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Articles 2221 through 2320 of 26693:
- Send A Strong Message (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Oct 03, 2006)
The clamour for clemency for Mohammed Afzal Guru, the terrorist convicted for masterminding the December 2001 attack on Parliament, brings to the fore a vital issue:
- Socialist Mona Lisa (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 03, 2006)
Segolene Royal sometimes breaks into a "Mona Lisa" smile: Enigmatic, lips curved slightly.
- When The Enemy Lies West (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Pankaj Mishra dredges up gigantic civilisations locking horns with the West in his ‘angry’ book.
- Q&a: 'Bombard The Government With Rti Queries' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 03, 2006)
For the last three years, Shailesh Gandhi, 59, has been spreading awareness about Right to Information (RTI) Act across Maharashtra.
- Old Order (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 03, 2006)
The Congress party’s plan to groom its young ones is a fine idea. Imagine a small army of national Youth Congress office-bearers shadowing party seniors while they go about their work as Union ministers.
- Breakdown Of Peace Process In Assam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Unlike the Naga peace talks and the related ceasefire for more than a decade, the apparent lack of confidence and resultant absence of mutual trust between the Centre and the ULFA presumably led to the premature collapse of the peace process in . . .
- Ulfa Sends Out Threat To Cong Govt In E-Magazine (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
A week after New Delhi called off its informal ceasefire against the United Liberation Front of Asom and relaunched army operations against it, the outfit warning the . . .
- Big Fight: Tharoor Concedes, Ban To Be Next Un Chief (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 03, 2006)
South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon will be the next United Nations Secretary General.
- Not So Fine Print (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 03, 2006)
That there is a strong bipartisan political support in Washington for the nuclear deal with India is of no satisfaction to New Delhi, if it falls through because of squabbling between Republicans and Democrats on procedure.
- Politics And Postures In The Heartland (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Oct 03, 2006)
Madhya Pradesh Governor Balram Jakhar used an apt phrase to characterise the Madhya Pradesh government’s lifting of the ban on government employees joining the RSS.
- President’S Dilemma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 03, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister has been apparently swayed by street protests and political compulsions in taking the highly unusual step of advocating mercy for terrorist Mohamad Afzal Guru, but the President of India will have to . . .
- Leadership Failure (Tribune, Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Oct 03, 2006)
The most prominent impression of Thailand as a country in the world is of a very popular tourist destination.
- Retelling Culture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
The retold narratives here, through Eraly's interventions, serve at once revivalist and revisionist purposes.
- Flying Is A Pain (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 03, 2006)
Some people are under the impression that the government in New Delhi is a pre-reform Congress government.
- Challenge To World Peace (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Oct 03, 2006)
The South Block is drawing up a strategic road map to welcome the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, in November.
- India Slips On Diplomatic Stage (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 03, 2006)
Aiming big in foreign policy, the Manmohan Singh government has lost out on what was within its reach on the international arena.
- N-Deal: A Setback To Indo-American Lobby (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 03, 2006)
Indian diplomats in Washington are tight-lipped and South Block experts in Delhi are privately gnashing their teeth after the US Senate’s failure to move the civil nuclear deal with India.
- Stress On ‘Happiness’ Index (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Thailand’s military rulers unveiled a stopgap prime minister and constitution today, fulfilling a promise to step back in favour of civilians within two weeks of their coup against Thaksin Shinawatra.
- Manmohan, Mbeki Stress On Gandhian Values In Age Of Violent Conflicts (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 03, 2006)
Satyagraha Centenary Commemoration celebrations begin in South Africa
- No Change (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 03, 2006)
It is unfortunate that the latest assertion of Hizbul Mujahideen supremo Syed Salahuddin eliminates the possibility of truce now or later.
- White House Upset With Indo-Us Nuke Deal Failure (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
The White House said on Monday, it was disappointed the US Senate failed to approve a landmark US-India nuclear deal before adjourning, but expressed optimism it would be approved during a "lame duck" session in November.
