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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Madras High Court Stays Privilege Proceedings Against Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The Madras High Court on Friday stayed the privilege proceedings initiated against the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, for her reported statements against Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin.
- Baghdad: “I Only Know Of One Duty. That Is To Love” (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2007)
The tragedy of Iraq’s people seems to beof little consequence to its phantom government and self-serving elites,to its self-interested neighbours andits uncomprehending occupiers.
- Why Delay In Karnataka, Asks Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday criticised the Cabinet for not taking a decision on revoking President’s Rule.
- Congress Team In Delhi Seeking Assembly Dissolution (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Nov 03, 2007)
A delegation of Congress leaders from Karnataka on Friday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and the Congress general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Prithiviraj Chavan and sought the dissolution of the . . . .
- Resign, Scotland Yard Chief Told (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 03, 2007)
The head of Scotland Yard, Ian Blair, was on Friday under growing pressure to resign after a damning court verdict over the killing of an innocent Brazilian youth, Charles de Menezes, who was shot dead by the police at a London . . . . . . .
- Tackle Prejudices (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
India’s preference for boys and the resulting skewed sex ratio could plunge the country into a serious social crisis.
- Fall In Love At First Sight (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
It was the lovely, sunny weather that so tempted you to step out — to walk, cycle or just stretch out on the sweet-smelling grass.
- “Women’S Movement In Bangladesh Facing Hurdles” (Hindu, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Nov 03, 2007)
The eighth National Conference of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) in Kolkata has brought Saleha Sultana, the joint convener of the Bangladeshi Nari Mukti Sangshad (Women’s Liberation Organisation) to the city.
- Take States Into Confidence (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement has generated enough heat to put a question mark on the stability of the UPA Government. It has raised an important issue: Should foreign policy be federalised, or should the power to . . . . .
- Criminal Deed (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 03, 2007)
An outrageous incident of inhuman behaviour that would shame any civilised person has been reported from Kanpur where two women in urgent need of medical attention were thrown out of a Government hospital.
- Indian-American Couple Accused Of Enslaving Women Faces Victim (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
An Indian-American multimillionaire couple, charged with enslaving and torturing two Indonesian women, faced for the first time in the court one of the alleged victims who escaped from their mansion.
- Us Nuclear Plant Sealed (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The Palo Verde nuclear power plant, the largest in the United States, was sealed off on Friday after security guards found a pipe bomb in a worker's car as he tried to enter the facility, officials said.
- Amidst Fears Of Martial Law, Sc To Fast-Track Musharraf Case (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Dismissing suggestions that it was under pressure, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday said it would give a verdict on petitions challenging President Pervez Musharraf’s re-election in uniform by November 6 even as a top government lawyer . . . . .
- Militants Draw New Front Line Inside Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
For much of the last century, the mountainous region of Swat was ruled as a princely kingdom where a benign autocrat, the wali, bestowed schools for girls, health care for everyone and the chance to get a degree abroad for the talented.
- The Pattern In Pakistan’S Violence (Indian Express, C. Uday Bhaskar, Nov 03, 2007)
A motorcycle-borne suicide bomber, who rammed into a bus on Thursday in Sargodha, which houses Pakistan’s largest air force base, killed eight PAF personnel and injured 40 others.
- Koirala Wants Election At The Earliest (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Nepal's beleaguered Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Friday said that the ongoing special session of the parliament should immediately finalise the new date of Constituent Assembly election.
- Don't Overstep (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 03, 2007)
The sessions judge who tried the Coimbatore blasts case has come up with a novel reason for not awarding capital punishment to the accused who were charged with conspiracy and murder.
- Pak Sc To Take Up Petitions Against Musharraf (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The Pakistani Supreme Court decided on Friday to resume hearings on the validity of General Pervez Musharraf's election as President.
- K'taka Political Crisis: Bjp Flays Centre (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday criticised the Central Government for delaying the formation of a BJP-led government in Karnataka.
- Colonial Cousins (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
When steel baron LN Mittal was still jostling for the takeover of French company Arcelor, India was convinced that racism and xenophobia stood between him and history.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 03, 2007)
The fact that there were barely 16 working days in October ~ with a state employees’ strike coinciding with the 12+12 mode of disruption ~ may have turned out to be a mite too embarrassing for the West Bengal government.
