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Articles 8921 through 9020 of 26693:
- Righteousness, Religion, And Right-Wing Politics (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 15, 2006)
The protests seen in Srinagar after the uncovering of a prostitution ring illustrate complex cultural anxieties — not just anger over a single crime.
- Reservation Versus Merit (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, May 15, 2006)
Best brains have rejected reservations as a form of social justice
- Crooks, Perhaps, But Not Fools! (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, May 15, 2006)
I wonder how many of us really know the candidates we vote for? An organisation called the West Bengal Election Watch, under the guidance of the indomitable and indefatigable Bibhu Mohapatra, has pieced together a picture of the 1,128 candidates . . .
- The 3-In-1 Device For Convergence (Business Line, Bharat Kumar, May 15, 2006)
With one remote control directed at the box, you can do all that you do now separately with the TV, telephone and through broadband.
- A Marxist Triumph In Bengal (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 15, 2006)
What precisely has changed to give the Left Front in West Bengal such a solid mandate this time around, to decisively reverse a 10-year trend? "I am in favour of Socialism. It is the best social order. But, in the present situation, if we have to develop,
- Benazir & Nawaz Sign Charter Of Democracy (Daily Times, Ashraf Mumtaz, May 15, 2006)
The long-awaited Charter of Democracy (CoD) was approved and signed by former prime ministers Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif late on Sunday night after several hours of clause-by-clause discussions on the document by the enlarged negotiating . . .
- Nepal’S New Govt Set To Take Control Of Army (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2006)
Nepal’s new government is set to wrest control of the 100,000-strong army away from the king, analysts say, in a move which would dramatically alter the balance of power in the Himalayan kingdom.
- Dealing With Corruption (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 15, 2006)
General Musharraf’s emphasis on constantly reviewing curriculum is in line with the government’s policy of revamping the system of education in order to keep pace with the modern world.
- Apocalypse Vies With Reform In Iran (Tribune, Jackson Diehl, May 15, 2006)
In a dusty brown village outside this Shiite holy city in Qom, Iran, a once-humble yellow-brick mosque is undergoing a furious expansion.
- Tea In Peace (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 15, 2006)
Change and continuity can go hand in hand in politics.
- Another Red (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 15, 2006)
The portents were proved right. The Left Democratic Front won in Kerala, a two-thirds majority in a house of 140, and the biggest victory for it in its present configuration.
- New Players In A New Regional Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 15, 2006)
As ‘indigenous’ voters emerged a stronger force in Assam, Sanjib Baruah explains how the Congress’s strategic alliance with Hagrama Mohilary paid off .
- Preying On Public Land (Tribune, Jagmohan , May 15, 2006)
The Supreme Court deserves to be saluted. It has been making a valiant attempt to bring about the rule of law in Delhi and save it from the ravages of law breakers who are destroying all norms of organised civic life.
- The Price Of Reservation (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , May 15, 2006)
For every transaction, there has to be entries on both sides of the ledger.
- Fallout Of Interest Rate Uncertainties (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 15, 2006)
The prospects of a further interest rate rise in the US have serious implications for the world economy. Corporates in India and other developing countries may have to depend only on domestic sources of loan funds. Perhaps, this is all for the good . . .
- Where Politics And Business Meet (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 15, 2006)
Politics broke into our lives conspicuously last week with elections in five States.
- State Of The Elections: National, Regional Coverage Is Polls Apart (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, May 14, 2006)
The voters didn’t oblige this time, did they? Starting with the 2002 Gujarat elections, verdicts had been largely television-friendly.
- Congress Expects To Form Minority Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Emerges single largest party, but gets fewer seats than it hoped
The party won 15 seats in 1991 Assembly polls
It won nine in 1996, and 11 in 2001
Lack of coordination between allies reason for ordinary show: Congress
- Jogic Postures (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 14, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi was quick to swat the instinctive burst of sycophancy from Ajit Jogi.
