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Articles 9721 through 9820 of 43820:
- Pm Promises Autonomy For Science And Tech Institutes (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Amidst the raging row over the autonomy of AIIMS and the reservation issue, the Prime Minister today promised to ensure the autonomy of the country’s science and technology institutions while widening access to quality education for all sections . . .
- Black Tuesday (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 12, 2006)
IT’S difficult to miss the connection between the terrorist strikes in Mumbai and Srinagar. In the metropolis, the terrorists sought to cripple the suburban railway system, which is the lifeline of the city.
- Pak Rakes Up Kashmir Issue At Saarc Meet (Tribune, K J M Varma, Jul 12, 2006)
Pakistan today raked up the Kashmir issue at the SAARC Finance Ministers' meeting here with India hitting back by voicing concerns on terrorism and stressing the need to remove "double standards" in mounting a collective challenge to "eliminate the . . .
- Defiant Iran (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Two months ago Russia and China blocked action at the United Nations against Iran's nuclear program.
- Iran's Waiting Game (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
To jaw-jaw is better than to war-war," Winston Churchill said famously in 1954 about negotiations to end the Korean War, and the Bush administration embraced this precept in proposing talks with Iran over its nuclear program.
- Opening Up Trade With India To Benefit Pak More, Says Study (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Debunking Pakistan’s arguments that the normalisation of trade relations with India benefited only the bigger partner, a study by the country’s State Bank has said the move actually favoured Islamabad.
- Ruling Pok Party Set To Form Govt Again (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The ruling Muslim Conference party in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), headed by former President Sardar Qayyum Khan, is all set to form government again as it has won simple majority in the just-concluded Assembly elections, according to unofficial . . .
- All Eyes On Judges As Cauvery Panel Term Ends (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Jul 12, 2006)
Even as their deep differences make headlines, the judges at the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal face a dilemma — the term of the panel ends on August 6.
- A Tall Order (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 11, 2006)
Can government back investment panel?
- A Taliban-Coloured Dawn In Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 11, 2006)
Resurgent Islamists have used the prostitution scandal to subvert democratic institutions and processes.
- Praful Bidwai: Ready To Collude With Empire? (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jul 11, 2006)
The Indian elite's lovefest with the U.S. amidst the Iraq quagmire bodes ill for this country's future.
- R.K. Raghavan: Remembering F.V. Arul (Frontline, Editorial, Frontline, Jul 11, 2006)
Frederick Victor Arul's firmness was not politically expedient, but he had the courage to withstand its consequences.
- The (Un) Importance Of Being Imf (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Jul 11, 2006)
Given the more democratically structured WTO, why should the IMF look at trade imbalances?
- Indian Civilisation: A Thematic Approach (Hindu, NALINI RAJAN, Jul 11, 2006)
When the editor of a publication lucidly anticipates and provides a rationale for its shortcomings, the enterprise may be deemed a `success'.
- Aggravating The Malaise (Pioneer, Asheesh Shah, Jul 11, 2006)
Now that the UPA Government has decided that it will go ahead with the 27 per cent OBC quota in institutes of excellence come what may, it will be judicious to at least ensure that it is implemented properly so that the benefits actually reach the needy.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Moving Ahead (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Jul 11, 2006)
During the past twelve months an intense debate went on in India on two nuclear related issues.
- Caring For One (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 11, 2006)
If statistics can be scary and revealing here is a telling example.
- Ap Govt To Probe Land Controversy: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Announcing a high-level probe into the allocation of land meant for refugees from Pakistan to private parties on the city outskirts, Andhra Chief Minister Y S Rajasekara Reddy today challenged the TDP to implead in the case as the Government was . . .
- Tatas Put On Hold Investment Plans For Bangladesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Negotiating team is still studying Tatas' proposal, says Board of Investment chief
- Hizb Loses 3rd 'Distt Commdr' In A Month (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A day after claiming to have identified the masterminds of the grenade blast that killed 5 persons and left 42 others injured in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir Police has claimed to have eliminated one of Hizbul Mujahideen's seniormost commanders in south . .
