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Articles 12021 through 12120 of 26693:
- Two British-Indians In Cash-For-Peerage Row (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Mar 22, 2006)
Allegations that nominations were in return for loans or donations to the Labour Party.
- Senate Debate (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 22, 2006)
Those who believe the ongoing military operations in Balochistan and the tribal areas will be halted might be reading too much into reports of a bipartisan consensus in the Senate on this issue, especially after Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao . . .
- Stalemate In Palestine (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 22, 2006)
It would be unfortunate for the Palestinian cause if Hamas and other parties fail to form a coalition government.
- `Legislature Party Leader Status Thrust On Us' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
There is no party that can claim to be practising value-based politics: Prakash
- Who Will Challenge Iran? (Los Angeles Times, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, Mar 22, 2006)
The Radioactive question of Iran's nuclear program has now landed in the lap of the United Nations Security Council. Which is downright odd because, according to many learned observers, the Security Council's authority all but vanished when the . . . .
- Decline Of The Upper House (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 21, 2006)
The announcement of candidates for the upcoming biennial election to 58 seats in the Rajya Sabha has thrown up no big surprise, with realpolitik considerations rather than eligibility weighing with parties across the board .
- Iraqi Leaders Hopeful Of Forming Coalition (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Mar 21, 2006)
Militants fire mortars as Parliament opens
- Understanding The Model Code (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Mar 21, 2006)
It comprises a set of guidelines for political parties and candidates in the run-up to an election. The aim is to provide a level-playing field.
- Throne Out? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
The problem with Nepal’s King Gyanendra has been that he not only refuses to bite the bullet, but prefers to shoot himself in the foot. This is clear from the latest goings-on in the Himalayan kingdom where the Maoists have reportedly signed a . . .
- Scrapped Law Still Dogs Assam Politics (Deccan Herald, Anirbhan Bhaumik, Mar 21, 2006)
It was December 8, 2005. Mir Hossain was working in a farm in Sivasagar in eastern Assam when some policemen picked him up...
- Does It Represent The States? (Deccan Herald, SANDEEP SHASTRI, Mar 21, 2006)
Reforms in the Rajya Sabha can go a long way in improving Centre-State relations
- Energised Opposition (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 21, 2006)
The new alliance in Nepal poses a fresh challenge to the King
- On Form Alone (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 21, 2006)
The temporariness of a class player’s form cannot be made a justification for double standards .
- Internet Solution To Recycling Problem (Tribune, Martin Hickman, Mar 21, 2006)
MOVE over eBay, a new internet site is attracting the interest of tens of thousands of computer-literate trendsetters.
- Bjp’S Creed — Intolerance (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 21, 2006)
Speaking truth is Khurana’s sin
- Right To Clean Air And Water (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 21, 2006)
Rising nitrogen oxide (NOx) levels in Gurgaon’s air and worsening ground water contamination in several districts in Haryana are testimony to the slow poisoning that we are all living with.
- India In Us Eyes (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Mar 21, 2006)
The us has surprised the world by admitting India into the nuclear club although India is not a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- Arjun, Bhardwaj, Shinde Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Union Ministers Arjun Singh, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Praful Patel, Hansraj Bhardwaj, and Dasari Narayan Rao are among the political heavyweights who were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha today.
- Poll Authorities' Action Overzealous, Says Janakiraman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Actions "hinder freedom of political parties"
Rights of parties to take up minimum graffiti "should be safeguarded"
A large number of voters dismayed at deletion of names from rolls
- Ambedkar Republican Party To Back Aiadmk Front (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
The Ambedkar Republican Party of India will support the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and its allies in the Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.
- Kumaraswamy Praises State Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Yediyurappa congratulated for presenting tax-free, surplus budget
- No Additional Taxes In Karnataka Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Allocations for new and innovative welfare schemes
- Saving The Girl Child (Tribune, Manmohan Kaur, Mar 21, 2006)
I have retired from government service with a good pension. My three daughters are highly educated and are working. My son-in-laws are well placed. I own a house in the city. Because of my old age, my wife and I have decided to shift to the . . .
