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Articles 13921 through 14020 of 26693:
- Kumaraswamy Sworn-In As Cm Of Karnataka (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Boycotted by his father and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, rebel JD(S) leader Kumaraswamy today assumed office as Chief Minister of Karnataka heading a coalition ‘‘Government that brought BJP to power in a southern State for the first time.
- Pm Asks Airport Staff To End Stir; Revamp Process To Go On (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
In a bid to end the protests over privatisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today appealed to the agitating AAI staff to call off their stir, but said the process to revamp the two metro airports would continue.
- Wipro’S Winning Deal (The Financial Express, PANKAJ KAPOOR, Feb 04, 2006)
Wipro’s selection by General Motors Corp as one of the six tier-1 IT outsourcing vendors, announced yesterday, makes it the fourth $150 million-plus multi-year deal win for Indian IT companies in the past six months.
- Pak Ultras Threat To S Asia Peace: Usa (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Pakistan-based militant groups operating in Kashmir pose a persistent threat to stability in South Asia, a top intelligence official of the USA has warned, even as he called India a “reliable ally” in the fight against global terrorism.
- Revolution, Shaken And Stirred (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Feb 04, 2006)
By all indications, Latin America is undergoing a leftist resurgence. The impressive electoral triumph of Evo Morales, who joked that he couldn't take Bolivia's presidential oath unless Fidel Castro attended, was followed in a few weeks by . . .
- It’S Time To Rethink That Gmail Account And Demand Safeguards From A Potentially Dangerous Company (Indian Express, FRIDA GHITIS, Feb 04, 2006)
A few years ago, I walked into an Internet room in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. There were no Chinese soldiers in the room and no visible government censors nearby. A sign on the wall, however, reminded users that China’s all-seeing eye had not disappeared. ‘‘
- Cabinet Shuffle In India (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 04, 2006)
I may be reading too much into the cabinet reshuffle in New Delhi. But the changes effected make me believe that Congress president Sonia Gandhi has begun the exercise of choosing her party candidates for India’s president and vice-president, . . .
- Now, The World Too Looks Up To India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
The world views India's role more positively than it does the role of the US, China or Russia, according to a BBC poll of close to 40,000 people across 33 countries.
- Pollution : A Threat To Man Kind (Daily Excelsior, Ashish Katoch, Feb 04, 2006)
Air, water and soil are the natural resources and are essential for the existence of plants, animals and mankind. These constitute our environment. Man is capable of modifying his physical environment as per his needs. He is continuously constructing ....
- Lotus Blooms As Son Rises In Karnataka (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Feb 04, 2006)
The father and the son were the cynosure of all eyes during the week-long political drama in Karnataka. Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and his son HD Kumaraswamy provided all the sound bytes, besides seeming to be masters of the situation.
- Don’T Call It Sycophancy (Indian Express, Jayanthi Natarajan, Feb 04, 2006)
Look again at the AICC session, you will find a party proud of its leader
If the world had indeed been there, it would have understood, at least partly, what the Congress party is all about.
- Musharraf's Kashmir 'Solutions' (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Feb 04, 2006)
But for these cussed Indians, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistan military dictator cum President has solved his country's long-standing dispute on Jammu and Kashmir.
- Read The World (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 04, 2006)
The classics, it would seem, are what the old want the young to read. Why? Because these works have survived the passage of time; they can be enjoyed by anybody living anywhere in the world (knowledge of English or a European language being taken . . .
- Gowda Skips Son’S Bash (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Janata Dal (Secular) rebel leader H.D. Kumaraswamy was today sworn in as Karnataka chief minister on the steps of Vidhana Soudha, the state’s seat of power, in a ceremony watched by thousands of ecstatic supporters who had crowded into . . .
- Hands And Heads (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Feb 04, 2006)
Gandhi, Nandy and Bhatt: three critiques of modern science
Shelley once claimed that poets were “the unacknowledged legislators of the world”. In the decades and centuries since he said this, it has been scientists rather than poets who have . . .
- Women, Secret Hamas Strength, Win Votes At Polls And New Role (Indian Express, Ian Fisher, Feb 04, 2006)
Hamas has been known and feared for its men, armed or strapped with bombs. But in its election triumph last week, one secret weapon was its women.
- Intelligence Failure (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Feb 04, 2006)
The dramatic political developments in Karnataka that led to the fall of a secular government headed by Dharam Singh have once again demonstrated that the Congress needs to gear up its crisis management systems as much as it needs to have . . .
- A Slippery Friendship (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Feb 04, 2006)
I am glad we asked King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to be the chief guest at our Republic Day celebrations.
