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Articles 8221 through 8320 of 43820:
- The Tribes Of War (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 01, 2006)
When the Israeli press, politicians and intellectuals speak with regret about the "Lebanon War," it is usually to say the cost to Israel was too high or to point out that the invasion failed to achieve its objectives.
- The Good Life Can’T Be Purchased (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 01, 2006)
The popular idea of happiness as hedonistic is misleading. For happiness is no goal in itself; it is only found in specific ways of life.
- Cbi Chargesheets Jayalalithaa, Two Former Ministers (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Aug 01, 2006)
The CBI today chargesheeted AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa in a corruption case for allegedly receiving cash gifts worth more than Rs 2 crore from partymen and ‘admirers’ in the early 1990s when she was the chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
- New Drivers Of Economic Growth (Hindu, A.V. VEDPURISWAR , Aug 01, 2006)
Synthesises today's emerging trends to give an overall perspective of how the global economy works .
- Contours Of Modern Terrorism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
Terrorism leading to a deterioration of the internal security fabric has been the major security challenge to South Asian states for almost two decades.
- Tirupur Municipality To Open Special Counters (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
The Tirupur Municipality will open special counters from Wednesday to receive applications and fee for regulation of unapproved layouts.
- The Horse Is Dead. Don’T Flog It (Indian Express, Abhishek Singhvi, Aug 01, 2006)
The BJP is attempting to use the remarks of Arun Singh in an interview to revive the Bofors issue qua the late prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, and the Congress Party.
- The End Of The Road In Lebanon (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 01, 2006)
Garbage. Garbage piled on garbage.
- More Arab Than Arabs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 01, 2006)
Why isn’t Left’s Mid East policy centred on our interests? The crisis doesn’t affect ties with Israel
- Congress Mlas Up In Arms Against Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
T.P.S. Rawat had alleged links between some MLAs and the liquor mafia
Chief Minister urged to order probe into the allegation
Name the persons involved, says State party chief
- ‘I Did Not Take Any Money—that I Am 100 Per Cent Sure Of. For The Rest I Cannot Say, But I Would . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 31, 2006)
My guest today is perhaps India’s most famous recluse, Arun Singh. Thank you for agreeing to this interview.
- Musharraf's Puppet (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 31, 2006)
Beware of Attique Khan in PoK ---- T he recent 'election' in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was not only illegitimate, it amounted to a blatant mockery of democracy.
- A Triumph For Vested Interests (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 31, 2006)
The death of the Doha Round is a victory for rich people in poor countries, farmers in rich countries and many other vested interests.
- Not Another 15 Yrs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 31, 2006)
Good to hear PM celebrate the first phase of reforms. India has less time for the second phase though
- Takes Brains, Not Brawn, To Protect (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jul 31, 2006)
How many policemen do you need to keep the prime minister of India safe? If you calculate that the Special Protection Group (SPG) details some 600 personnel per shift and there are three shifts a day, the figure comes to 1,800 people each day of the year.
- Eighteen Years, One Question (Indian Express, Arun Jaitley, Jul 31, 2006)
The comments made by Arun Singh, a close personal friend of Rajiv Gandhi and the former minister of state for defence, that he requested the Rajiv Gandhi that it was the prime minister and the defence minister’s job to find out who . . .
- Forces Infiltrated? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 31, 2006)
There must be no going ballistic over a LeT operative’s disclosure of links with some members of the security forces in J&K.
- India To Set Up Fast Track Courts (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Indian prisons are overcrowded (Pic: Prashant Ravi]
India is to set up fast track courts to reduce a backlog of millions of cases, the country's chief justice has said.
- A Leadership Vacuum (New Indian Express, Swapan Dasgupta, Jul 31, 2006)
Here are some moments in the life of a nation when people eschew individualism and look for leadership.
- Yet, Sonia Defended Them In Parliament, Salman In Courts (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Jul 31, 2006)
It was founded in the year 1977. Not by a religious leader, but by an English-educated academic, Mohammed Ahamadullah Siddiqui.
- Prosaic Injustice (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 31, 2006)
It would be more than interesting to know how the Shakespearean “hoist with his own petard” would have been translated into ‘strine’ ~ the version of the Queen’s English spoken by her subjects Down Under ~ by a certain Scott Morrison.
