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Articles 9221 through 9320 of 16899:
- Below The Line (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 01, 2006)
It doesn’t always pay to boast of economic growth, as West Bengal’s chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee discovered.
- Kumaraswamy To Meet Advani, Vajpayee, Rajnath Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Dharam Singh to brief Prime Minister, Sonia Gandhi on political developments
- India Keeps Options Open (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
The Indian government on Tuesday said it was keeping its options open on referring Iran's nuclear programme to the UN Security Council even as its Leftist allies renewed their demand for New Delhi to abstain from a vote at a crucial meeting on Thursday.
- Homage Paid To Mahatma Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Clippings from his life, skits, dances by students mark the programme The best part of the show was children building the map of the nation
- Kumaraswamy To Meet Bjp Top Brass Today (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Feb 01, 2006)
Two days before taking oath as Karnataka CM on February 3, JD(S) breakaway group leader HD Kumaraswamy is reaching Delhi tomorrow to seek the ‘‘blessings’’ of the BJP top brass and lay the ground for a ‘‘long term’’ partnership at the national level . . .
- Top Student Leader Arrested Ahead Of Protests In Nepal (Indian Express, Shirish B Pradhan, Feb 01, 2006)
Nepalese security personnel have arrested the leader of a powerful student organisation and conducted overnight raids on some media outlets ahead of today’s major protest rally as part of the ‘Black Day’ being observed by pro-democracy . . .
- Letters Cannot Be Disclosed In Public Interest: Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Nanavati-Shah panel to consider fresh affidavit
There cannot be any selective disclosure Public faith in Commissions should not suffer Privilege claim not a matter of expediency
- Nepal Set For Anniversary Protests, Rebels Hit Army (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Feb 01, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels launched an attack on army barracks ahead of anti-king protests on Wednesday called by political parties to mark the first anniversary of the monarch's assumption of absolute power.
- Going Up, Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 01, 2006)
In his short stint in the Congress Prof Saifuddin Soz has come a long way. After his inclusion in the party's highest decision-making body, Working Committee, many observers had ruled out his induction in the powerful Union Cabinet.
- London Moot Pledges Support To Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Afghanistan set out a plan on Tuesday to tackle problems from opium production to corruption and terrorism, as envoys from more than 60 nations pledged they would help the shattered nation along the road to peace and self-sufficiency.
- Cadaver Donation Law (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 01, 2006)
The Senate chairman, Mohammadmian Soomro, told the National Institute of Child Health symposium the other day that the cadaveric organ donation bill that had been before the Upper House since 1992 is being reviewed.
- Pakistan Wants Diplomatic Solution To Iran N-Issue’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
“Pakistan wants a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear issue”, said Khurshid Mehmoud Kasuri, the foreign minister.
- ‘India Still Weighing Options On Iran Vote’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Indian defence minister says Delhi will take a position on the issue at the ‘appropriate time’
- Shaukat Too Should Reshuffle His Cabinet (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 01, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reshuffled his Cabinet and quite a few ministers have been laid off apparently in a bid to avoid growing public criticism on account of their misconduct and corruption.
- Please Change The Topic (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 31, 2006)
Having bad-mouthed Sonia Gandhi for decades, having been personal and superficial in the public political discourse, having projected irrelevant issues on the national agenda, having been unable to debate and find solutions to the real problems . . .
- Wali Khan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 31, 2006)
He had the courage of conviction
It is said that nothing grows under a banyan tree. The same is believed to be true of a towering leader, whose progenies are generally no patch on his greatness.
- Failing The Test (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2006)
Making the right choice of allies is crucial to electoral politics. There was nothing right about Ms Mamata Banerjee’s idea of a mahajot, or a grand alliance, against the left in the coming polls in Bengal.
- All Change (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2006)
Blessings often come heavily disguised as setbacks. The Congress is possibly experiencing such a blessing in Karnataka and is failing to recognize it as such.