- Upa Govt Must Learn From Polls: Brinda (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 14, 2006)
“Seven wins in a row for the CPM in West Bengal are not because of any single individual. It’s the collective effort of the leaders and the cadres” - Brinda Karat
- Small Screen Saver For Dmk (Indian Express, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, May 14, 2006)
At the age of 82, vendetta may not be a luxury that Tamil Nadu’s chief minister designate Muthuvel Karunanidhi can particularly afford.
- Coming Down From The Heights (Indian Express, Gurmeet Kanwal, May 14, 2006)
Senior opposition leaders, particularly of the BJP, have been sharply critical of the government’s reported moves to demilitarise Siachen.
- In His Twilight, Karunanidhi Mellows Watching The Sonrise (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, May 14, 2006)
Pandemonium breaks out in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, with Chief Minister M Karunanidhi accusing AIADMK members of snatching the budget papers from him.
- Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Congratulate Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
DPA victory due to DMK chief's leadership: Congress president
L.K. Advani calls up Karunanidhi, congratulates him
S. Ramadoss commends Chief Minister for welfare announcements
- How Bengal Was Won (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 14, 2006)
The staggering victory of the CPI(M)-led Left Front in West Bengal this week is remarkable for obvious reasons.
- Tata Motors To Consider West Bengal Plant (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Tata Motors Ltd. is considering setting up an automobile plant in West Bengal, the company's managing director said on Friday.
- Office Of Profit: Karat Writes To Kalam On (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh and 36 other MLAs from the state against whom complaints have been filed for holding office of profit can take a cue from CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat’s strongly worded letter to . . .
- Elections Must Be Less Expensive, Says Kishore Chandra Deo (Tribune, Satish Misra, May 14, 2006)
Born in a princely family of Andhra Pradesh, Vyricherla Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo, entered the Sixth Lok Sabha in 1977.
- A Time For Growing Up (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, May 14, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s campaign for re-election from Rae Bareilli brought back for me memories of why, ever since I became a political journalist, I have opposed dynastic democracy.
- High Fives (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 14, 2006)
Sectoral success finds place in MSCI recast
- Reviving Confidence In The Eu’S Future (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, May 14, 2006)
Pity Jose Manuel Barroso.
- Why Osama Lives On (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 14, 2006)
How mad can madness become? Read Messages to the World to know of Islamic religious fervour.
- Nepal To Clip King's Wings (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Nepal's new government is planning to issue a proclamation that will curtail the king's powers and privileges, the finance minister said on Saturday, but he declined to confirm reports that the monarch might have to pay taxes for the first time.
- The Muslim Vote (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 14, 2006)
The likes of Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid nurse the hope of turning India's Muslim population into a vote bank, and under one national party. That hope is nothing but an illusion. The Muslim vote is real, as Muslims are.
- The League Culture (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 14, 2006)
There has been some criticism in the past few days from opposition political parties and in the media about President Musharraf’s involvement with the affairs of the Pakistan Muslim League, the ruling party.
- Tell-Tale Site (Business Standard, T N Ninan, May 14, 2006)
“Congratulations to Smt Sonia Gandhi for leading the Congress Party to Victory in the Lok Sabha Elections 2004”.
- Uma Bharati's Party (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, May 14, 2006)
Uma Bharati launches her party at a ceremony that seems to send a message through its simplicity.
- Delhi Awaits Central Approval To Bill On Office Of Profit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Fate of 19 Congress MLAs hangs in balance
- Australia Seeks Greater Asian Engagement (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, May 14, 2006)
While Australia finds new opportunities in Asia, India will gain from deeper ties with the former
- Karat Objects To Ec's Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Unjustified exercise of authority, he tells Kalam
Trinamool letter contains allegations but no details
EC "gratuitously" asks complainant to furnish precise information
President urged to reject complaint
- Nepal Ultras Unveil Road Map For Peace (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, May 14, 2006)
The first three steps of the strategy have already been implemented, declaring of a ceasefire, drawing up a code of conduct and forming a team for holding negotiations with the government.
