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Articles 13421 through 13520 of 26693:
- Hamas Ignores The Quartet (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Feb 17, 2006)
Hamas, which has won in the Palestinian elections, has already begun to register in an effort to impose order in Palestinian areas, a move which will counter attempts to curb its powers.
- Police Dogged By Political Interference (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Feb 17, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's position on police functioning in Karnataka is refreshing
- All That Trouble For Nothing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
My name is there in the electoral rolls. Is yours? says a prominent quarter page ad inserted by the Election Commission of India, in all the papers. According to the details given in the ad, the draft electoral roll is to be available at designated . . .
- French Press Comes Down On President (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 17, 2006)
Decision to repatriate the warship in every single newscast and on every newspaper front page
- India To Open “Pravasi” Centres (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
India will soon open “pravasi” offices in five countries to tackle problems faced by its nationals working abroad and to coordinate their investment plans back home, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi said today.
- Forces Of Integration (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 17, 2006)
Needless controversies should be avoided
DEFENCE Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s assertion that the armed forces would always remain “secular and apolitical” is, hopefully, the last word on the controversy about an alleged religious headcount in the forces.
- Mplad Scheme Under Sc Scanner (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The MPs Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme over which questions were raised recently after some members were shown taking bribe from the contractors executing projects under it in a sting operation, came in for close scrutiny of the Supreme Court . . .
- Jaitley's Wife Made Donation To Trust (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
In a delicious twist of irony, it turns out that Sangeeta Jaitley, wife of Arun Jaitley, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader, made a donation of Rs. 13,000 on January 10, 2002 to the Lepra India Trust.
- Centre For Corporate Excellence To Be Set Up (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Ministry of Company Affairs has finalised long-pending proposal for establishing the institute in Bangalore
- Poll Funding: Consensus Elusive (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Feb 16, 2006)
All-party meet on state funding
The parties wanted strict enforcement on limit of expenditure: Tandon
There was agreement that money and muscle power should be eliminated
- 100 Hurt As Bangla Strike Turns Violent (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Feb 16, 2006)
Bangladesh’s mainstream Opposition parties enforced a day-long nationwide strike on Wednesday, with police using batons to disperse pickets.
- Krishnaswamy New State Congress Chief (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Feb 16, 2006)
The appointment counters former Congress chief's criticism of the party being anti-Vanniyar
- What's Love Got To Do With Any Of This? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 16, 2006)
Those who speak of morality and the corrupting influences of Valentine's Day seem to have no problem with the real corruption of consumerism gone out of control.
- This Must End (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 16, 2006)
The current standoff between the legislature and the judiciary over the prerogatives of the legislature does not bring credit to either institution. Whether both institutions are clearly overstepping their proper domain is a debatable matter.
- How Long Will American Dominace Last ? (Daily Excelsior, I.S. Chadha, Feb 16, 2006)
Our problem is not that we are being Americanised.Our problem is rather that the US empire does not know what it wants to do or can do with its power or its limits.
- Krishnaswamy New Tn Cong Chief (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Feb 16, 2006)
Even as the crucial seat sharing talks are in progress in the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance, the AICC today announced the appointment of former Member of Parliament M Krishnaswamy as the Tamil Nadu Pradesh Congress Committee president.
- Till The State Recognises Us (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Feb 16, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s directive to make the registration of all marriages compulsory will be nothing short of an extraordinary revolution, at least in the history of Indian state formation.
- Incidentally, The Budget Will Also Be Passed This Session (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Feb 16, 2006)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram should be a relieved man. Nobody seems to be overly taxed about what permutations he is about to unleash in his Budget.
- India’S Iran Stand Neither Here Nor There (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 16, 2006)
Whatever the outcome of talks on the India-America nuclear deal, New Delhi should at least take up Iran’s case with the US
- Before India Voyage, Chirac Orders Asbestos Ship Home (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac today ordered a decommissioned aircraft carrier laden with toxic materials to return to France after the country’s top administrative court suspended its transfer to India for disposal.
- Parties Split On Poll Funding (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
An all-party meeting convened by the Election Commission on the proposed partial funding of elections by the Government on Wednesday failed to arrive at a consensus....
