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Articles 1721 through 1820 of 7145:
- How The West Lost A Friend In Moscow (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 30, 2006)
Persistent Western criticism of Russia and America's role in the unrest in its neighbourhood appear to be testing the patience of even pro-western Russian leaders. Now Mikhail Gorbachev tells Washington and London to keep their hands off Russia.
- Landing Rights (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 30, 2006)
The recent interest of the Left Front government in acquiring thousands of acres of good agricultural land in different districts of West Bengal has its roots in the New Industrial Policy (NIP) announced by the Front in 1994.
- As China Ages, A Shortage Of Cheap Labor Looms (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Shanghai is rightfully known as a fast-moving, hypermodern city — full of youth and vigor. But that obscures a less well-known fact: Shanghai has the oldest population in China, and it is getting older in a hurry.
- Probe Sought Into Allotment Of Land For Bmic Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
In thelegislature 400 acres of excess land has been acquired: MLA
Project is nothing but a big fraud
Promoters were favoured by two successive governments
Land has been mortgaged for loans
- Time To Call Off The Salwa Judum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
It is the state’s primary duty to protect its citizens. Instead, innocent tribals are displaced from their homes to be pitted against the sophisticated Naxal army
- Wto: Align With Developing Nations, Cpi(m) Tells Upa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
"That a small group was meeting exposes the undemocratic nature of negotiations"
Proposed cap for domestic subsidies for the E.U., U.S higher than prescribed level
Steep tariff cuts on agricultural commodities to affect India badly
- Forward Trading Locks Up Rs 6.7 Cr In The Name Of Avian Flu (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis are colossal problems in the country, but it was avian flu that attracted the attention of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss earlier this year, following which he ordered the procurement of one lakh doses of . . .
- China Detains Vice Governor For Graft (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
China has detained a vice Governor of the eastern province of Anhui for taking bribes, close on the heels of the sacking of a vice mayor of Beijing on similar grounds, a Hong Kong-based watchdog today said.
- Economic Reforms With Humane Face (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Jun 30, 2006)
The recurring theme, time and again, in the speeches of Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and his Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram is: Economic reforms with what they call "human face".
- Senate Panel Backs N-Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The India-USA nuclear deal today moved a step closer to Congressional approval with another ringing endorsement from a key panel of the US Senate.
- Quereshi Appointed 3rd Election Commissioner (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
After weeks of intense speculation, SY Quereshi, Secretary in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, was on Thursday appointed the third Election Commissioner of India.
- Stung Left Unleashes Nuke Volley (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
A day after the Prime Minister dared the Left to bring his government down, the CPM hit back by accusing the Centre of buckling under US pressure on the nuclear cooperation deal.
- Struggle And Strife (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 29, 2006)
Of all the conversations I had in Bastar, the one I might remember longest was with a Muria tribal named Hadmo Ram Poyam.
- Cpi(m)-Backed Candidates To Contest Cantonment Board Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The party promises to address problems confronting the area
The party to support candidates with good reputation in three of the seven wards
Says that basic amenities are woefully short in the area
- Sonia Is Nac’S Lifeline, But Will She Oblige? (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jun 29, 2006)
With Sonia Gandhi yet to reveal her mind on the future of the National Advisory Council, there is growing concern within the Congress and Left that it may become dysfunctional — even if it is not formally disbanded — unless the Congress president . . .
- No N-Cap, Iran Stand Shift: Delhi (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
India today ruled out capping its strategic programme or diluting its stand on Iran but feels the “first and most important hurdle” in the implementation of the nuclear deal with Washing-ton has been removed with last night’s crucial voting in a . . .
- A Fickle Pickle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 29, 2006)
Parties and politics at Nalco
As Orissa braces for a total work stoppage on 30 June, including disruption of air and rail services, the striking feature of the political agitprop over the Centre’s decision to divest 10 per cent stake in Nalco is . . .
- Dmk Government Will Not Last Long, Says Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Claims AIADMK is the party of the future
- Assembly Speaker Criticises Government On Performance . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Chief Secretary, other officials are taking the House for granted, says Krishna
The Speaker was told that departments had failed to provide reports to members
In the absence of the reports, members are unable to discuss issues
Officials' . . .
