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Articles 521 through 620 of 4481:
- Ten Per Cent Solution (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Sep 16, 2006)
The Mexican supreme electoral tribunal rules that there was no proof of fraud in the country's presidential elections.
- India Moving Forward `On A Remarkably Stable Trajectory' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 16, 2006)
Edward Luce's book In Spite of the Gods takes one on a quick ride across an India characterised as much by a `schizophrenic economy' and shrewd businessmen as by vedantic detachment and Gandhiji's legacy. D. MURALI recommends this meandering read.
- How To Ensure Justice For All (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 16, 2006)
JUDGES and legal luminaries of 42 countries came to Islamabad on the eve of the golden jubilee of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and held a meeting.
- Education Minister To Take Appropriate Action On Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Cabinet approves report of P.A. Mohammed committee
- An Indecent Proposal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 16, 2006)
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Meira Kumar says she is doing it for the best of intentions.
- Honourable Exit (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 15, 2006)
Sometimes there is greater wisdom in losing than in winning. In Jharkhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance has decided to play for bigger stakes by letting the Arjun Munda Government go.
- Create Atmosphere For Talks, Says Ltte (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 15, 2006)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), in its first detailed reaction to the Sri Lanka Co-Chairs' statement two days ago that the rival sides in the island nation had agreed to hold unconditional talks in Oslo in October, said the Norwegian . . .
- Landing In Trouble (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, Sep 15, 2006)
P.J. Joseph resigns from the Cabinet following an allegation that he misbehaved with a woman co-passenger on a flight.
- Shanmugam's Praise Of Stalin Surprises Both Aiadmk, Dmk (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Sep 15, 2006)
It is betrayal, says AIADMK; DMK says it is discontent
- Oop Act Comes Under Sc Scanner (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The constitutional validity of the amended Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 has once again come under scanner with the Supreme Court, which issued notices to the Election Commission that is handling disqualification petitions . . .
- Caste And Conflict (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 15, 2006)
The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is confronted with conflicts as it tries to implement its social development agenda.
- Building On The Ruins (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 15, 2006)
The monsoon in Delhi has been weird to say the least. It rains every now and again but there has been no steady watering of this parched land, which needs to have its water table at a decent height for citizens to have an adequate supply of water.
- Munda’S Exit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 15, 2006)
Thursday's resignation of Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda without seeking a vote of confidence on the floor of the State Assembly was not entirely unexpected.
- Bjp Faces The Heat In Karnataka (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Sep 15, 2006)
Days before his likely expulsion from the BJP, the allegations levelled by suspended MLC K. Janardhan Reddy against his own party man and Forest Minister C. Chennigappa have appeared in the form of a video CD showing Chennigappa standing in front . . .
- Relief For Families Of Wullar Tragedy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has released Rs 22 lakh for those whose children had died in the Wullar-boat tragedy near Watlab in north Kashmir on May 30 last.
- India Supplying Arms To Baloch: Afgan (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Sep 14, 2006)
Opp for provincial autonomy, commission to probe Bugti’s killing
- The Vexed Issue Of Appointment Of Directors (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Sep 14, 2006)
The debate on the need or otherwise for a director to have an adequate stake in the company remains inconclusive
The wisdom, the capability and the propriety of the law itself prescribing any particular factor as an important, much less, . . .
- Still On Trial (Telegraph, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 14, 2006)
There seems to be no way in which this long story can be cut short.
- Why Ramani And Not Manu Behind Bars? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 14, 2006)
With the arrest of Bina Ramani last week it can be safely said that Manu Sharma will get away with murder twice. There will be no justice for Jessica Lall because the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to establish a new case against her . . .
- Jermyn Order (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 14, 2006)
Now that the Securities Appellate Tribunal has upheld the regulator's view that Jermyn Capital is 'not a fit and proper' person in the context of India's capital market, it raises questions about the inaction by other regulators and . . .
- Justice At Last (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 14, 2006)
The first convictions in the Mumbai 1993 blasts case evoke conflicting reactions.
- Justice At Last (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 14, 2006)
The prime suspects must be brought back to stand trial.
- Before The Storm (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Sep 14, 2006)
A major turbulence is brewing in Manipur. On Monday, the police foiled an attempt by protesters to march through the streets of Imphal over the detention of two human rights activists.
