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Articles 11621 through 11720 of 26693:
- Because Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 29, 2006)
"The premise behind the separation of powers is that when a single person or group has a large amount of power, they can become dangerous to citizens."
- Maharashtra: Mill Lands For The Builder (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Mar 29, 2006)
There is disappointment in Mumbai as an apex court order makes 240 hectares of mill land available for private development.
- American Rejection (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
America's rejection of Hamas’s talks offer runs counter to the Bush administration’s purported aim to “spread democracy” in the Middle East.
- Law Or Mockery? (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The UPA government seems bent on amending the law with regard to offices of profit so as to make it all but meaningless.
- On Why He Is Unable To Resign (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 29, 2006)
When Sonia Gandhi resigned her Lok Sabha membership, it was as though she had taken her cue from Amar Singh, general secretary of the Samajwadi Party (S.P.). He had advised her to resign at a press conference on March 17, the day Jaya Bachchan, . . .
- ‘We Will Double Her Poll Margin’ (The Week, Sachidananda Murthy, Mar 29, 2006)
S for Sonia, S for Sacrifice’was the chant outside the Congress headquarters when the most powerful woman in the country declined the prime minister’s post nearly two years ago.
- Sonia Opts For Personalised Appeal (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Mar 29, 2006)
With political management at its lowest ebb in the Congress, party president Sonia Gandhi is compelled to salvage things through a purely personalised response.
- Cosying To Qazis (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 29, 2006)
By pleading for more time to come up with facts and figures about illegitimate shari'ah courts that have been functioning in various parts of the country for some time now, the UPA Government has convinced nobody of its innocence.
- Indo-U.S. Love-Fest (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Mar 29, 2006)
Faced with eroding public support because of its elitist policies, the Congressparty will be left with difficult choices between left- and right-leaning options.
- Gaining Ground (The Week, Sachidananda Murthy, Mar 29, 2006)
S for Sonia, S for Sacrifice’was the chant outside the Congress headquarters when the most powerful woman in the country declined the prime minister’s post nearly two years ago.
- Distant Connection (Pioneer, Vikram Kumar, Mar 29, 2006)
Despite being a non-Bengali, Vikram Kumar has always found it difficult to shrug off the 'bhadralok' tag
- Dismantle The Jihadi Network (Pioneer, Wilson John, Mar 29, 2006)
The success of India-Pakistan peace process depends on Musharraf's resolve to take on terrorists, says Wilson John
- Israelis Vote For West Bank Occupation's Future (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Israelis voted on Tuesday in a historic election billed as a referendum on the future of the West Bank, with the leading candidate, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, promising to pull back from most of the territory and draw Israel's final . . .
- From Rhetoric To Reality (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 29, 2006)
Taking stock of the domestic political situation, the PML(N) Central Working Committee, which concluded its two-day meeting in London on Monday, called for the formation of a neutral caretaker set-up at least 90 days before the next general elections . .
- Prioritizing Preventive Health Care (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has reiterated resolve of the Government to continue focusing on both preventive and curative health care to improve standard of living of the people. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of the capital’s modern ‘Cardiac Ce
- Where Earth Is Still Flat (Pioneer, Asad Amin, Mar 29, 2006)
About three per cent of Muslim children attend madarsas (religious schools) in India. A large section of these come from lower middle class or poor uneducated family.
- Ec Notifies Second Phase Of Poll In West Bengal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The notification for the second phase of assembly elections in West Bengal, slated for April 22, was issued on Tuesday by the Election Commission.
- Jayalalithaa Says Dmk Impeding Growth (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Mar 29, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa today accused the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance of hindering the implementation of several ongoing welfare schemes in the state by ‘‘using the Election Commission’’ for . . .
- Sonia Taunts Govt's Initiative (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
- In the midst of the UPA Government's move to evolve a political consensus to bring in a legislation to exempt certain posts from the category of 'office of profit', Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sang a different tune, virtually . . .
- State Of Red Content (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2006)
The Left parties are trying to widen their base, but West Bengal and Kerala are the key to their success.