- Understanding Pakistan~ii (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 31, 2006)
I n August 1947, the new Pakistani elite hardly felt or even wished to feel free of the British ~ they merely felt independent of what they saw as Congress domination, and had now acquired some power for themselves.
- Jaswant Did Not Name Mole In Letter: Pmo (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
The war of words between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh took a curious turn on Sunday.
- Not On Sufferance (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 31, 2006)
Left rides roughshod over Opposition
The concept of a shadow cabinet may now have become a matter of historical interest in large parts of the world.
- For U.S., A Fair Deal Means What Its Farmers Demand (Hindu, Heather Stewart, Jul 31, 2006)
Developing countries have lost out again, and could next suffer under new one-to-one deals with more powerful nations.
- World Leaders Condemn Israeli Attack On Village (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Politicians from around the world condemned an Israeli attack on a village in southern Lebanon on Sunday that killed over 55 civilians, including 37 children in the bloodiest single attack in 19-days of fighting.
- Lankan Troops Strike Ltte (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Sri Lankan troops launched their first deliberate advance on Tamil Tiger rebels since a 2002 ceasefire on Sunday, moving to secure a rebel-held water supply as government jets bombed suspected groups of Tiger fighters.
- Reviving Kgf (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 31, 2006)
After five frustrating years, there is at last some hope for the families of the 3,000-odd miners of Kolar Gold Fields with the Union Cabinet finally coming out with a package for providing succour to the indigent workers and also for the revival . . .
- Lessons For The Future (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jul 31, 2006)
The “scotch for secrets” scandal, when six officials in Rajiv Gandhi’s secretariat were convicted for supplying classified information to the Central Intelligence Agency, comes to mind apropos of the alleged ‘mole’ in P V Narasimha Rao’s office . . .
- Unipolar Control On World Trade (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jul 31, 2006)
In an integrated world it is difficult not to avoid drawing parallels from one development to the other.
- Polyglot Nation (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 31, 2006)
English not only remains a passport to jobs and privilege in India, it's becoming still more so in an era of globalisation and services exports.
- Left Presses For Pm Statement On Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Faced with a Congress leadership talking tough against a Parliamentary resolution, or for that matter anything more than a suo motu statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the CPI(M) continues to insist on a way . . .
- Sense Of Parl Should Be Reflected On Indo-Us Deal: Karat (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Notwithstanding the softening of its stand on passing a resolution in Parliament on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the CPI(M) today said "the sense of the House" should be reflected on the issue and asked the government to consult BJP on it.
- India Condemns Bombing Of Lebanon By Israel (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
India condemned as "outrageous" Israel's air strikes on Lebanon today which left dozens of people dead and suggested an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the region.
- Lessons In Foreign Policy (Tribune, Rosa Brooks, Jul 31, 2006)
Let’S pretend. It’s been a bad few weeks, with the Israel–Lebanon confrontation daily growing more devastating and Iraq continuing its downward spiral. Why not indulge in a brief escapist fantasy?
- Senior Sri Lanka Rebel Says Truce Void, War Back On (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Jul 31, 2006)
Sri Lanka's four-year ceasefire is now void and the island's two-decade civil war is back on, a top Tamil Tiger rebel told Reuters on Monday as the guerrillas and the military entered a sixth straight day of fighting.
- Cellphone Bombs — Let’S New Terror Tool (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Move over pen bombs, the Pakistan backed terrorist outfit, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), has now come out with bombs that would explode with the ring of a mobile phone.
- Left Wants Parliament To Set Yardsticks On Specifics On N-Deal (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Jul 31, 2006)
The Left has toughened their stand on the Indo-US nuclear deal, by demanding Parliament discuss” threadbare the Bill passed by US Congress and those pending before the Senate, set “parameters” to the issues of concern and demanded this be done in . . .
- Quota Issue: Pm Faces Tightrope Walk (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh faces a tightrope walk on the OBC quota issue in the wake of Moily committee's wide ranging recommendations obliquely suggesting a staggered implementation of reservation in higher educational institutions.
