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Articles 11021 through 11120 of 26693:
- Living In A World Of Make-Believe (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Apr 10, 2006)
There is a waning sense of reality in national politics as each day passes.
- Indo-Us Deal: Not Without Amendments (News International, Nasim Zehra, Apr 10, 2006)
The writer is an Islamabad-based security
- Epic Mandatory For Those Who Have Been Provided (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
The Election Commission on Sunday made the Elector's Photo Identity Card (EPIC) mandatory for those who have been provided with it and issued a directive for alternative ways for the rest who had not received it for the coming Assembly elections in . . .
- The Glitch In The Indo-Us Deal (News International, S M H Bokhari, Apr 10, 2006)
George Bush was triumphant on signing the historic Indo-US deal first conceived in Washington in July and concluded in a hurry in New Delhi early last month.
- India Inc Goes Shopping In Europe (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Apr 10, 2006)
The grim face of inhabitants of 2000-year-old German towns such as Augsburg, with fine broad streets, monumental fountains and distinctive public buildings, now wear a blissful smile. Why? Because, Indians are saving their jobs.
- Empowering Women In Bihar (Times of India, Sowmya Kerbart Sivakumar, Apr 10, 2006)
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment in 1993 did for women what parliamen-tarians are still twiddling their thumbs about — it made women's reservation mandatory within the panchayati raj framework.
- Democracy By Choice (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 10, 2006)
The US gives little value to popular mandate and counts monarchs and dictators as its staunch supporters
- Murshidabad Dilemma (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 10, 2006)
Importance of being Adhir Chowdhury
- Reservations — Over Arjun (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 10, 2006)
Arjun Singh’s proposal to introduce 27 per cent reservations for OBCs in institutions of higher education now has to contend with three arguments.
- Democracy And Poverty — Thailand And The Philippines (Jordan Times, GWYNNE DYER, Apr 10, 2006)
We should return to the rule of law after the election,” declared Thailand's national police chief, General Kowit Watana last Sunday, as the polls closed in a parliamentary election called three years early by embattled Prime Minister Thaksin . . .
- A City For The Asian Century (Deccan Herald, Ken Livingstone, Apr 10, 2006)
In meeting the challenge of the new economies, Britain has a trump card in multicultural London
- Politicising Environment Prematurely (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 10, 2006)
Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the present Assemblies can also elect Gen Musharraf constitutionally as the President of the country for the next term.
- Ard Moves Ahead (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 10, 2006)
The ARD meeting in Lahore did not throw up any fireworks, but it represented another step in a process which is aimed at positioning the alliance for the next general elections, and even beyond.
- Kerala's Highway To Nowhere (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 10, 2006)
K Govindan Kutty on why grandiose projects like metro have support of politicians and bureaucrats alike in Kerala
- Pak General Elections In Feb 2008: Minister (Pioneer, K J M Varma, Apr 10, 2006)
Pakistan would go to polls in February 2008 instead of next year as was earlier scheduled while the Presidential vote would take place within 30 days after the completion of the general election process, a senior Minister said.
- Hussein's Trials (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
The crimes committed against the Iraqi people by Saddam Hussein's dictatorship are so numerous that there is no realistic possibility of . . .
- Democracy Now? (News International, Khusro Mumtaz, Apr 10, 2006)
"The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations."
- Votes In The Time Of Tv (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 10, 2006)
The phenomenon of political life following art in Tamil Nadu is all set to enter a new phase. The original scriptwriter in Mr Karunanidhi has finally led him to break away from the formula of pitting one star against another.
- A Pil(l) For Headache (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Apr 10, 2006)
Despite doing well on social and environmental fronts, issues addressed through PILs are often quite technical, says Shailaja Chandra
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear - George Orwell
- A Bearer's Chit (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 10, 2006)
There is nothing subtle about the UPA Government's attempt to secure a 'clean chit' for Election Commissioner Navin Chawla against whom the Opposition NDA has levelled serious charges of gross impropriety and pronounced political bias.