- Sexus Politicus (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 14, 2006)
There is a French tradition of politicians who equate the conquest of power with the conquest of lovers, according to a recent book co-authored by C Dubois and C Deloire.
- They’Ve Taken The ‘Bomb’ Out Of Bombay (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Sep 13, 2006)
Yesterday, newspapers in Mumbai carried four lead reports.
- Ensuring Security In The Age Of Global Terror (Hindu, A.S. Kalkat , Sep 13, 2006)
A structured two-pronged approach is needed to combat terrorism. First, a set of laws or `rules of engagement' for dealing with terrorists. Secondly, a special force with the authority to operate domestically and externally.
- Catholic Schools Remain Closed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Arrested Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha activists released on bail
Parents visit Loreto Convent to express solidarity with management
Congress Legislature Party leader Pramod Tiwari demands CBI inquiry into incident
Government orders probe into . . .
- Dangerous City (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 12, 2006)
Where there is a will, there is usually a way. West Bengal owes it to the boundless enthusiasm of the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, that it has almost found the way in some matters.
- Govt Slammed Over Choice Of New Army Chief In Nepal (Indian Express, BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Sep 12, 2006)
Lawmakers and human rights groups criticised Nepal’s government on Monday for appointing a new army chief who is accused of having a major role in a crackdown on pro-democracy protests earlier this year.
- A System For Subversion (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Sep 12, 2006)
Inder Singh Namdhari has set his own rules and redefined the role of the speaker as visualized in the Constitution, writes Uttam Sengupta.
- Summer Of Dissent And Dispossession (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2006)
If there are slums in Delhi, the Government should be blamed as these structures cannot come into existence without its knowledge, says Suvrokamal Dutta.
- Finally, Doing The Right Thing (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Sep 12, 2006)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government's decision at the fag end of the Monsoon Session of Parliament to move for constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee to comprehensively examine the ticklish 'office of profit' issue has finally . . .
- Toxic History Books (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2006)
Those seeking to cleanse history textbooks of toxic 'secular' content have scored an important victory last week with NCERT being instructed by Delhi High Court to issue an advisory against three passages which council officials and their . . .
- Federalism -- By Force If Necessary (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 12, 2006)
"It is not possible for one state, by itself, to decide to leave the Union. I, therefore, consider that in view of the Constitution and the Laws, the Union is unbroken".
- End Trial By Media: Law Panel (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Sep 11, 2006)
The Law Commission has recommended that the Government ensure that journalists covering court proceedings are trained in certain aspects of law.
- Telgi 'Shocked' Over Narco-Analysis News, Denies Meeting Pawar (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
The kingpin of the fake stamp paper scam Abdul Karim Telgi has termed reports on his narco-analysis test beamed by TV channels as "false and baseless" and denied having either met Union Minister Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal . . .
- Bending The Law (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
Three Murder cases — those of Jessica Lall, Priyadarshini Mattoo and Nitish Katara — have caught national attention since they focus on our criminal justice system.
- Jinnah’S Vision Of Pakistan (Dawn, Sharif al Mujahid, Sep 11, 2006)
Jinnah was not a mere political leader, but also a statesman. Indeed, his statesmanship streak influenced and determined his political leadership role increasingly as he negotiated the tortuous road to Pakistan in the 1940s.
- From Tragedy To Disaster (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 11, 2006)
Five years after the Al Qaeda’s spectacular attack on the United States, the ensuing “war on terror” has gone badly wrong.
- Salman Served Notice In Black Buck Poaching Case (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2006)
A court here has served a notice on Bollywood actor Salman Khan for producing a false oath letter in the infamous black buck poaching case and asked him to reply by October 3.
- Crime & The Chattering Classes (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Sep 10, 2006)
Chattering classes anywhere relish nothing more than a courtroom drama and in recent days the capital is again having its fill: the arrest of fashion designer Bina Ramani, her dramatic collapse in the magistrate’s court and remand to police custody . . .
- Carnage At Indian Mosque (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 10, 2006)
What some observers of the Indian scene had dreaded for long finally came to pass on Friday: terrorists struck at a mosque, killing at least 37 people and injuring over 100.
- Warrants Out Against Bhutto, Asif (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
District and sessions judge Islamabad Rafi-uz-Zaman on Thursday issued non-bailable warrants of arrest for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her husband Asif Ali Zardari in the assets declaration case, an official of National Accountability . . .
