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Articles 14521 through 14620 of 26693:
- All The Hoopla About Wef (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 25, 2006)
"Enjoy free Indian wine and finger food as you listen to the lovely Indian music," invites an announcement on www.davos.ch. Do you know who's paying for the party? The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and the Indian members of the . . .
- Coalition Troubles Brewing (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 25, 2006)
In February 1998, while campaigning for the Lok Sabha seat from Hassan in the general election, and for his son Mr H.D. Kumaraswamy, who was contesting an Assembly by-election held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls, Mr H.D. Deve Gowda, . . .
- Dharam Singh To Abide By High Command's Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
To face vote of confidence in the Legislative Assembly on Friday
Chief Minister banking on Sonia-Deve Gowda talks
Alliance with AIPJD in panchayats left to local party units
- The Ways Of Our Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 25, 2006)
Politicans in Pakistan are not exactly famous for original utterances. In fact some of them have been repeating themselves fox the last many decades or echoing the statements of others. This is because they want to rush to the press on any flimsy excuse,.
- Iaea Stance On Iran (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jan 25, 2006)
As the momentum builds for the International Atomic Energy Agency board meeting on Feb 2, Mr ElBaradei, its director-general, has given the western campaign something of a setback by making it quite clear that he would not advance the date . . .
- Poetic Justice In Santiago (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 25, 2006)
For some Chileans the Pinochet era finally came to an end not when the wily old general left the presidency in 1990, after losing a referendum that had been designed to lend legitimacy to his dastardly regime as well as to extend its tenure, . . .
- Opposition Denied Its Due Role (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 25, 2006)
Opposition leaders were on Monday barred from visiting the Damadola village in Bajaur Agency, the scene of the January 13 US missile attack. Their convoy was stopped at Ekkaghund levy post of Mohmand Agency to restrain them from entering the Tribal Areas.
- No More Brazening It Out (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 25, 2006)
The public perception of partisanship and unfairness of Bihar Governor Buta Singh in recommending the dissolution of the Bihar Assembly has only been confirmed by the Supreme Court's elaboration of the reasons why it earlier held the act unconstitutional.
- No Change In Mlas' Stand On Tie-Up With Bjp: Kumaraswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Says talks between Deve Gowda and Sonia Gandhi will make no difference
Both the parties to formulate a common minimum programme
No differences with the BJP regarding portfolio allocation
- Spying Game Still Thriving (Hindu, Nick Paton Walsh, Jan 25, 2006)
Left near a tree on a nondescript street on the outskirts of Moscow, the fake rock at the centre of the most embarrassing espionage scandal between Britain and Russia since the end of the Cold War looks innocuous enough.
- My Stand Is Vindicated, Says Nitish (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Jan 25, 2006)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday declined to comment on the Supreme Court order indicting Bihar Governor Buta Singh. He said it was against constitutional dignity.
- In Dealing With Iran, No Method Is Sure, But Save Combat For Last (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Iran now looms as one of the Bush administration's most difficult foreign policy challenges.
- Keeping Vexatious Litigants At Bay (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jan 24, 2006)
Indiahas been hailed as a vibrant democracy with an active judiciary in place to arbitrate altercations on substantive issues of law.
- Bolivia’S First Indian President Takes Office (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Coca grower Evo Morales was sworn in as Bolivia’s first Indian president late on Sunday, vowing to end centuries of discrimination and use the Andean nation’s vast natural gas reserves to lift its poor out of misery.
- Gowda Does U-Turn, Backs Son (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Attempts were made to keep Mr Kumaraswamy’s visit a hush-hush one but the media got wind of it when the JD(S) working president arrived in Hubli from Goa, ostensibly en route to Hyderabad.
- Nepal King Shows True Colours (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 24, 2006)
By arresting prominent politicians from democratic parties and bringing in other restrictions on political activity through a sudden countrywide emergency, King Gyanendra of Nepal has acted true to type.
- Sri Lankan Government Will Not Start War: Jvp Mp (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jan 24, 2006)
"We are for finding a solution through talks. That is our first way"
"Without democracy and a multi-party system in the northern and eastern provinces, there can be no permanent solution to the Sri Lankan national question"
- Who’S Going To Party? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 24, 2006)
Good that Rahul said no. But the Family can’t build the Congress by ‘renunciation’ alone
- Options Running Out For Dharam As Gowda Backs Son’S Revolt (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 24, 2006)
Following a meeting with “rebel” son H D Kumaraswamy, JD(S) national president H D Deve Gowda today justified his son’s decision to lead 39 party MLAs out of the Congress-led coalition into the arms of the BJP in Karnataka.
