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Articles 1221 through 1320 of 26693:
- Drifting Along (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 26, 2006)
Nobody in Ranchi seems to know for sure who really runs the government there.
- All About India (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 26, 2006)
India chose her places of pilgrimages on the top of hills and mountains, by the side of the holy rivers, in the heart of forests and by the shores of the ocean, which along with the sky, is our nearest visible symbol of the vast, the boundless, the 'I'.
- ’99 Phone Tapes Show General Kept Sharif In Dark On Kargil, In Book He Says Opposite (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Oct 26, 2006)
In his autobiography In the Line of Fire, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf claims that the Army he headed had taken the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif into confidence on its Kargil operations as early as January, 1999.
- Bright Guys Finish Their Job (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 26, 2006)
Pranab Mukherjee, as both Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh have learnt to their profit, is a walking encyclopaedia on all matters pertaining to government and Party.
- Face Transplant Race (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Oct 26, 2006)
In a medical breakthrough, a British surgeon was today given the go-ahead by an ethics committee to perform the world’s first full face transplant “within a year”.
- Pm’S Road Map (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 26, 2006)
That the national highway project is stalled is no longer a matter of debate, unlike earlier when this government would contest statistics.
- Deadlock In Dhaka (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 26, 2006)
Political parties are in disagreement on electoral reforms.
- Ending Speculation (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 26, 2006)
A good choice for External Affairs ministry.
- In The Name Of God (Deccan Herald, G K GOVINDA RAO, Oct 26, 2006)
We have a duty by our grandchildren and that is to keep democracy alive, both secularism and socialism.
- An Indian Among Rolex Enterprise Award Winners (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 26, 2006)
Chanda Shroff, a crafts teacher from India, is among the five "laureates" that Rolex, a corporate leader, has selected as the winners of its Awards for Enterprise for year 2006.
- Finally, A Foreign Minister (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 26, 2006)
Whether due to the oil-for-food scandal, inner-party politics, or paucity of talent in the upper echelons of the Manmohan Singh Government, the absence of a ranking, full-time External Affairs Minister for almost a year has cost the country dear.
- Nuke Waste Poses Artic Threat (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 26, 2006)
Russia marks the centenary of its submarine fleet — but one part of its legacy is no cause for celebration.
- Rule Of Law Versus Rule Of Judges (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 26, 2006)
It is imperative to re-align the judiciary with the same democratic obligations and restraints that are observed by other institutions.
- Don’S Name Not On Voters’ List (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Extradited underworld gangster Abu Salem’s name is not on the voter’s list of Mubarakpur constituency, from where he plans to contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh legislative polls, official sources said.
- Jammu And Kashmir Autonomy Working Group Proves Stillborn (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 26, 2006)
Manmohan's Srinagar promise paralysed by problems
- Let Talks Be Held In A Timeframe: Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 26, 2006)
Geneva 2 is not to please LTTE: Sri Lanka
- U.S. Bypassing Me: Maliki (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 26, 2006)
Iraq, America tensions deepen
- Abu Salem Name Not On Mubarakpur Voter's List (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Campaign posters trigger speculation
- Bush's 'Benchmarks' For Iraq Sound Familiar (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
The text of President Bush's news conference yesterday ran to nearly 10,000 words, but what may have been more significant were the things he did not say.
- Indo-Pak Peace Deal Is Vital: Durrani (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Oct 26, 2006)
Pakistan’s information minister Mohammed Ali Durrani has termed the Pak-India peace process as vital.
- `Approaching' The Resource Challenge (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 26, 2006)
With compulsions of coalition politics influencing spending on programmes set by the ruling alliance, the Eleventh Plan is beginning at an inopportune time. While the Prime Minister endorses the need for a larger Plan outlay, he also emphasises . . .
- Why Florida May Have N. Africa To Thank (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
In May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, with up to 16 named storms and 10 full-blown hurricanes, six of them Category 3 or greater.
- Bush Stokes Tension With Baghdad Over Withdrawal (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Tensions between the Bush administration and the Iraqi government have burst to the surface over the American exit strategy from the Iraq quagmire, with a defensive President Bush saying he is "not satisfied" with progress.
