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Articles 10521 through 10620 of 43820:
- Top Priority For Photo Rolls: Gopalaswami (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Commission's credibility has gone up after Assembly elections
"Right to recall" a tough exercise
Fix ceiling to curb money power
- The Importance Of Being Charitable (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 01, 2006)
Conventional wisdom in India has it that the West is all about conspicuous consumption and having a good time.
- Pak Not To Give Mfn Status To India (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Jul 01, 2006)
With the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement set to become operational from tomorrow, Pakistan has apparently decided not to accord the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India as well as tariff concessions due under the SAFTA.
- Every Third Poor Person On The Planet Lives Here (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 01, 2006)
If the poverty of the poorest is not addressed immediately, it may become intractable and costly, says a collection of essays on chronic poverty. Another compilation of articles sees a growing confidence among the poor, while a third book notes that . . .
- A Time To Kill, A Time To Regret (Hindu, R. Hariharan, Jul 01, 2006)
Despite the appeal to India, it hardly appears that the LTTE is about to turn over a new leaf. India needs to consider its course of action vis-à-vis Sri Lanka with care.
- How The Richest Have Broken Their Promises (Hindu, Larry Elliott, Jul 01, 2006)
A full-scale audit shows that the G8 partners have not delivered on their pledge to the world's poor.
The G8 countries delivered on only debt relief; they were "completely off track" on trade and were inadequate on aid
France is the only G8 . . .
- Red Vs Red In Bengal (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Jul 01, 2006)
Are Indian communists behind times or are they in tune with new political thinking
- East Asia And Japan's Pullout From Iraq (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jul 01, 2006)
Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has had to balance domestic sentiment and U.S. concerns.
- Himalayan Divide (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 01, 2006)
Indo-China border dispute remains unresoIved
- Common Man’S Faith Is Our Strength: Justice Sabharwal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 01, 2006)
Chief Justice of India Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal led a 60-member delegation of Indian judges and senior lawyers to the 72nd Biennial Conference of the International Law Association at Toronto, Canada, very recently.
- Come, Let’S Trade (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 01, 2006)
The first tariff reduction under the Trade Liberalisation Programme (TLP) of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) will be effected on 1 July 2006 by all South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation member-states save Nepal which will . . .
- Cong, Pdp, Nc Pursuing Hurriyat Agenda: Jaitley (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Policies of the United Front Alliance (UPA) at Centre towards Jammu and Kashmir came under a strong attack at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior office bearers’ meeting which was convened by Party national general secretary and former Union Minister,
- A Deal With India (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 01, 2006)
The support of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the Indo-US nuclear deal, coming as it does after the International Committee of the House of Representatives voted for it, is more than just an indication that the deal will get the nod of . . .
- Pm’S Farm Package (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 01, 2006)
The first instalment of the Rs 4,000-crore rehabilitation package for distressed farmers in 31 suicide-struck districts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, to be announced by the PM in Vidarbha, is long on noble intentions but short . .
- Undp's New Hdr For Asia-Pacific — For An Inclusive Development Strategy (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jul 01, 2006)
Strategic, rather than indiscriminate, integration into the global economy remains the key to successfully managing globalisation.
- One Character In Search Of An Agenda (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 01, 2006)
What do Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Amitabh Bachchan have in common -- apart from the Allahabad and poetry connections, that is? Like the Angry Young Man who, after some years in the wilderness,
- Shed Pessimism, But Tread Cautiously (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Jul 01, 2006)
The tightening of monetary and credit conditions is unlikely to stop and investors should take heed
- The Car Gears Up (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 01, 2006)
Bengal still far removed from a policy
The people’s car project of Tata Motors, which had hit a road-block when the company’s delegation visited Singur in the heady aftermath of the elections, may now start whirring again if Wednesday’s statement . . .
- Differently-Abled’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 01, 2006)
Had it still been acceptable, politically correct, to use terms like “handicapped, disabled or crippled” there would be every reason to condemn a trio of Argentine football fans who ~ for a while ~ beat the system and had themselves a ringside view . . .
- Mumbai’S Rudeness Index (Indian Express, NANDITA PATEL, Jul 01, 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.
