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Articles 5821 through 5920 of 16899:
- Seven Die As Militants Attack Congress Rally (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, May 22, 2006)
Merely two days ahead of the second roundtable conference to be held here, militants carried a suicide attack at a rally of the state Youth Congress, killing at least five persons, including two police personnel, and injuring about 21 today.
- Bullet Burst On Rajiv Rally (Telegraph, MUKHTAR AHMAD, May 22, 2006)
One moment the crowd was cheering the politicians on, the next all 3,000 were on their hands and knees, crawling desperately to safety amid bursting grenades and flying bullets.
- Playing With Resources (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, May 22, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Igp Injured, 7 Killed In Fidayeen Strike On Azad's Rally (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, May 22, 2006)
In yet another major security lapse, militants in Police uniform today reached close to the dais and struck on a Youth Congress rally at Sher-e-Kashmir Park, killing three political workers and two Police personnel, minutes before the scheduled . . .
- Singh To Visit Srinagar (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he would go ahead with a visit to Srinagar this week despite an armed attack by militants on a Congress party rally there that left at least seven dead.
- Rajiv Gandhi Remembered (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Rajya Sabha member Hanumantha Rao turns emotional at public meeting
- Saran To Seek Timeline On Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
With the American parliamentary elections drawing nearer, India will seek to know the stage at which the civilian nuclear deal is in the U.S. Congress when Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran holds talks with Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns in . . .
- Much Ado About Nothing (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 22, 2006)
It is a sign of the times we live in that after appearing to have moved to the backstage worldwide during the last half of the 20th century, religion has moved right back into public discourse.
- Upa’S Good In Parts (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 22, 2006)
It is two years since the Congress-led UPA government took over the reins at the Centre.
- Insiders Behind Srinagar Terror Attack, Say Officials (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
The Govt suspected an "inside job" to sabotage a peace initiative of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Attack On Srinagar Rally Leaves Seven Dead (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, May 22, 2006)
Seven people were killed and over 20 injured when suspected terrorists attacked a Congress rally at the Sher-i-Kashmir Park in Srinagar.
- Reservations Dilemma (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured all sections of society that his government will amicably settle the issues arising out of the proposed reservation for other backward classes (OBC) in institutions of higher learning.
- No Change In Manmohan's Schedule (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend the second round table on Jammu and Kashmir in Srinagar beginning on Wednesday, despite the terrorist attack on a Congress rally in the city on Sunday.
- Poll Tie-Up With Trs, Left Will Continue: Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Local-level leaders free to take a decision on poll alliances
- Attack Will Not Hamper Peace Process: J&k Governor (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 22, 2006)
Terror tactics will not deter the people, says Ghulam Nabi Azad; A barbaric act, says Mufti Mohammed Sayeed
A desperate bid of isolated militants to make their presence felt, says Azad
Move to scuttle Prime Minister's roundtable conference, says . .
- Divine Right (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 22, 2006)
You belong to a family that for generations has voted for the Congress party in elections. However, one day, you decide that you wish to vote for the BJP because you feel that it is better equipped to deliver the goods as far as you are concerned.
- The Rs 8,000-Crore Quota Puzzle (Times of India, Himanshi Dhawan, May 22, 2006)
The government’s plan to douse the anti-reservation fire by hiking the number of seats in higher education, so that general-category seats do not shrink, will cost at least Rs 8,000 crore, more the double of what was spent on higher and technical . . .
- Militants Target Srinagar Rally, 6 Killed (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 22, 2006)
35 injured in the incident that comes amid preparations for Wednesday's round table
- Living On Hope (Times of India, RONOJOY SEN, May 22, 2006)
The banner headlines on the poll results in the five states were all about the Left's victory in West Bengal and Kerala and its implications for the UPA government.
- Rebuilding Moribund Congress (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, May 21, 2006)
After the morale-boosting victory of Ms. Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli, the Congress high command has decided to try and put the Uttar Pradesh Congress unit on a rejuvenation course, preparing it for an intense political war with the Samajwadi Party . . .
- Illegal Aliens Not To Get Automatic Us Citizenship: Bush (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, May 21, 2006)
US President George W Bush today warned that the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the US would not be given an "automatic path to citizenship".
