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Articles 17321 through 17420 of 26693:
- Bihar Boxes Out Laloo (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
According to the latest trends, the JDU-BJP combine is ahead of Laloo Prasad-led combine in the Bihar Assembly polls. Union Minister RamVilas Paswan is expected to be the biggest loser in these elections
- Bjp To Discuss Madhya Pradesh Leadership Issue (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 22, 2005)
Babulal Gaur could be on his way out
Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Uma Bharti in the race
Outcome of Bihar polls also to be discussed
Decision on election of new party president
- Left Apprised Of Stand On Iran Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
India will strive to ensure that the issue remains within IAEA
- Sharon Forms New Party, Calls For Polls (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Nov 22, 2005)
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday quit the governing Likud party, announced the formation of a new party and called for early polls.
- Pakistan Gave No Proposal For Self-Governance: India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
India said on Monday night that it had received no proposal regarding so-called "self-governance" in Jammu and Kashmir during the November 12 Dhaka meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz.
- Rise Of India And China Changing Global Balance: Lee Kuan Yew (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
"They should not be suspicious of each other"
Vital for India, China to understand each other
Points to difference between their literacy rates
Services alone cannot make India a major economy
- A Man With A Vision (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The relevance of economics in today's society is largely the efforts of visionaries, who took economics away from the dry theories into the real world of development. Dr V K R V Rao is one such person, P Ramachandran & R S Deshpande tell us.
- Rss Does A Favour To Udf Nominee (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The BJP has given a sensational twist to the eagerly awaited outcome of the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha byelection on Tuesday by publicly admitting to an erosion of its votes favouring the Congress candidate.
- The State Hasn't Collapsed In Bihar (The Economic Times, K J Rao, Nov 22, 2005)
The Bihar assembly elections have been free and fair, and remarkably peaceful. That inspires hope. It serves to blast the commonly peddled myth that the state there has collapsed. K J Rao, the Election Commission’s adviser in Bihar, certainly deserves ...
- Left Agrees With Govt's Stand On Iran (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Any dispute about Iran's nuke capability should be kept within IAEA: Karat
- Power Equations In The Winter Session (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2005)
The much-predicted expansion of the Union Cabinet has turned out to be a minimalist cut-and-paste job. No additions, only a few changes involving four portfolios — Information and Broadcasting, Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, and Water Resources
- The Imperatives Of Offshore Outsourcing (Hindu, M.S.S. VARADAN, Nov 22, 2005)
A country analysis shows India a clear winner for now in outsourcing
- The Northeast Exception (Hindu, Sarmila Bose, Nov 22, 2005)
Argues for a policy reorientation towards the Northeast and linking it to a new `Look East' policy
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Appointed Sri Lankan Premier (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 22, 2005)
New leader holds Sinhala hardline position and hawkish views on the ethnic problem
- Aziz To Attend Chogm Meet (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistan would take part in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled at Malta from November 25 to 27 after a gap of six years following its re-admission to the Commonwealth in 2004. Pakistan was suspended from the.....
- The Bihar Laloo Lost (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 22, 2005)
In Bihar’s most celebrated festival, Chhat, the participating men, and mostly women, must break their fast in the evening with kheer. But there is an attached ritual injunction: if the believer should come upon any gravel in the dish,
- Anil Ambani Plans Foray In Drugs Retail (Business Standard, Mitul Thakkar, Nov 22, 2005)
The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprise (ADAE) group is planning to foray into retailing of pharmaceutical products. Sources close to the development said the group was in the process of appointing top executives for the pharmaceutical venture and . . .
- Hard Times For George Bush (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2005)
Nothing seems to be going right for United States President George W. Bush these days.
- Narayana Murthy, Mp? (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Nov 22, 2005)
Singapore leader Lee Kuan Yew recently exhorted Infosys chief N.R. Narayana Murthy to enter politics and refashion it just as he had shaped his company to become an IT leader. Even though Lee’s experience of an island state — . . .
- Sikandar Supports Kashmir Proposal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
AJK Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat on Monday welcomed Pakistan’s proposal of demilitarization of Kashmir and self-governance in its divided parts.