- The Gay Science (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 01, 2006)
They are born that way. They have become that way. They have chosen to be that way. Nature, nurture and choice .
- Flats On Auction (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 01, 2006)
Selling aam aadmi short
It may no longer be fashionable or politically correct to talk socialism. But governance is not a fashion statement, social responsibilities cannot be wished away.
- China’S Tibet Railway Ready To Go (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 01, 2006)
China unveils an engineering marvel this weekend ~ a railway to Tibet that features high-tech systems to stabilise tracks over permafrost and oxygen-enriched cabins to help riders cope with high altitudes.
- Guns And Bombs From China (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Jul 01, 2006)
It is hardly surprising that the London-based Amnesty International has reported that China has become the ‘most secretive and irresponsible’ exporter of arms which help fuel conflicts in many parts of the world.
- Hope Belied? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 01, 2006)
Any hope that a serious effort is on in Pakistan for the restoration of democracy seems to be rather misplaced. One of the first public assertions by the neighbouring country's new Chief Election Commissioner Justice Javed Iqbal has already created . . .
- The Valley Sulkers (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 01, 2006)
Ten days spent in the valley, after an eight-month gap, brought me up against a new phenomenon which I would call the "great sulk" of urban Kashmiri Muslims.
- Charter: Diplomats’ View (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Jul 01, 2006)
While much has been written on the ‘Charter of Democracy’ signed by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, little has been written on how this document is being viewed by local representatives of foreign powers, especially those . . .
- 'Musharraf To Hold Pak Reign For 10 More Years' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf is likely to rule Pakistan for another 10 years amid signs that the country could become more and more Islamic, according to an Indian strategic expert.
- Snags In The Privatisation Process (Dawn, Dr Akhtar Hasan Khan, Jul 01, 2006)
The progress of every nation depends on the strength of its institutions. Institutions are collective organizations run on fair rules and principles for promotion of national interest.
- Will Standards Improve? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 01, 2006)
The new scheme of studies for classes I to XII notified by the federal education ministry on Thursday indicates that our policymakers have at last begun to focus attention on the school education sector.
- Price Blow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 01, 2006)
The ruling party itself castigating the government for unbridled price rise does not make a very congruous sight but what was said at the Congress Working Committee on Thursday was only the reflection of the frustration felt by the common man reeling . .
- Mad Cities (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 01, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh stirred a hornet's nest in Mumbai when he spoke on the "cancer of corruption and stranglehold of land mafias", besides calling for greater transparency in municipal governance.
- Israeli Jets Blitz Gaza (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Hamas vowed on Friday it would not be destroyed by Israel after fighter jets blitzed Gaza, striking the interior ministry and militant targets in the latest assault aimed at securing the release of a captured soldier.
- Advice On Democracy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 01, 2006)
It seems that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's 'advice' to Pakistan to hold free and fair elections, as contained in remarks to journalists during her visit to Islamabad early this week, have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
- Guantanamo Ruling (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 01, 2006)
The US Supreme Court needs to be lauded for its ruling on Thursday that military tribunals established by Washington to try detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility are illegal.
- Growing Power Of The Underworld (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 01, 2006)
Rashtrapati Bhavan is not a court of appeal. But over the years, it has become a forum where concerned citizens have sought the attention of the highest in the land to the problems which the government has failed to notice, much less tackle.
- A Lokayukta Who Has Delivered (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jul 01, 2006)
It is open house in the Lokayukta’s office in Bangalore. It is the last few days of incumbent Justice N. Venkatachala’s tenure.
- President Sets Foreign Policy Goals (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 01, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf, on Thursday, asked Pakistani envoys to proactively pursue economic diplomacy, highlight Pakistan’s geo-political location in the region and project positive developments of the country.
- China Migration, Not Rail Link, Worries Tibetans (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
An American Tibetan activist protested China’s imminent inauguration of a new railway line into Tibet by clambering atop the façade of Beijing’s central railway station and unfurling a banner that read “China’s Tibet Railway: Designed to Destroy”.
- Turning To The United Nations, Again (Tribune, RICHARD HOLBROOKE , Jul 01, 2006)
In a little-noticed announcement, US President George Bush, on June 14, the day he returned from Iraq, said that he would send two personal emissaries to New York to consult with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan on the political and economic . . .
