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Articles 16721 through 16820 of 26693:
- A Gandhian Committed To Women's Cause (Hindu, V. Parukutty Amma, Dec 04, 2005)
She is a Gandhian, biographer, painter and woman of strong political conviction committed to women's cause. In conversation withMaleeha Raghaviah
- Voice Of The 'Common Man' (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Dec 04, 2005)
Brushing up the Years: A Cartoonist's History of India 1947-2004, R.K. Laxman, Penguin, p.304, Rs. 750.
- Nitish Yet To Choose ‘House’ (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Dec 04, 2005)
Having romped home, it’s now time for Nitish Kumar to decide on the legislative ‘House’ to contest for.
- Alternative History (Deccan Herald, Cynthia Stephen, Dec 04, 2005)
After the feminist movement and the subaltern school, it is now the turn of that silenced majority of India, the lower castes, to make its voice heard.
- Recovery And Recognition Of A Literary Past (Hindu, RENUKA RAJARATNAM, Dec 04, 2005)
Eunice de Souza's anthology gives a present-day perspective of the past and includes an eclectic range of contributors.
- Varied Fare (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Dec 04, 2005)
True to reputation, the stories reflect the vibrancy of modern American short fiction.
- Neutralise Money, Muscle Power: Somnath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Expresses dismay at stalling of proceedings of elected bodies
Neutralise role of money and muscle power
Asks legislators to curb corruption
Decries deliberate disruption of proceedings
- Solving Kashmir-Iii -By Subroto Roy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
Pakistan has demanded its flag fly in Srinagar. This too can happen though not in the way Pakistan has been wishing to see it happen. A Pakistan flag might fly in the Valley just as might an Afghan and Iranian flag as well.
- Democratic Snub (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Dec 03, 2005)
If there were any doubts in people’s minds that democracy in India was still in its early stages, they must have vanished after the verdict of the Bihar assembly polls.
- Catch A Falling Star (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 03, 2005)
In all the fuss over Lalu, Bihar, Volcker, Mitrokhin, Raj Thackeray and Natwar Singh, you may have failed to notice the curious case of the news story that did not appear.
- Now We Know (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 03, 2005)
There are very few instances of ‘too much’ information hurting anyone. There have been, however, plenty of cases where too little information has resulted in people being left in the dark and thereafter being taken for an unending ride.
- Old Guard Strikes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
Uma opens another can of worms
Uma Bharati’s revolt and second suspension is the third major jolt the BJP has suffered in six months.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
The EC took certain steps in Bihar to ensure peaceful and fair polls. It does not mean we will follow the same model everywhere. Nevertheless, lessons learnt in Bihar will be enforced and similar action will be taken if the situation warrants.
- Good, Not Great (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
The NCC track record
Legitimate is its claim to be the country’s premier youth organisation, yet after functioning for no fewer than 57 years the National Cadet Corps would find it difficult to quantify its contribution to national life.
- How Europe Is Choking Itself (Tribune, Stephen Castle , Dec 03, 2005)
Europe’s claim to the moral high ground over the environment has been comprehensively challenged in a devastating report on its failings in the battle against global warming and pollution. It says Europe is devouring the world’s natural resources at twice
- New Sgpc President (Tribune, S.S. Dhanoa, Dec 03, 2005)
By nominating Mr Avtar Singh Makkar as President of the SGPC, Mr Parkash Singh Badal has proved himself to be true to his reputation as the leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal that always had his ear to the ground.
- Has India Crossed The Inflection Point? (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Dec 03, 2005)
The Indian economy registered an impressive 8% growth rate in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, 2005-06.
- Disabling Tutelage (The Financial Express, JAVED ABIDI, Dec 03, 2005)
It was on a cold December day, some 10 years ago, when our parliamentarians passed The Dis-ability Act, 1995.
- U.N. Council Backs U.S. Bid For First Myanmar Meeting (Reuters, Irwin Arieff, Dec 03, 2005)
The Security Council agreed for the first time on Friday to discuss human rights in Myanmar after its rulers extended house arrest for opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi for another year.
- `Rss Cast Votes In Favour Of Cpi(m) To Weaken Congress' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
UDF improved its tally of vote, claims Hassan
- Sreedharan Pillai To Continue As Kerala Bjp Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
BJP Kerala State unit president P. S. Sreedharan Pillai on Friday announced withdrawal of his resignation from the party post.
