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Articles 14721 through 14820 of 26693:
- Rbi Quarterly Review — No Sparks Expected! (Business Line, A. Seshan, Jan 20, 2006)
There is obviously a tightening of liquidity in the banking system. Reverse repo transactions have come down considerably from past highs and the appetite for government securities has declined. While thishas implications for banks' asset-liability . . .
- Bjp Boycotts Governor's Address, Wants Dharam Singh's Resignation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Party leaders stage dharna in front of Raj Bhavan, express support to Kumaraswamy Party leaders stage dharna in front of Raj Bhavan, express support to Kumaraswamy
- Karnataka: Breather For The Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
BJP fears that Kumaraswamy may change his mind
The Congress' core group went into a huddle at the Prime Minister's residence to take stock of the situation
- Afghanistan: Qanooni's Moment Of Triumph (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jan 20, 2006)
With Yunus Qanooni's election as Parliament Speaker, a complex calculus of power is forming. Though they are seen as rivals, Mr. Qanooni's political platform is far from irreconcilable with that of President Hamid Karzai.
- Karnataka Crisis: Another D Company? Not Quite (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
That there has been no media hype surrounding the third round of talks between the Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries this week in itself marks the distance the two nations have covered since the peace process was launched in January 2004.
- How Humble Farmer Reaps (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 20, 2006)
When his government was tottering in 1997, after Sitaram Kesri had pulled the plug, H.D. Deve Gowda, then prime minister heading a United Front government, had refused to take any help from the BJP in order to survive. The BJP had offered to bail him out.
- King’S Iron Fist Comes Day Before Democracy March (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jan 20, 2006)
In a pre-dawn crackdown that’s continuing, security forces, working on instructions from King Gyanendra, have rounded up more than 50 leaders belonging to seven pro-democracy parties along with top human rights and civil liberty advocates . . .
- Bjp Irked That ‘Its Man’ Gives Dharam 8 Days (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 20, 2006)
Et tu Brutus! was the BJP’s cry today, with party leaders not quite getting over the fact that their ‘‘own man’’ — Karnataka governor T.N. Chaturvedi — had let the side down and given the beleaguered Dharam Singh government as many as eight days . . .
- Nepal Crackdown Cause For Grave Concern, Says India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
King Gyanendra’s latest attempt to restrict political activity in Nepal has drawn a strong reaction from India, which today expressed ‘‘grave concern’’ and felt this was a setback to all efforts to get the monarchy to work together with . . .
- Al-Qaeda Operatives Believed Killed In Us Strike (Indian Express, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Jan 20, 2006)
An Al-Qaeda bomb expert with a $5 million bounty on his head and a son-in-law of the group’s No 2 were among four militants believed killed by a US airstrike last week, Pakistani intelligence sources said on Thursday.
- Housekeeping Tips (Indian Express, Sudhir Vohra, Jan 20, 2006)
The Delhi High Court’s observations on the issues confronting the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) — especially the latest Wednesday’s order to go after the “big fish” violating building bylaws
- Congress May Offer Cm’S Post To Jd(s) (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The Congress high command is said to be toying with the idea of offering the Chief Minister’s post to coalition partner Janata Dal (S) in a bid to prevent the faction led by H D Kumaraswamy from aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party....
- Tarigami Denied Tight Security Despite Attacks (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 20, 2006)
Intelligence warnings that he is among Lashkar's principal targets ignored by the Centre and Delhi police
- Brinda Karat Warns Against Postponing West Bengal Assembly Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Left will not keep quiet if the Government tried to go against the CMP
- God And Gowda (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 20, 2006)
Politics is too fluid for the glue of secularism to always hold.
The political convulsions in Karnataka underline, yet again, the apparent foolhardiness of ordering Indian politics around the secular-communal faultline. For one, in a country as diverse
- A Govt’S Death (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 20, 2006)
The likely demise of the Dharam Singh government in Karnataka may not cause much grief to the people of the state, just as the possibility of the formation of a new government, to be headed by Mr H D Kumaraswamy, with the BJP as a partner, cannot . . .
- Why Iranians Don’T Smile (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 20, 2006)
Iran is in the news again, and for reasons that don’t bring much cheer to the world. Sudheendra Kulkarni looks to a new book—Christopher de Bellaigue’s In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs—for some insights into why grieving seems to be the leitmotif . . .
- Blowing Own Trumpet (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 20, 2006)
The Left Front rally at the Brigade Parade ground expectedly forms the lead story in this week’s People’s Democracy.
- Nepal Imposes Curfew Ahead Of Anti-King Rally (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Jan 20, 2006)
Nepal's royalist government said it would impose a curfew on Friday after seven political parties said they would defy a ban on protests and organise a rally against the king in the capital.