- Broadcast Bill: Sharmila Demands Transparency (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Censor Board chief Sharmila Tagore, on Friday, emphasised the need for “transparency” in forming the proposed broadcast regulator and said efforts should be made to remove overlaps in the functioning of the two bodies.
- Manmohan Appeals For Calm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Blasts are an attempt to disturb communal harmony: Shivraj Patil
A cowardly act, says Sonia Gandhi
Terrorists cannot succeed in weakening India: CPI
Janata Dal (Secular) seeks judicial inquiry.
- Plug Loopholes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 09, 2006)
To say that there has been a serious security lapse leading to the escape of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist from the district court premises in Pulwama will be stating the obvious.
- Crime & The Chattering Classes (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Sep 09, 2006)
Chattering classes anywhere relish nothing more than a courtroom drama and in recent days the capital is again having its fill: the arrest of fashion designer Bina Ramani, her dramatic collapse in the magistrate’s court and remand to police custody . . .
- Advani Raps Cong Chief, Pm (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 09, 2006)
In a scathing attack on Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for skipping the Congress function for singing of Vande Matram, Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha LK on Friday said that "Those who cannot with conviction . . .
- 3 Killed, 14 Hurt In Baluchistan Blast (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
The situation in Baluchistan continues to remain unstable and unpredictable, 13 days after the killing of senior Baluch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.
- The Telgi ‘Creators’ Shouldn’T Go Scot Free (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Sep 09, 2006)
How and why did a “confession” statement made three years ago suddenly surface now and what could be the motive of those behind the deliberate leak could certainly be debated.
- Constitution Is Supreme: Judicial Review Is A Basic Feature (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 08, 2006)
We welcome the Supreme Court’s decision to set up a nine-judge constitution bench to examine Parliament’s powers to enact laws and put them beyond the pale of judicial review by including them in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
- Militants Take Away Twin Murder Accused From Judicial Custody (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Sep 08, 2006)
High drama was witnessed at the premises of District Court in Pulwama today as the militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba managed the escape of their colleague, Mohammad Altaf Malik alias Pinto Malik of Littar, from judicial custody in a meticulously . . .
- Write To Win (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 07, 2006)
Accountants and lawyers often compete in the same professional space. One example is appellate work. To help, here is the second edition of The Winning Brief, by Bryan A. Garner, with `100 tips for persuasive briefing in trial and appellate . . .
- Ragging: Needed A Central Law (Deccan Herald, Gautamaditya Sridhara and Mala Sridhara , Sep 07, 2006)
Twenty four first-year-students were brought together at 9.30 in the night and split in groups of four each; each group had a girl and three boys each. They were then asked to portray postures depicted in a Kamasutra book — cities expressindia.com
- A Litany Of Disasters (Pioneer, Irfan Husain, Sep 06, 2006)
If ever proof was required that military intelligence is a contradiction in terms, the Pakistan Government's handling of the Bugti killing should be sufficient
- Bugti's Death And Musharraf (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Sep 06, 2006)
True to his own prediction (an NDTV interview in April), the 79-year-old Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti met his end, tragically, at the hands of the Pakistani military, which had launched a fierce attack, complete with heavy weapons and helicopters . . .
- Blow For Justice (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court has dealt a blow for justice by shifting the trial of 14 accused in Srinagar's high-profile "sex scandal" to Chandigarh. This will come as a major relief to those who feel that they have been wrongly implicated.
- Proceedings Against Chief Minister, Forests Minister Stayed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Kumaraswamy, Chennigappa challenge the August 21 order of a Bellary court.
- Grandson Wants Mussolini Autopsy (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Sixty-one years after Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini was summarily executed, one of his grandsons has demanded that his remains be exhumed and an official post-mortem carried out.
- Parliament Cannot Sack Members: Jethmalani (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Sep 06, 2006)
Argues disqualification must be created by law
Bench hearing petitions challenging the validity of the expulsion of 11MPs
`Right of a member who had been elected is to remain for the duration of the House' .
- Peaceful Bandh In Madhya Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The response to the state-wide bandh call by the Congress on Tuesday to protest the death of Ujjain's Madhav College Professor H.S. Sabharwal was total.
