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Articles 1421 through 1520 of 26693:
- The Achievement Trap (Indian Express, Gopal Guru , Oct 23, 2006)
As parties slowly slide into poll mode in Uttar Pradesh, the state’s performance in crucial areas at a glance. As BSP gets its act together, an analysis of its success in UP and what it means for the career of Dalit politics in the country
- Dmk Stays On Course (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 23, 2006)
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has put up such an impressive performance in the recent local body elections in Tamil Nadu that it might actually be regretting the violence and rigging that marred the Chennai Corporation Council polls.
- Green Economics (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 23, 2006)
We do not need economists to tell us that economic growth depends on technological development.
- Us Firms To Send Workers To India For Treatment (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
At least 40 American corporations have signed a health plan which allows sending employees abroad, including to India, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, where they could save more than 80 per cent on the cost of medical procedures.
- Behind The Scene (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 23, 2006)
Selfish agendas spiked Assam peace process
- Outing Of Islamism (Pioneer, Denis Macshane, Oct 23, 2006)
Realisation is gradually dawning on the British Government that the fate of democracy in the West depends on the way Islamist politics is dealt with
- Corporate Dream Turns Farmers’ Nightmare (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Oct 23, 2006)
Special Economic Zones are clearly demarcated industrial zone which constitutes a free trade enclave outside a country's normal customs and trading system where foreign enterprises produce principally for export and benefit from certain tax . . .
- India’S Energy Sector: Out Of Sync (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Oct 23, 2006)
Our energy policy should be in tune with our domestic needs and foreign policy.
- Salad Bowl, Not Melting Pot (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Oct 23, 2006)
The point of multiculturalism is that whether one approves of it or not, there is no alternative.
- Civic Poll Pointers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2006)
The DMK has taken to violence for political goals.
- Integrity Campaign Must Specify, Not Sermonise (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Oct 23, 2006)
The ‘Integrity India Campaign’ launched by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and headed by N.R. Narayana Murthy raises some interesting questions and possibilities.
- Musharraf Ready To Meet Sharif, Benazir (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Close on the heels of a threat by former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto to boycott the 2007 elections in Pakistan if they were not allowed to contest, president Pervez Musharraf on Sunday said their return to the country would . . .
- Azad Pays Tributes To Police Martyrs (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has appealed to militants to shun violence and adopt democratic methods to work for the development and prosperity of the state.
- Not By Fatwas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 23, 2006)
As our report today based on the findings of the Sachar committee shows, as our columnist on this page argues, Indian Muslims are falling so fast behind in key modernisation processes that even those addicted to politically correct platitudes and . . .
- Minority Report, In Numbers (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Oct 23, 2006)
The tragedy of the family of Mr Nur Ilahi, Mrs Imrana Nur and their five children is so well documented on live TV that it needs no details filled in.
- Aliens Are Coming (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 23, 2006)
In the 1960s, anthropologist Mary Douglas argued that societies have an innate fear of strangers because, like any other polluting substance, they cause a disruption of order. Primitive communities put rituals and taboos in place to protect . . .
- U.P. Cancels Transfer Of Ips Officers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Decision follows strong objection by Election Commissioner
- What Others Say (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2006)
The New York Times on US’ new strategy in Iraq: The generals who told President George W Bush before the war that Donald Rumsfeld's shock-and-awe fantasy would not work were not enough to persuade him to change his strategy in Iraq.
- Dmk Sweeps Chennai Corporation Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The DMK and its allies have have made a clean sweep of the civic polls by capturing the prestigious Chennai municipal corporation.
- Rajyotsava Award List May Be Whittled Down To 50 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
A final meeting of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with officials on Monday is expected to finalise 50 names for the State Rajyotsava awards. The present list includes 55 names.
- Environmental Fact And Fiction (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2006)
The environment minister’s words contradict the actions of his government.
- Politics Of Clemency (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Oct 23, 2006)
Broadly speaking, all crime is against the state because it disturbs public order and tranquillity.
