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Articles 1121 through 1220 of 26693:
- India Must Distance Itself From Usa: Karat (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Alleging there are “determined lobbies” in India’s foreign policy and defence establishments to make the country a junior partner of the United States of America, the CPI-M today asked the UPA government to distance itself from Washington and revive . . .
- Nepal Talks Await Pm’S Return (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
The fresh round of peace talks between Nepal government and the Maoists will begin soon after Prime Minister Mr Girija Prasad Koirala returns to Kathmandu tomorrow after celebrating Diwali with his family.
- On The Brink Again (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 28, 2006)
Bangladesh has witnessed the twisting of every moral of statecraft for the self-preservation of the ruling coterie
- East Pakistan-Ii (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 28, 2006)
With another Bangladesh general election 90 days away, policy-makers in New Delhi are well advised to compare the existing situation with the run-up to the 1970 polls. Reason: The two poles of Bangladeshi national politics are locked in a war which . . .
- Gov's Campaign Donor Pleads Guilty To Fraud (Chicago Sun Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
A millionaire businessman who funneled thousands of dollars into Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign fund pleaded guilty to using his position on two state boards in a plot to get payoffs and kickbacks.
- Pranab May Curb Pmo Power (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 28, 2006)
The Prime Minister’s Office, which has been handling crucial aspects of foreign policy, including relations with the United States and Pakistan, is likely to find its authority being curtailed by an assertive foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee who . . .
- Security Council Should Act On Burma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 28, 2006)
Last month the U.N. Security Council formally discussed the situation in Burma, also known as Myanmar, for the first time. For Burmese people such as us, who live under the country’s oppressive regime, this was a welcome development.
- Infiltration Must Return To The Agenda (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 28, 2006)
The danger posed by illegal migrants from Bangladesh can be gauged from the fact that they have become the deciding factor in elections to more than 40 of the 126 Assembly seats in Assam
- Dvac Raids Houses Of Former Ministers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Nearly 40 places searched in connection with graft cases
- Ghulam Ishaq Khan Passes Away (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
From an extra assistant commissioner to one of Pakistan’s most powerful presidents, who dismissed two democratically-elected governments, Ghulam Ishaq Khan’s eventful life spanning over 92 years came to an end here on Friday.
- Deceitful Claim (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 28, 2006)
The disingenuousness of Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh and his factotums, it would seem from their latest disinformation campaign, is limitless.
- Dealing With Dhaka (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 28, 2006)
Events in Bangladesh kept foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee busy on his second day in office. The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party has been hit by the formation of a separate party by disaffected BNP leaders. Coming on the eve of elections . . .
- Us Tries To Reassure India Over N-Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
The United States has reassured India it would try its best to get a landmark nuclear deal approved by a “lame duck” session of Congress next month amid fears the agreement could be slipping away.
- Farmers Urge Government To Take Action Against Polluters (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2006)
Kalingarayan Farmers Association has urged the Government to take action against polluters who discharge untreated effluents into the Kalingarayan canal.
- Bnp Splits, 100 Leaders Join Breakaway Group (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
In a dramatic development, the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today split with at least 100 party leaders, including some ministers and lawmakers, announcing the formation of a new outfit ahead of the general elections due in January, 2007.
- Party Has A Right To Speak Out On Issues, Says Sonia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said that she shares a relationship of mutual trust with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. But she also believes that as president of the Congress party, it is her duty to convey the party’s feelings on such issues as . . .
- Rebels Quit Khaleda Party, Form Group (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Angry supporters of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia attacked and set on fire homes of several dissident leaders who had resigned from Zia’s ruling party today and launched a new political grouping.
- Let It Go All (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 27, 2006)
Examinations are a necessary, if not an essential, part of education. But the Joint Entrance Examinations for studying medicine and engineering in West Bengal had come to embody an irremediable functionalism in the state’s higher education system.
- Bangladesh In A Bind (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh, who hands over power today to a caretaker administration at the end of her five-year tenure, is doing all she can to ensure her Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) victory in the elections due early next year.
