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Articles 14621 through 14720 of 53943:
- Palestine Starving (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 13, 2006)
Israeli and Western governments are denying the Palestinian Authority funds after the Hamas victory in the elections.
- Ls Passes Bill To Halt Delhi Demolitions For A Year (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Bringing relief to thousands of residents of Delhi living under the spectre of demolitions, the Lok Sabha today passed a bill which proposes a one-year moratorium from punitive action against unauthorised development in the national capital.
- America’S Game In The Middle East (Dawn, Karamatullah K. Ghori, May 13, 2006)
IT cannot be just a coincidence that every time George W. Bush paints himself in a tight corner a new recorded message of his nemesis, Osama bin Laden, pops up out of the blue to come to his rescue and remind an increasingly sceptical American people . .
- Ludicrous Delay (Pioneer, MN Buch, May 13, 2006)
The Narmada river, 92 per cent of whose water is contributed by the State of Madhya Pradesh, has a potential of being the world's largest river valley development with 29 major, 450 medium and 3,000 minor dams.
- Downstream Of Protest (Pioneer, MS Menon, May 13, 2006)
It's curtains, for the time being, on the ongoing drama against the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) with the Supreme Court . . .
- Price Of Growth Bretton Woods Twins In Trouble (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 13, 2006)
Awe-inspiring achievements on the economic front have diverted attention from China's poor record in the safety of coal miners.
- Halt On Delhi Demolitions; Lok Sabha Passes Bill (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
In a move to circumvent the Supreme Court directions on the demolition drive against illegal constructions in the Capital, the Congress-led UPA with the support of the BJP-led Opposition today passed a Bill in the Lok Sabha proposing to give one . . .
- Hamas Edges Toward Recognizing Israel (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Hamas edged toward recognition of Israel, a key international demand, in an agreement worked out by Hamas and Fatah leaders in an Israeli prison, mentioning a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza while refusing to renounce violence.
- Democrat Proposes Compromise On India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, May 13, 2006)
A leading Democratic lawmaker said on Thursday that a landmark U.S.-India nuclear deal lacks the necessary support to pass the U.S. Congress and he put forward a compromise intended to keep the accord alive.
- Rumsfeld's Ways (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, May 13, 2006)
The Defence Secretary has argued for a high-tech U.S. military with limited manpower, with personnel from "allied powers" bearing the arms.
- India Talks Tough (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 13, 2006)
India today made it clear that it was for the Bush Administration to ensure the passage of an appropriate legislation in the US Congress to enable civil nuclear cooperation with India.
- Kalam Advocates Increasing Seats In Educational Institutions (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
As a debate rages over the issue of reservations in elite academic institutions, President A P J Abdul Kalam today recommended increasing the number of seats in centres of higher education to cater to the requirements of the country's knowledge industry.
- No Headway In Securing Congress Nod For N-Deal (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, May 13, 2006)
Extensive briefings to members of the U.S. Congress by senior officials in the Bush Administration have so far failed to win bipartisan support for a deal that would permit the United States to share civilian nuclear technology with India.
- Durrani’S Disclosure (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 13, 2006)
FEDERAL Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani has described the “Charter of Democracy”, likely to be signed by Mian Nawaz Sharif and Ms Benazir Bhutto on May 14, as political adventurism of the two former prime ministers . . .
- Karachi's Worsening Power Situation (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 13, 2006)
Karachi's worsening power outages have resulted in what has now become a yearly ritual. With the onset of summer, the power situation has deteriorated to the point where people come out on the roads to protest and vent their anger.
- Pak, Indonesia To Boost Defence, Economic Ties (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Friday agreed to enhance ties between their countries in multifaceted areas covering defence, security, political, diplomatic and economic fields.
- Govt Buys Time, Sets Itself Tough Agenda (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, May 13, 2006)
By introducing and persuading Parliament to pass the Delhi Laws (Special Provision) Bill, 2006 on Friday, the Centre has laid out for itself an extensive agenda. The Bill promises a Delhi cleansed of its urban ills.
- Interview (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 12, 2006)
What is your reaction to the G.P. Koirala government's ceasefire offer and its decision to remove the terrorist tag from the Maoists?
