dilatory tactics to put off giving its final verdict. Established in 1990 on . . .
- Israel’S New Plan: Push Hizbollah Out Of Backyard Before The World Steps In (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Aug 02, 2006)
Less than a mile from the Israel-Lebanon border, the fog begins to lift on Israeli intentions as ground troops pour in to start what is a “clean up” of the Hizbollah from the area between the border and the Litani river, 20-25 km into Lebanese territory.
- Venice Of The East? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 02, 2006)
Some politicians and 'leaders' in the past -- obviously quite mistakenly -- have tried to compare Karachi with Venice.
- Being Open With Regional Trade (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 02, 2006)
The approval by the World Trade Organisation's (WTO's) Negotiating Committee on Rules of a new transparency mechanism for regional trade agreements (RTAs) is a development that is inevitable in the context of the proliferation of RTAs.
- Pak Rejects Indian Allegation Over Safta (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan Tuesday rejected the Indian allegation that Pakistan was not implementing SAFTA in letter and spirit.
- Bush Fundamentalism Is Courting Disaster (Hindu, Karen Armstrong, Aug 02, 2006)
Affinity with the Christian Right has led to banning stem cell research and turning a blind eye to civilian deaths in Lebanon.
- When Is Violence ‘Terror’ And When Is It Not? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 02, 2006)
There was nothing ‘natural’ about the slaughter of Sikhs in 1984, and nothing ‘natural’ about Gujarat 2002.
- Big Role Awaits Arab Street (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Aug 02, 2006)
The Islamic countries have been following double standards regarding the Hezbollah issue.
- U.S.' Latest Plans On Cuba (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Aug 02, 2006)
The latest U.S. scheme for Cuba has classified sections that are believed to contain plans of attack and assassination.
- Skewed Approach (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Aug 02, 2006)
The Planning Commission's blueprint for the Eleventh Plan reflects the reformer's mindset.
- Price Of Power In Delhi (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Aug 02, 2006)
Tribunal strikes down Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission move to create "regulatory assets" and avoid a tariff hike.
- Karnataka's Mining Scandal (Frontline, PARVATHI MENON, Aug 02, 2006)
Charges of corruption against the Chief Minister forces the government to order an inquiry into the irregularities in iron ore mining.
- Somalia's Road To Anarchy (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Aug 02, 2006)
The Ethiopian bid to remove the Union of Islamic Courts from power in Somalia risks destabilising the entire region.
- Leadership Failure (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Aug 02, 2006)
The Indonesian leadership suffers a loss of face in its failure to set up a tsunami warning system.
- To India And Pakistan (News International, Amanullah Khan, Aug 02, 2006)
For most of the time during their 60-year-long history as free nations, India and Pakistan have been fighting against each other at national and international levels and on political, diplomatic, economic, military and media fronts.
- European Muslims & Crimes Within (Frontline, RAFIA ZAKARIA, Aug 02, 2006)
European Muslims remain silent on horrific crimes within the community citing fear of fuelling Islamophobia as the reason.
- The Indo-Us Deal (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Aug 02, 2006)
Two legislatures, separated by miles of land and sea, but inspired by the same ideals of freedom and democracy, presented two different spectacles on July 27 when they discussed their vision of the future of the relationship between their two countries.
- Intelligence And Effort (Telegraph, André Béteille, Aug 02, 2006)
The government’s recent move to expand numerical quotas in the Central universities and institutions for teaching and research in engineering, management and medicine in favour of the other backward classes has led to much acrimony and some . . .
- New Vision (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 02, 2006)
By any measure, it is Bengal’s biggest leap forward into the future.
- Oops And The Bjp Gameplan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 02, 2006)
This one is about a conspiracy theory.
- Blood Wedding (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 02, 2006)
The Lebanese village of Qana is not a place of weddings, miracles and saviours any more.
- Cbi Files Closure Appeal In Tughlakabad Land Grab Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Agency says probe has not revealed any worthwhile evidence against the accused
- Eu To Approach Wto To Cut Indian Duties On Wine (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
The ongoing battle for access to India's vast whisky and wine market has entered a new phase with the European Union deciding to seek the removal of India's restrictive import duties under WTO's dispute settlement mechanism.
- Ulfa Should See Reason (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 02, 2006)
In June, when the People's Consultative Group (PCG) concluded the third round of talks with the Union Government on behalf of the United Liberation Front of Asom, the assumption naturally was that at long last direct talks between the Government . . .
- A Critique Of The Private Sector In Pakistan (News International, Mosharraf Zaidi, Aug 02, 2006)
Pakistan's favourite past-time is dissecting and criticising the government.
- Of Old Strengths In A New Era (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Aug 02, 2006)
Interview with John Bellamy Foster, editor of Monthly Review.
- In Praise Of A Mole (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 02, 2006)
The mole is now everywhere. In Parliament it has provoked a normally soft-spoken prime minister to issue a dare to a political opponent.
- "Battle Of Brick Lane" Fizzles Out (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 02, 2006)
Out ofLondon The campaign against British-Asian writer Monica Ali's bookappears to be down to just two businessmen.
- Militias Mar Lebanon’S Democracy (Indian Express, Shylashri Shankar, Aug 02, 2006)
The war between Israel and Lebanon raises an important question about democracy in the Middle East.
- India Demands Zero-Tolerance Approach Against Terrorism (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Seeking a collective fight against terrorism, India today asked SAARC countries to have a "zero- tolerance" approach against the scourge anywhere and isolate terrorists whatever their cause and whichever country supports them.
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