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Articles 14621 through 14720 of 26693:
- Maoist Rebels, Nepal Security Clash Leaves 20 Dead (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A weekend clash between Maoist rebels and Nepalese security forces has left 14 rebels, five soldiers and one police officer dead, the army said on Sunday.
- Crisis In Nepal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 23, 2006)
The eruption of fresh violence in Nepal shows that people are no longer prepared to tolerate the suppression of their democratic urges by King Gyanendra.
- We Want Peaceful Relations With India But Kashmir Issue Impacted The Atmosphere (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jan 23, 2006)
Declaring that Pakistan will always maintain minimum nuclear deterrence, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan is an anchor of peace and stability in South Asian region, has no aggressive designs but it won’t be bullied by anyone.
- How Playboy Can Score In India (Los Angeles Times, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, Jan 22, 2006)
Despite strict obscenity laws, stricter religious mores and a fanatical element that regularly pickets and threatens to blow up movie theaters running risque movies, Playboy Enterprises is considering an Indian version of its magazine.
- ‘Dharam Singh Giving Up His Post Is Also A Possibility’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
With the meeting of the extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) in progress at Rajiv Nagar in Hyderabad, perhaps the one issue topmost in Congress strategist Ambika Soni’s mind is the crisis in Karnataka, where the party’s coalition government . . .
- G Too May Have To Join The Exit Q If... (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 22, 2006)
‘‘If Abu Salem had a political godfather, CBI would have argued he should stay in Lisbon.’’ The Indian Express wrote this in a caustic editorial last Wednesday on how the UPA Government enabled defreezing of Mr Q’s frozen bank account in London . . .
- Gowda, Sonia Meet To Decide Dharam Fate (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 22, 2006)
Th final fate of the Dharam Singh government in Karnataka now rests on a meeting between Janata Dal (Secular) national president H D Deve Gowda and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, scheduled for January 23.
- R-Day Parade: Out Of Step? (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 22, 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.
- He Is My True Son: Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
According to sources, Mr Gowda is unlikely to change his stand of not supporting Mr Kumaraswamy as the party’s senior leaders are also not in favour of going against party’s ideology.
- 47 Karnataka Mlas In Goa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
It will be better if Chief Minister resigns, says Kumaraswamy
Forty-seven Karnataka MLAs under the leadership of Janata Dal (S) rebel leader Kumaraswamy and JD (S) Karnataka president N. Thipanna arrived in Goa on Saturday afternoon for a three-day ...
- Dharam Singh Against J&k Model Of Power Sharing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Party high command in touch with Deve Gowda
Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh on Saturday said that he is against the Jammu and Kashmir model of sharing power with the Janata Dal (Secular) to resolve the political impasse in the State.
- "Choice Between Our Performance And Agp Misrule'' (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 22, 2006)
Where is the meeting ground between CPI (M) and AGP or BJP?
Insurgency under control State witnesses all-round growth "Sangma not a force here"
- Sonia To Meet Gowda (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 22, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to speak to Janata Dal (S) leader H.D.Deve Gowda after the ongoing AICC session in an effort to broker peace with the estranged coalition partner and save the Dharam Singh government in Karnataka.
- Wto: The Gains And The Losses (Tribune, P. K. Vasudeva, Jan 22, 2006)
There has been mixed reaction of various countries after the conclusion of the sixth ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at Hong Kong.
- Democracy At The Crossroads: Time For Introspection (Tribune, Prem Prakash, Jan 22, 2006)
We will celebrate Republic Day on January 26, the day on which we adopted our Constitution 56 years ago. The founding fathers drafted a document which established sound traditions and enabled the people to participate in the democratic process.
- Folly, Knavery And Charlatanry (Deccan Herald, Prema Nandakumar , Jan 22, 2006)
With sizzlers at regular intervals in the book, E N Rammohan has quite a literary flair for a man of action.
- Sonia To Meet Deve Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
AICC general secretary Ambika Soni’s announcement means Ms Gandhi’s meeting with Mr Gowda could happen any day between January 24, the day after the session gets over here, and January 27, the date fixed for the vote of confidence for the Dharam Singh ...
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Jan 22, 2006)
In an essay written in 1986 when he was 32, Hanif Kureishi said, “At least once every day since I was five years old I have been racially abused.” In the two decades since, he has been trying to make sense of this, placing in context the conflict . . .
- Drama Of Revolt -Father And Son Game Show In Karnataka (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 22, 2006)
In the maze of extraordinary developments in Bangalore, one of the conclusions to be drawn is that coalition politics, which has come to stay, has only fuelled the greed of opportunistic parties.
