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Articles 7721 through 7820 of 26693:
- Indonesia: Quake And Politics (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jun 09, 2006)
Indonesia has hardly gone off the international community's natural disaster monitors since the horrific Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. So, when a powerful earthquake hit Indonesia's Yogyakarta and Central Java region on May 27, the alarm . . .
- Mining Frenzy In Karnataka (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The terrible consequences of uncontrolled iron ore mining in Bellary district prompt a demand for its curtailment.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Jun 09, 2006)
Interview with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
- Challenges To Political Stability (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jun 09, 2006)
Since the Platonic period, philosophers have sought to determine the nature and meaning of a ‘good society’ and a ‘good state’, often giving their own interpretations of what ideal societies and states ought to be.
- Politics Of Bad Economics (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 09, 2006)
It seems a calculated Congress strategy to hail Sonia Gandhi as the saviour and castigate Manmohan Singh as the spoiler
- Tragedy Of Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2006)
The Central government’s efficient statisticians gleefully announced a few days ago that India’s economy had crossed the 8-per cent growth barrier. At the same time, the word is being spread that the much-awaited Agni III — the intercontinental . . .
- 14-Day Judicial Custody For Rahul (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Court orders registration of case against Apollo Hospital for misleading police
Police request for remand extension turned down
Rahul claims he is innocent and he had never taken drugs
- Pm May Agree To Partial Rollback Of Oil Price Hike (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 09, 2006)
Despite the government’s disclaimers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may eventually agree to a partial rollback of fuel prices but only after discussing the matter at the next meeting of the Left-UPA coordination committee, which is likely to be . . .
- Rahul In Jail Till June 22 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, arrested on charges of drug abuse, was today sent to judicial custody till June 22 by a Delhi Court.
- Popular Not Populist: Rollback Demand Is Bad Politics (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 09, 2006)
Manmohan Singh may have asked petroleum minister Murli Deora to stand firm, but the possibility of a rollback in the prices of petrol and diesel still remains. The ill-considered, reactive response of the Left parties, some junior partners in the . . .
- Freelance By Choice (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jun 09, 2006)
On Wednesday when a journalist approached me for a posting in Bhubaneswar, I told him that we would rather take on board our occasional contributor from there, Bibhuti Mishra, than look for a new face.
- Will Soccer World Cup Foster Peace? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 08, 2006)
The soccer World Cup is coming. ESPN, which will broadcast most of the games in the US, is airing a series of ads with members of the rock band U2. In one, Bono says that the World Cup ``closes the schools, closes the shops, closes a city and stops a war.
- 100 Killed In Congo Ferry Fire (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
The ferry was travelling south from Uvira to Kalemie with several tonnes of freight, including barrels of oil and petrol, when the engine caught fire, United Nations-run Radio Okapi reported.
- Supreme Court Asks Mulayam, Son To Submit It Returns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Told to explain source of income, investments of last five years
Other family members also asked to make explanations
Bench to examine bonafide of petitioner as well
- Quota Ii: Punjab Oks Free Power For Scs, Poor Or Rich It Doesn’T Matter (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s appeal to political parties not to announce free power schemes seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
- It’S Opus Dei’S Box-Office Triumph (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 08, 2006)
One key element behind corporal mortification is to feel solidarity with the poor and the suffering
- The Freedom To Say No (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
General Musharraf and his loyalists have rejected the alliance between Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto. But shouldn’t that privilege lie with the people of Pakistan?
- Development With A Disclaimer (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
Kerala\'s new chief minister V.S. Achutanandan has a reputation for being conservative on development issues, but the Left clearly realises that jobs and investment in business can fetch good political dividends.
- Why Arjun Needs To Drop By Tifr Before He Imposes Quotas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
At frontier research institute, seat hike no solution: ‘bigger crisis’ is finding outstanding students and retaining the high talent
- You Have Made Me Feel Low Again, Mr Arjun Singh (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
I am an OBC. I come from a place where discrimination on the basis of caste is common. I grew up hearing I was inferior because I was from a backward class. All through my childhood I regretted the fact that I belonged to a backward class.