- On Dec. 3... (New York Times, Sanjoy Hazarika, Dec 03, 2005)
Toxic gas leaking from an American-owned insecticide plant in central India killed at least 410 people overnight, many as they slept, officials said today.
- Sleeping Before Bush A Right Royal Tradition (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 03, 2005)
The AP photograph says it all. While waiting for their Commander-in-Chief Bush to appear and outline his plan for victory in Iraq at their academy in Annapolis, eight US Navy midshipmen dropped off to sleep in their seats on the last morning of November.
- Relief In Nepal After Maoists Extend Truce (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Dec 03, 2005)
Joy and relief replaced the mounting tension in Nepal as the Maoists announced they were extending the three-month unilateral ceasefire called in September, hours before it was to expire.
- Not Worth The Trouble (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 03, 2005)
Another emotional outburst, another suspension, another show of sackcloth and ashes.
- Dozens Injured As Leftists, Royalists Clash In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Maoists announce extension of unilateral ceasefire by a month
- Poland's Small Farmers Fear For The Future (Hindu, Nicholas Watt , Dec 03, 2005)
Expansion is the key to survival in the EU as subsidies rise but prices and profits fall.
- Apollo Hospitals To Partner With Johns Hopkins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
To set up referral lab in Hyderabad
- Questions (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 03, 2005)
Ever since Bob Woodward revealed he knew the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame before Robert Novak did, many questions are being asked in the newsroom.
- Freedom Of Pressure (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 03, 2005)
When Britain’s Daily Mirror broke the story of US President George Bush threatening to bomb the headquarters of Al Jazeera television in the course of a talk with U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, it set off alarm bells in many areas.
- Africa's Hiv Sufferers Need Access To Free Medical Care (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Dec 03, 2005)
The West's policies are putting healthcare out of reach for the continent's poorest.
- The Imperative Of Reforming State Intervention (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
‘Impropriety.’ That is what the BJP is going on and on about, as they reduce parliamentary debate to endless accusations that lead nowhere.
- The (Un)importance Of Being Uma (The Economic Times, V KRISHNA ANANTH, Dec 03, 2005)
Uma Bharati can only embarrass the BJP among its middle class supporters with her antics. But if the party continues to get caught in such internecine quarrels, it could very well end up losing the 2008 MP polls.
- Concession Is Not Surrender (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 03, 2005)
I am veering round to the viewpoint that Atal Behari Vajpayee might have pushed the India-Pakistan dialogue faster and farther than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has done.
- Hollow Victories (Times of India, Jyoti Punwani, Dec 03, 2005)
When Mumbai's leading Urdu daily advises Raj Thackeray to join the Congress as his close friend Narayan Rane did before him, you begin to understand why the Congress keeps treating Muslims like they were its slaves, giving them just enough for survival,..
- Apollo Group Ties With J Hopkins (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Healthcare major Apollo Hospitals group on Friday announced a strategic alliance with Johns Hopkins Medicine International for collaboration in medicine, education and research. Under the agreement, the two organisations, . . .
- Land Of Buddha (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 03, 2005)
Bengal’s CM can make history, by helping EC to help his state
- Intimations Of Mortality (Indian Express, PALLAVI AIYAR, Dec 03, 2005)
Intimations of mortality
Everyone’s talking about China. Well, not quite everyone. India, which should perhaps be obsessing about its northern neighbour, is not an avid China watcher. The proportion of public discussion and media space . . .
- Olive Green, Black Hole (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 03, 2005)
NATO’s earthquake relief effort in Pakistan did not even involve a thousand personnel. It is now winding up, completing its tight lease of 90 days in what is a most politically sensitive region.
- Nepal Maoists Extend Truce As King Returns To Protests (Indian Express, Gopal Sharma, Dec 03, 2005)
Nepal’s Maoist rebels extended a unilateral ceasefire by one month on Friday as thousands of protesters rallied against King Gyanendra’s seizure of power in February and a crackdown on political dissent.
- Breaking News: Left Comrades In Iraq Let Natwar Down! (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Dec 03, 2005)
The CPI now wants him out, the CPM still doesn’t see anything wrong.
- Withdrawal Symptoms (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Dec 03, 2005)
The debate on the Iraq war has been flattening out in the capitals of Europe. But it has visibly perked up again in Washington. Suddenly, the agonising over ‘‘time-tables’’ and demands for measurable ‘‘exit strategies’’ fills the air.
