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Articles 6321 through 6420 of 26693:
- Half-Baked Reforms At Raw (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 05, 2006)
Facing an exodus of key personnel and increasingly vulnerable to penetration, India's external intelligence service is beset by crisis.
- Telugu Desam Party Demands Recounting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Allege that Congress MLA `pressured' returning officer
- Nasa Shuttle Lifts Off Safely (International Herald Tribune, JOHN SCHWARTZ, Jul 05, 2006)
The space shuttle Discovery split a nearly cloudless sky with thunder and fire at 2:38 this afternoon and roared safely into orbit.
- It's Endorsement Of Our Policies, Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Interpreting the verdict in the Zilla Parishad elections as an endorsement of the policies and programmes of his Government, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy thanked people on Tuesday.
- Residents Term Public Hearings By Pollution Control Panel "Farce'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Issue of construction of malls and office complexes near Vasant Kunj
The hearing for each of the seven constructions was taken up separately to dissuade people from coming in and filing their objections'
`The Environmental Impact Assessment . . .
- The Tabloid Syndrome (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Jul 05, 2006)
The world is a complex and intricate place. So how are we to understand even just a piece of it, say, the United States government and its economic policies?
- Green Lost In The Gray (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 05, 2006)
This greenery of the Bangalore Metropolis is made up by the existing thousands of roadside trees planted in the past by our great administrators with so much of wisdom and foresight.
- Kerala’S Buddha Talk: Need Capital From Anyone And From Anywhere (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jul 05, 2006)
Industries Minister vows to dump red rag, cut red tape to woo investors; set up public-private infrastructure firm
- Find A Successor (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 05, 2006)
Venkatachala has raised the bar for his successors
- Afghanistan’S Forgotten Generation (Deccan Herald, Deepali Gaur Singh, Jul 05, 2006)
War ridden An invisible generation of young Afghans many of whom have lost either their father or all male members of the family to a war that refuses to end.
- Consensus Is Key (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 04, 2006)
Petty rivalries hamper execution of welfare projects
- Tigers’ Travails In Sri Lanka (Deccan Herald, S. Gopal , Jul 04, 2006)
Prabhakaran should stand trial in Indian courts for Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination
- Asteroid, Earth In 'Near Miss' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Scientists tracking the path of asteroid 2004 XP14, which is travelling at 17km per second, said they were confident there was no danger of it hitting the planet in the foreseeable future
- Bhajan Lal’S Exit From Cong Linked To ‘Leaked’ Letter (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
“This is not how a veteran like him should behave. He did not even leave scope for any discussion on what he demands by releasing his so-called resignation letter to the media,” AICC sources close to 10, Janpath said.
- Bjp Takes Rti Route To Corner Cong On Chawla (Times of India, Mohua Chatterjee, Jul 04, 2006)
Determined to keep up the pressure on controversial election commissioner Navin Chawla, BJP has written to President A P J Abdul Kalam.
- Rice Pulls Up Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Jul 04, 2006)
With a three-piece allweather suit his trade mark and an affected speech, foreign minister Khursheed Kasuri was at his theatrical best when he challenged Afghanistan to provide him the address of terrorist hideouts in Pakistan in support of their . . .
- ‘Musharraf, Aziz Should Resign By July 31’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif have asked President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to resign by July 31, failing which the 16-party Opposition alliance would begin a process of impeachment against them.
- Nepal Pm In Hospital, To Skip Parliament Address (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Nepal's ailing Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has been hospitalised and would not attend parliament on Tuesday to present the government's annual policy statement, officials and doctors said.
- Sc Refuses To Stay Gujarat Hc Order On Banerjee Panel Report (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today received a shot in the arm with the Supreme Court refusing to stay a Gujarat High Court order restraining the Centre from placing the Justice U.C. Banerjee Committee report on the Godhra train carnage . . .
- Bhajan Lal’S Resignation Accepted (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 04, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accepted Mr Bhajan Lal’s resignation from the presidentship of the Haryana PCC, a move which could intensify the simmering infighting in the state unit.
- The `Office Of Profit' Controversy (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Jul 04, 2006)
Once in a while the Indian politics suddenly gets embroiled in an issue for which none of the stakeholders seems to be fully prepared. The "office of profit" controversy is the latest instance.
