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Articles 7221 through 7320 of 16899:
- Third Front? For Whom, And For What? (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Apr 08, 2006)
Mulayam Singh and Chandrababu Naidu’s proposed coalition promises all that India doesn’t need
- China Is Wagging A Theatrical Finger (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Apr 08, 2006)
Even as its leaders encourage US bashing, China’s real structural problems are growing silently
- In The Wake Of The Bush Visit (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Apr 08, 2006)
In the aftermath of President George Bush’s visit, too much importance is being attached to inanities, while among the important points only the nuclear deal with India has monopolised comments, giving an impression as if all that matters to . . .
- Hu’S Eight Commandments (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 08, 2006)
After Hu Jintao, the President of China and Chairman of the CPC, issued a set of eight do’s and eight don’ts to improve the moral standards of Chinese people, the party has gone into an overdrive.
- Kashmir A Flashpoint, Says Rice (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Agreeing that Kashmir was "a flash point", which "has sparked conflict in the region", US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday said that the United States did "actively encourage the parties to find a resolution".
- Nuclear Deal: Us Tilts And India Bends (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Apr 07, 2006)
As the Bush administration — seeing a tilt in the Congress towards the India-US nuclear deal — redoubles its efforts to win over the fence-sitters, India is helping to move the deal along by committing to become a part of the global . . .
- Dmk's Alliance Arithmetic Faulty, Says Thirumavalavan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
"AIADMK-led alliance will capture power"
- Mulayam, Chandrababu Naidu Form "Anti-Congress, Anti-Bjp" Front (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Apr 07, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav and Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced the formation of an "anti-Congress, anti-BJP" front.
- Sonia, Pm Harp On Same Theme (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Apr 07, 2006)
Both appear to have the same speech-writer during this election season. Campaigning in Assam, PM Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi have echoed each other time and again.
- No Compromise On Illegal Migration, Says Sonia (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Apr 07, 2006)
Says no Indian citizen will be harassed during detection process
Addresses election rally in Nagaon and in nearby areas
She alleges that development came to a halt under AGP rule
- Sonia To Quit All “Profit” Posts (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Apr 07, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s decision to resign as chairperson of the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust may well trigger a wave of similar resignations by her from the various organisations and trusts which she heads or patronises.
- 1,000 Held As Nepal Oppn Holds (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Over 1,000 protesters were arrested in Nepal on the first day of an Opposition-sponsored general strike against King Gyanendra’s direct rule even as 21 persons, including an Indian, were killed in clashes between Maoists and the security forces . . .
- N-Deal: Vajpayee Accuses Govt Of Being Soft On Usa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
As the US Congress prepares to take up a Bill to amend laws to have full civil nuclear energy cooperation with India under the nuke deal, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today accused the UPA government of “giving more concessions” to . . .
- Sonia Pledges Protection To Minorities (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Campaigning in Assam for the second time in a week, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today promised protection for minorities, besides development and peace. Addressing election rallies in the heart of three minority-dominated areas in . . .
- The Yatra Man (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 07, 2006)
Advani cannot give up old habits
- N-Deal Fiasco Will Hit Ties, Warns Rice (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 07, 2006)
Urging members of Congress to support legislation that would enable a nuclear deal with India to reach fruition, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday warned the US-India relationship would suffer a "significant setback" if this agreement . .
- Sonia Sword On Agp, Salve On Minorities (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
From Nagaon to Dhubri to Mangaldoi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today chanted the minority mantra everywhere in a final attempt to retain the party’s hold on a community whose votes could ultimately decide who will hold the reins at Dispur.
- Time For Trade Links (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Apr 07, 2006)
The historic bus service that was launched on April 7 2005 by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and then Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in Srinagar has now completed one year of its operation.
- Sonia Gandhi A Super Prime Minister : Bjp (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The BJP has ridiculed the ruling coalition at the Centre, describing Congress chief Sonia Gandhi as the 'super prime minister' and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad as 'ultra prime minister'.
- 'Bjp's N-Deal Remarks A Case Of Sour Grapes' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The Congress has dismissed Atal Behari Vajpayee's criticism of the India-US civil nuclear deal and emphasised the need for continuity and "bipartisan support" for the country's foreign policy.
