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Articles 15021 through 15120 of 26693:
- Wanted: A Nitish In West Bengal (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Jan 13, 2006)
Mamata Banerjee may be whimsical but she is not stupid. So, why is the Trinamool Congress leader pursuing the mirage of a Mahajot in West Bengal?
- Courts Have No Jurisdiction (Deccan Herald, Era Sezhiyan, Jan 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court cannot concern itself with the cash-for-query scandal. It’s up to Parliament to deal with it
- Demolition Drives: Dramas Of The State? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 13, 2006)
To each his own An American, a Russian, a Chinese and an Israeli are standing at a street corner when they are approached by a pollster. “Excuse me, what is your opinion of the meat shortage?” asks the pollster. The American says, “What’s a shortage?
- Bribing The Legislators (Tribune, Anne Applebaum, Jan 13, 2006)
Scandal followed scandal. Gaffe piled on gaffe. The ruling party, utterly invincible in the last election, overnight became the symbol of incompetence and corruption. Carefully launched plans and programs fell flat. Legislators were caught taking....
- Kerry Cautiously Backs India-Us Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jan 13, 2006)
United States Senator and leading Democrat John Kerry gave cautious backing on Thursday to a controversial deal granting India access to civilian nuclear technology.
- Pre-Budget Blues (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 13, 2006)
Simplify, cut taxes and raise more money
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has revealed quite a bit of the coming Union Budget. It will focus on the common man (relief on personal income tax?), spread the net wider for tax evaders, . . .
- Spit And Polish (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 13, 2006)
India and China should compete
Since India and China are already locked in a race to lead the Asian century —that is if the American century comes to an end — it is essential that they attend to every aspect of development.
- Saudi King As R-Day Guest (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jan 13, 2006)
New Delhi's decision to invite King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to be the guest of honour at India’s Republic Day celebrations is not off the cuff but a considered one. In the past, that country has been a source of irritation, . . .
- Not The Answer (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 13, 2006)
Wrong Marxist approach to Maoists
That the CPI-M is given to speaking in more than one voice is par for the course.
- Unaccountable Delhi (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jan 13, 2006)
The Speaker does not like the fact the High Court has issued notices questioning the procedure he followed in expelling MPs from Parliament.
- Pro-India Kerry Backs Nuke Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
The defeated US presidential candidate and Democrat senator, Mr John Kerry backed the India-US civilian nuclear energy deal “in principle”, but also pointed out that this agreement had larger implications,
- Hat Trick! (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Jan 13, 2006)
The Haryana Home Department finds itself in a piquant situation on having to dispose off the thousands of bobby type hats which have become surplus following the changeover of police headgear and it has acted in the finest bureaucratic traditions . . .
- Choosing Friends Carefully (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 13, 2006)
With the Communist Party of India opposing the entry of the Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) into the Left Democratic Front, the breakaway Congress group will have to face the possibility of being forced to float a third front in Kerala's . . .
- Sharon: The Puzzle Of Unresolved Issues (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jan 13, 2006)
Ariel Sharon's force of personality convinced much of Israeli opinion to follow him; now his successors have to grapple with the unresolved issues.
- Stop Polluting The Environment, Cry Children (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Young ones take out a rally against burning non-degradable materials on Bhogi
- Congress' Challenge In Hyderabad (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 13, 2006)
At its plenary, the AICC will have to strike a balance between the pressure to expand and strengthen its pan-India presence and the sensitivities of its alliance partners.
- Just A Ploy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 13, 2006)
Illegal migration of people is not a problem unique to India. But the way politicians exploit the issue before every election in Assam has a sinister ring to it. It is not that they offer any new ideas about how to solve the problem. All they want to do i
- Of Faith And Distrust (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jan 13, 2006)
The winter vacation on Capitol Hill is the moment for senators and congressmen to familiarize themselves with a world outside the Beltway and their constituencies.
- `Launch Crusade Against Female Foeticide' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Establish novel tradition of celebrating birth of girl child: Gen. Rodrigues
Need to project positive image of girl child
Investments needed in education, health, food and labour.
- Ignoring Tehran's Threats (Washington Times, Editorial, The Washington Times, Jan 13, 2006)
Tehran's resumption of uraniuam enrichment at Natanz nuclear site this week is the latest testament to the futility of further negotiations with the cunning mullahs of Iran, who have so far used brinkmanship to buy more time to advance their nuclear . . .