- No Consensus On State Funding Of Polls (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
An all-party meeting convened by the Election Commission on State funding of polls today failed to arrive at a consensus with the major parties differing on the very concept.
- Congress `Mum' On Antony's Invitation To Karunakaran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Now that a feeler has been sent to the former Chief Minister K. Karunakaran to return to the party by his "bete noire" A.K. Antony, the Congress on Wednesday kept its cards close to its chest refusing to disclose whether the invitation had the sanction of
- France Recalls Toxic Clemenceau (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac ordered a decommissioned aircraft carrier laden with toxic materials to return to France on Wednesday, after
the country's top administrative court suspended its transfer to India for disposal.
- Criteria For Oic Membership (Dawn, Athar Osama, Feb 16, 2006)
SAUDI King Abdullah’s reported remarks pertaining to observer status for India at the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) appear to have stunned Pakistan’s foreign policy establishment.
- Union Cabinet Decides To Give Voting Rights To Nris (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
In a landmark decision meant to give non-resident Indians (NRIs) "a sense of belonging", the Indian government on Wednesday decided to grant them voting rights by amending the country's electoral law.
- Union Cabinet Clears Voting Rights To Nris (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
The Union Cabinet has cleared amendments to Representation of People's Act bill under which non-resident Indians could now have voting rights.
- Polling Begins In Two M'rashtra Constituencies (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Polling for the Shrivardhan and Naigaum assembly by-elections in Maharashtra began on a peaceful note at 8 am on Thursday.
- Clemenceau Ordered To Return (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday ordered decommissioned aircraft carrier Clemenceau to return to France, after the country’s top administrative court suspended its transfer to India for disposal.
- Black Clouds Over India (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 16, 2006)
India’s decision to join the Atmospheric Brown Cloud (ABC) project was inevitable, given the mounting evidence that the ABC dramatically reduces monsoon rain in the subcontinent.
- Character Of Indian Army Would Not Undergo Change: Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Amid a raging controversy on the reported headcount of Muslims in the Armed Forces, Government today said the character of the Indian Army would not undergo a change even as Muslim bodies denounced parties opposing the move.
- Character Of Indian Army Not To Be Changed: Govt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Amid a raging controversy on the reported headcount of Muslims in the Armed Forces, government on Wednesday said the character of the Indian Army would not undergo a change even as Muslim bodies denounced parties opposing the move.
- The Plot Thickens Around The Palace (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Feb 16, 2006)
The options before King Gyanendra are getting limited, but the constitutional political forces are yet to earn the faith of the people. Will the Maoists emerge as the only alternative? asks Sumanta Sen
- Chink In The Armour (Telegraph, P.K. Vasudeva, Feb 16, 2006)
Recently, the United Progressive Alliance government constituted a committee headed by Justice Rajinder Sachar to collect data on the number of Muslims serving in the armed forces, the positions they hold, and their role in the key positions.
- Army Protects Itself Religiously (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Feb 16, 2006)
Fearing that the veil over one of its closely guarded secrets — the composition of its rank and file — would be lifted, the army refused to answer queries by a high-level committee formed by the Prime Minister’s Office to study the status of minorities.
- Chirac Red-Flags Scrap Warship (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac today ordered a French warship bound for a scrapyard in Gujarat to return to French territorial waters pending a final decision on how to dispose of the asbestos-laden vessel.
- Few Takers For Poll Fund Plan (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Parties sang different tunes at a meeting convened by the Election Commission today to discuss the Centre’s proposal on state funding of polls.
- Party Cocks Ears For Pm (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s “reluctance” to go on the front foot on the military minority count controversy has caused disquiet in the Congress.
- Bjp Is Willing (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 16, 2006)
Iran issue brooks no politics
The initial indications were that the BJP would not go along with the UPA government’s stand on Iran. But quite the opposite has happened and it has all but endorsed the official line.
- 'Which Party Is Not Communal Today?' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 16, 2006)
Karnataka's new chief minister H D Kumaraswamy's first stint in politics was as the Janata Dal MP from Kanaka-pura in 1996. In 2004, he was elected to the Karnataka assembly from Ramanagaram.
