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Articles 17021 through 17120 of 26693:
- Crown Of Thorns (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 27, 2005)
Nitish faces external and internal threats
Nitish Kumar had perhaps not expected to confront reality so early.
- Not A Time For Bickering (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Nov 27, 2005)
The function of opposition parties in a democracy is to examine the government’s legislative proposals, its policies and programmes, show what, if anything, is wrong with them, and suggest improvements.
- India's Energy Security (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Nov 27, 2005)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement may get jeopardised if the US officials and lawmakers demand more and more benchmarks and placing the burden of meeting conditions associated with the deal entirely on India.
- The Way To The Fast Track (Hindustan Times, Nandan Nilekani, Nov 27, 2005)
In a seminal article in the Harvard Business Review in 1994, the late Peter Drucker gave a very convincing argument why large and successful companies often fail after a long and triumphant run.
- Door Of Gaza Strip 'Jail' Opens (Washington Times, Ravi Nessman, Nov 27, 2005)
Gaza Strip -- Palestinians took control of a border for the first time yesterday with the festive opening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, a milestone on their rocky path to independence and a rare moment of joy for fenced-in Gazans.
- Highway To Hell (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Nov 27, 2005)
Using his column in a Delhi broadsheet, Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member from Bengal, recently made some cogent points about the ominous spreading of American cultural hegemony across the world.
- Left Denounces Centre's Policies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Congress should remember that it cannot run government without Left support: Bardhan
- Death Toll In Central China Quake Rises To 15 (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Death toll in a strong earthquake rattled parts of central
China rose to 15, where more than 450 injured, and hundreds of buildings destroyed, the government said.
- Election Commission Proposes A Series Of Measures (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Buoyed by the kudos over conduct of assembly polls in Bihar, the Election Commission has again proposed a series of measures, including curbing criminalisation of politics and favouring restrictions on opinion and exit polls during the election process.
- Stability, Bjp Style: 3rd Cm In 3 Yrs (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 27, 2005)
Taking the shine off the spectacular victory it partnered in Bihar less than a week ago, the BJP central leadership today triggered a fresh internal crisis in the party with its decision to replace Madhya Pradesh chief minister Babulal Gaur with . . .
- Bihar: Before And After Laloo (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 27, 2005)
This was an election in Bihar in which its voter’s voice could be heard, loud and clear.
- How Sonia 'Shielded' Natwar (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Nov 27, 2005)
Sonia Gandhi’s comments on Natwar Singh have been made in the particular context of the Volcker report. Their theme is the simplistic one that anyone found guilty will have to face the consequences. That is something with which few will quarrel. However,
- The Road To Hell (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Increasing vehicle population and poor traffic-engineering have made Indian roads more dangerous than any conflict zone. Despite alarming number of deaths, road disaster management and safety issues are not being addressed by policy makers, . . .
- 46 Naxalites Surrender With Arms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Deputy commander of CPI (Maoist) among senior cadre to give up
- India In A Dilemma – Wants Gas From Iran And Nuke Agreement From America – Confused On Which Side To Take? (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Nov 27, 2005)
India is between two hard rocks. It needs natural gas and oil in the short run from Iran.
- Catch A Falling Star (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 27, 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.
- Masterful Miniatures (Deccan Herald, Suresh Jayaram, Nov 27, 2005)
The author could have taken the opportunity to extend his study of Mughal paintings, to the modern situation in Indian art.’
- Da‘lie’ Behind Diplomacy (Deccan Herald, S A Karthik , Nov 27, 2005)
This endeavour to say the right things without antagonising anybody runs through most of the selected pieces in this volume’
- Lessons In Bihar, For Vanquished And Victors (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Nov 27, 2005)
Despots don’t learn the ways of democracy easily. Laloo Prasad Yadav, whose party’s 15-year misrule turned Bihar into a byword for backwardness and lawlessness,
- Good Riddance, But Road All Uphill Ahead (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 27, 2005)
Last week provided us with a rare moment of hope in politics — the defeat of Mr and Mrs Laloo Yadav. No defeat was more deserved, more reassuring for those of us who remain recklessly optimistic about the future of Bharat Mata despite the abysmal . . .
- Nitish Kumar Tries To Salvage Bihar From Mafia Torn Carnage Left Over By The Shadow Of Congress And Rjd (India Daily, Preeti Singhani, Nov 27, 2005)
It will not be an easy task. The law and order is in shambles. The financial system is in ruins.