- Stand By Imrana (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 23, 2006)
More than a year after the nationwide furore over the rape of Imrana, a resident of Charthwal village in Uttar Pradesh, and the subsequent attempt by the local shari'ah panchayat, which has no legal . . .
- Bush To Pm: Disarm The Militias (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The Bush administration, alarmed by the increasing violence and lawlessness gripping much of Iraq, has decided to force the hand of the embattled prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki.
- Autonomy Issue In Focus Again (Dawn, Zamir Ghumro, Oct 23, 2006)
In the wake of Nawab Akbar Bugti’s killing at the hands of security forces in August, the issue of provincial autonomy has resurfaced.
- President Warns Against Troop Pullout From Iraq - Sticks To His Guns On Kargil Operation (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf Saturday warned any troops withdrawal from Iraq would have an adverse impact on the region and the world at large.
- Uk, Us Mull Iraq Exit Strategy (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The persisting trail of murder and mayhem in Iraq has prompted Britain and the United States to launch a quest for a face-saving exit strategy for the war-crippled Gulf country. In a marked departure from their previous positions, diplomats . . .
- Taliban To Step Up Attacks, Says Omar (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Taliban supreme leader Mulla Mohammad Omar said on Saturday that his fighters will step up attacks on foreign forces in the coming months which will surprise many. “With the grace of Allah the fighting would be increased manifold . . .
- Ldp Sweeps By-Elections In Abe's First Test (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
In Shinzo Abe's first political test as prime minister, candidates on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ticket were assured of winning two by-elections Sunday for the House of Representatives.
- A Long Legal Tether On Russia (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
For seven years, the Salvation Army battled a ruling by Moscow city authorities that the Christian charitable group, whose members wear uniforms and call their leader a general, was a foreign "paramilitary organization" that must cease operations . . .
- Vietnam Net Users Fear Crackdown (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Vietnamese authorities have been accused of creating a climate of fear among the country's internet users.
- Rebels Attack Eastern Chad Town (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Fighting has broken out in the town of Goz Beida in eastern Chad, reports say.
- Bush To Make Changes In Iraq Policy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
President George W Bush said yesterday that he would make ''every necessary change'' in tactics to respond to spiralling violence in Iraq, and he acknowledged a drive to stabilise Baghdad had not gone as planned.
- Dmk-Led Alliance Steamrolls Opposition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The ruling DMK-led alliance lost just eight of the 155 wards in the Chennai Corporation Council.
- Global Warming A Threat To Rice Production In India: Expert (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Oct 23, 2006)
Rising temperature due to global warming is a serious threat to rice production in the country.
- Nigeria Oil Worker Hostages Freed (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Seven oil workers - including four Britons - have been freed after being held hostage in Nigeria, says American oil giant Exxon Mobil.
- Radical Islam Finds Us To Be 'Sterile Ground' (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The Islamist radicalism that inspired young Muslims to attack their own countries - in London, Madrid, and Bali - has not yielded similar incidents in the United States, at least so far.
- Western Up Tense After Diwali Clashes (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Two western Uttar Pradesh districts, Muzaffarnagar and Bulandshahr, were tense after clashes between two communities during Diwali celebrations on Saturday.
- Diplomat Acknowledges Us 'Arrogance', 'Stupidity' In Iraq (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
The United States has shown "arrogance" and "stupidity" in Iraq, a senior US diplomat said in an interview aired on Sunday, after US President George W. Bush said he was flexible on tactics, if not strategy.
- A Shiite Vs. Shiite Power Play In Iraq (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2006)
Fighting in the past week indicates that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's efforts to disarm militias could be leading Iraq toward an intersectarian war between the Shiites in the government and the Shiites in the street.
- Suicide Bombers Won’T Stop Us In Afghanistan: Nato Chief (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2006)
Nato Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Thursday that suicide bombers would not defeat the military alliance’s efforts to ensure democracy prevails in Afghanistan.
- Self-Delusion Of Carbon-Trading (Hindu, George Monbiot, Oct 19, 2006)
Offsetting makes us feel better, allows us to consume more to the benefit of the polluters, deflects attention away from the real and present danger that is climate change and does little good.