- U.S. Bill Confirms Our Fears, Says Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
"Adhere to foreign policy commitments"
"India's moratorium on nuclear tests cannot be subservient to U.S. conditionalities"
Bill seeks to force India to comply with FMCT
- India’S Hands Are Tied, Say Bjp & Cpm (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jun 29, 2006)
The United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006, which cleared the House International Relations Committee with an overwhelming majority on Tuesday, has met with stiff opposition here, with both the NDA and the CPI(M) protesting . .
- The Demise Of Objectivity (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
The fag end of the twentieth century saw freedom of the press run on a fail-safe line in many first world countries.
- Quota Bill In Monsoon Session, Moily Report May Come Earlier (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jun 28, 2006)
As decided by the UPA-Left coordination committee on May 22, the Centre is “committed” to introducing the 27 per cent OBC quota bill in the monsoon session of Parliament, CPI secretary D Raja said today after a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Some Cong-Bashing For The Record (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 28, 2006)
Talking of the pre-1977 period, Karat writes: “The Communist Party’s first government in Kerala, headed by E M S Namboodiripad, was ousted in 21 months. Article 356 of the constitution was used for the first time by the then Nehru government . . .
- Chinese Netizens Breathes Fire (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 28, 2006)
For a country that employs some 30,000 Internet censors, that turned out to be stunningly easy. In about 10 minutes, I started Ji Sidao's blog -- that's my Chinese name -- on two Chinese Web hosts, at no cost and without providing any identification.
- Vs: No Clout, And An Identity Crisis (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jun 28, 2006)
It's a question that would beg for an answer soon in Kerala:
- Tribe Against Tribe, Village Against Village (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 28, 2006)
The landscape of Bastar is gorgeous.
- Ap: 8 Naxals Gunned Down (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The Maoist movement in Andhra Pradesh suffered a major blow with the killing of eight Naxalites on Tuesday in a daylight encounter with the police at Innapenta village in Mahbubnagar district, about 120 km from here.
- The Accidental Developers: India's Emerging Elite (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
In a rush to build shops, offices and houses worthy of a thriving economy, a new elite is emerging in India -- young men asked to turn plots of family land into a property business.
- Crisis Of Governance Feeding Naxalism, Says Ved Marwah (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
More than the lack of development, Naxalism is thriving due to a “crisis of governance’’ where the political will to tackle the menace is “lacking’’, feel experts. According to them, the oft-given excuse of underdevelopment to explain the reason . . .
- Minister Wants Other States To Follow Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
State stands first in implementation of rural job scheme
- Left Parties To Meet Soon On Nalco, Neyveli Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Left parties will soon meet to decide on intensifying their stir against the UPA government's economic policies, including its decision to sell equity in profit-making PSUs and import of foodgrains, CPI said today.
- 'Ritual' Protests Don't Stop Upa, Admit Comrades (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
What can the Left do if the Congress-led UPA Government goes on ignoring its advice?
- Misguided Missile (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 28, 2006)
The apprehension of living in a dangerous and unpredictable world struck deeper roots in our collective psyche when the Communist thugs of Pyongyang, taking a cue from Iran, decided to test-fire a 15,000-km intercontinental ballistic . . .
- Prachanda Power Vs People's Power (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jun 28, 2006)
Peace processes have their own dynamics and longevity. The one playing out in Nepal is surely unique:
- Dark Clouds On India's Horizon (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Jun 28, 2006)
Nation states do not disintegrate overnight. It takes years, decades or even centuries before the actual demise or the decay to set in, with predators first nibbling away at the periphery.
- 14-Day Remand For J&k Ministers (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Two former Jammu and Kashmir ministers, Ghulam Ahmed Mir and Raman Mattoo, arrested by the CBI for their alleged involvement in the sex abuse racket, have been sent to 14 days judicial remand by the chief judicial magistrate, Srinagar.
- Congress Softens Stand Towards Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
CPI (M)-TDP tie-up, just an electoral understanding, no ideological wedding "The comments of the CPI (M) State secretary B. V. Raghavulu against the ruling party shall be taken in the right spirit." says K. Rosaiah
- Of Tigers And Tribals (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
The prime minister’s task force that was established to find innovative ways to protect the Bengal tiger in its natural habitat has failed miserably.