- Epigraphia Carnatica In Digital Format (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Jan 31, 2006)
The Bangalore-based Southern Regional Centre of ICHR recently brought out a single CD containing 17 volumes of rare Epigraphia Carnatica
- India’S Freedom Of Action Not For Sale (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 31, 2006)
Intended or otherwise, US Ambassador David Mulford’s public warning over India’s vote on the Iran issue has reawakened the ghosts of the past, bringing into focus the one issue that was responsible for the unhappy state of relations between . . .
- Homage Paid To Mahatma Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
The Pondicherry L.T. Governor M. M. Lakhera, the Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, Agriculture Minister A. Namassivayam, Pondicherry Pradesh Congress Committee president
- N-Proliferation Can’T Be Ignored (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Jan 31, 2006)
India is in a difficult position in respect of the possible resolution that may come up before the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna on February 2.
- Bal Thackeray Stands Rejected, Diminished (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Jan 31, 2006)
As he stood up on stage in Mumbai last week to celebrate his 80th birthday, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray could not have missed the sprawling ruins his pet project has turned into.
- Sonia Could Learn From Atal (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jan 31, 2006)
It was an all-Congress show at Sunday’s swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Shibu Soren and Prem Chand Gupta were the lone representatives from the allies in the long line of those waiting to take the ministerial oath.
- Shackling India’S Nuclear Dreams (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 31, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is convinced that the July 18, 2005 Indo-US civil nuclear agreement, when implemented, will go a long way in addressing the country’s growing energy needs; But the scientific community is divided on the pact.
- Gowda Mulls Action Against Son (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
According to sources close to Mr Gowda, the former prime minister will propose to the Party National Council to either suspend or expel his son and a few other prominent MLAs, who have joined hands with the BJP.
- Upa At Centre, Jdf In State? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
With an UPA and an NDA at the Centre, will there be a JDF in the State?
- Protest By Self-Immolation Rankles Punjab (Deccan Herald, Satinder Bains, Jan 31, 2006)
The self-immolation by a Patiala Congressman in protest against the highhandedness of the mayor and a close aide of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh seems to have triggered a series of similar protests across the state.
- New Assignment A Challenge: Ambika Soni (Hindu, CP Bhambhri, Jan 31, 2006)
Asks officials to work out a plan to realise potential of tourism sector
India inspires awe and curiosity among visitors
Girls are becoming an endangered species: Renuka Chowdhury
Checking declining sex ratio a priority
- Good Old Theatre – Asides, Props And All (Deccan Herald, R Krishnakumar, Jan 31, 2006)
A cast with the likes of H D Kumaraswamy and B S Yediyurappa, the new JD (S)-BJP coalition government promises to revive the theatre soon
- Fdi In Retail Sector: Cpi(m) To Organise Protests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) will organise countrywide protests and mobilise the support of other political forces against the Centre's decision to allow 51 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail sector, . . .
- The Politics Of Reform (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 31, 2006)
The lack of a strong political constituency for economic reforms in India was once again vividly illustrated last week. Steps announced by the government to liberalise foreign direct investment in certain areas, including single brand sales,
- India Plans To Abstain Over Iran Vote - Officials (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 31, 2006)
India plans to abstain from a vote on Iran's nuclear programme at a meeting of the U.N.'s atomic watchdog this week, top Indian officials said on Monday.
- Unsc Vote On Iran: India Officials Say Delhi Plans To Abstain (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
India plans to abstain from a vote on Iran’s nuclear programme at a meeting of the UN’s atomic watchdog this week, top Indian officials said on Monday.
- Balochistan Issue Echoes In Senate (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Jan 31, 2006)
The issue of military operation in Balochistan echoed in the Senate on Monday when Sen Sanaullah Baloch pointed out that the US Congress had recommended to President Bush to discuss it during his upcoming visit to Islamabad.
- History Texts Worry Experts (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
On the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian History Congress discussed steps taken by the Tamil Nadu government to remove a reference on his assassination in a textbook.
- No Ally Interested In Coalition Government: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
DPA may complete talks on seats sharing before the DMK conference in March
- Space Exploration (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 31, 2006)
Human exploration of space is such an epic notion, conjuring images of both a science-fiction future and a real-life history of giant steps for mankind, that it’s hard not to be swept up in the romance.
