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Articles 10321 through 10420 of 26693:
- 50% Cut-Off For Iim Admission Test (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
A score of 50 per cent in the bachelor’s degree will now be a must for IIM aspirants, with the institutes deciding to bring back the cut-off that was lifted in the mid-nineties.
- Small Steps For Bush, Hu (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
President Bush yesterday urged Chinese President Hu Jintao to allow his people "the freedom to assemble, to speak freely and to worship," and both leaders said after an Oval Office meeting that they had agreed to work together to reduce China' . . .
- Tie-Up With Aiadmk Based On Ideology: Gowda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
"Jayalalithaa has taken progressive steps"
- Pm Makes Strong Case For Udf In Poll Campaign (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Making a fervent appeal to voters to give the Congress-led UDF a second term in Kerala, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the policies and programmes of the government had put the state on the path of development and economic progress.
- Nuke Deal Sign Of Stronger Ties, Says Rice (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Continuing to seek Congressional support to the “path-breaking” Indo-US nuclear agreement, secretary of state Ms Condoleezza Rice has said the deal has to be seen in the context of burgeoning bilateral cooperation in military, agriculture and . . .
- Pondi: 234 In Fray In 21 Constituencies (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Seventyseven candidates filed their papers on the last day today for nominations in 21 assembly constituencies in Pondicherry region of the union territory for the May 8 elections, taking the total number of contestants to 234.
- Byword For Disruption (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 21, 2006)
This is the strangest assembly election ever experienced in West Bengal.The Election Commission guidelines have drained this festival of democracy of colour and the usual carnival atmosphere.
- Should India Intervene In Nepal ? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 21, 2006)
Sections of Indian media have begun to wonder whether it is the endgame for King Gyanendra. He had established a council of ministers under his chairmanship and nominated two old faithfuls of the partyless days — Dr Tulsi Giri and Kirti Nidhi . . .
- Musharraf Asks Pml, Ppp-S To Patch Up (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday asked the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) and its ally the Sherpao-led Pakistan People’s Party (PPP-S) to end their differences after PPP-S leaders complained that the PML was stealing its members.
- Sangh Says It's Time For Democracy (Times of India, Mohua Chatterjee, Apr 21, 2006)
Just when he is faced with a massive pro-democracy upsurge, Nepal's ruler Gyanendra seems to be running out of friends in India as well.
- Russia And Turkey Engage The Muslim World (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Apr 21, 2006)
The two powers, archrivals for centuries in the vast region stretching from the Balkans to the Caucasus, are responding with agility to the complex Anglo-American manoeuvring in their backyard.
- Brushing Up Ppp (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 21, 2006)
Organizational changes recently introduced in the PPP indicate the party is being geared up to brace for the forthcoming elections, or alternately prepare itself for a . . .
- India Tells King To Urgently Restore Democracy In Nepal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
A special Indian envoy on Thursday told King Gyanendra of Nepal to restore democracy urgently, as police shot dead three protesters breaking a curfew in the capital.
- Chennai Gets Its First Woman Police Commissioner (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Chennai got its first woman Police Commissioner on Thursday.
- Issue Is Finding Employable Graduates, Says Ramadorai (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Apr 21, 2006)
Lack of communication skills tops the list
`Systemic changes have to effected'
In-house training essential, says Ramadorai
- Karat: Assembly Polls Will Impact National Politics (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Apr 21, 2006)
Says progressive parties will gain strength to check Centre
- Manmohan: Turn Kerala Into A Knowledge Hub (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Says UPA took measures to ensure welfare of the minorities
- Changing Face Of Financing Models For Healthcare (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Apr 21, 2006)
The healthcare system options are usually known to be of three varieties, viz Fee for services, managed care and public healthcare.
- For A Democratic Future (Dawn, Imran Khan, Apr 21, 2006)
MICHAEL SCHUEUR, former head of the CIA’s Al Qaeda Unit, warned in an opinion piece in the Washington Times that if the US keeps pushing Gen Musharraf to “do US’s dirty work against his country’s national interest”, he could be toppled and . . .
