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Articles 2321 through 2420 of 26693:
- Pm Signals Sez Burial (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Sep 29, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi's directive against large-scale acquisition of prime farmland for non-agricultural purposes and full rehabilitation of affected farmers seems to have put a spanner in the rat race to create Special Economic Zones.
- Behind The Swedish Verdict (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2006)
The victory of Sweden's Centre-Right coalition against the country's oldest party, the Social Democratic Party, in the recent general election is in line with a trend witnessed in recent years across major European countries — the trend of the . . .
- ``U.S. For Rapid Economic Reform In India'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
"Reforms at the macro level will be central to transforming into a superpower"
India, U.S. have developed strategic relationships in many areas
Efforts on to reduce visa-processing delays
India should enforce Intellectual Property Rights standards
- Panchayati Raj Useful To Sri Lanka: Aiyar (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2006)
``It provides a mechanism for devolution from the Centre to people at local levels''
- Political Parties Join Protests Over Death For Mohammad Afzal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Separatists give call for general strike, demonstrations on Friday
- Oop: Ramadoss Seeks 2-Week Reprieve (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
The office of profit issue continues to linger on in the Election Commission with Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss seeking a two-week adjournment of the hearing on his disqualification petition. Meanwhile, the Centre is yet to furnish details . . .
- Language: For Torture Or Communication? (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Sep 29, 2006)
Given India's demographic mix, the link language should primarily be a tool for communication.
- Hunting The Elusive Osama Bin Laden (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Sep 29, 2006)
Speculating about Osama bin Laden's fate and whereabouts is a favourite pastime of many people, particularly those in the media, military and politics.
- Turkey-Eu: ‘Train Crash’ Ties (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 29, 2006)
West asia- Turkey's troubled candidacy: Legislation not implemented on the accession process.
- Defending The Right To Know (Frontline, Sowmya Kerbart Sivakumar, Sep 28, 2006)
Public pressure has prevented the government from implementing retrogressive amendments to the Right to Information Act.
- James Connaughton On Global Warming (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 28, 2006)
Interview with James Connaughton, Chairman, U.S. Council on Environmental Quality.
- Coup In Bangkok (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Sep 28, 2006)
Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is ousted in absentia in a bloodless coup.
- A Litmus Test Of Impartiality (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Sep 28, 2006)
Fairness of the investigations into the Malegaon blasts will decide whether the Indian state can re-establish its secular credentials and win Muslim hearts.
- General Asks Erdogan To Check Islamism (Hindu, Ian Traynor, Sep 28, 2006)
Chief of Turkish army says forces will act to preserve nation's secular nature
- Jharkhand Needs Elections: Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The party will suggest amendments to the SEZ Act in five areas
- Blair, Going But Not Quite Gone (Deccan Herald, Patrick Wintour, Sep 28, 2006)
Tony Blair bade farewell to his party on Tuesday night, insisting it was "right for him to let go" and challenging his successor to avoid the political comfort zone and show "raw courage" in meeting the new global task of reconciling liberty and security.
- Us Senators Trade Blame Over India Deal Delay (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Republican and Democratic leaders on Tuesday blamed each other for the US Senate’s delay in approving the landmark US-India nuclear cooperation agreement.
- Al-Qaeda Deadlier Than Other Outfits: Us Report (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The Al-Qaeda poses a bigger threat to world peace than terror outfits that have tied up with it, according to US intelligence estimates.
- Iraq Intelligence Report Expected After November (Reuters, DAVID MORGAN, Sep 28, 2006)
The Bush administration has begun work on a new intelligence report about Iraq that is not expected to be completed before the November 7 election and possibly not until January, officials said on Wednesday.
- Flawed Recall (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 28, 2006)
The General wallows in his labyrinth of lies.
- Autonomy Row (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Sep 28, 2006)
The move to grant autonomy to JIPMER raises fears that the poor will no longer benefit from the Institute's services.
- Us, Pak, Afghanistan Need To Work Together, Says Bush (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Sep 28, 2006)
Emphasising that the US, Pakistan and Afghanistan needed to work together on various "challenges", President George W Bush has said his dinner meeting with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and Afghan President Hamid Karzai was a chance to . . .
