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Articles 11621 through 11720 of 16899:
- Decline And Fall Of The Rjd (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
Fifteen years after he took Bihar by storm, Lalu Prasad has been handed a drubbing so severe it has stunned pundit and pollster alike.
- Parliament Faces A Winter Of Discord (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 23, 2005)
At least 50 legislative measures are scheduled for introduction or consideration in the winter session of Parliament, opening today. But this appears a tall order, given the confrontationist mood of the Opposition.
- Bjp, Allies End 15 Years Rule Of Lalu Prasad In Bihar (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 23, 2005)
Bringing an end to 15-year-long uninterrupted rule of Lalu Prasad’s RJD, the alliance of JD(U)-BJP Tuesday wrested the power by roping in 140 seats in the 243-member Assembly.
- Indians, Pakistanis Join Hands For Common Cause (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Nov 23, 2005)
MEMBERS of the US Congress were pleasantly surprised recently by rare visits from Indian and Pakistani Americans working together for a common cause.
- Defeated Lalu's Good News For Cong (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Nov 23, 2005)
Even as the Congress mulls its humiliation in Bihar, there is respite for it. After his defeat, Lalu will no longer be able to use armtwisting tactics on the Centre.
- North By North-West (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 23, 2005)
NOTWITHSTANDING its severe drubbing in the Bihar Assembly elections, the Congress has every reason to feel happy with its performance in the byelections held in Maharashtra.
- To Hubris Of Identity Politics (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Lalu has been decimated, the Nitish Kumar-led NDA given a clear mandate to rule Bihar and the CPI (M) that matters in the state is the CPI (Maoist).
- Three Brigades May Be Cut In Iraq Early In 2006 (Washington Post, Bradley Graham, Nov 23, 2005)
Barring any major surprises in Iraq, the Pentagon tentatively plans to reduce the number of U.S. forces
- Risky Funding (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 23, 2005)
GIVEN the fuss that some people have lately raised about poor oversight of homeland security, you would think
- Sensex Turns Strong, Up 56 Points In Early Trade (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
The Bombay Stock Exchange Benchmark 30-share Index (Sensex) today turned strong after a two-day slide and was quoted 56 up during morning trading on the back of fairly heavy FII inflows in Cash on Monday even as investors continued to square up positions.
- Indian Envoy Warns On Changes To Us Nuke Deal (Hindustan Times, Ronen Sen, Nov 23, 2005)
Any moves by the US Congress to alter a landmark US-India nuclear agreement could undermine the "finely balanced" deal, according to Indian ambassador to Washington Ronen Sen
- India Envoy Warns On Changes To U.S. Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Nov 23, 2005)
Any moves by the U.S. Congress to alter a landmark U.S.-India nuclear agreement could undermine the "finely balanced" deal, according to Indian ambassador to Washington Ronen Sen.
- Landslide For Rane In Malwan (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Nov 23, 2005)
Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane dealt a body blow to his former party, the Shiv Sena, in the Malvan-Kankavali Assembly Constituency by-poll
- Annan, Volcker Promise ‘Full Cooperation’ (Deccan Herald, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
United Nations and the Volcker Committee have assured “full co-operation” to India in its investigation into allegations of Union Minister Natwar Singh and ruling Congress party being “non-contractual beneficiaries” in the scandal ridden oil-for-food prog
- Secular Vote Divided: Congress, Cpi(m) (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
The Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday said the division in the secular and democratic parties' vote resulted in a clear victory of the Janata Dal (United)-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance in the Bihar Assembly elections.
- The War Has Began – Indian Americans Fight Back Indian And American Oligarchs Trying To Exploit Indian And American People (India Daily, Babu Ghanta, Nov 23, 2005)
Outsourcing is bad for American workers. It is also bad in the long run for Indian workers as they get exploited. It is really the worst for Indian Americans in America who are first displaced to send jobs to India.
- Nitish Kumar Wins Clear Mandate In Bihar (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Nov 23, 2005)
Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar has led the National Democratic Alliance to a resounding victory in the Bihar Assembly elections.
