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Articles 10421 through 10520 of 43820:
- Demand Conservation: An Essential Plank Towards Energy Security (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, Jul 03, 2006)
A bystander at a conference of international petroleum experts could be excused for being confused. For he would have heard two well substantiated but conflicting viewpoints on the future role of oil.
- Musharraf Must Go, Says Jamaat-E-Islami (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 03, 2006)
The Jamaat-e-Islami, a consitituent of the six-party Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, on Sunday increased its anti-Musharraf rhetoric, saying the President deserved to go for siding with the U.S in the war on terror and for sending the Army into the frontier . .
- Qazi Wants Musharraf To Quit Both Offices (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Jul 03, 2006)
Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) president Qazi Hussain Ahmed on Sunday asked President Gen Pervez Musharraf to step down and hand over power to an interim government of national consensus to hold fresh elections.
- M.P. Bjp Unit Decides To Agitate Against Price Hike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Party's two-day state executive meeting passes resolution
- Buddhadeb Allays Misgivings Of Partners Over Land Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
"Farmers' interests will not be compromised"
Buddhadeb meets AIFB, RSP leaders separately
Survey of agricultural land to help earmark land for industry
Affected farmers to get compensation, to be rehabilitated
- Flatly Wrong (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 03, 2006)
Urban living space is scarce. But government allocation systems make the problem worse
- Kumaraswamy To Visit North Karnataka After Session (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
I have no negative feelings for the backward region: Chief Minister
Chief Minister appeals to Indi farmers to give up agitation
Promises to lay the foundation-stone for the Circuit Bench in Gulbarga during his next visit
To inspect progress of . . .
- Growing Intolerance (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jul 03, 2006)
Such actions as the Forest Gate incident, will drive a wedge between Britain and its Asian immigrants...
- Iran Again Rejects Deadline On Nuclear Plan (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Iran on Sunday again rejected a deadline to respond to an international proposal to end the standoff over its nuclear program, saying it would respond in a month.
- Israel Steps Up Raids In Bid To Free Soldier (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Israeli aircraft intensified their attacks on Palestinian targets in Gaza early Monday, a day after Israel's prime minister ordered his military to do whatever necessary to pressure militants to free an Israeli soldier captured a week ago.
- Scheme Of Studies (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 03, 2006)
The decision of the federal education ministry to notify a new scheme of studies for classes one to twelve comes as a mixed blessing.
- Learning From The Left Parties (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jul 03, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said that the BJP should learn from the Left Parties how to secure people's mandate repeatedly.
- Jamaat Vs Jamaat (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 03, 2006)
June 30 has come and gone. But one can't say with any degree of confidence that the tension between the pro and anti Syed Ali Shah Geelani camps within the Jamaat-e-Islami (Jammu and Kashmir) is over.
- Why Javed Was Denied Visa ? (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jul 03, 2006)
Pakistan establishment seems to take a sadistic pleasure in humiliating or harassing Indians associated with Mumbai films (Bollywood) or the world of arts and culture when they apply for visas to visit the land of the ‘pure’.
- New Jersey Educators On Trip To Southern India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
A team of 14 educators, including 11 from North Jersey, is bound for southern India this weekend to begin a month-long study of the region and its interactions with the rest of the world.
- Just A Bit Of Security (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 03, 2006)
Every Government has a midlife crisis as well as a sell-by date. The trick is to ensure that the latter does not precede the former.
- Bhutto, Sharif Hold Talks With Pak Leaders Of Opposition (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Former Paksitan Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif today held talks with leaders of the 16-party Oppostion grouping here to ratify the Charter of Democracy (COD).
- Merit Lies In Equal Opportunity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 03, 2006)
Breaking open the unstated reservation for the upper-caste is the only way to advance the nation's backward castes/communities — S Simhadri
- Maoists Told To Stop Extortion, Scrap Courts (Tribune, Shirish B Pradhan, Jul 03, 2006)
Maoists in Nepal should immediately halt extorting money and scrap their “people’s courts” to maintain the rule of law, the country's Deputy Prime Minister said today.