- Buildings Shake As Quake Hits Gujarat (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Thousands of people ran out of homes and buildings in Gujarat on Thursday after an earthquake hit the region, witnesses said, but there were no reports of casualties or major damage.
- Upa Govt Grants "More Concessions" On Nuclear Deal: Vajpayee (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Accusing the UPA Government of "giving more and more concessions" to the US on the nuclear deal, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today demanded that India should try to get an all time waiver from Washington as was the case with China.
- India-Iran Relations Cause For Concern In Congress (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged that the United States had concerns over India's relationship with Iran but will not ask New Delhi to sever its links with Tehran in exchange for civilian nuclear technology.
- Yatras Roll To Ram And Rajya Beat (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Apr 07, 2006)
On Thursday, Leader of Opposition LK Advani embarked on his sixth Rath Yatra invoking Lord Ram and appealing to Muslims to abandon their claim over the disputed site in Ayodhya so as to facilitate the construction of the temple on Ram's janambhoomi.
- Nepal Groups Plan Big Protests Despite Tight Vigil (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 07, 2006)
Opponents of Nepal King Gyanendra vowed to come out in vast numbers on Friday to pressure him to give up absolute power as riot police gathered to thwart them on the second day of a four-day nationwide general strike.
- Rice Urges U.S.-India Nuclear Deal In Congress (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 07, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday urged Congress to approve a nuclear energy deal with India, saying it would reduce New Delhi's dependence on Iranian oil and create thousands of new American jobs.
- Anti-King Strike Enters Second Day, Life Paralysed In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 07, 2006)
Nepal's seven party pro-democracy alliance today vowed to press ahead with its nationwide strike against King Gyanendra's direct rule that has paralysed life across the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Wb: Congress Faces Revolt In Its Stronghold Murshidabad (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Ahead of the assembly elections, Opposition Congress in West Bengal is facing rebellion in its bastion Murshidabad district, where a party strongman is threatening to campaign for independents upset over the high command's move to nominate candidates . .
- 'Indo-Us Ties At Stake Over N-Bill' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
If the US Congress rejects an amendment to proliferation control laws to facilitate the civil nuclear deal with India, it would affect the entire range of bilateral ties, the State Department has said.
- Nri Moots Throne For Sonia (Statesman, Nitin Mahajan, Apr 07, 2006)
India’s throne for Sonia! Congressmen beware, a newly-launched party is encroaching upon their favourite subject. In what can be termed as the height of sycophancy, the newly-launched Vicharti Party demanded that the Congress chief assume . . .
- India’S N-Plan Under Threat: Vajpayee (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
BJP leader and former Prime Minister Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee today warned that acceding to the waiver authority Bill, currently awaiting US Congress approval, was likely to adversely dent India’s nuclear capabilities vis-à-vis “our nuclear-armed . . .
- Us Imposing Virtual Ctbt On India: Atal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Says China, Pak face no such constraints ---- Charging the UPA Government with "giving more and more concessions" to the US under the guise of the nuclear deal, NDA chairman and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday said . . .
- Rajnath To Upa: Govern Or Get Thrown Out (Pioneer, Subhasis Mohanty, Apr 07, 2006)
BJP President Rajnath Singh on Thursday embarked on the Bharat Suraksha Yatra from Puri after seeking the blessings of Lord Jagannath. However, his rath actually rolled on from Bhubaneswar.
- 1,000 Arrested, 21 Killed On Day 1 Of Nepal Strike (Pioneer, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 07, 2006)
Over 1000 protestors were arrested in Nepal on the first day of the Opposition-sponsored general strike against King Gyanendra's direct rule even as 21 people, including an Indian were killed in clashes between Maoists and security forces and . . .
- Kashmir Issue Left To India, Pak: Rice (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The United States has said that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir has been left to India and Pakistan to find a solution that would open the doors for "greater prosperity" and "greater peace" in the region.
- The Politics Of Sacrifice (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 07, 2006)
Why Sonia Gandhi can get away with her grand-standing
- Of Ur, Office Of Profit And English (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Apr 07, 2006)
Dr U R Ananthamurthy’s presence is needed to create an awareness about the importance of English
- Thaksin Respects Democratic Values (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 07, 2006)
PRIME Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand has announced to step down following weeks of mass protests demanding his resignation in the wake of a controversial election, boycotted by three major political parties.
