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Articles 14321 through 14420 of 26693:
- Minority Rights (Statesman, Faizan Mustafa, Jan 28, 2006)
According to Gandhiji the claim of a country to civilisation depends on the treatment it extends to the minorities. Lord Acton added another dimension:
- The Harvest That Never Was (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jan 28, 2006)
Farmers should be compensated for the failure of technology just like any other consumer in a city
- India Backs Russia's Proposal On Iran (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Ahead of next week's IAEA emergency meeting, India has thrown its weight behind a Russian enrichment proposal to Iran. Although this proposal is yet to achieve traction in Iran, India has now joined the US, EU-3 and China in backing the proposal.
- Barrister Mahmood And 12 Ppp-Ajk Members Resign (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Azad Jammu Kashmir leader, and 12 other members of the party have given their resignations, expressing dissent on the AJK party leaders.
- Is India `Emerging'? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 28, 2006)
The new year is always a time of stocktaking, and there is no reason why 2006 should be an exception. Is it in a `better' position in economic, social and political terms, is it in the same position, or has it slipped in any way?
- Lessons From Bihar (The Financial Express, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 28, 2006)
We have two observations on Mr Buta Singh’s resignation as governor of Bihar after the Supreme Court’s strong words on his conduct in dissolving the elected state assembly last year.
- Speaker's Ruling On Leader Of Janata Dal (S) Legislature Party Triggers Protest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Infuriated Congress members troop into the well of the House shouting slogans against Krishna
- R-Day Parade: Out Of Step? (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 28, 2006)
I don't know if you have noticed but over the last four years or so, the run-up to the Republic Day parade is always marked by a certain amount of disgruntled muttering. This year has been no exception.
- Former Pm Bhutto Says Ready To Face Pakistan Charges (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Pakistan's exiled former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, has told a U.S. government radio network she is ready to return face what she said are "scurrilous" charges against her by her country's military-led government.
- Karnataka Assembly Adjourned (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 28, 2006)
Trust vote not taken; Gowda steps down; Kumaraswamy recognised as leader
- Flow Of Foreign Tourists Into Udhagamandalam Increases (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Jan 28, 2006)
Most of the visitors are from the U.K., South Africa and Canada
- Rice Waves Red Rag To India On Iran Vote (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 28, 2006)
Barely 48 hours after US Ambassador in India, Mr David C Mulford, linked up the fate of the Indo-US nuclear deal to how New Delhi votes at the IAEA’s resolution in Vienna on February 2-3, it was today the turn of none other than Secretary . . .
- Iran: India Backs Russian Initiative (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 28, 2006)
India has consulted all key members of IAEA board of governors and Iran
- Mid-Life Crisis (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 28, 2006)
Controversy and debate are the alpha and omega of democracy. But there are certain kinds of confrontations which do not augur well for the future of a republic.
- Kalam Accepts Buta’S Resignation (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today accepted the resignation of Bihar Governor Buta Singh who had stepped down in the wake of the Supreme Court verdict indicting him for dissolution of the state Assembly last year.
- Karnataka Imbroglio: Cong Puts Up Brave Front (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 28, 2006)
The Congress today put up a brave face when faced with the prospect of losing its government in Karnataka, saying it had worked till the very end to buy peace with its ally, the Janata Dal (S), and save the secular formation in the state.
- Dharam Singh Seeks Fresh Date For Trust Vote (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 28, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh called on Governor T N Chaturvedi tonight and sought a fresh date for seeking a vote of confidence for his coalition government, after the Assembly was today adjourned sine die by Speaker Krishna without the . . .
- Us Washes Hands Of Mulford’S Fatwa (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
The state department has unequivocally distanced itself from US ambassador David Mulford’s fatwa to India to vote with the Americans for referring Iran to the UN Security Council or let the Indo-US nuclear deal of July 18, 2005 die on Capitol Hill.
- "Islam, A Religion Of Compassion" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury has demanded that United States Ambassador David Mulford be recalled for warning India against voting for Iran.
- Cong Rejects Pm's Resignation Demand (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Rejecting opposition’s demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the wake of Supreme Court’s ruling on Bihar, Congress today said the judgement did not attach unconstitutionality to the Centre’s recommendation for dissolution . . .
- China’S Great Firewall (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 28, 2006)
To what extent does the internet transcend the lie of the land? Such a question arises directly — and indeed, sinisterly — from Google launching a special Chinese version, Google.cn, of its search engine a few days ago.