- Desire, Cruelty And Work (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, May 12, 2006)
Sex Workers of India: Diversity in Practice of Prostitution and Ways of Life By Moni Nag, Allied, Price not mentioned
- Home Again (Telegraph, M.J. Akbar, May 12, 2006)
Heart-rending, heart-warming fiction, or hard history? Telinipara, around which this moving family chronicle unfolds, is of course no imaginary spot.
- Terror On The Mountains (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 12, 2006)
On the politics and practice of massacres in the Jammu region in the wake of the killings in Doda and Udhampur districts.
- Saarc To Declare War On Terrorism (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Home Minister's conference on Friday adopted a set of nine decisions to fight out militancy and drug trafficking in the region by reactivating concerned institutions and sharing information and . . .
- Interview: (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 12, 2006)
To what factors do you attribute your record victory from Bhaderwah?
It was a triumph for the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, and its policies.
- Friend Of India Wants To Scuttle N-Deal (Rediff on the Net, Aziz Haniffa, May 12, 2006)
While United States Congressman Tom Lantos, the senior-most Democrat on the powerful House International Relations Committee, is supportive of the India-US civilian nuclear agreement and has pledged to lead the charge for approval of the legislation . . .
- Orientalism And Its Discontents (Frontline, Shelley Walia, May 12, 2006)
The book ignores the rigour of Edward Said's work and his explorations of critical issues of cultural representation.
- Frayed Truce (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, May 12, 2006)
The April 25 attack on the Army chief has cast a shadow on the fragile peace process in the country torn by years of civil strife.
- Caroe's Lessons (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, May 12, 2006)
The book dips into archival material to trace the strategic thinking of Sir Olaf Caroe, a distinguished Foreign Secretary of the Raj.
- For Human Rights Protection, A New Beginning (Hindu, Jorge E. Taiana, May 12, 2006)
Argentina (along with India and 45 other countries) was elected by the U.N. General Assembly as one of the member states to the Human Rights Council, the new United Nations body that will replace the Commission on Human Rights established in 1947.
- Time To Deliver On Promises (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 12, 2006)
Regaining power is easier than retaining it. The victory of the Democratic Progressive Alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is essentially a vote for change in Tamil Nadu.
- Interfaith Harmony (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 12, 2006)
Strong One, make
me strong.
May all beings look
on me with the
eye of friend!
May I look on all beings with the eye of friend!
May we look on one
another with the
eye of friend!
- Whose Per Capita Income? (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 12, 2006)
The announcement by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, during his inaugural address at the Pakistan Development Forum 2006 on Wednesday in Islamabad, that Pakistan's per capita income is likely to reach the $800 mark by end-June, is by all means great news.
- Government Must Listen To Donors (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 12, 2006)
THE speech of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz before the annual meeting of Pakistan Development Forum was not only an expression of satisfaction over performance of the country’s economy but also showed optimism for the future. Telling an array of . . .
- Un Human Rights (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 12, 2006)
The recently established UN Human Rights Council, the more streamlined successor to the Commission on Human Rights, is set to become functional next month following the election of 47 member states, including Pakistan, through an outright-majority . . .
- Us Retreat On Iran (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 12, 2006)
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's conciliatory letter to President Bush this week was immediately seen in the West as a ruse to manipulate the UN Security Council into dropping plans for sanctions against Iran.
- Brown’S Balancing Act (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 12, 2006)
Gordon brown's interview with BBC was an illustration of the delicate balancing act that the chancellor is compelled to play in Labour’s internal politics as the pressure mounts for Tony Blair to step down sooner rather than later.
- ‘Look Before You Don’T Leap’ (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, May 12, 2006)
The strife-ridden battleground of Indian politics has entered a phase of curious and paradoxical stalemate: the government is ceding space but there is no one to occupy it.
- Pakistan In The Unhrc (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 12, 2006)
Pakistan's election to the newly formed UN Human Rights Council has been criticised by international human rights organisations which are against the inclusion of countries known to violate human rights.
- Are We Faring So Well? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 12, 2006)
Prime minister Shaukat Aziz’s statements of late should come as great morale boosters, given the rosy picture he has been painting of the national economy and the state of social sector development in Pakistan.
- India’S Communists Emerge Main Winners In State Polls (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
India’s Marxists scored two significant electoral victories on Thursday, tightening their grip on power in their West Bengal bastion and defeating a Congress-led alliance in the southern state of Kerala.