- N-Deal: Detractors Target Iran Links (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jul 31, 2006)
Three US lawmakers have demanded that the State Department investigate why officials delayed a report on two Indian companies accused of selling missile spare parts to Iran.
- Sri Lankan Jets Strike As Troops Advance On Tigers (Reuters, Peter Apps, Jul 31, 2006)
Sri Lankan troops began their first deliberate advance on Tamil Tiger rebels since a 2002 ceasefire on Sunday, moving to secure a rebel-held water supply and using air strikes to hold off rebel reinforcements.
- India Flays Lebanon Bombing, Calls For Truce (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
India condemned as 'outrageous' Israel's air strikes on Lebanon on Sunday which left dozens of people dead and suggested an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the region.
- President's Panacea (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 31, 2006)
The fact that President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is a scientist, missile man and a visionary invests him with an extremely rare personality. He exudes the energy of youth and the wisdom of an experienced scholar.
- Terrorism Is Inherent In Pok (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jul 31, 2006)
A few years ago an angry feminist told a women conference in Lahore that the condition of women in Pakistan would not improve unless the two-nation theory was discarded.
- 24 Hours News Channel (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 31, 2006)
Satelite television in India is just over a decade old.
- Debate Indo-Us N-Deal In Current Session: Cpi(m) (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
The CPI(M) on Sunday demanded a discussion on Indo-US nuclear deal in the current session of Parliament and asked the government to consult the main opposition BJP on an issue of vital national importance.
- Lok Satta To Launch New Party On August 9 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Party will be registered with the Election Commission by year-end
- Jaswant Has Not Named Any Mole: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
``He should disclose the name in public''
Asks Jaswant why he did not share his information with Vajpayee
Manmohan says the letter he received had no signature
- Government Urged To Implement Mahajan Commission Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
State MPs asked to pressure the Centre in this regard
- Pardon Plea For ‘Stupid’ Sulabh (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Jul 31, 2006)
Almost the entire township of Ashoknagar came out on the streets yesterday to seek pardon from President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for local boy Sulabh Goyal.
- Bjp Minority Morcha Plans `Jehad' Against Terrorism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party's Minority Morcha on Sunday resolved to launch a nation-wide campaign against terrorism while accusing Congress and Left parties of adopting a "soft approach'' towards the violence perpetrated in the name of religion and . . .
- Finalising The Plan Strategy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 31, 2006)
Now that the Eleventh Five Year Plan's draft is under discussion and the Planning Commission has invited comments and responses from Union Ministries and States, some serious issues have been flagged for a review.
- India To Tell Pak: Act Against Terror (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 31, 2006)
Foreign Secys Meet: First contact after 7/11, Saran meets Khan in Dhaka today
- Energy At A Price (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jul 31, 2006)
We are very short of electricity in India.
- Pointless Fears (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 31, 2006)
It is not surprising that apprehensions about the United States of America continue to inform sections of public opinion in India, even while bilateral relations are getting better.
- No Entry For Nafisas & Nasirs (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Working with one of the country’s top news channels, Nafisa Islam thought she knew her city. But nothing in her professional experience had prepared her for the prospective landlord’s reaction.
- India-Pakistan Trade Stuck On Safta (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 31, 2006)
Can trade improve relations between hostile countries, or are better trade relations between two countries possible only after settlement of all disputes? China and Japan have shown they can have good trade relations despite long-standing differences.
- ‘Risks Covered Up’ (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jul 31, 2006)
‘GM food risks include unexpected food allergies, toxins in food, hastening the spread of antibiotic-resistant disease. Science has been been made subservient to corporate interests.’
- Ladakhis Seek Reopening Of Age-Old Trade Routes (Hindu, Luv Puri , Jul 31, 2006)
Renewal of ties will ensure the well-being of the region
- Perils Of Alienating Honest Tax Payers (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 31, 2006)
Consider this. When Osama Bin Laden’s crack suicide team brought down the twin towers of the World Trade Centre, President George W. Bush urged people to go about their business as usual. He asked people to ‘resume shopping, do you business, get . . .
