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Articles 12921 through 13020 of 43820:
- Maoists Accuse Nepal Govt Of Reneging On Promises (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Maoists in Nepal today charged the government of Prime Minister G P Koirala with going back on promises and trying to push the country back into conflict .
- Ruthless Merit (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 02, 2006)
There is an English disease, peculiar to a particular class, of using language to mask feelings rather than express them.
- Strike And After (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 02, 2006)
It is in the nation’s interest that the anti-reservation agitation by medicos has been called off although after a stern warning of the Supreme Court.
- British Academics Flay Closure Of Husain Exhibition (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Leading British academics have condemned the forced closure of noted Indian artist M.F. Husain's exhibition and criticised Hindu groups in Britain for putting pressure on the organisers.
- Terror Alert (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 02, 2006)
While India and Pakistan were reiterating “their commitment to fight terrorism in all its forms and manifestations” in Islamabad on Wednesday, terrorists were busy executing their plans on this side of the divide.
- Growth Surge (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 02, 2006)
If there were still some sceptics left about the Indian growth story, they can slink away into the shadows.
- True Cost Of Elections (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 02, 2006)
To date, there have been no authentic, overarching studies assessing the cost of elections in India.
- The Flight Of Merit (Statesman, Usha Mahadevan, Jun 01, 2006)
Do Doctors Serve The System That Subsidised Their Education?
- Sheila-Bashing (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 01, 2006)
The cat is out of the proverbial bag. The active participation of the Union urban development minister at a local Congress jamboree to laud passage of the controversial, yet to be judicially-endorsed, Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act confirms . . .
- Checks And Imbalances (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 01, 2006)
President Kalam’s return of the Office of Profit Bill raises three questions.
- The Stock Market Slump (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 01, 2006)
A report carried in Wednesday’s Dawn says that a hefty amount of Rs600 billion has been wiped out by plummeting share prices and falling KSE-100 index between April 17 and May 30.
- Quota Move Brings Out Caste Divide In Young Indians (Daily Times, Kamil Zaheer, Jun 01, 2006)
Modern India likes to boast about its emergence on the world stage and its booming information and pharmaceutical sectors, but the country is still grappling with the ancient Hindu caste system which divides its people
- Nepal Again Plans To Humble King (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 01, 2006)
The king will no longer be the appointing authority of ambassadors and chiefs of constitutional bodies like the chief justice and chief election commissioner.
- Nam On Iran (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 01, 2006)
The Non-Aligned Movement's unequivocal backing of Iran's right to "develop, research, produce and use atomic energy for peaceful purposes" is welcome even if it is unlikely to bring an end to the ongoing stand-off between Tehran and Washington.
- ‘Our Second Freedom Will Release Us’ (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Jun 01, 2006)
A C Kamaraj, an engineer, and an ardent believer in the interlinking of rivers, was a member of the committee of experts on interlinking of rivers set up by the Union government.
- ‘Kalam Move No Setback For Party, Govt’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
A day after the President returned the Office-of-Profit Amendment Bill, the Congress party’s response was a calibrated defiance.
- For Best Results, Begin At The Base (Indian Express, Pradeep Agrawal, Jun 01, 2006)
The recent move by the government to extend caste-based reservations to OBCs at central universities, including institutions like IITs and IIMs, has rekindled the debate on how best to help the weaker sections of society without increasing social . . .
- Quotes On Quotas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 01, 2006)
For political reasons, the BJP and even the RSS cannot afford to openly attack the idea of reservations for OBCs in educational institutions. But the Organiser (June 4) can barely conceal its support for the anti-reservation agitation spearheaded . . .
- An Unrealistic Deadline For Indus Dams (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 01, 2006)
The ground-breaking of the Diamer-Basha dam performed by President General Pervez Musharraf on April 26 caused my memory to recall the ground-breaking for the construction of the Tarbela Dam performed nearly 38 years ago on November 4, 1968 by the . . .
- Look Who Profits (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 01, 2006)
With the government in effect refusing to admit there’s anything too convenient by half in the amended office of profit rules — the president will reportedly be asked to sign the very bill he has questioned — probably the last chance for injecting . . .
