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Articles 10721 through 10820 of 26693:
- Katiyar Out, Bjp Hunt On For Rae Bareli Face-Saver (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Apr 15, 2006)
Once the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is today having a tough time scouting for a credible candidate against Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency.
- Tdb Alleges Bid To Scuttle Sabarimala Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Blames "vested interests" in the Forest Department
Says Government is "indifferent" to such attempts
Wants Government to facilitate allotment of forestland
- Karunanidhi Promises To Fulfil All Demands Of Farmers (Hindu, A.V. Ragunathan, Apr 15, 2006)
He says Jayalalithaa violated rule by buying TANSI land
Says Jayalalithaa violated rule by buying TANSI land
Farmers subjected to hardships under AIADMK regime, he alleges
- Money Talks But Can Someone Please Translate? (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 15, 2006)
“I fed Dawood’’ was the slug of Aaj Tak’s story on the don’s cook being in Indian custody.
- Third Grunt (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 15, 2006)
Any debate on the third front is not only ridiculous but also totally irrelevant in the current political scenario.
- Advani Yatra To Resume From Guntakal Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
BJP leader L K Advani, who cancelled the Karnataka leg of Bharat Suraksha Yatra following the death of Kannada icon Rajkumar, would fly to Ananthpur in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday and resume his journey from Guntakal on the Andhra-Karnataka border.
- Valley Again, Jama Masjid First Time (Indian Express, AMAN SHARMA, Apr 15, 2006)
Two blasts at Jama Masjid leave at least 13 injured • Srinagar: Seven blasts, one at Dal Gate, kill five, injure 40
- When All Hell Broke Loose (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Apr 15, 2006)
Brand Bangalore is in jeopardy – the police failed to protect citizens, and the government machinery collapsed on Wednesday and Thursday
- Not Being In Sync With The Times (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Apr 15, 2006)
The protests against Mandal II as Arjun Singh’s scheme has come to be known come as yet another example of how we the people of India have left the political class behind
- Surjit S Bhalla: Education Quotas-Unfair (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The one social group that needs affirmative action (not quotas) is the Muslims; but strangely, it is politically incorrect to talk about it.
- Need For More Disclosure (The Financial Express, PRITHVI HALDEA, Apr 15, 2006)
Indian promoters have always had a field day, courtesy relaxations in policies, poor disclosure requirements and weak enforcements.
- Remembering Pudumaippithan (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Apr 15, 2006)
In his birth centenary year, Tamil literature lovers all over the world celebrate the master of the short story.
- Justice Subverted (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Apr 15, 2006)
If the rule of law is not comprehensively ensured, all the good work sought to be done will come to nothing.
- 5 Dead, 33 Hurt In Srinagar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
At least five persons were killed and 33 others, including 10 security personnel, were injured in six successive grenade explosions here today.
- Praful Bidwai: Only The First Step To Change (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Apr 15, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi's resignation affirms democratic virtue and should trigger reform of the "office-for-profit" law and a radical rethink in the Congress.
- Russia To Speed Up Nuclear Re-Armament (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Apr 15, 2006)
Moscow seeks to counter increasingly aggressive U.S. policies.
- Deceit And Policy (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Apr 15, 2006)
These volumes shed light on the way governments deceive not only adversaries but their own people.
- Warning Signals From Jd(u) (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 15, 2006)
Thanks to a running feud with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, George Fernandes had long been reduced to dummy president of the Janata Dal (United). In this background, Sharad Yadav's emergence as the new helmsman of the party defeating Mr. Fernandes,
- Jama Masjid Rocked By Blasts, 13 Injured (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Two blasts rocked the historic Jama Masjid complex in Old Delhi on Friday evening, injuring 13 people including a 10-year-old boy.
- The Children Who Are The Stuff Of Stars (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 14, 2006)
For thousands of years people with spiritual insight have been saying that all life forms on Earth are manifestations of one vitality that permeates through them. However, it was Charles Darwin who actually laid the foundation to prove it on . . .
- Micro-Credit: Looking Beyond Group Lending (Business Line, Savita Shankar, Apr 14, 2006)
Considering the increased competition in micro-credit and the pressure to reduce interest rates, it is time for micro-finance practitioners to consider moving beyond group lending.
- Gyanendra’S Time Is Up (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 14, 2006)
That he has managed to get Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury, former National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra and US President George W. Bush on the same side of the debate on Nepal reveals all you need to know about King Gyanendra’s ham-handed power . . .
- The King Is Right (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 14, 2006)
The seven-party 'Opposition alliance', representing the thoroughly discredited and hugely corrupt political elite of Nepal masquerading as champions of democracy, and its ally, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), are celebrating what they . . .
- Ravi’S Rough Ride (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 14, 2006)
Vayalar Ravi, cabinet minister for overseas Indian affairs, is rarely seen in Delhi.
