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Articles 16821 through 16920 of 26693:
- 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.
- Up Killings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 02, 2005)
The brutal killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai and six others at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh and subsequent violence in protest against the murder show the deteriorating law and order in the state.
- Angry Sanyasin, Aged Tiger (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 02, 2005)
How typical it all is of this country’s dismal, distorted and depressing politics! After many a summer the people had got something to cheer and be happy about. Bihar, the state almost written off as an irremediably benighted land, . . .
- Paradox Of Life (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 02, 2005)
A news agency report of a pre-scheduled marriage being solemnised in the earthquake-affected Uri in grim surroundings on Monday shows how paradoxical human life is. This was the first wedding in the region after the killer tremor had struck on October 8.
- Not Very Slick (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
It was, insisted a top provincial official, a “white lie”. But government attempts to suppress news of an 80km (50 mile) toxic chemical slick creeping along a big river in north-eastern China have unleashed a torrent of criticism by the country's . . .
- Freedom Unlimitted, Disaster Indescribable (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 01, 2005)
We can call it a sexual Glasnost. A world where buggery, bestiality, adultery, incest and all such diabolic deeds of a human being have made even devil blush with himself.
- Solving Kashmir-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 01, 2005)
India, being a liberal democracy in its constitutional law, cannot do in Jammu & Kashmir what Czechoslovakia did to the “Sudeten Germans” after World War II. On June 18 1945 the new Czechoslovakia announced those Germans and Magyars within their borders..
- A Liberating Change At The Helm (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 01, 2005)
Union Agriculture Minister and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Sharad Pawar's emphatic victory in the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) election has ushered in a liberating change.
- The Responsibilities Of A Free Press (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 01, 2005)
The press in the United Kingdom has been warned that it will face legal action under the Official Secrets Act if it publishes a document that apparently shows how the United States administration was considering an even more savage assault on the media.
- Congress Includes Job Guarantee In Panchayat Poll Manifesto (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Party promises host of schemes and facilities for people in rural areas, launches poll campaign
Other features
Better infrastructure for rural areas
Food and shelter for all
Compulsory education of children
- Cpi(m) Polit Bureau To Decide On Entry Of Karunakaran Outfit Into Ldf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Stir planned to highlight `anti-people' policies of Kerala Government
- Bjp Suspends Uma Bharti (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 01, 2005)
Show cause notice issued for anti-party activities, faces imminent expulsion
Softens stand but leadership not impressed
Show cause notice gives her 72 hours to reply
Deliberately defying party's highest decision-making body
- Of Many Cultures (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 01, 2005)
It seems a long time since my last ‘Westminster Gleanings’ and since my conversation with Lord Gilmour about the Middle East. Ariel Sharon’s new grab for the central ground, if such a thing really exists, of the Israeli political spectrum,
- Sparring Partner (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Dec 01, 2005)
It was an irresponsible coalition ally that made matters worse for the RJD. Will it be the same for Nitish Kumar? asks Sumanta Sen
- Run Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 01, 2005)
The art of relinquishing power demands a grace which is not associated with the process of wielding power.
- Pm: Guru Granth Sahib’S Teachings Still Relevant (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 01, 2005)
I am delighted to be amongst you to inaugurate this international seminar on “Guru Granth Sahib and its context” to mark the 400th anniversary of the installation of the Adi Granth at Harmandar Sahib.
- Pakistan's Bhutto Acquited Of Appointments Charges (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
A Pakistani court on Wednesday acquitted self-exiled former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, of charges of making illegal appointments in the state-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
- It’S Only The First Round (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Dec 01, 2005)
No matter which way the numbers are stacked, there is only one clear winner in the long-drawn Bihar Sudoku: a Sikh gentleman generally resident in Delhi who barely intervened in the turmoil of India’s most turbulent state except to give . . . .
- The ‘Autonomy’ Option On Kashmir (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Dec 01, 2005)
Pakistan and India are supposed to be talking about demilitarisation of Jammu and Kashmir (both sides) without going public on the details. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has also added “self-rule” to demilitarisation, and reports from India say a visiting..
