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Articles 4921 through 5020 of 16899:
- Bush Seeks $13bn For Iraqi Govt (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
US President George W. Bush on Saturday urged other nations to make good on $13 billion in pledges to help the new Iraqi government.
- Sham Of Secularism (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Jun 18, 2006)
With India smarting under the rapid-fire of terrorism, the UPA Government appears busy indulging in minorityism to draw political capital.
- Nepal Govt, Maoists Power Deal Welcomed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
A landmark deal between Nepal’s authorities and Maoist rebels, which will see parliament dissolved and power shared in a new interim government, was hailed in the troubled Himalayan kingdom on Saturday.
- Invert The Pyramid (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jun 18, 2006)
The nation is once again caught in two contradictory trends of performance and non-performance in several critical areas of governance.
- Us Will Not Abandon Iraqis: Bush (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 18, 2006)
Armed with the backing of the United States Congress to stay out the full course in Iraq, President George W Bush today assured the people of the trouble-torn country that America will not "abandon" them in their hour of need.
- Nepalese Hail Landmark Deal Between Govt, Rebels (Pioneer, Shirish B Pradhan, Jun 18, 2006)
Nepalese people today welcomed the landmark deal between the government and Maoists to set up an interim administration, saying it would usher in lasting peace and revive the economy of the Himalayan country torn by a decade-long insurgency.
- Prices: Cpi (M), Sp To Continue Protest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Asking States to reduce ST on petrol, diesel wrong: Karat
Left-run States to reduce sales tax on fuel after Centre rolls back hike
Left parties to discuss support to UPA next month
- Army Must Be Gender Sensitive’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Reacting to the Indian Army vice-chief’s remarks that it can do without women, activists of several organisations branded the force as “discriminatory and gender insensitive”.
- Two Flavours Of Nationalism (Hindu, INDIVAR KAMTEKAR, Jun 18, 2006)
A visit to Jallianwala Bagh and Wagah raises questions about the transformation of national feeling in India.
- Mulayam’S Dole For Unemployed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Neither the oppressive heat nor the distance could keep away the 52,571 young unemployed who made it to the Ambedkar maidan to collect their first cheque of the unemployment dole promised by Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.
- Iraq Attacks Kill 43 As Us Seeks Missing Soldiers (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
A series of bombs killed at least 43 people in and near Baghdad on Saturday, police said, in one of the bloodiest days in Iraq since a US military air strike killed Abu Mussab Zarqawi 10 days ago.
- Enter Rymbai (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 18, 2006)
Lapang pays for non-performance
Meghalaya’s Congress dissidents have finally pulled down chief minister DD Lapang and that, too, barely hours before the start of the assembly session.
- Militants Sneak Into Poonch (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Security agencies were put on high alert in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir today following reports that about two dozen militants had entered the region after sneaking across the LoC, days ahead of a visit to the area by Congress president Mrs . . .
- Briefly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has invited applications for admission to its Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) Programme for the January 2007 session.
- 14 Cyclists On Peace Mission Meet Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
About 14 cyclists from Uttar Pradesh, who are on an `Aman Yatra' (peace mission) which will take them to Kaba in Saudi Arabia, met Congress president Sonia Gandhi here.
- Sonia Charges Sp With Vindictiveness (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Visiting her constituency for the first time after her re-election to the Lok Sabha, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today made no bones of her displeasure with the Samajwadi Party by charging the State Government with adopting a "vindictive" attitude . .
- Naidu Sees Cracks In Upa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
The disintegration of the UPA has started, observed the BJP former president and MP M. Venkaiah Naidu. UPA is an alliance formed without any common agenda or an agreement except anti-BJP stand, and after two years of its formation the internal . . .
- Karat, Mulayam Explore ‘Third Front’ Possibility (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
CPM leader Prakash Karat today aired his disagreement with the UPA on the issue of state governments sacrificing revenue by lowering prices of petroleum products.
- Bush Rejects Demand Of Lesser Us Role In Iraq (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Rejecting lesser US role in Iraq, US President George W. Bush promised the Iraqi people that the United States would not "abandon them after we have come this far," even as the US lawmakers debate pulling out troops.