- A `Newspaper Coverage' Indeed! (Hindu, S. Sundar, Mar 29, 2006)
If smart are lawmakers, smarter are the breakers. This is what this picture, taken on North Veli Street near Simmakkal, goes on to prove.
- House In Ruins (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 29, 2006)
The dialogue process now extends to politicians on both sides of the Line of Control, but none can say when the war will end.
- 1,897 Polling Booths To Be Set Up In Nagai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
A total of 1,897 polling booths will be set up in the district for the coming assembly elections, M.Veera Shanmugha Moni, Thanjavur, Collector, has said.
- Sonia Gandhi Launches Emotive Re-Election Bid (Reuters, Sharat Pradhan, Mar 29, 2006)
The head of the ruling Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, on Tuesday launched her bid to return to parliament, making an emotive pitch to voters after quitting as lawmaker in a dramatic political move.
- Alliances In The Southern Wind (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2006)
Jaya Menon on why Jayalalithaa has reason to at least hope of returning to . . .
- Bansi Lal Dead (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Mar 29, 2006)
The architect of modern Haryana, Bansi Lal, is no more. He breathed his last at 11 pm tonight at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, where he had been undergoing treatment for the past few days.
- Jharkhand Upa Leaders Meet Kalam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
A delegation of UPA MPs and MLAs from Jharkhand today urged President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to direct Governor Syed Sibte Razi not to accord assent to the Bill on the offices of profit that was recently passed amidst uproar by the Jharkhand Assembly.
- Aiadmk For Cauvery Delta Authority (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu has said that if it is re-elected to power in the coming assembly elections, it will fight for the setting up of a Cauvery Delta Authority in the place of the present politically-oriented, “powerless”, Cauvery River . . .
- Toxic Waste Dumped In State Wildlife Parks (Deccan Herald, DEVIKA SEQUEIRA , Mar 29, 2006)
Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) Chairman L U Joshi told Deccan Herald that notices were being issued to all five sponge iron units operating in the state.
- Israelis Vote, Settlements At Stake (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Some 20,000 police and volunteers were on patrol to guard against possible Palestinian bombings as Israelis voted.
- Monarchial Overreach (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 29, 2006)
If monarchy is on the point of extinction in Nepal, it is because King Gyanendra destroyed democracy
- For General Purpose (Deccan Herald, S Raghunath, Mar 29, 2006)
Since World War II, the jeep has transformed from a military vehicle to a civilian one
- Former Mla Floats New Party (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The former Pattali Makkal Katchi Vandavasi MLA, S. K. Murugavelrajan, who recently joined the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, on Tuesday floated a new political party, named People's Liberation Party.
- Democracy A Little Later, Says Junta (Hindu, John Aglionby , Mar 29, 2006)
General Than Shwe's remark contradicts recent promises
- Rajiv Chandrashekar Elected To Rajya Sabha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Candidates fielded by the three parties in Karnataka sail through
- Contempt Notice Issued To Bangladesh Poll Chief (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Mar 29, 2006)
In what is seen as an unprecedented move in the country's judicial history, the Bangladesh Supreme Court has issued a suo motu show cause notice to the Chief Election Commissioner M.A. Aziz, an incumbent Supreme Court judge, to explain why . . .
- Cross-Voting Mars Polls For Rajya Sabha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
All Samajwadi nominees elected
No complaint of cross-voting in Council polls
Ruling party charged with using force
BJP to take action against erring legislators
- The Effort Must Continue (Daily Excelsior, Sarla Handoo, Mar 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s reiteration at Am-ritsar on Friday, March 24 that India is open to finding out a practical solution to the Kashmir issue may be viewed as one of those statements often proclaimed by political leadership in India and . . .
- A Vain Hope? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 29, 2006)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is not the only one to be surprised by the United States' flirtation with President-in-uniform Pervez Musharraf.
- India Factor An Itch Or A Caress ? (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Mar 29, 2006)
The India-Pakistan relationship is back to where it was - since Partition and until two years ago - in an abyss of mutual mistrust and suspicion, with neither side willing to give each other the benefit of doubt as things slip from bad to worse.
- Us, Nepal Tell Parties No Joint Action With Maoists (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Mar 29, 2006)
The US and the royal government in Nepal made separate but identical appeals to the seven-party alliance (SPA) to avoid joint action with the Maoists.
