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Articles 19621 through 19720 of 26693:
- Pakistan's Religious Parties Losing Ground? (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 02, 2005)
For the first time in decades, Pakistan's religious parties and organisations appear to be seriously threatened by government measures to curtail their influence. This is evident from their increasingly belligerent tone towards President Pervez Musharraf
- A Flawed Constitution Fans Disaffection (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2005)
It might not matter at the moment that Sunni representatives on the committee mandated to draw up Iraq's new constitution rejected the final draft.
- Schroeder Rallies Party For Election (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 02, 2005)
Opinion polls predict majority for Merkel-led coalition
- Status Of Women In Islam (Dawn, Bilal Ahmed Malik, Sep 02, 2005)
The status of women in society is neither a new issue nor is it a fully settled one.
- Bangarappa Sings Mulayam’S Tune (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
The Samajawadi Party State Unit Chief and MP Mr S Bangarappa favoured reserving only 10 percent of seats for women in Parliament and legislative assemblies as it was difficult to find “suitable women” for contesting elections.
- State Of Relations With The Us (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Sep 02, 2005)
Much has been written on the significance of Manmohan Singh’s July visit to the US and on the likely impact of the defence agreements signed in the context of Pakistan’s security environment.
- Communalism, Casteism Threat To Nation: Manmohan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
Asserting that communalism, insurgency and violence would be dealt with firmly, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said there is no grievance that cannot be redressed through democratic means and dialogue.
- In Our Backyard (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
There have been quite a few significant developments that highlight the proximity of our country as a whole and this State in particular with the erstwhile Soviet Union.
- Managing Wastelands (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 01, 2005)
Over the years, the forests have been over exploited in many a ways at all levels much for human greed than his needs result being rueful and dismal.
- Bihar Court Battle Gets Bigger (Telegraph, R. VENKATARAMAN, Sep 01, 2005)
A five-member Constitution bench will decide whether the upcoming Bihar elections should be stalled and the dissolved Assembly revived, making Indian history.
- 843 Die In Stampede (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
At least 843 persons were trampled to death or drowned in a stampede in the Iraqi capital today after a deadly mortar attack on a sacred shrine where more than one million Shiite Muslim pilgrims were massed.
- Constitutional Obligation (Deccan Herald, Ambrose Pinto S J, Sep 01, 2005)
Colleges must be free to make admissions but they cannot say ‘no’ to the constitutional obligation of quotas
- Kerala Panchayat Polls (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2005)
Kerala is in an election mode with the formal notification of polls to local bodies scheduled for September 24 and 26.
- Posco Incorporates Indian Subsidiary (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
Korean steel major POSCO on Wednesday announced incorporation of its Indian subsidiary -- POSCO-India Pvt Ltd -- with the Registrar of Companies, Orissa. POSCO-India has started functioning from its Fortune Tower office here, the company informed.
- Christian Dalits — The Social Eunuchs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2005)
Dalit Christians are people who are thrice discriminated against by the State, Church and society. While the state has denied Scheduled Caste status to Dalit Christians, society still considers them untouchables, denying them the human dignity due to them
- Intellectual Capital (Telegraph, Andre Beteille , Sep 01, 2005)
The author is chancellor, North-eastern Hill University
- Law And Custom (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 01, 2005)
Traditional societies have their unique ways of adapting to modern forms of government.
- Heed The Signs Of The Changing Times (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 01, 2005)
Most of the arguments against the Salim group’s investment plans are banal, and prevent the real issues of agricultural and industrial stagnation from coming to the fore, writes Ashis Chakrabarti
- Attention Turns To Change Of Guard In J&k (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik, Sep 01, 2005)
The Abdullahs want their rival, Mufti out of office. Former Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah had threatened to throw the Muftis into the Liddar river in Pahalgam.
- Who Is A "Moderate" Muslim And How? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 01, 2005)
Moderation has come to be defined in such narrow terms post- 9/11 that many of those now hailed as moderates, by Western governments desperately seeking Muslim allies, would have been judged differently in more normal circumstances.