- Communists In India – Exerting Control On The Government From Behind The Curtain (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Nov 27, 2005)
You will not see them. They do not have any minister.
- India Should Let Nuclear Agreement Lapse: Analyst (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
U.S. trying to impose `onerous new conditions' on agreement
- National Highways, The Lifeline Of India (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Nov 27, 2005)
Roads, are the arteries of the country which carry the life blood of economy related to trade and commerce to every nook and corner of the nation and boosting its sustainability and augumention in a bigger way.
- Panel Report On Telangana After Parliament Session: Narendra (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
TRS leader attributes the delay to the Bihar elections
- 16 Child Scientists Selected For National Science Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Selected from among 130 students from across the State
- Corruption Spreading Its Tentacles (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Nov 27, 2005)
No country is completely free of corruption. Generally speaking, the poorer a country the more corrupt it is. A political system which is unrepresentative and unaccountable makes it worse. Regrettably, Pakistan suffers from this double whammy.
- Peace Process Losing Steam (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Nov 26, 2005)
The last two months have witnessed some damaging developments in the Pakistan-India peace process.
- India For Consensus On Iran Issue (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Nov 26, 2005)
India is happy and relieved that the door has opened for the resumption of Iran-EU3 talks and no resolution was put up for voting before the Board of Governors’ meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at Vienna yesterday.
- Nitish Drops Scam-Tainted Minister (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 26, 2005)
Even before the new NDA government in Bihar could settle down properly, the pitfalls of “turncoat politics” cost it dear on the very first day.
- Volcker Report Debate On Monday Likely (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The contentious Volcker Committee report on oil-for-food scam could be taken up for discussion on Monday, with the Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today rejecting the Opposition-moved adjournment motion.
- A Moving Mantra...For India’S Success (The Financial Express, NK SINGH, Nov 26, 2005)
The tenth annual Wharton India Economic Forum, held last week, attracted speakers from varied disciplines and the private sector.
- Lanka To Amend Truce Halting ‘Terrorism’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
New Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said on Friday he would amend a ceasefire with rebels to halt “terrorist acts”, saying he did not believe minority Tamils should have their own separate homeland.
- Political Turnaround In Bihar (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 26, 2005)
The post-election scenario in Bihar is not bright because of two things: too much visibility for the BJP and former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s non-reconciliation to his defeat.
- Nepal Breakthrough (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 26, 2005)
The political ground has shifted in Nepal with the hammering out of a 12-point common agenda between major parliamentary parties and Maoist rebels, subsequently endorsed by UN secretary-general Kofi Annan.
- Nitish Kumar, Get Ready For Real Battle (The Financial Express, ALANKAR SRIVASTAVA, Nov 26, 2005)
So finally, the battle for Bihar is over. The verdict is clear: Laloo lost it, Nitish won it. After years of struggle, the long cherished dream of dislodging Laloo from Bihar got realised by Nitish. But the reality is that the journey has just begun.....
- Tragedy Of Lalu Yadav (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Nov 26, 2005)
The recent rejection by the electors of Bihar of the Rastriya Janata Dal (RJD), as Mr Lalu Yadav’s fiefdom is called, is the culmination of a political tragedy that began in 1996.
- Iran At The Iaea: The Good The Bad And The Ugly (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 26, 2005)
In a development that can only be hailed, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has postponed referring Iran to the UN Security Council.
- Modifying Its Message (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Narendra Modi was eventually marked absent from Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. Just as well.
- India Says No, China Sends Arms To Nepal (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Nov 26, 2005)
With an Indian embargo on arms supply in place, King Gyanendra’s government has begun turning to China for weapons. At least 18 trucks of unspecified arms and ammunition from China arrived in Nepal this week.
- Blood Is Thicker Than Water (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 26, 2005)
The best way of overcoming a sworn enemy is to be the first to donate one’s blood to him when he is stricken.
- It’S Action Replay In Bihar (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 26, 2005)
As in the old movies, pirates rummage through everything until they find a crumpled map to the treasure. They put their heads back and guffaw.
- Fight But Make It A Just War (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Nov 26, 2005)
I have been a supporter of US intervention in Iraq and I have had good things to say about the leadership of Bush and Blair. I don’t intend to un-say any of my earlier statements, but paradoxically I must point out that I am happy about the emergence. . .
