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Articles 6621 through 6720 of 26693:
- Tigers Seen Admitting Rajiv’S Killing; India Unmoved (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
New Delhi says LTTE wants to dilute India’s opposition towards the group
- Parliament To Get Further Spineless (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 29, 2006)
It appears that the Government is willing to give positive response to a demand of the MMA (in fact JUI-F) for abolition of the graduation condition for election as Member of the Assemblies and Senate.
- Baseless Accusations (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
One feels frustrated when senior political leaders make wild and senseless accusations against another political party without providing any reasonable proof.
- The Demise Of Objectivity (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
The fag end of the twentieth century saw freedom of the press run on a fail-safe line in many first world countries.
- Restriction On Coverage (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
According to several recent reports, the government is displeased at the media being allowed into hearings of various standing committees of the National Assembly and the Senate and is considering prohibiting journalists from attending their proceedings.
- American General Warns Of Threats To Afghani (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
Terrorism, drug-trafficking and corruption could threaten the viability of Afghanistan, the top US commander there said on Wednesday, warning that the Taliban is mounting larger and more effective attacks.
- Rice's Advice (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in clear breach of protocol during her brief visit to Pakistan. On her way for talks with President Musharraf, she told a press conference that President Pervez Musharraf should hold "democratic, free and . . .
- What People Want (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 28, 2006)
August, the CPM central committee decided in its Hyderabad meeting recently, is going to be a month of a “national political campaign”.
- Kashmir’S Iron Maidens (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jun 28, 2006)
Long before the sex scandal in Jammu and Kashmir erupted in angry street demonstrations in the Valley, the minister of health in the Mufti . . .
- Running On Empty (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 28, 2006)
With the Indo-US nuclear deal entering the final lap, it would be interesting to second-guess the BJP’s take on it.
- How To Choose Governors With Spine (Indian Express, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jun 28, 2006)
We in India, true to the humanist tryst with our Republic, elect our legislators and our ministers who form the Cabinet, which makes final decisions to rule the state.
- General View From Us Changing (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jun 28, 2006)
Pakistan's military regime might take comfort in the Bush administration’s support for reinstating the $ 300 million in U.S.
- Some Cong-Bashing For The Record (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 28, 2006)
Talking of the pre-1977 period, Karat writes: “The Communist Party’s first government in Kerala, headed by E M S Namboodiripad, was ousted in 21 months. Article 356 of the constitution was used for the first time by the then Nehru government . . .
- Mittal And Beyond (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 28, 2006)
After months of wrangling, Lakshmi Mittal bagged Arcelor for $33 billion, or nearly double the price he was willing to pay five months ago.
- Religious Fanaticism (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 28, 2006)
The recent list of those released from the US security prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, holding Al Qaida suspects, indicated Muslims of different nationalities. Interestingly India, home to the world's second largest Muslim population, did not . . .
- Vs: No Clout, And An Identity Crisis (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jun 28, 2006)
It's a question that would beg for an answer soon in Kerala:
- Jp’S Kashmir Policy (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Jun 28, 2006)
Out of all leading personalities of the country, Jayaprakash Narayan paid maximum attention to the Kashmir problem.
- Make Wheat An Essential Commodity (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 28, 2006)
Monday’s assassination of a top Sri Lankan General by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is confirmation, if it were needed, that the separatist rebels . . .
- Entering A Golden Age Of Philanthropy (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Jun 28, 2006)
America has had many legendary philanthropists like Andrew Carnegie, but they have been eclipsed by the man whose knack for spotting a good investment has made him the second richest individual in the world.
- Women In Uniform (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 28, 2006)
Indian history is full of heroic tales of women warriors. Even today there was no dearth of such brave and chivalrous women who had excelled in the field of sports, adventure, mountaineering, flying and many other fields.
- Poll Sops (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 28, 2006)
No tears are going to be shed at the much-delayed burial of octroi in Punjab.
- Regime Change In Mogadishu (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 28, 2006)
Apologists for the pre-eminent global superpower frequently complain that the object of their allegiance all too often attracts unfavourable publicity even when it does a good deed.
- Peace Process Loses Steam (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Jun 28, 2006)
Domestic compulsions appear to restrain Manmohan Singh and Pervez Musharraf from taking bold initiatives
- Rajiv Assassination ‘A Monumental Tragedy’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The Indian Government reacted quickly, saying that there was no question of forgiving the LTTE for Gandhi’s killing and ruling out playing a direct role in Sri Lanka’s now faltering peace process.
- Brewing Crisis (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 28, 2006)
Taliban is once again rising in Afghanistan
- Rough Rides On Oil Price Hikes (Deccan Herald, Bhamy V Shenoy And A Madhavan, Jun 28, 2006)
Reduction in petrol and diesel costs doesn’t actually benefit the poor
- Somali Militants Seize Checkpoints, Demand S (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Somali Islamists seized more territory near Mogadishu overnight, witnesses said on Tuesday, as their Islamist leader said he was would negotiate with the government but it must accept Islamic law.
