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Articles 7021 through 7120 of 16899:
- Quota Of Diminishing Returns (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Apr 14, 2006)
Reservation ruse is unlikely to help the Congress win more seats in the Assembly elections, says Kalyani Shankar
- Congress: Survey Contrary To Reality (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Party questions methodology in Kerala
- Nepal Opposition Leader Rejects King's Talks Offer (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Nepal's biggest opposition leader rejected on Friday an offer by King Gyanendra to hold national elections and unity talks to defuse a mass campaign against his absolute rule.
- Noses Up In The Air (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Apr 14, 2006)
The UPA government at the Centre has one thing to learn from the NDA, particularly the BJP.
- Clans Do Not Make India (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Apr 14, 2006)
It is a hard choice between feudalism and sectarianism
- Buddha, Biman Look Opposite Ways (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the lone brand ambassador for the ruling CPI-M in the state, has refused to toe the line prescribed by the CPI-M’s newly-elected state secretary, Mr Biman Bose, on the question of confronting the Maoists.
- Bearding The Kerala Lion In Its Den (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Apr 14, 2006)
The 59 constituencies in the six southern districts of Kerala that go to polls on 22 April, according to well-established tradition, decides the shape of the new Assembly.
- Vajpayee Isn’T Amused With Advani’S Kandahar Remark (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Apr 14, 2006)
Just as the controversy over the two yatras seems to be dying down, the BJP is faced with another.
- Court And The Constitution (Tribune, Fali S. Nariman, Apr 14, 2006)
Good sense of judges is a help, not a hindrance
- Cops, Lawyers Fight It Out In Nepal Streets (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on lawyers protesting against Nepal ruler Gyanendra's rule on Thursday, wounding three of them, as demonstrations and an opposition general strike continued for the eighth day.
- Taking Another Swipe At The Left (Telegraph, Bhaskar Chatterjee, Apr 14, 2006)
When a person purchases a book priced at no less than Rs 500, he expects it to broaden his mind and enrich his analytical faculty.
- George, Grounded (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 14, 2006)
A Nitish Kumar victory in November has seen a George Fernandes exit in April. With Sharad Yadav running away with the presidentship of the Janata Dal (United), George Fernandes — the man who took on prime ministers and may well have imagined . . .
- Bjp Demands Cbi Inquiry Into 'Embezzlement' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
BJP on Friday charged local MP Rana Gurjit Singh with embezzling public funds in 'connivance' with the state government and demanded a CBI inquiry into it.
- Remembering Pcj: Communist And Conciliator (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Apr 14, 2006)
friends and admirers of P.C. Joshi, arguably the most popular leader of the Communist Party of India, will start the year-long celebrations of his birth centenary.
- Mandal's True Inheritors (Times of India, Chandra Bhan Prasad, Apr 14, 2006)
A quarter of a century has passed since the Mandal report was submitted to the president on December 30, 1980. Since then, tonnes of newsprint and plenty of air time have been consumed debating Mandal.
- Venkaiah Naidu Hits Out At Upa Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
`Vote-bank policies create dangerous situation in the country'
- Tdp Activists Hold Demonstration Against Diwakar Reddy's Remarks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Police use force to disperse protesting TDP workers
BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu also denounces his statement
BJP says farmers ditched by the Congress on issue like free power etc'
- The Politics Of Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Severely depleted water resources will impact on the Kerala elections, with the focus on Plachimada, says G. Prabhakaran
- `Jamaat-E-Islami Offer Of Support To Ldf To Protect Vested Interests' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee leaders slam the outfit and the PDP
KPCC spokesperson says UDF does not consider PDP, Jamaat-e-Islami as fascist organisations
KPCC general secretary alleges that CPI(M) is trying to mislead the minorities on quota
- Islamabad Annoyed Over Ajk Lawmakers’ Visit Abroad (Dawn, TARIQ NAQASH, Apr 13, 2006)
The federal government has taken strong exception to a recent visit by AJK lawmakers and officials to several foreign countries, Dawn learnt on good authority here on Wednesday.
