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Articles 9521 through 9620 of 26855:
- Sonia Must Quit: Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The BJP President, Mr Rajnath Singh, today demanded that Congress President Sonia Gandhi should resign from her Lok Sabha seat on the “grounds of morals and principles” after President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam returned the Office of Profit Bill passed . . .
- Indian Civilians In Pak Jails To Be Freed By June-End (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Indian civilians, including fishermen, in Pakistani jails who have completed their sentence will be released by June 30. India will do the same with Pakistani civilians who have completed their term.
- 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 . . .
- 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 . . .
- Indo-Pak Vow To End Terrorism (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
On a day that a tourist bus was attacked by militants in Srinagar, the home secretaries of India and Pakistan today iterated the need for “effective” steps to eliminate terrorism.
- 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
- Darul Man Qaida Trained (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
One of the 12 members of the new terror group Darul Islam arrested by the Malaysian police was trained by Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaida movement in Afghanistan, investigations
revealed.
- 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
- Credit It To ‘‘Condi’’ Law Makers (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 01, 2006)
After all that was said and done by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George Bush last month, the real person who is pushing the nuclear deal is Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.
- 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.
- J&k Terrorist Groups Finding New Recruits (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 01, 2006)
Maharashtra, Gujarat residents training with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen
Resident of Maharashtra village killed in encounter in J&K
Was most likely being trained on behalf of Lashkar-e-Taiba
Hizb may be seeking to enhance its own pan-India capabilities
- Police Kill Three Militants In Nagpur, Thwart Raid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Police shot dead three suspected Islamist militants in Nagpur on Thursday, scuttling a possible plan to blow up the headquarters of powerful Hindu nationalist group, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), officials said.
- Bjp, Sangh Parivar Flay Nagpur Terror Attempt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Condemning the terroist attempt to strike at its headqurates in Nagpur, the RSS on Thursday asked its cadres across the country to remain calm while the BJP said the UPA must realise that terrorists cannot be fought with kidgloves.
- 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" . . .
- 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
- 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.
- 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 . . .
- Prachanda Seeks Release Of Leaders For Talks To Succeed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Maoist supremo Prachanda has said that their negotiations with the government on ending the decade-old insurgency would definitely lead to a solution this time but sought release of all senior rebel leaders from jails in Nepal and India before the . . .
- End Of Innocence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 01, 2006)
Recent anti-reservation protests by students remind APS Malhotra of the last time Delhi University turned into a makeshift battlefield
- Syria's Silent Purge (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 01, 2006)
Reasons for the regime's new bullishness lie largely beyond the country's borders.
- Buddha's Team Clears Way For Administrative Reforms Panel (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
In what is being viewed as a revolutionary step reportedly backed by the 'do it now' Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to smarten up a hoary, lackadaisical administrative edifice, the West Bengal Cabinet in its first post poll meet has . . .
- Docs Call Off Stir As Sc Cautions Govt (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 01, 2006)
Paying heed to Supreme Court assurances that it would look into concerns of striking medicos regarding reservation, doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) called off their 18-day-old strike on Wednesday evening.
- U.S. Talks Offer "A Propaganda Move,'' Says Iran (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The official Iranian news agency Wednesday said the American offer to join in direct talks with Iran about its disputed nuclear program was ``a propaganda move.''
- 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.
- Aids: Ignorance Is The Main Problem (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 01, 2006)
On 5 June 1981, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first cases of what would become known as AIDS.
- 69% Quota Made Mandatory In Private Educational Institutions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Decision "after careful consideration of the population in the respective categories"
Applies to aided, unaided, deemed varsities
Bill to annul Forcible Conversion Law passed
- Tourists Attacked Again (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 01, 2006)
Twenty people were injured here on Wednesday in a grenade attack on two tourist buses from West Bengal.
- India, Pakistan Agree On Need To Tackle Terrorism (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 01, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Wednesday agreed on the need to take steps for a "complete elimination" of terrorism.
- Pak-Uae Ties Scaling New Heights (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 01, 2006)
Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, who came to Pakistan for the first time in his present capacity, stayed here for a few hours but his visit has brought the two countries still closer in different sectors.
- What God Had In Mind (Deccan Herald, A K MERCHANT, Jun 01, 2006)
Of the 11 Bahá’í holy days three fall in the month of May; each one is of great significance.