- Pakistan Cabinet Ratifies Safta Agreement (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Feb 16, 2006)
Pakistan cabinet today ratified the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement, a month-and-a-half after it was due to be implemented by all seven members of SAARC to begin the process of converting the South Asian region into a free trade area.
- Character Of Army Won’T Change: Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Amid a raging controversy on the reported headcount of Muslims in the Armed Forces, the Central government on Wednesday said.....
- Chirac Orders "Toxic" Warship Back To France (Reuters, Helene Fontanaud, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday ordered home an asbestos-laden warship after Indian authorities blocked its journey to an Indian scrapyard, days before a visit to New Delhi overshadowed by the legal wrangle.
- Sena Hopes To Reverse Trend In Byelections (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Naigaon assembly constituency in Mumbai, where the Congress and Shiv Sena are locked in a direct tussle in the by-election, goes to polls on Thursday, the result of which will be a precursor to the forthcoming election to the country’s richest . . .
- Bihar Assembly Dissolution (Tribune, MADAN BHATIA, Feb 16, 2006)
Blaming Buta Singh is unsustainable
Now when the dust has settled and passions have subsidised, it is time to make a critical analysis of the Supreme Court judgement which led to the exit of Mr Buta Singh as Governor of Bihar.
- Americans Unrelentingly Cheerful (Tribune, Michael Powell, Feb 16, 2006)
A big new survey on happiness, among other findings, states that married Americans are more blissful than the unmarried by a ratio of almost 2 to 1.
- Nailing Mulford (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 16, 2006)
When Left pressures no longer work
Marxists believe that aggression is the best form of defence, even when Anil Biswas sounds unconvincing by blowing hot and cold against the Election Commission observers.
- Do Not Take Left For Granted, Says Bardhan (Hindu, R. Ramabhadran Pillai, Feb 15, 2006)
Hints at united forum with non-BJP parties to discuss various issues
Left parties submitted 19 notes to UPA Government
No talks on forming third front at present
- No Dialogue With Maoists: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
``Anti-Left alliance will be blown off like hay by the wind of popular opinion''
- Azad Hopeful Of Finding Permanent Solution (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Feb 15, 2006)
`It will be acceptable to all regions of J&K'
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said the Kashmir issue would soon be resolved in accordance with the wishes of people of all the three regions of the State. He said this time the solution . . .
- "India Must Speak Up On Human Rights And Rule Of Law" (Hindu, Irene Khan, Feb 15, 2006)
The Secretary General of Amnesty International criticises the Bush administration's "war on terror" and urges New Delhi to be a fearless, principled international player.
- Nepal’S Court Frees Deuba (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Almost 10 months after he was arrested from his residence in a midnight raid and jailed for alleged corruption, . . .
- Pm Invites J-K Parties, Separatists For Talks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Aiming to widen the dialogue process in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a round table conference in New Delhi on February 24 which is likely to be attended by separatist groups as well as the state’s mainstream . . .
- Singh Counsels Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and his deputy, Mr B S Yediyurappa called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his South Block office here early on Tuesday afternoon and the meeting lasted for just about 15 minutes.
- Deadline For Krishna Water Project Advanced (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Aim is to ensure supply of additional 9 million gallons per day to twin cities, says Governor Rameshwar Thakur Aim is to ensure supply of additional 9 million gallons per day to twin cities, says Governor
- Muslim Survey Necessary, Says Imam Bukhari (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Coming out in support of a Government Committee seeking information regarding Muslims in armed forces, Imam of Delhi’s historic Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari said ....
- Anti-Iran Vote In India’S Interests: Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Toeing the RSS line, the main Opposition BJP on Tuesday virtually endorsed the Government’s vote against Iran at the IAEA meeting saying it was not in India’s interest to have another nuclear neighbour in its vicinity.
- Congress May Expel Former Tncc Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Former Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president Tindivanam K Ramamurthi, who called on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha here on Monday and thereby cocked a snook at party president Sonia Gandhi .....
- Ladakh: The Writing Was On The Wall (Indian Express, Balraj Puri, Feb 15, 2006)
The recent flare-up between the Buddhists and Muslims is a conclusion of the continuing polarisation , brought about by neglect in governance issues
- With Due Respect (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 15, 2006)
Welcoming debate, SC has been a key agent for policy change. Then why this departure?