- Us-India Nuclear Deal Facing Long, Hot Summer (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, May 12, 2006)
The US-India nuclear deal has run into several hurdles in Congress, as was apparent at a hearing on Thursday by the House of Representatives Committee on International Relations.
- India's Uncared Masses Abroad (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, May 12, 2006)
No Government can claim a place at the world's high table if its citizens need dirty, poorly paid jobs abroad where every despot and dictator can kick them around.
- Shifting Balance Of Power (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, May 12, 2006)
The strong showing by the Left Front in West Bengal and Kerala Assembly elections, and the DMK in Tamil Nadu, will have an impact on the power balance in the Congress-led UPA Government.
- Valley Of Death And Despair (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 12, 2006)
Pranab Mukherjee must be applauded for rejecting the call for demilitarisation of Kashmir, says Cecil Victor.
- Australia Denies Plan To Sell Uranium To India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Thursday Australia would stick to its policy of banning uranium sales to India but he would seek more details on a US-India nuclear deal when he visits Washington this week.
- What I Know About Women... (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 12, 2006)
They have their ups and downs but they don't wind up being serial killers and they are less likely to be drug addicts or geniuses than men. In fact, they are under-represented at all the extremes of human existence.
- Citizens Sidelined (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, May 12, 2006)
It started as a small, diffident voice over the phone asking last month if I could spare five minutes.
- Un Diplomats Owe Millions In Parking Tickets (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
An example of global good citizenship it’s not: A solid 83 per cent of the UN’s member states are parking scofflaws in their host city, to the tune of $18 million in unpaid fines due the City of New York.
- Largest Ipo Sees A Flying Start On Bse (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The sharp jump in RPL’s share price and huge trading volumes, which surged past one crore shares mark within five minutes of the trade, was reminiscent of trends seen during the listing of Reliance Communication Ventures Ltd (RcoVL) from the . . .
- Quotas Don’T Bring Votes (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, May 12, 2006)
The middle class deserves whatit gets, it needs to vote if it wants politicians to take note of them
- Probing Sugar Crisis (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 12, 2006)
Blaming the so-called sugar cartel for exploiting growers, holding stocks beyond the limit fixed by the Cabinet and making huge profits on the import of 400,000 tons of duty-free raw sugar allowed by the federal government to control runaway . . .
- Blowing Hot And Cold (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 12, 2006)
While reports of government emissaries meeting the exiled leaders of the two mainstream parties have off and on appeared in the press, no headway seems to have been made.
- “Boom Bust Cycles” (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 12, 2006)
Speaking at the Pakistan Development Forum, World Bank Vice-President for South Asia Praful Patel’s reference to Pakistan’s long history of boom-bust cycles was appropriate.
- Putin Turns More Prudent (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 12, 2006)
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s much-awaited address to the both Houses of Parliament has sprung surprises to many. Contrary to the expectations that his speech would be focused on the international issues in view of the provocative statements . . .
- Congress Happy Left Happier (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, May 12, 2006)
The election results of Thursday actually has ensured the stability of the UPA government with gains for the allies and nothing for the NDA
- Sonia Wins By 4-Lakh Margin (Deccan Herald, PUJAA AWASTTHI, May 12, 2006)
Congratulations also came in from the party’s state headquarters with senior leader Pramod Tiwari labelling it “a victory of Rahul’s strategy and Priyanka’s management”.
- Gmr Group Woos Aai Staff Through Their Stomachs (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, May 12, 2006)
A swanky new canteen at subsidised rates to generate goodwill for the new team
- Expected Lines (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 12, 2006)
The assembly elections did not present any surprises
- An Iranian Offer That America Must Heed (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 12, 2006)
The Ahmadinejad letter is as much an invitation to dialogue as a reminder to the world of the dangers posed by the Bush administration's policies.
