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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Amoral Code (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Sep 24, 2007)
When a coalition begins to melt, its partners subtly, if not silently, begin to shift their public agenda from common concern to individual need.
- The Myth Of Universal Primary Education (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 24, 2007)
All roads point to the need for quality education to save Pakistan from extremism and unsustainable growth. The paradox of high growth rates and low social sector indicators continues to plague the country.
- Dmk Men Attack Bjp Office In Chennai (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
The protests were a sequel to the reported announcement of former BJP member of Parliament and VHP activist Ram Vilas Vedanti in Ayodhya that he would reward with gold anyone who beheaded Karunanidhi or cut his tongue for questioning the existence . . .
- Chennai Bjp Office Attacked (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Sep 24, 2007)
A 300-strong DMK mob attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party's State headquarters here on Sunday morning, leaving eight persons injured. The police stood by and watched as unruly DMK men pelted stones, broke into the party office and beat up BJP . . .
- Vasundhara Raje Is Back With Her Rhetoric (Deccan Herald, ABHA SHARMA, Sep 22, 2007)
Growing dissent within her party could prove to be a big problem for Rajasthans first woman chief minister.
- More Indian Policemen Dismissed (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
The government in India's Uttar Pradesh state has dismissed another 4,000 policemen over alleged "irregularities" in their recruitment process.
- Common N-Ground Eludes Upa, Left (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
The second meeting of the UPA-Left committee on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal on Wednesday, failed to identify any common ground on the basis of which the ongoing stand-off could be resolved.
- Upa-Left Talks Still Deadlocked (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
The second round of UPA-Left talks on nuclear deal on Wednesday remained deadlocked, with a huge chasm separating the two sides on a whole array of issues ranging from the reliability of fuel supply to implications of the Hyde Act on. . .
- Protestors Block Delhi-Dehradun Nh (Hindustan Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 20, 2007)
Hundreds of Dalits, including BSP activists, on Wednesday blocked the Delhi-Dehradun National Highway in Muzaffarnagar demanding arrest of 12 policemen accused of killing a Dalit youth in a fake encounter.
- Upa-Left Talks On Nuclear Deal Constructive, Says Pranab (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Sep 20, 2007)
The United Progressive Alliance-Left committee on the nuclear deal with the United States, at its second meeting here on Wednesday, discussed a “number of issues” and decided to hold talks again on October 5. The first meeting took place on September 11.
- Advani Should Become The Prime Minister: Shatru (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 20, 2007)
Cine star-turned-parliamentarian Shatrughan Sinha has, of late, undergone a change of heart. From the hurly-burly of politics, the BJP Rajya Sabha MP, nowadays, is engrossed in doing things, more charitable.
- Left Behind: The ‘Dalit Muslim’ (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 20, 2007)
It is more likely than not that in protecting and expanding their respective slices of the cake, the upper as well as the lower strata among Muslims will draw their own respective conclusions from the experiences of the corresponding strata among Hindus.
- Indian Rlys To Open 6,344 Atvms Across India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
The serpentine queue in front of railway ticket counters may be a thing of the past if a plan by the Indian Railways to set up 6,344 automatic ticket vending machines (ATVM) at stations across the country materialises.
- Getting Into Election Mode? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 20, 2007)
The little twists and turns, barbs and counter barbs between the political parties are aimed at impending elections. By now, there is little doubt that the UPA, by choice rather than affirmative action on the Left’s part, will not complete its . . . . .
- Unorganised Sector, Organised Apathy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
On 8 August, trade unions affiliated to CITU, called an all-India strike of unorganised workers to buttress their demands over which, they claim, both the Centre and the states are apathetic.
- More Police Recruits Sacked In U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
Continuing with the exercise of unearthing alleged irregularities in recruitments during the Mulayam Singh regime, the Mayawati government on Tuesday dismissed 3,964 police and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) recruits and placed under . . . .
- Bjp Relishes Upa's 'Civil War' (Pioneer, KUMAR UTTAM, Sep 19, 2007)
Gloating over the ongoing 'war of words' between senior UPA leaders in the aftermath of the Culture Ministry's controversial affidavit denying the existence of Lord Ram, the BJP on Tuesday said it was a "war-like situation" on a . . . . .
- Bibis Now To Explore Pakistan (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 19, 2007)
It is not just Pervez Musharraf who is allegedly doing a Lalu by projecting his wife Sehba for the top political job in Pakistan.
- Different Strokes Of Responsibility (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 18, 2007)
Why is it that we have not been able to enforce the principle of ministerial responsibility?