- So Who Wants To Be A Citizen? (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Feb 15, 2006)
The decision of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) to set up a tribunal under the Foreigners Act to determine the citizenship status of persons suspected to be illegal migrants from Bangladesh, . . .
- Next 3 Years Devoted To Development: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Next three years will be devoted to development and progress in the State, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said today.
- Nuclear Iran Not In India's Interest: Bjp (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 15, 2006)
Vote at IAEA ``mismanaged''
India must maintain minimum deterrent
Must not accept curbs on production of fissile material
- Nda Seeks Kalam's Help To Halt Survey On Muslims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Says the move is fraught with "dangerous consequences"; wants Navin Chawla to go "It is an issue that needs to be handled with a non-discriminatory attitude"
- Red Whine (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 15, 2006)
There is a fairly simple word for the tactics of the Left parties in relation to the government — not quite yet ‘blackmail’ but brinkmanship’.
- India Marches Together (Indian Express, V. R. Raghavan , Feb 15, 2006)
This country’s army does not need to reflect its social composition
The fascinating public debate consequent to the questions by the Sachar Committee on the number of Muslims in the defence forces is cause for reflection.
- Hornets’ Nest (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 15, 2006)
The PMO could have been more tactful with the survey
The media has recently highlighted a survey directed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to assess the status of Muslims in the armed forces which has stirred up a hornets’ nest, . . .
- Imperilled Nuclear Freedom (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Feb 15, 2006)
India has succumbed to US pressure and voted at the IAEA against Iran which is not in its interest
- Ec Spurs Again (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 15, 2006)
Aware of offence, but loathe to act
As important as the arrest of seven Bangladeshis from Hooghly district — a routine measure one would have imagined — is the fact that the administration took action only after orders were issued . . .
- Hudood Laws Must Go (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Feb 15, 2006)
Last Tuesday was women’s day in the National Assembly. Four bills directly relating to them were introduced in the house.
- France Looks Into Asbestos On Ship Sent To Scrap (Reuters, Emmanuel Jarry, Feb 15, 2006)
Paris ordered a probe on Tuesday into the removal of asbestos from a French warship bound for an Indian scrapyard, a new twist in a saga that has embarrassed France ahead of a visit to India by President Jacques Chirac.
- Pakistan Sees Most Violent Reaction To Cartoons (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Feb 15, 2006)
Security guards shot dead two men, police used teargas on students in Islamabad's diplomatic enclave and protesters attacked Western businesses on Tuesday in Pakistan's most violent reaction yet to cartoons of the Prophet.
- Models Of Change (Telegraph, Warisha Farasat, Feb 15, 2006)
Perhaps change is a highly overrated subject. When Pringles reached my hometown in Bihar, it was intimidating.
- Death From The Sky (The Nation, Roedad Khan, Feb 15, 2006)
Friday, January 13, will go down in our history as a black day, a day of infamy, a day when every self-respecting Pakistani, who loves this country, must hang his head in shame. On that day, "America's war on terror" reached Damadola village . . .
- Pm Offered Pak White Paper (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Feb 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered a "white paper" on the measures India has taken to promote "self-rule" in Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan through its foreign secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan last month.
- Left Rumble (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 15, 2006)
Don’t rock the boat too much
WHEN you pillion-ride a cycle, it is in your own interest not to shuffle this way or that excessively lest the cyclist has a fall, in the process injuring you too.
- Dangerous Trend (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 15, 2006)
Don’t communalise foreign policy
FOREIGN policy is not a holy cow. Political parties have every right to differ with the government on such issues.
- Bjp Backs Govt On Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Succumbing to the RSS pressure, the Opposition BJP today virtually endorsed the government’s vote against Iran at the IAEA meeting, saying it was not in India’s interest to have another nuclear neighbour in its vicinity.
- A New Theme At Davos (Dawn, Sartaj Aziz, Feb 15, 2006)
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at the beautiful Swiss ski resort of Davos, in the last week of January each year, has become a unique international event.
- Reality Check For Vips (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 15, 2006)
The Followers of spiritual leader Asaram Bapu who protested against his frisking at Ahmedabad airport would do well to pause and reflect on the predicament of those responsible to ensure that flying remains a safe experience for passengers.
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