|
|
|
|
|
|
Articles 11821 through 11920 of 26693:
- Mrs Gandhi's Course (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 25, 2006)
There is a lot to be appreciated in the way Mrs Sonia Gandhi practices politics.
- Warnings And Promises (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 25, 2006)
Speaking at the PML convention on Thursday, General Musharraf warned the foreign militants and their local supporters in tribal areas to quit Pakistan or be eliminated.
- Lame Ducks Can Still Bite Back (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Mar 25, 2006)
Teaching the history of revolutions has been easy at Harvard this semester. As if to illustrate exactly how these strange historical upheavals work, the university has obligingly staged a revolution of its own.
- Invisible Forces In Kashmir (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Mar 25, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir is once again caught in currents, cross-currents and under-currents of varied thinking processes on the future of the State.
- Bmp Budget Gives Thrust To Infrastructure Development (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike on Friday presented a Rs 1,870.83-crore budget for the year 2006-07, with full thrust on infrastructure but without any new taxes.
- Jaya Bachchan Not To Contest Against Sonia: Sp (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The Samajwadi Party on Thursday announced film star Jaya Bachchan would contest the Rajya Sabha elections and would not be fielded against Congress president Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat.
- Way Of Life ! (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Mar 25, 2006)
Wasn't it one of our more distinguished Prime Ministers who told us that corruption was not something unique to India. It was a universal phenomenon.
- Sonia Quits (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 25, 2006)
There can be several interpretations of Ms Sonia Gandhi's decision to quit the Lok Sabha as member and the National Advisory Council (NAC) as chairperson.
- Speaker And The Constitution (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 25, 2006)
Sir, — Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy’s article, “Parliamentary privilege” (17 March), raises vital questions relating to the power, privileges and limitations of the Lok Sabha Speaker.
- Scope Of Pil Widened On ‘Tainted’ Ministers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The Supreme Court in a significant move today broadened the scope of a writ petition on inclusion of chargesheeted MPs in the Union Ministry by brining state ministries in its ambit and referred the matter to a five-judge Constitution Bench to lay . . .
- Ethnic Group Pins Culture Hopes On Gogoi (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Ten villagers of a small community in Assam sit in the Buddhist monastery, chanting and praying for the re-election of their favoured candidate in the upcoming Assembly elections.
- Election Fallout: Eu To Impose Sanctions On Belarus President (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
European Union leaders decided on Friday to punish Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko after an election seen as rigged—announcing “restrictions” against the authoritarian leader that would likely include a travel ban from Europe.
- Upbeat Sonia Sets Date With Rae Bareli (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Yesterday, Sonia Gandhi had said she would definitely contest again from Rae Bareli. On Monday, her constituency will welcome her back.
- Moral Capital (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 25, 2006)
A gesture of sacrifice repeats itself. The first time as piety; the second time as posturing.
- Govt Drops Proposal To Amend Universities Act (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The State government on Friday announced that it has dropped its earlier proposal of amending the Universities Act to nominate members of its choice to the university syndicates .
- Karunakaran, Cong Sign Election Pact (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Swallowing its pride and all the abuses it had hurled at Congress leaders in the past two years, the Democratic Indira Congress (K) of veteran leader K Karunakaran finally inked an electoral understanding with the Congress-led UDF
- Jaya Releases Aiadmk-Led Front List (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
With no major allies on its side, the ruling AIADMK has decided to contest 182 out of the total 234 seats in the elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly...
- Melting Ice Spells Doomsday For Cities (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Reuters): Miami would be a memory, Bangkok a soggy shadow of its former self and the Maldive Islands would vanish if melting polar ice keeps fuelling a faster-than-expected rise in sea levels, scientists reported yesterday.
- Exit Sonia And Enter Bill Brigade (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s resignation out of the way, the steam was building up today for a bill to save members of Parliament from being disqualified for holding “offices of profit”.