- Morocco's Veiled Feminists (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 28, 2006)
It is often assumed that modern feminism has no place in societies under-going a religious revival, particularly in the Islamic world.
- U.S. Underestimates Ahmadinejad At Its Peril (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 28, 2006)
It ignores the forces that brought him to power and his political skills.
- Crisis Of Governance Feeding Naxalism, Says Ved Marwah (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
More than the lack of development, Naxalism is thriving due to a “crisis of governance’’ where the political will to tackle the menace is “lacking’’, feel experts. According to them, the oft-given excuse of underdevelopment to explain the reason . . .
- Bjp Against Pension For Emergency Detenus (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
But it welcomes honouring them as fighters for democracy
Deoras rejected dole idea even in 1977 No soft line towards Mulayam: Javadekar
- Transatlantic Tensions (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 28, 2006)
The European Union's relations with America continue to be a source of perennial concern for US President Bush and his cohort.
- Sifting Fact From Fiction (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 28, 2006)
There is much to disagree with on what Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said in Islamabad on Monday in his address to an envoys' conference at the Foreign Office.
- Probe Ordered Into Forest Department Scam (Hindu, G. Satyamurty , Jun 28, 2006)
Unaccounted timber worth over Rs 30 lakh legalised by unauthorised permits
Ranger suspended
Conservator's order ignored
- Supreme Court Stays Hearing Of Dubey's Transfer Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
`High Court will have primacy in the transfer of judicial officers'
The whole problem started because of letters
Governor could have invited the Chief Justice and sorted out the issue
- Sc Notices On Petition Challenging J&k Hc Order (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The Supreme Court today issued notices on a petition challenging the J&K High Court order banning plying of vehicles which are 15 years old.
- Isle Of Terror (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 28, 2006)
Monday’s assassination of a top Sri Lankan General by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is confirmation, if it were needed, that the separatist rebels are determined to revive military confrontation.
- Bsp To Go It Alone In U.P., Uttaranchal, Punjab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
`Party to back any Bill that gives reservation to poor'
- Trs Out Of Favour In Separate Telangana Movement's Citadel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
No one in village ready to contest on party ticket
Village consists of 5,000 people
TRS swept the entire mandal in 2001 elections
`People angry with KCR's negligence, convenient politics of leaders'
- Is It Ok...To Use A Cell Phone? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 28, 2006)
In just two years the number of people using cell phones across the globe has increased from one to two billion.
Among the concerns are constant exposure to the electromagnetic fields generated by cell phones and their base stations
- V.P. Singh — The Man And His Politics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 28, 2006)
At 75, Vishwanath Pratap Singh — frail from battling disease and with a demonstrated disinclination for . . .
- No Role In Deaths, Says Ex-Nepal Minister (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jun 28, 2006)
The High Level Probe Commission investigating state excesses during people's movement interrogated three Ministers in King Gyanendra's government on Tuesday.
- Congress Panel Moves On U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jun 28, 2006)
A key committee on Tuesday took the first step toward approval by the U.S. Congress of a nuclear cooperation deal with India that lawmakers said would promote historic new ties between the two democracies.
- A Mirror Up To... (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 28, 2006)
Parting thoughts of a Vice-Chancellor
The President, as the university’s Visitor, is said to be concerned over the legacy of Tagore and the need to revive the glory that was Visva-Bharati.
- Travesty In Pok (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 28, 2006)
Whenever election is held in India's Jammu & Kashmir under the Constitution of the country, New Delhi goes overboard, needlessly so, to assure meddlesome foreign governments of the credibility of the exercise.
- Prachanda Power Vs People's Power (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jun 28, 2006)
Peace processes have their own dynamics and longevity. The one playing out in Nepal is surely unique:
- Dark Clouds On India's Horizon (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Jun 28, 2006)
Nation states do not disintegrate overnight. It takes years, decades or even centuries before the actual demise or the decay to set in, with predators first nibbling away at the periphery.
- Rs. 400 Crore Farm Loans Waived In Villupuram District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Ponmudi issues "no due certificates" to farmers
- Nitish Kumar Asks Ministers, Legislators To Behave (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Appeal follows incidents of misconduct by MLAs, Ministers
Raises possibility of `counselling' for NDA legislators
Says Chapra incident will not drive a wedge between his party and BJP
- Bush Lobbies For N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
US President George W Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns met several Congressmen and Senators yesterday in a last-minute lobbying . . .
- Blinking On Iran (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 28, 2006)
No US Government since 1979 has had a serious political strategy regarding Tehran and the Bush Administration is no different, says Richard Perle.
- U.K. Muslims Want Police Chief To Quit, Says Poll (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 28, 2006)
A majority of Britain's Muslim community has lost confidence in the country's police chief Ian Blair for his handling of the anti-terror campaign and wants him to quit, according to a Guardian/ICM poll.
- Compassion, Source Of Happiness (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Jun 28, 2006)
Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis movement, once advised his analysts to “model themselves during treatment on the surgeon, who puts aside all his feelings, even his human sympathy”.
