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Articles 521 through 620 of 26693:
- Us Vote Not To Nuke India Deal (The Economic Times, Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar, Nov 09, 2006)
Despite the victorious sweep in the US Congressional elections of the Democrats — who are very tough on nuclear non-proliferation — the Indo-US nuclear deal may still get through unscathed.
- An Assurance For Iraqis (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The United States ambassador sought on Wednesday to reassure Iraqis that US policy would not dramatically alter after Democrats seized control of the US House of Representatives in midterm elections.
- Special Article (Statesman, Salman Haidar , Nov 09, 2006)
With a Foreign Secretary only recently installed and a fresh Foreign Minister now in place, a new team is in charge at MEA.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 09, 2006)
The academic credentials of Dr Manmohan Singh were re-established by his recent address to an economic think-tank, but simultaneously reconfirmed was his lack of political courage when he fought shy of identifying the Left as the target of his criticism.
- Amarinder Declares War On Akalis, Launches Yatra (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Punjab chief minister Capt. Amarinder Singh on Wednesday declared war on the Shiromani Akali Dal with the launching of the "Punjab Vikas Yatra" — an ambitious, 6,000-kilometre road campaign designed to showcase the achievements of his government.
- Stunning Blow (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 09, 2006)
Bush is likey to be reduced to a lame duck President.
- Punished For Being Female (Deccan Herald, BOB HERBERT, Nov 09, 2006)
Violence against women is unacceptable and we need to take action against it.
- Are They Atomic Ghosts? (Deccan Herald, K. S. Parthasarathy, Nov 09, 2006)
Uranium corporation of India must dispel undue public fears about the radio active elements.
- Muslim Elected To Congress (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Voters elected a black Democrat as the first Muslim in the Congress after a race in which he advocated quick US withdrawal from Iraq and made little mention of his faith.
- Nepal Seals Arms Pact With Maoists (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Nepal’s government and Maoist guerrillas agreed minutes after midnight on Wednesday to put rebel arms under UN watch in a move to rescue a peace process aimed at ending a conflict that has killed thousands.
- Former Tn Assembly Speaker Dies At 64 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
All India Anna Dravidar Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) presidium chairman and former Tamil Nadu Assembly speaker K Kalimuthu died after a heart attack here on Wednesday. He was 64.
- Democrats Take Control Of Us House (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 09, 2006)
The balance of power has shifted in Washington. Democrats have won control of the House of Representatives, benefiting from voter dissatisfaction with financial and sex sleaze, the war in Iraq and President George Bush’s leadership.
- Amarinder Sounds Election Bugle, Launches `Vikas Yatra' (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Nov 09, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday blew the conch for the upcoming battle of the ballot for the State Assembly by launching "Punjab Vikas Yatra", which will crisscross the State by February next when the elections are due.
- Time 'Right' For Change, Bush Says (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Faced with the collapse of his Republican majority in Congress, President Bush responded swiftly Wednesday by announcing the departure of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and vowing to work with Democrats "to find common ground" on the war in Iraq . .
- As The Climate Changes, Can We? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2006)
Too often, climate change is seen as an environmental problem when it should be part of the broader development and economic agenda.
- Tyranny Of Manufactured Public Opinion (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 09, 2006)
The intrusiveness of manufactured public opinion has complicated the governance matrix; the capacity to take difficult and tough decisions.
- Democrats Take Control (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2006)
Politics in the United States appears to have undergone a tectonic shift with the Republican Party likely to lose control of both houses of Congress for the first time in 12 years.
- Rumsfeld Replaced After Poll Loss (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is to stand down, after anger over the war in Iraq led to bruising losses for Republicans in mid-term elections.
- Strong Push For Change In The U.S. (Hindu, Sumana Brahman, Nov 09, 2006)
The Democratic victory will begin to reverse the right-wing agenda of the Bush administration — one that has made the world less safe for people everywhere.
- Donald Rumsfeld Steps Down (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Donald H. Rumsfeld (74) stepped down as U.S. Defence Secretary on Wednesday, one day after Congressional elections in which opposition to the war in Iraq contributed to heavy Republican party losses.
- Democrats Capture Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Democrats were on the brink of winning full control of Congress, as Americans sick of scandal and weary of war dealt a heavy blow to President George W. Bush's Republican Party.