- Is Blair Shrugging Off The Bush Poodle Tag? (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 26, 2005)
A leaked document on a Blair-Bush conversation throws light on the British prime minister’s sound liberal instincts.
- China Evacuates Villagers As River Gets Polluted (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Hundreds of villagers have been evacuated from their homes along a river in northeast China after an explosion at a petrochemical plant upstream dumped 100 tonnes of toxic chemicals in the water, local media said on Friday.
- Triumph Of Democracy (Pioneer, Mohd Asim, Nov 26, 2005)
The Lalu raj in Bihar has finally come to an end. Though a bit late, after pushing Bihar at the bottom of all development indices, but India is celebrating.
- Musharraf’S Staying Power (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 26, 2005)
It’s difficult for the Opposition in Pakistan to prevent Musharraf from returning to power in 2007.
- Law-Makers And Breakers Too? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 26, 2005)
Within the bounds of the Constitution, at times a political animal may have to break the law to make a point. But if that animal is an MP what is the state of play between the different roles?
- Igp Radha (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Nov 26, 2005)
Mira had to drink the chalice of poison because of her love for Krishna. As the popular bhajan records, ‘Log kahen Mira bawri’ (people say Mira has gone mad). Gone are the feudal Ranas of Mewar, the country has gained independence —we have democracy. . .
- Day 2: Volcker Again But Opp To Come Around On Monday (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
With two successive days of the Winter Session gone to disruptions on the Volcker issue and after Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s outburst, the BJP-led opposition is not only ready to discuss the report in the Lok Sabha on Monday, . . .
- Bihar’S Very Big Picture (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 26, 2005)
Politics in India is in grave danger of being trivialised by yet another factor—psephology.
- Lalu-Paswan Rift Led To Loss: Sonia (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Expressing “disappointment” over the UPA’s rout in the Bihar Assembly elections, UPA chairperson Mrs Sonia Gandhi seemed to take a swipe obliquely at both her allies, Mr Lalu Yadav and Mr Ram Vilas Paswan, for the results.
- `Soft Power', In Place Of Gun-Toting, Serves Washington Well (Hindu, Nasim Zehra, Nov 26, 2005)
Washington desperately needs friends in Pakistan too. At the public level, its `war on terror' has complicated an already estranged bilateral relationship.
- Environment-Friendly Fuels In Bangalore Soon (Hindu, P. Manoj, Nov 26, 2005)
GAIL, Bharat Petroleum to sign MoU on Monday
KSRTC ready to switch over to CNG if it is freely available in State
Availability of PNG, CNG will check illegal diversion of LPG cylinders
Use of such fuels will reduce pollution level
- Bio-Diesel Bus On Smooth Run (Hindu, Tarangini Sriraman, Nov 26, 2005)
Cost-efficiency and lower emission of gases impressive
The vehicle uses a blend called B20, a mix of 20 p.c. bio-diesel and 80 p.c. diesel
Being run on an experimental basis, its performance will be reviewed after six months
- A Word For Volunteers- Ii (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Dr. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar sums up the orientation-cum refresher course for NSS programme officers held in the University of Kashmir
- Varieties Of Extremism (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Nov 26, 2005)
“Age of extremes” is how Eric Hobsbawm described the 20th century. His own book of that title was less than even-handed in its analysis of the extremist ideologies of the age.
- Laloo - Aberration Arrested! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Nov 26, 2005)
Few are ready to write off Laloo Prasad Yadav even when Bihar has virtually struck him off the primary register.
- Crisis Of System (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Nov 26, 2005)
That the outcome of Bihar elections will be known by the time you get to read this-that is unless Bihari politicians, aided and abetted by the man for all seasons, Governor Buta Singh do not have another trick or two up their sleeves.
- Monarch Vs Maoists (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Nov 26, 2005)
In 1990 a multi-party democracy with a constitutional monarchy was introduced in Nepal based on the demands of the people. In 1994 when an extremist faction of the Left parties was not allowed to be part of the government, . . .
- General Polls Can Come Anytime (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Nov 26, 2005)
I have written consistently in the past six months on the Third Front and this was clearly based on the assumption that both the Congress and the BJP would weaken and result in realignment of political forces.
- Lok Sabha To Discuss Volcker On Monday (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The current deadlock in Parliament over the Paul Volcker report and other matters would be broken on Monday with the Lok Sabha set to take up the NDA-sponsored adjournment motion on the Volcker issue for a debate and voting.
