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Articles 8121 through 8220 of 26693:
- Prachanda Seeks Release Of Leaders For Talks To Succeed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Maoist supremo Prachanda has said that their negotiations with the government on ending the decade-old insurgency would definitely lead to a solution this time but sought release of all senior rebel leaders from jails in Nepal and India before the . . .
- Mittal Sees Arcelor Offer Period Extension (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Mittal Steel expects market regulators to approve its improved offer for rival Arcelor in the coming days and to extend the offer period by a week, Mittal's European chief said on Wednesday.
- Poll In Mind, Punjab Announces Sops (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The Punjab Council of Ministers today gave approval to refer cases of 9,000 terrorism-affected persons in the state to the Union Government so as to seek ex-gratia and rehabilitation grant for them on a par with 1984-riot victims.
- Syria's Silent Purge (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 01, 2006)
Reasons for the regime's new bullishness lie largely beyond the country's borders.
- Upa In Bind Over Bill (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 01, 2006)
The UPA government is scrambling to contain the damage caused by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s decision to withhold his assent to the recently-amended Bill exempting certain posts from being considered as Office of Profit, but the Congress is . . .
- Buddha's Team Clears Way For Administrative Reforms Panel (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
In what is being viewed as a revolutionary step reportedly backed by the 'do it now' Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to smarten up a hoary, lackadaisical administrative edifice, the West Bengal Cabinet in its first post poll meet has . . .
- Avoid Embarassment (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 01, 2006)
Govt must not go for a quick fix solution to save the MPs
- Minority Report (Times of India, Sanjib Baruah, Jun 01, 2006)
It is a myth that Muslims vote for the Congress because of its secular credentials. 'Minority prudence' has always been a factor. Muslims have often voted strategically for the most likely winner.
- Respect Law As Indians Do, Say Pak Lawmakers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Applauding India’s flourishing democracy and its “law abiding” citizens, Pakistani lawmakers have said they wanted their countrymen to learn “good lessons” from the democratic standards set by the neighbouring State.
- The Unrest In Sri Lanka (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Jun 01, 2006)
On May 21, 1991, a suicide bomber strapped with explosives deputed by LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran blew herself up and assassinated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- "The Drug Problem As We Know It Of Late Is A Consequence . . . (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 01, 2006)
Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, claims his office has been able to contain the problem of narcotics use. In an interview during a brief visit to Kolkata recently, he said more could be achieved . . .
- Office Of Profit Issue: Nda Delegation Meets Ec (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Buoyed by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s decision to return the Bill pertaining to Office of Profit, the NDA today urged the Election Commission to process all pending cases pertaining to Office of Profit expeditiously and furnish the opinion to . . .
- Power Riots In Karachi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 01, 2006)
Police fired tear-gas and baton charged a protest rally in Gulbahar and Rizvia Society in Karachi on Tuesday agitating against regular and prolonged power breakdowns.
- Burying The Kukri (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 01, 2006)
The peace process between the Nepal government and the Maoists is going as well as can be expected, with both sides agreeing to hold constituent assembly elections and to a 25-point code of conduct for further negotiations.
- Obliterate The Tamil Tigers (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jun 01, 2006)
On May 21, 1991, a suicide bomber strapped with explosives deputed by the LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran blew herself up and assassinated former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Prabhakaran, who faces charges of involvement in Rajiv Gandhi's . . .
- A Case Of Presidential Overreach (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 01, 2006)
If the Indian presidency is not quite a decorative or ceremonial post, it is supposed to be a far cry from an executive office — it must not be allowed to be activist and set the terms for substantive policy-making, let alone be permitted to . . .
- Round Table Politics: Jihad And Kebabs (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's round-table process calls for a transfiguration of political attitudes in New Delhi and Srinagar.
- Unpredictable Mid-Term Verdict On Bush (Hindu, Martin Kettle, Jun 01, 2006)
In the history of editorial boo-boos, few can out-goof The Chicago Daily Tribune's "Dewey defeats Truman" front page of November 1948.
- Temples And Traditions (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jun 01, 2006)
Opening up of temples and the priesthood to all castes is part of the fight against discrimination based on birth.
