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Articles 8821 through 8920 of 26693:
- Education Reform, A Better Bet Than Quotas (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, May 17, 2006)
It easier to simply mandate a quota and get populist approval than implementing root and branch education reforms in a country the size of India with its complexities.
- Bad Omens For The Economy (Business Standard, Subir Roy, May 17, 2006)
The economic outlook for India has just turned a little negative.
- 'It's A Lie That Cpi-M Is Anti-Reform' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
On Sunday, the Communist Party of India-Marxist leader V S Achuthanandan, who is the new chief minister of Kerala, landed at Thiruvananthapuram airport to a rousing welcome.
- League Table Reveals Big Carbon Polluters (Hindu, David Adam, May 17, 2006)
There are now calls for tighter restrictions on corporate pollution.
- With Congress Back, Ulfa Talks On Course (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, May 17, 2006)
The Assam poll outcome can be expected to have a positive bearing on the ongoing peace talks with the banned terrorist outfit, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
- Opposition Slams Mulayam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Discussion on the Governor's address
- No Future For Rejected Politicians, Says Musharraf (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
As exiled former premiers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif stepped up efforts to oust him, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has accused them of being “corrupt” and said they would not come to power again as there was no future for the “rejected” . . .
- 'What More Do The Upper Castes Want?' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Dr Udit Raj (formerly Ram Raj) is the chairman of the All-India Confederation of the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Federations.
- Beyond Handshake (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 17, 2006)
Former Pakistani Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif have decided to bury the hatchet and fight for democracy in Pakistan.
- Rite Of Passage (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 17, 2006)
Bill clears MPs for offices of profit
- Morales, The Poor, And Oil Firms (Hindu, George Monbiot, May 17, 2006)
The outery over Bolivia's renationalisation and the slience over Chad's betrays hypocrisy.
- Singh To Sing A Song On Achievements (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, May 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will present a second report card to mark the completion of his United Progressive Alliance Government’s two years in office on May 22.
- Brinda Karat's Poser To Chidambaram On Rice Scheme (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , May 17, 2006)
I just said it was feasible, Minister tells Rajya Sabha
Promise specific to Tamil Nadu: Minister
States have different priorities
Rice at Rs.2 a kg is everybody's priority: CPI (M)
- Whither Lanka Peace Talks (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, May 17, 2006)
Even before the northern neighbour, Nepal, settles down on the path of peace and democracy, India's southern neighbour, Sri Lanka, seems to be boiling all over again.
- Kashmiris Must Make Yet Another Choice (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, May 17, 2006)
Talks of demilitarisation of Siachen ought to be directly linked to the end of terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir, says Ghazanfur Butt
- Refine And Reserve (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 17, 2006)
In arguing that the time may have come to do away with caste-based quotas and instead deploy an economic criterion for reservations in education and in Government jobs, Union Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan obviously had his political constituency . . .
- No Hope Of Third Front (Daily Excelsior, Atul, May 17, 2006)
When in the late 1980s the then Defence Minister V. P. Singh launched his Jan Morcha after falling out with his prime minister,
- Tamil Nadu: Assembly To Meet Tomorrow (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
The Tamil Nadu assembly will meet tomorrow for the swearing-in ceremony of all the newly elected MLAs by the pro-tem Speaker D Sudarsanam.
- Kerala Formula (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 17, 2006)
Two CPI-M chief ministers are scheduled to be sworn in on Thursday, but the circumstantial contrast is much too stark for a party in its hour of victory.
- Post-Poll Possibilities (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 17, 2006)
A Two-Party System Is Achievable
Elections to five states are over. What do they tell?
- Tough Days Ahead (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 17, 2006)
The Congress, led by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, has created history of sorts in Assam by coming back to power for the second successive term in the past three decades.
- Da Vinci Double Code (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 17, 2006)
The clergy may condemn the book and proscribe the film, but their churches are raking it in
- Hundreds Demonstrate In Nepal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Hundreds of people demonstrated in the centre of the Nepalese capital today protesting the delay in a Parliament vote on a proclamation that would curtail the King’s powers.
- By George, This Man Needs Help! (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 17, 2006)
IRAN’S president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in his recent letter to George W. Bush, mildly (but at great length) berated his American counterpart for, among other things, straying from the true religious path.
- Mma Is Right, For A Change (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 17, 2006)
Mma Secretary General and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Maulana Fazalur Rehman has said that the religious alliance will not boycott the forthcoming general elections.
- The Old Refrain Of Corruption (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 17, 2006)
EVEN though he did not mention the ‘Charter of Democracy’ signed by Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mr Nawaz Sharif in London on Sunday, President Pervez Musharraf had them at the back of his mind when he said that “corrupt politicians” had no future and . . .
- Expect The Unexpected: If You Can’T, Leave It To The Pros (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 17, 2006)
Investors need to take stock. That, is the broad message that the recent sell-off in the market very clearly conveys, notwithstanding the 575 point recovery(to the intra-day high) from the bottom subsequently.