- After Aligarh (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 10, 2006)
There was a time in the 1980s when "religious riot in Aligarh" was not so much a news occurrence as a cliché. Like Kanpur and Meerut, Gorakhpur and Varanasi, it was one of the many Uttar Pradesh towns seemingly cursed by persistent social violence.
- Arjun Invokes Vp To Pay Back His Sizing Up (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Apr 10, 2006)
The Human Resource Development Ministry passed the buck on the exaggerated media reports explaining the Election Commission on Sunday about his announcement of extending 49.5 quota in the IIMs and IITs.
- Send Petition On Navin Chawla To Cec, Nda Urges President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2006)
Plea follows reports that the A-G had given a clean chit to him
- A-G's Clean Chit `Irrelevant': Advani (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Apr 09, 2006)
"Only Chief Election Commissioner can comment on Chawla's conduct"
- A Violation Of The Code, Says Ec (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 09, 2006)
Announcement on quota for OBCs
Commission slaps notice on Cabinet Secretary
Minister should explain by Monday
- Pdp Wish List: Invite Hurriyat, Withdraw Troops (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today urged the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to ensure the participation of separatist Hurriyat Conference in the second round table conference to be held here next month.
- Quite Scary (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 08, 2006)
The picture presented by the State Pollution Control Board about the level of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the air of this city is quite alarming.
- Bhutto, Sharif’S Parties May Boycott Pakistan Polls (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Pakistan's mainstream Opposition parties said on Friday they might stay out of elections next year if their exiled leaders are barred from returning home and a caretaker government is not set up.
- Nepal Imposes Curfew Ahead Of Anti-King Protests (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Apr 08, 2006)
Nepal's royalist government imposed a day curfew in Kathmandu and its neighbouring areas on Saturday and some mobile phone services were disrupted, hours before a rally against King Gyanendra's rule.
- Iraq: A Nation In Search Of A Leader (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
United States and Britain have stepped up their efforts for a national unity government in Iraq.
- Sonia's Gamble To Win Back Uttar Pradesh? (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, Apr 08, 2006)
The battle for political space in Uttar Pradesh is getting tougher.
- Bush, Gop Struggle For Public Approval (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
President Bush has hit new lows in public opinion for his handling of Iraq and the war on terror and for his overall job performance. Polling also shows the Republican Party surrendering its advantage on national security.
- Chalta Hai’ For Politicians (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Apr 08, 2006)
Men, Matters, Memories
When it comes to feathering one's nest there is hardly anyone who can better the Indian political class.
- Left To Review Govt Support After Polls (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Apr 08, 2006)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) on Friday said it would review its support for the government after state elections are out of the way next month.
- Right Royal Mess (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 08, 2006)
But Nepal’s top gun least perturbed
- Who Are These Miscreants? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 08, 2006)
The death toll in paramilitary forces’ counter-offensive against miscreants in North Waziristan on Wednesday has risen to 40 as more bodies were recovered on Thursday.
- Need For Free, Fair Polls (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 08, 2006)
Us assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher has met ARD leaders Amin Fahim and Raja Zafarul Haq in Islamabad on Thursday to have a feel of the political currents in Pakistan.
- Hundreds More Arrested In Nepal Protests (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Hundreds more protesters were arrested in Nepal on the second day of a general strike amid violent demonstrations demanding King Gyanendra restore democracy.
- Iraqi Women Argue, But Agree On Role (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
In a roomful of Iraqi and American women, brought together to explore how they can join to build a new Iraq, the discussions are stuck in recriminations, accusations, the past.
- Street Power Politics (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
The political turmoil in Thailand in the wake of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s resignation is as unprecedented as it is disturbing.
- Mass Leadership And Backroom Politics (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Apr 08, 2006)
The Congress will do well to look at the BJP, which has begun to experience the consequences of ignoring its mass leaders.
- The Tragedy That Can Strike Us Too (Deccan Herald, VIJAY NAMBISAN, Apr 08, 2006)
Meher Bhargava’s murder underlines an ugly truth: that any citizen can be killed at any time on the slightest provocation
- Civilizing Mission (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Apr 08, 2006)
The US still mistakes national resistance for terrorism
- Silly Man From Shanghai (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 08, 2006)
The internet has certainly revolutionized the modern world. But it has also bred a global community of recklessly silly people.