- China Inks Airbus Deal To Get French Weapons (Times of India, SAIBAL DASGUPTA, Oct 27, 2006)
Communist China has once again demonstrated its ability to use cash to buy goodwill from different nations in the world.
- A Socio-Political Institution (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Oct 27, 2006)
In her presentation, Champakalakshmi viewed temples as a part of a larger historical progress.
- Peace At Cross Purposes (Indian Express, N. MANOHARAN , Oct 27, 2006)
Amidst continuing violence the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE are set to meet in Geneva on 28-29 October 2006 after nearly eight months. Both sides announced their respective delegations and laid out their focus, if not clear-cut . . .
- Heading For A Repeat Of The Riots? (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Oct 27, 2006)
There are ominous signs that Paris could witness violence similar to last year's clashes.
- "Climate Change Poses Profound Threat" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 27, 2006)
Fighting global warming can save the world's industrialised nations money.
- A Celebration, In The Literal Sense (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The Suvarna Karnataka celebrations that will kickstart on November 1 will see new editions and revisions by the publication divisions.
- Blowing In The Wind (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 27, 2006)
There is a fragrance of change in the air — change of weather, change in the Central cabinet, even a possible change in the political mood in Uttar Pradesh!
- In France, Affairs Of State And Of The Heart (Deccan Herald, ELAINE SCIOLINO, Oct 27, 2006)
Sex and politics- A new book throws light on the peccadilloes of French politicians
- Bjp Plans Rally At Start Of Winter Session (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
To focus on Centre's "soft stance" on terrorism, internal security
- Cpi (M) Threatens To Review Ties With Dmk (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Protest against poll violence in Chennai
- A Superficial Facelift (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Oct 27, 2006)
If Tuesday's reshuffle is anything to go by, Prime Minister has failed to make performance the criteria for his Cabinet's expansion
- Disorderly Capital (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Oct 27, 2006)
For years, the ruling class has talked of good governance, but in reality it has destroyed the fabric of master planning in Delhi, says Jagmohan
- Caste Not A Permanent Identity (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Oct 27, 2006)
The damage caused by deep-rooted caste system is now being felt in the form of quotas and extension of privileges, says Anuradha Dutt
- Pm Fears Report On Muslimswill Be Explosive (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not given time to Justice Rajinder Sachar (Retired), who had reportedly asked for an appointment to discuss the findings of the committee appointed last March to look into the social, economic and educational . . .
- Merajuddin Patel Likely To Be Karnataka Jd(s) Chief (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 27, 2006)
Party may make a formal announcement tomorrow
- Apt Juncture To Assess Foreign Policy: Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Recalls Left parties' note to Government on serious distortions
- Wake Up Call From Pyongyang (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Oct 27, 2006)
The nuclear powers would be committing a colossal blunder if they do not respond to North Korea's test by reforming the global nuclear order.
- What’S Nectar For Secular Us Is Toxin For Secular India! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Oct 27, 2006)
Just a century ago, Max Weber, declared that the Hindus and Buddhists remain backward because they believed in their ancient, faulty faiths!
- Mayhem In Chennai (OutLook, T.S. Subramanian, Oct 27, 2006)
The Municipal Corporation Council elections are marred by violence and rigging on an unprecedented scale.
- Advantage Dmk (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Elections to the local bodies in Tamil Nadu were held in two phases on October 13 and 15.
- Dalit Constituencies: (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Oct 27, 2006)
For the first time in 10 years, caste Hindus participate actively in the poll process in the four "rebel" villages.
- Cpm Weighs Pros And Cons Of Making Sp A Poll Partner (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
The CPI(M) leadership is reconsidering whether to make Samajwadi Party a political ally in Uttar Pradesh elections.
- U.S. Deaths In Iraq Near Peak (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Unrelenting daily attacks in Baghdad and the western province of Anbar have made October the deadliest month of the Iraq war for U.S. troops in combat since the all-out American offensives on Fallujah in April and November of 2004, according . . .
- U.S. Death Toll In Iraq Worst In A Year (US News & World Report, QASSIM ABDUL ZAHRA, Oct 27, 2006)
The number of American troops killed in Iraq in October reached the highest monthly total in a year Thursday after four Marines and a sailor died of wounds suffered while fighting in the same Sunni insurgent stronghold.
