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Articles 2521 through 2620 of 4523:
- Natwar Off His Head, Pm Slams Bjp, Says Noise To Cover Uma Expulsion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Manmohan: ‘BJP’s trying to divert attention from internal trouble, people are forced to think of what’s unimportant’.
- A New Urban Lifestyle Lures India's Rural Poor (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 08, 2005)
This western city has at least 300 slum pockets, with grimy industry, factory-fouled air and a spiraling crime rate. A 1994 epidemic - reported as pneumonic plague - that originated here caused national panic.
- Opening Up The Socialist Space In Indian Politics (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 07, 2005)
In the coming post-George Fernandes era, the socialists will have many opportunities in various parts of the country to tap the alienation of the poor from the mainstream economy.
- India Accelerating (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 07, 2005)
NELAMANGALA, India Hot water: 10 rupees. Cold water: 8 rupees.
Toilet: 5 rupees. Sex: no price specified on the bathhouse wall, but, as the condom painted there suggests, safe.
- Question Of ‘Image’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 07, 2005)
A major problem to be tackled by the Islamic summit conference opening in Makkah today is one of image of the Muslims, especially in the West.
- Khushboo: A Larger Question (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Dec 07, 2005)
After Ms. Jayalalithaa, no actress of Tamil cinema has provoked so much political discussion as Khushboo has done. And, strangely, it is the lesser of the two stars, who raises a larger political question, though it has not figured so far in the furore
- Communal Violence (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 07, 2005)
It is said legislation does not redress an injustice, but merely confirms its existence. The Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill 2005, introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, bears this out as much as . . .
- Goodbye To Ground Zero (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Dec 07, 2005)
Many years ago, a friend and mentor introduced me to an old Chinese proverb: when the finger points to the moon, the idiot points to the finger. Given the punditry that has followed Uma Bharati’s expulsion from the BJP, the wisdom in that one-liner seems
- Vajpayee Shuts Door In Uma’S Face (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Breaking his silence on the Uma Bharati episode, former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today denied her charges that the BJP was ‘‘anti-OBC’’ or that it had been ‘‘hijacked’’ by certain leaders for their own benefit, giving a clear indication . . .
- Linking Rivers To Prosperity (Pioneer, MS Menon, Dec 07, 2005)
Conserving water will remove poverty, the worst environmental pollutant in developing societies, says MS Menon
- India Invited To Join Mega N-Project (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
In a landmark development, the US and other partners in International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project have decided to invite India as a full partner in the ambitious multi-billion energy venture.
- Cong Mishandled Situation: Jagat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Embroiled in a controversy over his role in the Iraqi Oil-for-Food scam, Union Minister Natwar Singh's son Jagat Singh on Tuesday said the Enforcement Directorate has not summoned him for questioning and blamed the Congress for "mishandling" . . .
- Parliament Will Function If Natwar Quits: Bjp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The BJP on Tuesday conveyed to the government its willingness to cooperate in the smooth functioning of Parliament from Wednesday provided Natwar Singh submits his resignation by the morning.
- Bjp Leaves No Room For Bharati Re-Entry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Firmly shutting its doors on expelled leader Uma Bharati, the BJP on Tuesday ruled out any scope for her to appeal against the disciplinary action even as former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee rebutted her charges that the party was 'anti-OBC' . . .
- Wahhabi Islam : A Misnomer (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal, Dec 06, 2005)
Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal writes about the contribution of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab who rose in revolt against the socio-religious corruption prevalent during his times everywhere in Ottoman provinces
- Looking Beyond Hindutva (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Dec 06, 2005)
A probing look beyond Hindutva to get to the heart of Gujarat
- India Introduces Communal Violence Bill (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Indian government introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday that aims to prevent a recurrence of the type of communal violence witnessed in Gujarat in 2002.
- Sanyasin Or Out? (The Week, Deepak Tiwari, Dec 06, 2005)
Emerging from the BJP office in Bhopal on November 27 to start her Ram-Roti march, Uma Bharti was at her symbolic best when she stood on top of an Ambassador car with her foot on its red beacon (symbol of power) to address the people.