- Bill Was Correct: Cong (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Stressing that there have been legislation with retrospective effect earlier, she said, “Parliament needs to examine the issues raised by the President, including whether Parliament can legislate for state legislatures.”
- Oops, Upa Gingerly Over Bill Of Losses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The government, said sources, is mulling three options (see accompanying box) to deal with the emergent situation.
- Soldiers Who Went To Build Bridges Fight For Their Lives (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The Taleban is back – and its bloody return has left British mission in almost daily gun battles
- Of A Leader And A Hero (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 31, 2006)
Ms Jayalalithaa deciding to take on the mantle of leading the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and Aamir Khan refusing to recede from his position even as his new release is threatened in Gujarat brought out the leader and the hero.
- Both Sides Of Reservation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 31, 2006)
Realising the importance of the quota debate, ‘People’s Democracy’ carries a number of comments on OBC reservations in the latest issue.
- Upa Loses Face Over Bill To Save Skin (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Already wracked by the quota crisis, the UPA faced a severe setback today when President A P J Abdul Kalam returned the amended “Office-of-Profit” Bill to Parliament for reconsideration.
- Speaker’S ‘Delaying Tactic’ Keeps Jaya Away From Debate (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, May 31, 2006)
AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa today blamed the DMK government for ‘‘deliberately delaying permission’’ to her for participating in the debate on motion of thanks to the Governor’s address and ‘‘preventing’’ her from discharging her duties . . .
- Fraud In Myanmar (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 31, 2006)
Aung San Suu Kyi has spent no less than a decade under house arrest and yet commands far greater respect than the ruling generals in Yangon.
- 'What Should I Apologise For?' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
He was in Spain, attending a friend's wedding and participating in the Imagine India film festival, when Fanaa's producer Aditya Chopra and director Kunal Kohli informed Aamir Khan about the ban imposed on his latest release by cinema associations . . .
- Newsbag (OutLook, SUGATA SRINIVASARAJU, May 31, 2006)
His detractors describe him as the "saffronised" president of the Sahitya Akademi. Now Gopichand Narang has sparked off a controversy through his appointment of Agrahara Krishnamurthy (AK) as secretary to India’s premier literary body.
- Saving The Serendip (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, May 31, 2006)
While the EU has shown forbearance in dealing with the LTTE, it is now clear that the patience of the international community is wearing thin.
- "Several People Have Refused The Nobel" (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, May 31, 2006)
Bangalore is famous the world over as home to a number of hi-tech multi-national companies and world class colleges. Infact we have been brought into Bangalore by Ericsson
- Selection Woes (OutLook, G. Rajaraman , May 31, 2006)
Punjab's 21-year-old paceman Vikram Raj Vir (VRV) Singh's selection ahead of the seasoned Ajit Agarkar and Rudra Pratap Singh in the quartet of pace bowlers for Team India's four Test series has been the talking point since the time chairman of selectors
- Sahib’S Wife (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 31, 2006)
It would be funny if it didn’t capture so well the predatory bureaucracy and brown sahib culture that we all live with.
- Quota: Bjp Meet Endorses Rajnath Stand (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Differing voices heard at executive
- It Is `Insiders' Creating Problems For Bjp: Vajpayee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
This indicates that surely something is wrong somewhere, he says
- Bjp Jittery As Sharad Toils To Unite Janata Parivar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Soon after assuming the charge of the national president of the JD(U) in April last, Mr Sharad Yadav had spelt out his plans to spread and consolidate his party’s organisational network in states like Jharkhand, UP, Karnataka and a few others.
- Yangze ‘Cancerous’ With Pollution (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 31, 2006)
Chinese experts have warned that the country’s longest river ~ the Yangtze ~ has become “cancerous” with pollution, threatening the safety of drinking water for millions in cities on its banks, including Shanghai.
- Un To Keep Working For Release Of Myanmar Leader (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The United Nations has vowed to continue working for the release of Myanmar democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, whose house arrest the country's military Junta has extended.