- The Missing Consensus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 01, 2005)
Once again, there are reports that the government may soon take a decision in favour of building a big dam on the Indus.
- What Bihar’S Done Today... (Indian Express, RAMESH VENKATARAMAN, Dec 01, 2005)
Is Indian politics becoming ‘middle class’? Nitish Kumar’s thumping victory in Bihar suggests that even in the darkest reaches of India’s heartland a profound political re-alignment may be afoot.
- Beneath The Glitter Of Democracy (Dawn, Jonathan Freedland, Dec 01, 2005)
Think of it as the Sinatra test. On Sunday, assorted liberal, democratic and opposition groups will take on the might of Vladimir Putin in elections for the Moscow city parliament.
- Bush Vows "Victory" In Iraq (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Democrats ask the President to spell out his optimism in detail
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 01, 2005)
Laloo Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal’s poor record in governance is a key factor in the defeat of the RJD-led alliance in the Bihar polls, a front page editorial says. “The general dissatisfaction against the style and content of governance in Bihar.
- Bjp: The Siege Within (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Dec 01, 2005)
Judging by the absence of support to Uma Bharati by other Sangh parivar members, it's clear that she is in the minority, says Anuradha Dutt
- Running With Accolades (Pioneer, Archana Dalmia, Dec 01, 2005)
Sonia Gandhi has come into her own like a triumphant contender after a long race, says Archana Dalmia
- Bangla Bombers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 01, 2005)
Islamists waging jihad against democracy and rule of law in Bangladesh have announced the acquisition of a new and deadly weapon of mass terror with suicide bombers blowing themselves up at the district courts of Ghazipur and Chittagong, killing nine peop
- Slouching Tiger, Leaping Dragon (Pioneer, Chitvan Gill, Dec 01, 2005)
India lags behind China not just in its vision of urban planning but also in clarity of thought, says Chitvan Gill
- Pakistan Backs Presence Of Int'l Forces In Afghanistan For Security (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Stating that insecurity remains a major challenge to Afghanistan's stability, Pakistan told the UN General Assembly Tuesday that it supports the presence of international forces in the war-torn country until peace is fully restored.
- Crime And Up (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 01, 2005)
Tuesday's daylight murder of a BJP legislator and six others by gangsters with automatic rifles in Uttar Pradesh is indicative of how bad the law and order situation is in this State and the extent to which politics has been criminalised in the heartland.
- Bibi's Homecoming (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
It is not the first time that self-exiled former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has announced her decision to return home. Earlier also in 2005 she had made a similar assertion.
- Volcker And The Congress (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Dec 01, 2005)
The Iraqi oil-for - food scam as unearthed by the Volcker Committee has come as a bolt from the blue for the Congress, back at the Centre, via the coalition route, after eight long years.
- Pawar Clean Bowls Dalmiya (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
In a high voltage election of nerve-racking behind-the-scene manoeuvres, Maratha Goliath Sharad Pawar on Tuesday wrested from the Jagmohan Dalmiya-led group the reins of power in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
- Uma May Be Suspended From Bjp (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Uma Bharti, who remained defiant and trained guns on the BJP top brass on Tuesday over the Madhya Pradesh leadership issue, is expected to be formally suspended by the party's Parliamentary Board which meets on Wednesday.
- Bombs In Two Bangladesh Cities Kill Nine (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Nine people were killed and 65 wounded by suspected suicide bombers in two Bangladesh cities on Tuesday, apparently the latest in a wave of attacks by militants fighting to turn the country into a sharia-based Islamic state.
- Bjp Will Get Tough With Uma Bharti (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 30, 2005)
She may be suspended from party
Lust for power crossed all limits: Vajpayee
Second generation leaders want Ms. Bharti out
Govindacharya's defence is the last straw
- Dharam Singh Rules Out Tie-Up For Zilla, Taluk Panchayat Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Says party High Command has not endorsed understanding with AIPJD
Chief Minister's stand
Congress does not need alliances to fight local body polls
Party will win a majority of seats
Workers and leaders are united
- Political Consensus Holds The Key (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 30, 2005)
The Finance Minister's challenge lies in convincing the coalition partners on the reforms agenda.