- Kalam Begins Philippines Visit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
India and the Philippines are set to take bilateral ties to a qualitatively higher plane by signing four accords, including the first one ever on defence cooperation envisaging among other things exchange of Air Force planes, . . .
- Chirac Is Right After All (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Steele, Feb 04, 2006)
The Hamas and Iran crises underline the collapse of the neocon mission and the end of a one-superpower world
- Blanket Arrests To Foil Oppn March To Dhaka (Deccan Herald, Hassan Shahriar, Feb 04, 2006)
A “Long March” by Bangladesh’s mainstream opposition parties to force Begum Khaleda Zia’s four-year-old government to step down and hold elections seems to have caused worries to the administration that is leaving no stone unturned to foil the move.
- Another India In Davos (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Feb 04, 2006)
The bars of Davos were decorated with terracotta elephants and spangled dupattas and in hotel lobbies Ganesha smiled upon visitors.
- We Had Spoken To Left And They Were Convinced: Chidambaram (Hindu, C. Jaishankar, Feb 04, 2006)
Urges agitating airport employees to return to work
The decision to modernise the Mumbai and Delhi airports is final and there is no question of reconsidering it, Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said here on Friday.
- Hamas No To Recognition, But Ready For Peace Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Hamas will never recognise Israel’s right to exist but will negotiate conditions for a long-term truce with the Jewish state, senior Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal told a Palestinian newspaper in comments published on Friday.
- Court Notice On Circulation Of Cd Against Christians (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Petitioner seeks CBI probe into its production and distribution
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre, the States of Maharashtra and Gujarat, and the Shabarai-Kumbh Mela Organising Committee on a petition seeking a direction . . .
- "Pakistan Militants A Threat To Stability" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Pakistan-based militant groups that are active in Kashmir pose a persistent threat to regional stability and U.S. interests in South Asia and the Near East, said a U.S. top intelligence official testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee here.
- Bush Has To Face It: He Is Wrong And Chirac Is Right (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Feb 04, 2006)
The crises over Hamas and Iran underline the end of a one-superpower world.
- `India Everywhere' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 04, 2006)
At Davos the theme song, as far as New Delhi is concerned, was "India Everywhere". As a publicity ploy, the message could not have been better constructed, specially at this juncture when foreign investors see great potential in Indian investments.
- Islam Being Targeted As Religion Of Terrorism: Prince Of Arcot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Appeals to students, youth to fight vested interests trying to divide nation
- Wielding Power For Profit (The Economic Times, V KRISHNA ANANTH, Feb 04, 2006)
The Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition in Karnataka was bound to collapse. It is indeed baffling that the arrangement survived for so long. It lasted all these days because Dharam Singh, who headed the coalition, did not care for anything, . . .
- Political Differences Should Not Come In The Way Of Development: Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
He says the State is on the path of growth despite various challenges
- Political Differences Should Not Impede Growth: Bhatia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
"Kerala on the path of growth despite various challenges"
- Kumaraswamy To Be Sworn In Today (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Feb 03, 2006)
Last hurdle surmounted with the High Court refusing to stay the swearing-in
- Iran Faces Iaea Vote (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
We are at a critical phase not a crisis situation, says ElBaradei
Iran, facing almost certain referral to the U.N. Security Council, threatened retaliation, Thursday, and the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said the dispute over . . .
- New-Found Assertion (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 03, 2006)
Manmohan Singh is now more sure of his bearings as PM
Arguably, Dr Manmohan Singh’s apparent political innocence was the source of strength when he marked the completion of his UPA government’s first hundred days in office with ....
- Negotiating The N-Deal (Deccan Herald, Michael Krepon , Feb 03, 2006)
India’s concerns can be addressed by creating new standards to strengthen the rules against proliferation
- New Bush? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The American President is chastened but not over Iraq
On the face of it, US President George Bush’s State of the Union address reflects a more chastened leader.
- Rajnath Singh, Other Top Bjp Leaders To Attend Swearing-In Ceremony (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
A.B. Vajpayee, L.K. Advani cancel plans; security tightened around Vidhana Soudha
About 2,000 policemen are to be deployed
Secretariat will be closed during the ceremony as a security measure
- Notice To Expelled Mps On Case Transfer Plea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Avoid conflicting judgments: Centre
Issues in petitions before both courts the same
Interpretation of Constitutional provisions involved
- Now, A Political Prime Minister (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 03, 2006)
Manmohan Singh's first meeting with the capital's press corps in September 2004 showcased a Prime Minister starting out on the learning curve.