- Reform School Education (Tribune, Vijay Sanghvi, Jun 18, 2006)
In the midst of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s by-election from Rae Bareli, Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh sprung a surprise by proposing to extend reservations to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in admissions to higher studies.
- Sonia In Attack Mode (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 18, 2006)
Lashing out at the Mulayam government for removing Rae Bareli from the VIP list for uninterrupted power supply a day after her victory, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today asked “kya yeh insaaf hai?”
- Seat-Sharing Accords Elude All Parties (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jun 18, 2006)
CPI complains to All-India Congress Committee against State Congress
- Days Ahead Of Sonia's Visit, 22 Militants Sneak Into J&k (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Security agencies were put on high alert in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday following reports that about two dozen militants had entered the region after sneaking across the LoC, days ahead of a visit to the area by Congress president . .
- Wheeling ‘N’ Dealing (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Jun 18, 2006)
New Delhi’s voluntary moratorium on testing will not be legalised in the Indo-US bilateral agreement but will be recognised as a commitment by a country whose nuclear record has been impeccable.
- Ncp Hints At Tie-Up With Saffron Parties (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Reflecting the strain in ties with its ruling coalition partner Congress over Maharashtra Rajya Sabha bypoll, NCP today hinted it has kept open the option of tying up with BJP and Shiv Sena.
- Us Pays For Porn, Lap Dancers To Help Katrina's Victims (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Jun 17, 2006)
A year ago, while reporting the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, The Pioneer ran a banner headline that graphically captured the plight of the survivors of nature's fury left to fend for themselves amid destruction and waste:
- Sonia, Pranab To Flag Off Poonch-Rawalakot Bus (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Jun 17, 2006)
UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee will flag off Poonch-Rawalakot bus service in Poonch on June 20.
- Badal Calls For Free Access To Sikh Shrines In Pakistan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday sought free access by Indian pilgrims to Sikh shrines in Pakistan besides easing of visa restrictions for them.
- Ominous Signs For Upa Government (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jun 17, 2006)
The Congress-led UPA government is in trouble as its allies are pulling in different directions.
- Indian Cabinet Approves Signing Of Anti-Nuclear Terrorism Treaty (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 17, 2006)
The Indian cabinet approved on Friday the government’s plans to ratify the United Nations International Convention for Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism.
- Tarn Taran Is 19th District Of Punjab (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Jun 17, 2006)
Tarn Taran was formally made the 19th district of the state to mark the 400th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev here today.
- Aiims Doctors Warned Of Action (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jun 17, 2006)
AIIMS Director and noted heart transplant surgeon Dr P. Venugopal has got a fractured support from his 488-member Faculty Association for raising his voice against the undue interference of the Health Ministry in the day-to-day functioing of the . . .
- Fractured Support For Aiims Director (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jun 17, 2006)
Aiims Director and noted heart transplant surgeon Dr P. Venugopal has got a fractured support from his 488-member Faculty Association for raising his voice against the undue interference of the Health Ministry in the day-to-day functioing of the . . .
- Us Death Toll In Iraq Reaches 2,500 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Nearly 2,500 American soldiers have died since the invasion of Iraq in March, 2003, the Pentagon has said.
- For Some Real Poll Reforms (Tribune, Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Jun 17, 2006)
Maneesh Chhibber’s “Exclusive” (The Tribune, May 22) reporting the suggestions made by a Parliamentary Panel on electoral reforms evokes mixed feelings.
- Expand Upa-Left Coordination Panel: Ncp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
"Congress alone must not share burden"
- Dole Scheme Launched In U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Rs. 500 a month to 7,66,352 registered unemployed graduates and post-graduates
If voted back to power, SP will hike allowance to Rs. 1,000: Mulayam
"Despite Centre's non-cooperation, SP had set a model"
SP sponsored most beneficiaries under scheme:
- Us House Rejects Iraq Pullout Timetable (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
The House of Representatives on Friday handily rejected a timetable for pulling US forces out of Iraq, culminating a fiercely partisan debate between Republicans and Democrats feeling the public’s apprehension about war and the onrushing midterm . . .
- 'Iraq Pullout Date Not In Us Interest' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
The House on Friday handily rejected a timetable for pulling US forces out of Iraq, culminating a fiercely partisan debate between Republicans and Democrats feeling the public's apprehension about war and the onrushing mid-term campaign season.