- Bush Wants To Know Israeli Leader's Real Plans (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
US President George W Bush, who will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the White House on Tuesday, would like to hear about the Israeli leader's real plans with regard to the Jewish state's new borders.
- No Islamistan In India (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, May 21, 2006)
Earlier this week, when noted Shia cleric Kalbe Jawwad announced that a group of Muslim organisations, including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, had decided to come together and launch the People's Democratic Front, little did he realise that it would turn . . .
- League Mindset (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, May 21, 2006)
If the creation of Pakistan was the crowning glory of the Muslim League, it also implied the party's natural exit from the rest of the subcontinent.
- Politics Of Muslim Identity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 21, 2006)
The formation of the People's Democratic Front (PDF) in Uttar Pradesh by a group of Muslim outfits is a positive development.
- Long-Term Solution (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 21, 2006)
The issue of proposed 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in admissions in institutions of higher learning has aroused protests all over the country from those who consider it damaging in the long run.
- Pm, Arjun Hold Hands On Quota (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Before the Congress Working Committee met today, the Prime Minister and Arjun Singh tried hard to spare themselves, the party and the government a big embarrassment on the reservation issue by kissing and making up.
- Politics Of Dr Singh (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, May 21, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has said he learnt of politics from Joan Robinson; he must have realised he became politically committed as PN Haksar’s protégé
- Vested Interests (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 21, 2006)
Fundamentals of bad governance
What is there in common between the Government of India’s actions regarding (a) OBC quotas in higher education; (b) the US-India nuclear deal; (c) spending $12 billion ($1200 crore) on new aircraft for bankrupt Air . . .
- President Musharraf And His Dangerous Ambiguities (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 21, 2006)
Talking to a Pakistani TV channel President Pervez Musharraf has urged Pakistanis to reject personality-oriented politics and make way for new leadership.
- Cong In Fire-Fighting Mode On Quota (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, May 21, 2006)
Alarmed by the reservation mess triggered by senior party leader and Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh, the Congress leadership on Saturday night resolved to find a quick solution end the anti-reservation stir.
- Man Who Rescued Dogma From Dogmatism (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, May 21, 2006)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has buried the ghost that hovered over Jyoti Basu’s table for two decades — that his remarkable run of victories was tainted by rigging.
- Capt Meets Sonia, Brar Waiting In The Wings (Tribune, Prashant Sood, May 21, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today met Congress president Sonia Gandhi to convey his views on public wrangling among some party leaders in the past few weeks over the government’s proposal to offer land to Reliance Industries Limited for . . .
- Pm Cautious On Quota (Tribune, Anita Katyal, May 21, 2006)
Even as the Congress Working Committee (CWC) today witnessed sharp exchanges on the volatile reservations issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cautioned its members that the extension of quotas for OBCs in Centrally-funded educational institutions . . .
- Cacophony As Public Discourse (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , May 21, 2006)
Here in India the problem of the day is not in itself the problem.
- If Only Rajiv Gandhi Had Stayed Back At Vizag: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday recalled how the late former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi addressed his last meeting here on May 21, 1991, and said if only he had spent the night at the port city, a great tragedy would have been averted.
- Call Off Strike: Manmohan (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, May 21, 2006)
Interests of all sections will be addressed, students told; GoM submits report
- Where Do Arjun, Sonia’S Grandkids Study? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 21, 2006)
First, let us drop the pretense that Mr Arjun 27 per cent was acting on his own when he announced his new quotas.
- Aiadmk Closely Watching The Developments In Dmk-Led Front (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , May 21, 2006)
Party feels State politics is in a state of flux in wake of Congress MLAs' demand
Don't lose heart and demoralise me by ending your lives: Jayalalithaa
Advises candidates to meet the people and express gratitude for helping the party notch up the . .
- No Islamistan In India (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, May 20, 2006)
Earlier this week, when noted Shia cleric Kalbe Jawwad announced that a group of Muslim organisations, including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, had decided to come together and launch the People's Democratic Front, little did he realise that it would . . .