- Desperate Acts (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 08, 2006)
It is a matter of immense relief that Mr Shoaib Nabi Lone, an independent candidate in the Sangrama constituency, has escaped a militant attack on Thursday.
- The Knight Versus The Professor (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 08, 2006)
The choice for the Italian electorate on Sunday is between the incumbent Prime Minister's flamboyance and the challenger's dignified approach.
- For Vhp Sadhus, King Is ‘Vishwa Hindu Samrat’ (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Apr 08, 2006)
As international support continues to pour in favour of the movement, an increasingly cornered and isolated King Gyanendra flew in his Super Puma along with Queen Komal to inaugurate the World Hindu Federation silver jubilee celebration in Birgunj
- Uma Rallies Support For Her Rae Bareli Find Against Sonia (Indian Express, PIYUSH SRIVASTAVA, Apr 08, 2006)
Expelled BJP leader Uma Bharati has selected Prabha Singh, a housewife from Bulandshahr, to contest against Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the Rae Bareli bypoll.
- What Vajpayee Told Manmohan (Indian Express, R.V. Pandit, Apr 08, 2006)
How does one assess an assertion made by L.K. Advani at a press conference this week?
- Mitigating The Impact Of Natural Disasters (Business Standard, RAGHAV GAIHA, Apr 08, 2006)
A 5 percentage point reduction in the proportion of poor countries would reduce disaster-related deaths by roughly a similar amount.
- Long Live Our Dead Ghosts (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Apr 08, 2006)
Arjun Singh, we are told by his fans in the Congress, possesses one sharp political brain. L.K. Advani, his disciples in the BJP would tell you, is a genuinely creative political strategist.
- Fight, But Talk (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 08, 2006)
A government minus BJP or Congress? The prospect should make the two more mutually civil
- Not Just Iit And Iim, Arjun Quota Regime To Cover All (Indian Express, Shubhajit Roy, Apr 08, 2006)
Not just IIMs, IITs and Central universities. Top academic institutes, cutting across various fields, from medicine to law, film to fashion, hotel management to mass communication, are set to come under HRD Minister Arjun Singh’s plan to impose . . .
- When Office Is A Perk (Tribune, Subhash C. Kashyap, Apr 08, 2006)
Constitution has been circumvented
- Dmk, Aiadmk Candidates Cross Swords In Five Salem Seats (Hindu, R. Ilangovan, Apr 08, 2006)
Salem district, since 1952, has been the epicentre of many political events that had a direct bearing on the State's socio-political climate.
- Aligarh Adm, Sp Suspended (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Apr 08, 2006)
The Aligarh District Magistrate, the SSP, the ADM (City) and the SP (City) were suspended following yesterday’s communal violence which left four dead in the city. A probe has been ordered.
- Life Returns To Chernobyl (Tribune, Andrew Osborn , Apr 08, 2006)
The world’s worst nuclear accident created a radiation-soaked wasteland, covering an 18 mile radius in modern day Ukraine.
- Rape – This Is Beyond Sick (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 08, 2006)
In recent years I have spent a considerable amount of time in Mumbai. When I am in this city I live on Marine Drive within spitting distance of the spot where Sunil More raped his 16-year-old victim last year.
- "Check Invasion Of Bangladeshis" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Erstwhile NDA Government made "earnest efforts to stop infiltration," says Advani
Sonia, Manmohan remarks on illegal immigration "hypocritical, dishonest and misleading"
Warns of more divisions in the country due to " unchecked invasion"
- Congress Rebels To Field G.G. Ravi Against Mla (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Over 1,000 Congress rebels who met here on Friday decided to field the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee special invitee, G.G. Ravi, as an Independent in the Vellore Assembly constituency against the official candidate and sitting MLA, C. . . .