- Ls Passes Office Of Profit Bill Amidst Nda Oppn (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Capping a two-month row, the Lok Sabha today passed a bill that provides for exempting 56 posts, including the Chairpersonship of National Advisory Council, from being considered office of profit but the BJP-led NDA strongly opposed the measure.
- Lok Sabha Passes Office Of Profit Bill Amidst Nda Opposition (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Capping a two-month row, the Lok Sabha today passed a bill that provides for exempting 56 posts, including the Chairpersonship of National Advisory Council, from being considered office of profit but the BJP-led NDA strongly opposed the measure.
- Food Prices Will Be Halved: Musharraf (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, May 17, 2006)
President supports Shujaat
Calls Benazir and Nawaz’s Charter of Democracy a political gimmick
Renews commitment to FATA
- U.S., India Try To Rescue Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, May 17, 2006)
Senior U.S. and Indian officials plan to meet in London next week to try and rescue an imperiled agreement that would give India access to U.S. nuclear energy technology for the first time in three decades.
- Heavy Handed (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 17, 2006)
The anti-quota protests are turning nasty. Ever since HRD minister Arjun Singh announced reservation for OBCs in centrally-funded educational institutions, there have been rumblings in the student community.
- Ajmal’S Maths (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 17, 2006)
When we termed Badruddin Ajmal’s Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF) a ‘Frankenstein’ not so long ago, we never imagined that it would replicate itself so quickly in the country’s largest state.
- Violence Won't Work (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 17, 2006)
Sri Lanka's foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera was in New Delhi last week, seeking India's support in keeping the island's fragile ceasefire intact after months of spiralling violence.
- Red-Letter Days (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 17, 2006)
The latest ‘People’s Democracy’ has all the sound and fury of a successful election campaign — mostly jubilation, some warning and a bit of gloating.
- Caste Out Of Tn Temples (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Wanted, qualified temple priests — caste no bar.
- Karunanidhi To Fulfil Another Promise (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , May 16, 2006)
Close on the heels of fulfilling three of its election promises, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Government is all set to implement one more assurance: reinstalling the Kannagi statue at . . .
- Benazir, Sharif Cry: Pervez Hatao (Telegraph, Amit Roy, May 16, 2006)
Just as the Opposition in India once united around an “Indira Hatao” campaign, so also implacable Pakistani foes of yesteryear, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, met in London last night, signed an eight-page “Charter for Democracy” consisting of . . .
- American Jewish Committee Backs Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Throwing its weight behind the Indo-US civil nuclear energy agreement, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) has urged the US Congress to approve enabling legislation currently pending on Capitol Hill.
- The Red Road To Fiscal Disaster (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, May 16, 2006)
The danger is the Left’s perceived strength, post-poll, will take the Centre’s finances the W Bengal way.
- Poll Officials For Greater Autonomy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Lt. General (Retd) SK Sinha today favoured an All India Election Service to ensure . . ..
- Choice And Reason (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 16, 2006)
Towards a new team in Bengal
The rough edges on the path towards a new ministry will have to be sorted out before Thursday’s swearing-in ceremony.
- All-Out War? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 16, 2006)
The ceasefire in Sri Lanka is almost dead
- At Last, Mr Achuthanandan (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , May 16, 2006)
In an Umberto Eco novel, there is a character in a hurry who drops vowels while speaking and consonants while writing to save time.
- Caution: Left Hand Drive (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, May 16, 2006)
The truly remarkable aspect of verdict 2006 is that it has strengthened the hands of both the Congress as well as its allies, says . . .
- Pak's Taliban Hand (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 16, 2006)
In asking the Government in Islamabad to clarify the alleged role of the ISI in the murder . . .
- Sonia Wants Centre To Expedite Welfare Plans (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Expressing satisfaction at the party's performance at the recent assembly polls, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday exhorted the UPA Government to expedite welfare schemes to ensure success at the next round of assembly elections.
- Achuthanandan Chosen To Be Kerala Cm (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Capping intense debate within, CPI-M in Kerala today unanimously chose party veteran V S Achuthanandan as Chief Minister of Kerala but the faction led by state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan gained a clear upperhand in the choice of party nominees . . .
- Nda Opposes Office Of Profit Bill (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Opposition National Democratic Alliance on Monday decided to oppose a government Bill that proposes to exempt 46 . . .
- Aiadmk Seeks Post Of Opposition Leader (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Demands Lt. Governor's intervention
Congress allies are part of the ruling block: AIADMK legislature party leader
"AIADMK will function as a responsible Opposition"
- Sonia Skirts Comments On Reservation (Tribune, Anita Katyal, May 16, 2006)
While the UPA Government is grappling with the snowballing controversy over the proposed quotas for OBCs in elite educational institutions, Congress President Sonia Gandhi maintained a studied silence on this burning issue when she addressed the . . .
- Unopposed (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 16, 2006)
Governance is too important a matter to be left only to the ruling party. It is now accepted that a major reason for the failure of governance in erstwhile communist countries was the absence of democratic opposition.
- Pervez May Resign For Re-Election (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf may resign as Pakistan’s President next year and get re-elected for another five-year term by the present National and Provincial Assemblies before these are dissolved and General Election held, a close confidant of the . . .