- Change In Bengaluru (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 20, 2006)
If the Dharam Singh government saw the approaching train wreck, it surely didn’t seem to do much to get out of the way.
- Necessary? Is It? Who Says So? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 20, 2006)
There is "a theory of necessary noises" that is always at work in our State's politics.
- India Voices 'Grave Concern' Over Nepal Crackdown (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
As Nepal's royal government launched a crackdown on political leaders and activists ahead of tomorrow's anti-King rally, India today voiced "grave concern" over the developments.
- Weak Leaders, Strong Supporters (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Jan 20, 2006)
Governance is never easy and as I have written on several occasions in the past, the system cannot be run by 'dual power' centers and in the current form the situation is further compounded by the fact that both the power centers are 'weak' and . . .
- Down Sizing Govt Is The Answer (Daily Excelsior, S. V. Vaidyanathan, Jan 20, 2006)
The 35 lakh Government employees in employment with the Centre, the railways, public sector banks, and other sensitive establishments have threatened to go on an indefinite strike with effect from March 1 if a new salary formula is not worked out . . .
- Toppling Games (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 20, 2006)
WEDNESDAY’S developments in Bangalore have cast a shadow on the stability of the 18-month-old Congress-led Dharam Singh government in Karnataka.
- Dramatic Irony (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 20, 2006)
First, the fall of Lalu Prasad, then Bofors, and now Karnataka — these are trying days for the Congress. Between May 2004 and November 2005, the party had a dream run.
- Gambols And Gambits In Kashmir (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Jan 20, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process has slowed down since the earthquake that devastated parts of J&K last year.
- Elections In West Bengal (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Jan 20, 2006)
Close on the heels of its spectacular success in Bihar, the Election Commission has geared up to hold free and fair elections in five states — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Pondicherry. Of these, the commission will perhaps face . . .
- Warrantless Wiretappings (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, Jan 20, 2006)
In his fight against global terrorism, President Bush invaded and captured Iraq in what was an outrageously illegal and immoral war. Driven by his unbridled machismo,
- Bogus Resentment (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 20, 2006)
Anil Biswas defends the indefensible
The CPI-M is never inclined to concede a psychological advantage to the opposition.
- Tragicomedy In Karnataka (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 20, 2006)
The political drama being played out in Karnataka does no credit to any of the three principal actors — the Congress, the Janata Dal (Secular), and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Emergence Of Bjp (Secular)? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 20, 2006)
Two major lessons flow from the Karnataka political drama. One is that the BJP has shed some of the communal stigma that tainted it after the Gujarat riots.
- Us Undersecretary Arrives For Talks On Iran’S Nuclear Plans (Daily Times, Umer Farooq, Jan 20, 2006)
Iran’s nuclear programme will be up for discussion when US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs R Nicholas Burns arrives here on January 22 for talks with Pakistani officials.
- Gowda Assures Cong On Saving Dharam Singh Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Facing a revolt from his own son, former Prime Minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda today assured Congress leaders in Delhi that he would make all efforts to save the coalition government in Karnataka.
- India Condemns Nepal Crackdown (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
India on Thursday condemned a crackdown on political and human rights activists in neighbouring Nepal, saying the actions of the royalist government were ‘regrettable and a matter of grave concern’.
- Osama Threatens Attacks On Us (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden threatened new attacks against the United States in an audiotape attributed to the Western world’s most wanted man, broadcast on Arabic television Thursday. But the voice on the tape, aired on Al-Jazeera a week . . .
- Indian Human Rights Record Faulted By Hrw (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 20, 2006)
Human Rights Watch has accused the Indian military, paramilitary and police forces of having engaged in “serious human rights abuses in conflict zones”, while pointing out that as yet there have been “no attempts at transparent investigations or . . .
- King Abdullah’S Visit To India — A Wake Up Call (Pakistan Observer, Dr Jassim Taqui, Jan 20, 2006)
The Indians seem in a state of euphoria over the reported four-day visit of King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz to India, who agreed to be the chief guest at the Indian Republic Day parade on January 26. His visit would start on January 24 and . . .
- ‘Bengal Polls Will Not Be Deferred’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Stating that the poll schedule has not yet been finalised, Mr Tandon said the EC will initiate the required measures to ensure a free, fair and peaceful polling in Bengal.
- Will Bjp Really Get A Shot At The Office? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jan 20, 2006)
But there’s yet another way of interpreting the intrigues: as political pragmatism at its very best – the ultimate feel-gooder, where everybody’s happy.
- Nepal Under Siege; Oppn Leaders Held (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
There was fear phone lines would be disconnected again on Friday and the government would impose day curfew to avert the Opposition rally at any cost.
