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Articles 17121 through 17220 of 26693:
- Pakistan Again (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 25, 2005)
If Joseph Goebbels was around he would have found a perfect rival in Pakistan.
- Nitish Takes Charge As Bihar Cm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Senior JD-U leader Mr Nitish Kumar was today sworn in as the new chief minister of Bihar at a ceremony at Gandhi Maidan this afternoon.
- Crooks’ Opera (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Nov 25, 2005)
He is a political animal. The finance minister cannot therefore be faulted if he indulges in one or two public relations gimmicks. He, however, walked into a blunder.
- Nitish Sworn-In As Head Of 27 Member Nda Govt (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar was today sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister at the head of a 27-member NDA Government, marking the smooth transition of power after 15 years of Lalu-Rabri rule.
- Blair Govt Wants To Keep Secret A Hot Leak (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 25, 2005)
The Labour government of the world’s oldest democracy is looking distinctly uneasy this week after threatening to prosecute any British newspaper that publishes a document proving President George Bush planned to bomb the studios of TV station Al-Jazeera.
- Police Powers (Statesman, SANKAR SEN, Nov 25, 2005)
Policing the police is always a matter of concern in democratic societies.
- Nitish Takes Charge In Patna, Starts With A Team Of 26 (Indian Express, J P Yadav, Nov 25, 2005)
Patna’s Gandhi Maidan was witness to another historic event today as Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the 33rd Chief Minister of Bihar before a crowd which had gathered in thousands.
- We’Re Independent, But Are We Free? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Nov 25, 2005)
The obvious way of looking at the brouhaha over Kushboo’s comments on safe pre-marital sex is to see it as a case of self-appointed custodians of Indian culture going on the rampage for political, even personal, reasons.
- Straight Out Of Bihar (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 25, 2005)
Finally, Lalu Prasad is no longer the supremo of Bihar. The former chief minister is a great communicator, has a certain kind of charisma and a turn of phrase that goes across the footlights with ease, but has, over the years, . . .
- A Recipe That Failed Lalu This Time (The Financial Express, YASHWANT SINHA, Nov 25, 2005)
Bihar has redeemed itself. By voting the way they did in the recently held elections, the people of Bihar have exploded many myths,
- Secure Solutions (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 25, 2005)
There’s no doubt that if the UPA government’s “most ambitious social security programme in the world,”
- Indian Parliament Erupts In Chaos Over Iraq Oil-For-Food Scandal: Bjp Wants Sonia And Natwar Singh To Resign (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
India’s parliament erupted in chaos Thursday as the opposition attacked the ruling coalition over alleged links between a federal minister and Iraq’s oil-for-food scandal.
- Nitish Promises "Good Governance" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
All sections of society given representation in Cabinet, hesays after the swearing-in
Ministry has 16 Cabinet and 10 Ministers of State
Crowd asks Governor Buta Singh to resign
BJP workers protest against non-inclusion of Navin Kishore Prasad Sinha
- Bjp Facing An Uphill Task To Put Its House In Order (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Nov 25, 2005)
L. Ganesan coming soon: early organisational elections unlikely
- Bjp Defers Decision On Madhya Pradesh (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 25, 2005)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday night deferred taking a decision on replacing the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Babulal Gaur, butindicated that the matter was very much on its agenda.
- Defy Taliban (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 25, 2005)
The savage murder of Ramankutty Maniappan provides yet another proof that the Taliban are no more than an army of warped, bloodthirsty killers who would stop at nothing. It also reminds the civilised world that it has a responsibility to eradicate ....
- No Need Of Goodwill Hunting (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Nov 25, 2005)
Bihar finally has a leader who begins his political innings on a clean slate, says Kalyani Shankar
- Nitish Sworn-In, Buta Sworn At (Pioneer, Amarnath Tewary, Nov 25, 2005)
Mubarak ho satta ki khushali, 15 saal se ruki hai bahali - cries greeted Nitish Kumar as he was sworn-in as Bihar's new Chief Minister on Thursday afternoon. Sporting his trademark beige kurta-pyjama and Nehru jacket, Mr Kumar appeared as the . . .
- It Is Time To Take A Tough Stance On Kashmir, Aksai Chin And Northeast – India Must Get All Its Territory Back (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Nov 25, 2005)
India is progressing in many fronts.