- Bush Contends With 2 Reports Refuting Iraq Gains (Reuters, Steve Holland, Sep 28, 2006)
An intelligence report showing an upsurge in Islamic militancy put the White House on the defensive on Wednesday in an election-year debate over whether President George W. Bush has made America safer.
- Divine Plunge (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
A collaborative effort by a painter and a poet to capture their shared experience with God.
- Over To Koda (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 28, 2006)
It may not be long before the Madhu Koda Ministry in Jharkhand meets the fate of the ones that preceded it in the past six years.
- Private Freebooters (Frontline, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Sep 28, 2006)
Private freebooters are holding the talented youth of India to ransom, while the state wastes its funds on luxuries.
- Chinese Fdi Hitting `National Security' Barrier (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 28, 2006)
New economic policy meets old paranoia; Beijing feels its firms being singled out
- Why Tony Blair Has To Go (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Sep 28, 2006)
Nobody sells New Labour like Mr. Blair, and the faithful are anxious about losing him. For all that, there was no appeal for him to stay.
- Manmohan Lays Stone For Freight Corridor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Inaugurates Amritsar-Haridwar Jan Shatabdi express, new line to Chandigarh
The Rs. 66,000 crore project aims to connect the four metros
The largest single railway project since Independence
It will change the face of Punjab and of all . . .
- Musharraf Stresses Need To Fight Taliban (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Underscoring Pakistan’s lead role in the fight against terrorism, President General Pervez Musharraf has said the focus had now been shifted from al-Qaeda to Taliban who were mainly based in Afghanistan and operating under the command of their leader . .
- Executing Justice (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 28, 2006)
The formal issuance of a black warrant by a Delhi court and the announcement that Mohammad Afzal, the Kashmiri terrorist who masterminded the attack on Parliament on December 13, 2001, will be hanged on October 20 is most welcome.
- Bush In Pak-Afghan Tug-Of-War (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
President George W Bush jokes that he'll study the body language of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf at the dinner table early on Thursday to see how far their relationship has frayed.
- Manmohan Bin Tughlaq (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2006)
In a detailed article headlined ‘Capitulation! Manmohan as Mohammad bin Tughlaq’, Organiser’s foreign affairs expert M.D. Nalapat launches a no-holds-barred attack against the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi for allegedly surrendering India’s . . .
- What Clinton Didn’T Do. . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2006)
Bill Clinton's outburst on Fox News was something of a public service, launching a debate about the antiterror policies of his administration.
- General Observations (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2006)
Does our political class have the bipartisan spirit to stand up against Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s brazen distortion of the nature and outcome of the Kargil war?
- Who Sez What (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2006)
The Global Competitiveness Report identifying institutional maturity as India’s medium-term advantage over China is a good context in which to analyse the gathering controversy over special economic zones (SEZs) and the related but broader issue . . .
- Pet Bills Take Indo-Us Nuke Deal Down To Wire (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Sep 28, 2006)
The good news: There is overwhelming support for the Indo-US civil nuclear deal in the US Senate. The bad news: This is why individual senators are tying their pet bills to the Senate vote on the nuclear deal.
- Punjab Reeks Of Corruption (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 28, 2006)
The latest World Bank Report places India almost at the bottom of corruption-free countries. It has the distinction of being 124th. If a similar study were to be undertaken in India, Punjab, I am sure, will rank at the end of the list.
- Showman Blair Shines At Farewell (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Tony Blair set Gordon Brown the challenge yesterday of matching his own political courage, leadership skills and personal rapport with the voters if he is to achieve his ambition of becoming British Prime Minister.
- Under A New Boss (Telegraph, RABINDRA SEN, Sep 28, 2006)
As this year draws to a close, one of the critical issues doing the rounds in the international arena is the election of the new United Nations secretary-general who will succeed Kofi Annan, whose second term expires at the end of 2006.
- Four Securitymen Among Six Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Four security personnel, including two policemen, and two ultras were killed and scores wounded in separate militancy-related incidents across Jammu and Kashmir during the past 24 hours, an official spokesman said today.
- Nuke Bill Is Caught In Democrat, Republican Infighting (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 28, 2006)
The Indo-US civilian nuclear energy deal is now stuck in the pre-election war between Republicans and Democrats, who are blaming each other for the delay in taking up the nuclear bill for a vote in the US Senate but have still not fixed a date and . . .