- U.N. Set For The Long Haul (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 19, 2006)
Venezuela and Guatemala deadlocked over Security Council seat.
- U.S. Finally Waking Up To Failure In Iraq (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Oct 19, 2006)
The Vietnam moment is at hand.
- Unprecedented Intrusion (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 19, 2006)
Even in a milieu where the judiciary has been continually expanding its own powers and entering into areas normally left to the executive and Parliament, a Supreme Court demand for the report of a standing committee of Parliament on a bill under . . .
- Tables Turned For The G.O.P. Over Iraq Issue (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Four months ago, the White House offered a set of clear political directions to Republicans heading into the midterm elections: embrace the war in Iraq as critical to the antiterrorism fight and belittle Democrats as advocates of a “cut and run” . . .
- Corus On Both Sides (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 19, 2006)
Overseas acquisitions by Indian companies are probably the most surprising twist to the India story.
- India Doesn't Need Sezs: Bhagwati (Times of India, Dinesh Narayanan, Oct 19, 2006)
There are protests and then there are arguments. And when Columbia University's Jagdish Bhagwati opposes India setting up special economic zones, it's not a protest against tax evasion or land grab but the professor's argument that crashes thro-ugh . . .
- 'Animals Insecure During Diwali' (Times of India, Abantika Ghosh, Oct 19, 2006)
There is a feeling of intense insecurity in animals because of the commotion all around during Diwali. Says Kalkaji-based veterinarian Dr Dinesh Yadav: "So it is essential that owners be near their pets, comfort and reassure them.
- Focus On Media (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 19, 2006)
The Deepavali Special issue of the Organiser is devoted to just one theme — Is the media anti-Hindu? In the opening piece, editor R. Balashankar says, “This question is routinely asked at Hindu gatherings.
- Us Death Toll Climbs In Iraq (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Eleven more US troops were slain in combat, the military said Wednesday, putting October on track to be the deadliest month for US forces since the siege of Fallujah nearly two years ago.
- Rice Says U.S. Ready To Defend Japan (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice planned to press South Korea on Thursday to enforce United Nations sanctions on North Korea for a nuclear test that rattled the world.
- Japan Rejects Notion Of Its 'Going Nuclear' (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
The government of Japan assured Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday that it had no intention of pursuing a nuclear weapons program, despite North Korea's detonation of a nuclear device.
- Philippine Mayor Defies Government (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Wearing an unbuttoned camouflage Philippine Marines jacket with a colonel's insignia stitched onto it, Jejomar Binay looked ill at ease, even awkward, hardly the picture of a man at war. But there he was, holed up in his office for two days, . . .
- New Laws And Machines May Spell Voting Woes (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
New electronic voting machines have arrived in Yolo County, Calif., but there is one hitch: the audio program for the visually impaired in some of them works only in Vietnamese.
- Bush: U.S. Will Stop N. Korea Nuke Moves (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
President Bush said Wednesday the United States would stop North Korea from transferring nuclear weapons to Iran or al-Qaida and that the communist regime would then face "a grave consequence."
- Nuclear Maneuvering (International Herald Tribune, DAVID E. SANGER, Oct 19, 2006)
After Libya gave up its nuclear weapons program in late 2003, President George W. Bush was emphatic about what had led Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi to sort out his relationship with Washington: The Libyan had looked down the large- caliber barrel of . . .
- Us Must Change Its Iraq Strategy (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Oct 19, 2006)
The deaths of nine US soldiers in Iraq raised the number of fatalities so far in October to 67, making it likely that US forces could suffer more deaths than the 75 in September, the third highest month for casualties since the 2003 war.
- North Korea Faces New Risk Of Famine (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
World Food Program says it needs $100 million to battle food shortages.
- Kerala Cm Brazens It Out, Massages Madani Again (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Undeterred by criticism for going soft on a suspected terrorist believed to have masterminded the February 14, 1998 serial bombings in Coimbatore that killed 58 persons and left 250 injured, Kerala Chief . . .