- Pramod Mahajan’S Key Aide Gets Bail (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Investigations into the Rahul Mahajan drug abuse case made further headway with the arrest of Harish Sharma, a key aide to the late BJP leader, Pramod Mahajan and his driver Ganesh on charges of destruction of evidence.
- Supreme Court Asks Mulayam To Explain Huge Assets (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked UP chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, his two sons and daughter-in-law to explain within four weeks the source of the disproportionate wealth they have been accused of acquiring in the last six years.
- Congress-Bashing Gowda Lauds Son (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Proud father or angry politician? For Janata Dal (Secular) president H D Deve Gowda, the struggle to be either continues and when he took the stage at a workers’ convention in Lucknow on Wednesday, it was clear that the father had the upper hand.
- Montenegro Breaks Away (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2006)
With Montenegro proclaiming independence and separating from Serbia in the process, the disintegration of the former federation of Yugoslavia is almost complete.
- Facing The Tiff (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 08, 2006)
Political partnerships, like most other such ties, have their twists and turns. The relations between the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party too have their share of strains.
- Division Games (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
For Sharad Pawar politics is a kind of sport and sport is another field of politics. Just before he left for the US, his Nationalist Congress Party decided on Rahul Bajaj’s candidature for Rajya Sabha.
- Defiance Of Sc (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 08, 2006)
The manner in which Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has been trying to circumvent the Supreme Court’s April 21 order on the execution of the prestigious Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project is highly deplorable.
- Congress Keeps Pressure On, Blasts Bjp (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 08, 2006)
Worried that the party will pay a heavy political price for the latest fuel price hike, the Congress continued to press the UPA government for a partial rollback in order to the ease the burden on the common man.
- India Offers Nepal Pm Aid To Rebuild Nation (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday offered Nepali counterpart Girija Prasad Koirala an aid package to help rebuild his strife-torn country, officials said.
- China To ‘Seed’ Clouds For Olympics (Statesman, Clifford Coonan, Jun 08, 2006)
Ravaged by a seven-year drought and choked by poisonous dust storms, China will “seed” the clouds looming over its cities with rockets and chemical pellets to bring welcome rain and clear polluted skies for the Olympics in 2008.
- Kalam Nod To Gopalaswami As Next Cec (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam is understood to have given his nod to the choice of N Gopalaswami as the next Chief Election Commissioner succeeding B B Tandon, who is retiring on June 29.
- Dangers Of Globalisation (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Jun 08, 2006)
Just as post modernism was the concept of the 1980s, globalization may be the concept of the 1990s. We are now on the road to the formation of a global society, as the needs and interests of all human beings are universally similar.
- Police Will Oppose Rahul's Bail For Proof Destruction (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Armed with a fresh forensic report that late Pramod Mahajan's aide Vivek Moitra died of drug overdose on last Friday and evidence at the crime scene was disturbed on orders from his personal assistant Harish Sharma, police are expected to oppose . . .
- Dhaka Hawks Want Ancient Dhakeswari Temple Shifted (Pioneer, Pramod K Singh, Jun 08, 2006)
In a bid to appease fundamentalist Muslims in the run-up to the 2007 general election in Bangladesh, certain sections of the Begum Khaleda Zia Government are mounting pressure to shift the historic Dhakeswari Kali temple located in the heart of . . .
- Hurriyat And Delhi (Statesman, Sumer Kaul, Jun 08, 2006)
The Hurriyat conference, which calls itself the true representative of the people of Kashmir, refused to attend the round-table called by the Prime Minister in February.
- 'A Dangerous Trend' (OutLook, Mahesh Bhatt, Jun 08, 2006)
'Do not forget that student wing of Congress party, the NSUI has also opposed Fanaa in Gujarat and my petition also includes that,' argues the outspoken film director, reiterating also that 'it is wrong and illogical for the states to ban Da Vinci . . .
- "Indo-Israel Ties Should Not Be At The Expense Of Palestinians" (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Saddled with running a bankrupt Palestinian Authority, the Hamas PM faces pressure from the Israeli President's call for a referendum on the right of Israel to exist alongside Palestine.
- Maoist Yoke Choking Nepal, Koirala Tells Pm (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jun 08, 2006)
Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala is in New Delhi with the express aim of seeking India's help to curb growing Maoist intransigence back home as the rebels are threatening to abort their current dialogue with Nepal's Seven Party Alliance.