- An Unacceptable Defence (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, Jul 11, 2006)
An attempt by Narasimha Rao to absolve himself and his Government of the responsibility for failing to prevent what admittedly was a colossal tragedy
- Why Afghanistan Remains A Dust Bowl Of Violence (Hindu, Peter Preston, Jul 11, 2006)
Afghanistan has never been a `successful' state, and we can't create a new civil society at gunpoint.
The particular difficulty with Afghanistan is that there is no structure in place to build on
Democracy has no roots on Afghan soil
Kabul, . . .
- Bb’S Interview May Harm Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 11, 2006)
The self-exiled leader of Pakistan Peoples Party, Mrs Benazir Bhutto, in an interview with an Indian television channel, has made certain remarks that would be interpreted by many as going against the . . .
- Infuse Dynamism In Caste-System (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 11, 2006)
The lure of job reservation prevents upward mobility of the backward castes and encourages social stagnation, says Bulbul Roy Mishra.
- Listless Regime (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 11, 2006)
Blaming BJP makes no sense ---- The Congress, whenever it has been in power at the Centre, has found it expedient to indulge in name-calling and blaming the Opposition to deflect attention from its non-performance or flawed policy decisions.
- Statue Symbol (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 11, 2006)
Meenatai and the defacing of Mumbai ---- While a degree of anguish and anger at the desecration of the statue of Meenatai Thackeray, the late wife of Balasaheb Thackeray, was only to be expected among Shiv Sena activists over this past weekend in. . . .
- Ascent Of The Anti-Hindus (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jul 11, 2006)
Barely a month after his visit to New Delhi for support in rebuilding his Maoist-ravaged country, Nepal's appointed interim Prime Minister GP Koirala has delivered his unhappy nation into the hands of its . . .
- The Right To Know (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 11, 2006)
It’s a welcome change, but it’s happening too slowly. The reference is to the landmark Right to Information (RTI) Act.
- ‘Saarc Countries Must Work Together’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Secretary General of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Chenkyab Dorji on Monday asked the member countries to work together and initiate joint projects.
- Bending Over Backward (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jul 11, 2006)
Pseudo-secularism has plumbed such depths in the country that nobody questions giving special rights to minority educational institutions ----
- A Book For Our Times (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 11, 2006)
We Need to Talk About Kevinhas a resonance in the context of the 7/7 bombers.
- The Tale Of Two Ministers (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jul 11, 2006)
Indian and US trade representatives set the tone for yet another fruitless WTO talks
- Scientific Jinx (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2006)
Scientists should not lose heart over the two failures
- Agni Misfire (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 11, 2006)
Disappointing, yes. Dejecting, no. The unsuccessful test launch of the 3000-kms range Agni III missile must be taken in stride, as was the initial failure of the Agni I. No country has registered a failure-free missile . . .
- Kashmiri Ultra Gets A Doctorate From Prison (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jul 11, 2006)
A top Kashmiri militant serving a life sentence in the Srinagar Central Jail has been awarded a doctorate in Islamic Studies by the Kashmir University.
- Goswami Sorts Out Conclave Issue (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The president of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Mr Brindabon Goswami has worked out a way to keep his predecessor and now-expelled Mr Prafulla Kumar Mahanta away from the regional forces’ conclave to be organised by the party next month.
- All’S Well, Says Congress (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
With speculation rife about widening cracks in the party-government relationship and within the UPA, the Congress today mounted a major damage-control exercise.
- A 'Nalayak' Minister & A 'Murderer' Mla (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The ruckus headed to a dramatic climax after Speaker Krishna adjourned the House for lunch. Former speaker Ramesh Kumar called Housing Minister D T Jayakumar a nalayak (useless character). The Minister, in turn, swore back at the Congress . . .
- Sri Lankan Multi-Ethnic Panel Meet Today (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 11, 2006)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Tuesday morning would preside over the first meeting of the 15-member multi-ethnic committee to advise him on power sharing in the Tamil dominated north and east.
- No Change In Talks Format, Says Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 11, 2006)
No changes were being contemplated in the format of the composite dialogue with India, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry said here on Monday.