- Iraqi Problem Can End Only When Full Sovereignty Returns: Manmohan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 04, 2006)
Situation tragic, I don't have a readymade solution
Spanish Prime Minister wants greater contacts with India
Both countries should work together to curb terrorism: Manmohan
- Indian Democratic Model Can Solve Crisis: Tulf Leader (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
International communities would welcome plan if India presented it
LTTE blamed for increased influx of Sri Lankan refugees into Tamil Nadu
- Denotify Excess Land Acquired For Bmic Project: Deshpande (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
`Order inquiry by Central Bureau of Investigation or judicial probe'
- Rule Of Law And Legal Education (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Jul 04, 2006)
Law schools ought to create greater opportunities for research on issues relating to law and justice that affect Indian society.
- Nepal Maoists Firm On Peace Process, Says Yechury (Hindu, M. Rajeev, Jul 04, 2006)
Talks between interim Government and Maoists will yield result
Maoists, Government fine-tuning proposals that have emerged during talks
Both sides reiterate their commitment to establishing the democratic process
U.N. intervention can give . . .
- New York Times Versus The White House (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 04, 2006)
If a story is in the public interest, doesn't the press have a right to publish?
- Quit Or Face No-Trust Move, Ard Tells Pervez (Tribune, Ashraf Mumtaz, Jul 04, 2006)
The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Sunday demanded resignation of Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz by July 31, “failing which a vote of no-confidence shall be moved against the Musharraf regime”.
- Journey Of An Asm (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 04, 2006)
While glancing through the pages of The Tribune on June 19, I got stuck at the first page of “Chandigarh Tribune” carrying the photograph of the Assistant Station Master candidates waiting for the train for their return journey and found myself . . .
- End Of An Innings (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jul 04, 2006)
The American political vocabulary as well as of daily discourse is loaded with superlatives.
- Triumph At Sabina Park (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 04, 2006)
After agonising years comes a series win to delight Indian cricket fans. The Indians came tantalisingly close in two of the three tests that had gone before.
- Dmdk Wins Karaikal Chairperson's Post (Hindu, S. Nadarajan, Jul 04, 2006)
DPA ahead in the Pondicherry local body elections
Gidla Chandra Rao wins Yanam chairman elections
Congress has annexed nine wards out of 10 in Yanam
Congress candidate is elected as chairman of Mahe
- Vietnam Showcases Political Stability (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jul 04, 2006)
The smooth change in leadership reflects the country's recent track record.
- Earth Has Close Shave With Asteroid (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
An asteroid hurtling through space came within a hair’s breadth — in astronomical terms, at least — of crashing into the earth early today, US scientists said.
- Nepal To Scrap Unified Command (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, Jul 04, 2006)
The Girija Prasad Koirala government today decided to dismantle the Unified Security Command which functioned for about three years under the Nepal Army’s control.
- The Road Ahead (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 04, 2006)
Nepal can ill afford deviation
Nepal hopes to find a solution based on the 12-point letter of understanding the Seven Party Alliance and Maoists signed last . . .
- Make Ec More Transparent (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Jul 04, 2006)
Those who wish to see the emergence of an impartial and independent Election Commission will need to take note of the suggestion made by the outgoing Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Mr BB Tandon in regard to the process of selection and . . .
- Crime-Politics Connection (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
The criminal of yesterday has transformed into the politician of today.
- Quota Gone Mad (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
Doss cares a toss for the PM ---- The free-for-all that the UPA Government has become known for, was apparent yet again when, on Sunday, July 2, a self-anointed social justice convention in Delhi demanded the Manmohan Singh Governnment immediately . . .
- Bhajan Lal Resignation Accepted (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Former chief minister Bhajan Lal is another heavyweight regional satrap who is not in the good books of 10, Janpath. This became clear after Congress chief Sonia Gandhi accepted his resignation from the post of Haryana PCC president with "immediate . . .
- Palestinian Crisis And Pakistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
A duck once walked into a bar and asked: "Got any bread?" The barman said: "No." The duck asked: "Got any bread?" The barman said: "No." The duck again asked: "Got any bread?" The barman responded: "No, we have no bread." When the duck again asked . . .