- What Made Him Talk Like That? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Nov 25, 2005)
Sudarshan's views on population control may be criticised, but what about the facts disclosed by the CPS study, asks S Gurumurthy
- Eu Challenge For New German Chancellor (Hindu, Michael Naumann, Nov 25, 2005)
Angela Merkel's greatest challenge will be to rekindle Europe's spirit.
- King Gyanendra On Notice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 25, 2005)
The King was in the counting house counting out his money but unlike the blackbirds in the nursery rhyme that hit back at a palace servant, Nepal's political parties and the Maoists have pecked off the royal nose.
- Towards Change In Iran (Deccan Herald, TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Nov 25, 2005)
Iran has a regime wedded to violence and a society eager for peaceful change. The West must address both.
- Riders On The Storm (Indian Express, SATBIR SILAS, Nov 25, 2005)
News of the killing of Ramankutty Maniyappan, an official of the Border Roads Organisation, revives the feeling of insecurity I felt whenever on the road in Afghanistan.
- Nitish & Co Take Over In Bihar (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar was on Thursday sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister at the head of a 27-member NDA government, marking the smooth transition of power after 15 years of Lalu-Rabri rule.
- Bihar Deserves Better (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 25, 2005)
In the resounding verdict given by the people of Bihar in favour of a restoration of law and order, governance and development, one may forget why Lalu Prasad Yadav was made the undisputed Raja of Bihar in the first place.
- Where Do We See Such Courage’ (Indian Express, Rashmi Bansal, Nov 25, 2005)
There are people who live for their jobs. And a few, very few who die for them. In the latter category you generally think: soldier. Dying to protect the motherland. Yes, we have plenty of those, making the ultimate sacrifice to protect our borders.
- What Does The Bihar Verdict Mean? (The Economic Times, D Raja, Nov 25, 2005)
Lalu’s rule lasted for 15 years. He came to power because he truly enjoyed society’s good will, particularly that of its lower strata.
- Rebuilding Bihar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 25, 2005)
FOR Mr Nitish Kumar, the real battle began when he took over as Chief Minister on Thursday.
- Volcker Report Rocks Parliament (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Nov 25, 2005)
The UN Oil-for-Food Volcker Committee report rocked Parliament today with a determined Opposition stalling the proceedings in both Houses, even as the government conceded that it was ready for a discussion on the issue under rules which required voting.
- Scientist Who Made Home Pregnancy Test Possible (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Nov 25, 2005)
Eminent American scientists gathered at the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA, recently, to pay tributes to Prof Om P. Bahl, who died earlier in the year, and recall his contribution to biological sciences.
- Three Into Two (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The battle-lines in Nepal's bitter triangular conflict have become clearer. After talks in Delhi last week, two of the three sides—the Maoist insurgents and the mainstream political parties—announced on November 22nd that they were ganging . . .
- Tigers And A Hawk (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Any election in Sri Lanka is in part a referendum on how to bring a permanent end to the country's civil war, which began in 1983.
- A Vote For Development (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 24, 2005)
It is a common belief that “Justice delayed is justice denied” and nothing perhaps sums up the 15 years of RJD rule in Bihar better than this. The decisive positive mandate in favour of Mr Nitish Kumar, one of the three champions of the cause . . .
- It Is Not Easy To Stay In Power For 15 Long Years: Lalu Prasad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
"I want Nitish to show results; he played into the hands of communal forces"
- Worker's Killing Exposes India's Vulnerability (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 24, 2005)
India has plenty of hands wielding shovels in Afghanistan but no boots on the ground there.
- Karunakaran `Hijacked' Bjp Votes: Chandy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Wednesday that the Democratic Indira Congress(Karunakaran) leader K. Karunakaran had played an important role in `hijacking' BJP votes for the LDF in the Lok Sabha byelection from the Thiruvananthapuram...
- Shedding Baggage (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 24, 2005)
The real winner in Bihar and by-elections elsewhere in the country could be the Congress.
- Why Reservations (Tribune, G.S.Bhargava, Nov 24, 2005)
Dr Ambedkar did not want the constitutional safeguards, as “reservations” were known, to last more than a decade of operation of the Constitution, as it was originally provided.