- An `Interest'ing Us Is Draining For India (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 17, 2006)
Foreign investors have exited Indian markets to avail themselves of the American bonanza
- Rymbai In Delhi, To Discuss Cabinet Expansion With Sonia (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jun 17, 2006)
Meghalaya Assembly meets, adjourned till June 23
I will like to retain Don Kuper Roy as Deputy Chief Minister: Rymbai
D.D. Lapang will be rehabilitated in a position equivalent to Chief Minister
- Private Quota May Haunt Monsoon Session (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jun 17, 2006)
The Congress leadership may have put a lid on Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar’s call for SC/ST quotas in the private sector, but the demand for a consitutional amendment to bring that about is gaining strength and could be raised . . .
- Invert The Pyramid (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jun 17, 2006)
The nation is once again caught in two contradictory trends of performance and non-performance in several critical areas of governance.
- Pawar Ploy To Enter Bajaj In Rajya Sabha Fits Upa Allies’ Gameplan (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Jun 17, 2006)
Once Sharad Pawar played his cards with his usual skill, outsmarting the Congress, the entry of Rahul Bajaj—one of the captains of industry and Pawar’s long-time personal friend—into Rajya Sabha had become a foregone conclusion.
- Quota And Populism (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Jun 17, 2006)
By a happy coincidence I went to have coffee with Arun Shourie in his elegant Delhi home the day his new book came out. It is called Falling Over Backwards:
- From 'India Shining' To 'India Snorting' (News International, Praful Bidwai, Jun 17, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi
- Fuel Prices: What's Going On? (Rediff on the Net, T V R Shenoy, Jun 17, 2006)
Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has asked every state government to follow the Maharashtra model, and cut sales tax rates on petrol and diesel. Alas for the harassed minister, his cherished Maharashtra model is falling apart.
- Sham Of Secularism (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Jun 17, 2006)
With India smarting under the rapid-fire of terrorism, the UPA Government appears busy indulging in minorityism to draw political capital. The standard Government accountability starts and ends with repeating hollow promises of punishing the terrorists.
- Mamata Banerjee Re-Elected As Trinamool Chief (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Mamata Banerjee was on Friday re-elected unopposed for a five year term as the chairperson of the Trinamool Congress in a party organisational poll.
- My Party’Ll Replace Bjp Govts: Uma (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Ousted BJP leader and national President of the Bharatiya Janashakti Party Uma Bharati has claimed that she would pull down the Madhya Pradesh BJP government in October.
- Go Forward, There Is No Turning Back: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Support to Congress is out of compulsion, he says at a DYFI rally
- Politics As Farce In Meghalaya (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 17, 2006)
The farcical resolution of Meghalaya's month-long political crisis reflects poorly on the internal state of the Congress party, and on the quality and vision of its national leadership.
- Bjp Wants Kumaraswamy To Resign, Say Two Former Ministers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Ties between coalition partners worsening, say Chandrashekar and Parameshwar
The right decision is to recommend elections
JD(S) has no moral right to table a Bill to take over BMIC project
- Politics Above Law (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jun 16, 2006)
Recent goings-on in the country remind me of a saying in the United States, popular during the prohibition era there, “The administration’s folly makes you feel like crying into your beer and denies you the beer to cry into”.
- Art 370 Root Cause Of All Problems: Joshi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Terming the Special Constitutional position a root cause of present crisis in Jammu and Kashmir State, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union HRD Minister, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi today said that this was the reason that his . . .
- Sit And Watch Others (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 16, 2006)
While watching a television programme on Abu Dhabi and its plans for development and growth, one realized how backward and silly India is being in relation to the tourism industry.
- No Cuts Till Oil Price Break-Up: States (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The empowered committee of state finance ministers headed by Bengal’s Asim Dasgupta today put the ball back in the Centre’s court over scaling down taxes on petrol and diesel.
- Rahul Bajaj Elected To Rajya Sabha (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Riding on the support of the NCP, BJP and Shiv Sena, industrialist Rahul Bajaj was today elected to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra securing 195 ballots while Congress leader Choudhary Mohammad Aslam bagged the seat in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Polls On The Horizon (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Jun 16, 2006)
We have three state elections on the horizon and I think it is time to see the situation prevailing in these states.