- Wto Talks Breakdown No Surprise (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jul 31, 2006)
What has happened to the Doha Round is that the level of ambition pitched for it has not been matched by the political will and determination of some of the leading players
- Save The Dialogue (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Jul 31, 2006)
Despite all the talk of “irreversibility” of the peace process that India and Pakistan launched in 2004, the shadow of terrorism has always been lurking in the background as a potential spoiler.
- What Ails Our Intelligence? (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jul 31, 2006)
Every time there is a major terrorist strike, the imprint of Pakistan comes out glaringly. Islamabad, on the contrary, accuses our intelligence agencies of having inspired and perpetrated serious incidents not only in India but also Pakistan.
- Cpm For Parliament Debate On Nuke Deal (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
The CPI(M) on Sunday demanded a discussion on the Indo-US nuclear deal in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament and asked the Congress-led UPA government to consult main Opposition BJP on an issue of vital national importance.
- No Lolita This (OutLook, SABA NAQVI BHAUMIK, Jul 31, 2006)
The Nobel Peace prize-winner's memoirs skilfully weave her personal history with the cataclysmic events that have shaped her country.
- Post Doha Failure, Playing The Blame Game (The Financial Express, RUPA CHANDA, Jul 31, 2006)
This finger-pointing reflects the divisions between the US, the EU and the developing countries.
- Energy Management (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 31, 2006)
Don’t use it as a smoke-screen
- The Broadcast Bill And The Public Interest (Hindu, AMMU JOSEPH, Jul 31, 2006)
The primary objective of media regulation in a democracy is to preserve and protect citizens' fundamental rights to information and freedom of expression.
- Still In The Race (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
UN Undersecretary-General for Public Information Shashi Tharoor, who is being backed by India for the post of UN Secretary General, has come second in the straw poll earlier this week.
- Eight Doha Myths (Business Standard, Bibek Debroy, Jul 31, 2006)
The future of Doha Work Programme (DWP), meaning the timeframe, is now uncertain. We are probably looking at 2009/2010 for resurrection.
- How To Be Leaderless, Indian Style! (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Jul 31, 2006)
The maturity of any developed organisation or society is definitely seen in its capacity for self-regulation.
- 'Respect Your Enemy Strategically ....' (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 31, 2006)
but despise him tactically". Be cautious in planning the strategy, but implement it without second thoughts.
- What Murli`s Actions Mean (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Jul 31, 2006)
While the government is yet to get over the allegation of playing favourites in the first round of the fight between the Ambani brothers, when it refused to investigate the charges younger brother Anil levelled against elder brother Mukesh, . . .
- Ironies Of ‘Exile Politics’ (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 31, 2006)
It is almost certain that the August 1 meeting called by President Pervez Musharraf will, until the next crisis breaks out, end the current crisis of the Sindh government — which caused ministerial resignations by the MQM at Karachi as well as at . . .
- Hooda To Be New Jat Face Of Congress? (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Jul 31, 2006)
The Congress seems to have decided to project the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, as its “face” before the Jat electorate of Western Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan where the elections are due in a year or so.
- Pak, India Foreign Secretaries Meeting In Dhaka Today (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 31, 2006)
Iran has threatened to bin an international proposal over its nuclear programme if the UN Security Council passes a resolution demanding that Tehran freeze sensitive uranium enrichment.
- More Than Just Changing Laws (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 31, 2006)
The recent assurance by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to a delegation of women members of parliament that laws relating to women will be amended to bring them in line with the needs of justice and equality seems well-intentioned but makes one think . . .
- Mqm Crisis Appears To Be Subsiding (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 31, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has convened a meeting in Islamabad on August 1 to discuss the matters pertaining to the resignations of MQM ministers and advisors. MQM chief Altaf Hussain has welcomed the President’s initiative and said that the MQM . . .
- Doha Round In Doldrums (Dawn, Dr Akhtar Hasan Khan, Jul 31, 2006)
The Doha Round World Trade Organisation talks was launched in November 2001 as a development round.
- Tn Budget: Politically Adroit, Yet Fiscally Responsible (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 31, 2006)
While the Tamil Nadu Budget incorporates the schemes the Chief Minister had unveiled in his manifesto, its estimates have not violated any of the limits laid down in the fiscal responsibility legislation. Blending compassion with fiscal prudence, . . .
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