- Footsie With Terror (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Dec 03, 2005)
After 15 years of Lalu-Rabri caste-based misrule and non-governance, Bihar is once again at a crossroads. Will Mr Nitish Kumar's JD(U)-BJP combine be able to give Bihar a new direction and usher in an era of clean governance and faster development, . . .
- Traps Of The Past (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 03, 2005)
Arguably, Bangladesh might never have exploded in violence if geography had not tucked the world’s third most populous Muslim nation into the folds of Bharat Mata’s sari.
- Eighty Plus And Going Strong (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Mr Balram Bhasin! Who? A younger colleague asked us this question out of sheer innocence the other day.
- Bjp Undoes Itself. Again! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Dec 03, 2005)
By now, undoing itself when everything is going perfectly right for the party has become a peculiarity of the party with a difference.
- Passing Clouds Over Ftaa? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2005)
The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), promoted by the U.S. and Canada and intended to cover as many as 34 democracies in Latin America and the Caribbean, has been pronounced "dead" by its opponent, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, but this could
- What The Afghan Elections Mean To Seema (Deccan Herald, Deepali Gaur Singh, Dec 02, 2005)
There are women in the Afghan Parliament now, but is the country safe for its women?
- Britons Should Avoid "Free" And "Democratic" Iraq (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 02, 2005)
The Tony Blair Government has made plain that it does not want Britons to go to Iraq. This even as Mr. Blair insists that post-invasion Iraq is a better place.
- Physicist Sudarshan's Omission Questioned (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Dec 02, 2005)
"Miscarriage of justice," say 10 scientists in appeal to Nobel Committee.
- Vidharbha: Cry, The Beloved Countryside (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Dec 02, 2005)
The agrarian crisis in Vidharbha has spun almost out of control. Appeals for swift measures by many have fallen on deaf ears.
- Primordial Calls Vs Politics Of Individuation (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Dec 02, 2005)
The scope and nature of the Bihar verdict are stunning. Once again, the illiterate, long-suffering people rose above caste and religion in search of a better future and proved the psephologists and pundits wrong.
- Focus On Relief, Rehabilitation (Hindu, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 02, 2005)
The Southwest and the Northwest monsoons that brought unusually bountiful rain have also spelt destruction and misery for a large section of the people in peninsular India, thanks to the breached and swollen waterways and storages.
- Solving Kashmir-Ii -By Subroto Roy (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Dec 02, 2005)
For India to implement such a proposal would be to provide an opportunity for all those domiciled in Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Ladakh to express freely and privately as individuals their deepest wishes about their own identities, in a confidential manner,
- Left To Protest (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 02, 2005)
Biman’s objection to Bihar-like poll
Biman Bose, the Left Front chairman, had disgraced himself during the last parliamentary election by encouraging cadres to drive out Election Commission officials if they dared to come in the way at polling booths.
- Pm Calls For War Against Aids (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the nation’s health delivery system would be restructured in the next two years to provide a comprehensive package of services to the community and to HIV infected persons.
- State Of Real Growth (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 02, 2005)
When the prime minister says he wants to generate at least 10 per cent growth in India, we all not only wish it but long for it. However, what urgently needs doing is a radical correction of colonial laws that rule us in this new and highly . . .
- Visible Threat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 02, 2005)
It may be hasty to see Bangladesh as another Afghanistan in the making. The geopolitical context that gave birth to the taliban regime in Kabul does not prevail in Dhaka. The two countries also have very different racial and cultural contexts.
- Facade Of Inclusiveness (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 02, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said in a widely published article titled "Open democracy and open economy" that objective of his Government is to empower the people of the country. Public investment in health and education will be increased . . .
- Waste-Water Treatment: A Community Experiment (Business Line, P. Srivatsan, Dec 02, 2005)
Clean water is as important as clean air for human life and other forms of life. Recent weeks saw widespread water-logging due to the rains in Tamil Nadu and other parts of the country.
- Iran’S Nuclear Lies (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
IAEA has no authority to determine whether or not a country has a nuclear weapons programme. That is up to the UN Security Council. The IAEA’s job is to determine whether a nation has violated its safeguards agreement, and El Baradei has made it . . .
- Tatas, Icici Bank Plan Loyalty Cards (Business Standard, Shamni Pande, Dec 02, 2005)
The Tata Group and ICICI Bank are soon going to launch their loyalty cards.