- Bangalore-Mysore Corridor Gets Green Light (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda's pet hate, the Rs 2,250 crore 111 km-long Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project on Thursday got the green signal from the Supreme Court.
- Cong Taking Left's Help At Centre To Serve Nation: Sonia (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
The Congress-led UPA government has been taking outside support from Left parties not to remain in power at the Centre, but to serve the nation on the basis of its Common Minimum Programme (CMP), Congress President Sonia Gandhi said today.
- West Bengal Ready For Second Phase Of Poll (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Four more southern districts of West Bengal go to the polls on Saturday in the second round of staggered assembly elections the ruling Left Front hopes to win hands down.
- Aiadmk, Dmk Mum On Reserved Panchayats Polls (Hindu, S. Annamalai, Apr 21, 2006)
Conduct polls in 2006 on party lines, as in Kerala, says expert
- Tyres Burn In Nepal Capital Ahead Of Curfew (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 21, 2006)
Anti-monarchy protesters in Nepal burned tyres and threw logs and barbed wire across the streets of the capital Kathmandu on Thursday ahead of a curfew imposed to prevent a march on King Gyanendra's palace.
- Poll Affidavits A Sad Joke? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Apr 21, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s brave declaration while filing her nomination papers that she does not own a car — followed by a similar claim by Buddhadeb Bhattacharya the next day —suggests that the time has come to ask if the filing of affidavits has become a sad joke.
- Asean Ministers Search For New Ways To Force Change In Myanmar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Southeast Asian foreign ministers meeting on Bali island said they are unhappy with the slow pace of democratic reform in military-ruled Myanmar, and hope to come up with new ways to force the regime to change.
- Restructuring Intelligence Apparatus (Daily Excelsior, Surendra Sharma, Apr 21, 2006)
The government of Indiais in the process of setting up a high-powered coordination committee to monitor functioning of intelligence agencies. We have half-a-dozen intelligence agencies to keep the government informed about the external and . . .
- Beyond The Fence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 21, 2006)
The election schedule has not yet been finalised. It is likely to be done in the first week of May.
- ‘Stronger’ Left Not To Pull Down Upa Govt After Assembly Polls (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Refuting suggestions that a ‘stronger left’ would pull down the Manmohan Singh Government after the Assembly polls, the Left parties today asserted that they would not act as a "destabilising force" for the UPA regime.
- Wb, Kerala Set For Polls Tomorrow (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Four more southern districts of West Bengal go to the polls on Saturday in the second round of staggered assembly elections the ruling Left Front hopes to win hands down.
- Nepal King Extends Curfew Ahead Of Protest March (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Nepal's government re-imposed curfew in the capital Kathmandu on Friday after political parties announced they would hold fresh anti-monarchy protests and try to march on King Gyanendra's palace.
- Clean It Up (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 21, 2006)
In a rapidly urbanising country like India, vehicular pollution is a silent killer — a leading cause of respiratory diseases and premature deaths.
- Bush, Hu Find No Breakthroughs On Trade, Iran (Reuters, Steve Holland, Apr 21, 2006)
President George W. Bush failed to win a commitment from Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday on immediate steps to reduce China's $202 billion trade surplus with the United States.
- Terror Infrastructure Across Border Intact, Says Army Chief (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Even though upbeat at reduced violence levels in Jammu & Kashmir, Army Chief General JJ Singh today expressed deep concern at continuance of infrastructure for training of militants across the border in the northern State.
- "We Have Turned Around Kerala's Economy" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The former Kerala Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, has kept a low profile during the campaign for the Assembly elections.
- Party Propaganda (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 20, 2006)
Election Commission Must Brave The Storm
- Voters Win (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 20, 2006)
Cynics who scoff at the power of the vote must be a self-deluding lot.
- Karan And The King (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 20, 2006)
India must save Nepal from itself
- Two Aides Quit In Bush Shake-Up (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
President George W. Bush’s press secretary Scott McClellan resigned today and senior adviser Karl Rove gave up the policy-development part of his job in a White House shake-up.
- Left Parties Are Our "Valued Allies" : Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Brushing aside any speculation of Left parties troubling the UPA government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said they were "valued allies" and any problems would be resolved in an amicable manner.