- Debate And Democracy (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 14, 2006)
The two have a vigorous, vital link
- Thirst For Profit (Frontline, P. SAINATH, Apr 14, 2006)
The corporate hijack of water is on and if the current trend continues, India's water sources will be in private hands before long.
- Bridge Between Asia And Europe (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 14, 2006)
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev outlines the ways for his country to reach higher levels of attainable development
- Briefs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Pakistan deploys troops in Karachi
- Destroying India's Excellence (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 14, 2006)
Arjun Singh tried to pull a fast one on the country. No, I don't mean his spat with the Election Commission.
- Balkanising India (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Apr 14, 2006)
India has fought four wars with Pakistan and in all the four cases the country has had an upper hand.
- Quota Of Diminishing Returns (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Apr 14, 2006)
Reservation ruse is unlikely to help the Congress win more seats in the Assembly elections, says Kalyani Shankar
- Muslims Must Pursue Modern Education' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 14, 2006)
"Unless we develop a modern outlook skewed towards scientific education, there is no future for us."
- Vvip Flights (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 14, 2006)
Cause turbulence everywhere
- Infosys Q4 Profit Rises 21 Pct, Below Forecasts (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Infosys Technologies Ltd. posted a lower-than-expected 20.6 percent rise in quarterly profit on Friday as overseas clients shipped back more work but rising wages and a stronger rupee squeezed margins.
- Baisakhi- Birth Of Khalsa (Daily Excelsior, Mohan Singh Kala, Apr 14, 2006)
On the festival of Baisakhi people from all walks of life meet in festive mood on the 1st day of Baisakhi Associated with the harvest of Rabi Crop., Baisakhi is celebrated with fun and frolic in Northern India particularly in Punjab.
- At Whose Cost? (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Apr 14, 2006)
Doubts Over Effect Of Uranium Mining On Locals
- Congress: Survey Contrary To Reality (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Party questions methodology in Kerala
- Jd(u) To Remain In Nda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Fernandes will continue as convener
- Nepal Opposition Leader Rejects King's Talks Offer (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Nepal's biggest opposition leader rejected on Friday an offer by King Gyanendra to hold national elections and unity talks to defuse a mass campaign against his absolute rule.
- Pm Says Maoist Rebellion Gravest Threat (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Apr 14, 2006)
A war being waged by Maoist rebels represents the gravest threat to India's internal security since independence, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday.
- Gyanendra Dangles Election Bait (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 14, 2006)
King Gyanendra tonight said he would call general elections in Nepal, which has been wracked by pro-democracy protests for the past eight days.
- Pm Threat No. 1 Tag On Maoists (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 14, 2006)
Spring Thunder has struck Delhi, a day after its disruptive potential was acknowledged in Calcutta and 39 years after the clarion call rose in Naxalbari in Bengal.
- Clans Do Not Make India (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Apr 14, 2006)
It is a hard choice between feudalism and sectarianism
- Doctors In Distress (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 14, 2006)
IMA petition should be a wake-up call
- Capital Solutions (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 14, 2006)
The ministry of urban development’s proposal to modify the Master Plan for Delhi, if not struck down by the courts, offers at least a partial solution to the situation resulting from the courts ordering that all illegal construction—mostly . . .
- Buddha, Biman Look Opposite Ways (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, the lone brand ambassador for the ruling CPI-M in the state, has refused to toe the line prescribed by the CPI-M’s newly-elected state secretary, Mr Biman Bose, on the question of confronting the Maoists.
- Bearding The Kerala Lion In Its Den (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Apr 14, 2006)
The 59 constituencies in the six southern districts of Kerala that go to polls on 22 April, according to well-established tradition, decides the shape of the new Assembly.
- Preferred Way (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 14, 2006)
Rebels of all hues love to believe in their own propaganda.
- Winnable Reforms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 14, 2006)
Buddha can afford to smile
- Height Of Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 14, 2006)
There is an inevitability in the government’s decision to review the height of the Narmada dam.
- Fali Nariman Condemns Attack On Nepal Lawyers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 14, 2006)
Eminent jurist and president of Bar Association of India Fali S Nariman has condemned Wednesday’s attack on protesting advocates in Kathmandu.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 14, 2006)
In the detailed report on The Hindu-CNN-IBN poll in Kerala ("As always, the floating voters hold the key", April 13, 2006), the bar chart relating to the popularity rating of Kerala leaders has errors in two figures.
- A Champion Of Equality Movement (Daily Excelsior, Dr K C Bhagat, Apr 14, 2006)
India's highest civilian award ''Bharat Ratna'' was very appropriately conferred posthumously on Baba Sahib Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on 6th December 1989 in recognition to his outstanding and distinguished service which he had rendered to his . . .
- Court And The Constitution (Tribune, Fali S. Nariman, Apr 14, 2006)
Good sense of judges is a help, not a hindrance
- Cops, Lawyers Fight It Out In Nepal Streets (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on lawyers protesting against Nepal ruler Gyanendra's rule on Thursday, wounding three of them, as demonstrations and an opposition general strike continued for the eighth day.