- The Other Kind Of Gas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
On November 7, the government awarded contracts for the exploration coal bed methane — gas trapped below coal seams — in 9 of 10 blocks offered under current policy. The consortia led by the Anil Ambani group’s RNRL-REL-Geopetrol bagged four blocks, . .
- Amid Electoral Debacle, Bush Holds Out Hope For Nuke Deal (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Nov 09, 2006)
On a politically turbulent day, amid the debris of an electoral defeat for his party and the resignation of his Defence Secretary, President Bush offered fresh hope for the U.S-India nuclear deal, saying he was trying to get it passed during the . . .
- Verdict Not Expected To Rescue Bush (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Nov 09, 2006)
The death sentence on Saddam Hussein, coming just two days before the US midterm election, is not expected rescue the Republican Party from losing control of the Congress.
- Anger Management (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 09, 2006)
As the 2006 (US) campaign staggered to an angry close, national security and the Iraq war dominated the final-day debate of midterm elections.
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- Bsp Holds The Trump (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2006)
The results of the civic elections in Uttar Pradesh constitute a wakeup call for Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and his party.
- Up For Grabs (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 09, 2006)
Billed as a semi-final to the assembly elections some time early next year, the civic polls in UP have indicated that the ruling Samajwadi Party is on a sticky wicket.
- House Repair (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 09, 2006)
The Democrats have gained control of the US House of Representatives after 12 years. In an election that evoked unprecedented interest all over the world, Democrats have picked up more than the 15 seats they needed to get a majority in the House.
- Bush’S ‘Axis Of Evil’ A Triple Failure (Indian Express, Matt Spetalnick, Nov 09, 2006)
When President George Bush lumped Iraq, Iran and North Korea together into an “axis of evil” nearly five years ago, it became one of the defining moments of his first term.
- Bush Wasn’T On Ballot Yet... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
On this morning after, the Republican base seems less impregnable and the genius of Karl Rove less radiant.
- Real Revolution (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
Nepal's Maoists made their capacity to remake their country’s polity more than evident earlier this year when they sustained street demonstrations in Kathmandu, forcing the monarch to restore Parliament.
- "U.S. Policies Towards Iraq Will Not Change" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
The setback suffered by the Republicans in the elections to the House of Representatives is unlikely to get the United States to change its present policies towards Iraq even though they might have had a bearing on the results, . . .
- Rule Of The Rebels (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Nov 09, 2006)
With the peace accord inked on Tuesday, Maoists are now part of mainstream politics in Nepal. But international pressure to keep them engaged and unarmed must not ease
- Sachar Report Seditious (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
In a front page report headlined “Sachar as Sonia’s nemesis...This country won’t allow another Jinnah”, writer Easwaran Nambudiri lambasts the findings of the prime minister’s high-level committee headed by Justice (Retd) Rajinder Sachar on the . . .
- By George, What An Ambush! (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Nov 09, 2006)
Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives from the Republican Party on Tuesday and were poised to win a majority in the Senate in an election seen as a referendum on President George W. Bush's leadership and the war in Iraq.
- News Of The Month (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Nov 09, 2006)
The news of the month isn’t the Democratic capture of the US House of Representatives; the real news is the appointment of a racist Israeli politician, Avigdor Lieberman, as deputy prime minister of that country.
- Whither Indian Broadcasting? (Tribune, ASHIS RAY, Nov 09, 2006)
Well over a year ago, the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting constituted a committee to draft a “Content Code” for television programmes to be aired in India.
- Not By George (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Nov 09, 2006)
The liberal position is that the Republicans and more particularly George Bush lost on account of Iraq. The conservative position (what I call the Wall Street Journal view) is that the Republican defeat was well-deserved, because they didn’t stay . . .
- Arms Accord In Nepal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2006)
The agreement reached between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists to place the latter’s weapons under United Nations supervision is a breakthrough that would be welcomed as a step forward towards a peaceful democracy.
- Divided They Rule (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
The Republican Party’s comeuppance in Tuesday’s biennial Congressional elections underlines an iron law of American politics.
- Bush Vows To Push India Nuclear Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
A day after the collapse of his Republican majority in the US Congress, President George W Bush vowed to push the India-US civilian nuclear deal through the lame duck session of the outgoing Senate.