- Iran And Israel Will Be Kings Of The Middle East Jungle (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
In March 2003, before US troops reached Baghdad, Middle East scholar Volker Perthes wrote that while the risks of this "illegitimate" war were enormous, those of "a US failure to stabilise postwar Iraq would be even higher".
- Cold Wave In The North Hits Crops (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jan 12, 2006)
Estimates show up to 15 per cent damage; no agriculture insurance scheme cover
Frost the worst killer
Most of the affected crops not covered by insurance
Cabbage, cauliflower, carrot and radish benefit from chilly weather
- Hail The Chief (Censor) (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jan 12, 2006)
Now, film criticism from three of the most senior officers of the armed forces
- When Science Turns To Wishful Thinking (Hindu, Tim Radford, Jan 12, 2006)
There is an inevitable temptation to massage results in the race for scientific status.
- Status Quo Instincts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 12, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi has made bare minimum changes in the AICC
There weren’t many surprises in Sonia Gandhi’s latest revamp of the Congress organisational set-up at the highest level. The revamped working committee and the team of AICC . . .
- Convoluted Legacy Of The Bulldozer (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 12, 2006)
After Ariel Sharon was hospitalized a week ago following a massive stroke, there were some, particularly among Palestinians, who lost little time in dancing on his grave. From a distance, the celebrations were more than a little callous.
- Free Advice Galore (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Tales heard and read in childhood leave a lasting impression. Whenever there is talk about advice I am at once reminded of the story of the old man and his young son going to town with their donkey.
- Palestine After Sharon (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jan 12, 2006)
The latest medical bulletins on Ariel Sharon’s health suggest that the Israeli prime minister will probably survive the massive stroke that he suffered a week ago but that his ability to function effectively will have been impaired beyond repair.
- Russia Uses Gas For Rollback In Ukraine (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jan 12, 2006)
The handling of Kiev is a clear signal that Moscow will play by its own rules in today's energy-hungry world.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Ramdev versus Reds, Jan 12, 2006)
The front-page article in the issue dates January 15 is devoted to the controversy raised by CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat over the Ayurvedic medicines produced by Swami Ramdev’s Divya Yoga pharmacy.
- Safety And Preservation Of Mankind - Ii (Greater Kashmir, FARRUKH FAHEEM, Jan 12, 2006)
We don’t educate them, we domesticate them, so that they are tamed into that culture of silence where nothing speaks at will, comments
FARRUKH FAHEEM
- Of Tapped Phones And Pravasi Lectures (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 12, 2006)
The tapping of the phone of Samajwadi Party General Secretary, Mr Amar Singh, which met a surprising mine-too chorus from non-UPA politicians, and the NRI jamboree in Hyderabad were the two highlights of last week.
- The War In Balochistan: A Backgrounder (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 12, 2006)
What the conflict is about, and why it is important to the region
Tribal leaders see the conflict as an opportunity to get a fair share of the gas resources
The Government sees the fighting as an intolerable challenge to its authority
- Corporation, Contractors Face Off (Hindu, S. Ganesan, Jan 12, 2006)
Civic works worth Rs.25 crore may be affected
205 contractors boycott tenders called in two batches The civic body planned to take up 218 works
- China, India Offer Ecological Wake-Up Call - Report (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
The Earth lacks the energy, arable land and water to enable populous and fast-growing China and India to attain Western levels of resource consumption, an environmental think tank said in a report on Wednesday.
- Sting Operations: Correcting The Polity? (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, Jan 12, 2006)
What a turbulent winter session of Parliament that we witnessed! Series of events like the drama over the Volcker Committee Report and the exit of Natwar Singh, the daily walkouts over the NDA's ridiculous demand for the resignation of Sonia Gandhi, . . .
- Not Child’S Play (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, Jan 12, 2006)
Will Gudiya be remembered even as a symbol?
Of what did Gudiya die? The local news channel reporting her death from Meerut said she had died of a lung infection.
- Late, But Welcome (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 12, 2006)
The Central Government's move to finally widen the scope of its dialogue with the separatist leaders has not come too soon. By inviting Mr Sajjad Lone, who heads a faction of the People's Conference (PC), it has made a belated correction.
- Chiefs Say Yes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 12, 2006)
Confused notions of censorship could result in measures that look outrageous in a modern democracy.