- Dharam Faces Test On Jan 27 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
On a day of intense political activity, the tottering Congress-led coalition in the State has been asked to seek a vote of confidence on January 27. Governor T N Chaturvedi on Thursday ...
- His Options Limited, Dharam Gets A Week From Governor To Rustle Up Cong Numbers (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 20, 2006)
Hours after Karnataka Chief Minister Dharam Singh was given a week’s time by Governor T N Chaturvedi today to prove his majority on the floor of the House, JD(S) president H D Deve Gowda—his son H D Kumaraswamy and majority MLAs withdrew support . . .
- A Web Witness To Iranian Brutality (Washington Post, Anne Applebaum, Jan 20, 2006)
Enter the Web site: http://www.abfiran.org/ . Click on "Omid: A Memorial," and then "Search." Enter a name -- or a religion, a nationality, an alleged crime. One by one, the stories will transfix you.
- Centre To Wait And Watch (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Refraining from taking any drastic action in Karnataka, the Centre is understood to have decided to adopt a ‘wait and watch’ policy with regard to the political developments in the state even as Congress president Sonia Gandhi held no meeting . . .
- Squandering Their Vote (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jan 19, 2006)
If councillors are joining hands with militants one year after the Valley defied fear to elect them, the government that has emasculated them is to blame
- A Visit Best Avoided (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jan 19, 2006)
Bush’s diminishing popularity and cultural boorishness have raised questions about the necessity of his visit
- Dharam Govt On The Brink (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The 20-month-old coalition government headed by Congress Chief Minister Dharam Singh is on the brink. As many as 43 of the 57 JD (S) legislators, under the stewardship of party working president H D Kumaraswamy, shook hands with leaders of one-time . . .
- Bjp Basks In Glow Of Southern Sonrise (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 19, 2006)
Two days before his formal ratification as party president, new BJP chief Rajnath Singh’s New Year gift to the party unleashed joy in the BJP ranks today, with leaders barely containing their glee over the great Karnataka coup.
- The Challenge Of Curbing Child Marriage (Hindu, Poornima Advani , Jan 19, 2006)
A more comprehensive law and better enforcement are key to checking child marriage. Compulsory registration of all marriages will also help.
- `Ship Will Be Denied Entry If Found Carrying Hazardous Waste' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
CPCB to conduct survey of ship
To be allowed to Alang if it carries permissible levels of asbestos
Final decision to be taken after next Court hearing
Brinda Karat meets Manmohan, presents memorandum
- Pluto Probe Set To Blast Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
A probe destined for the frozen edge of the solar system was set to blast off on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral in Florida after its launch was delayed on Tuesday night by high winds. Its mission is to rendezvous with Pluto before heading further . . .
- Anti-Globalisation Initiatives Multiply (Deccan Herald, Candido Grzybowski, Jan 19, 2006)
The WSF is now a point of reference for the world political landscape
Many, even within the anti-globalisation movement, have claimed that it is running out of steam, particularly its flagship event, the World Social Forum. Yet here we are, brimming
- Election Commission Warns West Bengal Officials (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jan 19, 2006)
Warning sent to Chief Electoral Officer after considering observers' reports
Observers found irregularities in roll revision
Fix responsibility, seek explanation
Provide more venues for public hearings
- Wanted, A Second Revolution In Public Works (The Financial Express, Alok Sheel, Jan 19, 2006)
When I first travelled abroad in the early 90s, two things struck me as the airplane approached its First World destination by night. First, the sheer brilliance of the expanse below that made the city look like a huge galaxy of bright stars.
- Irritants In Tripura (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 19, 2006)
Congress unity still a far cry
Instead of trying to forge unity in the Tripura Congress unit the central command seems to be encouraging factionalism,
- Hyderabad Plenary To ‘Galvanise’ Congress (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The AICC plenary session, slated to be held between 21-23 January in Hyderabad, will seek to galvanise the Congress by projecting the party’s ruling status at the Centre and its “achievements.”
- ‘Fluid’ Nepal Situation Has India Worried (Statesman, Devirupa Mitra, Jan 19, 2006)
India has expressed concern regarding situation in Nepal where Maoist violence against the government has increased and rallies by political parties have been banned.
- Power Point (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 19, 2006)
Many important people were whizzing around Calcutta on Tuesday — including the most important of them all.
- Cong Bangalored, Gowda Son Walks Into Bjp Arms (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 19, 2006)
Moving swiftly for the kill and catching a complacent Congress napping both in Bangalore and New Delhi, a majority faction of the Janata Dal (Secular), led by party president and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda’s son, H D Kumaraswamy, . . .