- Ronen May Be Let Off With A Rap (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The privileges committee of the Rajya Sabha is likely to reprimand envoy Ronen Sen before letting him off the hook over his "headless chickens” remarks following his unqualified apology.
- Security Ring To Be Installed Around Sabarimala (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
A wireless surveillance system that can scan and detect even minute objects within a limit of 50 kms, would be installed at Sabarimala hill shrine which is visited by about 30 million pilgrims a year, Travancore Devaswom Board president . . . . .
- India Tribal Separatists 'Killed' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The police in India's north-eastern Meghalaya state say they have killed five tribal separatists.
- J&k: 3 Killed In Encounter (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Three persons including two militants and a civilian were killed in a north Kashmir gunbattle early on Saturday.
- Reorienting Youth Policies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2007)
Recentily, President Pervez Musharraf expressed his resolve to extend greater support to youth affairs.
- Other Voices - Bangladesh Press (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2007)
IT was a dream. It came true.
Bangladesh freed the judiciary from the executive branch, effective from November 1, ending the long legacy of British colonial and Pakistan’s ‘semi-colonial’ rules.
- Musharraf More Dangerous For Country Than India, Says Qazi (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with members of Hamas on Friday for the first time since the fighter group ousted his forces and took over the Gaza Strip in June.
- And Back To Dubai Again (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2007)
NOT even a fortnight after she returned from her eight-year exile, PPP leader Benazir Bhutto has returned to Dubai, ostensibly to visit her children and ailing mother.
- Delay In Lifting President's Rule In Karnataka Puzzles B (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The delay in lifting President's Rule in Karnataka is puzzling the BJP leading to a feeling in the party that there could be a slip between the cup and the lip in forming its first-ever government in South India.
- Bihar’S Bahubali (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 03, 2007)
IT is said with a tinge of resignation that many areas of Bihar may not have a government, but there are parallel governments galore run by criminals-turned-politicians.
- Hearing By Nov 6 (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Nov 03, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Friday fixed November 5 for hearing a plea of the Supreme Court Bar Association that sought a statement from the government that it was not contemplating imposition of martial law or emergency in the country.
- Bad English Is Not Inglish (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Nov 03, 2007)
MY friend Janet Caleb, a Britisher who married an Indian and is settled in Himachal Pradesh, showed me a letter when I met her the first time. The great-great grandson of a person who ruled India wrote it.
- A Criminal Force? (Tribune, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Nov 03, 2007)
THE ghost of an outspoken judge is haunting the Indian establishment. A pronouncement by Justice Anand Narain Mulla of the Allahabad High Court nearly half a century ago is often quoted even today.
- Rebels Kill Seven Police In Assam (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Separatist rebels have killed seven personnel of India's Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the north-eastern state of Assam.
- S Lanka Troops 'Abused Haitians' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The UN is sending home more than 100 of the 950 Sri Lankan peacekeepers in Haiti, accusing them of sexual abuse, including with underage girls.
- Gruesome Child Abuse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 03, 2007)
NO one should be allowed to get away with the murder of a 12-year-old boy, whose hanged body was found in a mosque in Karachi on Tuesday.
- Organisers Seek Ulfa’S Blessings (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Nov 03, 2007)
In an unprecedented move, the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) has made an appeal to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) among others to facilitate smooth holding of the November 5 Indian-Pakistan one-day international cricket . . . . . .
- 18-Month Boy A Militant? Cid Told (Tribune, Shariq Majeed, Nov 03, 2007)
It may sound ridiculous, but it is true.
- Protest Strike In State Of Bihar (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
A day-long strike is being held in the Indian state of Bihar to protest against an attack on journalists by a member of the state assembly.
- Banks And Their Recovery Agents (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 02, 2007)
Recent reports of borrowers of banks and financial institutions being harassed — a few of them being driven to commit suicides — by loan recovery agents have brought into sharp focus the dark underside of the finance business that could do with . . . .