- Terror Threat To Apollo Hospital In B'desh, India Concerned (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
India has conveyed its concern to Bangladesh over a terror threat to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Larison and nine Indian doctors of Dhaka-based Apollo Hospital and asked it to ensure security for them.
- Hundreds Held In Anti-King Protests In Nepal (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jan 22, 2006)
Nepali police fought running battles with thousands of pro-democracy protesters around the ancient temples and through the narrow streets of the capital on Saturday, and hundreds of people were rounded up.
- ‘No J&k Model In State’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Asked whether Mr Gowda would succeed in his efforts to prevent his son Mr Kumaraswamy from aligning with the BJP, Mr Singh said, “It’s their party affair. I can’t comment. I am the last person to indulge in politicking.”
- ‘Heroes Are Not Allowed To Die’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Anita Pfaff, daughter of Subhas Chandra Bose, is in India after a gap of four years. She took part in the 95th birth anniversary of her Austria-born mother Emilie Schenkl at Netaji Bhavan in Kolkata on December 26, 2005, and before wrapping up . . .
- Congress Plans To Move Ahead On Economic Reforms (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 22, 2006)
It will be ensured that vulnerable sections are not affected, says the party
- Jd(s) Flies Mlas To Goa (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 22, 2006)
JD(S) group, BJP pile up pressure
Kumaraswamy resolute, confident
Dharam Singh looks to high command
Janata Dal(U) supports new grouping
- Low Turnout In Maharashtra Bypolls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The voter turnout in the bypolls for Maharashtra's Vengurla, Rajapur and Sangameshwar Assembly constituencies on Saturday was lower than in the general elections. The trend was the same in polling for the Sangli Lok Sabha seat.
- Dharam May Quit Before D-Day (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Karnataka chief minister Mr N Dharam Singh today ruled out the J&K model of power sharing with JD(S) even as Congress leaders close to him claimed that he had practically made up his mind to quit before 27 January — the day he has been asked to . . .
- An Unholy Mess (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Morality in politics cannot be instilled through legislation. Morality becomes part of the political system through years of practice out of which emerges an unwritten code of conduct.
- Cost Of Political Expediencies (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Jan 22, 2006)
Be it the provision of relief for the victims of the earthquake or punishing defiant Baloch tribes, the only institution the president can call upon to help is the army. That amounts to terming a new political and administrative system, . . .
- Make Sikhs A Party To Parleys (Daily Excelsior, Mohan Singh Kala, Jan 22, 2006)
Kashmir issue is a human problem and should be viewed as such people of J&K ( on either side of LoC) have suffered during the past 58 years as a result of communal clashes in 1947, three wars between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and during . . .
- Militancy And Economy (Daily Excelsior, H C Katoch, Jan 22, 2006)
The State of Jammu & Kashmir has been in turmoil for over last one and half decades. The economic climate was disturbed at the start of this terrorist made catastrophe that led to large-scale migration causing a great vacuum in the infrastructure . . .
- Move To Select Consultancy Firm For Monorail Project (Hindu, S. Vydhianathan, Jan 22, 2006)
It is to provide advisory services to the MTCL in selecting a bidder for the project
- Indian Congress To Set Party Agenda At Upcoming Meet (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The Congress party-led coalition which has ruled India now for nearly two years should be named DNA for Do Nothing Alliance, one recent newspaper cartoon suggested.
- Hundreds Arrested In Nepal Protests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Demanding removal of King Gyanendra and restoration of democracy, activists clash with police
- Top Nepalese Leaders Placed Under Arrest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Nepal's royal Government imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew in the capital on Friday, put top Opposition leaders under house arrest and detained some 200 pro-democracy activists to derail plans for a massive protest against the King's seizure of absolute ....
- Why Economic Reforms Are Unpopular (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 21, 2006)
It may be time to evolve a national consensus on the contours of a reform agenda with a human face, involving a clear targeting of subsidies and concessions.
- A Grand Revolution In The Andes (Hindu, Richard Gott, Jan 21, 2006)
Fidel Castro's prophecy has at last been fulfilled as Bolivia joins Latin America's `axis of good.'
- A Lesson Learnt The Hard Way (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jan 21, 2006)
The Islamic Party of Malaysia has just learnt that issues of development matter as much as faith when it comes to winning votes.
- Karnataka Mlas Moved Out (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 21, 2006)
Kumaraswamy won't relent; Congress sends emissary to Gowda
- Mps Ready For Face-Off With Court (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The political class on Friday set itself up for a face-off with the judiciary, with an all-party meet unanimously backing Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s decision to "return" the Supreme Court notice issued to him over the expulsion of MPs . . .
