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- Government Rejects Bhutto's Demand For Foreign Probe (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
A senior Government official on Monday rejected a call from Benazir Bhutto for foreign experts to help investigate the suicide attack on her homecoming procession.
- Power Play In China (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
President Hu Jintao of China has emerged as the man in total control of the Communist Party of China (CPC) after the conclusion of its 17th congress on Sunday.
- When Mediocrity Prevails (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2007)
Raktabija, the demon who could replicate himself ad nauseum with every drop of blood that fell from his body, was a formidable adversary in the fight between the armies of the Devas led by the Mother Goddess, and the mighty Asuras.
- Behind The Tragedy In Africa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2007)
Genius and malign idiocy often inhabit the psychology of a great man. Dr James Watson is one such individual. One of the outstanding scientists in history, his contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA won him the Nobel Prize and . . . .
- Hu Heads China’S New Leadership As Cpc Unveils Likely Successors (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
China’s ruling Communist Party unveiled a new leadership line-up on Monday, including two men positioned to eventually succeed President Hu Jintao and government head Premier Wen Jiabao.
- Chinese Vice-President’S Wings Clipped (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Chinese Vice-President Zeng Qinghong was today eased out from the ruling Communist Party’s powerful Central Committee, bolstering President Hu Jintao’s control over the party on the eve of the crucial election to select the new-generation leadership.
- Imran, Jemima Attack Benazir (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 22, 2007)
In a rare double act, the cricketer-turned-politician, Imran Khan, and his ex-wife, Jemima, on Sunday used the pages of a British newspaper to launch an unprecedented attack on the former Pakistan Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, three . . . . .
- Jindal Wins Louisiana Race, Becomes First Indian-American Governor (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
US Republican Bobby Jindal became the nation’s youngest governor and the first nonwhite to hold post in Louisiana since Reconstruction when he carried more than half the vote to defeat 11 opponents.
- Education Woes (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 22, 2007)
WHILE calling for a revamping of the public sector school system in the country, the Senate Standing Committee on Education has stressed the need for doing away with the class-based approach to education.
- No Place For Vp In New Cpc Line-Up (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Chinese vice-president Mr Zeng Qinghong was eased out from the ruling Communist Party’s powerful Central Committee today, bolstering President and party boss Mr Hu Jintao’s control over the party on the eve of crucial election to select . . . .
- Dangerous Time For Benazir (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 22, 2007)
THE massacre of close to 140 people in the terrorist attack on the cavalcade heralding Benazir Bhutto’s triumphal return after eight years in exile is a deadly reminder of the challenges facing democratic forces in Pakistan.
- Bhutto Returns To Rousing Welcome After 8 Yrs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
The PPP chief, who was twice the Prime Minister of Pakistan, said the country was standing at the crossroads of dictatorship and democracy.
- China Wary Of 'Inner-Party Democracy' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
Within two days of Communist party general secretary and Chinese president Hu Jintao promising to infuse competition as a means to promote inner-party democracy, there are signs that the party may be having second thoughts on the matter.
- Cong Ulb Members' Meet In November (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
Congress party, oscillating between the choices of an Assembly election and another coalition government, is planning to put together a show of strength in early November.
- Poland, Ahead Of A Snap General Election (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 19, 2007)
They speak together on the phone at least 10 times a day. They complete each other’s sentences. Both are silver-haired, rotund and 5ft 5in tall.
- Daughter Of The East Faces Daunting Task (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
Hoping for her political revival after being in self-imposed exile in London for eight years, the 54-year-old leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) is pinning her hopes to become the country's premier for the third time. She got a rousing . . . .
- Ppp Is A Powerful Force, Says Benazir (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 19, 2007)
The massive turn-out of people to welcome her back to Pakistan was a message to opponents of democracy that they were dealing with the country’s most powerful party, Benazir Bhutto said in a brief conversation with The Hindu after her arrival on Thursday.
- K.R. Kaushik Assumes Office As Gujarat Dgp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
K.R. Kaushik on Thursday assumed office as the new Director-General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat following the Election Commission’s directive to the State government.