- Crisis In Basra Threatens Oil Exports (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 01, 2006)
Smuggling results in steep decline in revenues; Premier's stress on security
- Pranab Inaugurates Permanent Photo Exhibit Of Buddhist Art (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 01, 2006)
Exhibit is sponsored by the Indian Embassy in Beijing
Part of cultural activities of Sino-Indian Friendship Year
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 01, 2006)
In "Kalam sends back Office of Profit Bill" (May 31, 2006, page 1), the sub-heading was "Says focus should be on evolving a just, fair criteria", while the sentence in the text was "Mr. Kalam said the focus of the Bill should be on evolving a . . .
- 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.
- Temples And Traditions (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jun 01, 2006)
Opening up of temples and the priesthood to all castes is part of the fight against discrimination based on birth.
- Bhakti And Jnana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Bhakti is extolled as a safe means for crossing the ocean of Samsara. Listening to the glory of the Lord and the devotion displayed by His devotees is said to be the only antidote for all the evils of mankind.
- Final Four-Lane Stretch To Chandigarh Faces Land Hurdle (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, May 31, 2006)
The National Highway between Ambala and Chandigarh, notorious as the killer stretch, is at last taking baby steps towards safety and decongestion.
- Trouble In Afghanistan Is Not Just Talibanism (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 31, 2006)
Last Monday’s rioting in Kabul portends ill for the government of President Hamid Karzai as well as the United States project of bringing normalcy to Afghanistan. Consider.
- Speaker’S ‘Delaying Tactic’ Keeps Jaya Away From Debate (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, May 31, 2006)
AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa today blamed the DMK government for ‘‘deliberately delaying permission’’ to her for participating in the debate on motion of thanks to the Governor’s address and ‘‘preventing’’ her from discharging her duties . . .
- 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.
- 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 . . .
- Indo-Pak Talks On Friendly Exchanges On June 1 (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, May 31, 2006)
The official-level talks between India and Pakistan under the third round of the composite dialogue process are poised to come to an end with the parleys on the promotion of friendly exchanges which will take place in New Delhi on June 1.
- Ruined Temple That Unites Hearts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The uniqueness of the annual festival in the Mangala Devi Kannaki temple, Periyar, is that it is conducted under the supervision of the forest, police and revenue departments from both Kerala and Tamil Nadu, says Susheela Nair
- '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 . . .
- Par For The Course (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 31, 2006)
Less than a week ago, Nirupam Sen, the state’s industries minister, sought to draw a dividing line between ideological and practical interests on the question of modernisation of the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.
- "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.
- Pakistan, India Exchange Lists Of Wanted Criminals (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, May 31, 2006)
Discuss counter-terrorism, drugs control, civilian prisoners
Agree to provide consular access to prisoners within three months of arrest
Interior secretaries conclude talks today
- Quota: Bjp Meet Endorses Rajnath Stand (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Differing voices heard at executive
- Indiramma: Temple Land Takeover Stayed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
A Division Bench of the High Court comprising Justice L. Narasimha Reddy and Justice Appa Rao on Tuesday restrained the Government from taking possession of the temple lands in the State in the name of house sites for the Indiramma scheme.
- Indian Medicos To Sue Blair Govt For Jobs (Telegraph, Amit Roy, May 31, 2006)
Junior Indian doctors in Britain are to take the department of health and the home office to court because they say the rules have been changed retrospectively making it almost impossible to get jobs they believe were promised to them.
- All For A Good Yarn (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 31, 2006)
Do you actually care — I’d write give a damn, except that in these contexts one must choose one’s words with caution
- It’S The Hindus’Turn To Be Extremists (Deccan Herald, Nick Cohen, May 31, 2006)
Husain is the grand old man of Indian art. He began as a boy painting cinema hoardings for six annas per square foot before getting his first break at the Bombay Art Society in 1947.
- Book On Rotary Club's History Released (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
It traces landmark events, including two long-term projects
- Tracing A Pilgrim’S Trail (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , May 31, 2006)
The yatra season in Uttaranchal has just started and pilgrims are coming from every nook and corner to pay their obeisance to Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri and Gangotri shrines perched on the lofty peaks of the Himalayas.
- Veil Of Peace (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 31, 2006)
The second round-table on Jammu and Kashmir, held recently in Srinagar, seems to have turned out better than expected.
