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Articles 2621 through 2720 of 26693:
- Election Commission Clears Manmohan, Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The Election Commission on Friday cleared Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram of the charge that they held offices of profit.
- `Sail Expansion Not Mere Volume Gains' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) is set to consolidate its position further in the domestic steel sector on its own strength and the supportive business outlook, SAIL Chairman S. K. Roongta said here on Friday.
- Brand Mahatma (Times of India, SHIV VISVANATHAN, Sep 23, 2006)
This is the era of Bollywood sequels. Dhoom 2 is threatening to emerge, Hera Pheri is promising a third round. A friend of mine, a perceptive critic, suggested that the sequel to Munnabhai is more than just laughs.
- Celebrate India (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 23, 2006)
It has been said that Indians'propensity to celebrate festivals is a drag on the economy. Not only does each of India's many religions contribute its share of holidays, but cities are virtually shut down during events like Ganesh Chaturthi in . . .
- Luckily For Us, The Devil Has Refused Our Surrender (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Sep 23, 2006)
‘‘India has suffered its first strategic setback in the fight against terrorism,’’ writes Ajit Doval, the former chief of Intelligence Bureau. India has suffered this strategic setback not because of Pakistan; nor because of Al-Qaeda or Lashkar-e-Toiba.
- The Rise And Fall (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 23, 2006)
Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Chairman of the Democratic Reform Council in Thailand: On 19 September 2006, General Sonthi and others launched a military coup and overthrew the elected but divisive prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.
- Age, Money And Record Will Matter (Hindustan Times, SATYA PRAKASH, Sep 23, 2006)
Elections in colleges and universities will not be the same any more. On Friday, the Supreme Court accepted the report of the JM Lyngdoh Committee on elections to students’ unions.
- Mulford Hopeful Of Senate Nod For Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
The United States Ambassador, David C.Mulford, on Friday termed the civilian nuclear agreement between his country and India the most important diplomatic initiative in the past 50 years.
- A Sensational Week (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 23, 2006)
So many amazing things have happened in the week gone by that it is difficult to pinpoint which was the most significant event. I find it more feasible to discuss these events and leave it to the readers to determine their relevant importance.
- Bush Presses Gen On Taliban, Fixes 3-Way Talks With Karzai (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 23, 2006)
Public praise and private pressure. The tough love that has marked US President George W. Bush’s engagement with Pakistan’s General Pervez Musharraf since 9/11 appears unchanged after five years.
- Kashmir To Be Resolved By India, Pakistan: Bush (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
Making it clear that the issue of Kashmir has to be resolved between India and Pakistan, President George W Bush today said US can only help create conditions for peace and cannot "force" nations to reach agreements.
- Cooking Up An Identity Crisis (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 23, 2006)
Give them a loophole and they will, to mix metaphors, take a mile. The passing of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2006, earlier this week, is a consequence of loophole- hunters within the state’s ruling party deciding to play . . .
- Assertive Japan? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 23, 2006)
Shinzo Abe’s election as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) paves the way for his election as Japan’s new prime minister. Mr Abe comes from a political family but comes to the job with little political experience.
- Maharaj Hari Singh -A Visionary (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 23, 2006)
On 23rd September 1895, Raja Amar Singh Ji was blessed with a son. Little was known at that point in time, that, this child would, one day, rule the State of Jammu & Kashmir and emerge as the leader of all the Princely States of India.
- We’Ll Hunt Taliban, Qaeda: Musharraf To Bush (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Sep 23, 2006)
US president says Musharraf committed to fighting terrorism
Musharraf committed to holding free and fair polls in 2007
US and Pakistan want long-term broad-based strategic relationship
US willing to help resolve Kashmir
- Ready To Convert? (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 23, 2006)
India and China account for barely 2 per cent and 5 per cent of world GDP respectively, in current dollar terms. At current growth rates it will take half a century for them to find place amongst the world’s largest economies.
- Reckless Breeding Must Stop (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 23, 2006)
There must be times when you get seriously worried over the state of affairs in our country and think, if you could help in changing them for the better, what would you do? I think it is the duty of every citizen to ponder over questions like why . . .
- State Cong Cast In Disarray (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Sep 23, 2006)
The euphoria generated by the recent induction of Siddaramaiah into the Congress fold at a massive rally addressed by Congress president Sonia Gandhi appears to have all but dissipated in less than three weeks. Why?