- Campaign Tactics Veer Toward Smear (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Well, that's what the Republican challenger for his Wisconsin congressional seat, Paul R. Nelson, claims in new ads, the ones with "XXX" stamped across Kind's face.
- China Gives Airbus Lift With Order For 150 Jets (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Airbus won a huge order Thursday to supply 150 A320 short-haul jets to Chinese airlines engaged in the booming business of serving domestic routes in China and announced that it would open an assembly line in the country.
- The Anti-Bush Factor (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, a Democrat, remains deadlocked against a Republican challenger viewed by voters as less qualified and more out of touch, and much of Menendez's support in the heavily Democratic state can be attributed to . . .
- Perils Of Isolation (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 27, 2006)
This book, based on archival material, is concerned with the internal set-up in North Korea, which is enveloped in secrecy and myth.
- Chinese Corruption Inquiry Expands To Beijing Party Leaders (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
A widening Chinese anti-corruption inquiry has targeted Beijing's party leaders, in a sign that President Hu Jintao intends to continue removing officials he considers insufficiently loyal, people told about the leadership's planning said.
- For Many Americans, The Voting Is Already Over (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
It's nearly Election Day, and campaigns are strategizing about last-minute tactics. In some races candidates are preparing for their final debate. And election officials are working overtime to make sure voting machines and ballots are ready . . .
- Trouble Sealing Egypt-Gaza Border (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Just under a year ago, Middle East peacebrokers reached what was heralded as a relative breakthrough in the Israeli-Palestinian stalemate: an agreement on border crossings in and out of the Gaza Strip.
- As Wells Dry Up, Will Mexico Privatize Oil? (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Even as popular pressure grows around Latin America for a stronger state hand in developing natural resources such as oil and gas, Mexico's president-elect Felipe Calderón may be forced to consider putting more power in private hands.
- On Iraq, The Alternatives Are Murky (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Throughout this long election season, voters have consistently identified the war in Iraq as the most serious problem facing the nation. But what are the politicians offering as a solution?
- Bush Signs Bill To Build Border Fence To Stop Mexicans (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
President George Bush has signed a bill authorising 700 miles of fencing along the US-Mexican border, a pre-election gift to his tough-on-immigration white conservative base, but one that risks alienating America's growing Latino population and straining
- Democrats See Black Turnout As A Challenge (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Last weekend, Jim Webb, the Virginia Democrat who hopes to oust Senator George Allen, crammed in visits to 12 black churches, and for several weeks he has been pumping money into advertisements on black radio stations and in black newspapers.
- Junior Ldp Ranks Cool To Readmitting Reform Foes (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
A group of freshmen lawmakers in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party began collecting signatures Thursday for a petition asking the party to think twice about welcoming back some of the postal reform "rebels" who voted against former Prime . ..
- Iraq: Bush Hints At Change In Tactics (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 27, 2006)
Two weeks before Congressional elections that are widely tipped to go against the ruling Republicans, President George Bush has admitted serious problems in Iraq and a willingness to consider a change in tactics.
- ‘Dmk Abducted My Councillors’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
AIADMK leader Jayalalitha on Thursday asked the police to implement the Advocate General’s assurance that the polls would be held peacefully.
- Sleaze Attacks May Tip The Balance (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
A Republican candidate has turned a key Democrat weapon on his opponent in the midterm elections
- Bush, Signing Bill For Border Fence, Urges Wider Overhaul (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
President Bush signed into law on Thursday a bill providing for construction of 700 miles of added fencing along the Southwestern border, calling the legislation “an important step toward immigration reform.”
- Angry Iraq Leader Hits Back As Allies Try To Stay Confident (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
A fresh rift opened between the Iraqi Prime Minister and his US backers yesterday when he bridled at American diplomatic and military tactics.
- Bush Signs U.S.-Mexico Border Fence Bill (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
President Bush wanted an exchange of workers with Mexico to bring order to the border, but wound up signing a law Thursday that approves partitioning 700 miles of the United States from its southern neighbor.
