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Articles 15321 through 15420 of 26693:
- City Flights (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 06, 2006)
Mumbai figured fifth and Delhi ninth in the top 10 most populated cities of the world list in a 2001 UN study.
- Task Force On Global Strategic Developments — Need Unclear, Purpose Undefined (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 06, 2006)
If a Task Force is not to end up as a monumental wool-gathering enterprise, its purpose should be delineated in sharp and clear terms.
- Stem Cell Research In India — Still In The Embryonic Stage (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Jan 06, 2006)
Given the huge disease burden and the need for organs, affordable diagnostics and therapies, the promise that stem cells offer needs to be exploited to the fullest.
- Removal Of Sindh’S Fears Govt’S Duty, Says Punjab Cm (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said removing Sindh’s "apprehensions and objections", pertaining to the Kalabagh dam is the government’s duty.
- Rating The Boss (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 06, 2006)
IN every organisation, there is a regular procedure for the performance of each level of employees to be appraised by the next higher level with reference to a number of attributes required, enumerated in a standardised format.
- Sharon's Deputy Takes Over As Acting Prime Minister (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jan 06, 2006)
Premier's ailment likely to generate a power vacuum in Israel
Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has become acting Prime Minister following Ariel Sharon's illness, and has already held a Cabinet meeting on Thursday.
- Chandigarh Needs Bulldozer Too (Indian Express, Vipin Pubby, Jan 06, 2006)
Even as politicians cry hoarse over the demolition of illegal structures in New Delhi, the Punjab government has recently and quietly condoned irregular constructions in the periphery of Chandigarh.
- Can’T Change Our Tory (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Jan 06, 2006)
There's a frisson in the British media ever since David Cameron arrived on the scene. Cameron is fresh-faced and, at 39, the new leader of the Conservative party travels light. He is relatively unburdened by the cynicisms and disbeliefs . . .
- 19 Election Observers For West Bengal (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jan 06, 2006)
They will review revision of rolls, issue of photo identity cards
The observers are expected to present their report on January 18
The Commission had pointed to glaring irregularities in issue of identity cards
- Rajnath Defers ‘Team Selection’ Till Jan 20 (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 06, 2006)
The state of flux in the BJP will continue for another fortnight — president Rajnath Singh has decided to postpone picking his new team till after the National Council meet on January 20.
- Some Friends (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 06, 2006)
The Congress must sometimes wonder whether the Left is really its ally.
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 06, 2006)
A year-end front page editorial gives the Left credit for much that is going right with the UPA. “Crucially dependent upon the Left for its survival, the UPA government had agreed to many proposals that no bourgeois-landlord government would agree . . .
- Speculation Rife On Change Of Governor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
There was intense speculation here on Thursday over the possible shifting of Karnataka...
- Will Govt Apathy Kill Good Cinema? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jan 06, 2006)
On the tenth day of the screening of ‘Beru’, the national award-winning Kannada film on corruption, in Shimoga last fortnight, the movie’s director P Seshadri got a call from the theatre: “Sir, there are two people in the audience. What do we do?”
- Watergate Of India: Jaya (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalitha on Thursday likened the tapping of Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh’s telephone to the Watergate scandal in the United States which led to the resignation . . .
- Aid An Adjunct To Occupation (Hindu, Ghada Karmi, Jan 06, 2006)
The Last month has seen a flurry of high-level activity designed to fund the Palestinians under occupation. A private sector investors' conference took place in London to discuss ways of boosting the Palestinian economy.
- Militancy Adds To Political Uncertainty (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Jan 06, 2006)
The upsurge in Islamic militancy in Bangladesh is set to cast a shadow over the next general election, expected in a year.
- Naveen Patnaik Government Under Fire (Hindu, PRAFULLA DAS, Jan 06, 2006)
The Kalinga Nagar incident has put the already strained BJD-BJP relationship under further pressure.
- Latin America’S Two Left Wings (Indian Express, JORGE CASTANEDA, Jan 06, 2006)
Don’t confuse those leaders who spring from a communist or socialist past with those who trace their roots to old-fashioned populism, says JORGE CASTANEDA
- Tie-Up In Zps: Congress Leaves It To Local Units (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting in Delhi
The Congress on Thursday announced that it will not like to interfere in the formation of zilla panchayats in Karnataka, and left the decision to the local units to chart the future course.