- Apollo Hospitals To Invest Rs. 350 Cr. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The Chennai-based Apollo Hospitals Group on Monday said it would invest Rs. 350 crore to add 1,800 beds in the next 18 months through acquisitions and creation of greenfield facilities.
- The First Martyr (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 22, 2005)
Today is the anniversary of a hero who gave his life for Kashmir in the 19th century. Born in England, the hero named Robert Thorp
- When Officers Are Not Gentlemen (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 22, 2005)
I do not know what I can do about the thinking countrymen. They are all there for a cricket commentary or some boorish confrontation among politicians.
- Ec Is The Winner (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2005)
By and large, the four-phase election to the Bihar Assembly was orderly and peaceful, signifying the triumph of democracy. There was less violence and no booth capturing this time.
- Burnt Out Case (Telegraph, Jay Bhattacharjee, Nov 22, 2005)
The roots of the recent violence in Paris can be traced to the functioning of the French establishment and the elite, writes Jay Bhattacharjee
- Wrong Strategy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 22, 2005)
In the hands of cynical people politics can be frightening business. The Congress’s show of solidarity with Mr Adhir Chowdhury could have led to horrible deaths for some bus passengers in Calcutta.
- 'Don't Leave Afghanistan Half-Way' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 22, 2005)
Q: How do you look at Afghanistan joining the SAARC? . . .
- Bihar: Ec Orders Repoll At Two Booths In Saran (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The Election Commission today ordered repoll at two booths in Bihar's Saran district following complaints of irregularities, election office sources said here.
- Ready, Unsteady, Go (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Nov 21, 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.
- Bihar Poll Challenging; Cec Defends Rao (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Maintaining that holding assembly elections in Bihar was "challenging", Chief Election Commissioner B B Tandon today came out in strong defence of EC Adviser K J Rao who has been under attack from Congress and RJD in the wake of his tough handling of . .
- Bihar Polls Were A Challenge: Tandon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The biggest difficulty was ensuring security and tackling naxalites, says CEC
- Lengthening Shadows Of Naxalites (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Nov 21, 2005)
The terror and mayhem let loose by the Naxalites/Maoists has become bloody.
- Mahajan Predicts Nda Win In Bihar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Says it will lead to disintegration of the UPA regime at the Centre
Dismisses possibility of hung Assembly
Andhra policy on naxalism lacks coherence
Partymen proud of RSS association, says Venkaiah Naidu
- Undercurrents May Decide By-Election Outcome (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, Nov 21, 2005)
Both fronts insist it was fought on issues
- Missing In Bihar (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 21, 2005)
An opinion poll conducted by Times Now in Bihar has come up with interesting information. One, social justice no longer tops the agenda in elections; it is employment.
- Afghan Polls And Re-Emergence Of Taliban —Eschmall Sardar (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
There is no denying that for Afghanistan elections are definitely a thing to rejoice, yet it needs to be noted that unless accompanied by important factors like keeping tried and tested hawks at bay, they are likely to amount to little more than old wine.
- Handle With Care (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 21, 2005)
If a despotic monarch is bad for democracy, anarchists could be even more so. The pact between the Maoists and the democratic parties in Nepal is, therefore, at best a gamble.
- Nehru’S Lessons For Manmohan (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 21, 2005)
Virtually every Naga knows the story of their elders who went to Gandhi in July 1947, demanding independence.
- Indian Polity And Poor People (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Nov 21, 2005)
The 2004 parliamentary verdict was a mandate for tolerance, social justice and secularism. Inspired by Nehruvian ideas, this model had ensured some level of tolerance and distributive fairness and yet at the same time sought to achieve economic growth,...
- Of Us And Roman Empire (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Nov 21, 2005)
Natwar Singh has not only been hit hard-fairly or otherwise is a different matter—by Paul Volcker, former head of the US Federal Reserve (bank), but also humbled in the most imperial way by this ‘distinguished’ American.