- Unethical Demand Of Ard, Ji (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 04, 2006)
ARD’s constituent party leaders, meeting in London on Sunday, have demanded resignation of President Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz by July 31 next or face a no confidence vote.
- Assemblies’ Tenure Can Be Extended: Pervaiz (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Monday said parliament had every right to re-elect the president and no one could prevent it from exercising this prerogative.
- Pm For World Efforts To End Poverty (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Underscoring the pivotal role of the United Nations in advancing global development agenda, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Monday said the world today has a rare “collective capacity” to end hunger and poverty and realize the promise of universal . . .
- A Level Playing Field (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
Be it 2007 or 2012, there is no denying the fact that General Pervez Musharraf, like his predecessors, will have to leave and it is meaningless whether his exit is on Ayub's model or in Zia's style.
- India-Us Deal: On Track With Reservations (News International, Nasim Zehra, Jul 04, 2006)
The writer is an Islamabad-based security analyst and adjunct professor at SAIS Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC
- The Eu: The Power Of Weakness (Business Standard, Ajai Shukla, Jul 04, 2006)
Among the elegant architectural delights of Brussels, the glass and steel headquarters of the European Parliament jars the senses.
- Teaching The Teacher (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 04, 2006)
Calcutta High Court passed an order holding the admission of students to the B Ed course for 2005-06 in eight north Bengal colleges as illegal because these colleges had not been recognised by the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE).
- Sonia Wants States’ Info On Price Rise (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
After realising that the Centre may not be able to tackle the price rise effectively, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked AICC general secretaries and those in charge in party-ruled states to give her a ground-level feedback on this issue on . . .
- Indo-Pak Peace: New Process, Old Approach (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital city, is just the right place for Pakistanis, Indians and Kashmiris to meet and discuss Kashmir. It is neutral, friendly, exotic, and one also feels at home when it comes to violence and suicide bombings.
- Death, Destruction In Palestine (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 04, 2006)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ordered the Army to intensify action in the Gaza Strip as his country’s war-planes and gunship helicopters struck at the heart of the Palestinian government on Sunday hitting the Gaza office of Hamas Prime . . .
- Cheney, Cheney, Cheney (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 04, 2006)
This column was written by Art Buchwald from his hospice in Washington, D.C., where he is undergoing care. Buchwald has resumed writing his regular column.
- Islam In Britain (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
In the anguished weeks of debate and foreboding that followed the London bombings last July, dire predictions were made.
- The Only State Muslims Have Embraced Is Denial (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
British Muslims must share responsibility for confronting and destroying the cancer in their midst. Both Muslims (56 per cent) and non-Muslims (49 per cent) feel that the Government is not doing enough to combat extremism in the Muslim community.
- Community Divided On Terrorism And Security (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
million-strong Muslim community is deeply divided over issues of security, terrorism and national pride, an opinion poll for The Times and ITV News has found.
- Geelani To Boycott Jamait Poll (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
The rift between the hardliners and the moderates in the Jamait-e-Islami has widened with Syed Ali Shah Geelani directing his supporters in the Jamait and Tehrik Hurriyat Conference to boycott the election at the district level being held by the Jamaat.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal & Its Dark Shadows (Pakistan Observer, Rizwan Ghani, Jul 03, 2006)
Within 24 hours of US Foreign Relations Committee’s backing for the deal which now awaits voting from full Senate and House of Representatives, reportedly Indian PM had to dash to Maharashtra to have firsthand view of debt crisis that has resulted . . .
- Farewell To Arms (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 03, 2006)
Arms and democracy do not go together. An end to the cult of arms is, therefore, the first prerequisite for a political settlement in Nepal.
- Grin And Bear It (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jul 03, 2006)
On July 1, the Russian rouble will become a fully convertible currency, traded under the same rules as dollars, euros, pounds and the yen.
- Us Spoke In Nepal Peace: Maoists (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
The US is undermining Nepal’s peace process by warning it could cut aid if Maoist guerrillas join an interim government without giving up their weapons first, the rebels’ chief said.