- Energy-Efficient Vehicles "Will Reduce Pollution" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Students have to be hard working: Vice-Chancellor
Pollution does not recognise international boundaries, and the solution to reduce pollution and save the earth is through construction of energy-efficient buildings and vehicles and use of renewable ...
- One Party, Two Visions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 21, 2006)
The Advani era, pundits proclaimed, had ended with the advent of Rajnath Singh as the Bharatiya Janata Party's new helmsman. But Lal Krishna Advani, 78, is in no mood to walk into the sunset.
- Glued To The Coalition (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Jan 21, 2006)
The AICC session to be held in Hyderabad later in the week assumes added significance since for the first time the party, since coming to power and under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi,
- With An Enemy Like This (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 21, 2006)
Formally handing over charge in Mumbai this New Year’s eve, outgoing BJP president Lal Krishna Advani had said he was confident that Rajnath Singh “will preside over the party’s growth to newer heights” and the “bad patch” faced by the BJP in 2005 would..
- The Slippery Slope Of Stings (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 21, 2006)
After the success of the Aaj Tak–Cobrapost sting, nearly everybody in the media has got used to the concept of the sting operation-for-hire.
- Demand For Rahul’S Induction Grows (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Jan 21, 2006)
With a formal announcement that Ms Priyanka Gandhi would not attend the AICC Plenary Session that would see the formal ratification of her mother Ms Sonia Gandhi’s re-election as the Congress president last May, the demand for Mr Rahul Gandhi’s induction
- Jayalalitha Woos Voters With Sops (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
With elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly just four months away, Chief Minister J Jayalalitha on Friday announced reliefs and concessions for nearly Rs 1,600 crore, covering government employees, farmers and rain-affected people.
- Gowda Mum On Son (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Three days after H D Kumaraswamy created a political coup by shaking hands with the BJP, there is no action or reaction from his father and JD (S) national president H D Deve Gowda...
- When President Kalam Gave Government Anxious Moments (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 21, 2006)
Government answered his ``queries'' on Constitution Amendment Bill.
- Will Sonia And Deve Gowda Meet? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The Congress central leadership will firm up its response to the situation facing its coalition government in Karnataka following a split in the Janata Dal (Secular) after gauging first hand the mood of its State leaders.
- Nda Delegation Meets Kalam On Quattrocchi Issue (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jan 21, 2006)
Accuses UPA Government and Congress of abuse of power
Kalam's intervention sought to get resignation of Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj
"Manmohan and Sonia should make statement on their position on defreezing of bank accounts"
- A New Beginning, Says Vajpayee (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 21, 2006)
Congratulates Rajnath on his assignment
"Change will be beneficial to the party"
"We are all beholden to Advani for taking the party forward"
BJP's national council session concludes
- India Must Engage, Not Sermonise (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Jan 21, 2006)
Having slept through Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip last August, India was rather quick to recognise the unfolding drama in that country following the hospitalisation of Ariel Sharon. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s quick message ....
- I Have An Option To Step Down From My Post, Says Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Chief Minister still confident of winning the floor test
He says...
I am tired of these political developments and running the coalition Government
Any miracle can happen before January 27
Kumaraswamy has forcibly taken away the MLAs
- Maoists Attack Kills 4 Cops (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Maoist rebels attacked a security checkpoint in west Nepal today, killing four policemen and injuring four others, Radio Nepal said.
- Himalayan Tyranny (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
As King Gyanendra runs amuck, India holds the key to bringing Nepal back to democracy.
- A New Kind Of Leader (Indian Express, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 21, 2006)
In Liberia, Germany and Chile, women didn’t pick up the standard of a murdered father or husband
- Mood Upbeat On Eve Of Congress Plenary (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 21, 2006)
Karnataka developments have not dampened the spirit of partymen
- Nepal Curfew Thwarts Planned Rally As Many Held (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jan 21, 2006)
Soldiers and armed police enforced a curfew in the Nepali capital on Friday and placed leading politicians under house arrest, thwarting a planned protest against the king, who seized absolute power last year.
- Clemenceau Stirs The Environment (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The workers at Gujarat's Alang ship-breaking yard are waiting with bated breath for the Supreme Court verdict on whether the decommissioned French warship Clemenceau would be allowed into Indian waters.
- Over 450 Political Activists Arrested In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Jan 21, 2006)
More than 450 political activists, including top leaders, were arrested in Nepal and authorities imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew in the capital Kathmandu to prevent a seven-party pro-democracy alliance from organising a massive anti-King rally today.
