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Articles 4421 through 4520 of 7145:
- Afghans Hope Assembly Ends Long Cycle Of Violence (Indian Express, David Brunnstrom, Dec 19, 2005)
On the eve of the opening of the first Afghan parliament in decades, MPs and ordinary Afghans hope that for all its flaws and despite renewed Taliban threats it will help end the nation’s long cycle of violence.
- Chennai Stampede Kills 42 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Forty-two people were killed, 19 of them women, in a stampede at a flood relief distribution centre here in the early hours of Sunday, prompting the government to order a judicial enquiry and the Opposition to demand the resignation of Chief Minister ....
- Bihar:maoists Blow Up Bjp Leader's Stone Crushing Plant (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
ultras blew up a stone crushing plant of former Bihar BJP President Gopal Narain Singh in the extremist-hit Rohtas district in wee hours today, police said
- No Let-Up In Friendship With China (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Dec 19, 2005)
One cannot but be concerned over the impression, now being voiced by an increasing number of citizens, that our all-weather friendship with China has undergone a decline.
- Meeting Point (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 19, 2005)
It was heartening to see Parliamentarians from India and Pakistan stressing the need for continuing the "people-to-people" dialogue between the two countries.
- The Confucian Party Of China (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 19, 2005)
For decades since the communist revolution in China, the name of the ancient sage Confucius (551-479 BC) was dirtier than mud. Today Chinese school children are being encouraged to learn the “Analects of Confucius” — a classic compilation of the master’s
- Malpractices Decentralised (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Campaigning for the first phase of elections to the zilla and taluk panchayats in the state ended on Saturday evening even as the State Election Commission (SEC) cracked down on electoral malpractices by seizing 100 vehicles being used unauthorisedly....
- All-Party Meet On Irrigation Project In A.P. On Dec. 21 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Government open to views on package for Polavaram oustees
- Clamour To Deny Saraswati (Pioneer, Makkhan Lal, Dec 17, 2005)
Earthquakes and other natural phenomenon caused the 'Naditama', or River Saraswati, to dry up over two millennia ago. Now, says Makkhan Lal, it's a man-made disaster what with pseudo-secularists and Communists out to deny it ever existed
- Unrest In China (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 17, 2005)
In a chilling reminder of the brutal force that was used to put down the Tiananmen Square uprising, hundreds of Chinese police, armed with guns and shields, sealed off a village in Guangdong province after killing more than a dozen people protesting ....
- The New Face Of Terror (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 17, 2005)
A string of intelligence-led police operations against the Lashkar-e-Taiba offer glimpses into the terror cells behind the series of high-profile strikes in Jammu and Kashmir and outside it since October.
- Privatising Airports: Questions Remain (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 17, 2005)
MEMBERS OF the Communist Party of India (Marxist) raised in the Lok Sabha on Thursday critical issues that need to be addressed before the Government of India goes ahead with the plan to modernise and partially privatise the airports in Delhi and Mumbai.
- The Rules Of The Empty Game (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Dec 17, 2005)
Like academics and pickpockets, politicians too have rules which they can break only at great risk
- Poor, Little, Rich Protestors (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Dec 17, 2005)
Hong Kong is a long way from Maryland, which is where I am, at a lively seminar at the city’s eponymous university. But Hong Kong, the venue of the World Trade Organisation meeting, feels close because gathered in that city were not only trade negotiators
- Elders Press For Women's Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
That the fate of the Women's Reservation Bill was uncertain became obvious on Friday when Brinda Karat (CPI-M) raised the issue in the Rajya Sabha during the post-lunch session.
- Cpi(m): Pension Bill Not Acceptable (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday said the Pension Fund Regulatory Authority Bill was not acceptable to it in the present form and suggested that the United Progressive Alliance Government rework some major provisions.
- Ear To The Ground (The Week, Kanhaiah Bhelari, Dec 16, 2005)
Even Lalu Prasad Yadav knew it was coming. "Baba, if Ram Vilas Paswan contests separately, we are sure to lose," I heard him tell his close friend Shivanand Tiwary, excise minister in the Rabri Devi regime.
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
With the Sensex scaling new heights, the CPI(M) mouthpiece has sent out a typical warning, attributing the movements to speculation, and suggesting the stockmarket simply serves the interests of finance capital.