- Niger Delta Bears Brunt After 50 Years Of Oil Spills (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Up to 1.5 million tons of oil, 50 times the pollution unleashed in the Exxon Valdez tanker disaster, has been spilt in the ecologically precious Niger Delta over the past 50 years, it was revealed yesterday.
- Us, Iraqi Forces Raid Shi`ite Stronghold (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
A year ago this week, riots engulfed French suburbs. Next spring,France holds presidential elections. Here’s a look at where theleading contenders stand on how to tackle the roots of the violence,and continued tensions in poor housing projects home . . .
- Electoral Warfare In Bangladesh (Frontline, HAROON HABIB, Oct 26, 2006)
Bangladesh is heading for general elections, but whether this round will be free and fair remains to be seen.
- Syrian Strength (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 26, 2006)
Lasting peace in West Asia will be achieved only if Israel opens a dialogue with Syria.
- Rss In Civil Service (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 26, 2006)
The Madhya Pradesh government's removing the ban on RSS membership for its employees violates the Constitution.
- Kanshi Ram (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 26, 2006)
Kanshi Ram leaves behind a legacy of social struggle that has changed the politics of Uttar Pradesh.
- Bush Vs Chavez & The Lesson For India (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
On Monday, October 16, President Bush spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Indian side was expecting reassurances about the fate of the nuclear deal, still stuck in the mire of the American legislative system.
- Iraqi Leader Balks On U.S. Timeline (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki put himself at odds with the American government that backs him on Wednesday, distancing himself from the American notion of a timetable for stabilizing Iraq and criticizing an American-backed raid on a Shiite . . .
- Parliament Can’T Tamper With Basic Rights: Sc (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Oct 26, 2006)
When questions are being raised on purported confrontation between judiciary and legislature on certain legislative actions and courts interfering in those, the Supreme Court has widened the scope for Parliament to frame laws even in matters . . .
- Bush: We'll Shift Tactics In Iraq (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
President Bush expressed a willingness to shift tactics in response to rising violence in Iraq but remained adamant that the goals of achieving security and democracy there remained possible during an hourlong speech and press conference today . . .
- Wilson-Madrid Race Heading For A Photo Finish (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
New polling suggests that Republican Rep. Heather Wilson and Democratic challenger Patricia Madrid are fighting to a photo finish.
- How The Green Shoots Of Change Are Sprouting Around Britain (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Mark Stent sat brooding yesterday as he factored in the extra expense his sleek Mercedes four-wheel drive would incur on top of the house he had just agreed to buy in the south-west London borough of Richmond.
- Climate Change: Our Green Paper (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
The Government's policy of setting ambitious long-term carbon emission reduction targets has failed. Britain's emissions have been rising every year since 2002.
- Us Leaders Rethinking Tactics Of War In Iraq (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
That may be the basic message that US officials have been trying hard to convey to an uneasy American public this week.
- Bush Is Reassuring On Iraq But 'Not Satisfied' (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
President Bush declared yesterday that the United States is winning the war in Iraq despite the deadliest month for U.S. troops in a year, but he added that he is not satisfied with the situation and vowed to press Iraqi leaders to do more to . . .
- Singapore Ops Largest Contributor To Maybank Overseas Revenue (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Standing tall among the buildings at the city’s central business district is the 32-storey Maybank Tower, the headquarters of Malayan Banking Bhd’s Singapore operations.
- A Hard Year To Be An Ohio Republican (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Ohio -- Any other year, Rep. Deborah Pryce would have wrapped up her race for re-election months ago.
- S.African Denied Entry Into U.S. (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
A prominent South African political analyst said Wednesday that U.S. border agents had denied him entry into the United States and questioned him about his views on terrorism.
- Voters Seek Action On Issue Of Immigration (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Much of America hit the pause button this fall on the flaming debate over illegal immigration, once it became clear Congress would not act before the election. But not Arizona.
- War Now Working Against Gop (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
A visitor to Rep. Michael G. Fitzpatrick's campaign Web site will immediately hear a 20-second audio clip of a contentious television interview about Iraq with his Democratic challenger, Patrick Murphy. The clip ends: "Tough times demand honest . . .