- "Assam Polls A Pointer To New Front" (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Apr 08, 2006)
History will be rewritten if AGP wins, say Mulayam and Naidu
Congress, BJP enemies to Assam development: Naidu
We will speak up for the State in Parliament: Amar Singh
- Third Front? For Whom, And For What? (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Apr 08, 2006)
Mulayam Singh and Chandrababu Naidu’s proposed coalition promises all that India doesn’t need
- Advani Uses Cricket Icons To Bowl Over Minorities (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Apr 08, 2006)
Visibly pleased with the large turnout of Muslims in his two days of Bharat Suraksha yatra, BJP leader LK Advani on Friday called upon Indian Muslims to chose "achievers" from their own community in India as their role models.
- Damn Good Dam (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Apr 08, 2006)
On 15 March the Kerala Assembly unanimously passed a Bill to nullify the 27 February Supreme Court order authorising the raising of water level in the Mullaperiyar dam from 136 feet to 142 feet and permitting further strengthening of the . . .
- Militants Attack Election Rally In North Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Militants today attacked an election rally of Shoaib Lone, independent candidate from Sangrama constituency in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, at Wagub near here, official sources said.
- Officials Violating Poll Code, Say Dpa Leaders (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
"They are carrying out relief activities under various schemes"
- New Obc Quota Proposal For Iits, Iims, Du & Jnu (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Seats in Delhi University for the general category could shrink by 13,716 seats — down from 35,306 seats to 21,590 seats — and make admissions a cut-throat affair. In IITs, where the fight for entry is still more fierce, the general quota . .
- Dmk's Alliance Arithmetic Faulty, Says Thirumavalavan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
"AIADMK-led alliance will capture power"
- Mulayam, Chandrababu Naidu Form "Anti-Congress, Anti-Bjp" Front (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Apr 07, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav and Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced the formation of an "anti-Congress, anti-BJP" front.
- Sonia, Pm Harp On Same Theme (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Apr 07, 2006)
Both appear to have the same speech-writer during this election season. Campaigning in Assam, PM Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi have echoed each other time and again.
- No Compromise On Illegal Migration, Says Sonia (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Apr 07, 2006)
Says no Indian citizen will be harassed during detection process
Addresses election rally in Nagaon and in nearby areas
She alleges that development came to a halt under AGP rule
- Sonia To Quit All “Profit” Posts (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Apr 07, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s decision to resign as chairperson of the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust may well trigger a wave of similar resignations by her from the various organisations and trusts which she heads or patronises.
- 1,000 Held As Nepal Oppn Holds (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Over 1,000 protesters were arrested in Nepal on the first day of an Opposition-sponsored general strike against King Gyanendra’s direct rule even as 21 persons, including an Indian, were killed in clashes between Maoists and the security forces . . .
- Sonia Pledges Protection To Minorities (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Campaigning in Assam for the second time in a week, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today promised protection for minorities, besides development and peace. Addressing election rallies in the heart of three minority-dominated areas in . . .
- Karunanidhi Launches Campaign (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Launching the election campaign here, Dravida Munntera Kazhagam (DMK) President M. Karunanidhi reiterated his poll pledge of providing colour television sets to each family which did not have one, rice at Rs 2 a kg and giving two acres to landless . . .
- The Yatra Man (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 07, 2006)
Advani cannot give up old habits
- N-Deal Fiasco Will Hit Ties, Warns Rice (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 07, 2006)
Urging members of Congress to support legislation that would enable a nuclear deal with India to reach fruition, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday warned the US-India relationship would suffer a "significant setback" if this agreement . .
- Israeli Poll And Palestinians (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 07, 2006)
SINCE this country is preoccupied with an array of domestic problems — the ongoing assembly elections in five states, the underplayed Maoist (naxalite) menace, the overplayed office-of-profit issue, and the uncertain future of the Indo-US nuclear deal — i
- Protests, Carnage Rock Nepal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Police fired tear gas to break up stone-throwing anti-monarchy protesters in Nepal today after a fierce overnight attack on a town by Maoist rebels left 22 people dead, including an Indian, witnesses and authorities said.
- Limiting Equity (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 07, 2006)
By now it should be clear that quotas and reservations are an ineffective remedy for inequality.
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