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Articles 11321 through 11420 of 26693:
- Stone That Triggered Avalanche (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 04, 2006)
Despite Sonia Gandhi's attempt to turn her resignation from the Lok Sabha into yet another 'sacrifice', the majority of people think otherwise, says Anil Narendra
- Yet Another Crisis (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 04, 2006)
The nwfp crisis seems to have deepened as the provincial assembly met Monday morning despite the Governor’s refusal to summon the session following his row with the Chief Minister.
- Will 'Martyrdom' Work For Party? (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Apr 04, 2006)
Emotional chorus alone cannot bring victory to the Congress in the coming Assembly elections, says CP Bhambhri
- Free Iims And Iits From Govt Bondage’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Tired of defending its autonomy time and again, the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad on Monday said it really needs to use its resources for education than waste it on making the government see reason.
- India’S Parties Wooing Muslim Vote (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 04, 2006)
An estimated 55 percent of Assam’s electorate voted in Monday in the first phase of assembly elections, where balloting was held in 65 of the state’s 126 constituencies.
- Us, Uk Pile Pressure On Fractious Iraq Leaders (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
The United States and Britain piled pressure on Iraq’s leaders on Monday to break their deadlock over a new government and prime minister as quickly as possible and to disband sectarian militias to avoid civil war.
- 'We Want A Nationality Based On Secularism' (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 04, 2006)
This is Brindaban Goswami's first assembly election as president of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP). Under him there is concerted effort in AGP to move beyond an exclusivist political agenda. Goswami speaks to Oinam Sunil:
- `This Is The Time To Come To Bihar' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 04, 2006)
As the rebuilding phase is on in Bihar, there is lot of scope for profit. This is what industries need. And security is not a hassle today.
- Rice Played Godmother To Nuclear Deal Between India And Us (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 04, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is the true architect of the Indo-US nuclear cooperation treaty, which, according to a detailed investigative report in the Washington Post on Monday, now faces a “hard sell” in Congress.
- Saying It Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 04, 2006)
It is necessary sometimes to state the obvious.
- N-Fuel To India After Nsg Nod: France (Tribune, Ajay Kaul, Apr 04, 2006)
As India prepares to hold talks with the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), its key member France today said it would help in generating consensus on the Indo-US nuclear deal there but ruled out providing uranium till "green signal" from the 45-nation group.
- Beyond The Rhetoric (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Apr 04, 2006)
The Left is losing ground
- Sensex Crosses 11500-Mark (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Flares up 284 points on FII and mutual fund buying
- Vatwagon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 04, 2006)
Keep politics out
- Left Cautions Ec Against Deploying Paramilitary Forces (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
The Left parties have impressed upon the Election Commission today not to deploy Central paramilitary forces inside polling stations in West Bengal and took exception to the conduct of some of the poll observers and guidelines issued by the commission
- Independents Hold The Key In Rs (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Apr 04, 2006)
There has been no dramatic alteration in the overall composition of the Rajya Sabha after the recent biennial elections as the two major political formations - the UPA and the NDA - have registered only minor changes.
- Bold Initiatives Are Needed (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Apr 04, 2006)
Notwithstanding the influence which the Left wields in public life and the academia, it is worth noting that it has always been a marginal force at the national level. Not only that, its influence is perceptibly on the wane.
- Militants Active In By-Poll Areas Of North Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 04, 2006)
Sopore councillor killed on Sunday evening near Sangrama
Authorities gear up to face challenges posed by militants
2,400 jawans deployed in by- election areas
Hurriyat calls for boycott of elections
- Majority Of Britons For Iraq Pullout (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 04, 2006)
Findings may pressure Blair to set time-table for withdrawal
- A Foundation For Public Health (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 04, 2006)
Six decades after the Bhore committee set the agenda on health care, few will dispute the truth that India has failed to build a quality public health system to meet the basic needs of its people.
- France In Ferment, Anger On The Streets (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 04, 2006)
Although protests have polarised around changes to labour laws, the real discontent runs far deeper. The direct street action is born of despair, of the conviction that nothing concrete can or will ever be delivered by the political or business . . .