- Good Start, But... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 07, 2006)
If there were any doubts that President George Bush's US-India civil nuclear cooperation initiative will meet resistance on the Hill, those were put to rest during Wednesday's hearings conducted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the . . .
- Rice Rebuts Critics On The Hill, Point By Point (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Apr 07, 2006)
Slicing through layers of informed American scepticism, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has made the strongest pitch so far on why the nuclear deal with India needed to be signed by Washington in Washington
- India-Iran Relation Worries Us Congress (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged that the United States had concerns over India's relationship with Iran but will not ask New Delhi to sever its links with Tehran in exchange for civilian nuclear technology.
- Full Bipartisan Review Called For (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 07, 2006)
India has legitimate energy requirements that the US needs to take a firm stand on, says Chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Richard . . .
- 'Past Non-Proliferation Policies Did Not Achieve Their Goals' (Pioneer, Condoleezza Rice, Apr 07, 2006)
We don't want India to expand its civil nuclear energy production without our help, says Condoleezza Rice
- Secular Vend For Islamist Cause (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Apr 07, 2006)
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.George Santayana
- More Than What The Us Asked For (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Apr 07, 2006)
Several nations expressed their ire over security related trade measures of the US
- Buddhadeb On Different Track Post Ec Action (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 07, 2006)
Close on the heels of the Election Commission’s stern action in the form of an FIR against Transport Minister Subhas Chakraborty and a raid by the police on the CPM office in Midnapore, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has decided . . .
- Sonia Stern On Illegal Foreigners (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The people in the state have experienced the tenure of two non-Congress governments during which development and progress came to a halt, Sonia Gandhi said
- Sonia's Third Resignation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
After her resignation from the National Advisory Council (NAC) and from the Lok Sabha in the aftermath of the office-of profit controversy, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has resigned as chairperson of the prestigious Jallianwala Bagh National . . .
- Bjp's Difficult Yatra (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 07, 2006)
The crisis in the Congress is hardly hidden from public view — a succession of scams, a bitter controversy that led the party chief to resign from important posts, and a none-too-happy prognosis for the Assembly elections.
- `Manmohan, Sonia Should Intervene' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Bring legislation: Ram Babu
- Third Stepdown For Sonia (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Apr 06, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi has resigned for the third time — now as the chairperson of the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust whose first head was Mahatma Gandhi.
- Kathmandu Clamps Night Curfew (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Attempt to thwart Thursday's anti-King general strike sponsored by Opposition
- Assam’S Widow From Gujarat Is Agp Candidate (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Apr 06, 2006)
When Alaka Desai first came to Assam 23 years ago, arriving in Guwahati from Gujarat to work on a doctoral thesis on the Northeast, little did she imagine that she would one day contest an election here as the candidate of a regional party.
- Indo-Us Deal: Lobbyists Pulling Out All The Stops (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 06, 2006)
Given Bush’s low ratings in opinion polls, it would be surprising if his Republican Party manages to cling on to its slim majority
- Alliances In U.P. Cost Cong. Dearly, Says Gehlot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
`Party not to repeat the mistake in the next Assembly polls'
`Mulayam-led Government in the State would fall on its own'
`The Congress party's performance in the recent by-polls in the State not satisfactory'
`U.P. Government has failed to . . .
- Pmo Delaying Chawla File, Says Bjp (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Charging the UPA government of stalling the removal of Election Commissioner Mr Naveen Chawla for his alleged “Emergency excesses” and proximity to the Congress, the BJP today demanded that the Prime Minister’s Office send the relevant file, ....
- In Indira’S Footsteps (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Apr 06, 2006)
Last week this column suggested that the Congress should be buried. Some elaboration is in order.
- Congress Spectacle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 06, 2006)
With the election process under way, the predicament of the Congress gets more and more complex, even a touch comical. The latest roadblock is its failure to decide on a candidate against Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
- Out In The Cold (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 06, 2006)
Can these elections see a revival of the Congress’s fortunes in West Bengal? The answer to this question could determine the shape of the state’s politics beyond the polls. Bengal is not the only state where the Congress has been out in the cold . . .