- Bare Breasts And Bare-Faced Politics (Asia Times, Sudha Ramachandran, Apr 13, 2006)
India's morality stormtroopers were steamed up last week in response to two incidents of "wardrobe malfunction" at the Lakme India Fashion Week in Mumbai.
- Renunciation And After (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Apr 13, 2006)
The Congress President's resignation from the Lok Sabha in the wake of the 'office of profit' storm was literally the blitzkrieg technique, which took the wind out of opposition sails.
- The Lion In Winter (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
Mr George Fernandes' defeat in the Janata Dal (United)'s presidential election, is a sad event in the life of a person who has done much to change the character of politics in the country.
- No Contest Really (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 13, 2006)
Ghisingh keeps Left and Congress guessing
- Jessica Lall's Killing Haunts Movers And Shakers (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Apr 13, 2006)
A seven-year-old murder trial has returned to haunt prominent members of the capital's elite, with an influential politician's son, a leading socialite, a budding actor and senior police officers under the spotlight.
- Left Urges Pm To Invite Russia As Saarc Observer (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
After Iran and Bush visit issue, the 'US hand in UPA' has stirred up the Left again. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, CPI(M) and CPI general secretaries, Prakash Karat and AB Bardhan on Wednesday wanted to know why US Government would be invi
- Pakistan’S New Campaign Against India (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Apr 13, 2006)
Having got used to excessive pampering at the hands of the US it is perhaps not at all surprising that a sense of disappointment and even frustration seems to have struck Pakistan, following the ‘successful’ India visit of President George Walker Bush.
- End Of The Georgian Calendar? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 13, 2006)
Writing political obituaries in India is always a hazardous task, considering the incredible resilience of our politicians.
- History Lesson (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
It's heartening to note that a Japanese association has offered to rebuild the ancient university of Nalanda, now lying in ruins, into a global institute of learning and a centre of excellence.
- Upa: Losing Out On The Two-Year Advantage (The Financial Express, P VAIDYANATHAN IYER, Apr 13, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh-led govt has failed to act in areas of disinvestment, banking and petroleum
- While Dealing With America... (Pioneer, C UDAY BHASKAR, Apr 13, 2006)
India must hardsell its ethical conduct post-Pokhran to make US Congress recognise a friend, says C Uday Bhaskar
- The Way To Salvage Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
Given political will, it's still possible to redeem the Himalayan nation from the mess it is in, says NN Jha
- Election Sans Commotion (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Apr 13, 2006)
Having witnessed most elections in West Bengal since the first one under the present Constitution in 1952, this writer finds the forthcoming Assembly poll a rather strange phenomenon.
- "Cooperation And Conflict Co-Exist" (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Apr 13, 2006)
One year after assuming charge as general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist),Prakash Karatdiscusses the Left's relationship with the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre and the prospects for a third alternative . . .
- Nuclear Pact Unifies Indian-Americans (Washington Times, David R. Sands, Apr 13, 2006)
California entrepreneur Arjun Bhagat concedes that his fellow Indian-Americans have been a little slow to use their economic power to promote closer U.S.-Indian ties -- by a couple of decades or so.
- Bjp, Janata Party Leaders Pay Homage At Gandhi Statue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
They want to provide a `nationalistic' platform
- Poor George! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 13, 2006)
Left alone in his later years
- Left Democratic Front Set For Big Win In Kerala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
The Hindu-CNN-IBN Poll predicts 93-103 seats for LDF
- An Exaggerated Factor (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Apr 13, 2006)
The opposition is making Sonia Gandhi appear as a big factor in national politics by targeting her
- The Marxist Sleight Of Hand (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 13, 2006)
Enter the land of world famous Baluchari sarees, Dokra art and teracotta temples, all that has given Bankura district its present name and fame
- Mumbai Hc Raises Bar, Orders Reopening Of Dance Bars (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
In a major embarrassment to the Maharashtra government and its deputy chief minister R R Patil, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday struck down the state government’s law banning dance bars
- Rebranding Congress (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 13, 2006)
There's an adage in business - advantage belongs to the first mover. Congress strategists are woefully out-of-date if they think Arjun Singh's latest sally - pushing through OBC reservations in India's premier educational institutions - is going . . .