- India Partners U.S. In Futuregen Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
U.S.-led initiative will produce non-polluting power from coal
Project likely to be commissioned by 2012
To produce power, commercial grade hydrogen from coal
Solid wastes will be converted into valuable products
- A New Trend In Historiography (Hindu, R. CHAMPAKALAKSHMI, Apr 04, 2006)
First volume of a set of interlinked studies that deploys the concept of `connected histories' to shed important light on aspects of the history of early modern Eurasia based on a variety of materials
- Literary Journey (Hindu, Sarojini Premchand, Apr 04, 2006)
A Festschrift Collection for Y. Ramakrishna: Edited by `Mo'&`Smile'; Pub. by `Mo', 303, Rise `n' View, Road-3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad-34. Rs. 250.
- Cong Councillor Shot (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Militants shot dead a Congress councillor and injured a contractor in the Kashmir valley overnight, official sources said today.
- Stability Is Pm’S Poll Plank (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday reiterated that only the Congress could provide a stable government in Assam as the Opposition was divided into various camps.
- Omar Discusses Pak Visit, Poll Issue With Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
As notifications for the by-elections for four Assembly segments have been issued, National Conference president and former Union Minister, Omar Abdullah today had a breakfast meeting with Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, apparently to discuss . . .
- Kalam In The Land Of Pagodas (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Apr 03, 2006)
The recent visit of Presi-
dent Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
to Myanmar is a record of sorts in more ways than one. Itwas not only his first visit to the neighbouring country, but the first ever by an Indian Head of State to Myanmar. The visit was all the . . .
- Euthanasia Debate Continues (Daily Excelsior, Nalini J. Singh, Apr 03, 2006)
A man suffering from many incurable dis- eases in a Chennai hospital is kept alive for the last two years on life support system.
- Voting Begins In India's Assam; Security Tight (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Thousands of people lined up on Monday to vote in Assam as troops protected polling booths from possible rebel attacks at the start of the biggest electoral test for the federal coalition.
- Why Do People Choose Them? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 03, 2006)
Ethics and values no longer influence voters' emotions anywhere in the country, including in the South, writes K Govindan Kutty
- Recruiting Teachers (Statesman, SUBHAS SARKAR, Apr 03, 2006)
The future of a nation rests largely on teachers, especially in school. They are expected to mould and prepare future citizens for the challenges of life. Perhaps they alone can impart confidence and hope, a sense of discipline and yearning for . . .
- Polling Begins For First Phase Of Assembly Elections In Assam (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Polling began in Assam this morning for the first phase of elections in 65 of the 126 assembly constituencies with an electorate of over 92 lakh scheduled to cast their votes.
- Bjp Delegation To Meet Cec On Pm Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
A BJP delegation, led by party Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, will meet Chief Election Commissioner B B Tandon here today and complain against the alleged breach of the poll code by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for announcing an economic . . .
- Tn: Jaya Seeks Mandate For Continuing 'Golden Era' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Continuing her campaign for the May 8 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa today said while her government had many "achievements" to its credit, the Opposition "has nothing" to present to the people.
- Kalam For Bihar (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 03, 2006)
The President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, often takes extraordinary steps in a positive direction.
- Bangla Biman (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 03, 2006)
Between an ideologue and a market-savvy CM
- Ec Cracks Whip On Mahajan (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The Election Commission has reportedly directed the Assam chief electoral officer to file a case against BJP leader Mr Pramod Mahajan and others for conducting a press conference after the end of the campaign yesterday.
- Pm Harps On Development And Stability Mantra (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The Congress today promised “adequate financial compensation” to victims of ethnic violence in Karbi Anglong, besides stability and development if voted to retain power in Assam.
- Left Plays Alternative Over Upa Blues (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Apr 03, 2006)
With the growing disenchantment against the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre on major policy issues, there is possibility of creation of a front on the basis of alternative policy in the aftermath of Assembly election in the five States.
- Silent Walls (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 03, 2006)
The West Bengal Government's - not the Election Commission's - enforcement of an old law banning the defacement of walls, has changed the State's rural and urban landscapes drastically.