- It's Showtime! (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 28, 2006)
It was only a matter of time before the technology evolved for video content — notably in the form of films and commercial television — to become available over the Internet.
- Form Without Substance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz was stressing the obvious when he said that Pakistan had all the essential elements of democracy.
- 10,000 More Troops To Guard Afghan Border (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Jun 28, 2006)
Rice in Pakistan on anti-Taliban mission
* Calls Karzai ‘extraordinary leader’, Musharraf a ‘moderate force’ in Muslim world
* Says increased Taliban activity not ‘political resurgence’
- A Journey To Nowhere (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 28, 2006)
If the number of buses started between India and Pakistan were to be the criterion, the relationship would have been normal. The fact is that the
- The Twin Crises (News International, M B NAQVI, Jun 28, 2006)
The writer is a veteran journalist and freelance columnist.
The Musharraf regime is facing a serious crisis. It has to organise the two elections between October 2007 to February 2008: one national general election and another to the office of the pre
- Rebel Congress Candidate Axed To Death (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Mob goes on rampage and torches properties of three accused persons
- ‘Bmic Work To Begin From Mysore End Next Week’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
NICE Managing Director Ashok Kheny on Monday forecast that investments will flow into the State once the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project is completed.
- Mulayam Announces Sops For Emergency Detenus (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Alleges coercive measures by the UPA Government against SP workers
- Bjp Charges V.P. Singh With Double Standards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
"His shifting stand well documented; we don't need his certificate"
Why is he silent on Volcker, Quattrocchi, Scorpene?
BJP worried about its prospects in U.P.
- Pakistan’S Dilemma (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Jun 27, 2006)
Musharraf, unlike Zia-ul-Haque is not serious about religious nationalism
- Democracy’S Basic Elements Exist: Pm (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan has all the essential elements of democracy.
- The Miracle That Was Helen Keller (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, Jun 27, 2006)
Few men and women in history have proved that wisdom and human will can transcend the most hopeless of limitations.
- Stay Declined On Mlas' Disqualification (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
``Lists application before a larger Bench''
Speaker granted 10 days to file his response
5 MLAs disqualified after they violated the LBD whip
- Bush, India Hope For Hurdle-Free Run (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 27, 2006)
Confident of winning a crucial vote tomorrow in the House International Relations Committee, the Bush administration is now seeking widest possible support for “marking up” the bill on nuclear cooperation with India.
- Oil Pipeline Comes With A Host Of Advantages (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
One of the major benefits is its potential to prevent adulteration
Another pipeline from Chennai to Bangalore, says IOC chairman
Oil company plans to modernise LPG import facility at Ennore
- Us Congress Expected To Clear Indian N-Deal In First Vote (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
US lawmakers are expected to give conditional backing this week to a US civilian nuclear deal with India in the first congressional vote on the controversial agreement since it was first adopted nearly a year ago.
- New Flare-Up In Gaza (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 27, 2006)
MoreE Palestinian civilians are likely to be killed since Tel Aviv has vowed to step up attacks on Gaza following two Israeli soldiers’ death in a Palestinian militants’ raid on Sunday.
- Headed For A Taliban State (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
The word "politician" is synonymous these days with everything that is wrong, corrupt and incorrigible.
- Congress Softens Stand Towards Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
CPI (M)-TDP tie-up, just an electoral understanding, no ideological wedding "The comments of the CPI (M) State secretary B. V. Raghavulu against the ruling party shall be taken in the right spirit." says K. Rosaiah
- We’Re Buying, Can We Sell? (Indian Express, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Jun 27, 2006)
Twelve years ago I passed by a tiny Belgian mountainside town called Huy to write about an Indian steel success story.
- The Sez We Really Need (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 27, 2006)
The unbelievably high cut-offs for admission to colleges in Delhi University and the lakhs of disappointed students who have failed to get into engineering or medical colleges indicate the acute shortage of quality education in the country.
- Sugar Daddy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 27, 2006)
Mulayam can still go to UP voters with a governance card. Western UP holds the key
V.P. Singh may have cut the cake. But Mulayam Singh Yadav can still have it. The UP chief minister, however, would have to ensure his reelection strategy is not . .
- Animals, Agriculture, And City Planning (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jun 27, 2006)
Providing multipurpose farmland within urban areas could help alleviate poverty besides improving the aesthetics of our cities.
- Poll Materials And Ballot Boxes Despatched To Polling Stations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
District Election Officer supervises arrangements at distribution centre
- Congress Weary Of Contesting Mcd By-Election (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 27, 2006)
BJP upbeat, Third Front in active mode
BJP feels this could well lay the foundation for its return to power in the Capital
DPCC president wants the Chief Minister to decide on the candidate
- Probe Bmic Project: Mahima Patel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The Janata Dal (Secular) MLA has demanded an inquiry by the CBI
Statements
Various factors influenced selection of legislators for ministerial berths
M.P. Prakash should not have joined the Cabinet
- Kumaraswamy's Singapore Trip Inappropriate, Declares Kharge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Says Chief Minister should not miss legislature session
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