- Why Rahul Did A Sonia (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 24, 2006)
Congress party plenary sessions have normally struck the high note.
- Pak Sounds Interpol For Benazir Arrest (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Pakistani government has approached Interpol to get self-exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her spouse Asif Ali Zardari arrested, as at least 10 cases of alleged corruption against them were pending before the courts, . . .
- Paradise Lost Or Regained? (Deccan Herald, CHITTARANJAN ANDRADE, Jan 24, 2006)
'God's presence has wrought manifold changes on the world and the City
- Evolve Zps As ‘Glocal’ Bodies (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Jan 24, 2006)
India has not allowed grassroots bodies undertake development projects
- On The Brink (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 24, 2006)
Nepal’s King Gyanendra has opted for an open and violent confrontation with democratic forces in his country. The King has responded in an extremely heavy-handed manner to rallies organised by the seven-party opposition alliance last week.
- "Fight Left In Kerala, West Bengal Elections" (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 24, 2006)
Sonia sees no contradiction in taking on parties that support the UPA at the Centre
National challenges demand cooperation. But State-level issues are different.
`Running coalition did not mean abdication of party-building'
- When Will Eu Denuclearize? (Dawn, Syed Sikander Mehdi, Jan 24, 2006)
THERE is no nuclear bomb on Iranian soil. Even the worst foes of the Islamic Republic agree that Iran does not have a bomb.
- Criminals Who Got Away (Dawn, Ljiljana Smajlovic, Jan 24, 2006)
The West blames the East, the East blames circumstances. Meanwhile, Europe’s two most-wanted men — indicted Bosnian Serb war criminals Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic — have for the last 10 years freely roamed impoverished Bosnia-Herzegovina and . . .
- Bush’S White House: Trapped In A Cocoon (Dawn, Kurt Jacobsen and Sayeed Hasan Khan, Jan 24, 2006)
'Desperate' is not a word found in the White House vocabulary even though one may be forgiven for detecting that George W. Bush and his handlers have acted ever more desperately through the last dismaying year.
- Gowda, Kumaraswamy Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Solution to the Karnataka political crisis may be round the corner
- Congress' Hypocrisy Exposed: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday attacked the Congress for its "Mission Help Quattrocchi" and "display of hypocrisy, sycophancy and duplicity" at its plenary in Hyderabad.
- I Expect Dharam Singh To Resign Today, Says Yediyurappa (Hindu, Alladi Jayasri , Jan 24, 2006)
BJP leader unfazed by the fast-changing political drama in the State
Agriculture, irrigation and rural development to get top priority
BJP-JD(S) to come out with a new Common Minimum Programme
BJP to be an ideal coalition partner
- Deputation Of Deve Gowda's Kin Quashed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Karnataka High Court on Monday quashed the deputation and absorption of Parushurame Gowda, a relative of the former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, as Executive Engineer of the Karnataka State Slum Clearance Board (KSSCB).
- Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Call On Ysr's Mother (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and AICC president Sonia Gandhi on Monday called on Jayamma, the ailing mother of Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy at Apollo Hospital here.
- Cong On A Roll, Says Poll (Hindustan Times, Sanjay Kumar, Jan 24, 2006)
Just imagine this. Sonia Gandhi returns from Hyderabad and asks Manmohan Singh to recommend the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
- Congress To Make India A Superpower (Hindustan Times, Liz Mathew, Jan 24, 2006)
The Congress on Monday ended its first delegates conference since coming to power about two years ago, with a pledge to rebuild itself in the country's vast and populous northern region where it once held sway.
- Prospects For Convergence (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jan 24, 2006)
Examines the areas of comprehensive security and convergence between India and the ASEAN
- Rahul Gandhi Says Not Ready For Promotion (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 24, 2006)
Rahul Gandhi, the new star of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty and son of the ruling Congress party chief, rejected on Monday calls to shoulder more responsibility, saying he was not yet ready.
- Congress Renews Pledge To Help Poor (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 24, 2006)
The ruling Congress party on Monday renewed a vow to bring prosperity to millions of desperately poor in the world's largest democracy but did not reveal how it would fund its ambitious pledge.