- The Tug Of Roots (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Railway ministers are famed for playing favourites when it comes to starting new trains, opening new divisions and so on.
- Father, Son Aim To Outsmart Bjp (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Sep 18, 2007)
Politics is not about intentions alone. You can have the best of intentions but still be “unable” to do as you wish. This has been ‘discovered’ by Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy recently.
- Cong Sliding But Upa Retains Goodwill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Earlier this month, The Indian Express reported that far from the heated debate in New Delhi over the possibility and outcome of a mid-term poll, most of the country was unaware of the nuclear deal and certainly didn’t want to face an election over it.
- Lord Ram As Harry Potter (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Sep 18, 2007)
ASI needs stones to read history and historians need bones to understand it. Neither are there any stones left by Lord Ram, nor do his bones exist. Ironically, certain sections of the UPA were more than willing to buy this 'secular logic'
- Good Life & Democracy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2007)
Shinzo Abe, who resigned recently as Japan’s Prime Minister, had called upon India to join the United States, Australia and Japan to establish an “Arc of Freedom”.
- Clean Up Your Act (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 17, 2007)
In a welcome development, UP chief minister Mayawati has announced that the population of Dalits will no longer be the criterion for developing certain villages under the Dr Ambedkar rural development programme that she is pushing.
- For The People, All The People (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 17, 2007)
The controversial affidavit on the Sethusamudram project filed by the Centre in the Supreme Court is a classic case of the UPA handing over an issue to the BJP on a platter. And that, too, prior to what seems like a virtually imminent mid-term . . . .
- Maya Says Bjp, Cong Plotting To Deny Quotas To Upper Castes (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Sunday alleged that there is a conspiracy by the Congress and BJP for not providing reservations to poor among the upper castes.
- Mob Fury (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Sep 17, 2007)
Once again in a ghastly incident of mob brutality, ten thieves were bludgeoned to death in Bihar last week.
- The Magic Of The Mix (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Sep 17, 2007)
It is clear from the words of Prakash Karat, A.B. Bardhan and their colleagues who run the coalition of Left parties that they are expecting an early election.
- Rjd Meeting Reflects Lalu’S Discomfort (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Sep 17, 2007)
The outcome of the national executive meeting of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) held in Delhi yesterday perhaps can be viewed as a pointer to the growing discomfort of its supremo Lalu Prasad in view of the apparent acceptance and related . . . . .
- Mayawati Woos Upper Castes; Keen To Replicate U.P. In Gujarat (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Sep 17, 2007)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is to keen on replicating U.P. in Gujarat in the coming Assembly elections by presenting a united front of upper castes and backward classes against the Congress and the BJP.
- Congress Eyeing Tie-Up With Arch-Rivals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
Amidst speculation about mid-term polls, the Congress appears to take even arch-rivals Samajwadi Party and BSP on board.
- Mobbed (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 17, 2007)
The images out of Bihar of late are not pretty, and the tale they tell, even less so. Nitish Kumar’s Bihar seems to be the grip of a surge of barbarism, with mobs dispensing rough justice at will to petty thieves and offenders.
- Soni Hurt By Jairam's Remark, Says Khurshid (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
The blame game is on in the Government over the controversial Ram Setu affidavit denying the existence of Lord Ram.
- Bsp Is Best Placed Of All (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 17, 2007)
The Mayawati factor is going to dominate the political landscape over the next year.
- Pakistan Rlys On Same Track As Lalu (Indian Express, Raghvendra Rao, Sep 17, 2007)
The winds of change sweeping the Indian Railways over the past few months have had a resonance on the other side of the border as well. In a remarkable coincidence Pakistan Railways seems to have chosen to tread similar lines as its Indian . . . .
- A Front In Disarray (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Sep 14, 2007)
Doubts are being raised about UNPA's future, with Jayalalithaa going hammer and tongs against the Samajwadi Party
- Ram Integral To India: Govt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
Coming under tremendous pressure from Opposition BJP and other Sangh Parivar outfits and even some of its allies for filing a controversial affidavit in the Supreme Court in the Sethusamudram case questioning the existence of Lord Rama . . . .
- Sign N-Deal And Be Responsible For Snap Poll, Left Tells Upa (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 14, 2007)
In the backdrop of growing differences between the UPA Government and the Left parties, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Thursday gave a clear signal that a mid-term poll was in the offing and warned the Government allies to face . . . . . .
- Dalit Rally (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Sep 14, 2007)
ON the night of August 27, Rakesh Lara, a popular local leader of Valmikis, the community considered to be the lowest in the Dalit hierarchy, was shot dead by three motorcycle-borne assailants in Gohana town of Sonepat district in Haryana.
