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Articles 17721 through 17820 of 26693:
- Millions Vote In Bihar Election (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
PATNA, India (Reuters) - Millions of voters cast their ballots in the crime-ridden state of Bihar on Sunday, in polls that will decide the fate of a key member of the federal coalition.
- Bihar Talks Loud - Nda To Form Government (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
The RJD-led alliance clearly fell short of the magic figure of 122 despite improving its performance in the 57 seats that went to polls on Sunday, according to an exit poll conducted by Zee News.
- Moef Seeking To Centralise Clearance Of Projects (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 14, 2005)
The ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) notification modifying the process of environmental clearance for projects has created a flutter among stakeholders.
- President’S Musings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 14, 2005)
THE executive has been murmuring all along that the other pillars of democracy, the legislature and the judiciary, have been transgressing into its domain.
- Pak Hasn’T Done Enough To End (Tribune, Ajay Kaul, Nov 14, 2005)
Agreeing with his Pakistan counterpart Shaukat Aziz that there was “trust deficit” between the two countries, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said “all that needs to be done” on stopping crossborder terrorism has not been done by Islamabad.
- Just Un-Necessary (Greater Kashmir, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
UNO apparently works for peace and harmony, but essentially sides with the powerful against the week, comments
- Sanjay Ducks Salem Shadow (Telegraph, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
Mumbai today seemed lenient towards Sanjay Dutt’s alleged role in the blasts of 1993 as he made his first public appearance after Abu Salem’s extradition
- Assessing Vajpayee-Ii (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
After the exchange of nuclear tests in 1998, Vajpayee took the bus across the Wagah border to meet Nawaz Sharif in February 1999.
- No Overland Access To Afghanistan For India: Aziz (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
Despite Afghanistan’s entry into SAARC, Pakistan will continue with its policy of denying India overland access to Afghanistan
- Nda Standing, Laloo Down For Count? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
Exit polls at the end of third phase of polling in Bihar assembly continued to project a fractured verdict, with an edge for NDA and doom for RJD supremo Laloo Prasad, while Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP may be the worst affected.
- Remembering Nehru (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Nov 14, 2005)
Born with a silver spoon in his mouth on 14th No-vember, 1889 in Allahabad, Pt Nehru the Ist. Prime Minister of India was the real architect of democracy.
- Solve Amicably (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 14, 2005)
It is sad that the Ladakh region has once again been exposed to a sort of communal tension that had engulfed it briefly in the nineties
- Oss Ceo Comments On Various Intelligence And Info Operations Matters (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 14, 2005)
Robert David Steele Vivas, CEO of OSS.Net, a global open source
intelligence (OSINT) and Information Operations (IO) provider, has today posted
comments on a variety of intelligence and IO matters at his corporate web site,
- Turning To Faith To Find The Missing Daughters (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 14, 2005)
Religious and spiritual leaders came together to focus on the alarming fall in the sex ratiovis-à-vis the heinous crime of female foeticide and infanticide. There were Hindu, Jain, Sikh and a couple of Muslim religious leaders.
- Hi-Tech's Gadgets Target New-Age Businessmen (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
SPEAKERS will soon be passé. With the sound bug, you can turn your table, or windows into a speaker.
- No Overland Access To Afghanistan For India: Aziz (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
Despite Afghanistan’s entry into SAARC, Pakistan will continue with its policy of denying India overland access to Afghanistan because that policy is linked to the broad matrix of India-Pakistan relations, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told the media...
- Unga Remains Split On Security Council Reform (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 14, 2005)
The UN General Assembly has concluded a two-day debate on expanding the Security Council, the world body’s power centre, to make it more effective to face new challenges, with positions on this key issue remaining poles apart.
- 47 P.C. Turnout For Third Phase Of Assembly Elections In Bihar (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Nov 14, 2005)
Polling completely peaceful and incident-free, says Election Commission
- It Firms Keeping Their Options Open (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 14, 2005)
No industry wants to put all its eggs in one basket. There is stiff competition among Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad to woo IT majors.