- Who Needs The Military To Muddle Through? (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Sep 28, 2006)
Army rule is believed to strengthen a nation through stability. Not in Pakistan, as recent events and the latest Transparency International survey confirm .
- Beyond Politics (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 28, 2006)
In New Delhi, the special investigation team (SIT) is about to wrap up its report on the omissions and commissions of the police team that investigated the Jessica Lal murder case.
- Cities Of Joy (Times of India, Dinesh Mohan, Sep 28, 2006)
At about the same time professionals in Delhi were finalising the First Master Plan for the city in the early 1960s, Jane Jacobs published her book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities.
- Blair Gets A Rock Star Send-Off (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Sep 28, 2006)
Tony Blair, the great showman of British politics has finally bid goodbye to his Labour party with the easy high-fiving charm of a rockstar and received in return from Labour's annual conference a send-off dripping with adulation, some tears and angst.
- Pm's Message: Step On The Gas (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
With a view to fast-track infrastructure development, PM Manmohan Singh is likely to hold a meeting of top government officials to review the progress of crucial projects.
- Sonia Mistress Of Coalition Game (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Sep 28, 2006)
For the six years the NDA was in power, its selling point other than Atal Bihari Vajpayee was that the BJP was naturally cut out to be the nucleus of a coalition as opposed to the Congress, which was seen as “too arrogant and individualistic” to . . .
- Ajk Opposition Plans Protest Campaign (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Sep 28, 2006)
The ruling party in Azad Kashmir seem to be in for hard times so soon after winning a second successive term in an election that all its rivals say was rigged.
- Osama Must Be "Brought To Justice": Bush (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
President George W. Bush urged the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to end their war of words and unite, with US help, to battle the common threat of Islamist "extremists and radicals."
- Ukrainians’ Choice (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 28, 2006)
Two years ago, politics in Ukraine seemed to be a battle between good and evil. Now the picture is more complicated.
- Pretexts, Provocations And Consequences (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Sep 28, 2006)
When a series of bomb blasts ripped through seven commuter trains, causing mayhem in Mumbai nine days ago, it was hardly surprising that suspicion immediately fell on Islamist militants, with Lashkar-i-Taiba becoming the main focus of attention on . . .
- Replacing Rickshaws (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 28, 2006)
No old buses or two-stroke rickshaws were registered in Karachi in July, August and September. Other than this welcome beginning, however, there has been an actual overall progress on the government's long-delayed plan to phase out two-stroke . . .
- Creating A Good Image (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 28, 2006)
Governments seem to believe that the image of a country is created by either having a press which does not report anything negative or by an efficient advertisement lobby.
- Armed For Democracy? (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 27, 2006)
Unwilling to give up their arms, Maoists insist they’ll organise a ‘people’s revolt’ in Kathmandu. Their tactic is to project the pro-democracy coalition and judiciary as anti-people, and the security forces as violators of human rights
- Heights Of Deception (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 27, 2006)
It has taken seven years after the event for General Pervez Musharraf to come out with his version of the Kargil war. What an imaginative version! He tells us now that it was a great victory.
- Coffee With The Enemy (Indian Express, RICHARD N. HAASS, Sep 27, 2006)
Chatting with Ahmadinejad in New York wasn’t about bestowing him legitimacy. Exchange doesn’t mean endorsement.
- Dmk, Rjd Lock Horns Over New Nhai Chairman Choice (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Sep 27, 2006)
The appointment of a new chairman for the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), after the retirement of Santosh Nautiyal on July 31 this year, has become a bone of contention between two allies in the UPA — RJD and Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK).
- Nepal Monarchy, Arms On Thursday Meeting Agenda (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 27, 2006)
The status of monarchy and management of the Maoists’ “Peoples Liberation Army” are likely to dominate the meeting on Thursday in which top leaders of eight political parties and the Maoists are to participate.
- In Assam, The Guns Open Up Again (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Sep 27, 2006)
There is renewed pressure on both sides to return to the negotiating table.
- The Race To Choose Annan's Successor Is Hotting Up (Hindu, Dmitry Kosyrev, Sep 27, 2006)
Russia is not against any of the three front-runners from Asia. But are the Americans trying to fix the result?
- Senate Likely To Take Up Nuclear Deal In November (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
The U.S. Senate is unlikely to consider the nuclear cooperation deal with India before lawmakers leave for a long break at the end of this week, putting aside one of President George W. Bush's top foreign policy initiatives until at least . . .