- Democrats’ Cradle (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 09, 2006)
After twelve eventful years, the political pendulum has swung away from the right towards the centre in the United States.
- Farewell To Arms (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 09, 2006)
After months of stalemate and two failed peace deals, there’s good news at last from Nepal.
- End Of A Matchless Innings (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Nov 09, 2006)
In the passing of Polly Umrigar, cricket has lost an iconic hero, inarguably one of the best cricketing brains of his time and an excellent all-rounder.
- A Weakened Bush (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2006)
As predicted by many poll pundits, President Bush’s Republican Party suffered a drubbing in one of the most keenly contested mid-term US Congressional elections.
- What’S In A Pardon? (Telegraph, NIRMALENDU BIKASH RAKSHIT , Nov 09, 2006)
In a momentous decision, the Supreme Court has recently announced that the presidential and gubernatorial power to grant clemency is subject to judicial scrutiny, and that this power cannot be exercised as a political privilege or as an act of grace.
- Us Wants Change, Gets Set For Challenge, Confrontation (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Voters decided they want change, but they also are bound to get challenge and confrontation in a Government split between Democrats and a Republican President determined not to cede ground in his final two White House years.
- Pm Signals New Ivorian Stand-Off (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny has pledged to implement the latest United Nations resolution on the war-divided country in full.
- Bushfire On The Hill (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 09, 2006)
The inevitable has happened. The Republicans have taken a drubbing in Tuesday's mid-term Congressional polls, losing their majority in the House and barely managing to keep pace with the Democrats in a neck-and-neck race for control over the Senate.
- Debar Law-Breakers From Becoming Law-Makers (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Nov 09, 2006)
AS the debate continues about keeping criminals away from the election arena, former Attorney General Soli J Sorabjee, heading a committee on police reforms, has strongly advocated the debarring of charge-sheeted persons from contesting elections.
- Some Hitches On Arms Surrender Remain: Oli (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
As summit-level talks continue between Maoists and the seven-party alliance on Nepal’s future, Nepal’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister K P Sharma Oli, on a goodwill visit to India, spoke on the sidelines of a CII function to Nirmala . . .
- 12 Years Later, Day Belongs To Democrats (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Nov 09, 2006)
In a stunning blow to President George W Bush, Democrats have swept Republicans out of power in the US House of Representatives and made impressive gains in the Senate race that appeared headed for a photo-finish.
- 'Cheating' In Congo's Vote Count (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
An ally of presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba has claimed there is evidence of cheating in vote counting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Tdp’S Left Turn (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Nov 09, 2006)
Once the best known face of reforms and secular credentials, former Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu has now turned a champion of populism and minority appeasement.
- Up For Grabs (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 09, 2006)
The results of the mayoral, Nagar Palika and Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh would mean different things to different political parties.
- Intensifying Crisis In Dhaka (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Nov 09, 2006)
The crisis in Bangladesh, which seemed to be easing, following the Awami League-led 14-party alliance's decision to give President Iajuddin Ahmed time until November 10 to prove that he would ensure that the forthcoming parliamentary elections in the . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal May Take Some Time (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, Nov 09, 2006)
Even as former US Secretary of State William C.Cohen stressed that the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal must go through as it is "critical for stability" in Asia, the victory of the Democrats in the American Congressional elections has brought to the . . .
- Long Way To Go (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Travel through the districts of Varanasi and Mirzapur, rated as the hotbed of child labour rackets and anti-child labour activism in Uttar Pradesh, and it is evident that the October 10 notification of the Union Labour Ministry with enhanced . . . .
- Ex-Cia Chief To Replace Rumsfeld (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
President Bush announced today that he is replacing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, architect of an unpopular war in Iraq, with Robert Gates, former head of the CIA.
- The Democrats’ Comeback (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 09, 2006)
The American mid-term polls have sprung no surprise. Opinion polls had predicted a sweeping win for the Democrats, at least in the 435-member House of Representatives.
- Bjp Sweeps U.P. Mayor Polls (Asian Age, Amita Verma, Nov 08, 2006)
The results of the local bodies’ elections in Uttar Pradesh have led to a dramatic revival of fortunes for the BJP and Congress in the state, while it has given the Samajwadi Party an opportunity to consolidate its base among the rural voters.