- Defying Curfew, Hundreds Come Out On The Streets (Press Trust of India, V Mohan Narayan, Apr 20, 2006)
Defying curfew, hundreds of people came out on the streets in Nepal today to participate in a pro-democracy demonstration, marking the start of the third week of a general strike called by the opposition parties.
- India Steps Up Efforts To Resolve Nepal Crisis (Press Trust of India, V Mohan Narayan, Apr 20, 2006)
India today launched a fresh initiative to resolve the political crisis in Nepal where authorities clamped curfew to thwart opposition from holding a massive rally here tomorrow.
- Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything” (Tribune, Anne Applebaum, Apr 20, 2006)
To my eye, they are lovely: Graceful, delicate, white against green grass and a blue sky.
- India's Prescription For King Gyanendra (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
As India’s special envoy Karan Singh and foreign secretary Shyam Saran met Nepali Congress leader and former PM G P Koirala in Kathmandu on Wednesday, they bounced off India’s solution to the Nepal crisis:
- Quota Raj (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 20, 2006)
By bringing up the issue of job quotas in the private sector, prime minister Manmohan Singh has taken both his admirers and his detractors by surprise.
- India Can Get Top Un Job (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 20, 2006)
Secretary-general Kofi Annan has, in an unusual move, made three high-level appointments, despite having less than a year in his second term at the UN.
- Will India ‘Give’ On The Dams? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 20, 2006)
The Indian science and technology minister, Kapil Sibal, told reporters in New Delhi on Tuesday that the Indian government had decided to convert the Kishanganga Dam project in Kashmir into a run-of-the-river scheme in the wake of Pakistan’s . . .
- Former Dissident First Woman Pm Of S Korea (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The National Assembly today endorsed the appointment of Ms Han Myeong-sook as Korea’s first female prime minister in a move hailed as a major step forward for women in the traditionally male-dominated society.
- Four-Star’ Question (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 20, 2006)
As the Bush administration’s Iraq-war-related downturn worsens, the ex-generals’ revolt against defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld raises just as important questions as how it is dealt with will set precedents.
- Bush Shuffles Top Staff, Defends Rumsfeld (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
President George W. Bush named a new budget director and trade chief but again rejected calls for Donald Rumsfeld to resign, saying the defense secretary is doing “a fine job”.
- Hectic Lobbying For Assam Cm’S Job (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The Congress’ decision not to project any of its leaders as chief ministerial candidate before the Assam election is going to fuel infighting within the party in the event the party emerges as the single largest group once the poll results are out . . .
- Cong Blasts Katiyar Nomination, Mum On Imam's Behaviour (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Apr 20, 2006)
The Congress on Wednesday criticised the BJP for fielding a "communal" candidate against Ms Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli but refused to say a word about the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid who led a group of supporters to attack journalists at the . . .
- India's Emissary (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 20, 2006)
The Government has acted wisely in deciding to send Dr Karan Singh to advise King Gyanendra of Nepal on defusing the crisis sweeping the mountain kingdom.
- Flip-Flop's The Name Of The Game (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 20, 2006)
Avid watchers of Tamil TV entertainment channels will cite instances of an actress playing the role of a villainess getting into an auto-rickshaw at the end of one serial and getting off a rick at the beginning of another, but this time as the . . .
- Advani Challenges Govt To Introduce Telangana Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani whose “Bharat Suraksha Yatra” is passing through Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday pledged his support to a separate Telangana state.
- Bush’S Press Secretary Quits, Adviser Ends Policy Role (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
President George W Bush’s press secretary Scott McClellan resigned on Wednesday and senior adviser Karl Rove gave up the policy-development part of his job in a White House shake-up.
- Flowing With The Left (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Apr 20, 2006)
My opening position was never in doubt.
- Vanvasis’ & Conversions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 20, 2006)
In keeping with the RSS’s long-standing campaign against the so-called “forcible conversions” of tribals to Christianity, the latest issue of Organiser devotes its entire front page to a report on a “mammoth Vanvasi rally” in interior Orissa . . .