- India Needs A Deterrent (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Apr 13, 2006)
Former senator Sam Nunn has given nuclear ayatollahs something to cheer about.
- Office-Of-Profit: Sonia Packs Off Aides (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Apprehensive of the office-of-profit controversy catching up with her once again, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has packed off two of her personal aides drawing salaries from the government.
- Mallikarjun Kharge Accuses Deve Gowda, Kumaraswamy . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
The former Prime Minister's main aim was to make his son Chief Minister'
Deve Gowda warned against helping the BJP grow in the State
Kharge condemns Advani for taking out rath yatras
Parameshwara honoured on his appointment to the Congress Working C
- Too Easy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 13, 2006)
There can be too much of a good thing.
- Work Through The Npt To Address Concerns About Iranian Nukes (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Apr 13, 2006)
The confrontation between Washington and Tehran over Iran's nuclear program remains very menacing. President George W. Bush has dismissed as "wild speculation" reports that US officials were planning military attacks against suspect sites in Iran.
- India Needs A Deterrent (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Apr 12, 2006)
Former senator Sam Nunn has given nuclear ayatollahs something to cheer about.
- China's Surplus Soars, Clouding Hu's U.S. Visit (International Herald Tribune, Keith Bradsher, Apr 12, 2006)
China disclosed on Tuesday that its trade surplus surged to $11.19 billion in March, its second- highest monthly surplus ever and a level that could increase trade friction before President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States next week.
- Lessons From The New Intolerance (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 12, 2006)
Whether or not the IIMs and IITs are forced to open their doors a little wider, the new fashionable intolerance exhibited in these last few days should be a sobering experience for all of us.
- Left Front Heads For Clean Sweep In West Bengal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
The Hindu-CNN-IBN Poll indicates 3/4th majority
- The Great Transformation (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Apr 12, 2006)
The author is professor of international relations and global politics, Delhi University
- Quota For Obcs In Higher Education? (The Economic Times, Gurpreet Mahajan, Apr 12, 2006)
At a time when Hindutva, woven around the Mandir issue is losing its appeal, the recent announcement by the Union ministry of human resource development, is going to give a fresh lease of life to that brand of politics.
- Murali Puts Record Straight On Leadership (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
The DIC(K) leader says it is the prerogative of the Congress high command
- Meerut Seethes With Anger Morning After The Fire Tragedy (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Apr 12, 2006)
"Bodies dumped to suppress death toll," allege kin of victims; Mulayam gheraoed
- Stalin Launches His Re-Election Campaign In Thousand Lights (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Apr 12, 2006)
Urges electorate to ensure victory of all DPA candidates
- Swansong For A King? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 12, 2006)
Gyanendra, it seems, will never learn
- N-Deal Hurdles (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Apr 12, 2006)
That the Indo-US nuclear deal could run into trouble was expected.
- Advani's Yatra: Bjp Makes Light Of Congress, Left Criticism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
Bandaru Dattatreya and other leaders release yatra posters
- While Facilitating Access To High-Quality Institutions, Quality Itself Must Not Suffer’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 12, 2006)
Ten days before Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh revealed a plan for 27 per cent reservation in higher education, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had spoken in detail about the need to balance social equity with a commitment to excellence
- Will Congress Survive As Fiefdom Of Gandhi Dynasty? (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Apr 12, 2006)
On the last day of his life Mahatama Gandhi wrote a will wanting the Congress to be dissolved. In his view it was a movement not a political outfit to govern the country. Alive, he would have destroyed it.
- Nepal Conflict Casts A Shadow On India (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 12, 2006)
It is India’s responsibility to safeguard its own interests by studying the implications of the situation in Nepal
- Congress Will Decide Udf Cm’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
Democratic Indira Congress (Karuna- karan) president K Muraleedharan on Tuesday said the Congress, which was leading the United Democratic Front, would decide the Chief Minister if voted to power.
