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Articles 11521 through 11620 of 26693:
- What Makes Sushil Modi Angry? (Pioneer, Mohan Guruswamy, Mar 31, 2006)
Right since the formation of the Indian Republic, Bihar has been financially neglected by the Centre, says Mohan Guruswamy
- Stop The Charge Of Red Brigade (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Mar 31, 2006)
Government will have to show greater determination and better planning if the Maoists are to be defeated, says Kalyani Shankar
- Low On Long-Term Vision For Economy (Business Line, S. Srinath, Mar 31, 2006)
The Budget is not merely an accounting function but must lay down the economic vision of the government to achieve long-term growth.
- Dmk's Manifesto (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 31, 2006)
Within living memory there has been nothing that comes anywhere near the election manifesto of the DMK.
- Hizb To Play Political Role (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Mar 31, 2006)
Armed confrontation will recede as the dialogue process moves forward: Salahuddin
- Big B's Wishes Rocks Poll Rally In Assam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan may not have been physically present in Assam, but his message read out by wife Jaya received roaring applause much like his punchy dialogues on the silver screen.
- Stage Set For A Sizzling Election Campaign (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 31, 2006)
Most political parties have announced their candidates
Jayalalithaa to begin election tour by road on Friday
Vaiko to launch campaign from his native Kalingapatti
Karunanidhi, Ramadoss prepare for electioneering
- Independent Watch Over Election Process (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
A meet organised at Gokale Sastri Hall The initiative seeks to ensure that all parties contest the elections with transparency and accountability
- Populists Can Be Right (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Mar 31, 2006)
Does the rise of Left-leaning governments in Latin America, particularly the election of Evo Morales as President of Bolivia, presage a shift to the hard left across the continent? Does it mark a repudiation of the US foreign policy in the region?
- Vijaykant Hits Campaign Trail In Pondicherry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Crowds line the route for a glimpse of actor
- Embracing India As A Rising Power (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Mar 31, 2006)
Another type of earthquake hit the Indian Ocean area last week. It was a tectonic shift by the US to form a close strategic partnership with India, land of a billion people, nuclear weapons, and a huge Muslim population.
- Poll: Raw Deal For Kerala Women (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Mar 30, 2006)
When it comes to gender equality, Kerala comes out on top. In fact, Kerala is the only state in the country where the gender ratio is biologically correct: women outnumber men with 1,058 women for every 933 men. But think of elections and . . .
- State Funding Of Elections (Tribune, Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Mar 30, 2006)
IT is a relief that the all-party meeting convened by the Election Commission (EC) on February 15 to discuss a proposal of the Government of India asking the EC to consider the issue of State funding of elections did not come to a consensus.
- Israel Churning (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
If Palestinian elections redrew the landscape of Middle East politics with a victory for Hamas, Israeli voters also threw out existing political arrangements by handing the highest number of Knesset seats to a newly formed party, the Kadima.
- Sonia In Rae Bareli (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 30, 2006)
Uphill battle ahead for Congress in UP
MRS Sonia Gandhi’s Rae Bareli speech on Tuesday must have provided the much-needed encouragement to the Congress rank and file in UP to prepare themselves for the next year’s assembly elections in the state.
- Thousands Bid Adieu To Bansi Lal (Tribune, Raman Mohan, Mar 30, 2006)
The mortal remains of the architect of modern Haryana, former Chief Minister Bansi Lal, were today consigned to flames at this dusty hamlet where he was born almost eight decades ago. He had passed away around midnight in a Delhi hospital.
- Limits Of Representation (Times of India, Maroof Raza, Mar 30, 2006)
Successive governments in India have toyed with statistical data about Muslims in general and resorted to tokenism in an attempt to win over the Muslim vote bank.
- Global Issues To Reflect On Polls: Pinarayi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Says IUML not interested in the welfare of the Muslim community
Accuses UPA Government of deviating from non-alignment policy
Says that Left's interventionist prowess has increased at the national level
- Manmohan To Convene Cms Meet On Power Reforms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
"We need to do a lot to provide electricity to all and at affordable rates"
- Changing Geostrategic Landscape (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Mar 30, 2006)
President George W. Bush’s recent visit to Pakistan continues to be the subject of debate and discourse at all levels and in every segment of our society.
