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Articles 7021 through 7120 of 26693:
- Training Swayamsevaks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
No membership rolls are kept by the RSS and insiders often complain of dwindling attendance at the “shakhas”.
- Central Asia - A Cockpit Of Conflict (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Jun 22, 2006)
The three day meeting of the heads of the states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) beginning June 15 is significant as the member countries - China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajiskistan and Uzbekistan - try to hammer out a . . .
- Correction Of Exuberance (Business Standard, Arvind Singhal, Jun 22, 2006)
The stock market gyration of the recent weeks has brought an interesting word “correction” to the fore.
- Mlas File Reply On `Office Of Profit' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The common reply says that the offices held by them are not offices of profit
Demand proceedings against them should be terminated without any further delay
The EC would now look into the whole issue before passing any judgment
- Will The General Retreat? (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 22, 2006)
With Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif making common cause in opposing Pervez Musharraf, democracy is back in reckoning in Pakistan------- Will democracy return to Pakistan?
- Ril To Invest Rs. 4,000 Crore In West Bengal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Sites identified for agro-business retail chain, project to cover all districts: Buddhadeb
Agro-retail chain to be set up across the State
Natural gas to be brought from Andhra Pradesh for industrial purposes
- Kumaraswamy Expands Ministry, Leaves Four Slots To Be Filled (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Four ministers each inducted from the Janata Dal (S) and the BJP
Seven new ministers get Cabinet rank
Vacancies to be filled soon
The Ministry was expanded for the first time on February 17
- Pay Homage To Catalonia (Hindu, Simon Jenkins, Jun 22, 2006)
The vote for devolution in Spain reveals a mature attitude to democracy.
- Review Policy Against Terror (Pioneer, Hari Om, Jun 22, 2006)
Despite the seditious preachings of Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq - and his ilk - he roams about freely.
- Understanding The Fundamentals (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Jun 22, 2006)
Defining the fundamentals before action holds the key to success of any venture, be it national or corporate, writes Vinayshil Gautam
- Alarm Over Afghan ‘Guidelines’ For Journalists (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The document bars intervals of Taliban Leaders and criticism of foreign troops
* Media guidelines are not officially stamped; they are thought to be derived by intelligence service
- Sleazy Corridors Of Power (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 22, 2006)
Congress must introspect as the accused in the sex scandal in Kashmir have links with top party leaders, says Anuradha Dutt
- America Is Changing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 22, 2006)
The second Bush Administration is far more diplomatic, consultative and conciliatory. Alec Russell reports from Washington.
- Thank God For Arab Investment! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz inaugurated the Pak-Kuwait Investment Conference in Islamabad Tuesday and invited “all investors in the world to take full advantage of liberal economic and investment-friendly . . .
- Solving The Tax Muddle Is Key (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 22, 2006)
The conventional wisdom was that the Chinese SEZ model could not be replicated in a democracy like India.
- Opposition’S Decision (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 22, 2006)
There is considerable food for thought for the military-led government in the decision announced by the opposition on Tuesday to launch a mass movement against it.
- Us Congress Moving Towards Action On Us-India Deal (Daily Times, Carol Giacomo, Jun 22, 2006)
Arms control experts have launched assault against the deal, saying it violates US obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
- Congress Yet To Release Candidates' List (Hindu, S.Nadarajan, Jun 22, 2006)
DMK, PMK, CPI have all announced their candidates
Civic polls are being held in Pondicherry after 38 years
- Palestine In Crisis (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
Palestine is embroiled in a very serious and most dangerous crisis since its people rightly or wrongly elected the radical party Hamas ousting Fatah for the first time since the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) set foot on the Israeli . . .
- Terrorism And Civil Liberties (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
The recent arrest of 17 people accused of planning terrorist attacks on Canadian soil has had profound effects on human rights and civil liberties in that country.
- Us Seeks Early Iran Response: Reply To N-Offer By Aug 22: Tehran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday Iran was taking too long to respond to an offer of incentives to halt nuclear work, and urged it to reply within weeks.