- Sc Turns Down Plea To Stay Bihar Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
With the Supreme Court refusing to order a stay on the poll process, decks are cleared for Bihar Assembly elections.
- Call To Strengthen Secularism, Humanism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday cautioned that social and economic inequalities, selective denial of opportunities to some and an education system that failed to develop the young minds into responsible ideal citizens were the ..
- Cabinet Gives Clearance For Two Major Projects On Bot Basis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
Vizhinjam terminal and Kochi metro rail projects set to take off soon
- Court Won't Stay Bihar Poll Process (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Sep 01, 2005)
Matter to be listed before Constitution Bench
Poll schedule press release likely in 3 days
It cannot wait: Additional Solicitor-General
It's for EC to take decision keeping in mind pendency of case
- Enough Space For Regional Identities: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
These are not inimical to our concept of nationhood, he tells NIC
Technology enables people to preserve and promote their unique cultures
We must lay emphasis on harmony rather than uniformity
- Isn’T Ruling Alliance In Disarray? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 01, 2005)
Quorum syndrome continues to hit the National Assembly. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sher Afgan could not wind up the debate on the allegations of rigging in the recent Local Bodies elections due to lack of quorum on Tuesday. And the House was . . .
- Soaring Oil Prices (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
It seems that there is no end to the volatility in the oil prices in the international market. The prices surged to fresh historic peaks on Tuesday on supply concerns, amid uncertainty over the extent of damage to US production facilities caused by ....
- Contradictions In The Devolution Plan (Dawn, Aqil Shah, Sep 01, 2005)
Elections in transitional democracies are typically marred by systematic irregularities and fraud.
- Spirit Of Gdansk (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2005)
The trademark walrus moustache is greyer and less bushy, and the figure more portly.
- How To Stop Civil War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 01, 2005)
Between the idea and the reality falls the shadow of occupation. Whatever the parliamentarians in Iraq do to try to prevent total meltdown, their efforts are compromised by the fact that their power grows from the barrel of someone else’s gun.
- Carbon Trading No Solution (Dawn, Darryl D Monte, Sep 01, 2005)
SO the cat’s out of the bag: one reason why China and India were invited to the G8 summit in Scotland recently was not the recognition that they (especially India) had become major economic players on the world market but that President Bush was roping
- Bmw Finds Chennai Site Best Bet For Assembly Plant (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
German group awaits approval from Centre; MoU in the next couple of weeks
- Home Coming (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 31, 2005)
Subrata Mukherjee’s return to the Congress was a foregone conclusion because he had nowhere else to go and could not under any circumstances sustain the Congress Unnayan Manch he had set up prior to the Kolkata municipal election.
- Bjp At War With Itself (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Aug 31, 2005)
The BJP is likely to dismiss it as semantic jugglery but the party with differences currently seems an apt description for the political outfit that prides itself on its ideological sanctity and discipline. Be it the dissidence in Gujarat,
- Who Created Pakistan? (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Aug 31, 2005)
On August 11 last, Pakistan test fired its first crude missile named Babur (Haft 7). Though Pakistan has downplayed its Islamic connotations (as much as its Chinese connection) the choices of names for its ballistic missiles like Abdali (Haft 2),
- Dm Campaign (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 31, 2005)
The Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DM) campaign against flesh trade has evoked widespread appreciation.
- Delhi Power Crisis (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 31, 2005)
Central action imperative
- Afghan Bank (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
It is ironic that the historical closeness between India and Afghanistan has been surpassed by the diplomatic distance between the two countries.
- Asia Feels Heat Of Oil Prices (Tribune, Evelyn Iritani, Aug 31, 2005)
The global economy has shown few ill effects from rising oil prices, but the latest surge is starting to exact a toll on Asian economies.
- The Dog Ate It, Miss (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Aug 31, 2005)
“Ahmed, where’s your homework?” “The dog ate it, Miss. I had it all done, honest, but then the dog...” “That’s all right, dear. Take another week and give it to me next Monday.”