- Colour-Coded Branding (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 21, 2006)
How does one add value to one’s brand equity without diluting core values? That’s the question that the best minds in the business of politics — from L.K. Advani to Tony Blair — have grappled with in their careers.
- Azad Skeptical On Kashmiris’ Return (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the Government will have to verify whether the Kashmiris, who have reportedly expressed their willingness to return from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), have undergone change of hearts or were trying to . . .
- Lukashenko Elected Belarus President (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won Belarus' presidential vote by a massive margin, the chief electoral official said early today, and the main opposition candidate called for new balloting as thousands of his supporters jammed a main . . .
- Winsome (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 21, 2006)
Elections are as much about winning friends as about confusing enemies. In Assam, Mr Tarun Gogoi seems to have done both with considerable success. Five years of his rule saw large sections of the people drifting away from the Congress.
- Perfume Moghul In Assam Poll Fray (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Businessman-turned politician Mr Badaruddin Ajmal is worth Rs 30 crore making him the richest runner in the Assam Assembly election.
- Bhardwaj, Arjun Enter Rajya Sabha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj among elected
Dasari Narayana Rao, G. Sanjeeva Reddy Keshava Rao, Azeez Pasha, M.V. Mysoora Reddy, Rashid Alvi elected from Andhra Pradesh
K. Rehman Khan, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, K.B. Shanappa, M. Rajasekhara . . .
- Surplus Budget Without Additional Taxes For State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Farm loans at lowest-ever four per cent interest; focus on urban infrastructure; allocations for several new welfare schemes
- Violence Mars Shg Meeting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
DMK and AIADMK members clash
- Terminate Scorpene Deal: Nda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
This is a bigger scam than Bofors, says Advani; World Bank blacklisted the firm: Jaswant
Pranab refutes allegations, to make statement in Parliament
It was NDA that processed the deal, he says
- Shock, Awe And Humility (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 21, 2006)
Three years ago, Iraqis were “shocked and awed” by the power of the US military. Today, Americans are shocked and awed by its limits. If the “cakewalks” of the 1980s and 1990s — Grenada, the Gulf War, Kosovo — restored America’s belief in its omnipotence,
- Pml On Reconciliation Course (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 21, 2006)
Pml Secretary General Mushahid Hussain has called for release of all detained politicians prior to the 2007 general elections and said that it will be a step in the right direction for future of democracy in the country.
- Literature, Identity And Culture (Hindu, LAKSHMI SUBRAMANIAN, Mar 21, 2006)
Focusses on the history of social and cultural practices in Tamil Nadu in the context of colonial modernity
- Terrorist Attack On Varanasi (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Mar 21, 2006)
If you want to hear the Indian story, listen to the sound of silence once the roar of the explosion has ebbed away into time. India’s weakness is institutional.
- Bangladeshi Prime Minister Arrives In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Trade, terror to top Khaleda Zia’s visit
- China's Military Expansion (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Parnjape, Mar 21, 2006)
Pentagon is re-assessing Chi-na's strategic ambitions in view of its rapidly increasing defence expenditure. The woolly Chinese concept of "peaceful rise" lacks transparency and clarity. Therefore there are uncertainties and anxieties about China . . .
- Economic Interests And Foreign Policy (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Mar 21, 2006)
Foreign policy, like monetary or fiscal policy, should be seen as the means to ensure jobs for the millions.
- Violence As Iraq Enters 4th Year Of War (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Suspected insurgents marked the third anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq Monday with roadside bombings that killed at least eight policemen, and authorities reported finding 15 more bullet-riddled bodies, one of them a 13-year-old girl, . . .
- Tackling Naxal Menace (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Mar 21, 2006)
With the Maoists threat-ening to set up a "Red Corridor" from "Pashupatinath temple in Nepal to Tirupati in south India", the Planning Commission has approved an additional Plan package of Rs 313 crore for Chhattisgarh to combat Naxalism . . .