- Heavy Handed (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 16, 2006)
The anti-quota protests are turning nasty. Ever since HRD minister Arjun Singh announced reservation for OBCs in centrally-funded educational institutions, there have been rumblings in the student community.
- Violence Won't Work (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 16, 2006)
Sri Lanka's foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera was in New Delhi last week, seeking India's support in keeping the island's fragile ceasefire intact after months of spiralling violence.
- Segmentation Isn’T Dead Yet (Deccan Herald, MANJULA SHELKE, May 16, 2006)
Is it sensible to view customers as parts of different geographical segments?
- Illegal Eagles (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 16, 2006)
First the Delhi Rent Control Act was rendered dead. Now demolitions are suspended. What’s going on?
- Two Channels, Two Realities (Indian Express, A. Ravi Shankar, May 16, 2006)
Coverage of the TN polls by Sun TV and Jaya TV was an affront to democracy
- Putin's Address, Expectations & Risks (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 16, 2006)
Resisting US military and diplomatic pressure still figures high on the Russian agenda and Vladimir Putin is well aware of it, says Alexei Makarkhin.
- Less Than Allies, More Than Partners (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 16, 2006)
An establishmentarian account of the India-U.S. nuclear deal that overstates the extent to which the two countries share strategic interests
- Keep Watch On Prices: Sonia (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, May 16, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi urges Government to protect interests of wheat growers
Time for concrete policy action on social security for workers in unorganised sector: Sonia
Convention of District Congress Committees to review rural job guarantee scheme
- When The Bears Come Marching In (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 16, 2006)
The coincidence is uncanny. Just two days short of the anniversary of Black Monday—May 17, 2004—when markets saw a whopping intra-day fall of 793 points, the BSE Sensex lost 501 points, intra-day, to end the day 462 points lower.
- The Opportunities And The Challenges (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Left may have registered yet another massive victory. But behind this familiar result, lies an interesting story about shifting support bases and voter perceptions, says Yogendra Yadav
- Reviving The Cold War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 16, 2006)
More than a decade after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the shadow of the Cold War still lingers on. One could feel it when the United States and Russia traded harsh criticism recently.
- Crossing The Rubicon (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 16, 2006)
Whatever possibility had existed of the top leaders of the PPP and PML(N) making separate bargains with General Musharraf has ended with their signing the Charter of Democracy in London.
- Saddam Defiant Against Massacre Charges (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein defiantly refused to even enter a plea as charges were formally presented in a hearing that marked a new stage in his long-running trial.
- ‘Charter Of Democracy’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 16, 2006)
The “Charter of Democracy” signed by Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mr Nawaz Sharif in London on Sunday arouses both hope and scepticism.
- Advani Wants Syed Salahuddin Deported To India (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 16, 2006)
Indian Opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani on Monday called for deportation of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin from Pakistan to India for trial in various militant acts.
- Sensex Tanks 463 Points (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Stock markets on Monday crumbled under pressure from a slump in metal prices and weakness in emerging markets. The Sensex lost 463 points and ended trade at 11,822, down by 3.77 per cent from Friday’s close.
- Tikka Shatrujit Singh (Business Standard, Kishore Singh, May 16, 2006)
His grandfather was one of its biggest customers; his heir now plans Louis Vuitton’s market strategies.
- 5% Solution (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 15, 2006)
The government’s decision to mandate 5% blending of ethanol with petrol from October is but a partial solution to rising oil bills and, in the Indian context, higher subsidy bills.
- Fall Out Of Nepal's Developments (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, May 15, 2006)
The fall of absolute monarchy in Nepal, despite its somewhat emotional context of being the world's only Hindu kingdom, could make India look up-north to redefine its geo-strategic goals.
- Bali Declaration (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 15, 2006)
The Bali Declaration, issued at the conclusion of the D-8 summit held in Indonesia to explore ways of increasing trade and investment among the eight most populous Muslim countries which form the group, urged member states to overcome the . . .
- Who Dares Loses (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 15, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s public admonition of former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi for attempting to create a controversy regarding her unflinching support for the Prime Minister seeks to send a strong signal to a section of Congressmen trying to undermine . . .
- Bury The Hatchet (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 15, 2006)
Politics in Tamil Nadu is an acrimonious affair.
- Competitive Faith (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 15, 2006)
For those waiting with bated breath for The Da Vinci Code to hit the screens there's some bad news.
- End Of Dravida History? (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, May 15, 2006)
Possibly. But it is too early to bid farewell to the politics of revenge
- A Question Of Courage (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, May 15, 2006)
The UPA govt has been avoiding the inevitable rise in oil prices
- Getting The Right Mix (Times of India, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , May 15, 2006)
In an essay published in the journal Mainstream in early April, veteran CPI leader Satyapal Dang called for the formation of a 'National Front of Left and Democratic Forces'.
- Safe But Under Pressure (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 15, 2006)
A persistent feature of the just-concluded round of Assembly elections was speculation about the likely impact of their outcomes on the Congress-led Central Government.
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