- Benazir Returns To Huge Welcome (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 19, 2007)
She says people want change, democracy, jobs and security of lives and livelihood
- State Of Complicity (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 19, 2007)
Why is it that, for a country which is experiencing record-breaking economic growth with nascent super power aspirations, we have been so unsuccessful in tackling corruption?
- Professor Pm (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 19, 2007)
It’s usually retired politicians who hit the lecture circuit. But Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been giving - on request from his Nigerian hosts when he went visiting - lessons on how to manage an economy to top Nigerian officials.
- Azad Urges Media To Highlight Development (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad here today sought media’s cooperation in reaching out to people across the country and lamented that news about the negative aspects of society overshadowed developmental issues.
- Antony Talks Tough To Old Friends (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Defence minister A.K. Antony’s mission here to assuage old friends has not made him mince words on the Indian armed forces’ very real concerns on Russian supplies.
- A New Mood Of Confidence In The Party (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 18, 2007)
'Shahzeb "Sunny" was only 17 years old when Benazir Bhutto left Pakistan, but the pharmacy shop assistant in Layari, a vast Dharavi-like neighbourhood in this city, is in no doubt the Pakistan People's Party leader is "the best".
- Thousands Await Benazir In Karachi (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 18, 2007)
Thousands of supporters of Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto are converging on the country’s biggest city to welcome the former Prime Minister who is set to end eight years of self-exile on Thursday.
- I Will Nail The Bjp’S Lie, Says Deve Gowda (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 18, 2007)
The former Prime Minister and national president of the Janata Dal (Secular), H.D. Deve Gowda has lashed out at the BJP and said the party tried to use the JD(S) to launch itself in the south.
- Purge Of Police In India's Uttar Pradesh Is Criticized (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The new government of the most populous Indian state, Uttar Pradesh, has fired 18,000 police officers in recent weeks, charging widespread corruption in the recruitment process. But what has been billed as a bold crackdown on graft . . . . .
- Bhutto Niece To Challenge Her Return To Power In Pak (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
As former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto prepares to return home on Thursday after eight years of self-imposed exile, her 25-year old niece is planning to challenge her attempts to return to power, a media report said on Wednesday.
- Pm Gives Economics Lesson To Nigeria (Times of India, Diwakar, Oct 18, 2007)
On Monday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was back to doing what he is said to enjoy the most — teaching.
- Stop The Robbery (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Mahatma Gandhi's picture does not just hang on every wall of a government office, he is also remembered regularly for his principles, one of which is Antyodaya.
- Aarti Dhar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said the State was heading for achieving ‘zero tolerance’ in human rights violations as there had been cases of custodial disappearances this year so far.
- After 8 Yrs, Benazir To Return Home (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Pakistanis wait in suspense on Thursday for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to return from self-imposed exile, under threat of assassination from militants linked to al-Qaeda.
- 1 Million Will Greet Bhutto In Karachi Today (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Oct 18, 2007)
Over a million people will welcome former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto when she returns to her homeland on Thursday morning, ending eight years in exile, her party said.
- Thousands Of Supporters Await Bhutto's Return From 8-Year Exile (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Thousands of supporters of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto gathered in Pakistan's biggest city Thursday to welcome her home from eight years of exile to the center stage of the country's volatile politics.
- I Am Pakistans Salvation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Blowing hot and cold against the military regime in Pakistan, former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto believes that she alone is capable of bringing the beleaguered country back to the centre-ground of democracy.
- Privileges Panels To Summon Ronen Sen (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 17, 2007)
The Privileges Committees of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will separately summon Ronen Sen, India’s Ambassador to the United States, in connection with the privilege issue pending against him for his “headless chickens” comment.
- A New Old Order (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Oct 17, 2007)
Pakistan is a land of many incongruities. The military, and to a lesser extent the civil bureaucracy, wield power but lack foresight and public support. The politicians who enjoy popular backing do not always have power, which . . . . . .
- We Are Not Poles Apart (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Oct 17, 2007)
Poland has gainfully used its past to build a promising new future. Poland was ravaged by conquests for centuries and yet rose remarkably from the ashes.