- Lack Of Funds Impeding Iraq War, Army Tells Bush (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
United States President George W. Bush suffered a serious rebuke of his wartime leadership on Monday when his Army Chief said he did not have enough money to fight the war in Iraq.
- Course Correction For Congress (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 27, 2006)
The second half of a ruling party's tenure is traditionally thought to be tougher than the first half. With the honeymoon years behind it, the regime is presumed to have entered a turbulent phase marked by anti-incumbency, internal dissent, and . . .
- Mahajot Myth (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 27, 2006)
The recent by-elections to Lok Sabha and assembly seats in West Bengal has given the lie to the ‘mahajot’ theory, according to CPI(M) central committee member and former MP Nilotpal Basu.
- Oil Lingers Above $61, Shrugs Off Opec's Warning (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Oil held above $61 on Wednesday as dealers balanced an expected swelling in robust U.S. winter fuel inventories against a warning from producer cartel OPEC that it may take action to stabilise tumbling prices.
- Blair Gets A Rock Star Send-Off (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Sep 27, 2006)
Tony Blair, the great showman of British politics has finally bid goodbye to his Labour party with the easy high-fiving charm of a rockstar and received in return from Labour's annual conference a send-off dripping with adulation, some tears and angst.
- Fact And Fiction (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Sep 27, 2006)
So far, Nazi leader Josef Goebbels was considered the ultimate propagandist, who could project black as white and vice versa.
- Educating Netas (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 27, 2006)
It was back to school for senior party functionaries and chief ministers attending the seventh Congress chief ministers' conclave in Nainital.
- Congress Inches Closer To Mamata (Asian Age, Parwez Hafeez, Sep 27, 2006)
The battlelines are clearly drawn. The Left Front government is determined to acquire 1,000 acres of land in Singur in Hooghly district where Tata Motors has decided to set up its small car manufacturing unit while . . .
- U.S. Senators Trade Blame Over India Deal Delay (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Sep 27, 2006)
Republican and Democratic leaders on Tuesday blamed each other for the U.S. Senate's delay in approving the landmark U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement.
- Line Of Fire, Circle Of Unreason (Indian Express, Murtaza Razvi, Sep 27, 2006)
Everyone in Pakistan has high expectations of General Musharraf’s In the Line of Fire: the liberal urban minority, the silent majority, the religious fanatics. The book will be interpreted variously as coming from a prophet of boon or of doom, . . .
- Cpm Announces ‘Wage Hike’ For Cadres (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Sensing a big expansion of the party, the CPI-M Central Committee today announced a “wage hike” for whole-time party cadres. Party general secretary Prakash Karat said whole-time cadres would now have minimum wages, and these would . . .
- Parliament Attack: Afzal To Hang On October 20 (Pioneer, Veena Sunderam, Sep 27, 2006)
Mohammed Afzal, the mastermind behind the Parliament attack of December 13, 2001 will be hanged on October 20 at 6 am in Delhi's Tihar Jail. The court of additional Sessions Judge Ravindar Kaur issued a warrant to this effect on Tuesday to the . . .
- N-Deal Vote Likely To Be Delayed Even Further (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 27, 2006)
The India-US civilian nuclear energy deal is not likely to come up for a vote before the US Senate breaks for the Congressional elections at the end of this week.
- Pm Briefs President On Cuba Meeting (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh turned 74 on Tuesday. President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat sent him bouquets to greet him. Congress president Sonia Gandhi called him to extend her best wishes to him.
- Return Of Nam (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Sep 27, 2006)
The Non-Aligned Movement summit in Havana comes out with a robust response to U.S. hegemony in a unipolar world.
- Beyond The Rhetoric (Frontline, Partha S. Ghosh , Sep 27, 2006)
To make NAM a vehicle of South-South cooperation, what is needed is not mere joint statements but their follow-ups in letter and spirit.
- Sideline Summits (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Sep 27, 2006)
The India, Brazil and South Africa Trilateral Cooperation Forum has helped the three democracies in trade and international politics.
- Trade Triangle Of India, Brazil, South Africa (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Sep 27, 2006)
The India, Brazil and South Africa Trilateral Cooperation Forum has helped the three democracies in trade and international politics.
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