- Eu Trade Boss Welcomes June Wto Meeting, Sees Risk (Reuters, William Schomberg, May 31, 2006)
Europe's trade chief welcomed a call by the World Trade Organisation on Tuesday for top negotiators to meet in June to seek a key part of a global trade deal, but he warned the round still faced potential disaster.
- Annan To Keep Working For Release Of Suu Kyi (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, May 31, 2006)
The United Nations has vowed to continue working for the release of Myanmar democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, whose house arrest the country's military Junta has extended.
- What India Is Reading (OutLook, M.S. Swaminathan, May 31, 2006)
The World Is flat: The Globalised World In The Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman
This is a remarkable book dealing with the consequences as well as opportunities created by the digital . . .
- Goodwill, Greed And The Righting Of History (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 31, 2006)
Neither agitating medical students, nor opportunist political parties or an unscrupulous corporate sector can bar access to equal opportunity for the backward classes
- Kalam Kicks Profit Bill Back (Telegraph, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , May 31, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam stunned the political establishment this evening by returning the office of profit bill to Parliament for “reconsideration”.
- Win To Deface (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 31, 2006)
Everybody likes to win. But victory celebrations are usually followed by responsible behaviour from the winner, and the resumption of normal business.
- Saving The Package (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 31, 2006)
Dear Prime Minister,
I am a supporter of the nuclear deal, which you have concluded with the American president, George W. Bush — as an Indian citizen and as a columnist who has had a ringside view of the progress of this accord from its womb . . .
- Un Sweepstakes (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, May 31, 2006)
THE election of the Secretary-General of the United Nations is like sweepstakes. Anyone can enter the race as no qualification is prescribed.
- Energy Conservation And House Building (Hindu, George Monbiot, May 31, 2006)
For 21 years, builders in the United Kingdom have been legally bound to construct homes that conserve energy.
- Moon’S Secrets Could Be Unravelled (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, May 31, 2006)
The synergy between the two space powers should benefit the scientific community
- Kalam Returns Office Of Profit Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The Union Cabinet is expected to meet on Wednesday to consider the objections raised by President Kalam on the Office of Profit Bill, reports UNI from New Delhi.
- Time For The Brake (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 31, 2006)
The traffic menace is like no other. If motor vehicles kill and maim because of unsafe driving, they also offer a slower death by increasing levels of pollution in the atmosphere.
- Keep Talking (Times of India, Balraj Puri, May 31, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh was greeted by deserted streets in Srinagar when he went there to hold the round-table conference. Neither he nor his predecessor had received such a hostile reception in recent years.
- For Some Decorous Adversariality (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 31, 2006)
The signs are unpropitious. In its opening session, the 13th Tamil Nadu Assembly saw the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the opposition All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rush down the path of conflict.
- Tirumavalavan For Legislation On Obc Quota (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
DPI to hold demonstration on June 6 in support of reservation
- Rethink Oop Bill, Prez Tells Govt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
In a major loss of face for the UPA Government, President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday returned to the consideration of Parliament a Bill seeking to exempt certain posts from the purview of 'office-of-profit' with retrospective effect.
- The Mind Of A Maobadi (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, May 31, 2006)
Fifty-one year old Suresh is a Magar, Jan Jati (tribal), the hardcore of the 10-year long Maoist movement in Nepal.
- Bjp Brass For Tightening Grip Over Organisation (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Outsiders cannot cause any crisis for us, but if a crisis occurs within the party there are certainly some shortcomings," veteran Atal Bihari Vajpayee's agonising reflections at the BJP national executive on Tuesday sent the party leaders in into . . .
- Another First (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 31, 2006)
Mr C. Phunsog is the first direct recruit to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from the trans-Himalayan territory of Leh.
- Dawn Of A New Era In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, May 31, 2006)
A new era has dawned in Nepal. In a historic declaration, the revived Parliament adopted resolutions that not only stripped the King of his title as the Supreme Commander of the Royal Nepal Army, but also brought his private property and earnings . . .
- Arjun Singh’S Politics (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 31, 2006)
Reservation And The Politics Of Reservation!