- Some Things Are So Scary (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 23, 2006)
The mysteries of American foreign policy elude me but surely we need to be more careful before we start talking about bilateral cooperation with a country that we know harbours some of the most evil terrorists in the world.
- Imf Quota Formula Needs Reality Check (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 23, 2006)
The second stage of the IMF quota review must consider need-based economic indicators while contemplating a revision of the outdated Bretton Woods formula.
- Sez Protest By Jd(u) Spells Unease For Bjp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
In a move to undermine the BJP’s role, JD(U) president Sharad Yadav here today announced his decision to team up with Indian National Lok Dal of Om Prakash Chautala, Shiromani Akali Dal of Parkash Singh Badal and Apna Dal of Sone Lal Patel to . . .
- September 11: Before And After (Dawn, Shameem Akhtar, Sep 23, 2006)
IF a catastrophe of the magnitude of September 11 were to occur in the horrific manner in which it did in New York, any nation would go mad, and if the victims of this brutal act were to see the hidden hand of militants of whatever persuasion . . .
- Delhi's Disastrous Rise To Riches (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Sep 23, 2006)
The confrontation between angered citizens and the police in Delhi this week, in which four people died, is a perfect example of the kind of blind ignorance that seizes governments from time to time—myopia would perhaps be too kind a word.
- Bush Vows To Send Troops After Osama In Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Sep 23, 2006)
US President George W. Bush said he would be “absolutely” willing to send American soldiers into Pakistan if he had solid intelligence on the whereabouts of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
- Today's Hit Is Tomorrow's Niche (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 23, 2006)
Hits are not quite the economic force they once were, declares Chris Anderson, in The Long Tail, explaining why the sales that go with Number Ones are not what they used to be.
- Lessons Of The Baloch Jirga (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 23, 2006)
In a development that reflects the widespread alienation of the Baloch following the killing of Akbar Bugti, a grand jirga was convened on Thursday by the Khan of Kalat, Mir Suleman Daud Ahmedzai in which they announced that a case would be . . .
- Mush Metamorphosis (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 23, 2006)
There seem to be two clear shifts - the first relates to the on-going US-led war against international terrorism and Pakistan's role in it and the second to Pakistan's stand on jihadi terrorism in Indian territory.
- Democratic Federalism (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Sep 23, 2006)
The military regime in Pakistan has not learnt any lesson from its own history and has followed the same policy of ruthless suppression of sub-nationalist movement in Balochistan. It has forgotten that the birth of Bangladesh as a separate country . . .
- S. Korea's Ban Seeks To Build On Lead In U.N. Race (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Sep 23, 2006)
Informal polls showing South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon as the leading contender to succeed U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan have strengthened his resolve to press for U.N. reforms, Ban said on Friday.
- Sonia, Pawar Meet Amid Cong-Ncp War Of Words (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2006)
In the middle of the Congress-NCP war of words over coalition management, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar met at 10 Janpath on Thursday night.
- Chinese Checkers (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Sep 23, 2006)
Unfortunately for Mr Shashi Tharoor, the winning candidate has to be the one who gets the unqualified support of either the US or China, no matter what France, the UK or Russia may think.
- U.S. House Bill Cuts Brazil, India Trade Benefits (Reuters, Doug Palmer, Sep 23, 2006)
A Republican bill to extend trade benefits for developing countries would knock key industries in Brazil, India and other countries out of the program, development groups said on Friday.
- Sc Orders Police Reforms (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Sep 23, 2006)
In a judgement that would go down as a landmark in the history of reforming criminal justice system and strengthening the rule of law in the country, the Supreme Court today ordered drastic changes in the police administration to make it more . . .
- Realisation Dawns On Hrw (Pioneer, Hari Om, Sep 22, 2006)
The US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) acknowledged that there is "considerable evidence that Islamabad has provided Kashmiri militants with training, weapons, funds and sanctuary".
- Incubator Of Islamist Terror? (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Sep 22, 2006)
Will the charade of democracy survive in the Islamic Republic of Bangladesh?
- Panic In Bangkok (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 22, 2006)
It is obvious that deposed Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatara did not take adequate precautions before leaving for New York to address the UN General Assembly on September 18.
- Karnataka Congress Leaders Meet Sonia & Antony (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
The top brass of the Karnataka Congress on Thursday met party president Sonia Gandhi.