- Assembly Adjourned Sine Die (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Awards for Commonwealth Games winners announced
- Charge-Sheeted Ministers: Issue For Statute Bench (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Supreme Court notice to Centre
- Complaints Against Sonia, Somnath Received: Tandon (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Mar 25, 2006)
Tandon says President had forwarded to the Commission complaints against 16 MPs
Jharkhand Governor's reference against four MLAs also received"
EC has no objection to announcement in DA increase
- Desalination, The Best Bet To Quench Chennai's Thirst (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
It will reduce dependency on neighbouring States for water
- Achuthanandan To Be Fielded (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
No other major change in list, says Karat
- Development With Dignity (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Mar 25, 2006)
In the monograph,Development with Dignity: A Case for Full Employment,Amit Bhaduri forces us to acknowledge the centrality of employment in our politics and economics.
- U.S. Revokes Visa Of Pakistani Senator (Washington Post, SHANKAR VEDANTAM, Mar 25, 2006)
The Bush administration has withdrawn an invitation to a Pakistani lawmaker and a prominent critic of President Pervez Musharraf who was to arrive in the United States today as a guest of the State Department, setting off charges that the action came . .
- A New Deal For Delhi Under New Master Plan (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Mar 25, 2006)
Far-reaching amendments proposed to bring "relief" to the Capital's citizens
- No New Taxes In Rs. 1,870-Cr. Bmp Budget; Ban Imposed On Hoardings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Focus on infrastructure; property tax rates for commercial buildings up
Highlights
14 new flyovers/grade separators planned
Ban imposed on hoardings
`Complete Blacktop' (asphalting) project to continue
Rs. 4 crores set aside for filling potholes
- Ordinance Route Not The Way, Says Left (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Parliament should debate the issue and adopt legislation
NAC chair cannot be termed an office of profit: CPI (M)
No shortcut method should be taken to settle the controversy: Dasgupta
Adjournment not in interest of democracy: Abani Roy
- Dpf List Of Seats (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Announcement made by AIADMK general secretary
- King’S Obduracy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 25, 2006)
If Nepal is headed for a confrontation with the mainstream democratic parties and Maoists joining hands for a “decisive” agitation against absolute monarchy for the restoration of parliament, King Gyanendra can thank himself for it. His . . .
- Achuthanandan Back In Electoral Fray (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Reversing its earlier stand, the CPI-M in Kerala today decided to field veteran leader Mr VS Achuthanandan for the coming Assembly elections.
- Sonia Resigns, Now Will Congress Reinvent Itself? (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Mar 25, 2006)
She has done it yet again. She is the leader of those few individuals who are symbols of probity, integrity and decency in the political space.
- Two Lakh Voters May Not Be Able To Vote In Kerala (Hindu, N.J. Nair , Mar 25, 2006)
EC wants voters to ensure that their photographs are in the voters' list
- Kerala Kerfuffle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 25, 2006)
The crisis that grips one of the flagship states of the Communist movement is getting increasingly intractable.
- Mission Iraq (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 25, 2006)
Continuing a war against a violent totalitarian ideology is not among the easier things in the world .
- All's Well That Ends Well (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 25, 2006)
Following the decision of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to let the Leader of the Opposition in Kerala, V.S. Achuthanandan, contest the Assembly election, the Left Democratic Front will have an undisputed, if not . . .
- Government Gives Nod For Eight It, Bt Special Economic Zones (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Mega projects with Rs. 27,000 crores investment cleared Mega projects worth Rs. 27,000 crores cleared by the State Government
Six of the special economic zones will come up in Bangalore and two in Mysore
Wipro has been allotted 100 acres of land in My
- Sikhs Unsafe In Pakistan (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Mar 25, 2006)
Secularism, by its very definition, hinges on a non-partisan approach to all religions.
- Spanta Has Been Critical Of Pakistan’S Role In His Country (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Mar 25, 2006)
Afghanistan’s new foreign minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta belongs to a former Maoist group that gravitated to the pro-West nationalist camp in the aftermath of the changes in the international political situation.