- The Economics And Politics Of Growth (The Financial Express, Rahul Bajaj, May 31, 2006)
Business functions in a democracy of quality and politics in a democracy of quantity
- Annan Asks Nam To Move Forward With Un Towards Shared Goals (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has called on the Non-Aligned Movement to move forward along the world body towards their shared goals of a more democratic world order and give voice to the developing countries.
- President Returns Office Of Profit Bill To Parliament (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
President APJ Abdul Kalam has returned for reconsideration by the two Houses of Parliament the Bill amending the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act 1959 which exempts certain offices from being considered as offices of profit.
- Graft Charges: Punjab Cm In The Dock (Deccan Herald, Satinder Bains, May 31, 2006)
The Congress MLA favoured retaining the Union Territory status of Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana.
- Bundle Commission (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2006)
When the Mandal Commission report was thrust upon an unsuspecting nation by the VP Singh Government in 1990, its critics pointed out that the database the Commission based its assessments on was inherently flawed.
- Roller-Coaster Ride In Kashmir (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, May 31, 2006)
Roundtable Conference has taken the dialogue process between alienated Kashmiris and the Government forward, says CP Bhambhri
- Cpm's Hero Runs A Police State (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2006)
Hugo Chavez has not only turned Venezuela into an authoritarian state, but also made it a land of mass destitution and inequality, says Lowell Ponte
- Divide And Rule (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 31, 2006)
Conceived in political lust and born in transgression, the government’s misguided reservation policy has opened up a Pandora’s Box.
- Death To Jihadis (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2006)
The news from Bangladesh about a Barisal court sentencing seven hardcore Islamist terrorists to death is sure indication of the tenacity of the free judiciary of that country to defend its independence.
- Pakistan Politics Up For Rapid Changes (Daily Excelsior, V M Gokuldas, May 30, 2006)
Pakistan's political scene is in for rapid changes and India has per force to take a close look at the fast-moving developments to see what impact they could make on its domestic scene and on its overall security.
- Jayalalithaa Elected Leader Of Opposition (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Aiadmk supremo Jayalalithaa was unanimously elected leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly here today.
- Mahindra Q4 Net Below Forecast, Costs Rise (Reuters, Rina Chandran, May 30, 2006)
India's top tractor and utility vehicle maker, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., on Monday posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings adjusted for one-time gains, as raw materials costs climbed.
- Upa Is Writing Its Own Epitaph (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2006)
No political party other than those led by OBCs gain from reservation yet mainstream players blunder into quota politics
- Separate Electorate For Dalits (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 30, 2006)
Government must consider occupational constituencies where representatives are forced to promote the interests of their voters, says Bharat Jhunjhunwala
- Corruption As Human Rights Violation (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, May 30, 2006)
The National Human Rights Commission should revamp its mandate in the light of massive institutionalised corruption that has left no institution in India untouched.
- The Bitter Truth Of Our Politics (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, May 30, 2006)
While the world moves on to pursue its socioeconomic and other loftier goals in the new millennium, the debate on the state of democracy continues in Pakistan.
- Wincing Over Da Vinci Code (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, May 30, 2006)
Three Vatican-affiliated satra-pies have unilaterally banned the Hollywood blockbuster, The Da Vinci Code, thereby affirming paramount loyalty to Il Papa as opposed to the Indian nation.
- Get Professional (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 30, 2006)
The unseemly controversy over the denial of an extension of service to the former chairman of the State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Subir Raha, has once again brought the issue of corporate governance in public sector undertakings . . .
- Nepal Faces Hindu Backlash Over Declaration As Secular State (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The May 18 declaration by Nepal's parliament ending the country's distinction as the world's only Hindu state was one of the several hard decisions taken by the new government to coax Maoist rebels to join in a peaceful political process.
- Buddha Bashing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2006)
As if to iterate that the more Marxists change, the more they remain the same, the meeting of the CPI(M) Polit Bureau in Kolkata made all the necessary noises to emphasise orthodoxy and negate its campaign platform in the recent West Bengal election.
- Let Our Representatives Think Harder (The Economic Times, Rama Bijapurkar, May 30, 2006)
The diktat to instantly scale up existing institutions should be resisted and a dialogue must be held with them instead to come up with fast track solutions to increase capacity.
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