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Articles 8321 through 8420 of 26693:
- Bending Communism Like Buddha In The Citadel Of Marxism (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, May 28, 2006)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya has unleashed a virtual revolution in the Marxist citadel.
- In Search Of A Sustainable Lifestyle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Prasanna’s Desi Jeevana Paddati is both a critique of modern lifestyle and an attempt to evolve an alternative, sustainable lifestyle, writes Ramesh Mysore.
- Beijing's Arab Initiative (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 28, 2006)
After a highly focused African initiative that will conclude in a China-Africa summit later this year, Beijing is well poised to repeat the pattern in the Arab world.
- Life-Changing Books (Hindu, V. Gangadhar, May 28, 2006)
Two novels, very different in nature, still influence people.
- Widening Agitation (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 28, 2006)
After the Satyendra Dubey and Jessica Lal murders, the government of the day is again in danger of failing to recognise the depth of public anger over increased reservations.
- Just A Turn Left, Or About-Turn? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 28, 2006)
Last week’s election results are scary for two reasons. The resounding victory of the Left in West Bengal and Kerala, and the meltdown of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- The Doctor Needs A Shot In The Arm (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 28, 2006)
Two years in the saddle, the Prime Minister runs the risk of being the fall guy unless he sorts out issues with Sonia and gets her backing
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 28, 2006)
Amma’s got a lot done so why’s she worried? Is there a gleam behind those famous Karunanidhi goggles? What’s Kalam doing atop a building? Looking for answers from a limo
- Left In Government (Frontline, Prabhat Patnaik, May 28, 2006)
The Left is now placed in a happy transitional period when it can get the support of rural toilers and urban middle classes.
- Ngos For Alternative Rehabilitation Policy For Quake Victims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
The Kashmir Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation Coordination Committee (KERRCC) and the Pakistan-India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) have said that a minimum of Rs. 1,000 crore may be required for the complete rehabilitation of the . .
- Hope Is Not A Method (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 28, 2006)
As Nepal moves towards a new order, its governing parliamentarians would do well to heed that most fundamental of maxims: Hope is not a method.
- Where Do Arjun, Sonia's Grandkids Study? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 28, 2006)
First, let us drop the pretense that Mr Arjun 27 per cent was acting on his own when he announced his new quotas.
- No More Temples Of Learning (Tribune, Vikram Chadha, May 28, 2006)
Sagacious leaders of free India reposed an unflinching faith in the educationists and teachers for shaping the destiny of the country, and thus used such metaphors as 'temples of learning and knowledge' for universities and other academic establishments,
- A Fairy Tale Debut (Hindu, SARMISHTA RAMESH, May 28, 2006)
Kaavya Viswanathan talks about her book, fame and future.
- Us Divided Over Israel (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, May 28, 2006)
West Asian issues are likely to play an important role in the US mid-term elections less than a half-year away.
- Anti-Corruption Campaigner (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 28, 2006)
His full name is Velikakathu Shankaran Achuthanandan.
- Two Leaders And A General (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, May 27, 2006)
Benazir and Sharif can still mobilise a following, but they lack the guts to rough it out
- Nepal Govt, Maoists Agree To End Attacks, Recruitments (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, May 27, 2006)
The long awaited first round of talks between the Nepal government and Maoist rebels concluded on Friday at the Gokarna tourist resort on the outskirts of Kathmandu, bringing with it the hope that the Kingdom is finally on the road to peace.
- The Bsp's Amazing Journey (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, May 27, 2006)
That today sections of upper castes seem to prefer the BSP to the BJP speaks to the long distance travelled by Mayawati's party.
- Defy Intolerance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 27, 2006)
The campaign against Fanaa is wrong and undemocratic
- Sonia’S Wake-Up Call To Her Ministers: Help Build The Party (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked Congress ministers to play an active role in organisation building and devote time for ordinary workers. Regretting that many ministers were not doing this at present, she said ministers on tour must visit the ‘‘l
- Call For Stronger Communist Movement For Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Editor of Visalandhra Eedpuganti Nageswara Rao has stressed the need for stronger Communist movement in the country for better development.