- Endorsing Return Of Stolen Inheritance (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Mar 30, 2006)
Israelis convivced themselves that this was to be the dull election, the one marked by record low turnout and apathy. A people who complain they live in a land with too much history seemed in no mood to make some more.
- Historic Win (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 30, 2006)
The elections in Israel brought a predicted victory to Kadima
Although the centrist Kadima Party has, as expected, won the largest number of seats — 28 of the 120 seats — in elections to Israel’s parliament, its victory is smaller than predicte
- Foregone Conclusion (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 30, 2006)
Whether money power was used must be probed
The outcome of the 22 seats for the Rajya Sabha seats in three states went along expected lines.
- Bangla Oppn Vows To Defy Ban On Protest (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Mar 30, 2006)
Bangladesh’s mainstream Opposition parties, seeking to bring about reforms in the caretaker government system and election commission, have vowed to stage a two-hour sit-in on Thursday disregarding a ban enforced by the Metropolitan police.
- Pathetic Condition Of Urdu Schools (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Mar 30, 2006)
Enlightened education should be ensured for the Muslim community
- Legacy Of Bansi Lal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 30, 2006)
Haryana loses its chief architect
The political career of Mr Bansi Lal, who died on Tuesday, aged 78, can be summed up in three phases. During the initial terms of his Chief Ministership, he committed himself to development of his state, . . .
- Indian Ministry Says Kashmir Doesn’T Need Self-Rule, Autonomy (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 30, 2006)
* Says violence level in Kashmir has declined considerably
* Major leadership of militant groups eliminated
- Sri Lanka Votes In Local Poll, Eyes On Marxist Vote (Reuters, Peter Apps, Mar 30, 2006)
Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in local government elections widely seen as a litmus test of the popularity of President Mahinda Rajapakse's hardline Marxist allies that could impact on a fragile peace process.
- U.S. Cuts Off Contacts With Hamas-Led Government (Reuters, Paul Eckert, Mar 30, 2006)
The United States ordered its diplomats and contractors on Wednesday to cut off contacts with Palestinian ministries after a Hamas-led government was sworn in, the State Department said.
- Gwadar Gas Pipeline Project Inaugurated (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that Rs120 to Rs140 billion was being spent on various mega-projects in Balochistan, including Gwadar port, coastal highway and Mirani dam.
- Ec Plays Spoilsport In Cong Revelry (Statesman, Bijay Sankar Bora, Mar 30, 2006)
The Congress BMW has run into the Election Commission hurdle in eastern Assam’s tea belt.
- Kerala:merger Not Part Of Cong-Dic (K) Pact,karunakaran (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Democratic Indira Congress(K) leader K Karunakaran today said merger with the Congress was not part of the agreement his party had struck with them for fighting the coming assembly elections together.
- Politics Should Be Kept Out Of Education (Daily Excelsior, Umashankar Joshi, Mar 30, 2006)
There is a crippling contradiction in Indian society between visionaries in different spheres and routine politicians. While routine politicians are concerned with political business as usual, visionaries try to go beyond routine.
- Logic Of Democracy (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Mar 30, 2006)
Parliament may unanimously vote for a bill on the “Office of Profit” issue but this will have to be consistent with the spirit and letter of the Constitution and with natural law if it is not to be struck down by the Supreme Court.
- Lalu Nominees Win Rs Election (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
The RJD chief, Mr Lalu Prasad today avenged his party’s defeat in the last Assembly polls at the hands of the NDA in style with the victory of both his party nominees for the Rajya Sabha polls despite not having the required number.
- When Lucknow Lost Its Tehzeeb (Pioneer, Vishvjit P Singh, Mar 30, 2006)
Meher Bhargava's death exposes the rot that has set in the administrative machinery of Uttar Pradesh, says Vishvjit P Singh
- Where There Is Smoke... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2006)
On March 20, a division bench of Gujarat High Court comprising Justices MS Shah and SG Dave, rejecting the appeal of the Union Railway Ministry for vacation of the stay on tabling of the UC Banerjee Commission report in Parliament observed . . .
- Salute To Sharon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Modest as it may appear - 28 seats in a House of 120 - the Kadima Party's semi-victory in the Israeli general election is potentially an extraordinary one for not just the Jewish nation, but also the rest of West Asia.