- Jayalalithaa Rules Out Coalition Government In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Aiadmk releases manifestos for Assembly poll in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pondicherry
- Imposition Of Singular Identities Foments Violence, Says Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
"There are a great variety of identities to which we simultaneously belong"
- Bjp: It's Political Pilgrimages (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 29, 2006)
Yatra renamed as Bharat Suraksha Yatra
Advani's journey compared to Adi Sankara's pilgrimage
VHP criticises `yatras'
- Rice Urges China And India To Do More On Myanmar (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged China and India on Tuesday to put more pressure on Myanmar's military junta over its poor human rights record.
- Aiadmk Assures Special Status For Pondicherry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Jayalalithaa releases party manifesto for Union Territory It promises a joint consultative machinery to redress the grievances of Government employees on the spot
- Imperial Overreach Speeding U.S.' Decline (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Mar 29, 2006)
"Our Power , then, has the grave liability of rendering our theories about the world immune from failure.
- Strategic Interests And Political Lobbies (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Mar 29, 2006)
According to a study, the thrust of U.S. policy in West Asia is due especially to the activities of the "Israel lobby."
- A Protocol Of Engagement Needed (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 29, 2006)
The divisiveness currently on display can only be a source of comfort to those who do not wish the Indian state well. Rather than remaining hostage to their respective unsavoury partisans, senior political leaders should explore the potential of cooperati
- Making Water A Basic Right (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 29, 2006)
By failing to declare water a basic human right, the Fourth World Water Forum (WWF) held in Mexico City has missed a major opportunity to empower the one billion people who are without a source of clean water.
- Renunciation And After (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 29, 2006)
That Sonia Gandhi's second `renunciation' in two years has breathed new life into the moribund Congress is there for all to see — in the . . .
- Cong Mlas' Serious Charges Against Babu Singh, Charak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
In a serious development, some Congress MLAs today levelled "serious allegations" against two of their own Ministers—Minister of State for Rural Development Babu Singh and Minister of State for R&B Gulchain Singh Charak (both holding independent . . .
- Afghan Convert To Christianity Is Released (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Tuesday, March 28 — The Justice Ministry has released a jailed Afghan man who faced the death penalty for converting to Christianity, a spokesman said Tuesday.
- Hamas Ready For Talks With Quartet (Jordan Times, Omar Karmi, Mar 28, 2006)
As Israeli voters prepare to cast their ballots, long-time frontrunner, acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima Party, showed signs yesterday of faltering.
- Welcome Step (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 28, 2006)
Our consistent stand about those confined behind the bars is that they should not be kept a day more than necessary.
- Iraqi Tinderbox (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 28, 2006)
The din of justifications and spin hasn't died down and neither has the bloody toll from the frontlines of a war that began with the avowed aim of changing the face of Middle East and bringing democracy.
- Sonia Wins Her Spurs (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 28, 2006)
It is ironical that the two main political formations in the country, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, are suffering from sclerosis.
- A Streetcar Named Vision (Telegraph, Abhijit Sarkar, Mar 28, 2006)
More room for automobiles does not make roads more mobile. Abhijit Sarkar tries to find an efficient way to move a city’s people
- Govt Gets A Human Face (Tribune, Shubhadeep Choudhury, Mar 28, 2006)
Compared to his predecessors, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is different in many respects.
- Consensus Is Welcome (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 28, 2006)
Office of profit has to be clearly defined
What should have been done a long time back is finally being attempted now. A consensus is sought to be built to bring a Bill in the reconvened Budget session of Parliament for clearly defining . . .
- Us, British Hostages Freed In Nigeria (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Three foreign oil workers, two Americans and a Briton, were freed today by Nigerian militants who had held them hostage for five weeks, officials said.
- Mixed Up (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 28, 2006)
The time may have come for Ms Mamata Banerjee to face her own failures. If the Congress was forced to spurn her offer of an alliance for the coming elections in Bengal, the fault clearly lay in her impossible strategy.