- Pm For Pragmatic Solutions With Humane Face (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, May 27, 2006)
Hardcore skeptics in Jammu and Kashmir who had written off the second Roundtable conference as an exercise in futility were in for a rude shock.
- Cong Stakes Claim To Rural Job Scheme (Tribune, Anita Katyal, May 27, 2006)
With Opposition-ruled states running away with credit for the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today showcased the scheme as the party’s initiative and the UPA . . .
- Iran Rejects Iraq Talks With Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Iran has decided not to take up an offer from Washington of direct talks over the future of Iraq for the time being, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on a visit to Baghdad on Friday.
- Mulayam Announces Protest On June 13 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Samajwadi party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today announced a statewide protest on June 13 to highlight the “anti- farmer” policies of the Central Government.
- Bush, Blair Admit Errors In Iraq War (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
US President George W Bush and Britain Prime Minister Tony Blair, two leaders badly weakened at home by the continuing violence in Iraq, acknowledged major misjudgments in the execution of the Iraq war on Thursday night even while insisting that . . .
- Congress Getting Ready For Panchayat Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Party to opt for `select and elect' method
The party's campaign for the elections will be launched on June 1
More meetings to be held at the MPTC level later
- Telangana: Kcr Meets Congress President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief and Union Minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao on Friday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and urged her to expedite steps towards the formation of a separate State.
- Ysr Leaves Telangana Issue To Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Cabinet expansion only after completion of panchayat elections
- Jayalalithaa To Attend Proceedings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
"Incidents that took place in the House were pre-planned"
- Sonia Should Not Reclaim Relinquished Posts: Amar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
"Only then her `sacrifice' would be considered as real"
- Us And India Are Of The "Same Mind" On Nepal: State Dept (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
The Bush administration has said that the United States and India are of the "same mind" on several issues pertaining to Nepal whether it has to do with political process and democracy in the Himalayan kingdom or in the role of the Maosits in that . . .
- Maoists Begin Talks Amid Hope (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, May 27, 2006)
Three years after they broke off peace talks with the Nepal government, Maoist rebels returned to the negotiating table to hammer out a possible solution to the decade-old strife which has crippled the Himalayan nation.
- Bjp Dubs J&k Roundtable As Counter-Productive (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Dubbing Prime Minister's Roundtable on Jammu and Kashmir as "counter-productive", the BJP on Friday feared that the working group on special status could end up as a launch pad for greater autonomy and self-rule.
- Taxpayer's Money: Pm Credits Sonia (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, May 27, 2006)
Alarmed by the attempt of political rivals to run away with the credit for National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the Congress leadership on Friday asked its cadres to expose this falsehood.
- Cong Claims All Credit For Jobs (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi was earnest, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh deferential and matter-of-fact by turn, Jairam Ramesh and Mani Shankar Aiyar political and businesslike, and true to the Congress grain, the delegates were sycophantic.
- "Arjun Singh Should Be Jailed Over Reservation Issue": Mulayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Quota should be fixed on total number of seats, says CM
- Silent Spectator (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, May 27, 2006)
P.V. Narasimha Rao's book on the Ayodhya demolition of December 1992 only confirms his own culpability in what happened.
- Islam And Reform (Frontline, RAFIA ZAKARIA, May 27, 2006)
On the debate that pits critics of Islam against those who seek change from within the faith.
- Deal With Nasa (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 27, 2006)
Nasa chief's visit opens a new chapter in India-U.S. space cooperation.
- Not By Groups Alone (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 27, 2006)
Technocratic gestures cannot resolve political questions. That is particularly true for J&K. It’s time Manmohan Singh, and other key mainstream political players in the state realised that, too.
