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Articles 12121 through 12220 of 26693:
- Maoists Lift Blockade (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Maoists have called off the road blockade of Kathmandu and other major towns in Nepal from tomorrow after signing the second Memorandum of Understanding today with the seven-party alliance to establish full-fledged democracy in the Himalayan Kingdom.
- It Promises To Be A No-Holds Barred Campaign (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 20, 2006)
Aladmk tries to match Opposition
There appears to be a balance between the two formations
DMK to make "misdeeds and misrule" of AIADMK regime its plank
- Eta Now Ready To Give Up The Gun (Hindu, Alfonso Daniels, Mar 20, 2006)
Hopes are rising for an end to four decades of guerrilla war, but Basque militants still want a separate state.
- Concern In The Earthquake Zone (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 20, 2006)
A report on the involvement ofjihadigroups in earthquake relief and reconstruction in Pakistan raises questions about the Musharraf Government's policies.
- Judged By Higher Standards (Hindu, Rajindar Sachar , Mar 20, 2006)
With our tradition of judicial independence, a National Judicial Commission could be a turning point in the working of the judiciary.
- The Problems Of Profusion (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 20, 2006)
"I have so far sent over 500 letters. Only two or three have been published." "I wrote more than 50 letters. Nothing was published." "I find it sickening when my letters are rejected but I continue to write, sometimes two letters a day."
- Nepal Maoists, Parties Sign Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
They agree to form an interim government and to hold polls to the Constituent Assembly
Alliance partners urge rebels to end three-week-long economic blockade
General strike, civil disobedience movement to be launched from April 6
- Negatives That Can Slow Down China's Growth Momentum (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Mar 20, 2006)
Both democracy and demographics favour India in the long run
Fifty per cent of India's population is under 20 years and people in this age group are likely to face the future with confidence.
- Kumaraswamy Hits Out At Ananthamurthy's Candidature (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Chief Minister questions the writer's contribution to Karnataka
- The New Cec’S Task (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 20, 2006)
The appointment of a Chief Election Commissioner has not drawn very positive reactions from the two mainstream parties, the PML-N and PPP. While the former regretted that the opposition had not been consulted in the choice of the CEC, the latter . . .
- Too Little, Too Late (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 20, 2006)
Pml President Ch Shujaat Hussain’s assertion that the people from other provinces working in Gwadar will not be allowed to vote or contest election for a period of 15 years is welcome.
- Iraq, 3 Years Later: Dispute On Definition (International Herald Tribune, DAVID E. SANGER, Mar 20, 2006)
On the third anniversary of a war that they once expected to be over by now, President Bush and senior officials argued Sunday that their strategy was working despite escalating violence in Iraq, even as a former Iraqi prime minister once . . .
- High Court Cj All Praise For Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Women urged to play an active role in Lok Adalats to help reduce pendency of cases
- Vaiko's Flip-Flop (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 20, 2006)
The MDMK ends the prolonged suspense by joining hands with the ruling AIADMK to fight the Assembly elections.
- On Anniversary, Bush And Cheney See Iraq Success (New York Times, DAVID E. SANGER, Mar 20, 2006)
On the third anniversary of a war that they once expected to be over by now, President Bush and senior officials argued Sunday that their strategy was working despite escalating violence in Iraq, even as a former Iraqi prime minister once favored . . .
- Is India Being Let Into The World’S Nuclear Family? (Deccan Herald, Thomas L Friedman, Mar 20, 2006)
People want an objective that is hardly outdated to be served: preventing nuclear proliferation
- Infosys Tops List (Deccan Herald, Aditya Raj Das, Mar 20, 2006)
based software major Infosys has topped the all India Corporate Reputation Index compiled by ACNielsen, world’s leading marketing information provider.
- Us Lowers The Bar In Iraq (Deccan Herald, Doyle McManus, Mar 20, 2006)
Three years ago, as they ordered more than 150,000 US troops to race toward Baghdad, Iraq, Bush administration officials confidently predicted that Iraq quickly would evolve into a prosperous, oil-fuelled democracy. When those goals proved optimistic . .
- This Is Civil War, Says Former Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Iraq’s former interim prime minister, in an interview aired on Sunday, said the increasing attacks across his country can only be described as a civil war, and...