- Cec Holds Talks With Manipur Political Leaders (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Elections likely to be held in February 2007
- High Court Permits Counting Of Votes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Also clears deck for conduct of re-poll in 27 more Chennai booths on October 20
- Mayawati Launches Campaign (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Oct 19, 2006)
"Samajwadi Party Government corrupt, Uttar Pradesh eager for change"
Cadres told to aim for absolute majority in Assembly polls
Alliances ruled out, BSP to contest all seats.
- Kerala Assembly Nod For Neyyar Water Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
The Kerala Assembly on Wednesday passed a statutory resolution authorising the Government to enter into an agreement regarding supply of water to Tamil Nadu from the Neyyar irrigation project.
- Jd(s) Gets A Lesson In Secularism (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Oct 19, 2006)
Seven months back when he was about to take over the reins of Karnataka, H D Kumaraswamy said he did not understand what the word “secular” stood for.
- Bogeys In Their Heads (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Oct 19, 2006)
Last week, I suggested in these columns that Jack Straw’s discomfort in the presence of burqa’d women was a provincial’s reaction to difference.
- Birth Of Political Art (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2006)
Art has long reflected the environment in which it is being created. For Southeast Asia, the 1970s were troubled times, with military or authoritarian rule in many countries squashing social unrest, and it is within this context that some of . . .
- Despite Hype, Bollywood Remains A Marginal Player Globally (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2006)
All things being nearly equal, the contrast between Bollywood and Hollywood in terms of the money they make is simply too glaring to be disregarded.
- Kashir Channel Goes On Air (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Information and Broadcasting Minister P R Dasmunshi today announced total operationalisation of Kashir channel of Doordarshan from here with functioning of its administrative set-up and selection of programmes.
- Adversarial Media Good For Democracy (Tribune, N. Bhaskara Rao, Oct 19, 2006)
Andhra Pradesh has been witnessing a confrontation between those in power and the news media.
- Us Active In Pakistan Terror Ops: Cheney (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
US vice-president Dick Cheney has said that the US was taking part in anti-terrorism operations in Pakistan, where more Al Qaida members have been caught or killed"probably than any place else."
- Funeral’ Plan To Turn Afzal Martyr (Telegraph, MUZAFFAR RAINA, Oct 19, 2006)
Preparations for Mohammad Afzal’s funeral in absentia have begun in Kashmir even as his mercy petition lies before the President.
- Al Qaeda Caught And Killed: Tally Highest In Pakistan: Cheney (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
United States Vice President Dick Cheney said on Tuesday that Washington was participating in anti-terrorism operations in Pakistan, where more Al Qaeda members have been caught or killed “probably than any place else”.
- Importance Of Financial Literacy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 19, 2006)
A key component of public policy, financial education is best achieved through formal institutional mechanisms.
- A Leader In Medical Tourism, Almost (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
After living with pain for nearly 15 years, Russell Cole, 62, travelled from California to Mumbai last November to have three joints operated — knees and right hip — at the L H Hiranandani Hospital. Cole, who suffered from severe . . .
- Populism Gone Overboard (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Oct 19, 2006)
Mulayam Singh Yadav has opened the doors of Hardwar to Islamic festivities, showing utter disregard for Hindu sentiments, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Radhika Expelled From Aiadmk (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Actress Radhika, promoter and chairperson of television content company Radaan MediaWorks, was on Wednesday expelled from the primary membership of AIADMK.
- Bush Clears The Way For Corporate Domination (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
When George W. Bush says that he wants to spread freedom to every corner of the earth, he means it.
- From Sin-Cities To Cities Of Joy (The Economic Times, Pothik Ghosh, Oct 19, 2006)
He who said Rome was not built in a day may not have been its first minstrel. But he did give the world a troublesome mythology of urbanisation. Cities, in order to become thriving, bustling places, must evolve.
- Rebels In Ivory Coast Oppose Calls For President Laurent Gbagbo To Lead The Country For Another Year. (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Rebels in the Ivory Coast have opposed calls for President Laurent Gbagbo to lead the country for another year until elections can be held.
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