- A Judicial Landmark? (Deccan Herald, Max Hastings, Nov 08, 2006)
The verdict on Saddam is just, but everything stinks about the process by which it has been reached.
- Punish Bush Too: George (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
NDA convenor and former defence minister George Fernandes condemned the death penalty awarded to former Iraq President Saddam Hussein by what he called a judge appointed by the US and its allies.
- Maoist Deal To Share Power (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, Nov 08, 2006)
The Nepal government and Maoists announced tonight that they had clinched a long-awaited peace deal under which the guerrillas would share power in an interim administration.
- Bjp Bags 8 Out Of 12 Up Mayoral Seats (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Defying predictions by its critics, the BJP has swept the mayoral elections in Uttar Pradesh, winning eight of the 12 seats, including Lucknow, in as many municipal corporations whose results were declared till late Tuesday night.
- Bush Deserves The Same Punishment: Fernandes (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Former Prime Minister VP Singh and former defence minister George Fernandes on Tuesday asked the Union Government to lodge a strong protest against the death sentence to former Iraq President Saddam Hussein.
- Verdict Not Expected To Rescue Bush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
The death sentence on Saddam Hussein, coming just two days before the US midterm election, is not expected rescue the Republican Party from losing control of the Congress.
- The System Is Rotten (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Nov 08, 2006)
Even as you are reading this article, the streets of Delhi could be witnessing violent demonstrations by traders against attempts to seal their illegal commercial premises as directed by the Supreme Court.
- Return Of An Old Communist (Pioneer, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Nov 08, 2006)
Daniel Ortega, the revolutionary Marxist who battled a US-backed Contra insurgency in the 1980s, if declared elected by Nicaragua's Electoral Council, will be back as President of this Latin American country which made liberation theology . . . .
- Praful Bidwai: (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Nov 08, 2006)
India must radically reorient its foreign policy to promote universal principles and egalitarian values, not narrow self-interest.
- People's Democracy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2006)
Editorial in People’s Democracy openly expresses the apprehension that the new FDI policy will — for the first time — include China on a list of countries sensitive for India’s national security.
- Happy Birthday, Papa Freud (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Nov 08, 2006)
The 150th birth anniversary of Sigmund Freud is not going entirely unnoticed in this land, where Kama Sutra-Khajurao coexists with the valorisation of brahmacharya.
- At Second Trial, Saddam Asks Iraqis To Forgive And Reconcile (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
sombre Saddam Hussein called on Iraqis to forgive each other on Tuesday, when he returned to court two days after another panel of judges had condemned him to death for crimes against humanity.
- Hillary Clinton Holds On To Senate Seat From Ny (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
US Senator Hillary Clinton won her re-election bid on Tuesday, according to US media projections, solidifying her anticipated run for president in 2008.
- Judgment From The Kangaroo Court (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 08, 2006)
It’s puzzling how sections of the Indian media who had detected a grave attack on our national pride on Sunday failed to get a comment from Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
- Industrialists Urged To Set Up Hospitals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Industries Minister J.Geeta Reddy has urged industrialists to set up a hospital in each district, either through collective efforts or individually, to provide free medicare to the poor on the lines of the Sri Satya Sai Super-Speciality Hospital . . .
- Internal Quota To Be Poll Plank Of Janata Dal (S) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Janata Dal (Secular) president H.D. Deve Gowda has vowed to fight all future elections on the plank of internal reservation among backward classes.
- Oli Expects Maoist Role In Interim Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
K.P. Sharma Oli, Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, said here on Tuesday that the peace process in his country was "in the final stage of positive conclusion" and that he fully expected the Maoists to join the interim government.
- "Banking System Made Fragile By Liberalisation" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
One of the consequences of financial and banking reforms is that the structural change it has wrought has substantially increased fragility and there are increased concerns about the trends in the banking policy over the last decade, according to . . .
- All-Party Felicitation For Dalit Panchayat Presidents In Chennai (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Nov 08, 2006)
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and leaders of the allies of the DMK will get together here in Chennai to felicitate the panchayat chiefs of Pappapatti, Keeripatti and Nattarmangalam in Madurai district and Kottakatchiyendhal in Virudhunagar district.
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