- High Prices To Top Agenda Of Left Meet (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jul 03, 2006)
A litre of petrol costs only Rs. 21; the rest is due to the burden of taxes: Abani Roy
Freeze on taxes on petroleum products demanded
Details of nuclear deal to be sought from Prime Minister
- A Tiger’S Tears (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Jul 03, 2006)
If a tiger can shed crocodile tears, a super Tiger has done it. Anton Balasingham, described as the chief negotiator on behalf of the Tamil secessionists in Sri Lanka, is obviously skilled in the art of saying one thing and meaning another.
- A Rail On The Roof Of The World (Tribune, Ching-Ching Ni, Jul 03, 2006)
The inaugural journey for the world’s highest railway began on July 1, a technological feat improving China’s access to one of the most forbidding corners of the Earth.
- Brown Promises To Be Tougher On Terror (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
His pledge on raising the detention limit on suspects enrages Labour Left-wingers.
- V.P. Singh For Referendum On Quota (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jul 03, 2006)
Withdraw concessions to private sector if it does not implement policy: Raja
Media criticised for "hyping" agitation by students
Government should withdraw concessions to private sector: Raja
Government urged to declare 2006 as `Year of Social . . .
- Bjp Wants Quota In Minority-Run Institutions (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jul 03, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to intensify the fight for reservation for the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes in the institutes of higher learning being run by the minority communities.
- Agreements To Be Signed With Spanish Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Several important agreements are expected to be signed during the visit of the Spanish Prime Minister, Mr Jose Luis Rodgriguez Zapatero, beginning today.
- Govt To Assess Water Storage In Chinese Barrage Over Sutlej (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Following reports of China having constructed a ‘‘barrage’’over the Sutlej that could impact the flow of water in flood-prone areas of Himachal Pradesh, the Ministry of Water Resources has decided to make an assessment of the magnitude of water . . .
- The Dilemma Of Language (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 02, 2006)
AS A child I often wondered about the status of English in my school. "A foreign language," we were told, which confused us further as there were no foreigners around.
- The Root Of The Real Inequality Problem (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 02, 2006)
Linguistic diversity in itself is not sufficient rationalisation for wide use of a non-native language in schools and colleges
- Haryana Must Rein In Khap Panchayats (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 02, 2006)
The Supreme Court has come down heavily against fatwas issued by Muslim clerics. In a landmark ruling, it directed the Orissa government to give full protection to Nizama Bibi who was forced to live separately from her husband following a fatwa . . .
- The Electronic Media (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 02, 2006)
The most disturbing aspect is the total insensitivity of the news channels to the visuals they bring on the screen
- Nepal To Ask Un To Monitor Maoist Rebels (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Nepal will ask the United Nations to monitor weapons of Maoist rebels and the army ahead of elections for an assembly to map out the country’s political future, the home minister said on Saturday.
- ‘Stinking’ Face Of India's Neo-Rich ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Jul 02, 2006)
Leading a high-profile 5- star lifestyle, the Late Pramod Mahajan was always reluctant to publicly admit that he had Diabetes and never betrayed embarrassment in face of allegations levelled in unsavoury situations like Shivangi murder case but . . .
- Nepal To Ask U.N. To Monitor Rebel, Army Arms (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Jul 02, 2006)
Nepal will ask the United Nations to monitor weapons of Maoist rebels and the army ahead of elections for an assembly to map out the country's political future, the home minister said on Saturday.
- Law, Justice And J&k~i (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 02, 2006)
For a solution to J&K to be universally acceptable it must be seen by all as being lawful and just. Political opinion in Pakistan and India as well as all people and parties . . .
- Sco Pledges To Fight Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Jul 02, 2006)
Signalling the dawn of a new era, the Sixth Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China pledged to jointly fight terrorism and reached an agreement among its six-member states on cutting off infiltration channels of terrorists . . .
- What Rule Of Law? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
In theory, the modern liberal-constitutional state has three autonomous arms, all of which ideally reinforce its inherently democratic character.
- Cbi All Set To Chargesheet Bangaru (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
After an investigation spreading a little over 15 months, the CBI is all set to file its first chargesheet in the Tehelka expose against former BJP President Bangaru Laxman and two of his aides.