- Kofi Annan’S Successor Soon (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 03, 2006)
A final straw poll will be held at the United Nations in New York on Monday to determine a likely successor to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
- Shame! (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 03, 2006)
A doctor belonging to that premier medical institute, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), died of dengue last week.
- Spirited Move (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 03, 2006)
Governments and politicians in India are known to use religion for narrow, sectarian purposes.
- Congress Restricts Bush From Building Mily Basis In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
The U.S. Congress on Friday moved to block the Bush administration from building permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq or controlling the country’s oil sector, as it approved $70 billion for funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Foreign Hand (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 30, 2006)
Prime Ministers of India who have also held the portfolio of external affairs
- London’S Embarrassment And Pakistan’S Isi (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 30, 2006)
A paper written by an officer of the British MI6 for the Defence Academy, a British Ministry of Defence think-tank, has alleged that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is indirectly supporting . . .
- More Political Space To Push Reforms (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
While it’s party time for the Indian economy as the UPA celebrates its half term in government, finance minister P Chidambaram has sought more leg room from political allies to push reforms.
- Ban Scandal Keeps Tharoor's Bid Alive (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 30, 2006)
India's and Shashi Tharoor's bid for the UN Secretary-General post, which was flickering to an end, might come alive following an unexpected report that the South Korean front-runner has used monetary clout to pull in support.
- ‘Doubt Is The Way In Which You Change Things’ (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Sep 30, 2006)
John Ralston Saul’s immensely popular books are in persistent battle against today’s slide towards technocracy.
- We Haven’T Even Heard Afzal’S Story (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 30, 2006)
Mohammad Afzal has been sentenced to death by hanging for the offence of conspiring to attack the Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001.
- Us To Help Set Up 100 Outposts On Pak-Afghan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 30, 2006)
The United States is providing funding for setting up 100 outposts on the Pak-Afghan border, President George Bush revealed on Friday as he lavishly praised General Pervez Musharraf for saving American lives by fully cooperating in the war against terror.
- More Than Friends (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Sep 30, 2006)
Mulayam Singh Yadav owes the public an explanation over his growing intimacy with George Fernandes.
- "The Goalposts Haven't Been Shifted And They Will Not Be Shifted" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 30, 2006)
With the congressional elections scheduled to take place in November 2006, time appears to be running out for the passage of the legislation that will give effect to the nuclear co-operation deal between India and the United States.
- Al- Qaeda’S New Offensive In Iraq (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 30, 2006)
Al-Qaeda in Iraq proclaimed a new offensive on Friday, the first day of prayer and reflection in the fasting month of Ramadan.
- Leaving Their Marx (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 30, 2006)
There are three good reasons to welcome the CPM speaking up for good relations with Beijing and ending security-related restrictions against Chinese companies.
- Soz Calls On Rajapaksa (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 30, 2006)
Union Minister for Water Resources Saifuddin Soz called on Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the temporary Presidential Palace and exchanged views on the current situation in the island nation and issues of interest between India and Sri Lanka.
- S. Korea's Candidate Leads Straw Poll For U.N. Post (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon was calm on Friday over his advantage in the latest straw poll for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations.
- Legislation Soon To Implement Nanjundappa Panel Proposals (Hindu, Nagesh Prabhu , Sep 30, 2006)
Kumaraswamy rejects Congress charge of laxity in flood relief work
- South Korean Leads Race For Un Secretary General’S Post (Deccan Herald, COLUM LYNCH, Sep 30, 2006)
The leading candidate to succeed Kofi Annan as secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, South Korea’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, has at least one potential advantage over his rivals in the election race for the world’s top . . .
- Flashpoint Over Belgaum (Deccan Herald, Jangveer Singh, Sep 30, 2006)
Belgaum has always been an emotive issue for Maharashtra since it went to Karnataka after the reorganization of the States in 1956.