- An Axis Of Allied Forces (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
For almost three-quarters of our nearly 60-year-old political history, the Congress has led the Union government without any associate parties.
- Congress & Gandhis (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The sighting of Rahul Gandhi as a “beacon of hope” at the AICC conclave has to be viewed in context.
- Musharraf Named Among 'World's Worst Dictators' By Us Mag (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been named as one of the 'world's worst dictators' by the American illustrated news magazine Parade.
- Abductions Continue In Bihar (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Jan 24, 2006)
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was literally fumbling for words when a mate of the recently abducted Don Bosco sudent, Nirmalendu alias Bunty, put a straightforward question before him: “Sir will it be the last abduction of a school student in Bihar ?”.
- Coalition Dharma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 24, 2006)
Onus as much on UPA allies as on Congress
The Congress party’s call to its partners in the ruling United Progressive Alliance at the Centre that the responsibility for the success of the Manmohan Singh government rests as much on them as . . .
- ‘Help Quattrocchi Mission’ Under Sonia: Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The BJP today charged the UPA government with scripting the "help Quattrocchi mission" under the directions of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
- Gowda Takes U-Turn, Backs Son (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 24, 2006)
It seems to be curtains for the Congress in Karnataka with a former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) President, Mr H.D. Deve Gowda, doing a classic turnaround and blessing his son’s rebellion after a meeting with him here today.
- Unrepresentative Lists (Statesman, SUNANDA SANYAL, Jan 24, 2006)
Ganamukti Parishad, an election watchdog based in West Bengal, would have been happy to be proved wrong. As it is, it stands vindicated.
- The Revolution And Its Children (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Given the political insouciance of Nepal’s political leaders, Jyoti Malhotra wonders if there is anything they could learn from India’s example
- Gendercide? India’S Population Distortion (Daily Times, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Jan 24, 2006)
Whereas in agrarian societies male children are preferred, until the late 20th century people could not actively choose the gender of their children. But now with the help of technology such as ultrasound they can translate that preference into a choice b
- Velvet Fades In Nepal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The shout was high-decibel, the words unmistakable. And it echoed around the wood-carved towers in Basantapur’s Durbar Square in the heart of Kathmandu.
- Cong (I) To Work For Single Party Rule: Sonia (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
In a subtle message towards working for a single-party rule, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today told partymen that coalition does not mean abdication of party-building but admitted that there was "no magic wand" to revive the party in North India,
- Higher Technical Rducation In J&k (Daily Excelsior, O. N. Wakhlu, Jan 24, 2006)
The growth of higher technical education in Jammu and Kashmir, in the last four decades has been phenomenal. In the early thirties of the twentieth century the State had to hire Engineers from outside.
- Save Govt, Congmen Tell High Command (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Mr Kumaraswamy, camping in Goa, told Deccan Herald on telephone that he and his faction would be seeking the blessings of his father before going ahead with their next move.
- Petroleum Products Pricing — Oil Marketing Firms' Balance Sheets May Be Under Strain In Q3 Too (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Jan 23, 2006)
WITH time running out for reporting their third quarterly results, oil marketing companies (OMCs) may continue to be...
- New Sri Lanka Attack Ahead Of Last-Ditch Peace Bid (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Jan 23, 2006)
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels ambushed and killed three soldiers in Sri Lanka's restive east on Monday, just as a Norwegian peace broker flew in to begin a last-ditch peace bid to avert a slide back into civil war.
- Safta Does Not Entail Granting Mfn Status To India: Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The draft South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) has no clause that requires Pakistan to give the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India and Islamabad will not grant any preferential tariffs for New Delhi, a senior official has said.
- Sog Men Worked For Harkat, Bank Officials For Lashkar (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jan 23, 2006)
Days after Police unearthed the "coalition of terror" involving two councilors of the PDP and Congress parties in Srinagar, a deadlier Police-militant nexus has surfaced in Shopian area of south Kashmir.
- Is History Repeating Itself In Nepal? (Indian Express, RHODERICK CHALMERS, Jan 23, 2006)
There is still space and time to accommodate the Maoists, political parties and monarchy in a workable solution,
- Lalu’S Legacy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 23, 2006)
Kidnapping had turned into an industry during the heyday of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, when the needle of suspicion pointed towards not only armed gangs but also their political masters and, in some cases, the police.