- Hardline On Blueline (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 17, 2007)
As if it were not enough that Blueline buses lawlessly menace Delhi roads, the fleet's drivers held the city to ransom on Monday, October 15, by going on strike to protest against the traffic police drive to discipline them.
- Women’S Political Party Launched (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 17, 2007)
Women activists from various parts of the country have got together to form India’s first political party called United Women Front (UWF).
- This People’S Insult Must Stop (Frontier Post, editorial, Frontier Post, Oct 17, 2007)
This people’s insult must stop
Even a third-rate establishment displays, at least publicly, a measure of dignity while carrying out an under-the-table deal.
- Landing Problems (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 17, 2007)
BENAZIR Bhutto is not off the mark when she says that it is the PML-Q leadership and not Gen Musharraf that has ‘problems’ with her proposed return to Pakistan tomorrow.
- The Right To Recall Mps (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Oct 17, 2007)
A nation makes a Constitution, but a Constitution cannot make a nation.
- Secrets And Laws (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 17, 2007)
The government could do well to listen to the chief information commissioner Wajahat Habibullah on the Official Secrets Act.
- Eventful Days Ahead (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Oct 17, 2007)
Eventful days and weeks lie ahead. Today the Supreme Court will resume hearings on the petitions challenging the president’s eligibility for re-election by the current national and provincial assemblies.
- Speculation Rife Over Benazir’S Return (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 16, 2007)
Three days before the expected homecoming of Pakistan People’s Party leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto after an eight-long years self-imposed exile, rumours are swirling that she may not return.
- Nrega: Action Against Corruption In Orissa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Fake muster roll found in Badhigam Gram Panchayat
Enquiry initiated by the Vigilance Department
- Bhutto To Face Law Of The Land: Aziz (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Oct 16, 2007)
The PPP chairperson,Benazir Bhutto, is free to return to Pakistan, but the law of the land will apply to her like any other citizen, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said.
- Benazir To Face Law Of Land: Aziz (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
In an interview with CNN last night, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will have to face the law of the land when she returns on Thursday.
- Will She, Won’T She? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 16, 2007)
President Pervez Musharraf’s repeated messages to Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto that she must put off her planned October 18 return until the Supreme Court decides on the election disqualification case against him reflect the. . .
- Hu For Open China (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday promised to unswervingly expand socialist democracy and fight corruption in a comprehensive way.
- Let’S Not Be The Submissive Spouse (Indian Express, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Oct 16, 2007)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement — 123 — is a major energy refuge for India, says the prime minister. But it is of alarmingly adverse national interest according to many informed critics, and so the subject desiderates public debate.
- Defining President Musharraf’S ‘Turmoil’ (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 16, 2007)
The Supreme Court is getting ready to hear a number of petitions against the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) and has named a bench of judges along with known jurists as amici curiae to match the “seriousness” which the NRO has assumed in . . . .
- National Reconciliation Ordinance (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 16, 2007)
PEOPLE were rejoicing after the recent political developments.
- Pak Govt Steps Up Pressure On Bhutto (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Pakistan ratcheted up pressure on Benazir Bhutto to delay her planned homecoming this week, as the former premier said she feared retired army officers may be plotting to kill her.
- Ballot Reigns Finally (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 16, 2007)
War-ravaged Sierra Leone's peaceful transfer of power through the ballot box bodes well for a continent that has struggled against repression and conflict for half-a-century.
- Fighting Poverty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 16, 2007)
The interim assessment of the UN Millennium Development Goals provides a reality check to India, which is currently in the grip of a growth euphoria, thanks to a booming stock market.
- Nigeria Ends Eid Break For Pm Address (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
In a significant gesture, Nigeria’s national assembly on Monday cut short its Eid recess to hear an address by PM Manmohan Singh.
- Karachi Prepares For Bhutto Homecoming (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
The chief minister of Sindh province has ordered the removal of all Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) flags and festoons as Karachi prepares to receive former prime minister and PPP chief Benazir Bhutto.
- Your Slip Is Showing (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Central banks are expected to be like Caesar's wife, completely without blemish. By and large the Reserve Bank of India too fits into that mould.
- Pervez, Sharif May Reconcile (Asian Age, Shafqat Ali, Oct 16, 2007)
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that he will consider to settle things with his arch rival Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister whom he toppled in a coup eight years ago.