- Quota: Pg Students Challenge Decision Of Comed-K (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
High courtround-up
- The Sensex Reacts To Questionable Policies (The Financial Express, P VAIDYANATHAN IYER, Jun 08, 2006)
While global markets did tug downwards, the UPA government did quite a bit to aid the market slide.
- India Offers Nepal Pm Aid To Rebuild Nation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Reaffirms commitment to rebuild Nepal’s infrastructure in accordance with Kathmandu’s prioritiesm
- The Jerusalem Trophy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 08, 2006)
If recent incidents in West Asia are anything to go by, 'Islamic Zionism' is much stronger than the Jewish variety, writes Daniel Pipes.
- Wearing Too Many Hats (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 08, 2006)
General election in Pakistan is due next year. The terms of the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies expire on November 15, 2007.
- 'Maoists Must Abandon Violence' (OutLook, Navtej Sarna, Jun 08, 2006)
'We support the peace efforts of the Government of Nepal and the Maoists and we believe that Maoists must abandon violence and must accept the discipline of multiparty democracy to enter the mainstream of politics in Nepal'
- A Retrograde Move: Jan Morcha Should Shun Communalism (The Economic Times, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 08, 2006)
Marriages of convenience in Indian politics have often been misconceived experiments in bad blood and poor politics.
- Warily, India And China To Reopen Silk Route Trade (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 08, 2006)
As the rain sweeps across the high Himalayan pass, a Chinese soldier arrives at the three strands of barbed wire which separate his country's territory from that of long-time rival India.
- Sale Of Subsidised Foodstuffs (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 08, 2006)
A day after the budget, the Utility Stores Corporation's outlets have been selling pulses and sugar at subsidised rates.
- Will The Budget Promises Be Realised? (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jun 08, 2006)
What we have for 2006-07 is a true election year budget. President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have been making no bones about it in its preparation stage.
- President Can't Be Pressured (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 07, 2006)
Public criticism of the Office-of-Profit (OoP) Bill is inconsequential to law-makers, but the critical questions raised by President APJ Abdul Kalam on the propriety of the Bill have pressed their panic buttons.
- Cracks Widen Within Upa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The political management within the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has gone completely haywire, with allies targeting each other in almost a free-for-all anarchy.
- Maoists Target Koirala After King In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
In an unveiled threat to the Girija Prasad Koirala Government, Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that the rebels will resort to violence if political parties did not accept their demand to set up a republican state after holding Constituent . . .
- Bengal Reformation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 07, 2006)
Mr Bhattacharjee attempts too much, too late
- Jihad Of Several Kinds (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Jun 07, 2006)
IF I had the authority I would ban the use of the word “jihad” except for jihad proper.
- Rahul Bought, Distributed And Consumed Drugs: Counsel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Mahajan's lawyer says his client was framed on the basis of doctors' reports
Rahul Mahajan remanded to two days' police custody
`Sahil had received a payment of Rs. 15,000 for supply of the drugs'
- Myopic On Economic Reforms (Business Line, A K Bhattacharya, Jun 07, 2006)
Economic reforms will certainly rank as among the most widely used—often misused and abused—expression in India today.
- Nepal Pm Seeks Indian Aid For Ravaged Economy (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala arrived in India on Tuesday seeking aid to support his new government's efforts to rebuild the economy, devastated by political instability and a long-running Maoist insurgency.
- Ex-General’S Piece Of Advice (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jun 07, 2006)
AN EX-ARMY colleague has some advice for Pervez Musharraf. General (retired) Jehangir Karamat, who is returning home from Washington after completing his two year term as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, does not appear to be one of those . . .
- Affirmative Action And Caste Dilemmas (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Indian businesses are taking a skewed view of `affirmative action' in the U.S. to sell a strategy that is big on promises and low on accountability.
- The Federal Budget (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 07, 2006)
The budget for the next fiscal year, presented by the minister of state for finance, Omar Ayub Khan, in the National Assembly on Monday, carries a substantial package of relief for the common man.