- Aids Cases Up, Prevalence Rate Down In Gujarat (Indian Express, KAMRAN SULAIMANI, Dec 06, 2005)
First the bad news: the number of confirmed AIDS cases in Gujarat is on the rise. Now for the good news: prevalence rate is going down, which means that the awareness lessons are paying off.
- Private Sailing (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 05, 2005)
DP WORLD, THE Dubai government-owned port company, has emerged the largest container terminal operator in India, following its recent takeover of the UK-based P&O.
- Petroleum Board To Decide On Gail Split (Business Standard, Jyoti Mukul, Dec 05, 2005)
GAIL has already started accounting for transporting revenues separately.
- Global Indian (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 05, 2005)
The launching of the Overseas Citizenship scheme has not come a day too soon and would be welcomed by the large Indian diaspora spread across the world. It is only natural that the Indian abroad would want to identify with the country of his origin; and f
- Celebrating A Timeless Epic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The nine-day Mahabharata Utsav celebrated Mahabharata, the epic for all times and all people, writes Mala Kumar.
- Uma Bharti's Charge Baseless, Says Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
"No dearth of backward caste leaders promoted by party"
Gaur, Chauhan belong to backward castes
Ms. Bharti plays caste card often
Her stand a hurdle to reservation for women
- Democratic Snub (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Dec 03, 2005)
If there were any doubts in people’s minds that democracy in India was still in its early stages, they must have vanished after the verdict of the Bihar assembly polls.
- A Bank Robber’S Arrest Cracks J&k Terror Net (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The arrest of a bank robber on Wednesday has led the J&K Police to the network behind eight major militant strikes.
- Footsie With Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 03, 2005)
The NDA-led Opposition has forcefully articulated the growing public concern on matters of internal security with its broadside against the UPA Government for its "misplaced compassion" for terrorists that, even at this moment, . . .
- Bjp Undoes Itself. Again! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Dec 03, 2005)
By now, undoing itself when everything is going perfectly right for the party has become a peculiarity of the party with a difference.
- Primordial Calls Vs Politics Of Individuation (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Dec 02, 2005)
The scope and nature of the Bihar verdict are stunning. Once again, the illiterate, long-suffering people rose above caste and religion in search of a better future and proved the psephologists and pundits wrong.
- Cash, Not Land, On Offer For The Displaced (Hindu, Meena Menon, Dec 01, 2005)
Despite Supreme Court orders to the contrary, Madhya Pradesh is offering cash and not land to those displaced by the Narmada project.
- Party Encounter (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
There seems no easy way of return to glory. For Ms Uma Bharti, the exultation of victory by a three-fourth mandate in Madhya Pradesh is now most firmly in the past.
- Health Minister Says Concerned About Aids Awareness (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Dec 01, 2005)
India's health minister expressed concern on Wednesday about AIDS awareness, monitoring and treatment, saying the latest official count in India could have fallen short of the real number of infections.
- Rehabilitation Not Possible In A Week (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Patil asks flood-hit States to submit detailed plans
"Rehabilitation cannot be done in a week"
"It took two to three years to reconstruct Latur"
"We did not take one minute to sanction relief to Gujarat and Tamil Nadu"
- Myself, Malpani (Indian Express, V. Gangadhar, Dec 01, 2005)
Names, particularly those that sound rather unusual, had always appealed to me. In Ahmedabad, I was recently introduced to someone with the surname, ‘Chhapan’, meaning 56. I turned the pages of the local telephone directory, it had ten Chhapans.
- Uma May Be Suspended From Bjp (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Uma Bharti, who remained defiant and trained guns on the BJP top brass on Tuesday over the Madhya Pradesh leadership issue, is expected to be formally suspended by the party's Parliamentary Board which meets on Wednesday.