- Speaker To Return Notice (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The legislature and the judiciary is heading on a collision course with the all-party meeting convened by the Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee decided to “return” the notice issued by the courts in cash-for-query scam.
- Hydrogen Future (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Challenging times ahead
India is gearing itself up to meet the challenge to make hydrogen a viable alternative to fossil fuels, a challenge that it shares with the most developed of countries.
- Congress Too Slow For Coalition Test (Daily Excelsior, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 21, 2006)
There is little doubt the Congress state leadership in Bangalore overplayed its hand in taking on its partner the Janata Dal (Secular) over the last few months.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 21, 2006)
The inflexibility of Indian labour laws is a dampener. If you can hire, you can fire too. But here, the cost of compensation is too high. — Mr Goh Chok Tong, former Prime Minister of Singapore, at the CII Partnership Summit in Kolkata.
- Move Over, Mao Jacket (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 21, 2006)
The Che beret, the Mao jacket and the Nehru bund-gala are passe as Third World symbols. The Morales’ woolly jumper has taken world stage. Even before his inauguration on January 22, Bolivia’s left-wing President-elect Evo Morales has visited . . .
- Royally Wrong (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 21, 2006)
The concern that New Delhi has expressed over the monarchy’s recent crackdown on pro-democracy forces in Nepal is very touching.
- Do We Have A Prime Minister? (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Jan 21, 2006)
The office of the PM in the UPA government has been seriously devalued. Dr Singh is shouldering responsibilities without real power and Sonia Gandhi has power without responsibility.
- India Wishes Democracy In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Krishna Pradhan, Jan 21, 2006)
The Indian ambassador to Nepal, Mr. Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, is in Delhi for consultations as the situation in the Himalayan Kingdom deteriorates day by day, and the Maoist violence against the government has increased and rallies . . .
- Jews Have Wailing Wall, We Need Ram Temple: Bjp Chief (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 21, 2006)
In a two-hour speech marked by ringing confidence, elaborate articulation of the party’s philosophy and a hard-nosed realpolitik, BJP president Rajnath Singh sent a clear message that he was very much his own man—and under him the BJP . . .
- Quattrocchi Issue Is Directly Linked To National Interest’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Friday said that the latest controversy involving Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi has made it clear that the issue had a direct link with the country’s national interest. Taking a dig at the Congress party, . . .
- Dharam Offers To Resign (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Chief Minister N Dharam Singh on Friday sounded optimistic about saving the coalition with the support of Janata Dal (Secular) supremo H D Deve Gowda, but JD(S) working president H D Kumaraswamy ruled out any reversal of his plans to . . .
- Cong Cornered In Hung Zps Too (Deccan Herald, Asha Krishnaswamy, Jan 21, 2006)
All politicians, barring Chief Minister N Dharam Singh, seem to be in a hurry. The JD (S) is eager to dump the Congress. The BJP is manoeuvering to reach the corridors of power. The Congress leaders are also hard-pressed for time as they want to . . .
- Oprah In Auschwitz: America’S Most Powerful Literary Critic Finds Recovery In The Holocaust (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jan 21, 2006)
Among those reeling from the flap about James Frey’s memoir A Million Little Pieces — which has been exposed as an embellishment, when not outright fabrication, of the author’s life — is America’s most powerful literary critic, Oprah Winfrey.
- I’M Waiting For Nod To Exit: Dharam (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 21, 2006)
UP against a daunting task to prove his majority in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Dharam Singh on Friday indicated he would relinquish his post before January 27, if the Congress high command gives its nod.
- Latin America Veers Left (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 20, 2006)
The election of Michelle Bachelet as President of Chile is another important milestone in the advance of the Left in Latin American politics.
- `West Bengal Polls As Scheduled' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Rolls to be published on February 15
The West Bengal Assembly elections will be held as scheduled and "there is no question of deferment," Chief Election Commissioner B.B. Tandon said here on Thursday.
- Floor Test By January 27 (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 20, 2006)
Dharam Singh confident; Deve Gowda swears by coalition; BJP questions time-frame
- No Offer To Kumaraswamy: Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The Congress on Thursday denied that it offered the post of Karnataka Chief Minister to H.D. Kumaraswamy, leader of the group of 44 MLAs who broke away from the Janata Dal (Secular), to save its government in the State.
- West Bengal Polls As Scheduled, Says Tandon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Rolls to be published on February 15
The West Bengal Assembly elections will be held as scheduled and "there is no question of deferment," Chief Election Commissioner B.B. Tandon said here on Thursday.
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