- Blow To Congress (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2006)
There is sweet irony in the fact that even while Congress president Sonia Gandhi was berating the Opposition on Tuesday for not taking kindly to her transgressions, . . .
- Fiscal Apocalypse Now (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Mar 30, 2006)
As support for President George W Bush in the US has crumbled over the past year, perhaps the most surprising element is the revolt of economists and observers of economic policy.
- Curb Role Of Money Power In Politics: Pm (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Mar 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday expressed concern at the growing trend of businessmen buying positions in public life and stressed the need for reducing the role of money power in politics.
- The Countdown In Kathmandu Has Begun (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 30, 2006)
India's Nepal dilemma must be resolved soon, in favour of popular sovereignty.
- Election Commission Appoints Observers For Erode District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Issuance of EPIC extended till April 10
The Election Commission has appointed 12 observers for Erode district.
- Bjp Yatras To Focus On Jehadi Terrorism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Sonia's resignation termed a drama
Need to free governance from corruption also to be highlighted
Media missed the crucial point in the EC order
- Assam Thinks Of Disabled Voters (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
The Election Commission is determined to make the constitutional right to vote a friendly exercise for physically challenged voters in the coming Assam Assembly elections on 3 April and 10 April.
- A Welcome Result (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 30, 2006)
As expected, the Kadima party led by Israel's interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has emerged as the single largest formation in the Knesset after the parliamentary elections held on March 28.
- Yet Another Yatra (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Mar 30, 2006)
BJP leader L K Advani has been the past master in the matter of Yatras, having got the national stature following his first Ram Rath Yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya in 1990 which created a history of sorts-- brought down the VP Singh Government and . . .
- West's Economic Apartheid (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Mar 30, 2006)
If Mittal Steel's bid fails, India must renege on those commitments within economic reforms that could jeopardise its sovereignty, says Anuradha Dutt
- Kadima Wins Israeli Poll (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Mar 30, 2006)
Finalisation of the country's boundaries high on agenda: Olmert
- `Connecting India' Summit In Singapore (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Mar 30, 2006)
Raising Indian profile across Asia-Pacific
To be part of a panoramic project of `Celebrating India' under the aegis of its diplomatic mission there
Aimed at highlighting various aspects of "contemporary India" and depth of bilateral ties
- Hamas Govt Sworn In, Haniyeh Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
The Hamas formally took power today with Palestinian President Mr Mahmoud Abbas swearing in 24 Cabinet ministers, including 14 who have served time in Israeli prisons.
- Don't You Wish You Were A Tn Voter? (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Mar 30, 2006)
DMK promises free colour TVs, rice at Rs 2 per kg ---- Desperate to return to power in Tamil Nadu, the DMK on Wednesday released a highly populist election manifesto that included an astounding promise to provide colour television sets . . .
- Banking On Olmert (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 30, 2006)
Israeli voters have, expectedly, delivered Ariel Sharon’s successor Ehud Olmert a decisive mandate.
- Providing Water, Power And Gas To All (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Mar 30, 2006)
AT a time when people are clamouring to have at least a small share of the fruits of high economic growth, President Musharraf has promised water, power and gas for all by 2008, and if possible by the end of 2007.
- Sleaze Ennobled (Telegraph, Anabel Loyd, Mar 30, 2006)
O dear, the smell of rotten eggs rises once more over Westminster and threatens to engulf the parliamentary Labour Party.
- Not Quite ’68 (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 30, 2006)
In the land of revolutions, it is tempting to regard it as yet another. But the 2.6 million people who took to the streets in France on Tuesday, disrupting schools and transport in a nationwide strike, were not trying to effect revolutionary social change
- Chronicle Of A Disorder Foretold (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 30, 2006)
Anil Biswas’s replacement will prove to be a tricky issue for the CPI(M). But if the choice is not made carefully, Bengal may go the Kerala way in factionalism, says Sumanta Sen
- Blossoming Mutinies In Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 30, 2006)
India-Pakistandétenteis transfiguring the structure of power within Jammu and Kashmir, sparking off an energetic struggle amongst political groups.