- Speak No Evil (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2005)
Reform is for the government and not for the party. This appears to be the prevalent mood and dictum within the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Communist parties,
- Arms From Pak, Brains From Sri Lanka (Hindustan Times, Mammen Matthew, Dec 16, 2005)
Brains or guns, the Naxalites don't mind getting them imported as long as it helps them in their war for the people — against the "brute state".
- Indian Maoists Threaten Foreign Companies - Report (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 16, 2005)
India's increasingly active Maoist guerrillas said they would attack multinational and large Indian companies, accusing them of colluding with governments to oppress the poor, The Hindustan Times reported on Thursday.
- Lok Sabha Nod For Legislative Council Revival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Bill passed; CPI(M),TDP vote against it
- Open Up Retail (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's comment on the sidelines of the recent ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, that he will work out the modalities for allowing foreign direct investment in the retail sector in the next six months, comes as good news for consumers.
- Obc Revolt Strengthens Bjp's Case (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Serious objections from the BJP-led Opposition and a near revolt by the OBC MPs across party lines on Wednesday forced the Government to defer the introduction of the Constitutional Amendment Bill providing reservation for SC, ST candidates in private edu
- Bank On The King (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's three-day visit to Nepal merits a welcome, particularly since it included a nearly two-hour meeting with King Gyanendra in Kathmandu.
- Sacrificing Ideology (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Dec 15, 2005)
It was bewildering to see socialist leaders, who have only contempt for Hindu ceremonies, attend blood-letting rituals at Kamakhya temple, writes Anuradha Dutt
- Fdi At The Next Store (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 15, 2005)
Hoping that India’s retail could open to FDI in five-six months, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not only given an invite to the ASEAN business, but also set a sort of deadline for his Left allies to make up their mind. The BJP’s swadeshi lobby and . .
- Hopeful Sign (The Financial Express, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 15, 2005)
The change in stance of the CPI-M’s trade union front, Citu, on exempting ‘essential IT services’ from strike calls (FE, Dec 12) is a hopeful sign. It is a positive move if the concession, expressed by its president, MK Pandhe, does represent not only....
- `India Should Desist From Bilateral Agreements At Wto' (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Dec 15, 2005)
More active participation on the part of Agriculture Ministry urged
- China Snubs The Us (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Dec 15, 2005)
The US President, George Bush has just concluded his third visit to China since coming to office nearly six years ago. That is as good an indication as how important it is for the US to maintain close friendly relations with China, . . .
- Maoists Declare War On Big Companies (Hindustan Times, Mammen Matthew, Dec 15, 2005)
Big corporate houses venturing into Naxalite-hit states may be in for some trouble. The extremists have said they would “step up activities” against the big companies, including MNCs, which are being set up by “forcibly displacing people”.
- Pm To Constitute National Panel To Check Illegal Mining, Pilferage (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has proposed to constitute a National Committee comprising representatives of the coal industry to check pilferage and illegal mining which has often been the cause of accidents in mines.
- Troops Open Fire In Nepal, Casualties Feared (Hindustan Times, PTI, Dec 15, 2005)
A dozen people were killed and an equal number injured when Nepal's security personnel indiscriminately opened fire at a group of villagers returning from a Hindu festival held near the capital, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) officials said.
- Ec To Consider All Aspects Before Deciding Assam Poll (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
The Election Commission would take all aspects into consideration, including festivals and examination schedule, before taking a decision on the timing of the Assam Assembly election.
- Cpm Asks Pm To Consult Them Before Going Public (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
On the sidelines of the Central Committee meeting, a senior CPI(M) leader today strongly opposed FDI in retail sector and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take the party into confidence before issuing public statements on economic issues.
- Nepal Army Fires On Villagers, 11 Dead - Witnesses (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 15, 2005)
Nepali soldiers opened fire on a group of people near a temple just outside Kathmandu, killing at least 11 people overnight, officials and witnesses said on Thursday.
- Government Defers Quota Bill (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
The government on Wednesday deferred a crucial bill to amend the constitution to provide reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in private educational institutions following difference of opinion among political parties on its provisions.
- Modes Of Protest (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Dec 15, 2005)
Violence can be of various dimensions and non-violence demands us to strive higher
- Asia’S Alphabet Soup And Numerical Croutons (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 15, 2005)
For Asia these are the best of times and the worst of times. Asia never had it so good in the last two centuries as rapid economic growth makes it the world’s new centre of gravity. Along with prosperity have come fear and mutual distrust.