- Run Uma Run – Bring Bjp Back To Home (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Nov 30, 2005)
It is time to reengineer BJP. The current BJP does not know if it is Congress or the Left Front. It is time for the core conservatives in the party to bring BJP back to home.
- Kerala Bjp Leaders In Dock (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
The knives are out in the state BJP which lost its face in the recent Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha byelection through a massive and mysterious slump in its votes.
- Forward, But In Which Direction? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 30, 2005)
Two weeks ago, on the day that the Israeli government, under pressure from its American ally in the person of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, offered the Gaza Strip’s Palestinian residents a small but significant concession in terms. . . .
- Caught Between Iraq And A Hard Place (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Nov 30, 2005)
In Jordan, there are fears that home-grown militancy aping Al-Qaeda could grow without effective action to tackle poverty, unemployment and exclusion.
- Mirwaiz For Troop Pullout Under Nato (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman Mirwaiz Omar Farooq has said that India and Pakistan should demilitarise the disputed region under Nato supervision.
- 10 Killed In Bangladesh Suicide Hits (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Ten people were killed and 21 badly injured on Tuesday in what police said were Bangladesh’s first suicide bombings and the latest in a string of attacks by militants.
- E.U. Member Nations Warned On Cia Jails (Hindu, Luke Harding , Nov 30, 2005)
Germany fears it was hub for "rendition" flights
- Planes May Replace Troops In Iraq (Hindu, Jamie Wilson, Nov 30, 2005)
U.S. commanders fear Iraqis will use technology for settling scores
- Uma On Her Way Out Of The Bjp? (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 30, 2005)
All the signs are that this time Uma Bharti will not find it easy to ride out the storm.
- Dharam Singh Warns Police Against Complacency (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
`Be sensitive to needs of coalition government'
- Scent Of A Woman (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 30, 2005)
Viewed from a distance, the scenes outside the BJP’s two state headquarters appeared remarkably similar — excited party workers jostling before TV cameras; the smell of burning paper; the sound of frenzied slogans.
- To Be Effective, Link Up (Indian Express, RISHI MOHAN SANWAL, Nov 30, 2005)
November saw the focus of the media and polity focused on the Bihar elections and its results.
- Of The Same Stripe (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Sena is imploding. But Sena-ism isn’t. Look at Maharashtra Congress, for example
- No Longer Backstage (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 30, 2005)
Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan was the grand setting for two coronations on Thursday last. Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in as Bihar’s new chief minister was the story of the day. But intimations of the second crowning were drowned in the extravaganza . . .
- Divide And Lose (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Nov 30, 2005)
While sections within two of India’s most ideologically driven and, as a result, sectarian parties — the BJP and the CPM — have recently woken up to the perils of their divisive politics, a third, the RJD of Mr Lalu Yadav, has been taught the . . .
- The Lakshman Rekha (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 30, 2005)
Chief Justice of India Justice Y.K. Sabharwal’s statement that the judiciary is not treading on the legislature and the executive needs to be viewed against the Union Law Minister’s statement made earlier about the supremacy of the judiciary.
- Shiv Sena Faces Crisis (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Nov 30, 2005)
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray is not known to be at a loss for words and neither do tears of despair roll down the cheeks of this leader who sits on a gilded throne during public appearances.
- When Armed With The Right To Know, You Have The Right To Question The Govt (Indian Express, SHEILA DIKSHIT, Nov 30, 2005)
As a student, I had often wondered what is the true meaning of our democracy. What does democracy mean to the high-flying businessman, the trader or the daily wage earner? ....
- Outward March (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 30, 2005)
There’s a hint, but is there a will?
The hint of a US troop pullout from Iraq, or at least a dramatic reduction in strength, is the strongest indication yet of the White House’s intention of a reversal of President’s Bush’s “stay the course’’ policy.
- National Alternative (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 30, 2005)
The Volcker Report demolished the government’s credibility. The Bihar elections destroyed its authority. The Supreme Court judgment eroded its legality.
- Pawar Play (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 30, 2005)
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar’s election as President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would be welcomed if only for the reason that this has ended the long monopoly of Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya.