- Us-India N-Deal Unlikely To Be Approved This Year: Mccain (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
An influential lawmaker has said that the US Congress is unlikely to approve the India-US civilian nuclear deal this year.
- Ec’S Profit Notice To Cpm Duo (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The Election Commission has asked two CPM MPs to reply by July 7 to notices issued following a Trinamul Congress petition accusing them of holding offices of profit.
- Cpm Exhorts People To Fight (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
A day after Maoist guerrillas shot dead two CPM leaders at Chandpur village in Bengal’s Nadia district, the local leadership asked villagers to arrange for self-defence without relying “too much on police”.
- Not The Best (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
In an ideal world, sports and politics should be kept separate. But in India, this is emphatically not the case.
- India Is The Un-China: Time (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
A "breathtaking shift" in US policy towards India - declaring it a strategic partner and offering it a bilateral deal to share nuclear knowhow - can be explained, according to Time magazine, simply by one phrase: India is the un-China.
- Kashmir Solution Still A Long Way Off, Says Us Crisis Group (Tribune, Priscilla Huff, Jun 21, 2006)
The Washington-based International Crisis Group (ICG) feels that a full and final solution to the decades-long dispute over Kashmir between India and Pakistan is a long way off, but suggests that small progress has been made with the introduction . . .
- A Charlatan As Jihad's Butcher (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Jun 21, 2006)
The grimmest of situations has its lighter side that can raise a laugh or two. So it was with the slaying of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi by American forces on June 7.
- Journey Gone Wrong (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 21, 2006)
When Bangladesh was liberated with generous Indian help, it was a beacon of secularism; today, it's a hotbed of hate and intolerance
- Chaining Freedom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2006)
The Rajasthan Freedom of Religion Bill, 2006, is a supreme example of inexactitude. While it purports to strengthen the freedom of religion, it actually seeks to curtail it.
- Left In A State Of Transition (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
Communists have accepted parliamentary system after much brainstorming. Today they face another challenge, of liberalisation, says Basab Dasgupta.
- Congress Rules Out Leadership Change In Up (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
If Uttar Pradesh's power-starved Congressmen had hoped their party president Sonia Gandhi would allow son Rahul to lead them in the crucial State assembly elections next year, they are in for a big disappointment.
- Police Grill Senior Apollo Doctors In Mahajan Case (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Delhi police today grilled senior doctors of Apollo hospital for nearly nine hours in connection with the high-profile Rahul Mahajan drug abuse case and it was all set to question the hospital top brass tomorrow.
- Price Of Reforms (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA government's consistent violation of the Common Minimum Programme attracts a stiff warning from the Left parties.
- Socialism Without Marx (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
In order to see why Blairite Labour has been such a hit, it is necessary to understand the attraction of socialism-without-Marx, says Janet Daley.
- Learning To Fit In (Times of India, Krishna Kumar, Jun 21, 2006)
For two hours after the interviews were over, college authorities persuaded experts to select another candidate. They were dismayed by the obvious choice because he was visually challenged.
- Half Realisation (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 21, 2006)
There appears to be dispassionate rethinking in Pakistan on many fronts. Not very long ago some of the neighbouring country's retired army and air force officers had made bold disclosures about myopic vision of their rulers.
- Kashmir Sex Racket: Lawyers Refuse To Plead Case (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Two former ministers, including Congress MLA Ghulam Ahmed Mir, were arrested by the CBI here today for their alleged involvement in the Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal.
- 2 Former Ministers Arrested (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Two former ministers, including Congress MLA Ghulam Ahmed Mir, were arrested by the CBI here today for their alleged involvement in the Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal.
- U.S. Congress Moving Toward Action On U.S.-India Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jun 21, 2006)
The U.S. Congress, under Bush administration pressure, is preparing to take initial action on a controversial U.S.-India nuclear agreement which critics say violates Washington's international obligations.