- Vivekananda's Message And Governance (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Jan 12, 2006)
"You may make thousands of societies, twenty thousand political assemblages, fifty thousand institutions. There will be no use unless there is that sympathy, that love, that heart that thinks for all. But where is the heart to build upon ? . . .
- Different House (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 12, 2006)
A principle can be subverted by unthinking use. Checks and balances built into any system help to make the system healthy, but when the powers behind these begin to operate indiscriminately, the system is put in danger.
- Choose And Chop (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 12, 2006)
Mrs G backtracks on inner-party democracy
It is an index of the bankruptcy and cringing cronyism that now plagues the party that brought the country freedom that a non-entity’s exclusion from the highest policy-making body should become a matter . . .
- Food For Thought (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 12, 2006)
The Central Government's decision to place on hold the raising of foodgrain prices under the public distribution system (PDS) is welcome, but not enough
- P. C. Thomas Defends Severing Ties With Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
P. C. Thomas, MP, on Wednesday said that he and his colleagues in the Indian Federal Democratic Party (IFDP) had decided to leave the NDA, dissolve the party and merge with the Kerala Congress (Joseph) when they sensed that the BJP would adopt . . .
- Teheran Dismisses Western Response (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 12, 2006)
Bullying is astonishing, says Rafsanjani This is a sensitive issue. We cannot give up our rights.
- Uncertainty In Israel (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 12, 2006)
Over the last few months, Ariel Sharon, known as the "butcher of Shatilla" for his role in the attack on Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, was trying to create an altogether new legacy so that history could judge him differently.
- India's Lost Daughters: Abortion Toll In Millions (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Jan 12, 2006)
As many as 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted in India over the last 20 years as families try to secure a male heir, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet, the British medical journal.
- The Balochistan Situation Has Some Similarity To 1971 (Daily Times, Sardar Sherbaz Khan Mazari, Jan 12, 2006)
The situation in Balochistan has been further aggravated by the government
- Deadening The Spirit (Greater Kashmir, FARRUKH FAHEEM, Jan 12, 2006)
We don’t educate them, we domesticate them, so that they are tamed into that culture of silence where nothing speaks at will, comments
FARRUKH FAHEEM
- Nris In The Gulf And The Vote (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 12, 2006)
The move to allow Indian citizens living in the Gulf to vote in elections back home raises several questions.
- Infosys Q3 Profit Jumps By Third, Ups Forecasts (Reuters, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Jan 12, 2006)
India's second-largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies Ltd., reported a 31 percent jump in quarterly profit and nudged up its full-year earnings forecast on Wednesday as outsourcing gained momentum.
- Let's Make Sure We Do Better With Iran Than We Did With Iraq (Guardian (UK), TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Jan 12, 2006)
Now we face the next big test of the west: after Iraq, Iran. As the Islamic revolutionary regime breaks the international seals on its nuclear facilities, and prepares to hone its skills in the uranium enrichment that could, in a matter of years, . . . .
- Bharat Sarkar, All Ears (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Jan 11, 2006)
Governments of all political hues have tapped phones in India, and got away
- Rajnath And Up’S Slow Churning (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jan 11, 2006)
The meaning being read into Rajnath Singh’s elevation as BJP president obscures the more obvious reality that the choice is a function of the total confusion in the party, particularly at its higher reaches.
- Congress Joins Battle With Dal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Even as the JD(S) has threatened to pull out of the coalition government if the Congress joins hands with the All India Progressive Janata Dal (AIPJD) in the hung zilla panchayats (ZPs), the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) leadership, in tune
- Freeze Frame (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 11, 2006)
About 200 people — old, sick and homeless — have succumbed to the cold wave in north India. The deaths could increase if the current run of low temperatures continues.
- Tried And Tested In The Congress (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 11, 2006)
The more the Congress changes, the more it remains the Grand Old Party steeped in its past. Belying the buzz preceding the event, the revamp of the All-India Congress Committee turned out to be a tame affair
- Nitish Kumar And The Importance Of Muted Hope (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jan 11, 2006)
He cannot be a saviour only because he is not Laloo. The Bihar chief minister must temper his promises with realism,
- Funding Or Fiddling? (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Jan 11, 2006)
The scheme for state funding of poll expenses leaves the floodgates open for private funding.