- India, Then And Now (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 01, 2006)
It happens that two days after I arrived in London last week, Lakshmi Mittal won his bid to take over Arcelor.
- Quotas For Votes (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Jul 01, 2006)
Coming as it does at a time when anti-reservation feelings pervade the air, Arun Shourie’s book “Falling Over Backwards”« may be misconstrued as a quickie on the subject.
- General Recall (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jul 01, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt-Gen S.K. Sinha (retd) knows how to wriggle out of a sticky situation.
- Hc Pulls Up Govt After Petition On Cpm Terror In Jail (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jul 01, 2006)
Central jail: Court takes suo motu notice after inmate writes to the Chief Justice, complaining of torture by partymen
- Election Commission Not Under Focus In Chawla Case: Cec (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Jul 01, 2006)
Drawing a fine distinction between the ‘‘individual’’ and ‘‘institution’’, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami who took charge today said the credibility of the Election Commission had in no way been affected despite the Opposition’s case . . .
- Did Singapore Open Cm’S Eyes? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 01, 2006)
It was good to see H D Kumaraswamy undertaking his first foreign tours after becoming chief minister to Dubai and Singapore, the two most successful city-states in the East, at a time when infrastructure development has become the key mantra to . . .
- Amendment Sought To Consumer Protection Act (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 01, 2006)
An early amendment to the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) is a must for making it serve the purpose for which it was enacted and benefit consumers, observed Chairman of the Federation of Consumer Organisations of Tamil Nadu (FEDCOT) and Consumer . . .
- Tackling The ‘Parallel Judiciary’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 30, 2006)
BY directing the police to arrest those found to be involved in organising a now infamous jirga in district Jacobabad, the Supreme Court has sent a clear message to the feudal and tribal power brokers who are encouraging the growth of a parallel . . .
- Friday Feature: God’S Gift For Mankind (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Jun 30, 2006)
According to the Holy Quran, righteous persons’ supplication to God is: “Our Lord! give us in the world that which is good and (also) in the Hereafter that which is good and save us from the torment of Fire” (2:201).
- Pakistan Committed To Normalisation Of Ties With India: Pm (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday that Pakistan was committed to normalising relations with India through the ongoing composite dialogue process.
- Tandon Suggests New Mechanism For Appointment Of Election . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Says committee headed by Prime Minister could lay down procedure
No need to make Election Commission a five-member body
No consensus among political parties on state funding of elections
- Budgets And Budgeteers At Odds (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 30, 2006)
The Lahore district assembly has witnessed a depressingly routine spectacle.
- Gaza Reinvasion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel's excessive response to the kidnapping of one of its soldier reflects its general disdain of the Palestinians and shows how its leaders overreact to certain events.
- President Stresses Economic Diplomacy (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jun 30, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday asked Pakistani envoys to proactively pursue economic diplomacy, highlight Pakistan’s geo-political location in the region and project the positive developments of the country.
- When ‘Tigers’ Purr (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 30, 2006)
There must be no diluting the minister of state for external affairs’ summary rejection of the kiss-and-make-up plea of LTTE ideologue Anton Balasingham.
- China: Cpc Members Asked To Combat Corruption (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
As China's ruling Communist Party celebrated its 85th founding anniversary, General Secretary Hu Jintao today identified combating "rampant" corruption as a "historic task" for the party to justify its continued hold on political power in the . . .
- Congress, Tdp Workers Clash; One Killed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Former TDP Minister J.R. Pushparaj among 15 persons injured
- Israel Hits Ministry; Hamas Offers Soldier (US News & World Report, Ravi Nessman, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli warplanes struck the Palestinian Interior Ministry early Friday, setting it ablaze as Arab leaders tried to forge a deal that would halt the Israeli offensive and free a 19-year-old soldier held by gunmen allied with the ruling Islamic Hamas.
- Bjp Threatens To Abrogate Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 30, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has threatened to abrogate the Indo-US nuclear deal when it returns to power.
- Pakistan Announces Tariff Cuts Under Safta Today (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan is to announce (today) its first tariff reduction for promotion of trade under the South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement.