- The Giant Push Backward (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Aug 31, 2005)
The pro-peasant stance of the RSP and Forward Bloc can be seen as an effort to placate their cadre and spoil the show of the Left Front’s largest constituent, writes Sumanta Sen
- Japan Awakening To New Realities (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Aug 31, 2005)
Recongising the country's archetypal resoluteness, creativity and vitality, John Nathan's Japan Unbound makes a convincing case that Japan, now a showpiece of nationalist pride "has a long history of discovery in the darkest days... a source of renewal".
- How To Avoid Civil War In Iraq (Hindu, George Monbiot, Aug 31, 2005)
Between the idea and the reality falls the shadow of occupation. Whatever the parliamentarians in Iraq do to try to prevent total meltdown,
- The Problem With Creating Islamist Phantoms (Hindu, Adam Curtis, Aug 31, 2005)
We dreamed up "Al-Qaeda." Let us not do it again with "evil ideology."
- A Politics Of Transfusion In Maharashtra (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Aug 31, 2005)
The Congress, the NCP, and the Shiv Sena all represent various facets of a public sphere that has become increasingly intolerant of dissent or difference.
- What A Fatwa Really Means (Deccan Herald, M A K Tayab, Aug 31, 2005)
A fatwa is not a judgment. It is an opinion given by a cleric. No cleric can issue a fatwa suo motu
- Grooming A Reluctant Heir Apparent (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 31, 2005)
Rahul Gandhi remains a reluctant politician and this has serious repercussions for the Congress as an organisation and for its much-delayed process of renewal.
- Helpless Villagers (Dawn, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 31, 2005)
There are sound reasons for reformers who have the good of the country at heart to say that Pakistan can never change for the better unless feudalism in its various forms in completely eliminated.
- Jihadism’S Roots In Political Islam (Deccan Herald, Bassam Tibi, Aug 31, 2005)
In order to combat jihadism successfully, it is necessary to seek Muslim cooperation to determine who the jihadists are.
- New Constructions Near Water Bodies, Catchment Areas Opposed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Protection of natural resources sought at public hearing on Hussainsagar Protection of natural resources sought at public hearing on Hussainsagar
Feeble support for beautification of Necklace Road
1,300-acre-Hussainsagar lakebed shrunk to 900 acres
- More Business Transacted This Session: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Somnath praises collective commitment of members
16 Bills, including important legislation, passed
Improvement in quality of debate and discourse
Breach of discipline, the only sore incident
- Civic Polls To Test Cong Yet Again (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
The municipal elections in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on September 24, will be the first test of popularity for the Congress government since it came to power in May last year.
- Bmw Finds Chennai Site Best Bet For Assembly Plant (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
German group awaits approval from Centre; MoU in the next couple of weeks
- Environment And Development Are Complementary’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Framing eco-friendly development projects is the need of the hour. Development and environment should complement each other and not in opposition to each other. If the situation continues then the country itself will be destroyed, writer Na D’Souza said.
- Drafting Iraqi Constitution (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Aug 31, 2005)
AT long last the deed has been done. The committee set up to draft a new constitution has presented the document it finalized to the Iraqi parliament, not for approval but for information. In accordance with the specified procedure, this constitution
- Bush’S Apprehensions (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
For once Mr George Bush is right. Speaking to reporters at his ranch in Crawford,
- Parliamentary Farce (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 31, 2005)
The National Assembly's session that opened on Monday and the disgraceful conduct of the treasury benches simply reinforce the view that is gaining ground that neither the government nor the political leaders attach much importance to democratic . . .
- Ncert Framework Flayed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Labelling the National Curriculum Framework 2005 of the NCERT a “dubious enterprise”, historian Irfan Habib said the document would be disastrous for scientific and secular education in India if implemented.
- The Preacher And The President (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 31, 2005)
American televangelist Pat Robertson came up with a priceless piece of advice last week.