- Belgaum Inseparable Part Of Karnataka: Dharam Singh (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
Karnataka Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh on Sunday reiterated that Belgaum is an "inseparable" part of Karnataka and that no force can take it away from the State.
- Edge For Nda: Exit Poll (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 14, 2005)
An exit poll at the end of third phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly continued to project a fractured verdict, with an edge for the National Democratic Alliance.
- Recipe For Effective Leadership (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
A good leader has to be communicative and understanding
- Globalisation And Political Rage (The Economic Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
The economic reform years in India have seen a remarkable turnaround in the economy as also increasing consumer sovereignty in those sectors of the economy that have been opened up to competition.
- Protect The Middle Ground On The Iranian Nuclear Issue (Christian Science Monitor, editorial, Christian Science Monitor, Nov 14, 2005)
Mahyar, the breadwinner and the eldest son of his family, volunteered for the Iran-Iraq war when he was only 17. After the war he died in the streets of Tehran, where he came for the treatments of injuries caused by Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons.
- Indian Elected Chief Of Global Science Body (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
International Council of Science promotes global scientific activities
Mehta is second Indian to hold coveted post
Credited with developing new technologies for industrial applications
- Awards For Child Welfare (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Sixteen individuals and institutions have been selected for the National Awards for Child Welfare for 2003 and 2004. The awards will be presented by Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on Children's Day.
- An Area Of Blindness (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Nov 13, 2005)
A theoretically rigorous secularism has been put to the test in France
- Relief Work And Civil-Military Relations (Daily Times, Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi, Nov 13, 2005)
The presidency and the army will incur a heavy political cost if they continue to bypass civilian political elements, especially those viewed as adversaries. For the first time the opposition has credible issues to lash out at the presidency-dominated ...
- Pm And Super Pm-Sonia Gandhi In Indian Politics (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Caricatures and cartoons make us smile or chuckle because we recognise truth in them.
- India Seals Nepal Border For Polls Bihar (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
India has sealed the border with Nepal in the lawless northeastern state of Bihar ahead of assembly elections there to prevent cross-border violence by Maoist rebels, officials said Saturday.
- Family Politics (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 13, 2005)
The spat between Panthers Party leader Bhim Singh and his nephew and former Education Minister Harshdev Singh has not come totally as a surprise. They have been taking aims at each other for quite some time.
- Will Azad Govt. Be Different ? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Nov 13, 2005)
After a protracted spell of nearly three decades, the Congress Party has once again successfully installed its Chief Minister in Jammu and Kashmir... to be precise, the first ever after Syed Mir Qasim relinquished office to pave the way for . . .
- Polling Begins In 57 Bihar Seats Amid Tight Security (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Polling for the third round of the four-phased Bihar assembly elections began on a peaceful note on Sunday morning amidst unprecedented security arrangements.
- Al-Zarqawi Setting Sights Beyond Iraq (ABC News International, PAUL GARWOOD, Nov 13, 2005)
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is on the move, or at least that's the message he wants to send. With Wednesday's attacks in his birthplace of Jordan, the al-Qaida in Iraq chief signaled he has the capacity and desire to export his suicide-bombing campaign . . .
- Karzai Calls On Taliban To Join Reconciliation Process (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday urged Taliban fighters and other militants to abandon their insurgency against his government and US-led forces in Afghanistan and join a national reconciliation process.
- German Parties Agree On "Grand Coalition" (Hindu, Luke Harding , Nov 13, 2005)
Left-wingers angry over trade-off over tax rises
- Has Nepal Been Put Up By Pakistan? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 13, 2005)
``Move to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a member of SAARC''
Diplomats say Islamabad is not keen on Kabul's entry
No objection "in principle" to China's association with SAARC: India
Foreign Secretaries to finalise norms for dialogue partners
- Strike A Balance Between Growth, Environment To Save Birds: Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
`They play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance'
Many species of birds facing threat of extinction owing to decline in forest cover
Increasing urbanisation and pollution are the cause for their migration
- Why Salem Won’T Recognise Mumbai (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
When he came from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai was like Chicago in the 1930s: Bloody mafia feuds were the order of the day, the police and customs paid off, the honest ones ceaselessly scanning the coastline for dhows weighed down with . . .