- Uncertain Future (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 19, 2006)
Sans Sharon the region could plunge into violence
Although Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s condition is stable and has shown marginal signs of improvement – he has shown a minor response to stimuli – his condition remains critical two weeks . . .
- Russia’S ‘Oil-For-Knowledge’ Scheme (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
In the strange new world of today, the modern and the pre-modern depend on each other. Thus, Russians trade oil for the products of knowledge. Imported technologies are cheap if you convert their prices into barrels of oil, so the country produces . . .
- A Cornered General Could Not Do Much (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 19, 2006)
President of Pakistan had to face a tough time on screen with a journalist from India. Reasons many. Saleem Kaloo reviews Musharraf’s interview with Karan Thapar on CNN-IBN
- In The Name Of Democracy (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 19, 2006)
The countdown has begun much earlier this year. Various security agencies are out on the roads to check vehicles and frisk the pedestrians. A good number of people have been taken into what the authorities call preventive detention.
- Cong Kayoed In Karnataka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The Congress-led coalition in Karnataka appeared tonight to be on its way out after being stunned by a revolt in the Janata Dal(S), its partner, from which a large section broke away and staked claim to form a new government.
- Together We Stand (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Jan 19, 2006)
The mass organizations that make for the CPI(M)’s strength are also becoming a major problem for it, writes Ashis Chakrabarti
- Don't Vote Against Iran Again (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 19, 2006)
When the International Atomic Energy Agency convenes an emergency meeting of its Board of Governors in the next few weeks, India must not allow itself to be dragooned into joining the Washington-led nuclear lynch mob against Iran.
- Karnataka Government On The Brink (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Section of JD (S) stakes claim to form government with BJP; Governor's decision today after legislature session
- Human Rights Dealt A Blow In Asia (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Respect for human rights in Asia has been seriously eroded over the past year, with some governments committing the worst abuses, US-based Human Rights Watch reported on Wednesday.
- Stillborn Solace (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 19, 2006)
Regulations won’t reform
There should be no great surprise over the icy response from schools across the country to the UPA government’s highly-hyped proposal to provide free education to the single girl child.
- False Pretences (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 19, 2006)
Bengal Congress in a serious dilemma
In a way, the West Bengal Congress is the party that finds itself in the biggest dilemma prior to the assembly poll. Its dithering on an anti-Left alliance intended to avoid a split in the opposition . . .
- Us Court Upholds Assisted Suicide Law (Tribune, Charles Lane, Jan 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court upheld Oregon’s law on physician-assisted suicide on Tuesday, ruling that the Justice Department may not punish doctors who help terminally ill patients end their lives.
- Politics Of Slums (Tribune, Jagmohan , Jan 19, 2006)
If one wants to know how deeply India is poisoned at heart and contaminated at soul, one should study the phenomenon of slums, induced squatting and illegal constructions in its cities. In essence, the cities are the spiritual workshops of the nation . .
- Karunakaran's Party For Tie-Up With Ldf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) on Monday made it clear that it was angling for seat adjustments with the LDF in the State, envisaging primarily a tie-up that would have the character of a coalition.
- Seismic Factor Goes Against Kalabagh (Dawn, Fatehyab Ali Khan, Jan 19, 2006)
This article is not a comment on issues pertaining to the rights of riparians and the political and social repercussions of the construction of dams. The main aim of this endeavour is to highlight the technical, . . .
- Civil War Threat In Sri Lanka (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Jan 19, 2006)
An unfortunate feature of politics in the South Asian region during the last 50 years has been the birth of separatist movements based mostly on ethnic and linguistic basis and complicated by majority-minority politics.
- Indian Idle (Tribune, Chetna Keer Banerjee, Jan 19, 2006)
Gone are the days when the common man had to wait for five years to cast that one vote. The man in the street now has a chance to vote almost five days a week.
- Preventing Power Losses (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jan 19, 2006)
Talk to a Japanese official and he invariably comes up with a reply that Pakistan is potentially a very rich country with large natural resources, unlike Japan with its narrow strip of hilly land. All we have to do, he says, is to develop those . . .
- Root Vegetable That’S Hard To Beet (Tribune, Maxine Frith, Jan 19, 2006)
The humble beetroot has always been a bit of a poor relation to other, trendier species in the vegetable world. Perhaps it is because of its association with war-time rationing (it was often used as a substitute for soft fruit in jam).
- Welcome Visitors (Statesman, SUNANDA SANYAL, Jan 19, 2006)
The Election Commission of India’s team of 19 observers, including the indomitable Mr KJ Rao, have fanned out to as many districts with the express aim of “flushing out all bogus voters from the electoral rolls”.
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