- The Lady Is Not For Turning (Deccan Herald, Fred Hiatt, Jun 01, 2006)
The day Aung San Suu Kyi should have been freed, last Saturday, was also the 16th anniversary of the election that should have made her prime minister.
- Stop Proselytisation (Deccan Herald, EDUARDO FALEIRO, Jun 01, 2006)
Organised attempts at mass conversion or re-conversion has the potential to undermine public order
- Office Of Profit: Kalam Move Has Mps On Toes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The ghost of disqualification is revisiting several MPs, including Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and ministers, in the light of President A P J Abdul Kalam returning the controversial Office of Profit Bill to Parliament with the main . . .
- The Fallout And The Falling Out (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jun 01, 2006)
The more one searches for credible political rationale behind Mandal II, the more baffled it leaves you. It is only going to leave a trail of losers, not winners.
- Do Ghosts Like Songs? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 01, 2006)
It was bound to happen, sooner or later. Playback singer Himesh Reshammiya’s spirited rendition of the Jhalak Dikhlaja song from this February’s release “Aksar” and ending with Ek baar aaja, aaja, aaja, aaja, aaja is said to have evoked a very . . .
- Amend Office Of Profit Bill (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 01, 2006)
The objections that underpin President A P J Abdul Kalam’s decision to return the Office of Profit bill to Parliament indicate that the legislature has, in its attempt to amend the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, failed to . . .
- Empowering Through Entrepreneurship (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Jun 01, 2006)
The empowerment of the weaker sections among the SC/STs and OBCs must be through entrepreneurship and business rather than by quotas. Reserving seats in higher educational institutions will not go far, considering the situation at the school level
- Hurdles To Be Tackled In Indian Growth (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Jun 01, 2006)
A steady GDP expansion is essential and can’t be assured without economic and political drive
- Thank You, Kalam Saab (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 01, 2006)
The Office-of-Profit Bill deserved this
- Wake Up To Aids (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 01, 2006)
We need to shed coyness on the disease
- 35 Bengalis Injured As Terrorism Takes On Tourism (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 01, 2006)
About three dozen tourists from West Bengal sustained injuries when unidentified terrorists carried out grenade attacks on two tourist buses in Dalgate area in this capital city today.
- A 'Carrots-And-Sticks' Package For Iran To Be Discussed Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The United States has said that world powers are making progress on a package of incentives for Iran to halt its uranium enrichment and other nuclear activities, and a plan for penalties if it does not.
- Virtues And Vices Of Coalition Rule (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jun 01, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in an interview to the BBC has hinted at the possibility of a new political equation and even a mid-term election in the post - poll scenario to four state assemblies.
- Bjp Urges Students To Listen To Sc On Strike (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The opposition BJP, which has been sympathetic to the agitating medicos, today counselled them to pay heed to the supreme court’s direction to call off their ongoing strike against the OBC quota.
- Who Was He That I Saw? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 01, 2006)
Instead of solving the mystery of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's disappearance in the disputable plane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945, the Justice Mukherjee Commission Report has deepened the mystery.
- "V. P. Singh Dancing To Congress' Tune" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh Transport Minister Naresh Agrawal on Wednesday alleged that former Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh was dancing to the Congress' tunes.
- 'The Army Has To Come Out' (OutLook, Arundhati Roy, Jun 01, 2006)
'The Indians are teaching the Americans, too, how to occupy a place ... The occupation of Kashmir has taken place over years. ... In Iraq, you have 125,000 or so American troops in a situation of war, controlling 25 million Iraqis.
- 1980s Redux? (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 01, 2006)
Afghanistan since 2005 is not Iraq since 2003, it's more a a re-run of the anti-Soviet jihad of the 1980s--this time targeted not against the Soviet communists and their Afghan supporters, but against the "Western infidels led by the US and the UK" . . .
- Pm Meets Prez But Govt Intends To Profit From Bill (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
With relations between the UPA Government and Rashtrapati Bhavan entering a turbulent phase following the President returning the Office-of-Profit Bill on Tuesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called on President APJ Abdul Kalam on Wednesday to . . .