- N.J. Court Opens Door To Gay Marriage (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
New Jersey's highest court opened the door Wednesday to making the state the second in the nation to allow gay marriage, ruling that lawmakers must offer same-sex couples either marriage or something like it, such as civil unions.
- Bush Backs Setting 'Benchmarks' In Iraq (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
President Bush yesterday firmly supported setting "benchmarks" in Iraq to move toward stability and security in the war-torn country, and warned Iraqi leaders that the United States has "got patience, but not unlimited patience."
- Bush Calls Nov. 7 Referendum On Iraq, Taxes (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
President Bush yesterday staked the Republican agenda for the final two years of his administration to tax cuts and Iraq, saying next month's election is a referendum on both, and chided Democrats for "dancing in the end zone" to celebrate victory . . .
- Bush Jeers At Challengers (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
A DEFIANT George Bush yesterday taunted Democrats who, he said, were so sure of victory in the November 7 Congressional elections that they were already “measuring their drapes” for their new offices in the seat of power on Capitol Hill.
- Angry Iraq Leader Hits Back (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 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 Unsatisfied With Iraq War Progress (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Acknowledging painful losses in Iraq, President Bush said Wednesday he is not satisfied with the progress of the long and unpopular war, but he still insisted the United States was winning and should not think about withdrawing.
- S. Korea Official Quits Over North Policy (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
South Korea's unification minister resigned yesterday, the highest-profile casualty yet in a battle over the government's North Korea policy after an Oct. 9 nuclear test by Pyongyang.
- Crisis In Civics Ed? Revival Is Under Way. (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
By Stacy A. Teicher | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
If Todd Letimore ever thought the founding documents of the United States of America were simply pieces of history, he's long since left that notion behind.
- President Putin Talks To The People (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2006)
Like a modern tsar, President Putin held court with ordinary Russians yesterday in a question and answer session that underlined his total dominance of the country’s political life.
- It's Time For India To Fix Subsidies Programs: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, Editorial, Bloomberg, Oct 25, 2006)
Frustrated in attempts to trim billions of dollars in consumer and producer subsidies, India has tried to cut the waste and fraud that make handouts more expensive and less effective than they could be.
- Maximum Devolution Envisaged (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 25, 2006)
Sri Lanka pact avoids unitary model
- Barriers And Beyond (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Oct 25, 2006)
If we are to believe the recent pronouncements of big-fish politicians and their supporting chorus of publicity-hungry smaller fry, reasoning society in this country is drowning in the sea of its own liberal principles.
- Antony Gets Defence (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Oct 25, 2006)
After some hiccups, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lightened his burden by drafting senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee to oversee the crucial External Affairs portfolio and brought back three-time Kerala Chief Minister and former Union . . .
- Mr Clean For Scam-Prone Defence (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
‘Mr Clean’ A.K. Antony joined the cabinet today and was despatched straight to defend the country as Pranab Mukherjee, bearing that responsibility so far, was sent to take care of external affairs.
- Reason And Religion At Harvard (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 25, 2006)
What should a properly educated college graduate of the early 21st century know? A Harvard curriculum committee proposed an answer to that question this month, stating that, among other things, such a graduate should know “the role of religion in . . .
- U.S. Considers Adding Troops In Baghdad (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Two weeks before U.S. midterm elections, American officials unveiled a timeline Tuesday for Iraq's Shiite-led government to take specific steps to calm the world's most dangerous capital and said more U.S. troops might be needed to quell the bloodshed.
- Seal Of Control (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 25, 2006)
The strangest fate has befallen the National Film Awards this year. The jury has sent in its judgments in sealed envelopes.
- Women In Journalism Honored For Courage (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
For May Chidiac, host of Lebanon's popular "Good Day" TV program, it was a regular Sunday in September.
- Minority Rights & Wrongs (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 25, 2006)
A simple compact has governed India’s treatment of its minorities. Given that the overwhelming majority of the country is Hindu, the system has gone out of its way to reassure minorities that brute majority in Parliament will not be used to . . .