- Playing It Safe — Lessons From China's Reserves Management (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 23, 2006)
BEIJING'S State Administration of Foreign Exchange recently issued a statement that almost set the Potomac on fire.
- Nuclear Brinkmanship: Iran Vs West (Pakistan Observer, Ghulam Sarwar, Jan 23, 2006)
Of late, tension between Iran and the West, has assumed alarming proportions, over the nuclear issue. War of wits between the contending parties in fast escalating and Iran’s adversaries are..
- Don’T Cross Your Limits, Cong Warns Left, Upa Partners (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jan 23, 2006)
AICC Will aggressively confront and fight the Left in Kerala, Bengal and Tripura, says party
- Point Of Order (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 23, 2006)
Parliament needn’t assert its authority by giving up good form. Or a good chance
- Will It Stand The Test Of Law? (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 23, 2006)
The Tamil Nadu Government justifies its move to take over two major cable television networks in the State as being in the public interest.
- Rebel Violence Kills 21 In Nepal (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
New rebel violence killed at least 21 people in Nepal on Sunday, while political parties continued to defy a government crackdown on protests against King Gyanendra’s direct rule over the Himalayan kingdom.
- Indo-Lankan Economic Ties (Daily Excelsior, R C Rajamani, Jan 23, 2006)
Prolonged media preoccupation- on either side of the Palk Straits with the Tamil problem has created an erroneous impression that a solution to the ethnic issue is central to the growth of Indo-Sri Lanka ties.
- Only With Force (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2006)
The army in control of a curfew-bound city and its empty streets evoke images from a battle.
- Taking Over (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2006)
The path to liberalization is not often a perfectly straight one in India. Recent developments in Tamil Nadu,
- Profusion Of Ideas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The West Bengal government appears to be a touch panicky as thoughts to tone up the health sector
- Bush’S Asia Tour (Statesman, Harsh V Pant, Jan 23, 2006)
With the recent visit of the US President to Asia, the USA is once again trying to grapple with the momentous transformation that has taken place in global politics in the last few years.
- Family Business (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 23, 2006)
What is common to the Congress, the Shiv Sena, the DMK, the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Samajwadi Party? Answer:
- Brighter Assam (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 23, 2006)
Assam should feel energised by the Prime Minister’s announcement that the Centre will invest Rs 6,000 crore in its power sector and Assamese will, hopefully,
- 26 Killed As Rebels, Troops Clash In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
New rebel violence killed at least 26 persons in Nepal on Sunday, while political parties continued to defy a Government crackdown on protests against King Gyanendra's direct rule over the Himalayan kingdom
- Gowda To Meet Sonia On January 25 (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Jan 23, 2006)
A last-ditch effort to save the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) Government in Karnataka will possibly come on January 25, when Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda..
- Irrelevance Of The King (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2006)
The slogan, “Gyane Chor, Desh Chhod” (Gyanendra thief, leave the country), shows the distance the Nepalese people have travelled from venerating their monarch as the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Never before have they stood up to monarchy like this.
- Gowda Writes To Sonia, Sets Conditions (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 23, 2006)
The scene at former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) National President H.D. Deve Gowda’s house speaks aptly of the political drama being enacted in Karnataka. Gowda may be seen pouting at the betrayal by his son H.D. Kumaraswamy but the mood...
- Congress High Command Hears Karnataka Leaders' Views (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Taking time off from the deliberations at the Congress' 82nd plenary session on Sunday, the high command heard the views of senior party leaders from Karnataka, where its coalition Government is facing a threat.
- Rss’ Literacy Drive In Delhi (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jan 23, 2006)
Sewa Bharati is presently running 1,789 welfare projects in slum clusters and JJ colonies across Delhi with the objective of empowering and uplifting the weaker sections of society,
- Nepal’S Going Nowhere (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 23, 2006)
Round two, square one. That sums up the happenings in Nepal, as a dawn-to-dusk curfew and arrests hit Kathmandu.
- Crpf Gets Un Request For Women’S Troops (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A section of the battalion is likely to be put to use in the coming West Bengal assembly elections, particularly in the troubled districts of Purulia and West Midnapore, which have a sizeable presence of Left extremists.
- Tn Cable Tv Bill Vindictive: Sun (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The Tamizhaga Cable Operators General Welfare Association (TCOGWA) president Shakilan has said that issues relating to cable operators have been brought under the TRAI during the NDA regime.
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