- Pakistan In A Spot (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Mar 20, 2006)
Pakistan’s dilemma is whether it can defy America and stay out of the anti-Iran campaign
- Hamas Submits Cabinet List (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Hamas handed moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas a Cabinet list dominated by its own leaders Sunday after all other parties snubbed the Islamic group's offers to join it.
- Nepal Seven, Maoists Join Hands To End King’S Rule (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Mar 20, 2006)
Setting the stage for a direct confrontation with King Gyanendra, Nepal’s alliance of seven pro-democracy parties, fresh from their talks with Maoists in New Delhi and Kathmandu, today announced a “decisive” agitation next month aimed at ending . . .
- Abbas Backs Hamas Govt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Hamas says it has completed the formation of its government without succeeding to bring in moderate parties, a step that looked likely to only increase the chances of international isolation.
- Act One Is Over, Cut To The Pandemonium (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Mar 20, 2006)
It is a piece of law called, ironically, the Parliament Prevention of Disqualification Act, 1959 that led to the disqualification of Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha member Jaya Bachchan and that could even unseat her party’s voluble . . .
- Pflp Rejects Hamas Offer To Join Govt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
The radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said on Sunday it was rejecting an offer by the Islamic movement Hamas to sit in a government formed by the winners of Palestinian elections.
- Corporation Comes Down On Poll Graffiti (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Candidates will soon get bills for defacing walls of public buildings
- Government Moves High Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
EC won't seek panel of names for new Police Commissioner till March 23
- Stalin Who? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 18, 2006)
Here's some great news for Indian politics: a section of the CPM is in ferment, factional warriors have cast aside commandments of democratic centralism. When the churning in the party’s Kerala unit subsides, might we just see the first . . .
- A Comrade In His Labyrinth (Indian Express, N. Madhavan, Mar 18, 2006)
Kerala's emerging popular front of diehard orthodox Marxists, regular right wing hacks and leftist demagogues is up in arms against the dominant CPM leadership in the state.
- Mulayam’S Up Gift Costs Jaya Her Rajya Sabha Seat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan was today disqualified as a member of the Rajya Sabha on the ground that she held an “office of profit” as chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council.
- Jaya Bachchan Disqualified From Rs (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Jaya Bachchan,who was expelled from Rajya Sabha on Friday by President Kalam on the Election Commission’s recommendation, looks set to come back to the Upper House in the byelection caused by her exit.
- Cabinet Reshuffle In A Week, Says Prime Minister (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, Mar 18, 2006)
Rules out early elections
* Says Pakistan wants stable and peaceful Afghanistan
* Launches Khushhal Pakistan Fund
- Vote For Moderates At Polls: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Wants quake loans converted into aid
Vows to rebuild houses before next winter
- Jaya Bachchan Disqualified (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
With retrospective effect from July 14, 2004
Ms. Bachchan is likely to challenge the decision
Action taken on basis of complaint filed by Congressman Madan Mohan
Second case of disqualification
- Decoding The Smoke Signals From A Bush Fire (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 18, 2006)
It is generally recognised that the US will be the sole superpower in what is heading to be a unipolar international system. But will the rest of the world accept this position, wonders the book The Second Bush Presidency: Global Perspectives. For, there
- U.S. Presses Assaults On Iraq Guerrillas (Reuters, Michael Georgy, Mar 18, 2006)
U.S.-led forces on Friday pressed on with a highly publicised offensive against suspected guerrillas near the northern Iraqi town of Samarra in their latest bid to weaken a raging insurgency, witnesses said.
- Us Senate Passes $2.8 Trillion Budget (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
The U.S. Senate on Thursday narrowly passed a $2.8 trillion election-year budget that would continue a string of huge deficits while rejecting some of President George W. Bush’s domestic spending priorities.
- The Fallout Of Samarra (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Mar 18, 2006)
The destruction of the golden dome of a 10th century Shia shrine has pushed Iraq to the brink of a high intensity civil war. At dawn on February 22, armed men entered Al Askari shrine in Samarra and blew up the dome with explosives. The attack . . .
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 18, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA.
- Woman Blogger Posts Abortion Instructions Online (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 18, 2006)
A woman blogger has added fresh fuel to the already heated abortion debate that divides the USA by posting online detailed and explicit instructions on how to perform such an operation. She said she had received half-a-dozen death threats as a result.