- Can Pakistan Reform? (Frontpagemag, Robert T. McLean, Jan 05, 2006)
For months, Pakistani President Musharraf has been locked in a fierce political struggle with leaders of Pakistan’s religious schools, or madrasas. Represented by the powerful political organization Wifaqul-Madaris, . . .
- Why Not Check Out Barney? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 05, 2006)
The latest US opinion polls reveal that First Lady Laura Bush has a much higher favourability rating than her spouse.
- Haryana Plans To Beat Major It Hubs' (The Economic Times, Raja Awasthi, Jan 05, 2006)
‘An accountant by training, a lawyer by profession, an academic by choice and a politician per se, Haryana cabinet’s youngest member Randeep Singh Surjewala wears many hats. Having been the longest-serving president of Indian Youth Congress, . . .
- Wooing Gilgit (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 05, 2006)
What is the pre-requisite to peace and stability in the part of Jammu and Kashmir which Pakistan directly administers in the name of the Northern Areas?
- The Saint - Solider (Daily Excelsior, Inder jeet S. Prince, Jan 05, 2006)
Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj's birth anniversary is being celebrated with religious joy and fervour.
- Vajpayee's Equivocation (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jan 05, 2006)
A temple to Ram at Ayodhya might have eluded Lal Krishna Advani while he headed the party, but in his last days as president he caught a glimpse of the Ramayan through the mouth of Atal Behari Vajpayee.
- Quota For Muslims Case For Constitution Bench (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
Apex court won't stay High Court ruling but says admissions, appointments already made not to be disturbed
Reservation for a class of people not adequately represented was permissible: Fali Nariman
- Jd(s) To Await Congress Decision On Alliance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
Deve Gowda dismisses reports of talks with BJP
- Representing The People (Tribune, P.P. Rao, Jan 05, 2006)
The quality of democracy gets reflected in the character and calibre of the elected representatives of the people. Parliament has recently expelled 11 of its members belonging to different political parties for accepting bribes in the cash-for-query scam.
- Efficiency Has Become The Hallmark Of Our Governance: Ghulam Nabi Azad (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jan 05, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief MinisterGhulam Nabi Azadcompleted two months in office on January 2 after taking over from Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. In an interview, Mr. Azad spells out his agenda for the next two years — focus on development, and giving a clean,...
- The Polity Has To Turn Its Back On Politics Of Intrigue (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 05, 2006)
There can be no gainers in this game that no leader or party can hope to control fully. Unless the trend is bucked, the polity will stand denuded of its democratic legitimacy.
- Lalu Express -Funds Increase, As Do Fatalities (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 05, 2006)
Lord Dalhousie would have balked at the thought of such hagliography more than 150 years after he introduced the railway network.
- Sc Refuses To Stay Hc Ruling (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court today referred to a Constitution Bench the controversial Andhra Pradesh law providing five per cent reservation to the Muslims, but declined to grant interim stay on the state high court order striking it down as “unconstitutional”.
- Congress May Keep Off Siddu (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Jan 05, 2006)
In no mood to upset the applecart, the Congress high command is unlikely to let the Karnataka unit of the party tie up with the All India...
- For A ‘Community Of Interests’ (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Jan 05, 2006)
Why are shareholders, the only stakeholders in enterprises, entitled to sit on the board of directors of a company? Executives and professionals, labourers and lenders, vendors, distributors and others make very valuable contributions but none is . . .
- Next Three Years Matter (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
From 9/11 until the start of 2005, President George Bush succeeded in setting the political agenda for America and the world almost without effective challenge. At home and abroad he defined himself, and was widely seen, as the war president.
- More Thefts, Please (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 05, 2006)
It’s good that Ms Nilofer Bakhtiar, adviser to the PM, has been robbed of her cellphone.
- Recipe For Disaster (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 05, 2006)
The decision of the Nepalese Maoists to call off the four-month-long ceasefire is unfortunate.
- Karzai Makes Landmark Visit To Turkey (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
Afghan rebuilding to top discussions between Karzai and Turkish dignitaries
- Art Of Investing By Inertia (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jan 05, 2006)
Self-Control, inertia, procrastination. Human, touchable, endearing terms.