- Afghanistan: Cost Of Misrule (Dawn, Najmuddin A, Shaikh, Jun 07, 2006)
The runaway American army truck on a busy Kabul thoroughfare may have done little damage and caused few casualties but the riots it sparked have brought to the surface the feelings of the Afghan people and what they think has gone wrong inside their . . .
- Fate Of 18 Delhi Mlas Hangs In Balance (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 07, 2006)
Uncertainty over the fate of legislation
Amendment Bill passed by the Vidhan Sabha on May 18 is pending with the Union Home Ministry
`The Congress party is not in a position to contest any by-election in the given circumstances'
- Democratic Deficit (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 07, 2006)
Over the years, the connotation of democracy in India has been whittled down to mere holding of periodical elections, holding sessions of national and State legislatures and passing of Budgets and assorted enactments.
- The Helmsman Takes A Buffeting (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 07, 2006)
Can the success of Indian business make India as a whole richer, asks the latest issue of The Economist. Sure it can, says RASHEEDA BHAGAT, but only if there is a strong, effective and efficient, as well as sincere and honest government in place . . .
- Being Middle Class Is Ok (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 07, 2006)
One of the more insidious effects of quota politics is that identity has colonised reason.
- For The Sake Of Peace Aditi Bhaduri (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2006)
The news that the ‘Quartet’ is planning to send financial aid to Palestine has reached Gaza but few are rejoicing or hoping for better times.
- Protests Against U.S. In Ukraine (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 07, 2006)
The Parliament of Ukraine's pro-Russian Crimean Peninsula has declared the autonomy a NATO-free territory as week-long anti-American protests in the region gathered momentum.
- Costlier Petrol (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 07, 2006)
THE fifth increase in petroleum prices in just two years of the UPA government has finally been effected.
- A Legitimation Challenge (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2006)
China’s success is also the source of its dilemmas
- Is There A Way Out? (News International, M B NAQVI, Jun 07, 2006)
The writer is a veteran journalist and freelance columnist.
- Rahul Gets 2-Day Police Remand (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Slain BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul, arrested on charges of drug abuse, was today remanded to two-day police custody by a local court.
- Fuel The Fire (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 07, 2006)
The political reaction to Monday's cabinet decision raising the price of petroleum products seems to suggest the move was either unexpected, excessive, or both. The reality, of course, is that it is neither unexpected nor excessive.
- Gm Touts Progress As Shareholders Urge Board Reform (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
General Motors Corp.'s chairman cautioned on Tuesday that the world's largest auto maker faces a tough U.S. market and record-high commodity costs despite progress made under a sweeping restructuring, as shareholders voted to strengthen board oversight.
- U.N. Risks Shutdown Over U.S. Budget Cap - Tharoor (Reuters, Paul Taylor, Jun 07, 2006)
The United Nations faces a potential shutdown in which the Security Council could not meet and peacekeepers around the world would be left adrift if the United States and Japan carry out a threat to withhold funds, a top U.N. official said on Tuesday.
- Office Of Profit Bill Tabled In Assembly Amid Criticism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Posts in educational institutions among those excluded from purview of clause
Disqualification of legislators brings financial burden on the State
The amendment will help make available legislators' experiences to organisations
- Family Matters (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 07, 2006)
Mukund B Kunte delves into his past association with the Gandhis and recalls some moments when they appeared as real as anybody
- Heroic Warning (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2006)
It may be inadequate to simply see it as a heroic death. Heroic it truly is, but what is more important about the death of Anil Kumar Singh is its poignant irony.
- Sordid Saga (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 07, 2006)
The Rahul Mahajan episode represents the worst in public life.
- Whose Bajaj? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 07, 2006)
Barely a fortnight after insisting forcefully that he had no plans whatsoever to join politics, Bajaj Auto head Rahul Bajaj has thrown his hat in the ring by announcing his candidature as an Independent for the byelection to the Rajya Sabha from . . .
- Iran’S China Syndrome (Tribune, Jackson Diehl, Jun 07, 2006)
IN the middle of a tirade about the pointlessness of talking with the United States’ Bush administration, a senior Iranian official I met in Tehran last month abruptly paused and asked if he could speak off the record.
- Prachanda Warns Of Violence If Demand Not Met (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that the rebels will resort to violence if political parties did not accept their demand to set up a republican state after holding constituent assembly elections.
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