- Chief Minister Locks Horns With L-G (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Mar 25, 2006)
B.L. Joshi takes strong note of complaints over criteria of selecting MLAs for `foreign junkets'
- U.R. Ananthamurthy Makes A Point In Karnataka (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Mar 25, 2006)
He draws attention to the type of candidates to be elected
- Sonia Outwits The Bjp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 24, 2006)
Takes advantage of a very bad situation
- Sonia’S Resignation A Victory For Nda: Dhillon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, MP, has termed the resignation of Ms Sonia Gandhi from the Lok Sabha as a victory of the NDA alliance, which will translate into a big victory in the next Lok Sabha elections.
- Sonia Gandhi Quits Lok Sabha (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, Mar 24, 2006)
Also resigns as NAC chief
To contest again from Rae Bareli
- Price Of Honour (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Mar 24, 2006)
The suffix MP has been on sale for the past fifty years
- 'India Needs To Market Itself Better’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Mar 24, 2006)
To be a journalist or a business tycoon in China is not an easy job. The reason is simple: The Chinese do not like to part with either information or profits.
- Sonia Gandhi Steps Down As Mp, Nac Chairperson (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Taking the wind out of Opposition sails, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday announced her resignation from Lok Sabha.
- Apathy Is In The Air (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Mar 24, 2006)
Israel’s voters are apathetic in spite of the fact that the next government is expected to set the final borders of the Jewish state, thereby defining its relations with Palestinians, Arabs and the international community.
- Who’S An Outsider In A Cosmo-World? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Mar 24, 2006)
Aside from the flurry of epithets his candidature has sparked, the Kannada plank on which the writer U.R. Ananthamurthy is contesting the Rajya Sabha election throws up a key question: just who is an outsider in the wired world?
- Case For Cover (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 24, 2006)
The history of a case in the courts can be as tortuous as the conflicting perceptions behind it are irreconcilable.
- Rich And Poor In India, China (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Mar 24, 2006)
Opposite approaches of two countries
- Bush Admn Briefs Nsg (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Mar 24, 2006)
Even as two Bush Administration officials today briefed members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in Vienna on the details of the US-India civilian nuclear agreement, a senior US official admitted that many members of the group will wait to see . . .
- Karzai Urges Anti-Terrorism Cooperation On International Level (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday called for greater international cooperation against terrorism and again condemned irreverent cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) published in the European press.
- Chawla Not To Distance Himself From Ec (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla today rejected the idea of disassociating himself from major decisions of the commission in view of the BJP’s allegations on his integrity.
- Foreign Miscreants Must Leave Or Face Action: Musharraf (News International, Ziaullah Niazi, Mar 24, 2006)
Shaukat says PML needs to revive spirit of early 1940s; Shujaat says president will become party member
- Cpm In A Mess In Kerala (Tribune, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Mar 24, 2006)
CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat has talked about an international conspiracy against his party and its poll prospects in West Bengal and Kerala.
- A Terrorist Organisation Rises Again (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 24, 2006)
The Harkat-ul-Mujahideen's revival makes it clear that Pakistan's Islamist armies have no intention of joining in adétentewith India that promises them only their obliteration.
- Persisting Myths About Russia-U.S. Ties (Hindu, Boris Makarenko, Mar 24, 2006)
The aggravation of the Iranian nuclear problem alongside the active preparations for the G8 summit makes one think about the long road covered by Russia-U.S.
- Ec Order May Land Several Mps In Trouble (Tribune, S. S. Negi, Mar 24, 2006)
The test laid down by the Election Commission (EC) for determining the “office of profit” in the Jaya Bachchan case, might pose serious problems to several other MPs whose cases have been referred to it by President A P J Abdul Kalam.
- New American Moves In Asia (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Mar 24, 2006)
The partners in the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue — the U.S., Australia, and Japan — seek to checkmate China and also woo India at the same time.
- Common Ground Against Gyanendra (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 24, 2006)
The "second understanding" between the democratic political parties of Nepal and the Maoists is certain to inject fresh energy in the agitation against King Gyanendra.