- Run Uma Run – Bring Bjp Back To Home (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Nov 30, 2005)
It is time to reengineer BJP. The current BJP does not know if it is Congress or the Left Front. It is time for the core conservatives in the party to bring BJP back to home.
- To Be Effective, Link Up (Indian Express, RISHI MOHAN SANWAL, Nov 30, 2005)
November saw the focus of the media and polity focused on the Bihar elections and its results.
- The Starving Of India’S Farmer (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 30, 2005)
When one set of instruments fails, to some the answer is to have more of the same—only larger, bigger and deadlier. I always dread those whose answer to each failure is to set up newer and bigger institutions.
- Bill Of Riots (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 30, 2005)
The proposed communal harmony law sacrifices common sense to political correctness
- Divide And Lose (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Nov 30, 2005)
While sections within two of India’s most ideologically driven and, as a result, sectarian parties — the BJP and the CPM — have recently woken up to the perils of their divisive politics, a third, the RJD of Mr Lalu Yadav, has been taught the . . .
- Uma Does It Again (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Exactly a year after she was suspended from the BJP for daring party president Mr LK Advani to take action against her, Miss Uma Bharati received a show-cause notice from the party today.
- Group Of Four Has Hijacked Bjp: Uma (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
There should be only one rule for the "bull and the lamb, sa"
- A Ban Quietly Bagged? (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Nov 30, 2005)
It is safe to assume that July 26 does not come twice a year. And it is this assumption that seems to be rationale for the Maharashtra Government's take-it-easy policy as far as a host of reconstruction activities in Mumbai are concerned.
- Towards Soap-Box Politics (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Nov 29, 2005)
Why do politicians prefer TV studios to Parliament when engaging in national debates, asks CP Bhambhri
- Narmada: They Have Little To Cheer About (Hindu, Meena Menon, Nov 29, 2005)
Complaints abound about the resettlement sites in Gujarat for those displaced by the Narmada project.
- Uma Bharti Will Continue Her Battle (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 29, 2005)
Charges and counter charges over decision making in BJP
Parliamentary norms not flouted, says Malhotra
Govindacharya accuses Jaitley of planting stories
- The Lalu Phenomenon (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Nov 29, 2005)
IT is easy to rubbish Lalu Prasad Yadav, now that he is down in the dumps. For 15 years, he has been a subject of ridicule for cartoonists, middle writers and humourists. In journalism, the maxim has been, “if you are short of subjects, . . .
- It’S India’S Turn Now. Really (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 28, 2005)
Marketing, to paraphrase Chairman Mao, is war by other means. And as such, the promos of a market leader tend to be tinged occasionally with overtones of aggression.
- Democratic Snub (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Nov 28, 2005)
If there were any doubts in people’s minds that democracy in India was still in its early stages, they must have vanished after the verdict of the Bihar assembly polls.
- The Buddhas The Taliban Destroyed —Khaled Ahmed (Daily Times, Khaled Ahmed, Nov 27, 2005)
When the two colossi were newly carved, the great Chinese traveller Hsuan Tsang saw them in 642 AD and noted their brilliant reflection from a distance. The smaller Buddha was Maitreya and the taller one was Rocana
- Linking Of Rivers: Challenges And Opportunities (Tribune, Raj Kumar Siwach, Nov 27, 2005)
Water has played a vital role in the growth and decay of civilisations. It is the commonest substance on the earth but only one per cent of it is available for human consumption. Thus, it needs to be managed economically and wisely.
- Highway To Hell (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Nov 27, 2005)
Using his column in a Delhi broadsheet, Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member from Bengal, recently made some cogent points about the ominous spreading of American cultural hegemony across the world.
- Suspected Isi Agent Shot Dead In Ahmedabad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Joint operation was carried out by the Rajasthan and Gujarat police
- National Highways, The Lifeline Of India (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Nov 27, 2005)
Roads, are the arteries of the country which carry the life blood of economy related to trade and commerce to every nook and corner of the nation and boosting its sustainability and augumention in a bigger way.