- Pranab Mukherjee Is Eam, Antony Defence Minister (Hindustan Times, Vinod Sharma, Oct 25, 2006)
The year-long suspense over the choice of a new foreign minister is over. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assigned his senior most colleague Pranab Mukherjee, the coveted job.
- Slur On Looks Irks Hillary (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday that Republican challenger John Spencer was treading into “swampy territory” with his reported comments that she wasn’t very attractive when she was younger and may have had a lot of work done . . .
- Emboldened Democrats Dare To Encroach On Enemy Territory (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
DEMOCRATS are so confident of decisively recapturing the US House of Representatives next month that they have begun targeting newly vulnerable seats in the Republican heartland.
- Hard Choices For Iraq (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Washington has set a 12-month target for Iraqi leaders to end nascent civil war and open the way for the withdrawal of large numbers of American troops.
- White House Gives Iraqi Leaders 12 Months To 'Make Hard Choices' (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Washington has set a 12-month target for Iraqi leaders to end nascent civil war and open the way for the withdrawal of large numbers of American troops.
- Bush Welcome To Raise Cash, But No Pictures And No Press (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
President Bush has become the Stealth Campaigner.
- Bush Faces Calamity As Swing Voters Flock To The Democrats (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Independent voters are flocking to the Democrats ahead of next month's mid-term congressional elections, strengthening the prospect of a resounding victory by the party in the House of Representatives, and boosting hopes that it could capture the . . .
- More Troops May Be Iraq-Bound (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
The top American commander in Iraq said Tuesday that he may call for more troops to be sent to Baghdad, possibly by increasing the overall U.S. presence in Iraq, as rising bloodshed pushes Iraqi and American deaths to some of their highes . . .
- Gop Reprises A Proven Strategy For Success (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Beset by discouraging polls and division within ideological ranks, the White House is accelerating efforts to woo back disaffected conservatives and energize the Republican base in a reprise of a strategy that succeeded in the last two campaign cycles.
- A Rising Toll, And Prospects For Even Worse (US News & World Report, Kevin Whitelaw, Oct 25, 2006)
America's 43rd month in Iraq is turning out to be one of the deadlier ones yet for its men and women in uniform. Flag-draped coffins are quietly being sent home almost every day.
- Unrest In Budapest, Then And Now (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 25, 2006)
Last month, protests erupted in Budapest after an extraordinary speech by Hungary’s prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, was leaked to the press some four months after it was delivered.
- Lost In The Maze Of Iraq War (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Oct 25, 2006)
The number of American soldiers who have been killed in Iraq is now approaching 3,000, with October being on course to becoming the bloodiest month for the Americans since the clashed in Fallujah and Najaf two years ago.
- Scuttling To Victory (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2006)
Americans, Iraqis and many others must have wondered just what George Bush meant in his weekly radio address on Saturday when he insisted: “Our goal in Iraq is clear and unchanging. Our goal is victory.”
- Nuclear Korea (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 25, 2006)
The adventurist nuclear test rattles the East Asian neighbourhood and provokes sanctions by the United Nations Security Council.
- Hillary For The White House? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 25, 2006)
Hillary Clinton faces re-election next month as senator from New York, but the race on everyone’s mind is the one two years from now.
- Up Governor Seeks Report Over Haider Issue (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh Governor Mr T V Rajeswar has sought a report from the state government on a complaint by a Congress leader from Barabanki alleging harassment by district officials after he petitioned the Election Commission against Rajya Sabha MP . . .
- Aiadmk Unrepresented In Chennai Corporation (Statesman, Radhika Giri, Oct 25, 2006)
Whether it was the AIADMK shying away from Chennai or the city shying away from the party, the new team that would take over the Municipal Corporation of Chennai will have no representative from the AIADMK ~ the party which was in the seat of . . .
- Musharraf Satisfied With Progress In Indo-Pak Dialogue (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the progress achieved by the Indo-Pak dialogue process to resolve the Kashmir issue but said Islamabad will not accept New Delhi’s “domination” in the region.
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