- Unholy Entente (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 03, 2006)
The United Liberation Front of Asom, which has been waging a bloody separatist war for nearly two decades in Assam and is guilty of killings hundreds of innocent people and security personnel, has surprisingly decided to keep a low profile during . . .
- Evangelists' Half Truths (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Apr 03, 2006)
Apropos the article, "Bashing Christians yet again, (Think pad, March 25), by Dominic Emmanuel, the outlandish claims of persecution of Christians vis-à-vis the Haqeeqat controversy, the pressure tactics from abroad by attempting to involve . . .
- Abjure Violence, Manmohan Tells Youth (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Apr 03, 2006)
First phase of elections in Assam today
Manmohan campaigns for second phase
First phase to cover 65 constituencies
A total of 515 candidates in fray
- Congress Surrendering To Immigrants, Says Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
BJP leader L. K. Advani on Sunday accused the Congress of "surrendering" to the immigrants on the issue of infiltration into Assam.
- Poll Panel Cracks Whip On Mahajan (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Apr 03, 2006)
Case being filed against BJP leader for violating model code of conduct
- Dmk Election Promises Practicable: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
To announce modalities of TV sets distribution scheme on April 5
- South America Is Turning Pink (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Apr 03, 2006)
The free market, liberalisation and privatisation policies of the right-wing leadership in South and Central America do not seem to be getting results.
- Do Not Be Afraid India File (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Apr 03, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi should have known that Shamsur Rahman was going to be in town around the time she declared war on the Opposition and launched a new political struggle in the battle-fields of Uttar Pradesh .
- Punjab Police (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 03, 2006)
On Friday, while presiding over a meeting of senior officers, the IGP Punjab expressed satisfaction at the force’s progress in tackling the crime situation.
- India’S Congress Party Faces Popularity Test In Assam Vote (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The northeast Indian state of Assam, wracked by insurgency for decades, goes to the polls on Monday in a vote seen testing public approval of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s policies almost two years after he took office.
- Changing Dynamics Of South Asia (Dawn, Fateh M. Chaudhri, Apr 03, 2006)
The recent whirlwind trip of President George W. Bush to South Asia was a sort of political tsunami after which the region has not been the same.
- Has The Penny Really Dropped? (News International, Khusro Mumtaz, Apr 03, 2006)
Bush Jr had ridden off into the sunset (or to be more precise flown off on Air Force One) leaving a wounded and shell-shocked General behind wondering whatever happened to his beautiful relationship with the leader of the (so-called) free world.
- Rice, Straw In Iraq To Break Deadlock (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw made a surprise visit to Baghdad today to press Iraqi leaders to form a new government and avert a civil war.
- Asia: The Ascendant Continent (News International, Nasim Zehra, Apr 03, 2006)
The twenty-first century is decidedly the Asian century
- Rotten At The Roots (News International, Chris Cork, Apr 03, 2006)
Politicians are getting bad press almost everywhere these days. They are consistently exposed as fiscally fraudulent, institutionally deceitful, self-serving and downright corrupt whether they be to the right, left or centre of the political spectrum.
- Revamping Nab (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 03, 2006)
It was no surprise to see General Musharraf praise NAB for its concerted effort to eradicate corruption.
- Dimensions Of The Indo-Us Deal (News International, Humera Niazi, Apr 03, 2006)
The recent nuclear deal the US enacted with India violates the NPT and also its own laws.
- Making Of A Leader (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Apr 03, 2006)
Leadership consists in mastering the calculus of dynamics of change". Robert McNamara Niccolo Machiavelli, in his famous book The Prince, written in 1513, used three basic concepts to discuss the basic problems of political leadership: virtu,
- Tamil Nadu A Haven For Peace Under My Rule: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
"We have an exhaustive list of achievements to boast of "
- Unhygienic Conditions Upset Tourists In Udhagamandalam (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Apr 03, 2006)
Officials say involvement of people is essential
- Karnataka Congress Not To Attack Speaker (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The Congress, the main Opposition party in the Karnataka Legislature, has decided against attacking Speaker Krishna and instead take on the Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal (Secular) combine head on.