- What Principles? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 18, 2006)
If there is no principle involved in Pranab Mukherjee’s firm rejection of Mamata Banerjee’s offer of a united opposition against the Left Front, it is because the Trinamul boss begins to quote the scriptures every time she finds herself in a jam.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 18, 2006)
We have made great strides in transforming America’s relationship with India, a major power that shares our commitment to freedom, democracy, and rule of law. — President George W Bush, in a National Security Strategy report.
- 'We Have Established An Investor-Friendly Atmosphere' (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Mar 18, 2006)
Interview with Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister of Haryana.
- Bahubalis In Politics (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Mar 18, 2006)
Does it really matter in a system irretrievably corrupt, falsehood and opportunism its hallmarks, for Jaya Bachchan and her family friend and mentor, Amar Singh to have made it to the membership of the House of States or the Rajya Sabha as it is called ?
- Wal-Mart International Ceo Upbeat On India (Reuters, Emily Kaiser, Mar 18, 2006)
A top Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executive said on Friday he was encouraged by talks with unnamed "very senior" Indian government officials here as the world's biggest retailer lobbies to gain access to one of the world's fastest-growing economies.
- After Jaya, Amar Wants Action On 44 Complaints (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Stung by the disqualification of Jaya Bachchan as its Rajya Sabha member on grounds that she held a office of profit, Samajwadi Party on Friday demanded "non-partisan" action from President APJ Abdul Kalam on 44 similar complaints.
- Bjp Finalises Advani, Rajnath `Yatra' Details (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 18, 2006)
Advani to cover 10 States over 26 days and Rajnath Singh 12 States over 24 days
Raths' will not cross paths, but will touch five "common States"
Will not go through the five States going to the polls
VHP leader Ashok Singhal criticises Advani
- Tarun Gogoi Files Nomination For Assembly Poll (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Tarun Gogoi files nomination for Assembly poll
- Jaya Disqualified From Rs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
The decision has set off a string of demands seeking the disqualification of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Union Minister T Subbi Rami Reddy.
- China Turns To Nuclear Power To Fuel Growth (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Mar 18, 2006)
Over the next 15 years, China is planning to increase its nuclear power capacity four-fold. For, its burgeoning economy has led to a gargantuan appetite for energy.
- A Consensus Remains Elusive In West Bengal (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Mar 18, 2006)
With the main Opposition parties yet to forge an alliance, the Left appears set to benefit.
- Us Presses Assault On Iraqi Guerrillas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
US-led forces on Friday pressed on with a highly publicised offensive against suspected guerrilla targets near the northern Iraqi town of Samarra in their latest bid to weaken a raging insurgency.
- High Court Quashes Ec's Directive On Pay Revision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday set aside the Election Commission's directive to the State Government to defer the implementation of the Ninth Pay Commission's recommendations till the elections to the Assembly were over.
- Pink Is The New Red (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 18, 2006)
Only a month away from the assembly elections in Kerala, the opposition Left Front looks all ready to explode in the face of the electorate.
- A Counter-Culture (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Mar 18, 2006)
Students who protest for a cause suggests that their thought process has been stimulated by pedagogy..
- Tdp Seeks Release Of Scholarship Amount (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Don't hike fee for students of private engineering colleges, says CPI(M)
Government has no role in fee hike, says Higher Education Minister P. Koteswara Rao
TRS member call for review of out-of-turn promotions to police involved in anti-naxal operatio
- Iran: Us Talks Tough On N-Front, Thaws On Iraq (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
While Washington's hardline UN ambassador John Bolton urged the Security Council to take tough steps with Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, the White House announced on Thursday that the US ambassador in Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad was . . .
- `Khurana Should Quit Bjp, Form Third Front' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Bidhuri also calls for ban on Advani's yatra
- Kerala Cpm At War, Politburo Steps In (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
The faction feud in the Kerala CPM, being fought out in the party offices as much as through the web, leaflets, SMS and email messages, has got the central leadership worried about the party’s chances in the Assembly polls.
- Women Panchayat Presidents Gear Up For Local Body Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
At a State-level convention, they pledge to protect women's rights
They decide to improve public distribution system and balwadis in their villages
Pledge to help Dalits take possession of panchami land and function as centres of information and know
- Senate Likely To Agree To Much Of Iraq War Money (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
The Senate probably will give President George W Bush most of the money he wants for the Iraq war and Gulf Coast hurricane reconstruction while setting aside bipartisan worries about the enormous costs of both.