- Congress, Tdp Bogged Down By Rebel Trouble (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Ruling party facing problems in at least six ZPTC seats in Mahabubnagar district
Congress making all efforts to convince rebels to keep out
TDP decides to suspend rebel candidates from the party
2,755 candidates are in the race for 926 MPTC seats
- Orissa Ban On Maoists (Frontline, PRAFULLA DAS, Jun 27, 2006)
The Orissa government finally outlawed the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and seven pro-Maoist organisations on June 9. Maoists are active in 14 of the 30 districts in the State and have been gaining strength by the day.
- Withering Centre, Flourishing Margins (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
With Congress weakening by the day and BJP in no position to fill the vacuum, the prospect of the Third Front seems bright, says A Prabaharan.
- China May Fine News Media To Limit Coverage (International Herald Tribune, Joseph Kahn, Jun 27, 2006)
Chinese media outlets will be fined if they report on "sudden events" without prior authorization from government officials, under a draft law being considered by the Communist Party-controlled legislature.
- `Cpi(m)-Tdp Alliance Will Not Have Any Impact' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Work in irrigation will have a bearing on polls: Digvijay
Exudes confidence Congress, allies will win the elections
- Washington Rejects Seoul Request To Engage Pyongyang In Direct Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
South Korea has urged the United States to engage in direct talks with North Korea, but Washington has refused, according to a news report on Monday.
- Why Saffron Can't Be Red (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
As BJP and CPM have fundamental differences, the former will require a metamorphosis before it can learn from the latter, says Prafull Goradia.
- Aziz's India Link In Naxal Hands (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's emotional attachment to Neharwali Haveli in old Delhi, where he was born, is well known, but it is just as well that his prime minister did not take a walk down memory lane when he came to India two years ago.
- Maoists Blast Former Mla's House (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Stepped up violence in Visakhapatnam Agency area
The former MLA's mother was alone in the house at the time of naxal attack
Balaraju was kidnapped by extremists in 1993
Maoists have been working for boycott of panchayat raj elections
- Bsnl Rapped For Seeking Fee For Information (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Central Information Commission has issued a show cause notice to a BSNL officer for demanding a fee of Rs 9,810 from an applicant to provide certain basic information sought by the latter under the Right To Information Act (RTI).
- Pac Constable Kills 2 Colleagues (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
A mentally ill head constable posted with the PAC in the sensitive Naxal-dominated district of Chandauli today fired indiscriminately at colleagues from his service rifle, killing two and critically injuring three others, before vanishing in the . . .
- State Religion? No (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jun 26, 2006)
Why do countries have a state religion?
- The Reliance Rath Yatra (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 26, 2006)
MR Mukesh Ambani, we’re told, has returned his Maybach. What we didn’t realise was that he seems to be swapping it for a rath. He has been sweeping the country, outside his normal territories of the metros and Jamnagar.
- David Vs Goliath (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 26, 2006)
Elections to the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) have been for two decades a rather quiet affair, but year 2006 promises to be different.
- Transfer Games The Govt Plays (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 26, 2006)
The gay abandon with which successive governments in Karnataka have effected transfers in the police department makes it appear that it is some sort of a game being played by the powers that be.
- Prakash To Be Firm With Naxalites (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Says talks posible only if they shun violence
- Maoists Blast Ex-Mla's House In Visakhapatnam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Stepped up violence in Visakhapatnam Agency area
- Cpi Demands Implementation Of Avanashi-Athikadavu Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
This will benefit over 30 lakh population in Erode and Coimbatore
Over 200 tanks will get water The scheme received sanction in 1996-2001 DMK regime `Till date nothing has been done'
- "We Are Trying To Find An Alternative Path For Our Own Development" (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 26, 2006)
The Left Front in West Bengal entered its 30th year in power on June 21. In an interview toThe Hindu, Chief MinisterBuddhadeb Bhattacharjeespeaks of the changing perspectives over the last three decades, the new Left alternative being considered . . .