- Orissa Government Objects To Polavaram Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
150-foot high dam of the project to submerge villages and displace hundreds of tribals, says Navin Patnaik
- Bjp, Cpi(m) Express Reservations On Quota Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
BJP favours reservation without exceptions
Government committed to affirmative action
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2005)
With the Sensex scaling new heights, the CPI(M) mouthpiece has sent out a typical warning, attributing the movements to speculation, and suggesting the stockmarket simply serves the interests of finance capital.
- No Talks With Govt, War At Higher Stage: Cpi(maoist) (Indian Express, J P Yadav, Dec 15, 2005)
The CPI(Maoist) has ruled out any kind of negotiation with any state government, saying it would pursue the path of violent retaliation with more vigour. The outfit, for the first time, acknowledged its association with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil ...
- Risky Business Of Politics (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Dec 14, 2005)
If the health of a nation is to be measured by what its media presents, then India is ill, says Claude Arpi
- All Against Cpm (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 14, 2005)
The consolidation of anti-Left political forces in West Bengal - or Mahajot - has been an elusive dream since the late-1990s. This is mainly because of the refusal of the Congress to adjust its national policy of keeping the BJP . . .
- Welcome To The Real World (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 14, 2005)
Comrade Prakash Karat has advised his Kerala comrades that foreign direct investment is good for generating more jobs.
- Vendors Of Expediency (The Economic Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 14, 2005)
The sanctimonious political corner in the Left must be preening.
- Balance Shifts Between Secular And Islamist Iraq (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Dec 14, 2005)
Ayad Jaml Eldin receives his visitors in an extraordinary pavilion made of reeds, bent into huge arches to form a barrel vault above a carpeted floor.
- On Questionable Questions (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 14, 2005)
In a sensational sting operation, MPs of various political parties were caught on camera taking money for carrying out the most basic task for which they were elected to office — raising the peoples' concerns and problems in Parliament.
- Ram And Roti Is No Longer Attractive (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 14, 2005)
Uma Bharati's slogan of Ram and Roti is no longer carrying weight. That is to be expected. God and bread both take a back seat in periods of rapid technological advance such as presently when the availability of material pleasures is increasing.
- Export Of Democracy (Daily Excelsior, N. B. Menon, Dec 14, 2005)
A group of senators in the US Congress have moved a resolution named "Advancing democratic values world over". Specifically, this draft contains a proposal to establish a special "Democratic movements department" within the State Department, . . .
- France Tries To Save Subsidies (Tribune, Stephen Castle , Dec 14, 2005)
The EU's new former Communist countries are to be offered further concessions under new plans designed to isolate France and clinch a deal in a tense negotiation over the EU's budget.
- Saran Meets King, Discusses Restoration Of Democracy In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Dec 14, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today held talks with Nepal's King Gyanendra during which he is understood to have discussed restoration of multi-party democracy in the Kingdom and the Maoist insurgency.
- Gated Dignities (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 14, 2005)
It is no secret that the media, especially television, is polarised in Tamil Nadu on party lines.
- Right To Recall Will Be Deterrent: Cpi (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Dec 14, 2005)
Calling for national crusade against corruption and installing a foolproof monitoring system to look into complaints of and malpractices by Members of Parliament, the Communist Party of India on Tuesday offered suggestions, including the `right to recall'
- Ppa Issue Rocks Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
YSR, Chandrababu Naidu trade charges, blame each other
- Naxal Violence Continues Unabated In Ap (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Naxals belonging to CPI (Maoist) party on Monday shot at Maddella Parvathalu and blasted landmines, while an unidentified Maoist was killed in an encounter with police in Andhra Pradesh Monday.About 10-armed Maoist extremists in Achampeta Local Guerilla S
- Asean Moves Toward Charter, Human Rights On Agenda (Reuters, Michelle Nichols, Dec 13, 2005)
Southeast Asia's regional grouping agreed on Monday to draft its first constitution, a document that could enshrine human rights and democracy in a region where both have come under critical scrutiny.
- Fdi In Retail Trade: Pm Optimistic (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
"A great deal has been achieved under economic liberalisation"
India needs an investment of $150 billion in infrastructure
Modernisation plans of Delhi, Mumbai airports on public-private partnership soon
- Retail Fdi: Window Isn’T Shut, Pm Tells Asean (Indian Express, SUNIT ARORA, Dec 13, 2005)
ASEAN ‘There are problems...there are immense opportunities, I hope we have a positive outcome in five-six months’
- India’S Asia Moment (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 13, 2005)
Nearly 60 years after it organised the Asian Relations Conference in New Delhi, India’s moment to shape the continent’s destiny is at hand. Months before India’s independence, in March-April 1947, an impatient Jawaharlal Nehru laid out the grand . . .