- End This Cosmetic Change (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 21, 2006)
We need the real McCoy
- Supreme Court Judgment Revisited (Hindu, SUBHASH C KASHYAP, Mar 21, 2006)
The verdict in the Bihar Assembly dissolution case would have done well to flag the responsibility of the Union Cabinet squarely and to have laid down some guidelines for future correctives.
- Mushahid’S Observations (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 21, 2006)
Speaking at a press conference, Senator Mushahid Hussain has made a number of observations that the government, the party in power and politicians in general would do well to pay attention to
- Urban Infrastructure: Only Devolution Will Work (Business Line, Ashoak Upadhyay , Mar 21, 2006)
Cities are the most deprived of allocations by State or Union Budgets; witness the largely abysmal condition of their basic infrastructure such as roads, water, sewerage and power, that are the States' responsibility. One solution is to . . .
- Bush's Quest To Be A Great War President (Hindu, Gary Younge, Mar 21, 2006)
In his bid for popularity, the President ignores the warnings of his backfiring democracies in favour of bloody war.
- Defiant Khurana To Respond Today (Times of India, Mohua Chatterjee, Mar 20, 2006)
BJP vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who signed the suspension order of former Delhi CM Madanlal Khurana, said: "BJP chief Rajnath Singh has decided to suspend Khurana from the party's primary membership taking into account his statements . . .
- Pollscape Pointers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 20, 2006)
THE upcoming elections in four major states — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam — and Pondicherry would be watched with interest mainly to see if the Congress party loses further ground or is able to retain its electoral pockets.
- How To Use A Terrorist (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 20, 2006)
There is something deeply reprehensible about a state assembly passing a resolution calling for the release of a person accused of terrorism.
- Party Squabbles (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 20, 2006)
Partisan squabbles for power are often given euphemistic names. Such tussles within a communist party are called “inner-party struggles”. The open war within the Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), though, has little . . .
- Still An Unequal World (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Mar 20, 2006)
When Wahida Prizm of Rajouri led the passing out parade at the Armed Forces Medical College in Pune, she made headlines for being the first woman officer to do so in the history of the defence medical services.
- Hush-Hush Talks To Maoist Pact (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Mar 20, 2006)
Following secret talks in Delhi, Nepal’s seven-party alliance for democracy and the Maoists have finally come to an understanding over a programme of mass agitation for the restoration of democracy.
- Synthetic Diamonds Here To Stay (Daily Excelsior, Kusum Mehta, Mar 20, 2006)
Synthetic diamond are produced through chemical or physical process in a factory.
- Nepal's Maoists Call Off Road Blockade (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels on Sunday called off a road blockade that had crippled life across the poor Himalayan nation for six days and left roads deserted, saying they were heeding appeals by political parties.
- Azad Welcomes Musharraf’S Rejection Of Independent Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today welcomed the statement of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf of outrightly rejecting the option of an independent Kashmir.
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 20, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA .
- Rajya Sabha Polls: Mulayam Faces Daunting Task (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Majority of Independents throw their lot with an industrialist
The lone RLD nominee would face problems as he would be left with support of only 18 MLAs
The ruling Samajwadi Party has a strength of 189 in the House
- Qazi Hussain Ahmad And Osama Bin Laden (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 20, 2006)
Talking to the Sunday magazine of a national Urdu daily, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Qazi Hussain Ahmad revealed that he had repeatedly met Osama bin Laden and that the Al Qaeda leader had visited him at . . .
- The Man Who Said ‘No’ To Hollywood (Statesman, Nicholas Barber , Mar 20, 2006)
On Friday, Warner Bros are releasing a thriller about a terrorist who bombs London. True, the hero of V For Vendetta is carrying out his campaign in an alternate, fascist Britain, but he still assassinates politicians and dynamites the Houses . . .
- Cpi(m)'s Kerala Crisis (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 20, 2006)
Which coalition wins the May assembly elections in Kerala matters a lot to those vying for power in the state, but not for anyone else. For, politics in Kerala is like football — both contenders carry on a ferocious rivalry, have devoted fan followings .