- Us Threatened To Bomb Pakistan: Musharraf (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 22, 2006)
Says threat came from Armitage
Armitage demanded border posts, bases for US military
White House declines to comment
Musharraf urges joint anti-terror strategy
- Muscular Japan (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 22, 2006)
The election of Shinzo Abe as the new leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (and therefore as the next Prime Minister) was a foregone conclusion. Although he has held only one political office, of chief cabinet . . .
- Thai Junta Bans Political Meetings, New Parties (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Thailand's new ruling junta on Thursday announced a ban on meetings by political parties and barred the establishment of new parties.
- Coalition Dharma In Karnataka (Hindu, PARVATHI MENON, Sep 22, 2006)
What is it that cements the alliance between the Janata Dal (Secular) and the BJP?
- Man In A Hurry (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 22, 2006)
Not many can boast a CV that reads `Chief Minister at age 35.' Yet that is not all there is to Madhu Koda, the newest head of government in Jharkhand and among a handful of independents to reach the high office in any State.
- Admission Strengthens Budapest's Hand (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 22, 2006)
The Gyurcsany Government's admission it has been lying to the people brought shocked Hungarians out on to the streets but are the politicians playing a much longer game?
- Labouring The Wrong End (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 22, 2006)
Make training integral to labour reform
- Military Games (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 22, 2006)
The political crisis in Thailand presents a predicament to democracies, including India. New Delhi has refused to take sides on the bloodless military coup in Thailand.
- U.S. To Hunt For Laden In Pak: Bush (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
The US would not hesitate to send its troops into Pakistan to hunt for Osama bin Laden if there was credible intelligence about his location, US President George W. Bush said in an interview.
- Bjp Flays Mails From Pm’S Advisor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Party spokesman Prakash Javadekar said the report published in an English daily suggested Dr Baru had sent emails to important officials and journalists giving his views on articles written by eminent diplomats and journalists on the Havana accord . . .
- Hudood Laws, Ghamidi’S (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 22, 2006)
Pakistan’s best-known moderate Islamic scholar, Dr Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, has resigned from the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), the constitutional body meant to “advise the legislature [on] whether or not a certain law is repugnant . . .
- Pawar's Third Front Threat Forces Congress To Abandon Ajit Singh (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Sep 22, 2006)
NCP chief Sharad Pawar's move to forge an alternative "secular alliance" in Uttar Pradesh and project Ajit Singh as the next Chief Minister of the State has put a stop to the ongoing efforts by a section of Congress leaders to woo the western UP Jat . . .
- Food Imports Need Not Be Anathema (The Economic Times, Dhanmanjiri Sathe, Sep 22, 2006)
Import of foodgrains brings bad memories to most Indians.
- Thailand In Transition (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 22, 2006)
On the night of September 19, the Thai television channel suddenly started playing the national anthem, and international channels disappeared from the screen. Military vehicles started to appear on the streets.
- Soft Murmurs In Silly Season (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Sep 22, 2006)
Like subterranean eddies barely discernible on the surface of a sluggish stream, the so-called marginal players of Indian politics and their seemingly minor discontents remain largely invisible to the metropolitan eye.
- Thai Junta Begins Clampdown, Detains Pm Aides (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Thailand’s new military rulers said on Thursday that four top members of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s administration had been detained. The regime also assumed the duties of parliament and banned meetings by all political parties.
- Bush, Republicans Forge Terrorism Interrogation Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush bowed to pressure from leading senators in his Republican party on Thursday, revising a bill for interrogating terrorism suspects that critics had said would allow abusive treatment.
- Special Article (Statesman, DIPAK BASU, Sep 22, 2006)
As the reservation system India is based on caste, the government has not been able to improve the lot of the backward or the poor as they may not belong to the castes or tribes entitled to receive aid from the state.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 22, 2006)
Deaths in police firing, widespread violent public protest, disruption of normal life, all these arouse the sentiments upon which politicians thrive (induce?) but which have no place in policy formulation or administrative action.
- Bush, Republicans Agree On Interrogation Guidelines (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Ending a damaging rebellion in the Senate, the White House and senior Republican lawmakers have reached an agreement on the guidelines for interrogation and trial of suspects in the war on terror.
- Cong Conclave To Focus On Agararian Crisis (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
The cooler climes of Nainital are expected to become hot for some Union Ministers and Chief Ministers when a Congress conclave gets underway here tomorrow to focus on the agrarian crisis which saw a spate of farmers' suicides in at least four states.