- Cautious Shuffle (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 31, 2006)
Shuffles in a council of ministers are largely a mix of political necessity and some experimentation with administrative fit. So it is with Sunday’s new permutations in the Manmohan Singh-led council. If people were expecting bold changes, they shouldn’t
- A Symbolic Visit (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jan 30, 2006)
Nothing much can be expected from George Bush’s India trip
- Change Of Guard (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 30, 2006)
Karnataka Governor T.N. Chaturvedi has followed correct constitutional norms by inviting Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy
- Prime Minister: Pressure Won't Affect Iran Decision (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Refusing to be drawn into a specific comment on how India would vote on Iran if it had to at the IAEA, PM Manmohan Singh on Sunday said that any response to Tehran’s nuclear programme would not be affected by pressure from any quarters.
- Bansal Sworn In As Minister Of State (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal, the local Member of Parliament, was sworn in as the Minister of State for Finance.
- No Pressure On Iran Issue, Says Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
While Congress President Sonia Gandhi hinted at the possibility of some changes in the party organisation in the light of today’s Cabinet expansion, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh parried all questions on the appointment of a full-fledged External Affairs
- Cabinet Expansion With Eye On Economic Reforms (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Jan 30, 2006)
In undertaking a large expansion of his Cabinet, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has ensured that economic reforms
- Soni, Soz, Deora Join Union Cabinet (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s first comprehensive reshuffle and expansion of his 20-month-old Council of Ministers
- Now The Real Challenge For Hamas (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 30, 2006)
Palestine's majority party must swap terrorism for political strategies. Then perhaps real progress can be made towards peace.
- Cabinet Mark Ii (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s first major expansion and reshuffle of the Union Cabinet since he assumed office in 2004 is a shrewd exercise calculated to send out multiple messages.
- Relevance Of The Mahatma Today (Daily Excelsior, Predhuman K.Joseph Dhar, Jan 30, 2006)
The question of relevance is a search for the meaningfulness or meaninglessness of past historic events, persons and values to the society, which owes and traces its origin to them.
- Waiting For The Messiah (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2006)
The UP Congress is still fighting shy of wooing the backward castes, hoping to be saved by the first family,
- Shinde, Antulay, Soz Inducted In Ministry (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Three heavyweights from Maharashtra - Sushil Kumar Shinde, A R Antulay and Murli Deora - were today brought into the Union Cabinet in a major expansion and reshuffle of his ministry by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who stripped Mani Shankar Aiyar of...
- Three Maharashtra Heavyweights In Union Cabinet (Press Trust of India, PTI, Jan 30, 2006)
Three heavyweights from Maharashtra - Sushil Kumar Shinde, A R Antulay and Murli Deora - were today brought into the Union Cabinet in a major expansion
- Congress’S Coalition Dharam (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 30, 2006)
It is not the loss of Karnataka itself that should disturb the Congress. It is the manner in which it was lost that is important,
- Irritating Thorn Of Democracy (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Jan 30, 2006)
PAKISTAN has one leg shorter than the other; it leans on imports to keep itself upright.
- Us Wants 'Great Majority' Of Indian N-Reactors In Civil Prog (Press Trust of India, Ajay Kaul, Jan 30, 2006)
Providing glimpses of the "difficulties" involved in implementation of the July 18 nuclear deal, the US has said if India did not put a "great majority"
- Court Employee To Union Cabinet (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jan 30, 2006)
From a humble beginning as a court employee to the office of governor and now into the Union Cabinet, Sushil Kumar Shinde has tread a long and tough journey in his life.
- Pm Comes To The Aid Of Congress In Team Expansion (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 30, 2006)
The long-pending Cabinet reshuffle and expansion today was a major exercise in the rehabilitation of Congress men and women in government.
- Cong’S Strident Battle Cry: We Want Rahul (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Jan 30, 2006)
The 82nd AICC Plenary session‘s ‘Bring Rahul’ chorus in Hyderabad overshadowed everything else
- Wobbly Cabinet (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2006)
Why waste young talent? And isn’t there a Congressman who can be trusted with foreign affairs?