- Bjp’S Hero No 1 Till Yesterday, Khalnayak Today (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Nov 13, 2005)
Till last elections, he was one of the most sought after and, arguably, the most popular star campaigner for his party
- 3rd Phase Polls In Bihar Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the third phase of elections to the Bihar legislative assembly to be held on Sunday.
- Peeved, But Some Reprieve (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 13, 2005)
Natwar Singh has upset party colleagues accusing them of conspiring to get his job. To some UPA allies he remarked caustically about ‘‘that four-and-a-half-feet man’’....
- Bihar:polling Starts In 57 Constituencies Amid Tight Security (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Polling began in 57 out of 243 constituencies this morning in the third of the four-phase Assembly elections amid tight security.
- Volcker-Mitrokin Reports A 'Political Rdx' For Upa: Advani (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Contending that the Congress and Left are caught in a web of corruption, BJP President L K Advani today claimed the Mitrokin Archives and Volcker pay-offs issues will prove a "political RDX" for the UPA government.
- Reversal Of Roles (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 13, 2005)
Some kind of tectonic shift appears to be taking place in the traditional roles played by men and women down the ages.
- No Death For Salem? Experts Differ (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
The "no-death" penalty undertaking given by the government to Portugal for extraditing underworld don Abu Salem has kicked off a debate over the sentence for the prime accused in the Mumbai 1993 serial blast case after a TADA court questioned the . . .
- Shatrughan Slams Nda, Ready To Quit Bjp (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Sulking BJP leader and actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha has said he is prepared for expulsion from the party, which he had asked to ponder over its own state of affairs in Bihar before opposing the Centre on the tainted ministers' issue.
- Polling In 57 Bihar Constituencies Today (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Nov 13, 2005)
Last minute efforts by political combinations to woo the voter
- National Interest Or Ideology? (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Nov 13, 2005)
In mourning the absence of democracy and fundamental rights, or the severe limitations imposed on both, we tend to forget that the foundation of it all was laid in the very initial years of independence when Pakistan was declared an ideological state ....
- Assessing Vajpayee-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 13, 2005)
Atal Behari Vajpayee, mentored by Shyama Prasad Mookerjee himself, became Prime Minister of India for less than a fortnight in 1996, then again in 1998 and again in 1999 and remained so until he was voted out in 2004.
- Star Crossed -A Landmark Runs Into Uncertainties (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 13, 2005)
Old-timers can only lament the fate that awaits the century-old Star Theatre in Kolkata, reopened two years ago after being destroyed in a fire in 1991. Subrata Mukherjee,
- Tamil Tigers Not Ready For Long-Term Agreement (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Sri Lanka’s presidential frontrunners both promise lasting peace with the Tamil Tigers if elected at this month’s poll, but while their pledges strike a chord with ordinary voters,
- Nepal’S King Seeks Saarc’S Support (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Nepal’s King Gyanendra sought on Saturday to win regional support for dismissing the government and taking power, saying security had improved under his rule.
- Bjp Strongman Quits Party "In Disgust" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Alleges conspiracy by the RSS for his removal as the vice president of State 20-point programme
- Just Heartening (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Thanks to the timely intervention of the Honorable High Court the otherwise imminent ecological disaster may now be prevented.
- Partnership In Infrastructure (The Economic Times, RAGHAV CHANDRA, Nov 12, 2005)
Creating infrastructure solely through budgetary resources is not the best thing to do. Almost all infrastructure projects lend themselves to private sector participation in some manner.
- Definitely No Fluke: Krn At The High Table (Hindu, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Nov 12, 2005)
"Never underestimate a person," he said often. "You never know where his talent lies. And never overestimate a person because of his appearance." Behind this was KRN's experience of adversity.
- Plantation Workers Root For Ranil (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 12, 2005)
Community seeks better life
- Low Key Campaign Ends For Thrird Phase Polling In Bihar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Lacklustre electioneering for the third phase of Bihar Assembly polls came to an end this evening.