- These Irresponsible Parliamentarians (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 31, 2005)
Treasury Benches in the National Assembly faced worst humiliation on Monday when the Opposition succeeded in barring a Govt legislation by defeating a motion for presentation of report thereon and then forced it to concede debate on the rigging in the ...
- U.S. Lifts Some Curbs On India Nuclear Cooperation (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Aug 31, 2005)
The United States on Tuesday moved to further nuclear cooperation with India by allowing six Indian entities involved in civil nuclear and satellite work to purchase less sensitive U.S.-made items without special licenses.
- U.N. Envoy To Visit Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Aug 31, 2005)
Lakhdar Brahimi, special adviser to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka shortly. The visit is in the aftermath of the assassination of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar on August 12.
- Turmoil In The Bjp (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 30, 2005)
TO say that the Bharatiya Janata Party is in a crisis would be an understatement. It would seem that the party has lost its mooring and is undergoing a period of intense turmoil before it can re-invent itself or revert to its traditional constraining.....
- Balancing Act (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
India’s Afghan policy cannot ignore its ties with Pakistan
- Implications Of Karzai-Singh Overtures (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 30, 2005)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have said that the threat of militancy can be defeated only with Pakistan’s help.
- Voting For Reform (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 30, 2005)
The fact that both Germany and Japan will shortly be holding general elections within a week of each other means a vintage time for international psephologists.
- Will The Draft Iraqi Constitution Succeed? (Hindu, Rory Carroll , Aug 30, 2005)
Noboyd Said drafting Iraq's constitution would be easy. And nobody said Sunday's result was destined to succeed. But it was a result.
- Looking For A Winning Colour Combination (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 30, 2005)
The uncertainty over how voters will behave on September 18 has convinced Germany's two main parties, the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats, that they have to keep all their options open.
- Democracy Not The Preserve Of The West: Karzai (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 30, 2005)
Former King Zahir Shah lays the foundation stone
Project is part of New Delhi's quiet emphasis on infrastructure creation in Afghanistan
Two chambers — for the Wolesi Jirga and the Meshrano Jigra — to be constructed
- Government To Construct More Student Hostels (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
More hostels will be constructed in a phased manner to accommodate 5 to 6 lakh students belonging to SC/ST and minority communities, said Social Welfare Minister Dr Y Nagappa.
- Parliament Versus Judiciary (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 30, 2005)
If this is the attitude of the government, then wind up the courts and do whatever you want.” Strong words from Chief Justice of India R.C. Lahoti,
- A Son Rise In Kabul (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 30, 2005)
Rahul Gandhi is back in business. After lying low for many months, he emerged at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s side, during his just-concluded visit to Afghanistan.
- Ap Surrendering To Wb Whims’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
The allies alleged that the YSR govt was following in the footsteps of TDP as far as reforms in the power sector were concerned
- The Fallen Angel-Ii (Statesman, SATRUGHNA KANTA ACHARYYA, Aug 30, 2005)
When elections were held under the Government of India Act of 1935, Jinnah was still thinking in terms of cooperation between the Congress and the Muslim League and with coalition governments in the provinces.
- India's Natural History (Hindu, Meena Menon, Aug 30, 2005)
A sequel to Salim Ali's India, with over 70 colour plates, this is a record of India's rich wildlife, of which very little remains
- Two-Day Visit To Kabul 'Productive': Pm (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Terming his 2-day visit to Kabul as "productive", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday that India was working hand-in-hand to accerelarate the reconstruction tempo of the war-ravaged country and the two sides had identified new areas ....
- Latin Catholics To Oppose Udf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
High-power political committee to finalise community's stand for polls
- Municipal Elections On September 24 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Election Commissioner announces poll schedule in Andhra Pradesh
- The Bihar Stables (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 30, 2005)
CEC’s cleansing operation raises hopes
- India Reaches Out To Afghanistan (Asia Times, Siddharth Srivastava, Aug 30, 2005)
It is the first visit of an Indian head of government to Afghanistan in 29 years.
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