- Manmohan Firm On Bulletproofing Ayodhya Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Delegation plans to pressure Government to reverse the decision
"Construction will give legitimacy to existing temple"
BJP comes down on demand
Supreme Court directive will be adhered to
- Economic Liberalisation Not Put On Hold, Says Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Aim to ensure the support of all United Progressive Alliance constituents
Government to discuss specific cases with allies
Liberalisation policy to continue
- No Privatisation Of Any State Psu, Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Categorical assurance on RTC, Singareni Collieries; APIDC to be merged with APIIC
- The Sri Lankan Cauldron (Hindu, Suresh Nambath and K. Ramachandran, Jul 11, 2006)
It looks at the ground realities, intentions and capabilities of the Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE .
- Aiims Registrar Back In Office (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Jul 11, 2006)
Health Ministry says Venugopal's order cannot take effect
Governing Body must approve his removal
Gupta will have to explain salary release issue
- Metropolitan Makeover (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 11, 2006)
The people who vandalised the statue of the late Meenatai Thackeray, wife of Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray, at Shivaji Park in Mumbai knew exactly what they were up to.
- Centre Asks Registrar To Continue At Aiims (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The Union home ministry on Monday stalled Saturday’s move by AIIMS director P. Venugopal ordering the removal of AIIMS registrar V.P Gupta.
- For Iit Upgrade, An Alternative Roadmap (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
The Prime minister has established a Knowledge Commission and it has a website listing its members and their e-mail addresses.
- For Parliamentary Approval To Treaties, Take Entry 14 (Indian Express, Tarunabh Khaitan, Jul 11, 2006)
On 30 June, 2006, the Left parties demanded a constitutional amendment to make it binding on the Executive to get Parliamentary approval before entering any “bilateral or multi-lateral” agreement.
- Shows Why Isro, With Solid Track Record, Needs More Launches (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 11, 2006)
In the risky business of rocket science, failure to launch is common. The successive failures in two days of the GSLV F-02 and the Agni-III missile need not be a setback to India’s space ambitions — if ISRO and DRDO take away the right lessons.
- 10 Janpath Rules, Sonia Makes It Clear To Pm (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jul 11, 2006)
Ignoring the protests of a sulking Prime Minister, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has decided to make it clear that it is 10 Janpath and not 7 Race Course Road that will determine the UPA Government's roadmap from now on.
- Sectarian Clashes Across Iraq Kill At Least 24 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
At least 24 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Monday as sectarian bloodshed raged on in Baghdad, raising new fears that the country was sliding towards civil war.
- Tata Halts Work On Planned $3b B'desh Investment (Pioneer, Reuters, Jul 11, 2006)
Indian conglomerate Tata has suspended work on a $3 billion investment plan in Bangladesh because of "frustrating" delays by the Bangladeshi authorities approving the project, a senior Tata official said on Monday.
- N-Deal: The Turnaround Of The Us Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
Starting with enormous disapproval for the nuke deal with India, the US Congress now lends it a shoulder. Walter Andersen gives the reasons for this change of heart
- Bjp Has Double Standards On Quota, Says Jdu (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Using the recent controversy over the move for the removal of AIIMS director P Venugopal, the Janata Dal (United) here today charged the BJP with ‘‘duplicity’’ over reservations.
- How ‘Azad’ These Kashmir Polls? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 11, 2006)
The election for the eighth ‘Azad’ Jammu and Kashmir National (‘A’JK) Assembly are scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
- Life As A Gossip Girl (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 11, 2006)
Stories of sex, scandal and the latest WAG antics shape our news and generate hard cash. But who finds the super-hot scoops?
- Manmohan Not For Stopping Dam Work (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jul 11, 2006)
Centre's submission to Supreme Court
No reason to restrict construction at this stage: Bench
Madhya Pradesh should be directed to speed up relief: Prime Minister
Stop construction: NBA
- Japan May Postpone N Korea Resolution (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Militar Yaction: Nation’s Constitution bars warfare for settling disputes, but cites self defence
- Quotas In Private Sector (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 11, 2006)
If Mr Arjun Singh can return to the limelight by playing the quota card, can Ms Meira Kumar be far behind?
- Good Hindus Are Present In All Political Parties: Rss (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
In a significant move, the RSS has asked the Hindu community to organise themselves under Dalit leadership and said "good Hindus" were present in all political parties.