- Life Sentence For 17 Upheld (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
"Enough material against all 40 accused in Melavalavu murders"
Six persons murdered in 1997
Trial court had acquitted 23 persons
- Allow Udf To Continue The Good Work: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked the people of Kerala to re-elect the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) to power in the State to continue the good work it had been doing during the last five years.
- Trs Asked To Table Bill If Congress Backtracks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
BJP to support such a move on Telangana, says Advani
- "Hydrological Information System Needed" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Soz says accurate data is crucial
The system will be immensely useful for resource planning
Phase-II to be implemented with $104.98 million assistance from IBRD
- Katiyar's Entry May Spice Up Contest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Sonia's winning margin will be "historic"
- The Shifting Minority Vote (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Major Muslim organisations have thrown their weight behind the LDF. C. Gouridasan Nair on what this means for the Kerala elections
- Why ‘Kashmir Royal’ As Envoy To Nepal Is Not A Good Idea (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Apr 20, 2006)
At a moment when Nepal needs political surgery, Karan Singh, the Indian special envoy to the Himalayan Kingdom, appears to have landed in Kathmandu with a band-aid.
- Which Way Is Latin America Headed? (Hindu, Jorge Heine, Apr 20, 2006)
A majority of Latin Americans are now ruled by Left-led governments. Their leaders are applying new, imaginative solutions tailored to their country's specific needs, rather than the "one-size-fits-all" approach that has wrought havoc in the region . . .
- Technical Education To Boost Progress: Hooda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Technical education budget hiked from Rs. 29 crores to Rs. 60 crores
- Blairism And Honours-For-Sale Scandal (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Apr 20, 2006)
It is no surprise that Tony Blair's disdain for his party, awe of plutocrats, and belief in the market have come together.
- Is India Becoming Ungovernable? (Hindu, Pran Chopra , Apr 20, 2006)
The short answer is yes. The long answer is that remedies are ready and simple, but the more puzzling question is why we are avoiding them.
- Kerala Headed Left, Decisively (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 20, 2006)
In politically volatile Kerala, where two to four per cent of the voters can make the difference between victory and defeat, the Left Democratic Front led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is poised to return to power with a decisive majority.
- Next Stop, Constituent Assembly (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 20, 2006)
The unambiguous message India's special envoy, Karan Singh, must convey to King Gyanendra in Kathmandu is this:
- Promises Galore (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 20, 2006)
Judging by the election manifestos of the different political formations in Tamil Nadu, politicians must be taking the voters for idiots. The DMK has promised to supply ration rice at Rs 2 a kilo.
- Crucial Debate (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 20, 2006)
Two important documents have brought to the fore problems, fears and hopes of the Muslim community in the country.
- For Sustainable Development (Daily Excelsior, Diksha Rajput, Apr 20, 2006)
Environmental protection and tourism are closely linked with each other , as vacations and outdoor recreation require a healthy environment.
- Attack On Naik (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 20, 2006)
Everyone who has come into contact with octogenarian National Conference leader Ali Mohammad Naik will wish for his speedy recovery.
- Nepal Capital Deserted, Protesters Gather Outside (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 20, 2006)
Anti-monarchy protesters gathered outside the city limits of the Nepali capital Kathmandu on Thursday where a strict curfew has been imposed to block a pro-democracy rally.
- Going Down Memory Lane (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Apr 20, 2006)
An April afternoon in Chennai. The sea breeze has not set in, the humidity is unbearably high and the sun is merciless. CIT Colony in Chennai wears an empty look.
- Building Bridges With Myanmar (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Apr 20, 2006)
India's determination to follow an independent policy on issues of its national security was clearly manifested when President APJ Abdul Kalam undertook a State visit to Myanmar within a week of the visit of President George Bush to India.
- Debating On The Future (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Apr 20, 2006)
As in Bengal, the election campaign of the CPI(M) in Kerala shows the deep rifts within the party on . . .
- Police, Oppn Groups Clash In Bangladesh (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Apr 20, 2006)
The 14-party alliance, which is seeking to bring about reforms in the caretaker government system and election commission, had declared earlier that it would stage a sit-in at the prime minister’s office from 11 am to 1 pm on Wednesday.
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