- Balakot Reconstruction (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 03, 2006)
The decision to commence the reconstruction phase of the quake-ravaged areas from April 7 has not come too soon.
- Mahajan Draws Ec Ire, Booked For Poll Code Violation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
A day before the first phase of elections in 65 constituencies in Assam, an FIR has been registered against senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan for flouting election rules in the state.
- The British Should Stop Ignoring Mainland Europe (Hindu, Martin Kettle, Apr 03, 2006)
With so much in common, to remain cut off is lazy and damaging.
- Polling Underway In Assam (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Only seven per cent votes were cast on Monday in the first three hours of polling till 10 am in phase one of Assam Assembly elections with rains playing spoilsport, official sources said.
- "Self-Rule, Autonomy Not Viable Solution To J&k Problem" (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 03, 2006)
End human rights violations and settle Kashmir issue: experts
CBMs have improved the ties for sure but they have given nothing to the Kashmiris: Gautam Navlakha
Unless India accepts Kashmir as a dispute all so-called peace talks are going to be exerci
- First Phase Of Assembly Polls Begins In Assam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Polling began in Assam this morning for the first phase of elections in 65 of the 126 assembly constituencies with an electorate of over 92 lakh scheduled to cast their votes against a backdrop free of boycott calls and violence in decades.
- Thai Poll Ends, Crisis To Stay (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Polling closed in Thailand’s snap election on Sunday with caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra expected to win a third term in the one-horse contest, which is unlikely to resolve the country’s two-month-old political deadlock.
- Kunti’S Tale Of Solitude (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Dancer, choreographer and actor Anitha Santhanam on stage begins her monologue in Tamil prose for Vaanaprastham, a reminiscence narrative based on Mahabharata. This was at Christ College mini auditorium on Saturday.
- Politics Reeks Of Vendetta (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Apr 03, 2006)
The 'Jessica Lall' factor in criminal jurisprudence has come to dominate public discourse.
- Counselling Mutual Accommodation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 03, 2006)
The judgment of the Madras High Court that the Election Commission does not have the authority to direct the transfer of the Greater Chennai Police Commissioner before elections are formally notified calls into question many of the assumptions . . .
- To The Poll: Feast And Booze (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Apr 03, 2006)
In the camellia land of Assam, nearly 5 million tea workers decide the candidates’ fate in at least 38 assembly constituencies.
- World Scrambles To Feed China’S Appetite For Metal (Deccan Herald, Don Lee , Apr 03, 2006)
China's imports of scrap metal surged nearly 30 percent last year, and the trend is not likely to abate
- Tribals Caught In Govt-Naxal Crossfire (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Apr 03, 2006)
The Salwa Judum, anti-Naxalite campaign in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh has put the tribals in a spot
- Assam Votes Today, Won’T Be Walk In A Tea Garden (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
As they wake up to their morning cup of tea tomorrow—first day, first show of the Assam Assembly elections—Congress leaders in the state will perhaps sip it with one bitter reminder. Tea labourers hold the key to 35 of the 126 Assembly constituencies in t
- For The Good Of All, For The Good Of Oil (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, Apr 03, 2006)
The present structure of pricing and taxation of petroleum products (viz petrol, diesel, kerosene, LPG) communicates a potpourri of contradictory economic messages that highlight the conflicts and dilemmas of reconciling democratic politics with economic
- ‘I’Ve Also Helped Make Ec What It Is Today. That’S Why I Feel A Little Hurt’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
A fortnight ago, at a felicitation function in Hyderabad, former CEC J M Lyngdoh made an intriguing comment—‘‘Some election commissioners were not happy with K J Rao’’. It added fire to the rumours already circulating around Kommajosyula . . .
- When Words Spoke Louder Than Action On Tv (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 03, 2006)
I chanced across a lot of quirky things on TV news last week.
- Indefatigable And Indignant (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 03, 2006)
Frankly, I was not prepared for it. When I wrote on the problems the profusion of "Letters to the Editor" caused (March 20, 2006), the aim was to explain to readers how their contributions were processed and the general guidelines for selection, editing,
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