- Cong Chief Quits Trust (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Two weeks after resigning from her Lok Sabha membership and from her post as the high-profile National Advisory Council (NAC) chairperson in the midst of a political storm over the office-of-profit controversy, the Congress president Mrs Sonia . . .
- Saffron States Fall In Vat Line (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Apr 06, 2006)
The protest against Value Added Tax (VAT) regime has gradually subsided with the BJP-governed states accepting and implementing it from April 1. The initial grumbling against the new tax petered out with the five saffron-run states embracing VAT . . .
- Muslim India Tries To Escape The Past (Deccan Herald, RANDEEP RAMESH, Apr 06, 2006)
Prominent individuals belie the poverty of a minority left behind by the 1947 partition
- Will The Grand Merger Take Off? (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 06, 2006)
The proposed merger of Air India and Indian has its plus and minus points.
- Support For Jaya Wells Up In Tn (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
There is a strong undercurrent of support for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalitha among rural masses, a tour of Cuddallore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai and Tiruvarur in northern . . .
- Karunanidhi's Arithmetic Versus Jayalalithaa's Chemistry (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 06, 2006)
The Tamil Nadu Assembly election may be decided by which of the two prevails
- Law And Order Has Broken Down' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
We will highlight the failure of the UDF Government to help farmers. The debts incurred by them resulted in 1,500 suicides.
- Congress Rejects Advani's Offer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The Congress on Wednesday rejected Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani's offer to make common cause with it in politics, saying the two parties "stand at the opposite ends of Indian polity."
- Sonia's Third Resignation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
After her resignation from the National Advisory Council (NAC) and from the Lok Sabha in the aftermath of the office-of profit controversy, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has resigned as chairperson of the prestigious Jallianwala Bagh National . . .
- Migrants And Minorities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The scrapping of the IMDT Act has lent a new dimension to electioneering in parts of Assam, says Sushanta Talukdar
- Three Meat Grinders For N-Deal: Us Congress, Nsg And Iaea (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Apr 06, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal takes a significant step as Condoleezza Rice testifies before the US Congress. C. Raja Mohan untangles the complexities
- Indo-Us N Deal Has Serious Implications (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Wednesday said Pakistan is against increase in the permanent members of the Security Council and in favour of enhancing only non-permanent members to make the organization more representative and equitable.
- Delhi's Deepening Trauma (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 06, 2006)
The court order on sealing showrooms and shops in residential areas will deprive the dispossessed of legitimate livelihood, says Anuradha Dutt
- Iraq Spy Suspect Oversaw U.S. Asylums (Washington Times, Stephen Dinan, Apr 06, 2006)
An Iraqi-born U.S. citizen suspected of being a foreign intelligence agent was employed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to rule on asylum applications, including those from unfriendly Middle Eastern nations, according to documents . . .
- Gandhi Evoked For All Manner Of Causes (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Two major nonviolent protests this week in India are being used by both the left and right.
- China Sends Big Business Group To U.S. (International Herald Tribune, Joseph Kahn, Apr 06, 2006)
Chinese leaders, eager to improve relations with the United States ahead of the first ever visit there by President Hu Jintao later this month, have dispatched a large delegation of businessmen and economic officials both to display . . .
- Thaksin Respects Democratic Values (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Thailand has announced to step down following weeks of mass protests demanding his resignation in the wake of a controversial election, boycotted by three major political parties.
- Six Killed In Nepal Maoist Attack (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 06, 2006)
While the Nepal government concentrated its might on the Opposition parties, beginning fresh raids on the houses of leaders, students and trade unionists and arresting over 100 people, the Maoists struck in eastern Nepal, killing six security . . .
- Solution To Kashmir Issue Left To India, Pak: Rice (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Reiterating its policy on Kashmir, the US has said that the issue has been left to India and Pakistan to find a solution that would open the doors for "greater prosperity" and "greater peace" in the region.
- I Want To Become Pm, Says Advani (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Senior BJP leader L K Advani, who recently expressed keenness on a change in his party's image, today said factors like "infighting and corruption" do hurt the party.
- Justice For Joshi, Joy In The Parivar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 06, 2006)
The forensic report clearing RSS leader Sanjay Joshi in the sleaze CD controversy is cause for much joy in the Parivar.
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