- The Rule Of Law (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 27, 2006)
Is It likely that a high profile CEO on good personal terms with the Indian prime minister and a major contributor to the ruling party’s election funds will be sentenced to a thirty year prison term in India? To ask the question is to answer it.
- Hamas Discuss Plan Implying Recognition Of Israel (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, May 27, 2006)
Hamas and other Palestinian factions on Saturday will discuss a plan indirectly calling for recognition of Israel, which President Mahmoud Abbas has vowed to put to a referendum if it is not adopted by early June.
- Hope Is Not A Method (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 27, 2006)
As Nepal moves towards a new order, its governing parliamentarians would do well to heed that most fundamental of maxims:
- Nepal Government, Maoist Rebels Begin Talks (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 27, 2006)
Focus now on conduct of constituent assembly elections
- A Democrat Of Democrats (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, May 27, 2006)
41 years ago, independent India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru breathed his last, this day on May 27, 1964.
- Ec Dismisses Bjp Plea Seeking Disqualification Of 12 Cong Mlas (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
In a setback to BJP, the Election Commission has dismissed its petition seeking disqualification of 12 Congress MLAs, all former Chief Parliamentary and Parliamentary Secretaries, for holding office of profit.
- Ap: Cm To Abide By Sonia's Decision On Telangana Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today said he will abide by the decision of Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the separate Telangana statehood demand issue.
- Why Peace? (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, May 27, 2006)
Autonomy" and "self rule" have entered the rubric of the Kashmir peace process. During this week's Round Table Conference for which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travelled to Srinagar, it was decided to refer the job of defining these two issues . . .
- Us Divided Over Israel (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, May 27, 2006)
West Asian issues are likely to play an important role in the US mid-term elections less than a half-year away.
- First In J&k: A Five-Group Plan (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 26, 2006)
Giving tangible shape to what he said yesterday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today set to institutionalise the Centre’s Kashmir peace process as he wrapped up his second roundtable meet hoping that ‘‘those who chose to stay away will participate . . .
- Battleground Next: Who Is Where In U.P. (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, May 26, 2006)
The BSP is on the up and up. The SP is down but fighting back. The Congress is waiting for Rahul Gandhi. And the BJP is without a hope.
- Iaea Urges Us Congress To Approve Nuclear Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
In a rare and most direct appeal to the US Congressmen and Senators on Wednesday, Dr ElBaradei said the civilian nuclear agreement between India and the US lawmakers on behalf of an agreement initiated by President George W Bush would for the first . . .
- World Warned On Security (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, May 26, 2006)
Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan identified as flashpoints.
- Bleak And Difficult (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, May 26, 2006)
The main blocs in Parliament have widely diverging agendas and their fractious factions are split on the basic issues of whether Iraq should be a federation or a centrally controlled state and whether Iraqis should be ruled by secular or Islamic law.
- U.S. Plotting Tensions: Iran (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 26, 2006)
Teheran takes steps to maintain social cohesion
Alarmed at protests by minority Azeris
Cartoon provokes controversy
- Besieged By Problems But Secure (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 26, 2006)
On its second anniversary, the United Progressive Alliance Government is every bit the regime under siege, with trouble on all fronts — worrying volatility in a market believed to be healthily ascendant, mounting anti-quota protests, resignation . . .
- Cpi (M) Rejects Oil Firms Claims On Losses (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
CPI-M, which has been vehemently opposing hike in prices of petroleum products, on Thursday sought to dismiss as 'notional' the claims of oil companies that they suffered a whopping loss to the tune of Rs 73,000 crore by not hiking the prices and . . .
- Charter To Topple Musharraf (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, May 26, 2006)
Timing chosen by Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif to strike at Pervez Musharraf with their ‘charter of democracy’ might appear to be right as the General’s popularity, like that of his American mentor, has been dropping fast.