- Of Plastic Rain And Tigers (Deccan Herald, VIJAY NAMBISAN, Apr 14, 2006)
Tourists cannot afford to pollute the environment with plastic bags and biscuit wrappers
- Office Of Profit And Disqualification (Hindu, K. Subramanian, Apr 14, 2006)
The courts give varying interpretations depending upon the facts of each case. The best course appears to be to refer the matter to a Parliamentary Joint Committee to determine which of the offices would attract disqualification.
- Politicising A Tragedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 14, 2006)
Vandalism and acts of arson were not the only unfortunate occurrences in the wake of Tuesday’s bomb blast in Karachi’s Nishtar park;
- The Thin Edge Of The Naxal Wedge (Indian Express, Ajay K. Mehra, Apr 14, 2006)
The consolidation of Naxal power — with over 55,000 well-armed cadres, hi-tech weapons in plenty and a well-honed guerilla strategy in the “compact revolutionary zone” in 13 states — is now well established.
- Italy’S Other India Connection (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 14, 2006)
Criminalisation of politics in India is rampant, but P V Narasimha Rao remains the only PM or ex-PM ever convicted (in 2000 in the JMM case). Italy has Silvio Berlusconi, who this week lost the polls by a narrow margin to Romano Prodi; he’s . . .
- War Clouds (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 14, 2006)
India needs to keep a watch on the situation in Lanka
- New Mantra For Prosperity (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Apr 14, 2006)
Nano-technology can significantly contribute to the food and energy security of developing countries
- Chauhan Attends Bjp-Rss Coordination Panel Meeting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Taking a break from his by-election campaign, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Thursday attended a closed-door meeting of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-RSS coordination committee meeting here.
- Space Abuse (Deccan Herald, SUDHA MADHAVAN, Apr 14, 2006)
Space should be used judiciously by everyone
- 'Musharraf Govt Scared To Hold Elections' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 14, 2006)
A leader of exiled former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto's party said President Pervez Musharraf's military regime is not holding elections, fearing an adverse verdict, and is removing opposition leaders through politically motivated charges.
- Leader Article: Day Of Reckoning (Times of India, Akshaya Mukul, Apr 14, 2006)
Kathmandu is like any capital built on the tragic paradox of a glorious few enjoying the benefits achieved through subjection of many. Maybe the subjected lot here is even more naive than normal with a historically tested patience to let the few . . .
- New Organisation To Work For Development Of Belgaum District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
`Efforts of elected representatives to get budgetary allocations for development yieldedvery little results'
- Sane Counsel (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 14, 2006)
One and all must heed to numerous calls for sanity that have emanated from sacred mosques across the State on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Milad-un-Nabi.
- Heard The One About The President? (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The misdirected email or text message is a hazard of our age. It can sour relationships and upset the closest of our friends.
- Yaseen Malik Calls For Poll Boycott (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Jklf chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik has decided to launch “freedom march” in June to urge the governments of India and Pakistan to involve the people of Kashmir in the ongoing peace process.
- Afghanistan Facing Disaster: Report (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Apr 13, 2006)
The insurgency in Afghanistan is growing and is threatening to further destabilize a country already suffering from the consequences of decades of war and internal strife, warns a US think-tank.
- The Politics Of Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Severely depleted water resources will impact on the Kerala elections, with the focus on Plachimada, says G. Prabhakaran
- `Jamaat-E-Islami Offer Of Support To Ldf To Protect Vested Interests' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee leaders slam the outfit and the PDP
KPCC spokesperson says UDF does not consider PDP, Jamaat-e-Islami as fascist organisations
KPCC general secretary alleges that CPI(M) is trying to mislead the minorities on quota
- Ec Seeks Clarifications From Centre, Arjun (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 13, 2006)
The Election Commission on Wednesday sought a clarification from the Union Government and the Human Resources Development Minister, Arjun Singh regarding the announcement of the 27 per cent reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in educational . . .
- Renunciation And After (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Apr 13, 2006)
The Congress President's resignation from the Lok Sabha in the wake of the 'office of profit' storm was literally the blitzkrieg technique, which took the wind out of opposition sails.
- Diarrhea Of Words: Enough Of It (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 13, 2006)
Glasnost on either side of the Line of Control has now started yielding what appears to be no more than mere diarrhea of words.
- Dialogue In The North (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 13, 2006)
Leading jui(f) figure Maulana Abdul Rehman was right in asserting that it was 'high time' the government and the Waziristan tribesmen resolved the ongoing crisis 'through peaceful and political means'.
- The Lion In Winter (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
Mr George Fernandes' defeat in the Janata Dal (United)'s presidential election, is a sad event in the life of a person who has done much to change the character of politics in the country.
- No Contest Really (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 13, 2006)
Ghisingh keeps Left and Congress guessing
- Quota Unquote (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 13, 2006)
EC puts government on notice
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