- Talabani Extends Hand To Insurgents (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Insurgent attacks took their toll on coalition forces Sunday, with a roadside bomb killing a British trooper in southern Iraq and a US soldier slain by gunfire northwest of Baghdad. A US Marine also died of wounds, the US command said
- Nitish Kumar To Be Sworn In Today (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Nov 24, 2005)
BJP's Sushil Kumar Modi to be the Deputy Chief Minister Nitish swept the NDA's demand for Buta Singh's ouster under the carpet, adopting a `let bygones be bygones' posture.
- Bihar: The Road Ahead (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 24, 2005)
In a clear mandate, the people of Bihar have voted across caste and communal divide to send the message that they want change. It is now up to Mr Nitish Kumar, expected to be the next Chief Minister, to deliver on his promises and put his State firmly....
- By-Elections As Political Pointers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 24, 2005)
A defeat at the hands of a friend-turned-foe hurts more than any loss to a traditional rival.
- Belgaum Merger: Flogging A Dead Horse (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Nov 24, 2005)
Has the Karnataka Government over-reacted by dismissing the Belgaum civic body?
- Nitish Kumar To Be Sworn In As Bihar Cm Today (Hindustan Times, HT Correspondent, Nov 24, 2005)
JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Bihar’s 23rd Chief Minister at the historic Gandhi Maidan along with a 13-member team of ministers on Thursday.
- Political Pointers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 24, 2005)
If the Bihar assembly election results confirmed the shift of politics that was taking place under the surface in the state, the results of the by-elections held in Maharashtra and Kerala provided further confirmation of the political moods...
- Price Of Paswan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 24, 2005)
A defeat is sometimes a good opportunity in politics. The Congress seems to be keen to protect Ram Vilas Paswan from the knives that have come out for him after the Bihar results.
- Secessionist Blues (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
On the face of it Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has encountered yet another reverse with Mr Masrat Alam quitting his immediate company.
- The Grandeur Of Evolution (Deccan Herald, Verlyn Klinkenborg , Nov 24, 2005)
Human beings did not understand their place in nature before Darwin.
- ‘Iran Is A Threat To Peace’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Tony Blair has voiced “genuine” concerns over Iran, saying the government in Tehran poses a potential threat to world peace.
- Soldier Blues (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 24, 2005)
Narayan Rane’s famous victory in the Malvan-Kankavali by-election may be bad news for Vilasrao Deshmukh.
- Price Of Division (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 24, 2005)
United, they could have stood tall; divided, they fell. The verdict in Bihar once again upheld the simple electoral logic.
- Relaunching Brand Bihar (Indian Express, Rama Bijapurkar, Nov 24, 2005)
I remember a discussion a few years ago at a strategic planning session of a multinational consumer goods company on how people of India were changing.
- Iraq Sunni Leader, Sons Shot At Home By Uniformed Gunmen (Indian Express, Paul Tait, Nov 24, 2005)
Gunmen in Iraqi army uniforms shot dead an ageing Sunni tribal leader and three of his sons in their beds on Wednesday, relatives said, in the latest attack to highlight Iraq’s deep sectarian rifts ahead of a December poll.
- Sena In Retreat (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 24, 2005)
The results of the two by-elections held in Maharashtra further reinforce the view that the Shiv Sena is fast losing political space which could prove to be irretrievable in the long run.
- Bjp's Loss In Kerala (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 24, 2005)
It is amazing that the BJP, within weeks of its commendable performance in the Kerala local body elections, should suffer a humiliating defeat in the by-election to the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. Nobody was expecting the BJP to emerge....
- Neither Middle Nor Class Nor Indian (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Nov 24, 2005)
Perhaps contemporary India's mother of all myths has been spun around its "middle class". The latter's emergence, pace pop sociologists with vaulting imaginations, has been the most wonderful thing to happen to the country in its recent history.
- Narayan Rane, Oedipus Rex (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Nov 24, 2005)
How do we read the results of the by-election in the Malvan constituency of Maharashtra, in terms of the personalities of Narayan Rane and Bal Thackeray, and their long and complex relationship with one another?
- Us And India Cautiously Welcomes Parties' Alliance With Maoists (India Daily, Media Release, Nov 24, 2005)
The United States has cautiously welcomed the agreement between the seven opposition parties and the Maoists.
- Roots Of Failure (Statesman, Jagmohan , Nov 24, 2005)
On 26 January 1950, “We, the people”, gave ourselves a modern Constitution committed to high ideals.