- Our Guest From Saudi Arabia (Daily Excelsior, B K Karkra, Jan 28, 2006)
For the first time we have the Saudi Arabian monarch as our chief guest on the occasion of the Republic Day this year. Are we in any way important to each other? ....
- Uncle Darling, Now Rogue (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jan 28, 2006)
William Blum, a septuagenarian American author and journalist has been laughing his way to the bank these past ten days now. Do you know why ? Because his book ''Rogue State :
- Not A Peace Partner, Says Israel (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 28, 2006)
Israel has responded harshly to the Hamas, which has secured a resounding victory in the Palestinian parliamentary elections.
- Carnatic Congress (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Jan 28, 2006)
Even though it is only three weeks since the new year began, the season of politics is in full swing.
- Hamas Not Necessarily A Hamstring (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 28, 2006)
If the Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah aka Hamas hadn’t won such an overwhelming majority at this week’s Palestinian parliamentary elections,
- House Adjourned, Cm Gets Respite (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
The Karnataka assembly was indefinitely adjourned on Friday amid protests, giving a brief respite to beleaguered Chief Minister N Dharam Singh hours after former prime minister HD Deve Gowda quit as the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) chief.
- Saudi Monarch Committed To India's Energy Security (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Jan 28, 2006)
A pledge of complete energy security and wide-ranging collaboration to combat terrorism form the core of the new strategic partnership India and Saudi Arabia agreed to forge through a "landmark" declaration, signed on Friday by Saudi monarch . . .
- Speaker Recognises Kumaraswamy As Jd(s) Legislature Party Leader (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Decision triggers noisy protest from Congress members
After a protracted debate and amidst noisy protests by the Congress, Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker Krishna on Friday declared that H.D. Kumaraswamy had been recognised as the leader . . .
- Hamas May Evolve As Peace Champion: Musharraf (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Friday said the world must give Hamas a chance to show if it can transform itself like Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon into a force for peace.
- International Partners To Renew Support For Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
* Kabul and its donors will pledge next week to work together to build a ‘prosperous and stable’ Afghanistan
- Beware, There’S No Morality In Midnight Haste (Indian Express, SOLI J. SORABJEE, Jan 28, 2006)
The recent Supreme Court judgment pronouncing dissolution of the Bihar legislative assembly to be unconstitutional has enunciated far-reaching constitutional principles.
- A Nuclear Iran? It’S Bush’S Call (Indian Express, Max Boot, Jan 28, 2006)
Iran’s decision to remove the UN seals on its nuclear research facilities has made obvious the failure of European attempts to cajole the mullahs into giving up their atomic dreams. The only thing the Europeans did was buy time for the Iranians to better
- Palestinians' Democratic Choice Must Be Respected (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Jan 28, 2006)
The excuses given for refusing to deal with Hamas will not wash. This is a chance for Europe to have an independent role.
- Crisis Continues (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 28, 2006)
Congress pays for banking on Gowda
Karnataka is heading for a fresh bout of political instability paving the way for a Kumaraswamy-led Janata Dal (Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party tie-up in Bangalore.
- Congress To Go Down Fighting: Antony (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
In Mr Antony’s words, by aligning with its bitter foe, the JD(S), just after the 2004 assembly elections, the Congress had done everything it could “to prevent a communal party from taking over a progressive state like Karnataka”.
- Uncalled For (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 28, 2006)
India’s n-deal with the US cannot be linked to IAEA vote
- Changed Equations (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 28, 2006)
The Hamas victory has thrown up new challenges
The Hamas’ victory in the Palestinian general elections signals a radical transformation in the Palestinian political landscape.
- The Tragedy Of Buta Singh (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jan 28, 2006)
Buta Singh will go down on record as a sample of politicising of our times: unprincipled, opportunist with no commitment to any political or moral principles. He changed constituencies (reserved) to ensure success in elections. He changed styles . . .
- Congress Clings On, Bangalore Ball Back In Raj Bhavan (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 28, 2006)
Aware that he didn’t have the numbers, aware that his ally H D Deve Gowda had even quit his position as JD(S) leader after his rebel son H D Kumaraswamy didn’t yield an inch, Karnataka Chief Minister Dharam Singh still clung to his chair today . . .