- Kerala 'Solution' Still Eludes Cpm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
While endorsing West Bengal state committee's decision to continue with Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as chief minister for the next five years, the CPM politburo on Saturday kept the Kerala leadership issue wrapped in a "formula".
- Work On Single-Track System To Begin On August . . . (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy on Saturday announced that work on the pilot project of a monorail network spanning a length of 18 km between Kanakapura Road and Majestic area here would commence from August 15 to complement the proposed Metro . . .
- How To Defeat The Left In Bengal (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, May 14, 2006)
You insult a Bengali at his own peril because he or she responds by voting the Communists back.
- 'The King Is Down But Not Out' (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 14, 2006)
We welcome this decision of the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) government as a positive step that will allow us to move ahead and implement the 12-point understanding reached between us last November. But we should remember that the King is down but not out.
- Chandy Quits, Kerala Awaits New Chief Minister (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy on Friday bowed out of office, continuing to chant the development mantra and accusing the opposition Left Democratic Front of having played the communal card to win the elections.
- Reservation Reality (Business Standard, Devangshu Datta, May 14, 2006)
Give a man a fish and he is hungry again tomorrow; give him a rod and teach him how to fish and he’s set up for life.
- Ppp Infighting (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 14, 2006)
The two functions organised by the PPP in Lahore on Friday saw all the usual mudslinging by party leaders against each other's faction.
- In Poetry-Loving Yemen, Tribal Bard Takes On Al Qaeda (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
As the dusk call to prayer fades, Amin al-Mashreqi glances at the expectant faces surrounding him and begins to read from his slim, handwritten book of verse that is helping to bring a measure of peace to this mountainous Arab country.
- Against Left, For Left Front (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, May 14, 2006)
Among the more intriguing theories that were proffered in Kolkata to explain the Left Front's conclusive seventh-term victory last Thursday, one struck me as quite prescient.
- Cpm Trains Guns On Ec (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Flushed by its victories in West Bengal and Kerala, the Left big brother CPI(M) on Saturday trained its guns on the Election Commission.
- Top U.K. Award For Indian (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Suprabha Seshan has been conserving rare plants of the Western Ghats
- 1857 And All That (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 14, 2006)
Never perhaps has a historical anniversary aroused so intense an interest among the political class.
- Victory Over Maoists (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 14, 2006)
The resounding triumph at the hustings has also brought in its wake what must be the greatest relief for the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
- Budhia Runs The Gauntlet (Pioneer, Navneet Anand, May 14, 2006)
It is not for nothing that India is known as a land of contradictions.
- The Genocide Story (Statesman, SUBRATA MUKHERJEE, May 14, 2006)
Milosevic has been rightly accused of war crimes but EU is equally guilty because of inaction and desire to protect narrow self-interests
- Saarc Focuses On War Against Terror, Drugs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The SAARC Home Ministers' conference on Friday adopted a set of nine decisions to fight out militancy and drug trafficking in the region by reactivating concerned institutions and sharing information and experiences among the member states.
- Left's Dilemma (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 14, 2006)
The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front's victory in the Kerala Assembly election in which it has bagged 98 seats, compared to the Congress-led United Democratic Front's tally of 42 seats in a near reversal of the 2001 poll result, may bring . . .
- The Index Of Development (Pioneer, KPS Gill, May 14, 2006)
The total unreality of the planning and budgeting processes in India, at both the Centre and in the States, is astonishing, and tragically out of sorts with the realities of the ground.
- Nepal Govt May Curtail King’S Powers (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Nepal's new government is planning to issue a proclamation that will curtail the king's powers and privileges, the finance minister said today, but he declined to confirm reports that the monarch might have to pay taxes for the first time.
- Just A Turn Left, Or About-Turn? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 14, 2006)
Last week’s election results are scary for two reasons.
- Rice At Rs 2 A Kg As Karunanidhi Fulfils Poll Promise (Tribune, Arup Chanda, May 14, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi today announced a series of sops including waiver of cooperative loans of farmers up to March 31, 2006, to the tune of Rs 6,866 crore and reduction of the price of rice, supplied through the public . . .