- Cong Dares Opposition To Contest Against Sonia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
A day after the massive rally in Rae Bareli, Congress on Wednesday virtually dared opposition parties to put up a candidate against party chief Sonia Gandhi in the Lok Sabha bypoll expected soon following her resignation from the House in the . . .
- No Photography Inside Polling Booths, Says Ec (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
The Election Commission has said photography would not be allowed inside polling booths during the Assembly polls.
- Jyoti Basu Lashes Out At Election Commission (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
The Election Commission's decision to hold a five-phase assembly election in West Bengal was an "insult" to the people of the state where polls had been free and fair in the past, Marxist veteran Jyoti Basu said on Wednesday.
- Lalu Prasad Outwits Paswan, Nitish (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Two RJD nominees make it to Rajya Sabha
All seats decided by first preference votes
RJD polls five more than its base of 65 votes
NDA gets one vote less than its strength of 146
- Governor Opposes Self Rule, De-Militarization (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Governor Lt. Gen. (Retd) S K Sinha today said that solution of Kashmir problem lies in economics superseding politics in importance, as appears to be happening in the European Union.
- Sonia Drips Fire & Steel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
A combative Sonia Gandhi poured her heart out to Rae Bareli today, launching her bid to return to Parliament.
- Kashmir Politicians In Pakistan (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 29, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf's decision to meet with pro-accession politicians from Jammu and Kashmir has been hailed as a historic departure from Pakistan's traditional position.
- Businessmen At Work (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Mar 29, 2006)
While all eyes were on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal, businessmen from both countries presented a wish list of reforms to the two governments.
- Bjp's Yatra (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 29, 2006)
The RSS leadership is not fully convinced of the political utility of two "national integration" yatras planned by the BJP.
- In The Name Of Free Speech (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Mar 29, 2006)
Defining the issues - textual, legal and political - behind the Danish cartoons is essential to understand the rage it provoked in the Muslim world.
- March Of Democracy In Chile (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Mar 29, 2006)
Interview with Jaime Gazmuri, Vice-President, Chilean Senate.
- Ltte Sings Old Tune (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 29, 2006)
The "Tamil Eelam Lands Act" once again highlights a key issue of the conflict - control of land
- Israel: Violence For Vote (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Mar 29, 2006)
As parliamentary elections approach in Israel, Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gets tough in Palestine.
- Chaos Over Coalition In Ukraine (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, under pressure to reunite the pro-Western Orange Revolution team after weekend elections, meets with his former allies and with pro-Moscow Opposition leader Mr Viktor Yanukovych.
- Israel Votes In Crucial Election (Press Trust of India, Harinder Mishra, Mar 29, 2006)
Amid heightened alert, Israelis cast their ballots today in a crucial election that could decide the borders of the future Jewish state and dislodge tens of thousands of settlers from the occupied West Bank.
- Bury The Congress (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 29, 2006)
The current crisis over the Ordinance controversy impels one to recall events.
- Cross-Voting Marks Rs Elections (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Industrialist Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar today scored an impressive victory over writer UR Ananthamurthy in Karnataka and cross-voting by BJP and rebel BSP MLAs in Uttar Pradesh marked the biennial Rajya Sabha elections.
- Rs Poll: Sonia To Lalu’S Rescue (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
In no less sensational comeback by Indian cricket team at the one-day match against England in Delhi today to score the victory, there was an interesting turn of events for the Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar with the Congress president, Ms Sonia Gandhi, . .
- Grief And Comfort (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 29, 2006)
CPM and challenges of change
A paradoxical trait of communist parties in democracies is their ability to reform and reinvent themselves to make the most of both challenges and change for furthering their political prospects.
- Beware Of Communal Politics (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Mar 29, 2006)
As five states prepare for Assembly elections over the next two months, the country will do well to prepare for a sharp and potentially dangerous spurt in communal politics and passions.
- Poll Position: Left Stands Tall In Bengal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Things don’t get much safer than this, at least not in elections in India.
- Tea Belt Turns A Deaf Ear To Ulfa’S Anti-Poll Cry (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
For the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa), the Assam Assembly election is nothing but a “farce” that has been of “no use” to the people of the state, but the people in the outfit’s so called stronghold in Upper Assam obviously think . . .
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