- Us-Iran Deadlock: What Is ‘Do-Able’? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 18, 2006)
The Bush White House has come out with the National Security Strategy report for 2006. Among other threats listed in the document, Iran finds pride of place.
- Killing Of Intellectuals In Iraq (Dawn, Asma Rashid, Mar 18, 2006)
Ali Hussein al-Khafaj, dean of the engineering college at Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad, was kidnapped on March 7. Before him, Dr Ali Abdul Razaq al-Naas, a Shia political analyst at Baghdad University’s school of information and an outspoken crit
- Jaya Disqualified, Amar To Quit (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Samajwadi Party general secretary has announced that he would quit his Rajya Sabha seat and said that others, including Congress president Sonia Gandhi, should follow suit.
- Making New Cec Controversial (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
After taking oath of his office, the new Chief Election Commissioner, Justice (Retd) Qazi Muhammad Farooq, held out an assurance that holding of free, fair and transparent elections would be his prime responsibility.
- Iraq Transition To Stable Government Two Years Away (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Mar 18, 2006)
The transition to a stable government in Iraq could take as long as two years, according to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. CNN reports that Ms. Rice made the comments after she spoke to Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer in Sydney.
- U.N. To Raise Its Profile In Iraq (Washington Times, Betsy Pisik, Mar 18, 2006)
The senior U.N. official in Iraq yesterday said that the United Nations will soon be raising its profile there, acknowledging that its "perceived absence" has been noticeable since a tragic suicide bombing after the U.S. invasion three years ago.
- Hamas To Finalise Cabinet Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Hamas put the final touches on a new Palestinian cabinet on Friday as its leader abroad said the Islamic militant group was prepared for all out war with Israel if the Jewish state opted for conflict.
- Endangering World Peace (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 18, 2006)
After unsettling Iraq, which is now on the verge of civil war, the US is meditating another adventure in neighbouring Iran.
- Kashmir: Why Boycott Talks? (Tribune, Samuel Baid, Mar 18, 2006)
Those who have advocated in the past a consensual solution to the Kashmir problem with the involvement of people of Jammu and Kashmir should welcome the process of broad-based consultations that the Government of India has initiated.
- Jaya Bachchan Disqualified From (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today accepted the Election Commission's recommendation to disqualify Samajwadi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan on the grounds that she was holding an office of profit as Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Film . . .
- Us Senate Passes $2.8 Trillion Budget (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
The US Senate on Thursday narrowly passed a $2.8 trillion election-year budget that would continue a string of huge deficits while rejecting some of President George Bush's domestic spending priorities.
- Numbers Game (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Mar 18, 2006)
Osho believed that humans produced two types of sound — one in the form of words, the other in the form of wind. He said that these were simply noises produced by the body. I had thought otherwise and agreed with Huxley: “words have enabled us to rise abo
- More Carnage In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
The US military announced on Thursday with media fanfare that it launched biggest ever air offensive in Iraq since the 2003 invasion and occupation of the ill-fated country. No immediate details were available about casualties and destruction caused by th
- Interesting Contest Likely For Rajya Sabha Polls In U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
With 13 candidates in the fray for ten seats, horse trading and cross-voting cannot be ruled out
A candidate requires 37 first preference votes to sail through the polls
A majority of 16 independents and 11 members of the smaller outfits, who were sup
- Seige Within (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 17, 2006)
The Israeli action could be directed at winning the polls
- Nda Plea To Prez: Sack Chawla (Times of India, Navika Kumar, Mar 17, 2006)
NDA leaders marched to President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday to submit a petition signed by 205 MPs demanding ouster of election commissioner Navin Chawla.
- There Will Be More Wahida Prizms And Munafs (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Mar 17, 2006)
Today, a new class of enlightened and liberal Muslims is emerging and the stereotype is fading out
- The Flip Side Of Culture (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 17, 2006)
Ever thought of culture as a consumer issue? I didn’t either, till I saw this report from a health activist circulated on a listserve in the wake of the recent bird flu scare.
- Iraq Pm Jaafari Ready To Quit (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Mar 17, 2006)
Iraq's Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari said on Thursday that he is willing to withdraw his nomination to head the new government if he was asked to do so by the Iraqi people.
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