- Cornered Upa To Let Bjp Form Govt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
With no cracks emerging in the BJP-JD(S) combine despite Karnataka governor Rameshwar Thakur dragging his feet over extending an invitation to the partners to form a government, UPA leadership seems to be veering around to the prospect of having to . . .
- Bangladesh Judiciary Separates From The Executive (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Nov 02, 2007)
The judiciary of Bangladesh embarked on an epoch-making journey on Thursday separating itself from the executive organ of the state fulfilling a long-cherished dream.
- Cherie Blair Questions Muslim Veil (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Cherie Blair has criticised Muslim religious dress for women where it fails to acknowledge 'the woman's right to be a person.'
- Bangladesh Separates Judiciary, Executive (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
In a landmark move, Bangladesh's military-backed interim Government on Thursday announced formal separation of judiciary from the executive, describing it as a crucial step to ensure rule of law and "completeness of democracy".
- Pak Sc Gives Jail Sentence To Officials For Manhandling Cj (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday awarded jail terms to eight police and civil officials for manhandling Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in March after he was suspended by President Pervez Musharraf.
- New Dgp Takes Over (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Subhash Joshi, an IPS officer of the 1976 batch, took over as the 4th Director General of Police of Uttarakhand on Wednesday. He replaces Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya who has retired.
- Sc Reserves Verdict On Validity Of 27% Quota (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The marathon hearing on the validity of 27 per cent OBC reservation in premier Central educational institutions came to a close in the Supreme Court on Thursday with a five-judge Bench reserving its verdict on the contentious law.
- Seek Eternal Values (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The Rig Veda states, “Truth is one but sages call it by many names.”
- Taliban Tests Nato’S Resolve (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Nov 02, 2007)
The impact of the continuing bloodshed is being felt far beyond Afghanistan.
- ‘I Believe In Literature As A Bridge Between Peoples’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 02, 2007)
If you buy a ticket and travel to another country, you are likely to see the monuments, the palaces and the squares, the museums and the landscapes and the historical sites.
- Bhutto Leaves For Dubai To See Family, Says Won’T Support Emergency In Pak (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Wednesday left for Dubai to meet her family, barely two weeks after she returned to Pakistan from eight years of self-imposed exile.
- Sanjay Dutt's Bail Plea Hearing Today (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Actor Sanjay Dutt will know on Friday whether he can celebrate Diwali at home or in jail.
- Petition Against Chauhan’S Wife (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A writ petition filed in the Supreme Court by the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Jamuna Devi, seeking to invoke the Court’s powers under Article 32 of the Constitution for an enquiry by an independent agency into . . . .
- ‘India Lags In Farm Productivity’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Speakers at the national seminar on ‘Radiation Processing of Agri-foods-Domestic and export market potential’ being organised jointly by SV University and SP Women’s University (SPMVV) discussed several issues pertaining to food . . . .
- 5 Lakh Compensation For Blueline Victims Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party at its monthly meeting convened here on Thursday under the chairmanship of its president Harsh Vardhan demanded that the Delhi Government provide a compensation of Rs.5 lakh to the families of those killed in . . . .
- Jd(u) Mla Held For Assault On Scribes, Bihar Bandh On Friday (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A ruling JD(U) MLA with criminal antecedents and his four associates were on Thursday arrested for assaulting three TV journalists who questioned him at his home in a rape and murder case in which the legislator and his men were allegedly involved.
- Cautionary Tale (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Nov 02, 2007)
In April 1972, while walking aimlessly down Free School Street, a friend and I chanced upon a hawker selling forms that would enable travel between the newly-liberated Bangladesh and India.
- Another Effort To Get Rid Of Aiims Director (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Nov 02, 2007)
The Centre may come out with an ordinance on Friday to remove Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Dr P Venugopal from his post.
- Jd(u) Mla Assaults Journalists (Pioneer, Amarnath Tewary, Nov 02, 2007)
The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar Government on Thursday suffered a major embarrassment when a bahubali Janata Dal (U) legislator brutally assaulted some TV journalists at his official bungalow.