- N-Deal Sent Up To Senate (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jun 30, 2006)
The US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, like its House of Representatives counterpart two days ago, voted overwhelmingly this afternoon to endorse the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Israel Captures Palestinian Ministers And Lawmakers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
8 ministers, 24 lawmakers among a total of 64 arrested
* Hamas condemns arrests as declaration of ‘open war’
* Abbas appeals for intervention
* Israeli settler killed
- Cabinet Okays 3-Month Extension To Dot On Fdi (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal seeking a three-month extension for ensuring compliance of conditions with regard to enhancement of FDI ceiling from 49 per cent to 74 per cent in the telecom sector.
- Pawar Play In Vidarbha (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Jun 30, 2006)
To understand Sharad Pawar, one has to comprehend the convulsions Maharashtra has gone through in the last three decades.
- Affirmative Action In The Us: The Simmering Debate (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Jun 30, 2006)
The affirmative action concept, which has for long triggered a debate in the US, requires positive steps to be taken to provide equal employment opportunity.
- Demolition Of Hindu Esteem (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan has again thrown the gauntlet at India by demolishing the only Hindu temple in Lahore.
- Mulling Over Mittal (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 30, 2006)
For reasons that have as much to do with ethnicity as with national pride, Lakshmi Mittal’s doughty success in effecting the merger of the Luxembourg-registered Arcelor SA with his Mittal Steel has been widely celebrated in India.
- For A Better Tomorrow, See The Big Picture (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Jun 30, 2006)
We need comprehensive review of energy policy, delinking the government from oil pricing
- We Respect Iran’S N-Rights: Somnath (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said on Thursday that India respected Iran’s right to civilian nuclear energy for peaceful purposes within IAEA guidelines.
- 10 Hamas Ministers Arrested By Israelis (Asian Age, Donna Abu-Nasr, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli forces on Thursday rounded up dozens of Palestinian Cabinet ministers and legislators from Hamas, increasing pressure on the Islamic militants to release a captured Israeli soldier, and witnesses said tanks moved into northern Gaza, widening . . .
- Why Don't They Whip Up The Creamy Layer? (Pioneer, BULBUL ROY MISHRA, Jun 30, 2006)
The unreserved category may have to bear additional financial burden as Government will be unable to meet the running cost of OBC education, says Bulbul Roy Mishra
- Israeli Army Arrests Hamas Ministers, Lawmakers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Gaza operation: The 64 officials held will not be ‘bargaining chips’ for the release of abducted Israel soldier, says foreign minister
- Asian Integration: Large Hurdles Still Remain (The Financial Express, MY KHAN, Jun 30, 2006)
If achieved, it will mean more investment, better use of economic resources and economies of sale
- Past Imperfect (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan's failure to inculcate democratic culture in governance has its roots in the circumstances it was created, says Salim Mansur.
- Michael Vatikiotis: India Coddles Its Despotic Neighbors (International Herald Tribune, Michael Vatikiotis , Jun 30, 2006)
Isn't it time that the world's largest democracy started behaving like one? Much as India deserves plaudits for ensuring that more than a billion people enjoy the rights and liberty that democracy endows, it could surely do more to promote these . . .
- Can Islam Be Democratic? (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jun 30, 2006)
Islam supercedes nationality," says media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
- Israel Rounds Up Hamas Mps (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Israeli troops rounded up dozens of Palestinian ministers and lawmakers belonging to Hamas on Thursday, while pressing a military campaign in Gaza meant to win the release of an Israeli soldier held by Hamas gunmen.
- Left Wants Parliament To Ratify Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jun 30, 2006)
After Indo-US civilian nuclear deal got the overwhelming support from the International Relation Committee of the US House of Representatives, the Left on Thursday asked the Congress-led UPA Government to amend the Constitution so that "all bilateral . .
- Working With Tainted Chawla Challenging: Tandon (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Jun 30, 2006)
Brushing aside criticism of his inability to remove tainted Election Commissioner Navin Chawla during his tenure, Chief Election Commissioner BB Tandon on Thursday accepted that working with a "tainted" Commissioner was "challenging".
- Us Devises Public Diplomacy Drive (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Determined to turn the tide of anti-Americanism in the Arab world, the Bush administration has drawn up a classified list of about a dozen high-priority countries on which to focus public diplomacy.
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