- Thai Generals Cement Grip (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
Thailand’s ruling generals cemented their grip on power today, as ousted Prime Minister Mr Thaksin Shinawatra said he would take a break from politics and called for national reconciliation.
- Bush Vows To Send Troops After Osama In Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
US President George W. Bush said he would be “absolutely” willing to send American soldiers into Pakistan if he had solid intelligence on the whereabouts of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
- Turmoil In Thailand (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 22, 2006)
There had been 17 military coups in Thailand since its absolute monarchy was abolished in 1932. Number 18 occurred on Tuesday, when soldiers circled the offices of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra with tanks, seized TV stations and declared martial law.
- Inter-Faith Understanding (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 22, 2006)
President Musharraf’s call for a dialogue among faiths comes against a background of some unfortunate developments straining the Muslim-Christian relationship.
- Urban Plight (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
The reprehensible violence during a traders'bandh in the capital on Wednesday symbolises a crisis of governance that is evident in most of our cities.
- Game Of Musical Chairs (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 22, 2006)
The game of political 'musical' chairs continues in Jharkhand as the NDA and Arjun Munda is thrown out and Madhu Kode a independent MLA becomes the Chief Minister as the game of 'numbers' in a coalition structure pushes the state from one disaster to . .
- Pastoral Disquiet (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 22, 2006)
What Pope Benedict XVI dubbed “startling brusqueness” has never been the sole preserve of lesser-known 14th-century Byzantine emperors.
- Bush Plans Hunt If Osama In Pak (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
President George W. Bush said yesterday if he had firm intelligence that Osama bin Laden was in Pakistan, he would issue the order to go into that country after the al Qaida leader.
- Spread The Butter, Not Non-Usable Nukes (Indian Express, JAGAT S. MEHTA, Sep 22, 2006)
If the aftermath of the Bush-Singh agreement on civil nuclear cooperation has been tortuous, with the US Senate set to vote on it today, it may be an apt moment to recall that the original principles behind the Non-Proliferation Treaty were . . .
- Us & Iran Needn’T Be Us & Them (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 22, 2006)
The crucial distinction is in separating the Tehran regime from the people when drawing up the list of sanctions, says the noted dissident in this ‘Letter to America’
- King, Country And The Coup (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Sep 22, 2006)
Remarkably, almost all reports on Thailand’s coup have stressed that though 18th during the last seven decades, it is the first in the 15 years since the country opted for democracy.
- All Things Rotten (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 22, 2006)
It is a Delhi phenomenon, one that is in the news, but symptomatic of the appalling urban planning, norms and regulations across urban India.
- Cong Conclave To Focus On Agrarian Crisis (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
The cooler climes of Nainital are expected to become hot for some Union Ministers and Chief Ministers when a Congress conclave gets underway in Nainital on Saturday to focus on the agrarian crisis which saw a spate of farmers' suicides in at least . . .
- Koda’S Troubles (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 22, 2006)
Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda has won the confidence vote.
- Reverse Action (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 22, 2006)
Something had been rotting away in Thailand for a while. So, weeks before the nation was to let its will be known for a second time in a year, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, who heads the army, decided to set things right by seizing power in a . . .
- Break The Chain (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 22, 2006)
A country in which implementing the rule of law unleashes violence on the streets is in a very sorry state indeed.
- Us Troops Can Enter Pak, Says Bush (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 22, 2006)
President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that he would order US troops into Pakistan to hunt Osama bin Laden if he had actionable intelligence that the Al-Qaida leader was hiding there.
- Political Promiscuity (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 22, 2006)
On Monday the Madhu Koda ministry of Jharkhand — the third in less than two years, and the fifth in the six years since the state’s formation — was sworn in.
- Manuel: Fuel For Debate (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 22, 2006)
The row between the Vatican and Muslims rumbles on because Pope Benedict XVI has refused to apologise for denigrating Islam by saying it is a violent faith.
- The Conscientious Carnivores (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 22, 2006)
It is said that since every good movement needs a motto, what about: Eat the farm.
- Iran Is Playing For Time, Says Bush (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2006)
U.S. President declines to specify timeline
- Congress Chief Ministers Conclave From Tomorrow (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Sep 22, 2006)
To discuss crisis in agriculture sector and internal security
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