- Writing From The Jaws Of The Tiger (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Jul 02, 2006)
This book is invaluable for the insights that the author provides, despite the repeated threats that he has had to face on account of his writings.
- Mumbai’S Rudeness Index (Indian Express, NANDITA PATEL, Jul 02, 2006)
That Mumbai has been voted the rudest city in the world by a recent Reader’s Digest study has come as a shock, even insult, to several of the metro’s citizens.
- Missing: Foreign Policy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 02, 2006)
The longer the PM avoids appointing a foreign minister, the greater will be the damage to our interests
- Flattening The Himalayas (Indian Express, P Stobdan, Jul 02, 2006)
China’s move to ensure greater connectivity with Tibet and Sikkim raises many questions
- Dial 'N' For Entente (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 02, 2006)
Broad support for the deal is comforting ---- The smooth passage of the India-United States nuclear deal proposal through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- To Be Indiacentric (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
Colombo at this time could hardly be seen as an inspirational venue to talk about "a new peace process" between Pakistan and India.
- The End Of Distress (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jul 02, 2006)
Vidarbha’s problems are real and palpable. The solution has to be all-India reform
- New Forms Of Journalism (Hindu, ANAND BODH, Jul 02, 2006)
A new word `Peoplerazzi" has been coined to describe citizen journalists who focus on celebrities, in catching well-known people doing ordinary things.
- A Vast Canvas (Hindu, M. S. Nagarajan, Jul 02, 2006)
In a career spanning four decades, Daruwalla has handled almost all the themes under the sun and grown in stature.
- Roots Of An Ancient Conflict (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Jul 02, 2006)
Tariq Ali's series of historical novels delve into the historical contact between the Christian and Islamic worlds.
- Consultative Group's Steps For Talks Satisfactory: Ulfa (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jul 02, 2006)
It hopes Centre will initiate positive steps on issues raised through PCG
Centre agreed to "consider favourably" release of jailed leaders
Include "sovereignty issue" on agenda for direct talks: PCG
Ensure peaceful atmosphere for direct talks: Patil
- Personal And Political (Hindu, Nilanjana S Roy, Jul 02, 2006)
A moving evocation of the troubled birth of a beleaguered nation and the tentative adolescence of a great writer.
- A Time For Reflection (Hindu, SHASHI THAROOR, Jul 02, 2006)
The Aspen Institute's Festival of Ideas is like a good high school with spectacular scenery and no exams.
- Nepal Maoists Committed To Peace Talks: Yechury (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Senior CPI(M) leader meets rebel chief Prachanda in Kathmandu
"Rebels have come to the democratic process and do not intend to go back"
Sitaram Yechury met G. P. Koirala before talks with Maoist chief
- Discontent Is A Very Productive Emotion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Australian writer Judith Rodriguez on her books and writing in general.
I suppose Homes and Families would be one side of my work ... my poetry is partly about that because it is the scene of our most important decisions ... it is the cradle of . . .
- Conscience Of The Nation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 02, 2006)
"Reading Navasky's book, I wished there was a similar account of India's longest-running radical weekly."
- Revolutionary Change And Its Aftermath (Hindu, RAVI VYAS, Jul 02, 2006)
A novel is never anything except a philosophy expressed in images. And in a good novel the philosophy disappears into the images.
- Making A Beginning (Hindu, Sevanti Ninan, Jul 02, 2006)
The initial steps for a self-regulatory mechanism for TV broadcasters have been taken. Whether it will amount to anything is anybody's guess.
- One Character In Search Of An Agenda (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 02, 2006)
What do Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Amitabh Bachchan have in common -- apart from the Allahabad and poetry connections, that is?
- Politics Of Quota (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 02, 2006)
As a 17-year-old girl, I watched a young handsome guy with curly hair and attractive smile giving fiery speeches on Marx and Lenin, about the division of labour and wealth, during the stormy campaigns for the post of president and of other office bearers
- Count Down (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 02, 2006)
If wishes were horses, they could at least be counted, if not ridden. And if wishes are votes, as the democratic system assures citizens they are, then all votes should be counted to discern the wishes of the majority.
- The Importance Of Being Charitable (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 02, 2006)
Conventional wisdom in India has it that the West is all about conspicuous consumption and having a good time. Perhaps it is, but it is also about giving.