- Sanctifying Mass Destruction (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Sep 14, 2007)
The toxic terms of discourse of the nuclear debate have insidiously intruded into the public’s mind and distorted its moral perspective.
- After Setu Gaffe, Cong Mulls Damage Control (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
Even though he sees himself as a "muscular secularist", RJD boss and railway minister Lalu Prasad can recognise a political minefield when he sees one. Refusing to set off more implosions over the Ram Setu, the shrewd leader . . . . .
- Polity Under Strain (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Sep 14, 2007)
A mature electorate and an independent Election Commission are two big assets of Indian democracy.
- Purging The Police (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 13, 2007)
By sacking 6,500 policemen recruited in UP between 2004 and 2006 with the help of “forged” documents and recommending the suspension of 12 senior police officers involved in this major job scam, Chief Minister Mayawati has once again brought into. . .
- After Russia, Indian Troops Head To Us, China For Anti-Terror Exercises (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
After conducting airborne anti-terror exercises with Russia in the icy plains of Pskov this month, the Indian troops will head to Alaska for the latest round of ‘Yudh Abhyas’ series of joint training maneuvers with the US Army on September 24.
- Politics Sans Excellence (Indian Express, A.K. VERMA, Sep 13, 2007)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has banned students union elections in the state.
- Ban Is No Campus Cure (Indian Express, Harsh Sethi , Sep 13, 2007)
Just who is interested in elections to students unions in colleges and universities? Clearly the candidates and their backers, financial and political, take this business seriously. Why else, after all, would they spend lakhs — some reports hint at . . .
- Left Starts To Get Ready For Elections (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 13, 2007)
Political parties across the spectrum have moved into election mode, with neither the UPA nor the Left expecting to break the current impasse over the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States through the committee which is now . . . .
- A Social Commitment (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
THE Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has, of late, been focussing on socially relevant programmes. Although the administration has pursued this line of action in some form or the other ever since its inception, the present management has . . . .
- 6,500 Policemen Sacked In India Over Corruption (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
The chief minister of India’s most populous state has sacked 6,500 police officers, saying they paid bribes to get jobs under the previous government. Chief Minister Mayawati also fired 12 senior officers late on Tuesday who were in charge of . . . .
- Bengal Comrades In A Bind (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 13, 2007)
As political punters try to predict when the next general elections will be called, there are fantasies doing the rounds. Based on the assumption that the Congress-led UPA regime has been a boon for West Bengal, some believe that a heroic . . . .
- Broken Window (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Sep 12, 2007)
Hyderabad bombings, violence in Agra and Haryana, and the Maoist onslaught reinforce the apprehension that the country is moving towards anarchy
- Cleansing Campuses (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2007)
The Supreme Court's recent observation that our colleges and universities need genuine students who are eager to pursue knowledge and not 'student leaders' whose sole occupation is "goondagiri" and "dadagiri" is a view that is shared by millions . . . .
- Neeraj Shekhar Joins Samajwadi Party, To Contest From Ballia (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 12, 2007)
Abandoning his father's political heritage, Neeraj Shekhar, the youngest son of late Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, has decided to seek his fortune under the patronage of Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav.
- Left Parties See Upa-Bjp Nexus (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
The first meeting of the joint panel barely lasted an hour and it was seemingly a quiet affair but it was the turn of CPI parliamentary party leader Gurudas Dasgupta to cast a shadow over the utility of the panels exercise.
- Deal That Divides The Nation (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Sep 12, 2007)
The Congress-led UPA Government is not only facing a serious challenge to its foreign policy, but its survival will also depend on its capacity to resolve sharp political divisions which have emerged on its approach to international relations.
- Sparring Partners Buy Time For Polls (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
The UPA and the Left today met to sip juice, nibble on snacks and agree that they must keep talking in what appears to be a strategy to buy time before plunging the country into an early election.
- Upa-Left Comittee To Discuss Implications (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
The UPA-Left Committee on the Indo-US nuclear deal on Tuesday decided to discuss the implications of the Hyde Act on the 123 agreement and on self-reliance in India's nuclear sector.
- Upa-Left Panel To Hold Talks On Implications Of Hyde Act (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 12, 2007)
Timeframe for committee to come out with its conclusions not discussed
- Left-Cong Charade Officially Begins (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Sep 12, 2007)
The UPA-Left committee to resolve the impasse over India-US civil nuclear agreement met on Tuesday, but the exercise has become a mere formality with both parties preparing for midterm polls.