- N-Deal Violates Sovereignty: Rajnath (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Apr 12, 2006)
Taking a break from the Bharat Suraksha Yatra in Ranchi today BJP president Rajnath Singh rushed to Meerut to pay his condolence to the victims of the Monday inferno.
- Siddaramaiah Warns Of Power Shortage In Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
`Yediyurappa failed to allocate adequate funds to core sectors such as power'
AIPJD leader says
Karnataka has the potential to generate 8,000 mega watts of hydro-electric power
The installed capacity can produce only 4,000 mega watts of . . .
- Sonia Concerned Over Delhi Developments; Calls For Solution (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Apr 12, 2006)
Congress chief has taken two review meetings on the issue of sealing, demolitions
Upset over the manner charges are made against Centre
Delhi Government and MCD `mishandled' the issue
Kapil Sibal should have avoided going to Press on the matter
- From Doubt To Mistrust To Anger (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 12, 2006)
Last summer after Nepal’s King Gyanendra engineered a bloodless coup and seized absolute power, royalists washed his feet with “holy water” to express allegiance.
- 50 Injured As Nepal Simmers (Tribune, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 12, 2006)
Intensifying their agitation, tens of thousands of Opposition activists in Nepal today defied a curfew to protest against King Gyanendra's rule as the police fired on protestors leaving over 50 of them injured and also arrested 10 journalists from . . .
- Buck Stops Here (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 12, 2006)
The law has a long arm, if it decides to use it. Salman Khan may have killed protected chinkara deer seven-and-a-half years ago, but he has been sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment and a heavy fine for all that.
- Mayawati: "No Promises, No Manifesto, Only Performance" (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Apr 12, 2006)
From a negatively perceived champion of narrow caste interests to a confident, self-assured leader of all communities,Mayawatihas transformed beyond recognition. Today, all eyes are on her — to see if the Bahujan Samaj Party can reach the finish . . .
- Iran Again Holds Hostages — Bush And The Gop (MSNBC.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
A generation ago, the Iranian hostage crisis cost Jimmy Carter and the Democrats the White House. Now, 26 years later, another Iranian hostage crisis threatens to do the same thing to George W. Bush and the Republican Party.
- Maoists Rule The Roost In Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 11, 2006)
The two leaders said their banned party would also prevent payment of taxes and other government dues and take action against administration officials and people supporting them.
- Fir Against Husain, Nafisa For 'Bharat Mata' Painting (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Delhi Police has registered a case against painter MF Husain for depicting "Bharat Mata" in an obscene manner in one of his paintings, which was to be auctioned to fund rehabilitation work in earthquake-hit Kashmir. The case was registered at the . . .
- Advani Demands Probe Against Sonia (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
BJP leader Mr LK Advani today demanded the interrogation of Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi in connection with the Volcker committee’s findings in Iraq’s food -for-oil programme.
- Ministers Return From Narmada Valley, Meet Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Three Union ministers who returned to the Capital yesterday after touring villages affected by raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam and assessing the rehabilitation work, today met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to report on the situation.
- New Awakening In L. America (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Apr 11, 2006)
HAS President George W. Bush’s neoconservative crusade met its match in his own backyard, Latin America? The world conceives of the continent as the home of the Munroe Doctrine warning off outsiders to keep away.
- Corruption And Development~ii (Statesman, SANKAR SEN, Apr 11, 2006)
In his work “Grand Corruption in Third World Development”, George Moody-Stuart, identified areas which are most vulnerable to corruption.
- U.S. Likely To Pass India Nuclear Deal - Senator (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
The U.S. Congress was likely to pass a landmark nuclear energy deal with India, but the vote might be delayed until January after the American midterm elections, a leading senator said on Monday.
- Pressure Mounts On Nepal King, Protests To Continue (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Apr 11, 2006)
Pro-democracy campaigners in Nepal vowed to defy curfews and launch a sixth day of mass protests on Tuesday against the king's absolute rule as the monarch came under global pressure to end his crackdown.
- Quick-Fix At Narmada (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 11, 2006)
As Medha Patkar languishes at the intensive care unit of AIIMS, the government may take credit for having rescued her just when she had started sinking.
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