- Biotech Brinjal (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar had a rather unusual bunch of visitors last week - Greenpeace protesters dressed up as sheep and cattle, who camped outside his office.
- Tharoor Says He Won’T Be An Indian Agent, If Elected (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jun 21, 2006)
Mr Shashi Tharoor, India’s nominee for the next United Nations Secretary General, tonight rubbished speculations of his becoming an Indian “agent” in case he was to get elected to the UN top job.
- Setting Prices Alight (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jun 21, 2006)
The sharp increase in petroleum product prices is unnecessary and threatens to stoke inflation.
- Govt Allocates Rs 37 Cr For Itis In J&k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The Union Labour Ministry has allocated Rs 37 crore during the Tenth Plan to set up new Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) and upgrade the existing ones in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Naxal Tit For Islamic Tat: Sena (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Marking the 40th anniversary of Shiv Sena, its chief Mr Bal Thackeray last night said he was ready to seek cooperation of Naxalites to fight Islamic terrorism in the country.
- Plain English Vs Mumbo Jumbo? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 21, 2006)
The task now is to enact monetary responsibility legislation, which shifts from the RBI Act of 1934 to the ideas of the Bank of England law of 1998.
- Reliance, Tata Vie For Biggest Bandwidth Deal (Business Standard, Rajesh S Kurup, Jun 21, 2006)
The race between Reliance and the Tata group for supremacy on the global telecom turf has started once again, with the two companies bidding for German telecom major Deutsche Telekom AG’s bandwidth contract — the biggest such order till date.
- Ultra Mega Projects May Not Be A Powerful Idea (Business Line, S. Padmanabhan , Jun 21, 2006)
Large power projects may be good politics but raise serious questions of viability — economic and ecology. Instead, a more realistic development model would be to build small power plants distributed evenly across the country so that . . .
- A Promise And Pressures (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The Public Distribution System (PDS) in Tamil Nadu has a long and chequered history.
- Spare A Thought For The Urban Poor (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 21, 2006)
The World Urban Forum that got underway in Vancouver on Monday comes at a time when the world is on the brink of historic demographic changes.
- Targetting Migrant Workers (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 21, 2006)
Sixteen agricultural workers of Nepali origin are the latest victims of terror.
- Third Front Protagonists Hopeful Of Settling Differences (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Jun 21, 2006)
The protagonists of the proposed third front are hopeful that the minor differences between CPI and CPI (M) may not be an impediment in formation of the non-BJP, non-Congress alternative at the national level .
- 'Cong Unlikely To Approve Indo-Us Nuke Deal This Year' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
An influential lawmaker has said the US Congress was unlikely to give its seal of approval to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal this year.
- Three-Handed Cut-Throat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
Congress, BJP And Left Hold Cards Close To Chests!
- Anglican Church Gets Liberal Female Head (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
Katharine Jefferts Schori was ordained just 12 years before she was elected as the first female leader primate and presiding bishop of the US branch of the Anglican church.
- Nepal Accord (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
To assume that Nepal’s Seven Party Alliance-Maoist accord on the dissolution of parliament, formation of an interim government (rebels included) and holding elections to the constituent assembly in May next year will usher in an era of peace and . . .
- Poll Says Hillary Can’T Win Next Polls (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Nearly half of the respondents of a US poll have said they will not vote in favour of senator Mrs Hillary Rodham Clinton in the next Presidential elections.
- The False Credo Of Narcissism (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Jun 21, 2006)
In his book Psychology as Religion:
- Musharraf Again Rules Out Foreign Access To Dr Khan (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jun 21, 2006)
Amid controversies and renewed demands by international community for fresh probe into A.Q Khan issue, President General Pervez Musharraf has once again dismissed such demands saying that Pakistan’s own investigators are competent and far better . . .
- Reality Dawns (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 21, 2006)
After gaining nearly 1,200 points from its low in three trading sessions till Monday, the markets saw some selling on Tuesday as the Sensex fell 175 points.