- The Death Of Freedom (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2006)
Today you bought the Guardian — or perhaps you are reading it online. Once it may have been the Independent. It is probable that on Sundays, sifting through the mountains of papers at your newsagent’s, you often reach for the Observer.
- Tharoor Stands Second In Un Informal Straw Poll (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Indian nominee for the post of next United Nations Secretary-General Shashi Tharoor remained at the second position in the third informal straw poll conducted by the 15-member Security Council but with reduced number of positive votes compared with . . .
- Malaysia's Identity Politics (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 29, 2006)
Malaysian society is now gripped by a fundamental question: Is the country, which is more than half Muslim, an Islamic state? In practice, various religious and ethnic groups give Malaysia a distinctly multicultural character.
- In The Land Of Rising Nationalism (Business Line, J. Srinivasan, Sep 29, 2006)
Japan's Prime Minister-elect, Mr Shinzo Abe, thinks the country cannot continue the way it has, and wants to revise the pacifist constitution and education to emphasise moral values, patriotism, and tradition.
- Msmed Act — Law With Large Impact (Business Line, Manasi Phadke, Sep 29, 2006)
The new MSMED Act can do more by providing SMEs with the most powerful tool: Regional information, data and value-added knowledge.
- Musharraf, Karzai Shake Hands With Bush, Not With Each Other: (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 29, 2006)
White House says leaders had constructive exchange on common challenges
- Not A Banana Republic? (News International, Shafqat Mahmood, Sep 29, 2006)
The writer is a former member of parliament and a freelance columnist based in Lahore
- Corn: The Plastic Alternative (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Sep 29, 2006)
The sustained campaign against petroleum-based plastics has made manufacturers in the US look at new, renewable raw materials for a range of everyday items. Plastic made from corn derivatives is one such material that is generating widespread interest.
- Ramazan 1427 (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 29, 2006)
The month of Ramazan was known to the Arabs even before the advent of Islam, but in the second year of Hijrah (623 AD), a Quranic revelation transformed the nature of this month.
- No Deal Campaigners Set To Lose Battle (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Sep 29, 2006)
Despite the perverse pessimism in some quarters in New Delhi, the overriding consensus in the State Department, on Capitol Hill and in the strategic affairs community here is that the India-United States civil nuclear deal is on course.
- Questionable Leaders (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 29, 2006)
Somewhere in the distant past, when Muslims were blissfully unaware of progress, the Imam of Jama Masjid with his old pal, Mr Balasaheb Thackeray, was a media darling.
- Pervez's Memoir Diplomacy (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Sep 29, 2006)
The real motive behind General Musharraf's long stay in the US remains a mystery
- Will Austria's Right Survive? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 29, 2006)
Seven years ago, a rightist firebrand who mocked Jews and praised some of Hitler's policies alarmed the world by taking nearly 27 per cent of the vote in Austria's national election.
- The Captive Shames The Captor And Shames Himself (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Sep 29, 2006)
He opted to be a refugee in Pakistan rather than remain a resident in India during Partition. He started his career as a soldier, the most prestigious job then and why even now, in his adopted country.
- Will There Be Convergence In The Chaos? (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Sep 29, 2006)
Economic progress today is driven by private enterprise, while government institutions are faltering
- Outrageous Strategems (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 29, 2006)
Celebration time for at least some members of parliament. No, they do not belong to the group of celebrities who were involved in the imbroglio over office of profit.
- Bush Asks Pervez, Karzai To Join In Terror Hunt (Tribune, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Sep 29, 2006)
In the midst of war of words between Pakistani and Afghan Presidents Pervez Musharraf and Hamid Karzai, US President George Bush has said his country needed to work with them to “strategise together” to defeat terrorism.
- South Korea's Ban Still Ahead In U.N. Leader Race (Reuters, Evelyn Leopold , Sep 29, 2006)
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon retained his lead in an informal Security Council poll for U.N. secretary-general on Thursday, the only candidate to get a clear majority.