- Turning Outrage Into Applause (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 24, 2006)
The extraordinary series of events that culminated in the resignation of Congress president Sonia Gandhi from both Lok Sabha membership and the chairpersonship of the National Advisory Council (NAC) marks the second time she has turned apprehension . . .
- Govt Clears Stock Split In Sbi Arms (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Paving the way for the seven State Bank of India subsidiaries to tap the capital market, the Union Cabinet today approved an amendment to the SBI (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959.
- Common Ground Against Gyanendra (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 24, 2006)
The "second understanding" between the democratic political parties of Nepal and the Maoists is certain to inject fresh energy in the agitation against King Gyanendra.
- Sonia Gandhi Quits Parliament, To Contest Again (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Mar 24, 2006)
The chief Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, quit on Thursday as member of parliament and a key advisory body, after charges she had violated the constitution by holding both posts.
- Office Of Profit ? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 24, 2006)
Jaya Bachchan is out of Parliament and, if their political opponents are proved right, a host of MPs, including Sonia Gandhi, could also be shown the door.
- Gandhi Resigns From Indian Parliament (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Mar 24, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi, the leader of India's governing Congress Party, resigned as a member of Parliament on Thursday in an attempt to defuse a political dispute over claims that she had breached parliamentary rules.
- British-Led Forces Rescue Western Hostages In Iraq (Reuters, Ross Colvin, Mar 24, 2006)
British-led forces rescued three Christian peace activists from captivity on Thursday after finding them tied up in a house in western Baghdad, two weeks after their American colleague was tortured and killed.
- Ties Strengthened, Made More Meaningful (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Mar 24, 2006)
Rarely if ever has such a major visit to Pakistan as that of President Bush taken place against a background so laden with negative overtones and a sense of foreboding.
- N-Deal Will Put India In Npt Loop: Burns (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
India has been kept out of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and America’s civil nuclear deal with it would bring it into the global regime, according to US under-secretary of state for political affairs Mr Nicholas Burns.
- Manager Par Excellence (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 24, 2006)
Dr Varghese Kurien went to great lengths to get technical data right and found solutions, usually local and inexpensive.
- Making Development A Way Of Life (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Mar 24, 2006)
The economy of a nation is like a living being. Its growth must be planned on the basis of a clear understanding of the impact on society. Cultural and economic activities and people's dependence on environment should be understood properly.
- Dmk Concludes Seat Allotment (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Taking the first lead over its opponent, the DMK today concluded the seat allotment exercise for parties in the Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA) for the 8 May Assembly election.
- Cabinet Decisions Await Ec Nod (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Since five states are going to polls in the next two months, the government has sought the Election Commission’s approval to announce two decisions taken by the Union Cabinet today.
- Us Chamber Of Commerce Supports Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 24, 2006)
Ahead of a crucial meet on Indo-US nuclear deal in the US Congress next week, the Chamber of Commerce has asked the American lawmakers to support the agreement as it would foster strategic ties that will yield significant commercial opportunities . . .
- But Amend The Disqualification Act (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 24, 2006)
Just as the muck was about to hit the fan, Sonia Gandhi, following her famous ‘renunciatory’ impulses, resigned both as a Lok Sabha member and chairperson of the National Advisory Council (NAC).
- Sonia Takes The Battle To The Opposition (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Taking the battle into the Opposition camp, Sonia Gandhi today resigned from Lok Sabha and as Chairperson of the National Advisory Council, a post she probably feared could unseat her from Parliament.
- Karunanidhi Commends Sonia's Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Thursday came out in defence of the Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who resigned her parliamentary seat and chairpersonship of the National Advisory Council over the office of profit controversy.
- Government Taken To Task For Affidavit In Supreme Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Affidavit says Idgah Maidan in Hubli will be converted into a park, maintains Sindhia
Sindhia's statement takes everyone by surprise
Accuses Government of not taking Opposition into confidence
Shettar says statement will be made on Friday
Previous 100 Democracy in India Articles | Next 100 Democracy in India Articles
Home
Page
|
|