- Missing Girls (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 11, 2006)
The skewed sex ratio in India has come into the limelight once again with the publication of a study reported in the Lancet.
- Andrabi Released, Criticises Musharraf (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 11, 2006)
"The only solution to the Kashmir problem is to give people the right to self-determination'' "He [Musharraf] does not have a line of action. He has shown ultimate flexibility on Kashmir and he has a dangerous game plan."
- A Journey Into The New American Century (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jan 11, 2006)
Recent pronouncements by Condoleezza Rice and Nicolas Burns offer clues to the way Washington wants the global system reordered. But will the rest of the world go along?
- India's Lost Daughters (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Jan 11, 2006)
NEW DELHI As many as 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted in India over the last 20 years as families try to secure a male heir, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet, the British medical...
- Won't Submit To High Court, Says Somnath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
"Even though I have full respect for the judiciary I, as Speaker of the Lok Sabha,
- Now Cong Accuses Bjp Of Phone Tapping (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 11, 2006)
At a time when Congress-led UPA government at the Centre is under attack on the phone-tapping issue, the party's Rajasthan unit
- Chief Election Commissioner Issues Fiat On Transfer Of State Officials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Chief Election Commissioner B. B. Tandon on Tuesday directed that revenue staff and police officials in the rank of sub-inspector and above, serving in a particular station for three consecutive years or more, should be transferred.
- Industrial Houses In Orissa Nervous (The Economic Times, SURESH NAIR, Jan 11, 2006)
The Kalinga Nagar police firing, in which 13 lives were lost, is all set to snowball into a major political controversy, particularly with the Orissa state assembly elections round the corner.
- Infosys Q3 Net Jumps 31 Per Cent (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
India's second-largest software exporter, Infosys Technologies Ltd, reported a 31 per cent rise in its quarterly net profit on Wednesday, meeting forecasts, as technology outsourcing gathered momentum.
- Too Clever By Half (Hindustan Times, MANOJ JOSHI, Jan 11, 2006)
The situation between India and Pakistan may not be bleak, as Pakistani spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam clarified on Monday...
- Politics With Drama And Ironies (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 11, 2006)
Sometimes certain developments take place or utterances are made in politics which leave one wonder whether these are deliberate or spontaneous.
- Remembering Remarkable Pm (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, Jan 11, 2006)
Forty eventful years have passed, since the second Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, died of massive heart attack.
- 'Say No To State Funding' (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jan 11, 2006)
Shockingly abominable as the cash-for-questions expose involving 11 members of parliament and shown on the small screen has been, it has led to a knee-jerk reaction by the government
- 'Say No To State Funding' (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jan 11, 2006)
Shockingly abominable as the cash-for-questions expose involving 11 members of parliament and shown on the small screen has been, it has led to a knee-jerk reaction by the government
- The Washington Rot (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 11, 2006)
In the six years since Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared, in the presence of Bill Clinton, that India and the United States of America were “natural allies”,
- Role Call (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 11, 2006)
Stealing the vote can take many forms. Violence during elections is the crudest of them. In Bengal, electoral frauds seem to have struck deep roots, thanks to the ruling Marxists’
- Somnath Calls For All-Party Meet To Discuss Hc Notice (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has called for an all-party meeting here on January 20 to discuss the situation arising out of the Delhi High Court notice to the Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha, Election Commission and the Centre on the expulsion of MPs in th
- Political Resolution To Reflect Cong’S Dilemma (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 11, 2006)
When Congress leaders met for a brainstorming session in Pachmarhi over eight years ago, the party said a resounding “no” to coalitions, the catchline being “ekla chalo”.
- Coke’S Water-Harvesting Claims ‘Fraudulent’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 11, 2006)
OVER a dozen universities in the United States have terminated contracts with the Coca-Cola company in part because of concerns that the multinational corporation is polluting the environment in India, drastically lowering the water table and selling prod
- The Turkish Delight In Privatisation (The Financial Express, RAJIV MEMANI, Jan 11, 2006)
India will do well by taking lessons from Turkey’s recent privatisation programme successes
- Demilitarisation Required More In Pakistan Than J&k: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 11, 2006)
Outrightly rejecting much touted ‘self-rule’ and de-militarisation’ proposals mooted by Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf for resolving Kashmir issue, Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that aspirations of all the six regions of Jammu
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