- Silencing The River Sutra (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 01, 2006)
Once the Yamuna beautification plan gets underway, the historic association of the ghats with the Hindu tradition will be lost forever, says Anuradha Dutt
- The 'Rent A Quota' Drama (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jun 01, 2006)
Cruel as it may sound, the medical students' strike in Delhi - with occasional add-ons in other cities - hasn't really gripped middle India.
- Dalai Lama's Varanasi Connection (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2006)
What do the Dalai Lama's ornate robes, kimkhabs used in Hollywood costumes, the rich brocades adorning Tibetan monastries in India and abroad and exquisite dragon fabrics available across Buddhist centres have in common? Varanansi. Amazing but true.
- Nobody Profits (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 01, 2006)
While sending the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill back to Parliament for its reconsideration, President APJ Abdul Kalam has highlighted what could be deep flaws in the proposed law to exempt MPs holding certain offices of . . .
- Pranab, Wen Review Boundary Issue (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Efforts to find a political settlement to the vexed Sino-Indian boundary dispute by their Special Representatives were reviewed during a meeting between Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, official sources . . .
- Poll In Mind, Punjab Announces Sops (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The Punjab Council of Ministers today gave approval to refer cases of 9,000 terrorism-affected persons in the state to the Union Government so as to seek ex-gratia and rehabilitation grant for them on a par with 1984-riot victims.
- Syria's Silent Purge (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 01, 2006)
Reasons for the regime's new bullishness lie largely beyond the country's borders.
- Upa In Bind Over Bill (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 01, 2006)
The UPA government is scrambling to contain the damage caused by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s decision to withhold his assent to the recently-amended Bill exempting certain posts from being considered as Office of Profit, but the Congress is . . .
- Await Final Outcome Before Imposing Quota, Centre Told (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Jun 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cautioned the Government on implementation of the 27 per cent quota for OBCs in educational institutions stating it will be subject to the final outcome of the petition pending before it.
- Avoid Embarassment (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 01, 2006)
Govt must not go for a quick fix solution to save the MPs
- A Step Back For Justice (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 01, 2006)
The striking medical students’ decision to call off their strike is welcome.
- Minority Report (Times of India, Sanjib Baruah, Jun 01, 2006)
It is a myth that Muslims vote for the Congress because of its secular credentials. 'Minority prudence' has always been a factor. Muslims have often voted strategically for the most likely winner.
- Respect Law As Indians Do, Say Pak Lawmakers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Applauding India’s flourishing democracy and its “law abiding” citizens, Pakistani lawmakers have said they wanted their countrymen to learn “good lessons” from the democratic standards set by the neighbouring State.
- The Unrest In Sri Lanka (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Jun 01, 2006)
On May 21, 1991, a suicide bomber strapped with explosives deputed by LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran blew herself up and assassinated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- It Is Now Ladakh Singhey Khabab Spring Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Sindhu Darshan renamed to ensure greater local participation
- Resident Doctors End Agitation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Medical students, however, say they will continue the protest on the quota issue
Supreme Court says they resume work or face contempt
Those who do not rejoin work will be served termination notice: Anbumani
- Rs.30-Lakh Grant For Jatropha Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
DRDA responsible for overall supervision
- Obliterate The Tamil Tigers (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jun 01, 2006)
On May 21, 1991, a suicide bomber strapped with explosives deputed by the LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran blew herself up and assassinated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Prabhakaran, who faces charges of involvement in Rajiv Gandhi's . . .
- Reliance Not Given Land At Concessional Rate: Hooda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
INLD had been making baseless allegations
- Is The Indo-Pak Nuke Deal In Trouble? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 01, 2006)
Delhi wants watertight assurances from Washington that the nuclear fuel it agrees to supply for India's civil reactors will never be suspended for political reasons
- A Case Of Presidential Overreach (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 01, 2006)
If the Indian presidency is not quite a decorative or ceremonial post, it is supposed to be a far cry from an executive office — it must not be allowed to be activist and set the terms for substantive policy-making, let alone be permitted to . . .