- Oppression By Bigger Powers Makes Peace An Impossibility (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 21, 2005)
Bloodshed is abhorable. But those who want to rule by force are responsible for it. Everywhere in the world, Muslims are being persecuted.
- Increasing Pressure To Withdraw (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 21, 2005)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's assessment that foreign troops could start withdrawing by the middle of 2006 might appear plausible at the surface.
- Iraqis' Right To Rule Themselves (Hindu, Haifa Zangana, Nov 21, 2005)
The photograph of an elderly Iraqi carrying the burned body of a child at Fallujah, widely shown during the chemical weapons controversy of recent days,
- Why Have Infrastructure Reforms Failed? (Hindu, V. Ranganathan, Nov 21, 2005)
Lack of a strong internal constituency to blame for poor performance; paucity of resources is another major constraint
- Save Kiocl, Cm To Centre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The State government has appealed to the Centre against closing down the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL), Chief Minister N Dharam Singh said in Bangalore on Sunday.
- Parliament Session Set To Be Stormy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The winter session of Parliament beginning Wednesday is expected, by all accounts, to be stormy with the Congress-led coalition facing a determined Opposition in the wake of the ....
- Sea Of Trouble (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Only the LTTE will be happy with Sri Lanka’s new president. Bad news for Colombo and Delhi
- Boys Can Be Men (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 21, 2005)
Does the Congress want to invest in the past or the future? Does it want to win the next poll?
- Man Who Stopped Hindu Rashtra (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, Nov 21, 2005)
Excerpts from the inaugural lecture on ‘Challenges to Indian Democracy’ delivered at the Nehru Centre on November 14
- Education Or Extortion? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 21, 2005)
Come admission time in private schools for elementary classes, parents get worried. Not just the exorbitant fee and the costly books the private schools prescribe empty their purses.
- Of Emissions And Expletives-By A C Tuli (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 21, 2005)
Imagine this. One fine morning when you settle down with your morning newspaper, the very first thing that your eyes clap on his boxed news item on the front page,
- No-Go Area-Ii -By Ishan Joshi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 21, 2005)
Even those who concede that advising France to jettison its integrationist model could amount to advocating an illiberal communitarianism i.e.
- Bihar Parties Draft Would-Be Cabinet (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Is there going to be any change in Bihar this time or will the status quo continue further?
- Corruption In J And K (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2005)
Besides Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir has been suffering from widespread corruption at various levels of the government.
- Udf Had No Truck With Bjp And Rss, Says Hassan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
`Pinarayi, Karunakaran trying to cover up impending defeat in byelection'
- Challenges Before President Rajapakse (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 21, 2005)
Mahinda Rajapakse, in his self-defined role of architect of a "new Sri Lanka," has to balance several contradictions. These arise from the polarised mandate and his political allies.
- Fractured Island (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Nov 21, 2005)
The emergence of Mr Mahinda Rajapakse at the helm of the state and government in Sri Lanka marks a clear break with the tradition where a dynasty or a dominant family held the highest political office.
- Capturing Nature’S Wonders (Tribune, Usha Rai, Nov 21, 2005)
Shrinking forests, disappearing tigers, the urban sprawl eating up green spaces, pollution levels in cities making it difficult to breathe, and the interminable cycle of floods, droughts and natural disasters, leave one with the distinct feeling that . .
- Behind The Screens (Tribune, Shakuntala Rao, Nov 21, 2005)
It is likely that you have never heard of the phrase “integrated movie-making.” It is a euphemism used by advertisers for something increasingly ubiquitous in films: product placement.
- Thursday's Stormy Heat To Beat Manmohan's Winter Chill (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The winter session of parliament beginning on Wednesday is expected to be stormy, with the government set to face flak over a number of issues ranging from Iraq's oil-for-food deal to Bihar.
- Karat Echoes Manmohan On Iran Vote (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The IAEA report highlighting the connections between A Q Khan's illicit nuclear network and Iran's nuclear programme has given the Left parties an opportunity to beat a dignified retreat on their opposition to India's Iran vote.
- After The Wait (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
It is hard to believe that last week’s minor changes in the council of ministers had the long wait and build-up that they did.