- Jaundiced View (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 13, 2005)
How does it feel like living in a State in which there is a bomb blast on almost every third day?
- Bjp-Ruled States To Adopt Value Added Tax (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 13, 2005)
Chief Ministers eager to join regime as it is a progressive tax system proposed originally by NDA Government
States have seen revenues rise by roughly 15 per cent
Party ruled States to strengthen laws enforcing slaughter of cows, bulls and calves
- Turmoil As Indian Tv Shows Mps Taking Bribe (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
An Indian TV station caused a political uproar on Monday when it broadcast images of 11 members of parliament taking cash allegedly in return for raising issues in the federal legislature.
- Time To Ban Torture (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Dec 13, 2005)
"There are no hard distinctions between what is real and what is unreal, nor between what is true and what is false. A thing is not necessarily either true or false; it can be both true and false.”
- Parliament Stung (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
11 MPs suspended after being caught taking cash for questions----- A sting operation carried over a span of eight months rocked Indian politics on Monday with a clutch of 11 MPs caught red-handed on camera accepting cash for raising questions in both ...
- Challenge Of Measuring Service Sector Growth (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Dec 13, 2005)
On November 30, the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the quarterly estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for July-September (Q2) of 2005-06, both at constant (1993-94) and . . .
- Soak The Rich! (Indian Express, Ed Vulliamy, Dec 12, 2005)
A great idea to pay great PF rates. But no comparisons with USSR, please
- China's Central Bank Governor — Mover And Shaker In China's Financial System (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 12, 2005)
Turning to central bankers, in general, the world has come to regard Mr Alan Greenspan, America's central banker, as an economic statesman of global significance. His every move, every gesture was watched by markets with bated breath to infer . . .
- U.S. Policies In The Eurasian Region (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Dec 12, 2005)
American strategic thinkers seek the projection of U.S. power into Eurasia on a permanent footing. The central issue involved is Russia's unquestioned emergence as the 21st century's energy superpower.
- Promoting The Religion Of Tourism (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Dec 12, 2005)
Two persons as unlike as Ms Renuka Chowdhary and Mr Iqbal Singh Gulati can be like-minded. The vivacious Minister says she will make a great tourism event of the Kalachakra ceremony being observed next month at Amravati, Andhra Pradesh.
- End Of Regional Parties ? (Daily Excelsior, T. Sreedhar, Dec 12, 2005)
The verdict of recent Bihar elections and the infighting in Shiva Sena made many to sit up and note the steady diminishing trend by the regional parties. In 2004, when the regional parties like Telugu Desam in Andhra Pradesh and Akali Dal in Punjab . . .
- Touch Of Fear (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2005)
A many-sided issue may become muddied by simplistic responses. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has responded predictably to the notion of foreign universities setting up branches in India.
- Chidambaram's Arithmetic Not Acceptable, Says Bardhan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
There can be a strike if EPF rate is not restored to 9.5 per cent: Bardhan
- Uncertain Nepal : India's Options (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
The developments of the past few weeks in Kathmandu are creating new uncertainties all around, especially in Nepal and India. First was the sudden announcement of Chinese arms supplies to Nepal in mid-November.
- Commemorating A Genius And 100 Years Of E=mc2 (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 11, 2005)
With the sun soon to set on 2005, I cannot resist the temptation of devoting this week’s column to a man, one of my heroes, whose memory was honoured by the United Nations by observing this year as the International Year of Physics.
- Kremlin To The Rescue Of Iran (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Dec 11, 2005)
The Kremlin’s intervention in the Iranian nuclear stalemate, which took one difficult problem off Manmohan Singh’s table, must open the eyes of those Indians who have lately found it fashionable to run down Russian diplomacy and jumped onto . . .
- Removal Of Us Troops From Uzbekistan Good Omen: Hekmatyar (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Former Afghan prime minister Gulbaddin Hekmatyar, who is wanted by the US, has said Uzbekistan’s decision to remove American troops from its Khanabad airbase would herald the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan and Iraq.
- The Man In The Middle (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Dec 10, 2005)
Nehru was an intelligent man who led an interesting life in most interesting times. And he could write.
- Buddhadeb Calls For Land Reforms Across India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
Second International Congress on Kerala Studies begins in Thiruvananthapuram
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