- The Padilla Case (New York Times, Editorial, The New York Times, Nov 23, 2005)
Almost three and a half years ago, the Bush administration announced that it had arrested a Chicago-born man named Jose Padilla
- The Other Yadav (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 23, 2005)
Absent from Bihar polls: Ram and Jinnah, Muslims with job quotas and subsidised Urdu teachers
- Us Asks India To Evolve A ‘Credible Nuclear Plan’ And Make A Distinction Between Military And Civilian Nuclear Policies To Facilitate Exchange Of Atomic Energy Technologies (India Daily, Media Release, Nov 23, 2005)
The United States on Monday asked India to evolve a "credible nuclear plan" and make a distinction between military and civilian nuclear policies to facilitate exchange of atomic energy technologies between the two countries.
- Left Wins Thiruvananthapuram (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
Dealing another blow to the Congress-led United Democratic Front in Kerala, the Left Democratic Front candidate on Tuesday romped home in the by-election to the Lok Sabha
- Municipalities Told Not To Act Against State's Interests (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 23, 2005)
Dharam Singh defends Government's action in superseding Belgaum City Corporation
- Resounding Victory For Ldf In Bypoll (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
Pannian Ravindran wins by 74,200 votes; poll debacle a lethal blow to both UDF and BJP
- Bihar Pins Hope On Nitish Kumar (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Nov 23, 2005)
It is the dawn of a new era in Bihar. An era of hope and resurgence, an era whose foundation will be laid on the ruins of caste and communal politics, an era ushered in by a verdict whose impact will send tremors in the corridors of power in New Delhi
- Drug Costs Run Free Under New York Medicaid (New York Times, MICHAEL LUO, Nov 23, 2005)
Penlac Nail Lacquer rarely cures the nail fungus it is designed to treat, yet it costs $130 a thimbleful. As a result
- I Am Putting Back My Pistol (Indian Express, PRAKASH JHA, Nov 23, 2005)
What Laloo Prasad Yadav did during fifteen years of his ‘reign’ was nothing new. He was just trying to perfect the ploys of democracy, like the Congress has been doing for 58 years in India.
- Pm Smiles - Secretly Congress Is Happy As Lalu Gets Wiped Out Of Bihar (India Daily, Sonia Joshi, Nov 23, 2005)
Secretly this is what Congress probably was hoping for! This just helps them to bring some discipline and parity in their uncontrollable arts of UPA coalition.
- Fear Prompted Cong Alliance With Rjd: Bjp (Indian Express, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, the BJP today said its president Sonia Gandhi owed an explanation to the people for entering into an "unprincipled alliance" with RJD in Bihar "to save" its government at the Centre.
- Bihar Joins The National Mainstream (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 23, 2005)
Lalu Prasad refused to understand that Bihar could not remain a stranger to the larger process of growth and development that characterises much of the rest of India.
- How Laloo Express Got Derailed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Amidst the flickering of lantern, the RJD strongman apparently failed to read the writing on the wall, reports Abhay Kumar from Patna.
- Rjd Trounced (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 23, 2005)
The results of elections in Bihar are a clear mandate for change.
- Belgaum Corpn Dissolution Angers M’Rashtra (Deccan Herald, DH news, Nov 23, 2005)
The Karnataka Government’s decision to dissolve the Belgaum City Corporation (BCC) on Monday, coinciding with the Golden Jubilee of Samyukta Maharashtra movement, has evoked angry reactions in Maharashtra.
- Rjd Loses Power In Bihar (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
PATNA, Bihar (Reuters) - A major partner in the ruling coalition, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) lost power in Bihar on Tuesday, a defeat analysts say may weaken the federal government and slow reforms.
- Still Searching For A Strategy Four Years After Sept. 11 Attacks (New York Times, ADAM LIPTAK, Nov 23, 2005)
Four years after the terrorist attacks of 2001, the government has yet to settle on a consistent strategy for holding and punishing people it says are terrorists. Its efforts remain a work in progress, notable for false starts and a reluctance to have the
- Nda Blows Out Rjd Lantern (Deccan Herald, DH news, Nov 23, 2005)
Terming the remarkable win “people’s victory”, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar said the electorate of Bihar had given a befitting reply to the injustice done to the state by the “illegal” dissolution of the previous Assembly.
- White House Changes Tack (Hindu, Julian Borger , Nov 23, 2005)
United States Vice-President Dick Cheney on Monday rejected as ``corrupt and shameless'' allegations that Americans were misled over the justification for the Iraq war, as the Bush administration defended itself against calls for a withdrawal.
- Nda Sweeps Bihar Poll (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 23, 2005)
Nitish Kumar made the most of the wave for a change in Bihar when he led the NDA combine to a landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, ending the 15-year Lalu-Rabri reign this evening.