- Friend Of India (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 14, 2006)
With the passing away of the Pulitzer prize winning former editor of the New York Times, Abraham M Rosenthal, on May 11, India has lost yet another friend shortly after the demise of John Kenneth Galbraith in Massachusetts on May 1.
- Musharraf To Open All Mega Projects In Punjab (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf will inaugurate all the mega projects started by the Punjab govt in future, sources disclosed to The Nation.
The decision to this effect has been taken at the level of PML top leadership.
- India Announces Rs 10 Cr Aid For Palestinians (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Concerned over the economic hardships faced by Palestinian people, India has announced a humanitarian assistance worth Rs 10 crore to help them out of the prevailing situation in Gaza and West Bank.
- Unavoidable Oil Price Hike (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, May 14, 2006)
confrontation is building up again between the Left and the Government on the issue of petroleum price hike.
- N-Deal Approval An Uphill Task, Says Envoy Ronen Sen (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, May 14, 2006)
Despite a lack of adequate support for the U.S.-India civilian nuclear deal in the U.S. Congress, India’s ambassador in Washington is confident that the agreement will eventually win over skeptics.
- Southern Style (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 14, 2006)
Exactly ten years to the day, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader, M Karunanidhi, took over as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister from J Jayalalithaa. Five years before that day, it was the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam . . .
- Tn: Rice At Rs 2 Per Kg From June 3, Says Karunanidhi (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today announced that the price of rice in ration shops would be reduced to Rs two per kg from the present Rs 3.50 from June 3, on the occasion of his 83rd birthday.
- Rush To Muffle Sonia Chant (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, May 14, 2006)
Manmohan Singh is about to complete two years as Prime Minister without stumbling into any major pitfalls, but is not looking any stronger for it.
- Poll Over, Cpm Guns For Panel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Emboldened by its sweep in Bengal, the CPM has turned up the heat on the Election Commission.
- Fundamentally Sound (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 14, 2006)
India can be justifiably proud of having got 173 of the 191 votes to become a member of the new 47-member United Nations Human Rights Council, especially since voting was conducted by secret ballot.
- The Monolith Of Failed Promises (Pioneer, Sudhirendar Sharma, May 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court's observation, over-ruling its previous judgement against raising the height of the controversial Sardar Sarovar Project, may have populist overtones for downstream politics and the pro-dam lobbyists, but it has inadvertently . . .
- Thinking Outside The Iran Box (Washington Post, Jim Hoagland, May 14, 2006)
The United States and Israel exercise absolute conventional military domination over the Middle East but are bled by costly asymmetrical warfare. They must now pursue war by other means, through asymmetrical diplomacy and statecraft built on . . .
- Bjp, Victim Of Its Own Spin (Rediff on the Net, B Raman, May 14, 2006)
In February, I met an economic expert working for the BJP at a seminar abroad. Its 'India Shining' campaign was in full blast at that time and the media had practically written off the Congress (I). I told the BJP expert that 2004 could see a . . .
- Paneerselvam Aiadmk Egislature Party Leader (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
The former Chief Minister and Public Works Minister, O. Paneerselvam, was on Friday elected leader of the All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) legislature party.
- Congress Legislators To Meet Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
AICC delegates to decide on next course of action
Motilal Vora, B K. Hariprasad to participate in the talks
Sonia's decision on formation of Ministry will be binding on the DPA, says P. Shanmugham
- People Triumph In Nepal (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, May 13, 2006)
The democracy movement's glorious victory holds lessons for all of South Asia about integrating social justice issues with mainstream politics.
- High Fives (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 13, 2006)
The latest changes to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) India index are not particularly significant if seen from the perspective of India’s weight in the Asian index.
- Congress Seeks Bodo Front's Support (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, May 13, 2006)
Hagrama demands five Ministerial berths
Gogoi likely to be elected unanimously
Efforts on to enlist support of Independents
Other aspirants out of contention
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