- Council Of States Or Council Of Nominees? (Hindu, Era Sezhiyan, Feb 03, 2006)
Removal of secret voting in Rajya Sabha elections is an onslaught on a free and fair electoral process. And the removal of residential qualification for candidates negates the constitutional purpose of the Council of States.
- Palestinians In A Lose-Lose Situation (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Feb 03, 2006)
Hamas’ electoral power has frightened the Arabs and appalled the West which must now deal with it
- New Power Play Begins Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The stage is set for opening a new coalition chapter in State politics with the Karnataka High Court on Thursday clearing legal hurdles for the swearing-in of the Janata Dal (Secular)-BJP coalition government.
- India Will Say Yes In Iran Vote (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Feb 03, 2006)
India is likely to vote in favour of the resolution on the Iran nuclear issue, if it comes up for voting at the IAEA's emergency meeting on Friday.
- Nepal: Us Asks King To Establish Truly Participatory Government (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Expressing serious concern over Maoist insurgency and King Gyanendra's power grab, the chief of US Pacific Command has called on all interested parties to work towards establishing a truly participatory government in Nepal to end the present . . .
- Waiting For George Bush (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 03, 2006)
CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat’s lead article in the special Republic Day number of People’s Democracy says good things about the Constitution, parliamentary democracy and mass participation, though with typically Left disclaimers.
- Learn To Love Nuclear Power, Or Turn Off The Lights (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 03, 2006)
Political worries are driving a nuclear rethink in the West, says WILLIAM UNDERHILL
- Saudi King Hopes For Peace In South Asia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Hoping that the Indo-Pak dialogue to resolve issues that would achieve ‘‘desired’’ results, visiting Saudi King Abdullah said he was keen to see that the South Asian region did not become ‘‘subject of destructive force.’’
- Kolkata Conundrum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 03, 2006)
If the city is always agitation’s ground zero, does it help the Left elsewhere?
- 'Advani, Jaswant To Stay Leaders Of Opposition' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
BJP President Rajnath Singh has ruled out removing either LK Advani or Jaswant Singh as Leaders of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha respectively.
- Govt Wants All Cases In Cash For Query Scam To Be Heard By Sc (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Centre today urged the apex court to transfer all cases relating to the expulsion of MPs to be heard by a Constitution Bench, saying the petitions pending in the Delhi High Court could result in conflicting judgements.
- Aiyar Loses Oil Ministry (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 03, 2006)
Union Panchayati Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar being divested of the additional charge of Petroleum and Natural Gas was on the cards. When Aiyar was given charge of Panchayati Raj, he was gleeful as he is one of the advocates of grassroots democracy.
- On Delicate Ground--Doubts Over Mamata Sops For Minorities (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 03, 2006)
Mamata Banerjee is showing signs of desperation. With overtures to the Congress having run into rough weather, she has been left to chalk out another strategy against the CPI-M. A poll arrangement with the Congress would have ensured a one-to-one
- Nepal: Us Commander Meets King, Expresses Concern (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The head of US Pacific Command has met Nepal King Gyanendra and expressed Washington's serious concern at the Maoist threat and discussed the issue of restoration of democracy in the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Voting Unlikely At Iaea Meeting (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 03, 2006)
Discussions were held today at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on the board’s draft resolution to report Iranian nuclear programme to the UN Security Council even as non-aligned countries moved several amendments to the document . . .
- Wb: Final Publication Of Voters' Lists Deferred (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The publication of the final voters' lists in West Bengal has been deferred by seven days to February 22 because of the huge number of deletion and inclusion of the names of voters.
- Kar: New Jd(s)-Bjp Govt To Be Sworn-In Tomorrow (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
A two-member JD(S)-BJP ministry headed by H D Kumaraswamy will be sworn-in tomorrow, opening another coalition chapter in Karnataka's politics.
- Govt For All Cases In Mps' Scam To Be Heard By Sc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Centre today urged the apex court to transfer all cases relating to the expulsion of MPs to be heard by a constitution bench, saying the petitions pending in the Delhi High Court could result in conflicting judgements.
- Kumaraswamy To Take Oath Today (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Feb 03, 2006)
Decks were cleared for the enthronement of Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy as Chief Minister of Karnataka today. While the reprieve from the high court, which rejected a petition seeking the disqualification of his Legislators, . . .
- Islamabad, Riyadh For Early Kashmir Solution (News International, Shakil Shaikh, Feb 03, 2006)
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Thursday agreed in unequivocal terms on the necessity of reaching an early resolution of all outstanding issues between Pakistan and India especially the Kashmir issue through negotiations and emphasised that durable . . .