- Back In The Agenda (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 26, 2006)
The plan to sell stakes in two PSUs is a welcome move
- Anti-Naxal Plan Yielding Rich Dividends In U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
"Naxalites are no longer getting cooperation of local people"
- Neighbour Trouble (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Jun 26, 2006)
Recent developments in Nepal and Sri Lanka are danger signals to India’s security. First, both the neighbouring States are in effect India’s security outposts. Secondly, internecine violence and domestic unrest in the countries are threatening to . . .
- What The Rebels Think Today (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2006)
The Battle for Bastar Ramachandra Guha Part I: Revolutionaries This is the first part of a four-part article
- Japan To Explore 'All Options' If N Korea Tests Missile (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Japan warned today it would consider "all options" - including severe sanctions - in response to a possible missile test by North Korea, and accused the communist country of intimidation.
- Ysr Makes Light Of Tdp Charge On Electoral Rolls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Telugu Desam Party accused of discrediting the ruling party
Chief Minister lists statistics to disprove TD claim
Only 2.60 per cent increase registered
People asked to bring irregularities to the notice of authorities
- Damping Inflation And Supporting Growth (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Jun 26, 2006)
The challenge is to minimise the adverse impact of inflationary expectations on investment.
- Parties Criticise Nalco, Nlc Divestment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Departure from National Common Minimum Programme: CPI (M)
Left against attempts to privatise public sector enterprises: CPI(M)
Adhere to policy that shares of profit-earning PSUs will not be divested: Ramadoss
- Dilemma Of The Communists (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Jun 25, 2006)
Indian communist parties have set the ball rolling for the formation of a non-Congress and non-BJP bloc of parties and groups with a view to form a coalition government at the Centre.
- Misadventures Will Backfire (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 25, 2006)
In the aftermath of the Assam Assembly elections where the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a coalition of Muslim parties in the State that came into existence just months before the polls, captured 10 seats, there is now a focused . . .
- Hopes Of It Development In Hosur Soar (Hindu, S. Prasad, Jun 25, 2006)
Salubrious climate and proximity to Electronics City has made Hosur an ideal IT destination
District administration is preparing a Hosur Vision document
- Politically Incorrect And Unapologetic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The book’s greatest strengths are in its poetic descriptions, painstaking research and unexpected humour.
- Yechury Criticises Nalco Divestment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
"Neither common sense nor good economics"
NALCO, NLC are profit-making units
Widen tax net to generate resources
Stop forward trading in essential commodities
- Trade Unions Complain Against Labour Minister To Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
CPI national leader and AITUC general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta today said the trade unions had complained aginst Union Labour Minister and Telangana Rastra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrasekhara Rao to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh for not . . .
- Panchayat Raj Elections: Congress, Allies Reach Seat-Sharing Accord (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Parties appeal to respective candidates in race against official nominees to retire
TRS, CPI agree to contest ZPTCs allotted to them by Congress
While TRS is allotted 68 ZPTCs, CPI is given 34
Congress to contest all the four ZPTCs vacated by TRS
- Praful Bidwai: Bull-Headed About India (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jun 25, 2006)
Current Western euphoria over India's growth betrays total ignorance of realities like the 100,000 farmers' suicides.
- Of Tharoor & Collateral Damage (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 25, 2006)
For a civilisation that is yet to fully overcome the disabilities of prolonged servitude, the importance attached to international recognition can hardly be overstated. Rabindranath Tagore was widely regarded as an . . .
- Leaders Set For Vp’S B’Day Bash (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh’s 75th birthday will become an occasion for bringing together top leaders.
- Quit Call Rings Across Vietnam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Vietnam’s National Assembly today confirmed the resignations of the Prime Minister, President and Assembly chief, kicking off a political reshuffle in the communist nation, an Assembly official said.
- Reversing Reforms: Price Control Returns (The Financial Express, BARUN MITRA, Jun 25, 2006)
The constant political pressure to control prices by state fiat will undo the 15 years of reform
- Misadventures Will Backfire (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 24, 2006)
In the aftermath of the Assam Assembly elections where the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a coalition of Muslim parties in the . . .
- Centre-Right? That’S All Right (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 24, 2006)
Two events on the same day this week, in the two most distant metros in the country, each involving an adversarial brother and a fraternal adversary, raised the same, intriguing, vital and delicious question. Was it pro-rich, or pro-aam admi?
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