- Long-Term Solution (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 20, 2006)
The issue of proposed 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in admissions in institutions of higher learning has aroused protests all over the country from those who consider it damaging in the long run.
- N-Deal With India On Track: Us (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, May 20, 2006)
The Bush administration on Thursday brushed aside suggestions that the US-India civilian nuclear deal was in “serious trouble” and expressed confidence that it will be approved by members of the US Congress.
- Nepal Home Min To Lead Govt Team In Talks With Maoists (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, May 20, 2006)
Nepal's government has decided to constitute a three-member team headed by Home Minister Krishna Sitoula to initiate a dialogue with the Maoists to end the decade-old insurgency and forge lasting peace in the country.
- Watch Those Proceedings (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, May 20, 2006)
Public opinion can no longer be ignored as we have seen from the outrage that has greeted Arjun Singh's reservations plan and the court's verdict in the Jessica Lal murder case
- Tribal Politics Comes To The Fore In Jharkhand (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, May 20, 2006)
Going by all available indications and barring any unforeseen development, the simultaneous resignations by Mr Babulal Marandi and Mr Stiphen Marandi from the BJP and UPA respectively, are likely to make their effects felt beyond Jharkhand.
- "Even In A Running Race, The Handicapped Are Given Concessions" (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, May 20, 2006)
Thanks to Tamil Nadu's longstanding reservation policies, the backward and the most backward classes have progressed a good deal in education and jobs. "What is wrong if we desire that the situation that prevails in Tamil Nadu should be there all . . .
- Politics Of Muslim Identity (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 20, 2006)
The formation of the People's Democratic Front (PDF) in Uttar Pradesh by a group of Muslim outfits is a positive development.
- Towards A New Political Culture (The Economic Times, V KRISHNA ANANTH, May 20, 2006)
One fallout of the recent assembly elections in Tamil Nadu has been the strong support received by a new political party that sought support on non-caste lines and the DMK and the AIADMK had better watch out.
- League Mindset (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, May 20, 2006)
If the creation of Pakistan was the crowning glory of the Muslim League, it also implied the party's natural exit from the rest of the subcontinent.
- Is The Music About To Stop? (Business Standard, Jamal Mecklai, May 19, 2006)
The major conundrum that has been keeping market analysts and regulators (and conference organisers) in business over the past several years is the odd fact that most measures of risk—from volatilities (of equities, bonds and currencies) to . . .
- A Brave New Left On The Horizon? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , May 19, 2006)
Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee riding the crest of a popular tsunami is raring to go, even if it means breaking loose from the stalwarts of the Left living in the past. The chances of a schism within the CPI(M) are very real with Mr Bhattacharjee . . .
- Bush Requests $1.9b To Bolster Borders (US News & World Report, SUZANNE GAMBOA, May 19, 2006)
President Bush sent Congress a $1.9 billion request Thursday to increase border security as supporters of sweeping immigration legislation reasserted control in Senate debate.
- Iran Gas Pipeline Project (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, May 19, 2006)
The United States is against the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline and that is why it is making efforts to help New Delhi meet its energy needs, says a senior American official.
- Mufti Calls For New Vision To Solve J&k's Problems (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 19, 2006)
``Look at regional economic integration as the engine of growth''
``Look at regional economic integration as the engine of growth''
- The Bengal Paradox (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 19, 2006)
Latin Americans did not invent magic realism. West Bengal politics did.
- 64 Months Into The White House (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a £7.5 perch in my lake,” George W Bush told a German newspaper reporter who wanted to know which was his best moment as president of the USA.
- Economics Of Nuclear Power (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 19, 2006)
There are many critics of Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
- Give Reasons For Rejecting Mukherjee Report, Centre Told (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Questioning the Government's reasons for rejecting the Mukherjee Commission report on the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 1945, the Opposition NDA and the Left forced the Government to agree to a structured debate in Parliament . . .
- Bush Backs 370-Mile Fence Along Border (Washington Times, Stephen Dinan, May 19, 2006)
The Bush administration announced yesterday it supported the Senate amendment calling for 370 miles of fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, marking the first time it is has endorsed a specific amount of fencing.