- Prisoner Swap Only Option For Israel: Hamas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Meshaal said on Monday that Israel must free Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a captured Israeli soldier, asserting that Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip was futile.
- Dam Work Must Go On: Pm To Sc (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
In a big blow to the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activists and a section of the Congress, which attempted to use the issue for scoring political points against the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday told the . . .
- Request Against Shield Around Ayodhya Declined (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The BJP on Monday attacked the campaign mounted by muslim organisations to force the Centre to drop its plans, to fortify the area around the make-shift temple in Ayodhya, even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh refused to re-visit the proposal.
- Have Terrorists Declared War On India? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 11, 2006)
Muslim President, Sikh Prime Minister, Hindu Thugs and Criminals likes of Lalloo Prasad as MPs, An Italian Au Pair Girl as the POWER PIVOT, these are the people in charge.
- Despite Differences, Jd(u) Backs Ramadoss Over Aiims ...Urges Centre To Maintain Status . . . (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Despite differences within the party, the Janata Dal (U) on Monday came out in open support of the Union Health Minister A Ramadoss in the controversy over the AIIMS director's removal and the stay granted by the Delhi High Court and called all . . .
- No 'Son-Rise' In Congress Yet (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is set to undertake the long-awaited revamp of the party leadership.
- Cm Calls Meeting To Give Provisional Noc To Mega Projects (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Jul 11, 2006)
The Punjab Government is in a dilemma over the waiving of loans worth Rs 26,000 crore against farmers in the state.
- Govt In A Fix Over Loan Waiver To Farmers (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Jul 11, 2006)
The Punjab Government is in a dilemma over the waiving of loans worth Rs 26,000 crore against farmers in the state.
- Philosopher, Pioneer, Poet: Raja Rao (1908-2006) (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Jul 11, 2006)
“Sainthood is an inconvenient thing,” Raja Rao wrote of Mahatma Gandhi. The essay was published in The Meaning of India in 1996, but Raja Rao’s meditations on sainthood were of much older vintage.
- Think Before You Advise (Business Line, Naina R. Desai , Jul 11, 2006)
Assumption of risk, duty to take care and special relationship are the bedrock of the Hedley Byrne Principle.
- Fighting Extremism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 11, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has again said all the right things on the need to combat the growing extremism at home.
- Another Secret Us Intelligence Program? (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Jul 11, 2006)
The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said the White House briefed his committee on another "significant" intelligence program only after it was brought to his attention by a government whistleblower.
- Saddam, His Lawyers Boycott Trial (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Saddam Hussein and his lawyers announced they would boycott his trial even as its final phase began Monday, saying the court was unfair and demanding better security after the slaying of a senior member of a defence team.
- Disinvestment Rocks The Indian Boat (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jul 11, 2006)
Every lie must be denied; otherwise it becomes an attachment to the truth. I am not equally sure that rumours deserve similar attention, because a denial tends to live in the same haze as the rumour.
- Nepal's Maoists Not To Surrender Weapons (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Nepal’s Maoist rebels will not surrender their arms before next year’s elections for a special assembly to map out the embattled Himalayan nation’s political future, a top rebel leader said on Monday.
- Saga Of Shame (Times of India, Manju Vaish, Jul 11, 2006)
The ugly brouhaha of the unceremonious sacking of AIIMS director, Dr P Venugopal, took me back a couple of years when Yanni performed in Agra with a moonlit Taj as a backdrop.
- Israel Anxious To Avoid Sinking Into ‘Gaza Swamp’ (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
By wasting little time withdrawing troops from northern Gaza over the weekend after a two-day operation, Israel made clear it did not want to get bogged down in territory it quit less than a year ago.
- Shadow Boxing (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 11, 2006)
We've been here before. The government had to shelve its plans for a token 10 per cent disinvestment in PSUs like Nalco and Neyveli Lignite Corporation when leftist and Tamil allies protested.
- Long Arm Of The Law (Times of India, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jul 11, 2006)
In an essay published some years ago, sociologist André Béteille observed that "ordinary people look up to judges in a way in which they no longer look up to legislators, ministers or civil servants".
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