- Indian Tv And The Pull Of Scandal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Anyone who remembers the recently fabricated television 'sting' on Delhi school teacher Uma Khurana and the waves of scandal that subsequently lapped around her, has to find a deep and abiding resonance in Britain's newest, most savage . . . .
- Defining President Musharraf’S ‘Turmoil’ (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 15, 2007)
The Supreme Court is getting ready to hear a number of petitions against the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) and has named a bench of judges along with known jurists as amici curiae to match the “seriousness” which the NRO has assumed in . . . .
- National Reconciliation Ordinance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2007)
People were rejoicing after the recent political developments. They had high hopes that a new political era would begin with a change in the present set-up.
- Relevance Of The World Bank (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 15, 2007)
I was fascinated by a discussion telecast by BBC recently on the future role of the World Bank.
- Benazir May Reclaim Frozen Accounts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who is scheduled to return to Pakistan on Thursday after nine years in exile, and her husband may reclaim hundreds of millions of pounds frozen in Swiss bank accounts.
- Governor Turns Karnataka Raj Bhawan Into Congress Office (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Has Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur reduced the Bangalore Raj Bhawan to a Congress office at a time when he is supposed to govern the State in the name of the President of India?
- Musharraf’S Victory Is His Defeat (Asian Age, Irfan Husain, Oct 15, 2007)
That sound you can’t hear as you read this is the sound of one hand clapping. And that hand belongs to those parties who supported Musharraf’s re-election, and those benefiting financially from his presidency.
- Pak To Defreeze Bhutto Cash (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Pakistan is planning to move courts in Switzerland to seek defreezing of the bank accounts of self-exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, her husband Asif Ali Zardari and other members of her party.
- India Has Compulsions Galore (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2007)
There is little doubt that Burma is a failed state with whom the Indian policy of engagement has reached a dead end. Yet, India has an underbelly too -- its troubled North-East and energy scarcity
- Special Article (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Oct 13, 2007)
China’s Party Congress is held every five years.
- Sp Chief: Gear Up To Defeat Maya (Asian Age, Amita Verma, Oct 13, 2007)
Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav has asked his party workers to gear up and give a befitting reply to the Mayawati government in the Lok Sabha elections.
- Facilitating Return Of Bhutto (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2007)
AN assault on people’s intelligence, disservice to the English language and insulting serious political undertakings elsewhere in the world are among the three side effects of governance in a country where the ruling class is riddled with contradictions.
- Netas Uncork Mythology: Oktoberfest Of Avatars (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2007)
If developments in the last week are any indication, the JD(S) in Karnataka is all set to lose its moral authority.
- Ysr Set To Order Probe Into Own, Naidu Assets (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Oct 13, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy is set to create a judicial history of sorts by ordering an inquiry into the assets of his family and that of his bete noire and opposition leader N.Chandrababu Naidu.
- Courting Politics, Tamil Nadu Style (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Oct 13, 2007)
Naadorum naadi murai seyya mannavan,/Naadorum naadu kedum (when a king fails to assess his rule day by day and set right all irregularities, the country will slowly deteriorate).
- Sc Stays Implementation Of Nro Clauses (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Oct 13, 2007)
Supreme Court stayed implementation of various clauses of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) and issued notices to the parties concerned on Friday.
- Disturbing Trends (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Oct 13, 2007)
Several disparate events over the past couple of weeks must cause disquiet over what appears to be a gravely disturbing trend. The nation needs to get its priorities right.
- Bhutto Amnesty Too Challenged In Sc (Pioneer, Rezaul H. Laksar, Oct 13, 2007)
Keeping up pressure on Government, Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear challenges against an ordinance promulgated by President Pervez Musharraf to grant amnesty to former Premier Benazir Bhutto in graft cases and said all actions under . . .
- Benazir Plan Suffers A Setback (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 13, 2007)
Pakistan People’s Party leader Benazir Bhutto’s planned October 18 homecoming suffered a setback on Friday with the Supreme Court admitting petitions challenging a recently proclaimed ordinance withdrawing corruption cases against her among others . . . .
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