- Price Rise In Petroleum Products Products (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Jun 16, 2006)
After striking discordant notes over the contentious fuel price hike issue in public for several days, the ruling Congress party and the Manmohan Singh government have now started moving in tandem to tackle the issue, especially its political fallout.
- Cong Bags Lone Rajya Sabha Seat From J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Senior Congress leader Choudhary Mohammad Aslam was on Thursday elected to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir defeating his rival National Conference candidate by a margin of 33 votes, officials said.
- Blood Of The Innocent (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 16, 2006)
The shock and awe over what was reckoned as the first-ever attack on tourists in Kashmir has given way to an unseemly shadow-boxing between tour operators.
- Reliance Haryana Sez Aims To Draw Rs 100,000 Cr Investment (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Reliance Industries plans to invite third party investments of up to Rs 100,000 crore for developing the proposed 25,000 acre Haryana special economic zone.
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 16, 2006)
A time now tv report says it all. The madhya pradesh government has decided to scrap ye olde nursery rhymes in all state-run schools and replace them with stuff penned by those living in 21st century Bharat. Not everyone is amused.
- Social Security In Islam (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Jun 16, 2006)
An efficient system of social security is one of the main features of a welfare state.
- Kumaraswamy To Seek Judicial Inquiry Into Allegations Against Him (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
To consult BJP and JD(S) MLAs before taking a decision on quitting
He will request Chief Justice to appoint a High Court judge to look into the allegation and come out with a report
Accuses Congress of unleashing `politics of vengeance'
- Land For Politics (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 16, 2006)
Parties must pay market rates for prime land
- Congress To Field Candidate For Rajya Sabha Election (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Kerala Congress(M) to keep off voting and UDF meetings
Congress prepares a list of seven names for the seat
Party high command to announce candidate today
Congress nominee could win with the support of 34 MLAs
- Defence Ministry Not Able To Spend Total Allocated Amount (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Jun 16, 2006)
It surrendered Rs. 2,500 crore last year; Pranab had said Left idea was not agreeable
Finance Ministry imposed a cut of Rs. 1,300 cr.
Pranab had said a higher outlay was required to purchase more equipment
- Strange Bedfellows Of Politics (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 16, 2006)
CPM's alliance with TDP in Andhra Pradesh could destabilise the UPA if the experiment succeeds in the panchayat election, says Kalyani Shankar
- India And Free Trade In Asia (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Jun 16, 2006)
Why should consumers pay higher prices for tea, spices and rubber? Is it not time to treat agriculture like the industrial sector, to help it become globally competitive?
- 'Indo-Us N-Deal Weakens Proliferation Regime' (Pioneer, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jun 16, 2006)
A body of American scientists, backed by a group of Nobel laureates, has opposed the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, claiming that the accord "weakens" the existing non-proliferation regime and urged the US Congress not to approve it in its present form.
- No Fdi In Retail, Recast Foreign Policy Focus (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The UPA Government's pro-US foreign policy and its approach to FDI in retail sector had come under severe attack in the nine-page note the Left Front has submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Vat Panel Puts Fuel-Price Ball In Centre Court (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Quibbling between the Centre and the states on who should provide more relief to consumers on fuel prices intensified.
- Congress Names Legislature Party Office-Bearers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party held here on Thursday under the president ship of Oommen Chandy, unanimously elected the following persons as officebearers of the Legislature Party.
- Rymbai Sworn In As Cm Of Meghalaya (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Mr JD Rymbai, elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party after the ouster of Mr DD Lapang by dissident MLAs, was tonight sworn in as the ninth chief minister of Meghalaya.
- Forest Department Officials Spot Two Congress Activists . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
High drama follows after one of them is taken into custody
- Government Seeking Legal Opinion Over Mlas' Issue (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 16, 2006)
Sheila Dikshit, Ram Babu Sharma convene separate meetings
Certain sections want to bring an Ordinance
Narendra Nath asked to coordinate further with legal luminaries
- Don't Talk To Ulfa (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 16, 2006)
By carrying out a series of terror bombings across Assam, targeting both innocent people, including school children, and symbols of the state, for instance oil . . .
- Assembly Resumes Sitting Today; Stormy Session Likely (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Governor R.L. Bhatia set to deliver policy address in the House
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