- Upa Is Losing Its Sheen (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, May 26, 2006)
The UPA Government completed its two years in office on May 22, and it was a gala festivity at 7-Race Course Road.
- Gratuitous Advice (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 26, 2006)
Pope should not interfere in another country’s affairs
- 'Involve Militant Leaders In Indo-Pak Peace Talks’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Along with the people of Kashmir, the militant leaders should also be included in the Indo-Pak peace talks.
- Gowda Not To Take Initiative For Third Front Formation (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) president H D Deve Gowda today said his party will not take the lead in the formation of a third front in the country.
- Pm Announces 5 Working Groups For J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
In a new initiative to usher in peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced his decision to discuss autonomy and self-rule for the State and declared the Government’s readiness to talk to militants if they shun violence.
- One Step Forward Takes You Backwards (Deccan Herald, SUJATA RAJPAL, May 26, 2006)
If one generation gets reservation, then there should be equal and fair competition.
- God Forbid (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 26, 2006)
Is one's religion a police matter? If the answer is no, and religion in a secular country is a private affair, why is it necessary to report to the government if one changes religion?
- National Referendum If No Agreement On Palestinian State: Abbas (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
In a dramatic announcement, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he would call a national referendum on accepting a Palestinian State alongside Israel if Hamas does not agree to the idea within 10 days.
- Glossing Over Facts (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 26, 2006)
In Wroclaw town in western Poland, a publisher goes on trial this week on charges of printing and distributing 3,000 copies of Adolf Hitler's rambling autobiography Mein Kampf. If convicted, he could be jailed for three years.
- Is Osama Still On Top? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 26, 2006)
Bin Laden's latest tape is not only aimed at abusing the US, but also reaffirming his pre-eminence among jihadi terrorists, says Jasper Mortimer.
- Nepal Will See Red Soon (Pioneer, Surya Narayan Saxena, May 26, 2006)
The revived Parliament or the Pratinidhi Sabha of Nepal owes its rebirth to Maoists and now is a puppet in their hands.
- Social Activism Gone Awry (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 26, 2006)
Aamir Khan's attempt to project himself as a youth icon in the wake of Rang de Basanti has not gone down well with the people of Gujarat, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Abbas Sets Hamas 10-Day Deadline (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
In a surprise ultimatum, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday that he will call a national referendum on accepting a Palestinian state alongside Israel if Hamas does not agree to the idea within 10 days.
- Telugu Desam, Bjp Ask Trs Leaders To Resign (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Call to protect "self-respect" of Telangana people
PCC chief denies TRS sought appointment with Sonia
BJP also hits out at TDP chief
- Crescent Waxes Over Oxford (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, May 26, 2006)
Three British Muslim youth were sentenced to life imprisonment earlier this week.
- Nuke Deal Outcome Won't Affect Ties With Us: Saran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
In a frank assessment of the Indo-US nuclear agreement, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has asserted that even if the deal does not go through, there will be other elements of the bilateral relationship, which will move forward because there is . . .
- Jaya Bachchan May Re-Enter Rajya Sabha (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
A day after Jaya Bachchan resigned as the Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Corporation, the decks have been cleared for her re-induction into the Rajya Sabha, a house she had to leave in the glare of the office of profit issue.
- Privatise Affirmative Action (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , May 26, 2006)
Our great government has decided that since they cannot improve primary and secondary education, they will have quotas in higher education both in elite government institutions (IITs, IIMs, etc) and in private institutions (except those run . . .
- Round Table Roulette (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 26, 2006)
That Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was able to extract some dividend out of a trip that was pre-ordained to be a damp squib can be seen as a tribute to his powers of gentle persuasion.
- Pm Sets Up Group To Discuss Autonomy For J&k (Press Trust of India, V Mohan Narayan, May 26, 2006)
In a new initiative to usher in peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced his decision to discuss autonomy and self-rule for the state and declared the government's readiness to talk to militants if they shun violence.
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