- Appreciating Argentina (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Mar 20, 2006)
The recent changes in the Argentine economy point to a wider range of progressive possibilities for people across the developing world.
- Nuclear Deal At What Price? (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Mar 20, 2006)
The Manmohan-Bush `understanding' on implementing the July nuclear deal leaves many questions unanswered about the `hidden' costs.
- Indian Billionaires Make Cpi-M See Red (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
The champion of the proletariat, the Left, has discovered a new whipping boy – Indian billionaires.
- Minority-Ism A Crime: Advani (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Terming “minority-ism” a “political crime”, BJP leader Mr LK Advani today said that objective of his forthcoming “Rashtriya Ekatmata Yatra” was to caution the government against dangerous path of minority appeasement it was treading for “petty . . .
- Hindu Outfits Skeptical About Advani's Yatra (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Notwithstanding the indirect support of the RSS, the Hindu outfits appear to be skeptical and critical of senior BJP leader L K Advani's plans to embark on yet another Yatra in the wake of the Varanasi bomb blasts.
- Belarussian Leader Labels Bush "Terrorist No. 1" (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, derided in Washington for running "Europe's last dictatorship", hit back on Sunday by denouncing U.S. President George W. Bush as "terrorist No. 1 on the planet".
- Rumsfeld: Leaving Iraq Like Giving Nazis Germany (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Leaving Iraq now would be the same as handing postwar Germany back to the Nazis, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in a column published on Sunday, as retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton called Rumsfeld incompetent and urged him to resign.
- Trade, Terror To Top Bangladesh Pm's India Visit (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Mar 20, 2006)
India and Bangladesh will be trying to rebuild confidence and end distrust that has crept into their relationship during Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia's first visit in five years beginning on Monday.
- Rajnath Kicks Off Election Campaign, Asks People To Back The Bjp In A Big Way (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Party president says that it is the only political outfit to remain united
- Deve Gowda Group, Kumaraswamy Hit Out At Ananthamurthy's Candidature (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
The Chief Minister questions the writer's contribution to the State and Kannada
- New Delhi, Dhaka Looking At `Cbms' Route (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 20, 2006)
India may raise alleged presence of training camps of insurgent groups; water management will also figure in talks Both sides are anxious to get the bilateral agenda on to a firmer political footing
"We want to make sure there is sustained . . .
- "Minorities Appeasement A Crime Against Society" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
BJP against minorityism: Advani
- Give Bjp A Chance, Rajnath Tells Tamil Nadu Electorate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
"It will put State on the path of development"
- Three Years Later (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 20, 2006)
The third anniversary of the adventure in Iraq would not have brought Washington the air of contentment that was envisioned at its onset, for obvious reasons. Despite the constitution and the general election, the installed machinery is struggling . . .
- Ex-Judge Made Pakistan Poll Chief (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 20, 2006)
Amidst threats by the Opposition to boycott the 2007 general elections in the absence of an "independent" Election Commission, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has named a retired judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Qazi Muhammad Farooq, as the new . .
- Misplaced Optimism (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 20, 2006)
Both General Musharraf and Punjab Chief Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi were effusive in their praise for each other at their meeting in Lahore on Saturday, which focused on the PML’s centenary celebrations as well as the country’s overall political situation.
- Hamas Unveils Cabinet (Hindu, Peter Beaumont, Mar 20, 2006)
Abbas unlikely to grant approval until after Israeli polls
- Strategic Errors (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 20, 2006)
"America is at war.” So begins President Bush’s introduction to his administration’s National Security Strategy, which was unveiled on Thursday.
- China For Closer Trade Ties In Asia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Beijing, New Delhi will set the tone for the beginning of the Asian century: Bo Xilai
"We can learn from Indian experience in software, education," says the visiting Minister
China does not enjoy cutting edge in the manufacturing sector
- Air Safety: Why Responsibility Must Be The Buzzword (Deccan Herald, B K PANDEY, Mar 20, 2006)
The civil aviation industry would do well to set its house in order and be in a position to ensure high levels of passenger safety
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