- Why Is Bihar A Failed State? (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Dec 02, 2005)
A FEW years ago a senior advocate during a Supreme Court hearing, casually remarked that a particular government should not suffer from the `Bihar Syndrome'. It created a furore with several parties, organisations and people, . . .
- Lalu Plays Busybody (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Having lost his home turf in the Bihar poll battle, railway minister Lalu Prasad made a quiet comeback to the rail ministry last week. That his return coincided with the onset of the winter session of Parliament was a blessing in disguise for him.
- Refusal To Withdraw (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 02, 2005)
Once again President George Bush has ruled out giving a time-table for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq,
- Embattled Nepal King To Return To Face New Challenge (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Dec 02, 2005)
Nepal's King Gyanendra faces a fresh challenge to his rule on his return home from Africa on Friday after the main political parties and Maoist rebels joined hands to end absolute monarchy and restore democracy.
- Dan And Now (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 02, 2005)
There is something about politics that encourages amnesia. Surely, the BJP would not like to remember how they helped a Congress government to survive a no-confidence motion in the mid-Nineties.
- Iraq — Another Vietnam? (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Dec 02, 2005)
THE writer recalls the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings of 1966 when Senator Fulbright brought under debate the growing US involvement in Vietnam. Though the conflict was proving costly, it was considered critical to the “war against communi
- Zia’S Carrot And Stick Policy (Dawn, Sajjad Ali Shah, Dec 02, 2005)
Normally, the government, whether civil or military, is always anxious to tame the judiciary or befriend it, and for that purpose a policy of carrot and stick is followed. This formula was applied with full force after martial law was imposed . . .
- Bihar Devoid Of Good Governance: Buta (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
In an oblique reference to the erstwhile RJD government, Bihar Governor Buta Singh on Thursday admitted that the state had missed "good governance" and reaffirmed the newly installed NDA regime's commitment to ushering in a new era of development with....
- Google's Kashmir Map Pains India (News International, Naveed Ahmad, Dec 02, 2005)
All the peace process rhetoric aside, New Delhi does not have the tolerance to acknowledge a factual description of Jammu and Kashmir map in which Google Inc. had just shown Azad Kashmir outside Indian territorial limits
- The Iraq Policy Runs Through Iran (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 02, 2005)
An earthquake in islands off Bandar Abbas in Iran sent tremors here in Dubai and other parts of the Emirates. The shockwaves felt here are a metaphor of sorts for all the GCC countries: they look with anxiety at the entire troubled arc from Iran to Iraq.
- We’Re Like Them Only? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 02, 2005)
The world’s most illiberal regimes ban homosexuality. Include India’s in that list
- More Than A Pinch (Indian Express, T V R Shenoy, Dec 02, 2005)
My doctors tell me I should cut down on the salt. I respond that this is not possible for an Indian journalist today, we must take every political statement with whole tablespoons of the briny stuff. Does anyone believe the high-sounding sentiments . . .
- Left Gets A Winter Chill: Cec Says Bihar Test Will Help In Bengal Polls (Indian Express, Sabyasachi Bandopadhyay, Dec 02, 2005)
Increasing nervousness of the ruling Left Front, Chief Election Commissioner B B Tandon today made it clear that the Election Commission would use its recent ‘‘Bihar experience’’ to conduct Assembly polls in West Bengal next year and would delete names...
- School Students Invent Method To Clean Polluted Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
To present paper at State-level conference
- Sun Sets On Sena? (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 02, 2005)
As the Thackeray family feud continues, Kalyani Shankar asks what this means for the future of the party
- United States Inks 5-Year Afghanistan Grants (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
The US government signed an agreement here Thursday committing itself to grants over five years for development in war-ravaged Afghanistan that could amount to about five billion dollars.
- Afghan Prosperity — Still A Dream For Most (Daily Times, SAYED SALAHUDDIN, Dec 02, 2005)
A problem for President Hamid Karzai, a year after he formed a new government following a sweeping election victory, is that people’s expectations have been raised, but not met
- Bihar Redeems Its Pledge (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 02, 2005)
The recent Assembly elections in Bihar will be treated as a milestone in the history of Indian democracy. Though all elections are important in one way or the other, Bihar elections were a cut above the rest. First, they ended the 15-year . . .
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