- Priya Dutt, Rane, Panniyan Win Bypoll (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 23, 2005)
The Shiv Sena suffered a shock defeat in its strong hold Malvan seats in the Maharashtra Assembly poll bringing cheer to the Congress camp, on a day when the party heard of only political reverses of its poll alliance in Bihar.
- Electorate Has Been Misled, Says Lalu (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Nov 23, 2005)
RJD supremo and Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav had it coming in his home state of Bihar but refused to see the writing on the wall.
- Buoyed By Bihar Results, Nda All Set To Take (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 23, 2005)
Buoyed by its victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, the opposition NDA will cross swords with the Government in the winter session of Parliament, commencing tomorrow, on a host of issues, including the raging Volcker report controversy and the policy
- Taking On Militancy Will Be Tough For Azad: Farooq (Daily Excelsior, Mohinder Verma , Nov 23, 2005)
Welcoming the statement of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad about being tough towards the militancy in the State, former Chief Minister and patron of National Conference Dr Farooq Abdullah, however, is of the opinion that it would be a daunting task for th
- Danger Signals From Us (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Nov 23, 2005)
FOR those of us who walked the corridors of the Capitol in May 1998 in a bid to “sell” Pokhran II to the US Congress, the danger signals from there on the nuclear deal come as no surprise.
- Security Paradigm Global Threats, Local Responses (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Addressing the Combined Commanders Conference in Delhi on 20 October, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said:
- Annan, Volcker Promises 'Full Cooperation' To India (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Nov 22, 2005)
United Nations and the Volcker Committee have assured "full cooperation" to India in its investigation into allegations of Union Minister Natwar Singh and ruling Congress party being a "non-contractual beneficiary" in the scandal ridden oil-for-food progr
- Congress Tries To Bounce Back After Adhir’S Arrest (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Nov 22, 2005)
The arrest of controversial Congress MP, Adhir Choudhury, and his subsequent remand to judicial custody has compelled the West Bengal Congress unit led by Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee .....
- Syria Under Siege (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Nov 22, 2005)
Henry Kissinger once remarked that “there cannot be a war in the Middle East without Egypt and peace without Syria”. The importance of this observation has never been more evident than now. Countries hostile to Israel or perceived to be an impediment. . .
- Iran: Left, Cong Kiss And Make Up (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
It turned out to be a lucky Monday for the UPA government. Just as the Left and Congress were headed for a bruising collision over Iran, the US....
- Das Munshi's Role (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 22, 2005)
Is Bengal being Bihar-ised? In the first place Adhir Chowdhury, a Congress MP from Berhampore district, refused to surrender when a non-bailable warrant was issued against him on the charge of murdering a restaurant owner and his assistant.
- Now Get Married (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The reality is that the Left has power over policy. Then why be the Congress’s live-in partner?
- India Won't Refer Iran N-Project To Un (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
In a bid to buy peace from its Left allies ahead of what could be a stormy Parliament session, UPA on Monday said it was against referring Iran's nuclear programme to the UN.
- Annan, Volcker Promise 'Full Cooperation' To India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
United Nations and the Volcker Committee have assured "full cooperation" to India in its investigation into allegations of Union Minister Natwar Singh and ruling Congress party being a "non-contractual beneficiary" in the scandal ridden oil-for-food progr
- The Patriotic Sense (Hindu, S. SRINIVAS, Nov 22, 2005)
There have been times when our Municipal Councillors have been far more patriotic than national political leaders themselves
- Corporation Council Meet Peaceful (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Opposition Councillors stage walkout towards the end of proceedings
Councillors from all parties attended
Anyone who wanted to speak was given a chance
- Volcker: Left May Demand Discussion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Keen on expansion of probe
- Rise Of India And China Changing Global Balance: Lee Kuan Yew (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
"They should not be suspicious of each other"
Vital for India, China to understand each other
Points to difference between their literacy rates
Services alone cannot make India a major economy
- A Bonanza For Delhi Mlas, Ministers And Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Notwithstanding their party president Sonia Gandhi's much talked about directive to the Congress rank and file to observe utmost austerity, the Delhi Cabinet on Monday voted for a post-Diwali bonanza of a hundred per cent increase in the salaries . . . .
- Rss Does A Favour To Udf Nominee (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The BJP has given a sensational twist to the eagerly awaited outcome of the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha byelection on Tuesday by publicly admitting to an erosion of its votes favouring the Congress candidate.