- Stop Caste-Based Divide And Rule (Tribune, Ranjit Singh Ghuman, May 31, 2006)
Reservations are being used today as an instrument to capture power and divide and rule.
- Border Bonhomie (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 31, 2006)
India and China should stabilise their common borders
- Jipmer Doctors Go On Strike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Protest against the Centre's decision to introduce quota
OPD services almost thrown out of gear, though very urgent cases were attended to
Doctors sore that no Central official visited the striking students
Medicos want expert panel to review . . .
- Violence In Kabul (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 31, 2006)
The deaths of 14 people in Kabul following an accident in which a US military vehicle rammed into local cars and killed five people shows the extent of frustration and resentment against the foreign presence in that country.
- Paf, Pn To Get Boost (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 31, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that PAF will be equipped with high-tech aircraft and state-of-the-art weapon systems to make it strong and effective to defend the country’s aerial borders.
- Mounting Resistance In Afghanistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 31, 2006)
AT least 14 persons were killed as rioters tore through the Afghan capital on Monday amidst anti-American chants torching cars and buildings after US troops opened fire following a deadly traffic accident involving a US military vehicle. Restaurants . . .
- Keep Talking (Times of India, Balraj Puri, May 31, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh was greeted by deserted streets in Srinagar when he went there to hold the round-table conference. Neither he nor his predecessor had received such a hostile reception in recent years.
- "Half Of M.P. Children Malnourished" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Right to Food Campaign's report also points to high child mortality because of hunger
Right to Food Campaign in M.P. has been working on issues linked with malnutrition and lobbying for efforts to ensure food security for children in the State . . .
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 31, 2006)
The month Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar was assassinated was incorrectly mentioned as October 2005 ("Choices before the LTTE", editorial page, May 27, 2006). It should have been August 2005.
- Time Line (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 31, 2006)
There was no "before" the beginning of our universe, because once upon a time there was no time.
John D Barrow
- Dawn Of A New Era In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, May 31, 2006)
A new era has dawned in Nepal. In a historic declaration, the revived Parliament adopted resolutions that not only stripped the King of his title as the Supreme Commander of the Royal Nepal Army, but also brought his private property and earnings . . .
- Arjun Singh’S Politics (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 31, 2006)
Reservation And The Politics Of Reservation!
- Duggal, Shah Discuss Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The two-day talks between Indian and Pakistani Home Secretaries began today with the main focus on ways to combat terrorism, drug smuggling and finalising a mechanism for quick release of civilian prisoners of both the countries.
- Fighting India's Low Intensity Civil War (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, May 31, 2006)
India has been involved, for sometime now, in what may appropriately be termed as a low intensity civil war. When we survey the scene from eastern India to north western India,
- Roller-Coaster Ride In Kashmir (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, May 31, 2006)
Roundtable Conference has taken the dialogue process between alienated Kashmiris and the Government forward, says CP Bhambhri
- Divide And Rule (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 31, 2006)
Conceived in political lust and born in transgression, the government’s misguided reservation policy has opened up a Pandora’s Box.
- Death To Jihadis (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2006)
The news from Bangladesh about a Barisal court sentencing seven hardcore Islamist terrorists to death is sure indication of the tenacity of the free judiciary of that country to defend its independence.
- Terrorism Threat To Both Countries, Says Duggal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Ahead of the crucial Indo-Pak Home Secretary-level talks beginning here tomorrow to discuss contentious issues like terrorism, New Delhi has said it wants both countries to carry out a joint fight against the scourge.
- Pakistan Politics Up For Rapid Changes (Daily Excelsior, V M Gokuldas, May 30, 2006)
Pakistan's political scene is in for rapid changes and India has per force to take a close look at the fast-moving developments to see what impact they could make on its domestic scene and on its overall security.
- Bombs Kill Dozens In Iraq, Leaders Wrangle (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Bombs killed dozens of people in Iraq on Monday, adding to pressure on rival factions in the country's new government to agree on interior and defence ministers who can tackle the relentless violence.
- Mahindra Q4 Net Below Forecast, Costs Rise (Reuters, Rina Chandran, May 30, 2006)
India's top tractor and utility vehicle maker, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., on Monday posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings adjusted for one-time gains, as raw materials costs climbed.
- Star Struck (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 30, 2006)
Hallelujah! The ‘messiah’ has finally descended on earth. And She is a girl.
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