- ‘The Future Of The Bjp Is Bleak’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jan 05, 2006)
The United Nations has adopted the methodology devised by well-known political scientist Prof Ashutosh Varshney of Michigan University to study conflicts in south-east Asia and Nigeria. In his work, Ethnic Conflict and Civic Life:
- Ramachandran Divested Of Pollution Control (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
In protest, he keeps away from Cabinet meeting: Sujanapal sworn in Minister
- Another Corrupt Indian Politician Caught On Camera Red Handed (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
A senior Bihar minister in the Nitish Kumar government, which came to power on the anti-corruption plank, is in the eye of a storm,
- Sri Lankan War Fears Take Shine Off Economic Hopes (Daily Times, Peter Apps, Jan 04, 2006)
Dollar aid after Asia’s tsunami boosted both the local rupee and the stock exchange - but the bourse has fallen sharply after the string of attacks on the military last month
- Maoists Announce End To Unilateral Ceasefire (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Jan 04, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels today announced they have ended the unilateral ceasefire and vowed to "go on the offensive" against the Royal Army, dousing the hopes of peace despite pleas from political parties and the international community.
- Sharing Secret Shames (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Jan 04, 2006)
My introduction to Orhan Pamuk’s work came through his ambitious novel Snow.
- Why The Bjp Must Get Its Act Together (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 04, 2006)
Everybody loves a winner. Whether in the world of sports, politics, the entertainment industry, or the equity market, losers are not only looked upon with a certain disdain, but also punished severely. More so in politics than anywhere else.
- Sri Lanka Rebels Say Lose Senior Cadre To Army Attack (Reuters, Peter Apps, Jan 04, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers accused the army of infiltrating their areas and killing a senior rebel on Tuesday in what they said was the most serious attack since a 2002 truce, and warned time was running out to avert war.
- Three Blasts Rock Western Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Jan 04, 2006)
Three western Nepalese cities were rocked by near simultaneous blasts, hours after Maoists called off their four-month unilateral ceasefire blaming continued Army operations against the rebels.
- Light Inwards (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 04, 2006)
And a simulated concern for the vote-bank
With barely five months to go for elections, the CPI-M seems anxious to make amends for its shortcomings over the past five years.
- Four ‘Tainted’ Mps Move Courts Over House Expulsion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
The Lok Sabha’s power to throw out its members is being put to the legal test, with four MPs—among the 11 indicted for having accepted money to ask questions in Parliament—challenging their expulsion from the House in the courts. . . .
- Poll Bounty (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 04, 2006)
Trust the leftists of Bengal to make even newborn children matter in vote-bank politics.
- Low Tax Collections In Jammu & Kashmir (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 04, 2006)
Income-tax collections in the Kashmir valley are about a quarter of what they should be, at Rs 78 crore instead of Rs 300 crore. Political agencies of various hues in the Valley say that India has no business collecting taxes after creating the political
- End Of A Ceasefire (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 04, 2006)
With the Maoists in Nepal deciding not to extend their four-month ceasefire,
- Bjp's Manifest Mirages (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Jan 04, 2006)
In many ways, the root of the problem lies in an authority crisis within the BJP.
- Security Concerns Ignored (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Rajendra Nath, Jan 04, 2006)
Recently Chandigarh hosted a seminar regarding the country’s foreign policy and its effects on national security. Mr Jaswant Singh, former Foreign Minister, made interesting observations and often referred to the fact that he was an Army . . .
- Tunnel Vision (Telegraph, Arkadev Chatterjea, Jan 04, 2006)
Contrary to the trend abroad, students in India’s top business schools seem overly concerned with job placements, writes Arkadev Chatterjea The author is professor of finance, IIM Calcutta, and visiting fellow, Cornell Higher Education Research . . .
- Lost Capital (Indian Express, Gautam Bhatia, Jan 04, 2006)
Delhi’s future has been left to bureaucrats and developers. That’s the snag
- Aisf Rallies Against Commercialisation Of Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
"State funding of education should be stepped up"
The 26th national conference of the All India Students Federation (AISF) began here on Tuesday with a call to step up state funding of education and end its commercialisation.
- Casts Of Mind (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 04, 2006)
In the empowerment of the other backward classes, some political scientists have discerned a deepening of democracy. What in fact this empowerment has done is make the OBCs oppressors of those who are lower than them in the caste hierarchy.