- Aiyar & Fernandes: What Went Wrong (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Jan 30, 2006)
Two interesting factors in the major restructuring of the Union Council of Ministers are that senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes was reduced to being a minister without portfolio and the stripping off Mani Shankar Aiyar of his high profile petroleum..
- Uttaranchal:tehri Dam Rehabilitation Issue Hots Up Again (Press Trust of India, PTI, Jan 30, 2006)
The issue of rehabilitation of people displaced by the Tehri Dam is hotting up again with more areas getting submerged under the Bhaghirathi river and the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party demanding a fresh compensation package for those..
- Muftis’ Reluctance Landed Soz His Berth In Union Cabinet (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Jan 30, 2006)
Reluctance by PDP leaders Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti to join the union council of ministry paved way for senior Congress leader Saif-u-Din Soz to get a berth in the cabinet for the third time on Sunday.
- Saffron Goes South (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2006)
The manner of regime change in Karnataka underlines it: the Congress is a particularly graceless loser.
- Pm Inducts 19 New Ministers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Altogether 22 ministers were administered oath of office and secrecy at the Rastrapati Bhavan. While 19 of them joined Manmohan ministry in this reshuffle, three were elevated from Minister of State to Cabinet rank.
- Antulay, Shinde In Union Cabinet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
18 new faces, Shibu Soren re-inducted, three elevated to Cabinet rank..
- Measured Moves (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 30, 2006)
Sunday’s expansion-cum-reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers was overdue,
- Pouring Troubled Water On Oil (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 30, 2006)
The Cabinet reshuffle disrupts the gathering momentum on energy security while leaving unaddressed core areas of underperformance such as home and foreign affairs.
- An Unedifying Exercise (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 30, 2006)
A key to understanding a government's overall direction and policy thrust is the composition of its Council of Ministers.
- Behind Karnataka's Regime Change (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 30, 2006)
At a time of political instability in States, Governors become fair game. Karnataka could easily have slipped..
- Another Setback To State Congress (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Jan 30, 2006)
Hopes of a Congress MP from Karnataka making it to the Union Cabinet belied
- Cabinet Expansion: State Leaders Unhappy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Senior party members ignored, says CWC member G. Venkataswamy
- A Majestic Show At Vijay Chowk (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Drummers walk away with major part of the applause at Beating the Retreat
- Five Old-New Faces In The Union Cabinet (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 30, 2006)
A look at the Congress veterans who have been inducted into the Government.
- Hdk Searching For Secularism (Deccan Herald, Asha Krishnaswamy, Jan 30, 2006)
The Hubli convention culminated in the ouster of Siddaramaiah as the JDLP leader.
- Bush's Choice On Iran (Washington Post, Jackson Diehl, Jan 30, 2006)
The debate on Iran is drifting toward the ugly question that the Bush administration would most like to avoid.
- Indian Pm To Expand Cabinet (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is all set to undertake expansion and reshuffle of portfolios in council of ministers on Sunday, which may witness about ten inductions to fill vacancies.
- Us, India Close To N-Deal: Negotiator (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Jan 29, 2006)
The US official negotiating a nuclear deal with India has said that the two countries are “very close” to reaching an agreement, but “some of the most difficult issues” have arisen towards the end of the negotiating process.
- Merkel Visits Israel Amid Worries About Hamas, Iran (Reuters, LOUIS CHARBONNEAU, Jan 29, 2006)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel begins her first official trip to Israel on Sunday, where she will voice concerns about Iran's nuclear programme and the victory of Islamist militant Hamas in the Palestinian election.
- Nuclear Pact With India May Not Be Ready For Bush Visit: Burns (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The United States indicated on Friday that a controversial civilian nuclear agreement with India might not be ready by the time US President George W Bush makes his first visit to New Delhi in March.
- High Drama And Low Comedy (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jan 29, 2006)
During the last few days there has been a plethora of events — some of them yet tortuously proceeding towards their denouement — that have produced high drama, low comedy and an element of tragedy, altogether adding up to a situation that cannot make . .
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