- Police Image (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 21, 2005)
The hope that, with the achievement of Independence, India will be better served by its police and bureaucracy is yet to be fully realised. The image of both in the public eye continues to be unflattering.
- Debris In Quake Zone Is A Serious Health Risk: Un (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
* Pakistan must reforest earthquake-hit areas: environment minister
- Cong Threatens To Use Adhir Arrest As Poll Plank (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The Congress today threatened to launch agitation against the arrest of Adhir Choudhury. Condemning the police action, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Priya Ranjan Das Munshi said the Congress will play up the issue in its campaign for the coming Assembly
- The Divestment Debate: China's Example (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Nov 21, 2005)
Contradictions abound in the world of modern political economies.
- Iaea Meeting On Iran On Nov 24 — Let Govt Act In Its Best Judgment (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 21, 2005)
The question before India is whether it should act as a responsible member of the IAEA Board in the light of overwhelming evidence of disregard of its obligations by Iran or whether it should isolate itself from the main body of opinion and . . .
- `Wagah Route Should Be Opened For Trade' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Need to connect Raja Sansi airport with more international flights: M.S. Gill
Urges Govt. to set up cargo complex in Amritsar
`Find means to provide relief to debt-ridden farmers'
- Pontifical Bush... -... Gets A Cold Shoulder From China (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 21, 2005)
It was a devastating snub that President George W Bush had never quite anticipated.
- Rss Chief Tells Hindus To Produce More Kids, Day Later Madhya Pradesh Govt Decides Against Two-Child Norm (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Nov 21, 2005)
A day after RSS chief K S Sudarshan asked Hindus to produce at least three children, even 17, to keep the demographic profile intact, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Babulal Gaur decided to do away with the two-child eligibility norm that debars people....
- New Water Policy Likely To Focus On Ageing Dams (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Nov 21, 2005)
Management plan to implement policy objectives
Attention on conservation of wetlands
Regulatory authority being mooted
Drip and sprinkler irrigation to be promoted
- Careful With Syria (Dawn, David Ignatius, Nov 21, 2005)
In the United Nations’ looming confrontation with Syria, it’s hard to define the best strategy but easy to identify the worst one: the imposition of general economic sanctions that would hurt the Syrian people while allowing the ruling elite to grow . . .
- Poetry, Pistachio, Power (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Nov 21, 2005)
A government rarely receives all its challenges in a cluster. But this could be just that kind of a week for the Congress-led coalition: the Bihar verdict, Supreme Court’s judgement on the constitutionality of the dissolution of that state’s assembly,
- Helping Victims Of Violence (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Nov 21, 2005)
In the days when Ayub Khan ruled the roost, and the 22 families set up their baronetcies, draconian press laws were introduced to keep at bay journalists who had not yet recovered from the long hangover of the Tamizuddin Khan years.
- China Will Adopt Its Own Path To Democracy, Hu Tells Bush (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Washington, Beijing sign agreement on prevention of illegal nuclear trade
- New S.Lankan President To Unveil Cabinet By Nov 22 (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Sri Lanka's new president, Mahinda Rajapakse, will unveil his cabinet by Tuesday, aides said, playing down tough talk by the Tamil Tigers and seeking to reassure investors fleeing the Colombo bourse.
- New Bearings Of Sco (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Nov 21, 2005)
BEFORE turning to Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as promised last week, I need to clarify a point. Mr Zia Rizvi, a consulting engineer in far-off Toronto read the online version of my article Politics of pipelines (Dawn, November 14) and ....
- Sri Lanka To Witness Major Political Changes (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 21, 2005)
The prospects have dimmed for Anura Bandaranaike as he had not participated in Mr. Rajapakse's rallies
- Ncert’S New Syllabus Covers Controversial Political Issues (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 21, 2005)
With the new school syllabus approved after long-drawn controversies, the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has speeded up the preparation of textbooks.
- `Political Row No Setback To Infosys Biz Plans' (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Nov 20, 2005)
"It is as good as somebody claiming that the sun rises in the West. If Mr Gowda claims that the crow is white, I cannot help it."
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