- Aicc Blames Deve Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
As the Dharam Singh Government on Friday night moved towards doom, the Congress Central leadership refused to take any blame for it and trained its guns on JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda, blaming him and his party for precipitating the situation.
- Higher And Better (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 28, 2006)
There can't be two opinions that successive political regimes have always given enough attention towards the development of education in the State. In a way they have persisted with the positive trend started by the Dogra rulers and . . .
- Sc Declines To Hear Pil Against Expelled Mps (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a PIL seeking registration of case against the 11 members expelled from Parliament in the wake of cash-on-query scam.
- Remember Bangalore (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 28, 2006)
Development has been on sine die in Karnataka’s capital. Will that change if the regime does?
- Why Bring In The Interpol? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 28, 2006)
By approaching Interpol to issue “red notices” to Ms Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari, the government has not displayed the wisdom expected of it.
- Reshaping The Muslim World’S Destiny (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jan 28, 2006)
Much has appeared in these columns, including some very thought-provoking pieces, on the outcome of the OIC’s extraordinary summit at Makkah last December.
- Where The Us Went Wrong (Dawn, Touqir Hussain, Jan 28, 2006)
The Bush foreign policy has provoked intense debate both at home and abroad. Within the US, one is stunned by the inconclusiveness of the debate; it is strained and confused.
- Self Rule Becomes Another Hot Issue Between Cong, Pdp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
Even as the Congress and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) are yet to arrive at a consensus on controversial Women’s Bill, the ‘much touted’ Self-Rule proposal mooted by Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf, has also been snowballing . . .
- A King-Size Problem In Nepal (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 28, 2006)
I wishI could make out our policy on neighbours. At best, it is a reaction to what they do or do not do. We should cultivate them. But there is nothing called generosity when it comes to dealing with them. Whether it is Islamabad or Dhaka, New Delhi ...
- I Am Confident: Kumaraswamy (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 27, 2006)
A.K. Antony circumspect, says situation is 50:50 for the Congress
The conscience vote of the Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs to be cast on Friday will decide the fate of the Dharam Singh Government on the floor of the Vidhana Soudha.
- Dharam Singh Faces Crucial Vote Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
Legislative Assembly to begin sitting at 10 a.m. to discuss motion of confidence
- Uncertainty On Eve Of Trust Vote (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 27, 2006)
No whip to JD (S) legislators; Deve Gowda's last-minute appeal; Antony says it's 50:50
- French Ship’S Buyer Demands Proof Of ‘Disease’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
The Basel convention had come into fore at the direction of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1992, with the express aim of minimising the generation and transboundary movement of hazardous wastes.
- Upa Panel Discusses Bihar, Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
The core committee of the United Progressive Alliance on Thursday discussed Bihar Governor Buta Singh's resignation and the political developments in Karnataka, it is learnt.
- Dealing With The Global Employment Crisis (Hindu, Juan Somavia, Jan 27, 2006)
In tackling the jobs crisis, it is time to revisit the commitments made by the global community to promote social inclusion and jobs as the basis of poverty reduction and deliver on them.
- Government Plan Silent On `Fundamental Aspect,' Says K.K. Narendran (Hindu, K.P.M. Basheer, Jan 27, 2006)
Action on commission's report
K. K. Narendran, who headed the three-man commission of enquiry that found huge shortage in Backward Class representation in the Kerala Government services in 2001, feels that the measures announced . . .
- Reject The American Fatwa (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 27, 2006)
In publicly warning India, on Republic Day eve, to vote against Iran or else, United States Ambassador David Mulford has outrageously crossed the line of diplomatic propriety, . . .
- Jd(s) Group Aligned With Bjp On Deve Gowda's Advice: Ramalinga Reddy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
He says the rebellion by JD(S) MLAs was stage-managed
No hope of Janata Dal (S) MLAs changing their stand
JD(S) and BJP were worried that Congress would opt for polls
The new alliance will not last long
Congress has not tried to split Janata Dal
- Cong To Fight To The End (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
On the conditions reportedly imposed by the JD(S) on the Congress including the demand for leaving the chief minister’s post to the JD(S), Mr Antony said that there was nothing of that sort.
- Another Attempt To Bring Peace In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jan 27, 2006)
It was the news that Sri Lanka's peace process was waiting for. On Wednesday, the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam agreed to hold direct talks on the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in Switzerland.
- ‘India Sends Out Wrong Signals’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jan 27, 2006)
Documentation Centre (SAHDRC) on Indian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia says that Noushad’s case is just the tip of the iceberg. in Saudi Arabia.