- Pak Cry For Pervez Stepdown (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
About 50 politicians from Pakistan’s largest Islamic political party are ready to resign to force President Pervez Musharraf to step down, an official said today, as dozens of party supporters staged a noisy rally in the capital.
- Upa Will Fall This Session, Says Maya (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday predicted a fall of the UPA government over the price rise and office of profit issues in the Monsoon Session of Parliament.
- Coal Barrier To Nuclear Plants Falls (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Jul 03, 2006)
Changes in nuclear economics have fuelled a search for virgin sites for nuclear power plants across India and demolished a decades-old perception that nuclear plants are not viable near coal deposits.
- Sonia, Rahul To Address Congress Meetings In Up (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
With an eye on the forthcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Congress is planning to organise several public meetings in the state to be addressed by party President Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi and has prepared a film and a . . .
- Congo's Jungle Terrorists Disband (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
One of Africa's most-feared militias has crumbled and now faces the wrath of the population it terrorised. The mayi-mayi, warrior-mystics who have ravaged the Democratic Republic of Congo for 10 years, are surrendering in droves.
- The Uses Of Rhetoric (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 03, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Congress Cms To Meet On July 5 (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
A meeting of chief ministers of the Congress-ruled states will be held here on July 5 to deliberate on ways and means to check the price line.
- Like A Totally Blossomed Flower (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Jul 03, 2006)
Only a healthy bud can blossom. In the same way, only a healthy being can succeed.
- Method In A Mad Plan (OutLook, Abhijit Sen, Jul 03, 2006)
An extremely readable book, flouting cardinal ideas, offering a concrete plan that most economic commentators would dub crazy.
- Win-Win Nuclear Deal (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Jul 03, 2006)
It is futile to look for explanations from prophets of gloom who predicted that the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement would fail to overcome US legislative hurdles.
- Cong For Special Session Of Up Assembly (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
The Congress has requested for a special session of the Vidhan Sabha to demand an answer from the Samajwadi Party for honouring RSS persons actively involved in the Babri Masjid demolition movement.
- Arun Nehru Sets Record Straight (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Jul 03, 2006)
Rajiv (Gandhi) and I worked out a plan to tie down 10 opposition bigwigs by fielding candidates enjoying strong support in 1984; Amitabh (Bachchan) was part of that plan," recalls Arun Nehru, the late Rajiv Gandhi's second cousin and one-time close . . .
- Cong Film To Counter Sp Paean To Mulayam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Even as the ruling Samajwadi Party is busy singing ditties extolling the achievements of Chief Minister Mulayam Singh, the Congress state unit is getting ready to lay bare the “ground reality” through a film.
- Power Passes To Next Generation Of Myanmar Generals In Major Reshuffle (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Myanmar's military rulers have begun a massive shake-up with eight deputy ministers and a Supreme Court judge already relieved of their posts.
- Sonia Meets Cong-State Cms Over Price Hike On Wednesday (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Worried about the UPA-ruled Central Government's inability to contain rising prices, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has convened a meeting of the Chief Ministers of party-ruled States here on July 5.
- Palestinian Officials To Be Prosecuted: Peres (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said on Sunday that his country would prosecute Palestinian government officials captured in connection with the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier.
- Decision On Bhajan’S Resignation Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
The Congress high command appears to be inclined to accept the resignation of Haryana PCC President Bhajan Lal, who put in his papers yesterday making a scathing attack on the leadership over the “pathetic condition” of the state of affairs in the state.
- Ard Asks Aziz, Musharraf To Quit By July 31: No-Trust Motion Planned; Benazir, Nawaz To Return Before Polls (Dawn, Ashraf Mumtaz, Jul 03, 2006)
The Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Sunday demanded resignation of Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz by July 31, “failing which a vote of no-confidence shall be moved against the Musharraf regime”.
- Assemblies To Re-Elect Musharraf: Pervaiz (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi reiterated on Sunday that sitting assemblies would elect President Gen Pervez Musharraf as ‘president-in-uniform’ for the next term.
- Mani Shankar Aiyer Outlines Strategy For Empowerment Of . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Asks States to undertake "activity mapping" at village, mandal and district level
'The activity mapping should be accompanied by devolution of finances'
Focus on efforts to clearly delineate the functions and responsibilities at three levels . . .
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