- Sharad Backs Bjp-Jd(s) In K'taka (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
In a show of affinity with its NDA ally, the Janata Dal(U) has strongly pleaded the BJP case in Karnataka and has demanded that the Governor invite BS Yediyurappa to form the Government in the State.
- Gather Round That Totem Pole (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
The last two times I had made an educated guess about elections — first,when I expected the Mamata Banerjee-led coalition to gloriously dislodge West Bengal’s Left Front government in 2001; second, when I thought that the NDA would return to . . . .
- Trial Run Of Train Successful (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
After decades of wait, a train has finally started chugging on rail tracks in Kashmir.
- Merkel Offers Help To Develop Indian Cities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that fast-growing cities needed all the attention of national policy but to help cities “we must not stop developing the countryside.”
- Panchayat Presidents Can Issue Notice To Encroachers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A village panchayat president is authorised to perform the functions of the ‘executive authority’ under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, the Madras High Court has ruled.
- Sharad Yadav To Raise Justice Sabharwal Issue In Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav on Thursday said he would raise the issue of allegations against the former Chief Justice of India, Y.P. Sabharwal, during the winter session of Parliament and demand a CBI inquiry into it.
- Deora Meets Pm, Sonia As Crude Prices Soar (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Nov 02, 2007)
In the background of international crude prices touching the $95 mark, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on Thursday held consultations with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister . . . .
- We Will Not Be Intimidated: Pakistan Supreme Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Pakistan’s Supreme Court said on Thursday that it would not be intimidated by threats of martial law when it ruled on whether to validate President General Pervez Musharraf’s recent election victory.
- Jd(u) Mla Held For Assaulting Tv Scribes (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
A ruling JD(U) MLA with criminal antecedents and his four associates were on Thursday arrested for assaulting three TV journalists who questioned him at his home in a rape and murder case in which the legislator and his men were allegedly involved.
- Managing Market Risk Step By Step (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Banks are exposed to rising levels and complexity of risks. As banks grapple with implementing an effective risk management framework we take this opportunity to demystify market risk management compliance in line with the RBI guidelines.
- 9 Die, 40 Hurt In Pak Attack (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Nov 02, 2007)
Six Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officials and three civilians were killed on Thursday when a suicide attacker blew the bus carrying them near the Sargodha district.
- ‘Us Using Threats To Push Deal’ (Asian Age, Ramesh Ramachandran, Nov 02, 2007)
CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan on Thursday said that Washington was resorting to "allurements, threats and sometimes even blackmail" to pressurise New Delhi to go ahead with the nuclear deal.
- Governor Yet To Send Final Report: Moily (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Nov 02, 2007)
The Congress will not fish in the troubled waters of Karnataka. “We are for elections in the State,” senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily said here on Thursday.
- Sanjay Dutt's Bail Plea Hearing On Friday (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Actor Sanjay Dutt will know on Friday whether he can celebrate Diwali at home or in jail.
- Bihar Mla Assaults Journalists, Arrested (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Police On Thursday arrested Anant Singh, a controversial MLA of the ruling JD(U) in Bihar, on charges of assaulting three journalists who approached him for comments in a rape and murder case in which he is alleged to be involved.
- Murder Cloud On Mla (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Politicians with a tainted past continue to dog the NDA government desperate for a clean image with Janata Dal (U) MLA Anant Singh being arrested for assaulting mediapersons seeking his reaction to allegations that he may have had . . . . . .
- What Did The Trick? (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 02, 2007)
One cannot help imagining a more weird scenario. Following Sonia Gandhi’s visit to China, Comrade Karat seems to have started to soften his position and his vitriolic attack against the prime minister of India and other friends! It . . . . .
- Gowda Sets New Power Share Terms (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Nov 02, 2007)
The latest missive from Janata Dal (Secular) president H.D. Deve Gowda does not have any bearing on government-formation efforts in Karnataka, sources said on Thursday.
- Targeting Terror (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 02, 2007)
Twenty one men have been found guilty by a Spanish court of carrying out the worst-ever terror attack in Europe — the March 2004 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people and injured 1800.
- Staying Alive (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2007)
Nearly 8,000 aggrieved -- mostly married -- women have filed complaints since a law to protect them from domestic violence came into force in October, 2006.
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