- Again, Tharoor Finishes Second In Un Race (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
India’s nominee Shashi Tharoor again finished second behind South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon in an informal Security Council poll for UN secretary-general on Thursday but got two votes less than in the last straw poll.
- Karzai, Mush Bristle In Bush's Rose Garden (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
In a Rose Garden appearance arranged to show warmth and unity, the bickering leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan shook hands with President George W. Bush but not with each other.
- Cong Seeks Kalam's Intervention On Mp Allowing Govt Staff . . . (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Once again raising the boggy of communal poralisation against its principal opposition the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress on Thursday sought the President's intervention against Madhya Pradesh Government's move to allow its employees to take . . .
- Missing Package (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 29, 2006)
Since many prime ministers in the past announced special packages for the states they were visiting, it has become customary to expect such a windfall whenever the PM comes calling.
- Foreign Pressure For Gay Rights (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Sep 29, 2006)
Government should develop political consensus before legalising homosexuality as it is against the ethos of Indian society, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Gandhigiri, Mamu! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 29, 2006)
The talk of a ‘Ramazan ceasefire’ in J&K struck a chord with none of the interested parties. Yet it has threatened to open up some deliciously interesting possibilities.
- Chronicles Of A Patriot (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The world of covert intelligence is John le Carré’s natural terrain. He returns to it in his latest novel through a different route and in a different manner.
- Towards Police Reforms (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Sep 29, 2006)
The Supreme Court has struck a major blow for democracy and freedom by decreeing that long pending and widely endorsed police reforms shall be implemented forthwith and that the directions given in this regard to the Union Government shall be . . .
- Against Hope (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 29, 2006)
Politics tends to be divisive everywhere, but only in Bengal can it be such an enemy of promise.
- China's Fusion Reactor Test A Success (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Chinese scientists on Thursday successfully conducted their first test of an experimental thermonuclear fusion reactor, which replicates the energy generating process of the sun.
- Sonia Strikes At Sangh Via Kalam (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi has sought President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s help to get the Madhya Pradesh government to reverse its order allowing employees to participate in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s activities.
- Belgaum Stokes Passions In Maharashtra, Karnataka (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Sep 29, 2006)
The old row between Maharashtra and Karnataka over the status of Belgaum is all set to be reignited with political parties here pressing for special two-day Assembly session on the issue.
- Cash-For-Query Scam: Sc Reserves Verdict (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
A constitution Bench of the Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on the writ petitions of 11 MPs expelled by Parliament for their involvement in the cash-for-query scam.
- Indophile Pm (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 29, 2006)
With Mr Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) taking over as the new prime minister of Japan, it is time to watchTokyo’s moves on the world chessboard.
- Faling Revolution (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Sep 29, 2006)
What is today described as "Naxalism" in Andhra Pradesh actually began as a Communist-led, Marxism-oriented peasant movement in Telengana in 1944. This Telengana movement was the outcome of a strained social fabric and an iniquitous . . .
- Bench Puts Off Hearing In Pappapatti Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday witnessed heated arguments over a public interest litigation petition against reserving the post of president of Pappapatti panchayat near here for the Scheduled Castes in the ensuing civic polls.
- Bush Urges Anti-Terror Allies To Cooperate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
In a White House appearance arranged to show warmth and unity, the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan shook hands with President George W. Bush but not with each other.
- Tharoor Still In Race For Un Top Job (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 29, 2006)
India’s Shashi Tharoor is still in the running to succeed Kofi Annan as the next Secretary General of the United Nations, despite the apparent lead that South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon seems to...
- Kerala Travel Mart Begins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Home stays, resorts, farm and medical tourism hog the limelight.
- A Crisis And An Opportunity In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2006)
The SLMM report, detailing the violations of the ceasefire agreement by the LTTE and the Government, underlines the need for a speedy return to the dialogue table.
- On-Screen Gore Sublimates Violent Impulses (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 29, 2006)
Violence is not a metaphysical thing; it's one of the most physical of experiences from the point of view of its victim.
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