- Leader Of Banned Manipur Outfit Held (Hindu, V.S. Palaniappan, Sep 06, 2006)
General secretary of the UNLF was in Coimbatore for medical treatment.
- Supreme Intervention (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s decision to transfer the so-called Kashmir sex scandal case to Chandigarh upholds the vital right of every person, regardless of the nature of the crime, to a free and fair trial.
- Durrani’S Fact Sheet About Baloch Sardars (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 05, 2006)
Information Minister Mohammed Ali Durrani has released a fact sheet about activities of three Baloch Sardars — Akbar Bugti, Attaullah Mengal and Khair Bakhsh Marri challenging the writ of the State in Balochistan.
- Before It Is Too Late (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 05, 2006)
Pakistan seems to have reached the edge of the precipice. The political rumpus that has erupted in the country in the aftermath of Nawab Akbar Bugti’s killing signals a national crisis of grave proportions.
- Sc Moves J&k Sex Case To Chandigarh, Slams The Bar (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, Sep 05, 2006)
In a stinging indictment of the J&K Bar Association which had passed a resolution denying any legal aid to the accused in the Srinagar sex scandal, the Supreme Court today ordered that trial of 14 of the 18 accused be shifted from Srinagar to Chandigarh.
- How Many Of Us Are Liars? (The Financial Express, PUSHKAR, Sep 05, 2006)
Ram Gopal, a lower caste politician contesting the upcoming elections in Gopalpur, is educated and has several upper caste friends. While aware of the wrongs perpetrated by the upper castes against the lower castes, he does not entertain any . . .
- Sc Shifts Trial Of 14 Accused To Chandigarh (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
With no lawyer in Srinagar willing to defend the 14 accused persons, including two former Ministers and some senior police officers and bureaucrats, in Srinagar sex scandal, the Supreme Court today while pulling up Kashmir Bar Association for . . .
- Creating A State Within A State (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Sep 05, 2006)
Taking a bold stand and refusing to allow an arbitrary status quo on slavery that would erode the basic tenets of his country, Abraham Lincoln declared: "A house divided against itself cannot stand.
- Victim As Villain (Times of India, HARSH MANDER, Sep 05, 2006)
A young woman, barely 20, who lost 14 members of her family in the Gujarat pogrom of 2002, has desolately spent the last five months in a prison ward in Nashik.
- Blast Case: High Court Unhappy Over Lack Of Progress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
A Division Bench of the High Court on Monday expressed displeasure at the lack of progress in the case pertaining to disappearance of Mohd. Feroz Khan, a key witness to City Task Force Bomb Blast case.
- J&k Bar Association Pulled Up (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
"Keep the judiciary away from politics"
Press release threatened "to show the real face of India in Kashmir"
"Make allegations with a sense of responsibility" .
- Joseph Steps Down; Kuruvilla Named New Kerala Congress(j) Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Joseph dubs IG's report `incomplete,' seeks judicial probe into allegation
- Sex Scam: Sc Pulls Up J&k Bar For Statement (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court today took a serious view of a press statement of the Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association in the sex scandal case for its separatist tone and tenor.
- Sri Lankan Army Captures Sampur (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 05, 2006)
LTTE says attack a violation of ceasefire
- Cbi Finds Chinks In Punjab Police Probe: 4 Booked For No Crime (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Four years in prison for committing no crime is the story of four persons including a woman who may finally be set free, thanks to the CBI which has pointed out shoddy investigations by Punjab Police.
- Bugti’S Killing: Apc Demands Judicial Probe (Dawn, Ashraf Mumtaz, Sep 04, 2006)
Leaders of the main opposition alliances, the MMA and ARD, and senior lawyers on Sunday urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan to set up a judicial commission to look into the Kohlu tragedy.
- People Vs. Army (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 04, 2006)
If one goes to Pakistan and meets the members of Ms Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) one will hear an interesting observation. One will be told: "There are only two parties in Pakistan.
- Rwas Denounce The Notice Issued By Delhi Development Authority (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Residents' Welfare Associations Joint Front says it amounts to blatant interference with the judicial process
It is inappropriate to amend a subordinate legislation (MPD-2001)'
`Proposal for revising the development control norms will create . . .
- Police Move To Change Its Working Style (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Four years in prison for committing no crime is the story of four persons, including a woman who may finally be set free, thanks to the CBI which has pointed out shoddy investigations by the Punjab Police.
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