- All Right, Rajnath? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 27, 2006)
Modi can haunt BJP in national politics. And what’s the evidence hard Hindutva still pays?
- Yes, Speaker (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 27, 2006)
The CPI(M) describes the expulsion of 11 MPs in the Winter Session as a “singular act of self-cleansing” that won the approval of the people. But, by not replying to the Supreme Court notice, Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has not brought about . . .
- Who Paid For Their Flights, Resort, Stay? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jan 27, 2006)
Once the political dust kicked up by the son of the son of the soil settles down, a simple question that the JD(S) and the BJP might like to answer is: who paid for the travel, boarding, lodging, entertainment and other expenses of the MLAs?
- Left Demands Upa ‘Come Clear’ On Iran Vote At Iaea (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
The Left parties today demanded the UPA government to come out with a clear statement that India would not favour any Security Council referral of Iran’s nuclear programme
- Spaced Out (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 27, 2006)
Veteran astronaut Mike Mullane has rightly criticised US space officials for compromising on safety standards of the space shuttle fleet. On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 1986 Challenger disaster (which killed all seven astronauts on board),
- Keeping The Past Under Lock & Key (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 27, 2006)
Is Orhan Pamuk the new Salman Rushdie? As the Turkish writer found to his chagrin, the fervently secular Turkish State can be as uber-sensitive as the best Ayatollah in town.
- Buta Singh Resigns After Court Snub (Reuters, Reuters, Jan 27, 2006)
Bihar Governor Buta Singh resigned from his post on Thursday two days after the Supreme Court said he had wrongly prevented an opposition alliance from staking its claim to power last year.
- Salute This Republic (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Jan 27, 2006)
In the wake of the Supreme Court judgment, I had just one question for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: “What happened to the tigers of Ranthambore, Mr Prime Minister?”
- Kar: Gowda Clueless About Tommorow's Crucial Vote (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
Having failed to persuade party's rebel MLAs to retrace their steps, JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda today virtually pleaded helplesness in ending the crisis and asked partymen to "prepare mentally" for developments that would unfold tomorrow when . . .
- At Least A Dozen Hurt In Violent Nepal Strike (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Jan 27, 2006)
Nepal police used live rounds for the first time in nearly a year to quell a general strike against municipal elections and King Gyanendra's refusal to restore democracy, witnesses and party officials said.
- Bangalore: Cong To Burn Midnight Oil (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
After more twists in the plot than a spy thriller, a breakaway JD(S)-BJP government is set to take centrestage in Karnataka with the besieged Dharam Singh government running out of options to maintain its majority in the Karnataka assembly.
- Get Going (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 27, 2006)
An exhaustive article in the last Sunday magazine of this newspaper makes a sad reading. It has brought home a grim truth. The elected, expanded and elevated civic body in this city is as toothless as was the one that was run by the Government . . .
- Factitious Tale (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, Jan 27, 2006)
"Book Club author's best-selling non-fiction memoir filled with fabrications, falsehoods, other fakery", screams a headline from the website of The Smoking Gun.
- Less Majesty (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 27, 2006)
We had noted in these columns that the choice of a monarch for the Republic Day celebrations was an anomaly. We had also consciously dropped the honorific for the visiting Saudi king.
- Freedom For The People (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 27, 2006)
Given the political vulnerability and conflicts in Nepal along with the weak performance of its underdeveloped economy, the country could soon become a failed state.
- Dhaka Seeks Us Help To Combat Terrorism (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
Mainly Muslim Bangladesh, struck by a wave of bomb blasts blamed on Islamist militants, asked the United States on Thursday to help it fight terrorism.
- Patient’S Right To Die (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 27, 2006)
Slowly but surely Britain is moving to a more rational position on a patient’s right to die. Currently the law remains locked into an illogical contradiction under which death can be accelerated by doctors withholding a drug, . . .
- Republic Day Ruminations On What Ails Our Nation (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Jan 27, 2006)
It is now handily over 50 years since India became independent and our Constitution was adopted with India becoming a democratic republic.
- Adapting To Climate Change (The Economic Times, JYOTI PARIKH, Jan 27, 2006)
The polluter-pay-principle, applied in most countries for local air, water and land pollution, needs to be applied also in the case of global pollution due to GHG emissions, largely by developed countries.
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