- Peace In Afghanistan Fragile, Says Annan: Islamabad Pledges $50m (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the joint initiative of the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and the United Nations for the ‘Afghanistan Compact’ development plan at the London Conference as UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan pointed out that recent attacks . . .
- Pay Panel Pill (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 03, 2006)
Now, reform the bureaucracy
There was nothing much to write home about in the Prime Minister’s Press conference on Wednesday but he did endear himself to the Left and the millions of central government employees by announcing the decision to set up . . .
- Permanently Poor -- A Cynically Negative Approach (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 03, 2006)
Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is in a tizzy. Not knowing how to react to an unexpected bouquet from an equally unexpected quarter, he chooses to play down, even ignore, what any government would almost certainly have orchestrated as an achievement . . .
- Iran Issue Reaching A Critical Phase: Iaea (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Iran, facing almost certain referral to the UN Security Council, threatened retaliation on Thursday and the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said the dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme is "reaching a critical phase."
- Pakistan, Islam And Indian Media Stereotypes (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
“[T]he limited support that radical Islamist groups enjoy in Pakistan reflects less a fierce commitment to their ultimate agenda of strict Islamist rule than a protest against the system which, ironically, has abetted such groups for its own ...
- Jd(s) Heading For Split (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The Janata Dal (Secular) is heading for a split in Karnataka, with the rebel Legislators failing to convince party leader and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on aligning with the BJP to form a new Government after deserting the Congress-JD(S) . . .
- Need For Institutional Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Feb 03, 2006)
Over the years, much criticism has been levelled against the manner in which quite a few governors have acted in discharge of their constitutional functions. They have been accused of playing a partisan role and favouring the ruling party or parties . . .
- Modernisation Air Pockets (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 03, 2006)
The Government's decision to hand over the Delhi and Mumbai airports to private parties has led to a strange development — the CPI(M) and Reliance seem to be speaking in the same voice. In the beginning, . . .
- War Of Discontent (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 02, 2006)
With the insurgency in the Balochistan province escalating into a bloody conflict between the tribal rebels and the Pakistan Army, General Musharraf's regime is vulnerable as never before.
- Doctor At Work (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2006)
PM seems more at home. Message from his press meet: Governance, rather than politics, is my test
- One Year Later, Nepal King Pats Own Backs As Violence Continues (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Feb 02, 2006)
As King Gyanendra was boasting of his success as a “true nationalist leader” during the past one year of his direct rule, Tansen city in the west was fast turning into a killing field.
- Prime Minister Pins Hopes On Bumper Wheat Harvest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday admitted that wheat stocks in the Food Corporation of India godowns were "low" but ....
- Manmohan Puts Faith In Higher Growth (Hindu, SUSHMA RAMACHANDRAN , Feb 02, 2006)
Committed to deepening economic reforms
`Controversies over airport modernisation have arisen out of the coalition nature of the Government'
The regulatory mechanism is adequate to deal with malpractices in stock exchanges
- In The Budget Session, Will There Be A Fair Deal? (Indian Express, SUNITA THAKUR, Feb 02, 2006)
Rotating reserved constituencies makes no sense. But neither does shelving the entire plan for women’s reservation in Parliament, says SUNITA THAKUR
- Karnataka Petition Worries Bjp (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 02, 2006)
Senior BJP leaders left wondering
The Karnataka Chief Minister-designate, H.D. Kumaraswamy, failed to keep his date with Bharatiya Janata Party leaders here on Wednesday.
- ``Sonia A Source Of Strength'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Handles with aplomb questions on domestic political issues
Asks to be judged not by what Mr. Advani says but what he delivers to the country
No fear of government falling. It will complete five years"
Right to Information Act will have revolutionary
- Mulling Over Mulfordspeak (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 02, 2006)
It is difficult to defend US Ambassador David Mulford, not because what he said was wrong but because the way he said it and its timing was wrong.
- At Aiadmk Poll Counter, 400 ‘Amma’ Nominations (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Feb 02, 2006)
Sycophancy in the AIADMK reached new heights today with partymen flocking to the imposing party headquarters in the heart of the city to file their applications for the coming Assembly elections—not for themselves but for their ‘puratchi thalaivi’ . . .
- Kumaraswamy Skips Delhi Date (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Karnataka BJP cites ‘exhaustion’, says it has nothing to lose in JD(S) alliance
- Job At Hand (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2006)
UPA’s answer to rural poverty starts unfolding today — with questions attached
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