- India Can Attain Sustained Growth Of 9-10%: Fm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that India can attain a sustained economic growth of 9-10 per cent over the next seven to 10 years with right fiscal discipline.
- Is Bush Reluctant To Set Benchmarks? (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
Even as President Bush asked Americans to brace themselves for sacrifices yet to come in Iraq, U.S. commanders on the ground are questioning the commitment of the Iraqi government itself–and the apparent disconnect between the wishes of the . . .
- Bush Signs Law To Build Border Fence (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2006)
President Bush yesterday signed a law committing to build nearly 700 miles of fence along the U.S.-Mexico border -- although less than 24 hours earlier, he told conservative writers that he doesn't see immigration as a major issue in this year's campaign.
- Pm’S Authority Eroded: Bjp (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
The BJP today wondered if the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, suffered from a lack of authority that he could not insist on having a person with a clean image and had to allow a “tainted” person like Mr Jay Prakash Yadav to be inducted in his . . .
- Man Was Pm Candidate Even In 1999: Sonia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi disclosed on Wednesday night that Manmohan Singh was her prime ministerial choice even in 1999 when she had staked claim to form the new Government after the fall of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led coalition.
- Must Secularists Be Anti-Hindu? (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Oct 26, 2006)
Hindu bashing seems to have become the definition of secularism among the so-called secular politicians, journalists and intelligentsia of this country.
- Rethinking Iraq (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 26, 2006)
For White House, change in Iraq policy is good. But not too much of it, writes Anne Gearan from Washington.
- Teach Religion For Tolerance (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Oct 26, 2006)
In an ever-shrinking world, many unexpected and unnoticed things are happening all around.
- What Is Good For China Is Good For Us (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 26, 2006)
This is a humble attempt to analyse the recent changes in the approach of the CPI-M in line with that of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
- Expectations From An Uttaranchal Election (Indian Express, Brinda Karat, Oct 26, 2006)
This is with reference to the report of the press conference I addressed in Dehra Dun, published in The Indian Express of October 25.
- New Urban Housing Policy Has 'Quota Clause' For Poor (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Oct 26, 2006)
The Centre's new National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy-2006 favours 20 to 25 per cent 'quota' for the urban poor in every public and private housing colony being developed in the country.
- Mukherjee Has Peace On Mind, Wants 'Tension-Free' Borders (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Oct 26, 2006)
As new foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee called for "tension-free situation on our borders", the foreign office reckoned that the job was easier said than done.
- Bush Says Iraq Tactics Will Change (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
President George W Bush said on Wednesday he was “not satisfied’’ with the situation in Iraq and that the United States was shifting its tactics and working on a timetable with the Iraqi government that includes political measures to stem some . . .
- Ambareesh To Begin Work At I&b Today (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Oct 26, 2006)
Union minister of state for information and broadcasting M.H. Ambareesh is likely to assume charge on Thursday.
- Another Medical College (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 26, 2006)
Four months ahead of the assembly elections, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced an Id gift — a medical college for Punjab’s Muslim-dominated town of Malerkotla.
- Parochial Freedoms (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Oct 26, 2006)
In the latest issue of The Economist, the columnist Charlemagne (named, appropriately enough, after the fiercely Christian 8th-century king who defined the frontiers of Western Europe) argued against formal restrictions on free speech.
- Poetic Justice For Modi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 26, 2006)
The Gujarat High Court’s dismissal of the U.C. Banerjee Committee — set up by the union railway ministry to probe the fire on the S-6 coach on the Sabarmati Express at Godhra on February 27, 2002 — as illegal is cause for much joy in the Organiser . . .
- Two Cheers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 26, 2006)
The possibility of Illinois Democrat senator Barack Obama, son of a Kenyan father and a white mother, contesting the 2008 presidential elections has sent ripples of excitement across America.
- Us Signals Pullback From Iraq (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 26, 2006)
In the firmest indication yet of a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, America’s most senior general there and its top civilian official have drawn the outlines of a political and military plan that could see a substantial pullout of US troops . . .
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