- Power Equations In The Winter Session (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2005)
The much-predicted expansion of the Union Cabinet has turned out to be a minimalist cut-and-paste job. No additions, only a few changes involving four portfolios — Information and Broadcasting, Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, and Water Resources
- Hard Times For George Bush (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2005)
Nothing seems to be going right for United States President George W. Bush these days.
- Wrong Strategy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 22, 2005)
In the hands of cynical people politics can be frightening business. The Congress’s show of solidarity with Mr Adhir Chowdhury could have led to horrible deaths for some bus passengers in Calcutta.
- India Recognizes Thai Princess With Indira Gandhi Award For Social Projects In Upliftment Of The Poor And Empowerment Of Women And Afghan President For Trying To Bring Peace In Afghanistan (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Indira Gandhi Award for Peace, Disarmament, and Development for 2004 was awarded to Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Rashtrapati Bhavan [President House] today.
- Royal Nerd? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 21, 2005)
At a recent CII summit on marketing, the young Congress MP, Jyotiraditya Scindia,
- Bihar Poll Challenging; Cec Defends Rao (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Maintaining that holding assembly elections in Bihar was "challenging", Chief Election Commissioner B B Tandon today came out in strong defence of EC Adviser K J Rao who has been under attack from Congress and RJD in the wake of his tough handling of . .
- Bihar Polls Were A Challenge: Tandon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The biggest difficulty was ensuring security and tackling naxalites, says CEC
- Very Well Said (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 21, 2005)
In the late sixties there was violence in and around Srinagar. Some concerned young persons of the Capital city's prestigious Sri Pratap College set apart their political differences to form a peace committee for the restoration of harmony.
- Corporation Council To Elect Convener Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
For the first time, the Council will meet without a Mayor or Deputy Mayor in the chair
- Undercurrents May Decide By-Election Outcome (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, Nov 21, 2005)
Both fronts insist it was fought on issues
- Handle With Care (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 21, 2005)
If a despotic monarch is bad for democracy, anarchists could be even more so. The pact between the Maoists and the democratic parties in Nepal is, therefore, at best a gamble.
- Nehru’S Lessons For Manmohan (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 21, 2005)
Virtually every Naga knows the story of their elders who went to Gandhi in July 1947, demanding independence.
- Indian Polity And Poor People (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Nov 21, 2005)
The 2004 parliamentary verdict was a mandate for tolerance, social justice and secularism. Inspired by Nehruvian ideas, this model had ensured some level of tolerance and distributive fairness and yet at the same time sought to achieve economic growth,...
- Of Us And Roman Empire (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Nov 21, 2005)
Natwar Singh has not only been hit hard-fairly or otherwise is a different matter—by Paul Volcker, former head of the US Federal Reserve (bank), but also humbled in the most imperial way by this ‘distinguished’ American.
- Increasing Pressure To Withdraw (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 21, 2005)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's assessment that foreign troops could start withdrawing by the middle of 2006 might appear plausible at the surface.
- Iraqis' Right To Rule Themselves (Hindu, Haifa Zangana, Nov 21, 2005)
The photograph of an elderly Iraqi carrying the burned body of a child at Fallujah, widely shown during the chemical weapons controversy of recent days,
- Parliament Session Set To Be Stormy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The winter session of Parliament beginning Wednesday is expected, by all accounts, to be stormy with the Congress-led coalition facing a determined Opposition in the wake of the ....
- Bush Presses Hu On Trade, Rights (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
US President George W Bush pressed President Hu Jintao on Sunday to rein in China’s swelling trade surplus and push forward currency reform after calling for greater religious freedom.
- Boys Can Be Men (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 21, 2005)
Does the Congress want to invest in the past or the future? Does it want to win the next poll?
- Why Audits By The Cag Really Matter (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Nov 21, 2005)
In the early 1990s, the government issued a single line order scrapping control over capital issues.
- Man Who Stopped Hindu Rashtra (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, Nov 21, 2005)
Excerpts from the inaugural lecture on ‘Challenges to Indian Democracy’ delivered at the Nehru Centre on November 14
- Corruption In J And K (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2005)
Besides Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir has been suffering from widespread corruption at various levels of the government.
- Udf Had No Truck With Bjp And Rss, Says Hassan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
`Pinarayi, Karunakaran trying to cover up impending defeat in byelection'
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