- The Cracking Mould (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jul 02, 2006)
As the voting percentages of the first two parties Congress 28.4 and BJP 23.7 - in the 2004 parliamentary elections show, neither can be called truly representative of popular opinion.
- 14 Injured In Protests In Srinagar (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jul 02, 2006)
Violence following killing of a civilian
At least 3,000 protesters took to the streets
Government vehicles, hoardings, police booths damaged
Separatist leaders condemn killing
- Capital Suggestion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan should be amended at least one more time. The new amendment ought to say out loud that it overrides everything and anything said anywhere in the constitution and that, from now on, the occupant of . . .
- Sonia Has Invited Me To Join Congress, Says Siddaramaiah (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
AIPJD leader to decide after consulting party leaders, workers
- The Urban Nightmare (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
The world is entering a historic urban transition; in 2007, for the first time in history, the world's urban population will exceed the rural population.
- Coping With Calamities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 02, 2006)
Preident Pervez Musharraf’s call for an international early warning system for natural disasters comes nearly nine months after the devastating earthquake that struck Pakistan and Azad Kashmir and killed nearly 100,000 people, besides rendering . . .
- 2,000 Under-Trial Women May Be Freed (News International, Shakil Shaikh, Jul 02, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have decided to convene sessions of both the Senate and the National Assembly this month to debate the government-prepared draft bill for reviewing or amending the Hudood laws.
- Not Just Sound Bytes (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 02, 2006)
There is this very articulate Union minister who, in his earlier avatar as a party spokesman, used to dismiss critical TV correspondent comments as “Sound bytes! Sound bytes!”
- Musician Killed By Police In Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
At least two dozen people were hurt as thousands of protesters hurled bricks and stones in held Kashmir on Saturday in a violent demonstration over the killing of a musician by police.
- All Clear For Sun Tv, Dmk Withdraws Cable Bill (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Jul 02, 2006)
Says such legislation comes under the Centre’s purview
- The Budgetary Charade In Parliament (Dawn, Sherry Rehman, Jul 02, 2006)
Budget 2006-7 came and went, passed by parliament in a record 17 days, with a great deal of sound and fury, most of it having brought little relief to the inflation-hit incomes of the Pakistani consumer.
- Hc Pulls Up Govt After Petition On Cpm Terror In Jail (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jul 02, 2006)
Central jail: Court takes suo motu notice after inmate writes to the Chief Justice, complaining of torture by partymen
- Left: Make All Deals Subject To Parliament (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
The Left parties have decided to press for a constitutional amendment so that all international treaties, including the India-US civilian nuclear energy agreement, have to be ratified by Parliament.
- Weepy Sings A New Tune (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jul 02, 2006)
Some politicians aspire to be development icons - Vikas Purush, in case you remember the expression -others to be demagogues and still others to be dictators.
- Peace As Mere Jargon (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Jul 02, 2006)
Kashmir burns, the Hurriyat and Pakistan play the fiddle. India, meanwhile, protests ---- The recent months have witnessed a sharp increase in terror attacks and mindless killings of innocents in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Fear Returns (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Jul 02, 2006)
After a brief lull, cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is returning to its old level.
- Honeymoon That Never Was (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jul 02, 2006)
The so-called "peace process" in Jammu and Kashmir is only a tactical ploy by Jihad Inc. to buy time. The intensity of extremism has not reduced, though there has been some diminution of terrorist capacities
- Kamal Won’T Barter Rights Of Poor, Leaves (Asian Age, PTI, Jul 02, 2006)
The WTO talks here collapsed on Saturday today as trade ministers of 60 key countries failed to arrive at a common ground on agriculture and industrial tariffs. An upset commerce minister Kamal Nath stated that he saw "no negotiating space" and . . .
- Left Wants N-Deal Ratified By Parliament (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Irked over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 'belying' his assurance in Parliament on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Left parties on Friday demanded a constitutional amendment to make it binding on the Executive to get the nod of Parliament before . . .
- Nalco: Stir Hits Life In Orissa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
A daylong strike by the ruling BJD, BJP, CPI and CPM brought normal life to a standstill in Orissa on Friday.
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