- A Twist Of Fate (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 24, 2005)
Natwar Singh has exhausted his capacity to hurt himself. But he has not exhausted his capacity to hurt the Congress.
- Nitish To Be Sworn In As Cm, Modi Deputy Cm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar here tomorrow at the head of a coalition government with BJP...
- Why The Crowned Head Lies Uneasy (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Nov 24, 2005)
As if the tasks ahead are not daunting enough, Nitish Kumar might soon find that the BJP is in no mood to make his going smooth,
- Q&a: 'Food Is Considered A Soft Target' (Times of India, R Edwin Sudhir, Nov 24, 2005)
Vivek Kapur is with the University of Minnesota Medical School and director of the Biomedical Genomics Center, USA. He explains to R Edwin Sudhir the dangers of food terrorism and his work on portable detectors of pathogens:
- Playing With Fire (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 24, 2005)
Close to 60 years after it brought the country freedom, the Congress has descended to appalling depths.
- Bihar Puts Parliament In A Different Mood (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The impact of the Bihar election verdict was quite palpable even as both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till tomorrow after paying homage to former President KR Narayanan,
- India's Wild Bihar Sees End Of 15-Year Family Rule (Hindustan Times, Manish Prasad, Nov 24, 2005)
India's crime-plagued state of Bihar will swear in a new chief minister on Thursday, ending the 15-year rule of maverick lower-caste leader Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife.
- Goal Of Human Life (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The objective of human birth being liberation from rebirths, there are two ways open for an individual to pursue this goal.
- Esi Medical Benefits Can Be Availed Even After Retirement (Hindu, D A SAIT, Nov 24, 2005)
The Employees' State Insurance Corporation is operating a superannuation scheme, under which those who had contributed towards ESI for a minimum of five years while in service, can avail of medical services even after retirement.
- Decline And Fall Of The Rjd (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
Fifteen years after he took Bihar by storm, Lalu Prasad has been handed a drubbing so severe it has stunned pundit and pollster alike.
- Iraqi Consensus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 23, 2005)
THE demonstration of unity by Iraqi leaders in Cairo on Monday is unprecedented. Muslims and Christians
- Sensex Slumps 75 Pts On Bihar Poll Results (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Nov 23, 2005)
STOCK prices fell for the second day in a row taking the BSE Sensex down by 75 points on Tuesday on political concerns following the defeat of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), an ally of United Progressive Alliance
- Ilo Moots Work Place Norms For It, Bpo Sectors (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Nov 23, 2005)
The ILO specialist lamented that while risks triggered by degradation of indoor environment were pronounced in the case of sectors such as mining, metals, foundries and agriculture, buildings, which may appear fancy from outside, could also fail to protec
- Merkel Becomes Germany’S First Woman Chancellor (Deccan Herald, Berlins, Nov 23, 2005)
Angela Merkel, leader of the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), won 397 votes in the 614-seat Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, easily securing the majority she needed to become Germany's eighth postwar chancellor and the first to have grown
- Lanka: New Beginning, Old Problems (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Nov 23, 2005)
N ow that Mahinda Rajapakse of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has taken over as the fifth president of Sri Lanka
- Iran-India: Critical Times? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 23, 2005)
IS IRAN, as the Western media would have us believe, really mired in religious fanaticism and intolerance?
- The Bihar Mandate (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 23, 2005)
THE NITISH KUMAR-LED National Democratic Alliance has won a decisive mandate from the Bihar public, ending, in the process, the 15-year-long sway of Mr Lalu Prasad over the State.
- Parliament Faces A Winter Of Discord (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 23, 2005)
At least 50 legislative measures are scheduled for introduction or consideration in the winter session of Parliament, opening today. But this appears a tall order, given the confrontationist mood of the Opposition.
- Bjp, Allies End 15 Years Rule Of Lalu Prasad In Bihar (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 23, 2005)
Bringing an end to 15-year-long uninterrupted rule of Lalu Prasad’s RJD, the alliance of JD(U)-BJP Tuesday wrested the power by roping in 140 seats in the 243-member Assembly.
- A New Generation In Germany (News International, A. Kissinger, Nov 23, 2005)
The election of Angela Merkel as Germany's new chancellor could mark a seminal event.
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