- Special Article (Statesman, Jagmohan , Sep 12, 2007)
The events of the past few days bear testimony to the truth of Lord Wavell’s observations: “India can be governed firmly or not at all”.
- Upa, Left Set Agenda For Nuke Talks (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
The UPA-Left committee on Indo-US nuclear deal met here this evening for identifying the issues that need to be discussed by the mechanism.
- Maya Sacks Cops Recruited By Mulayam Govt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
In a move that is bound to raise the political temperature in UP, the Mayawati government on Tuesday annulled the appointment of 6,504 constables and suspended 12 senior IPS officers who headed the boards that selected them.
- 'Nawaz Sharif Humiliated Before Deportation' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 11, 2007)
The four-hour stay of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif on home soil was a saga of humiliation during which low-ranking police personnel repeatedly shoved and jeered him, according to a Pakistani journalist, who travelled with the PML-N leader . . . .
- N-Panel To Work Out Modalities Tomorrow (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Tomorrow's meeting would be a preliminary affair with CPM leader Sitaram Yechury saying that it would "work out modalities" on how to proceed with the task of evaluating the deal and its implications in context of the Hyde Act.
- Post-Iit Debut Awaits Iim In Bihar (Telegraph, Nalin Verma, Sep 11, 2007)
After IIT, it is the IIM, which is all set to make a debut in the so-called under-developed state.
- Nitish Plans To Bowl Lalu Out For A Duck (Pioneer, Amarnath Tewary, Sep 11, 2007)
Amid all the speculation of the possibility of a mid-term poll, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday fired the first salvo in the State when he declared that if elections were held then Lalu Prasad and his party would not get even a single seat.
- Upa-Left Panel On Nuke Deal To Meet Today (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
In search for the elusive breakthrough on the India-US civilian nuclear agreement, the UPA-Left committee will hold its first meeting on Tuesday.
- Reserves Of Cunning (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Following criticism about the presence of the RBI’s nominee directors on the boards of banks, the former promptly withdrew all its officials from the boards.
- India’S Economic Changes Giving Rise To Violence (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
A spate of riots involving arson, beatings and even the Taj Mahal’s brief closure has led to worries a globalising India is struggling to cope with its underbelly of police graft, economic disparity and caste tension.
- Starved For Work, They Defy Naxals To Become Policemen (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Sep 10, 2007)
Three years ago, 22-year-old Kamlesh Arka from Marpalli village in the Naxal-affected Aheri tehsil of Gadchiroli joined the police as constable.
- N-Panel To Meet On Tuesday (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
The 15-member Left-UPA panel on Indo-US nuclear deal will have its first meeting on September 11 as part of the exercise to address the concerns raised by the four Left parties regarding the implications of the India-specific Hyde Act.
- No Sweat (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 10, 2007)
Commenting on the Delhi University polls, the Supreme Court stated on Friday that the country needed good students and not leaders engaged in goondagiri and dadagiri in colleges and universities.
- Battle For The Top Post (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 10, 2007)
Signs of a fierce power struggle within the Sangh parivar were visible as senior RSS and BJP leaders gathered for a four-day Samanvaya baithak at Bhayandar near Mumbai, obviously in anticipation of an early parliamentary election.
- Kanimozhi Is Rising Delhi Star (Asian Age, Harish Gupta, Sep 10, 2007)
Kanimozhi, daughter of Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi, wants to learn Hindi. These days, she is getting the maximum attention in Central Hall of Parliament.
- From Lenin To Gucci (Asian Age, Suhel Seth, Sep 10, 2007)
There are obvious lessons to be learnt from Russia. That Lenin (without turning in his grave) can actually face up to Gucci without turning in his rather unfrequented grave.
- Don't Overregulate Retail (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 10, 2007)
In the past few weeks a strange game of hide and seek is being played out in the boomtowns of Noida and Ghaziabad.
- Pilgrims As Hooligans (Times of India, RAVINDER KAUR, Sep 10, 2007)
While Anjolie Ela Menon celebrated the kavadiyas in San Francisco through her painting appropriately titled Yatra, these very pilgrims held Indian cities to ransom.
- India, Pak Can Be Friends (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 10, 2007)
I have been struck by the overwhelming desire of Pakistanis to bury the hatchet with India, to let bygones be bygones and open a new chapter in friendly relations.
- Terrorists Changing Tactics, But Are We? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
A small island of shopkeepers dominated the largest part of the world for the longest period with Genghis Khan, the brute, being a distant runner-up.
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