- Cast(e)ing A Shadow (Pioneer, BC Dutta, May 19, 2006)
Despite domestic disturbances and terrorist violence in different parts of the country, India has retained its steady economic growth; it is being reckoned as an emerging global power. The World Bank considers India an "Asian giant".
- Govt Initiates Talks With Striking Medicos (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Facing mounting protests, government today began formal talks with striking medicos assuring them that the seats in the general category will not not come down due to reservation as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh plans to begin consultations . . .
- Waiting For The Son-Rise (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, May 19, 2006)
Last May, at the completion of his one year in office, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave himself six marks on a scale of 10.
- Strengthening Terror (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, May 19, 2006)
Withdrawal of Israeli civilians and soldiers from West Bank will not only destabilise the region, but also affect America's interest, says Daniel Pipes
- Assembly Elections In Five States (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, May 19, 2006)
There is something positive for all the UPA constituents which had contested the recent assembly polls. If the Left parties chalked up landslide wins in their traditional bastions West Bengal and Kerala, Congress managed to overcome . . .
- U.S. Indictment For Big Law Firm In Class Actions (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
The nation's leading class-action securities law firm, Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman, and two of its partners were charged yesterday with making more than $11 million in secret payments to three individuals who served as plaintiffs in more than . . .
- A Winning Script (Tribune, Arup Chanda, May 19, 2006)
Muthuvel Karunanidhi has succeeded in ousting a chief Minister who distributed largesse like a princess and should have won this Assembly election like a queen.
- New Trouble (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 19, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s troubles show no signs of abating. After Mr Madan Lal Khurana and Ms Uma Bharati, it is now Mr Babulal Marandi who has cried foul over the state of the party before leaving it.
- All Help In Creating More Seats, Says Fm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
As the government began an intense exercise to crack the quota conundrum, finance minister P Chidambaram promised financial resources would not come in the way of increasing educational infrastructure so that existing number of "general" category . . .
- Cong’S Balancing Act On Quota (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, May 19, 2006)
Compelled to undertake a delicate balancing act with union Human Resource Development minister Arjun Singh having raised the pitch for 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in institutions of higher learning much to the bewilderment...
- Cm Spells Out Curbs On Reliance (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
The project of Reliance Industries Limited for procuring vegetables and milk in Punjab will carry on as scheduled.
- The Making Of An Extraordinary Verdict (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Was the election ever too close to call? What gave the DMK alliance the edge? What do the results signify for Tamil Nadu's political future? Yogendra Yadav tackles these and other questions.
- America's War On The Yuan (Business Line, K.Subramanian, May 19, 2006)
Hawks in the US were expecting the latest bi-annual `Report to Congress on International Economic and Foreign Exchange Rate Policies' released by the US Treasury to brand China as a "currency manipulator." K. SUBRAMANIAN looks at the circumstances . . .
- Events Of National Shame (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 19, 2006)
Last week, amidst nationwide excitement over the outcome of five state assembly elections, there took place at least three unspeakably reprehensible events that ought to make all Indians hang their heads in shame.
- Manmohan Outlines Package Of Measures To Revive Country's . . . (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, May 19, 2006)
Measures include improving credit availability, reducing interest rates on loans
The sector, providing 6.5 million jobs, is the second largest employer after agriculture
Experts panel to map out financial status of industry proposed
- The Netaji Mystery (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 19, 2006)
The Mukherjee Commission’s findings on the disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose – which have been rejected by the Union Government – should give the quietus to the controversy, though the mystery of his end remains unresolved.
- Not Out Of The Box (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 19, 2006)
The Buddhist-Marxist confrontation may well turn ugly
- Blatant Mockery (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 18, 2006)
The office of profit needs to be clearly defined
- Sonia Blesses Quota Balancing (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Expressing her views on the quota controversy for the first time, Congress president Sonia Gandhi indicated that extension of OBC reservations to central educational institutions would go hand in hand with an increase in seats for general category . . .
- Opposition Set To Corner Govt. On `Office Of Profit' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Delhi Govt. has convened a one-day session of the Assembly to save Congress MLAs from being disqualified over "office of profit"
- 19-Member Ldf Cabinet Assumes Office Today (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, May 18, 2006)
New crop of leaders to take the reins of power
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