- Polemical Blather (Statesman, Subhas Chakraborty, Nov 26, 2005)
A thoroughly non-performing minister, almost direly comical on occasions, has now found an appropriate forum to play to the gallery, red flags fluttering amidst tight-fisted comrades.
- No Respite In Gilgit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Since we last commented in these columns on the situation in Gilgit, which is part of the State under Pakistan's illegal occupation, there have been a series of developments.
- Results A Signal For Secular Unity: Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Congress president is disappointed at the outcome
Congress must gear up for next round of Assembly poll
"NDA bent on disrupting Parliament"
"We reject Mitrokhin disclosures outright"
"Terrorist attacks must stop"
- Apollo Hospitals' Net Up (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise has reported a 20 per cent growth in net profit to Rs. 30.90 crore for the half-year ended September 30, 2005 from Rs. 25.70 crore in the year-ago period.
- Ready, Unsteady, Go (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Nov 26, 2005)
The last word on the BJP-RSS tussle is yet to be heard. There has been intense speculation these last few weeks as to who will succeed L.K. Advani as the BJP chief after he demits office in December at Mumbai.
- Behind Nitish Kumar's Triumph (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 26, 2005)
From Chief-Minister-in-waiting to Chief Minister, it has been a long roller-coaster ride of despair and hope for Nitish Kumar, once bosom pal and now arch rival of the strongman of Bihar, Lalu Prasad. The Nitish-Lalu pair burst on to the political scene..
- Conspiring To Silence Unconventional Voices (Hindu, N. Ravi, Nov 26, 2005)
Intolerant, violent groups could pose as much of a threat to free speech as state action, and the silence of democratic opinion and the unwillingness of the state to provide protection to dissenters only serve to silence unconventional voices.
- Stainless Nitish Removes Taint From Cabinet, Drops Manjhi (Pioneer, Amarnath Tewary, Nov 26, 2005)
When Nitish Kumar was taking oath at Patna's Gandhi Maidan on Wednesday, the talking point was his team's spotless character, that is, until the name of Jitan Ram Manjhi cropped up.
- Overall Situation In Bihar "Grim", Cmp For Governance: Nitish (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Terming as +extremely grim+ the situation of the state, including the law and order and finances, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said a common minimum programme would be finalised within a week to ensure +good governance+ and accelerate the pace . . .
- Sri Lanka Says To Amend Truce To Halt "Terrorism" (Reuters, Peter Apps, Nov 26, 2005)
New Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse said on Friday he would amend a ceasefire with rebels to halt "terrorist acts", saying he did not believe minority Tamils should have their own separate homeland.
- Why Deny Education To The Have-Nots? (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Nov 26, 2005)
The prospects are grim and the portent is a national education policy promotive of colonisation.
- Look Beyond Iran (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 26, 2005)
Instead of the expected fireworks and a showdown with Iran over its runaway nuclear programme during this week's meeting of the governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, what we have witnessed is dextrous diplomacy by the EU3 . . .
- Restoration Of Bihar's Fortunes (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 26, 2005)
The electoral outcome in Bihar has surprised pundits and destroyed many a myth, but it is far from novel in the message the people have sought to communicate.
- Jholawallahs Junk Our Past, Add Reams Without Rhyme (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Nov 26, 2005)
Mr Krishna Kumar's much-hyped "load reduction" scheme, which was used to push NCERT's Curriculum Framework-2005, has evidently been torn apart by HRD Minister Arjun Singh's jholawallah brigade which was recruited to draw up the History component . . .
- Sonia Sees Bihar Lesson For Secular Forces (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Four days after Congress lost Bihar polls, the party president Sonia Gandhi today sought to cement her ruling coalition at the Centre, by dwelling aloud on secular unity.
- What Makes Tamils Angry? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 26, 2005)
A volatile section of Tamil society is finding its traditional culture in a classic confrontation with the onrush of modernity, says K Venkataramanan
- Who To Blame? Sonia, Paswan, Laloo? Sonia Blames Laloo And Paswan For Bihar Defeat (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Nov 26, 2005)
The blame game has started. Sonia Gandhi has started blaming Laloo and Paswan. But was it fair for congress to have alliance with RJD knowing very well what RJD and Laloo was doing in Bihar?
- Volcker Rocks Parliament, Ls & Rs Adjourned (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Living up to their pre-session threat, a relentless BJP-led NDA Opposition today forced adjournment of both Houses over the Volcker Committee report on Iraqi oil pay-offs.
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