- Advani Blasts Centre On Judicial Probe Into Volcker Report (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
BJP President L K Advani today accused the Congress-led UPA government of going back on its assurance of instituting a full-fledged probe by a judicial commission into the Volcker panel's report on the Iraqi oil payoffs in a bid to cover up "murky transac
- The Kanwar Mess (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Nov 12, 2005)
One thing that has always struck me most noticeably about Kanwar Natwar Singh is his supreme insolence.
- Divestment Alive Still (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 12, 2005)
Politics is the art of the possible and nowhere is this old adage more apt than in Indian policymaking especially when it concerns such sensitive issues as divestment of public sector undertakings (PSUs).
- Never Too Late (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
It is good that the State Government has finally sounded bird flu alert. It has advised people "particularly those living in close proximity to water bodies" to be cautious.
- In And Around Volcker! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Nov 12, 2005)
A question pestering Indians today is whether the allegations in the Volcker report against the (now ex-) Foreign Minister, Natwar Singh could have been manipulated.
- Tamil Rebels Allege Military Of Harassment Ahead Polls (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil rebels Friday accused the military of harassment ahead of next week’s presidential elections, when the minority community is expected to play the role of king-maker.
- Tight Security For Bihar Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Polling will be held in 57 of the 243 constituencies of Bihar Sunday in the third and penultimate phase of assembly elections amidst tight security
- Greasy Deal And Natwar’S Stigma (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 12, 2005)
IF by hurling abuses at America — as some are doing — and believing that they can rub off the stigma of the Volcker committee’s indictment of former foreign Minister K. Natwar Singh and his Congress Party, they are living in a fool’s paradise.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 12, 2005)
Margin & the message
Will 10 Downing witness a change of guard ?
- Volcker Report: Advani Says Centre Has Backtracked (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 12, 2005)
BJP president L.K. Advani on Friday alleged that the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre had backtracked on its assurance to set up a judicial commission to go into the Volcker Report. He told reporters here that the Pathak Committee wou
- Nda Fostered Communalism, Says Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
The need of the hour is a strong and stable Government in Bihar which can work in tandem with the Centre
Congress has always stood for the minorities
NDA was biased against Bihar, Rajasthan and Orissa
- Pollution: Official Warns Of Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
High pollution attributed to rise in the number of vehicles on the road
- Naxalite Issue Not Serious Says Pasha (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
People should not become anxious about the Naxal problem in the region and must face it bravely, IGP (East) M F Pasha has said.
- 'Jungle Raj In Bihar To Be Over After Polls' (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Predicting a 'clear majority' for the NDA in Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP president L.K. Advani on Friday claimed that these were the 'last days' for RJD's 'rule by proxy'.
- Sonia, Advani Barnstorm Bihar As Campaign Ends (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Amidst strong indication of a possible showdown between the ruling UPA and the Opposition led by the NDA in the coming winter session of Parliament slated to begin on November 23, BJP President L K Advani launched a scathing attack on UPA Chairperson and
- Natwar Singh And The Oil Slick (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Nov 12, 2005)
There comes a time in the life of every government when the media decide that they are very bored. Generally, this phase occurs at a time when things are going well.
- The Girl With The Almond-Shaped Eyes (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 12, 2005)
I had known Amrita Pritam for over 60 years.
- Bihar:tight Security For Third Phase Of Polls (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Polling will be held in 57 of the 243 constituencies of Bihar tomorrow in the third and penultimate phase of assembly elections amidst tight security.
- Terror & The City (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Nov 12, 2005)
There are three national symbols in Delhi which represent our past and the present: the Red Fort, Parliament and our markets.
- Jungle Raj In Bihar Will (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Predicting a "clear majority" for the NDA in Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP president L K Advani today claimed that these were the "last days" for RJD's "rule by proxy".
- Gene Contamination May Affect Organic Exports (Deccan Herald, B S Satish Kumar , Nov 11, 2005)
An internationally renowned scientist has cautioned that the country’s organic exports might be rejected due to gene contamination, if India permits commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) food crops.
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