- No Question Of Joining Hands With Bjp, Says Prakash (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Dismisses rumours of the party seeking support of All-India Progressive Janata Dal
- Security In It Destinations — No Cause For Panic (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Jan 04, 2006)
Soon after the Bangalore attack, the Tamil Nadu Police beefed up security in various parts of the State, including armed police pickets at TIDEL Park, Indian Institute of Technology, Anna University, and the Central Leather Research Institute, among . . .
- How Did Gudiya Die? (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Jan 04, 2006)
Women are still the terrain on which turf fights between men — for power politics, religion and economics — are fought, says Ravinder Kaur
- Matter Of Pride (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 04, 2006)
Karnataka has a good panchayat system but needs to check graft and plug loopholes
- Going On A Tax (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 04, 2006)
The Left faces state elections. What state will the country be left in?
- The Rule Of Lawlessness (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jan 04, 2006)
Politicians who have several illegal activities have been opposing the Delhi demolitions
- The End Of Journalism? Not At All (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jan 04, 2006)
The debate on new journalism, to which sting operations are a recent addition, runs the risk of being divided along generational lines, between the fuddy-duddies and the harbingers of a new dawn.
- Horrific Killings (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 04, 2006)
Caste violence is a continuing blot on Bihar’s society
The killing of a farmer’s pregnant wife and five children in Rampur Shyamchand village in Vaishali district in Bihar underscores yet again the extreme vulnerability of Dalits, . . .
- Sena Default Lines (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Jan 04, 2006)
It was inevitable. The 'cub' has finally severed ties with the 'Tiger'. Firebrand Raj Thackeray, a prototype of his uncle, Bal Thackeray, has ultimately detached himself from his mentor, though belatedly, because of simmering differences with his cousin,
- Everything On The House (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 04, 2006)
Public accounts committees of the National Assembly and the four provincial assemblies do good work by keeping an eye on government expenditure. But the trouble is that when they sit down for the purpose, the cases that come up to them are nearly . . .
- Senate Re-Shuffle (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 04, 2006)
For the second time in recent history, a draw has been held to decide who among the senators will complete their six-year term and who will retire after three years.
- Haneef Ramay (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 04, 2006)
Haneef Ramay will primarily be remembered as a decent politician in search of a political role for himself. He seemed to gravitate naturally towards the People’s Party in the stirring ‘70s, but he was a little too earnest in his socialist beliefs and ....
- A Glimmer Of Hope In The Distance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 04, 2006)
Every hour of the day, the sun sets in some part of the world. But at the very same time, it rises somewhere else.
- Redefining Nam’S Role (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jan 04, 2006)
The numerical strength of both G-77 and NAM (non-aligned movement) has been a major factor in decision-making at the UN and in all conferences held under the auspices of the UN system.
- Un ‘Deeply Concerned’ At End Of Ceasefire In Nepal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Series of explosions rock country hours after ceasefire ended
- Afghan Mps Want To Question Aid Groups (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Afghanistan’s parliament wants to question aid agencies about their spending amid growing complaints from Afghans about a lack of change despite the expenditure of billions of dollars, MPs said on Tuesday.
- U.S. Cedes Duties In Rebuilding Afghanistan (Washington Post, Griff Witte, Jan 03, 2006)
Four years into a mammoth reconstruction effort here that has been largely led, funded and secured by Americans, the United States is showing a growing willingness to cede those jobs to others.
- Ard, Ponm Rally Demands End To Balochistan Military Operation (News International, Asim Yasin, Jan 03, 2006)
Chanting slogans to stop military operation in Balochistan, a rally of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and the Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (PONM) outside the Parliament house on Monday expressed solidarity . . .
- Out Of Saudi Comfort (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Jan 03, 2006)
The story was apocryphal once but has acquired the patina of fact. It pertained to a remark by the American millionaire Mr J. J. Astor, who on seeing the shards of the fatal iceberg strewn on the decks of the Titanic, muttered: ‘I had ordered ice, . . .
- Rethinking Nation-Building (Dawn, Ashraf Ghani, Jan 03, 2006)
In 1945 the future of capitalism as the organizational form of the economy and democracy as the organizational form of the polity was far from certain in the advanced industrialized world. Today there is a remarkable consensus on both the . . .
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