- The Point Of No Return (Indian Express, Aasha Khosa, Jun 21, 2006)
Lieutenant Sushmita Chakarborty’s suicide at Udhampur takes me back to this quaint town where my friend Lieutenant Colonel SSS
- Turkey’S Eu Prospects (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 21, 2006)
Given the tough way in which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan talked the other day on the Cyprus question, the prospects of Turkey’s membership of the European Union do not seem very bright.
- Iraq: Some Damning Statistics (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 21, 2006)
Within a couple of days of George W. Bush’s return from his extraordinarily surreptitious foray into Baghdad’s green zone, his nation’s self-proclaimed newspaper of record, The New York Times, had a bit of bad news for the president.
- N-Deal Approval Unlikely This Year’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
An influential lawmaker has said the US Congress is unlikely to give its seal of approval to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal this year.
- Who Are The Poor? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 21, 2006)
The author is secretary general, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi
- Bjp For Immediate Rollback Of Hike In Petro Price (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Traffic on the busy Khairatabad-Raj Bhavan stretch goes haywire
Dattatreya urges Left parties to withdraw support to the UPA Government
Bangaru Laxman suggests rationalisation of sales, other taxes
- Senior Apollo Doctors Questioned By Police (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Police today questioned three senior doctors of the Apollo Hospital, including its medical director, in connection with the alleged fudging of medical reports of Rahul Mahajan when he was admitted there early this month with symptoms of drug overdose.
- Hidden 'Enemies' (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 21, 2006)
It is seldom that two events take place almost simultaneously pointing to hidden wars and enemies plaguing the social order at large.
- Sex Scandal Cuffs On Ex-Ministers (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
“I am going for a morning walk,” Ghulam Ahmed Mir told the staff at Jammu and Kashmir House as he was led away by CBI officials after his arrest in the sex scandal that has rocked the Valley.
- This Tail Wags The Dog (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jun 21, 2006)
The Israel lobby selectively pumps in funds to distort US elections
- In A State Of Neglect (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 21, 2006)
For those who have heard of but not seen the National library, the sheer grandeur and beauty of the building is bound to invoke a sense of awe.
- Court Quashes Poll Notification For Local Bodies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
In a judgement with far-reaching Constitutional and political consequences, Justice P. S. Narayana of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday quashed the notification for the ongoing panchayat raj elections on June 10 after declaring that there was . . .
- Njp To Support Congress, Dmk In Civic Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Backs DPA `in the interests of development'
Congress, DMK turn down party's demand to contest seats
Party opposes demand for Union Territory status for Karaikal
- Will An Indian Be The Next U.N. Chief? (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jun 21, 2006)
In nominating Shashi Tharoor as its candidate for the top U.N. job, India is taking a gamble. The payoff in terms of international visibility is potentially high while the cost of defeat is low, but only if the game is played properly.
- The Election Procedure (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 21, 2006)
Under the Wisnumurti Guidelines — which built upon a transparent procedure first put in place in 1991 by Chinmaya R. Gharekhan when as India's Permanent Representative to the U.N. and President of the . . .
- Saying It With Flowers (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 20, 2006)
A prelude to a forthcoming marriage has begun. The new political soap opera is preparing the stage for the curtain to rise before act 1, scene 1. Prakash Karat visited Mulayam Singh with a bunch of flowers.
- Lessons In Diplomacy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 20, 2006)
Despite events in Nepal and Sri Lanka moving in two very different directions, the situations in India’s two neighbours may serve to reinforce a common lesson for New Delhi.
- The Iraqi Mess (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jun 20, 2006)
US Senator Patrick Moynihan once described the United Nations as the theatre of the absurd.
- Political Affairs (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 20, 2006)
It need not just be in affairs of the heart but also in political matters that opposites attract and likes repel.
- Real Threat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 20, 2006)
A functional relationship between the government and the opposition is a crucial sign of a mature democracy.
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