- Round Table Politics: Jihad And Kebabs (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's round-table process calls for a transfiguration of political attitudes in New Delhi and Srinagar.
- Unpredictable Mid-Term Verdict On Bush (Hindu, Martin Kettle, Jun 01, 2006)
In the history of editorial boo-boos, few can out-goof The Chicago Daily Tribune's "Dewey defeats Truman" front page of November 1948.
- Bill Was Correct: Cong (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Stressing that there have been legislation with retrospective effect earlier, she said, “Parliament needs to examine the issues raised by the President, including whether Parliament can legislate for state legislatures.”
- A Smart Approach To Iran (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jun 01, 2006)
The bush administration's offer yesterday to join negotiations with Iran was well tailored.
- Supreme Court Warns Striking Doctors (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Concerned over the plight of patients due to ongoing strike by medicos on the Centre’s decision to introduce 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in Central institutions of higher learning, the Supreme Court today held a stern warning to them to end . . .
- Congress Vs Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 31, 2006)
Rajiv asked the right quota questions; crudely brushing them aside is sabotage from within
- Of A Leader And A Hero (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 31, 2006)
Ms Jayalalithaa deciding to take on the mantle of leading the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and Aamir Khan refusing to recede from his position even as his new release is threatened in Gujarat brought out the leader and the hero.
- Petro Prices May Go Up By Rs 2-3 This Week (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Petrol and diesel prices are likely to go up by Rs 2 to Rs 3 a litre this week, but the government is expected to spare consumers of kerosene and cooking gas from a price revision under the pressure of the Left parties.
- A Job For Mr Modi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 31, 2006)
Narendra Modi's mindspace of late may have been devoted to playing censor but perhaps it is time he turned his attention to something far more serious: the continuing official and unofficial biases against Muslims in Gujarat.
- Bjp’S Latest Rider: Form Panel (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, May 31, 2006)
While backing OBC quotas, the BJP added a new rider today. The party national executive demanded that the Government appoint an expert committee to subserve ‘‘three obligations’’ — the space for merit and excellence of institutions is not reduced . . .
- Quirk Express (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , May 31, 2006)
As we seem to be slipping inexorably towards repressive and totalitarian ways of thinking, I believe the time has come to take a stance.
- Eu Ban And After (OutLook, B. Raman , May 31, 2006)
The reported decision of the Europen Union (EU) countries to declare the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organisation and ban its activities in their respective territories would be unimpeachable legally and on merits . . .
- Speed Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 31, 2006)
The well-intentioned recommendation of the second roundtable in Srinagar about the constitution of five working groups should be implemented soon.
- Prez Returns Office Of Profit Bill (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Government has decided to send back the office of profit Bill to President Kalam in its original form.
- Wrong Route, Right Direction (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 31, 2006)
A decision wrongly arrived at need not always be a wrong decision. We need to remember this as we begin to understand the long-term consequences of the government's decision to implement 27 per cent reservations for OBCs in higher educational . . .
- 'What Should I Apologise For?' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
He was in Spain, attending a friend's wedding and participating in the Imagine India film festival, when Fanaa's producer Aditya Chopra and director Kunal Kohli informed Aamir Khan about the ban imposed on his latest release by cinema associations . . .
- Saving The Serendip (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, May 31, 2006)
While the EU has shown forbearance in dealing with the LTTE, it is now clear that the patience of the international community is wearing thin.
- "Several People Have Refused The Nobel" (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, May 31, 2006)
Bangalore is famous the world over as home to a number of hi-tech multi-national companies and world class colleges. Infact we have been brought into Bangalore by Ericsson
- Rioting In Kabul (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 31, 2006)
The riot and the curfew in Kabul on Monday prove one thing beyond doubt — things are not under the control of the Karzai government even in Kabul. Conspiracy theory is irrelevant here.
- Failure On The Farm (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 31, 2006)
The pervasive and entrenched problems of agriculture demand a policy re-think.
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