- To Tide Over Crisis, Plans To Call House For Short Session (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Office of Profit Given flood of complaints, Govt for immediate additions to exemption list, elaborate law later; CCPA meets Thursday
- Chandy And His Cpm Rival Lean On Crutches (Times of India, V J Thomas, Mar 28, 2006)
Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and his competitor in Puthuppally constituency are leaning on the same support — crutches. It's a different matter that while the CM got his after a fall in Davos last month, his CPM opponent, 26-year-old . . .
- How To Spot A Sacrifice (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Mar 28, 2006)
There have been many political and journalistic opinions about Sonia Gandhi’s resignation from the Lok Sabha. Writers have debated the timing and/or the magnanimity of her sacrifice.
- Nsg Support: India Reaches Out To S Africa (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Mar 28, 2006)
Rustling up support for the Indo-US nuclear deal in Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), India reached out to South Africa — a key NSG member that has had reservations on India being given a special status — over the weekend and gave a detailed . . .
- Uma Takes Saffron Lead On Sonia Home Turf (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Mar 28, 2006)
In a move aimed at wresting the anti-Congress space from the BJP, expelled sanyasin Uma Bharati — who will formally launch her party on April 30 — has decided to field a candidate against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in the Rae Bareli byelection and . . .
- Amma Keeps Andipatti, Keeps Out 3 Ministers (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Mar 28, 2006)
There were few surprises on the AIADMK’s list of 182 candidates, released today, for the May 8 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, with party supremo, J Jayalalithaa keeping for herself Andipatti, which had helped her win in February 2002.
- In Gandhi Fiefdom, Even Cong Leaders Can’T Enter (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Mar 28, 2006)
Uma Shankar Mishra may be a mere Congress district president but he doesn’t report to the Uttar Pradesh party chief, doesn’t go to Delhi unless called. He knows he’s special: “There are no middlemen between me and Soniaji.
- Urdu Literary Creations (Hindu, ALI ASGHAR, Mar 28, 2006)
This is a collection of some past issues of the four-page weekly, Urdu Nama, together with those numbers, which were edited after the decision to stop the publication of the weekly was reversed owing to popular demand.
- Call It Democracy Fatigue (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 28, 2006)
Could the massive anti-Thaksin street protests ahead of Thailand’s snap general election underscore a growing disillusionment with democracy in Asia?
- Survivors Of Bhopal Gas Disaster Stage Protest (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Mar 28, 2006)
The survivors of Bhopal gas disaster today staged a demonstration at Parliament Street, demanding justice, rehabilitation and life of dignity. “We will stay in the Capital till our demands are met,” says Rashida Bi, who by virtue of being . . .
- A Chance For The Congress In Uttar Pradesh? (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Mar 28, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi's decision to quit and contest again from Rae Bareli could help create the climate to revive the party in the State.
- Election Commission Reviews Poll Arrangements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Parties seek inclusion of names of voters `deleted' without reason
Law and order situation in the Union Territory reviewed
AIADMK for deployment of Central forces
Discrepancies in voters' list must be rectified: PMK
- Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors March In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Threaten to go on an indefinite fast if the Government fails to agree to their charter of demands
- We Are Not Hiding Any Bomb: Iran (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 28, 2006)
Unafraid of sanctions: Mashaee
"We are not hiding any [nuclear] bomb in any part of Iraq," Iranian Vice-President Rahim Mashaee said here on Monday.
- Thirumavalavan Releases Party's Election Manifesto (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
"DMK-led alliance has shunned Dalits"
Accuses DMK of conspiring against "social harmony" by driving wedge between PMK and DPI
Party to focus on human rights, holding elections to reserved panchayats, protection of welfare of Dalit Christian . . .
- Rjd, Ljp Lock Horns For Rajya Sabha Seat (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Mar 28, 2006)
RJD has 30 in its kitty and the LJP 18
Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Monday renewed his old battle with his Cabinet colleague and Lok Janshakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan thanks to the Rajya Sabha elections . . .
- Bjp Favours Legislation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
"A thorough debate needed in Parliament"
- Dasmunshi Submits Report To Pm (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Mar 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) on March 30 to decide when Parliament should reconvene to enable the government to present a Bill defining an office of profit.
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