- Reactors That Will Come Under Safeguards Identified (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Updated plan for separating nuclear facilities tabled in Parliament
Individual NFC facilities to be offered for safeguards by 2008 also identified
14 reactors identified for safeguards
- Record Win For Left In West Bengal (Hindu, Marcus Dam, May 12, 2006)
The credit for our victory goes to the people, says Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee The credit for our victory goes to the people, says Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
- A Vote For Development, Says Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
"Our responsibilities have increased"
Verdict a mandate for greater industrialisation
Consolidating success in agriculture, improving conditions of below poverty line people also important
No differences in CPI(M) over economic measures
- Will Congress, Pmk Join The Government? (Hindu, V. Jayanth , May 12, 2006)
The question is uppermost in people's minds, as the DMK has won less than 100 seats
Congress will take a decision based on discussions its observer will have with Mr. Karunanidhi
If it is to be a coalition regime, chances are that the PMK will also be
- Chembarambakkam Lake Under `Green Attack' (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, May 12, 2006)
Water hyacinth, aquatic plants now cover half the water body
- ‘People Around The World Are Flocking To God. Don’T You Want To . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2006)
Last week, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad sent a letter to US President George W Bush. It was the first personal communication from an Iranian president to his US counterpart since the 1979 Islamic revolution. We reproduce extracts from the letter:
- 'Indo-Us Nuclear Deal To Open Trade In The Sector' (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, May 12, 2006)
Asking Congress to support the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, a Republican lawmaker has said it would open trade and investment between both countries in the nuclear energy sector and also give India the oppurtunity to create alternatives to "oil . . .
- Us Govt Stops Probe Into Nsa Surveillance Programme (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The US government has stopped its probe into the warrantless surveillance programme after the National Security Agency refused clearance to Justice Department lawyers.
- Bush Denies Spying Infringing On Americans' Privacy (Reuters, Matt Spetalnick, May 12, 2006)
President George W. Bush denied on Thursday the government was "trolling through" Americans' personal lives, despite a report that a domestic spy agency was collecting phone records of tens of millions of citizens.
- Coalition Comes To Rule At States Too (Hindu, Neerja Chowdhury, May 12, 2006)
The results of the Assembly elections have established one thing very clearly—that alliances and coalitions are an inevitability at the Centre and increasingly in the states.
- Left In The Centre (Indian Express, Harsh Sethi , May 12, 2006)
The elections have thrown up expected results. Watch for unexpected consequences
- A Failed State Of Understanding (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, May 12, 2006)
Pakistan’s irate response to its rating on the Failed States Index is a knee-jerk denial
- Will Shows The Way To Talk About Sex (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, May 12, 2006)
Storm over Shakespearean smut reveals parental thought control
- Pawar Signs Agriculture Work Plan With Israel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Focus on agri-business projects, gene bank resources and farmer-level exchanges
Pawar heads high-level delegation to Agritech 2006
Israel will transfer technologies relating to post-harvest management
- Pramod Mahajan (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, May 12, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan's death is bound to limit the BJP's manoeuvres in realpolitik in a big way and for a considerable period.
- Charge Sheet Filed Against Army Officials In Pathribal Killings (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, May 12, 2006)
Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) today stole the show of high profile policing in Kashmir as it took over the investigation of the explosive 'sex scandal' and filed charge sheet against five Army officials, including an officer of the rank of . . .
- Hayden’S Appointment Sets Off Alarm Bells (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, May 12, 2006)
President George W. Bush’s nomination of Gen Michael Hayden to head the Central Intelligence Agency has set off alarm bells in Washington where some members of Congress are worried that U.S. intelligence services are being put exclusively in the hands. .
- China And U S Commanders Upgrade Military Ties (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
China and the United States have agreed to upgrade military exchanges after commanders from the two often wary military powers met in Beijing, Chinese state media reported today.
- Surrendered Militants Need Rehabilitation (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, May 12, 2006)
On some occasions, disgruntled cadres even give up arms of their own accord, because life in the jungle is no longer tenable, or a leadership crisis sparks an exodus. Over the last one year 105 militants sneaked into India form Bangladesh's . . .
- Communists Surge In Polls, Congress Stoic (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, May 12, 2006)
Communists swept to power in two of five state assembly elections on Thursday, while the chief of the ruling Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, easily won a parliamentary by-election.
- War On Iran (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, May 12, 2006)
American President George Bush may have made up his mind, personally, to thrust war upon Iran, but it doesn't seem easy to attack.
- Democrat Proposes Compromise On India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, May 12, 2006)
A leading Democratic lawmaker said on Thursday that a landmark U.S.-India nuclear deal lacks the necessary support to pass the U.S. Congress and he put forward a compromise intended to keep the accord alive.
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