- No Approval For Bharti's Yatra: Mahajan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Report to be submitted about her outbursts and posture at legislature party meet in Bhopal
Show cause notices being served on a few MLAs
Bhopal-to-Ayodhya padayatra not approved by BJP
Senior leaders would not like to "disturb" her yatra.
- Small Start To The Great Game (Indian Express, Ajai Shukla, Nov 30, 2005)
A question for South Block: Can we be in Afghanistan without our own military back-up?
- Clean Sweep (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 30, 2005)
Does Pawar have time for both politics and cricket?
- Nitish Plays Status Card, Says ‘Backward’ Bihar Needs Special Treatment (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Asserting that Bihar deserves special treatment in view of its multi-faceted problems, the state’s new chief minister, Mr Nitish Kumar,
- Group Of Four Has Hijacked Bjp: Uma (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
There should be only one rule for the "bull and the lamb, sa"
- Us May Play Visible Role In Kashmir (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Nov 30, 2005)
The United States may play a more visible role in bringing India and Pakistan towards a settlement on Kashmir issue, sources close to the visit of a high-level delegation of US Congressmen said on Tuesday.
- The Us Dilemma In Iraq — Exiting Without Foul-Up (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 30, 2005)
Many in the US administration are no doubt distressed by the loss of American lives in Iraq and the drain on the exchequer. But they must also be painfully conscious that all this would turn out to an egregious waste if they do not make sure that . . .
- Germany: Much Hinges On The `New Management' (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Nov 30, 2005)
The Germans played their own version of KBC, only it was `Kaun Banega Chancellor?'. The frenetic activity, both overt and behind the scenes, began a la Indian coalition politics,
- Mirwaiz For Troop Pullout Under Nato (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman Mirwaiz Omar Farooq has said that India and Pakistan should demilitarise the disputed region under Nato supervision.
- Mirwaiz For Troop Pullout Under Nato (News International, Ziaullah Niazi, Nov 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that supporting the demand for "self-governance" is not a U-turn on the Kashmir policy and we also want demilitarisation in Kashmir.
- Civil Service (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
While the Andhra political leadership is rolling out the red carpet for investors, here is a classic case of bureaucracy-as-usual. At the recent textile summit in Hyderabad, organised by the CII and co-sponsored by the Andhra Pradesh government, . . .
- Dangerous Bluster (Guardian (UK), Peter Beaumont, Nov 30, 2005)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's belligerent new President, wears his revolutionary heritage on his sleeve.
- Musharraf Convenes Meeting On Dams (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has convened a high-level inter-provincial meeting here on Tuesday on the crucial question of construction of new dams in the country Informed sources told Dawn on Monday that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz,
- Kashmir Militant Groups Funded From Across The Border: Patil (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Home Minister Shivraj Patil today said though number of infiltrators into the country has gone down, infiltration continues in a calibrated manner with terrorist organisations in Kashmir being "funded from the other side of the border".
- Terror's Stealth Weapon: Women (Los Angeles Times, Mia Bloom, Nov 29, 2005)
An increasing number of female suicide bombers are a disturbing, confusing new element in the battle against extremists
- A Decaying Society (Daily Excelsior, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Nov 29, 2005)
Abraham Lincoln, when he was the President of America, once wrote a letter to the headmaster of the school in which his son was studying in class 8th.
- Safety Not A Concern (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 29, 2005)
Roads and highways have become death traps. With a boom in the automobile industry,
- Taste Of Dhaka (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 29, 2005)
By all indications, Saarc countries do not seem to have taken Manmohan Singh’s railing against ‘failed states’ seriously, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Towards Soap-Box Politics (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Nov 29, 2005)
Why do politicians prefer TV studios to Parliament when engaging in national debates, asks CP Bhambhri
- Whose Tea Party? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 29, 2005)
Tea in Assam is both business and politics. Political storms over teacups are, therefore, not unexpected in the state, especially on the eve of elections. But the latest stirrings in Assam’s tea gardens have worrying signals for the industry
- Family Feud (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 29, 2005)
The Shiv Sena could not have suffered a worse setback than the resignation of Mr Raj Thackeray from all the posts in the organisation. This is primarily because he is the nephew of Mr Bal Thackeray.
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