- No Bargains Break That Are Not This Day Made (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 26, 2005)
Mark Twain assures, "Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day, like a football, and it will be round and full at evening."
- Powering Ahead (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Nov 26, 2005)
The government’s recently approved power tariff policy offers a stiff dose of reforms, provided it is implemented by the state power regulators.
- ‘The Last Such Sacrifice’ (Indian Express, R.K.Datta, Nov 26, 2005)
Letters continue to come in to The Indian Express, condemning Manjunath’s murder, commiserating with his bereaved family, and calling for justice
- Environment-Friendly Fuels In Bangalore Soon (Hindu, P. Manoj, Nov 26, 2005)
GAIL, Bharat Petroleum to sign MoU on Monday
KSRTC ready to switch over to CNG if it is freely available in State
Availability of PNG, CNG will check illegal diversion of LPG cylinders
Use of such fuels will reduce pollution level
- Reliance, Divi Labs, Adidas Sezs Cleared (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The IT sector SEZs will generate Rs. 4,000 crore investment
- Behind Nitish Kumar's Triumph (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 26, 2005)
From Chief-Minister-in-waiting to Chief Minister, it has been a long roller-coaster ride of despair and hope for Nitish Kumar, once bosom pal and now arch rival of the strongman of Bihar, Lalu Prasad. The Nitish-Lalu pair burst on to the political scene..
- Can Bihar Rise From The Ashes? Determined Political Push Is Crucial (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 25, 2005)
The new government that takes over in Bihar must make up for the time the State has lost — and pushed to the bottom of the table in many a parameter — by building up a fast, reliable, instant, effective network for delivery of services and . . .
- Bihar Deserves Better (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 25, 2005)
In the resounding verdict given by the people of Bihar in favour of a restoration of law and order, governance and development, one may forget why Lalu Prasad Yadav was made the undisputed Raja of Bihar in the first place.
- Fdi Clearance For Coke, Vodafone, Rabobank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Mothercare allowed to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary
- Nitish Sworn In Bihar Cm (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 25, 2005)
All roads in Patna today converged at the historic Gandhi Maidan where NDA leader Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the 32nd Chief Minister of Bihar by Governor Buta Singh.
- Now Ayodhya, Godhra For School Textbooks (Hindu, Lakshmi B. Ghosh , Nov 24, 2005)
Nearly 13 years after the demolition of the Babri Masjid, the Ayodhya temple dispute is set to find its way into school textbooks along with the much talked about Godhra riots in Gujarat.
- How Long Do We Live In Denial? (Indian Express, Pooja Bhatt, Nov 24, 2005)
We keep saying the West is obsessed with sex. The fact is that we in India are equally obsessed with it. But we also have a schizophrenic attitude to it.
- Ril Invites Global Majors To Sez (Business Standard, Kamlesh Trivedi , Nov 23, 2005)
Firm looks for Rs 30,000 cr downstream projects.
- Surgery For Hate Attacks (Indian Express, Babu Joseph, Nov 22, 2005)
The latest report of the US on International Religious Freedom has claimed, among other things, that India has bettered its record on ensuring religious freedom to its citizens. The report says that the Indian government has . . .
- 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 — . . .
- When We Are No Longer Called Muslim Indians But Indian Muslims (Indian Express, MAULANA DR SYED KALBE SADIQ, Nov 21, 2005)
By sheer strength of their numbers, Muslims constitute the second largest segment of the country’s population.
- The Future Of Rivers (Deccan Herald, Asim Ranjan Das, Nov 21, 2005)
The inter-linking of rivers will help to control floods and drought. A cheap inland river transport system is possible too.
- Krcl Project Spend On Track (Business Line, Mamuni Das , Nov 21, 2005)
Kutch Railway Company Ltd (KRCL) has achieved financial closure and brought down the project cost by about 10 per cent. The cost is now down to Rs 499.7 crore with a debt element of Rs 300 crore. In August, the company board had approved a total project..
- 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.
- Not Missing At All (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Nov 20, 2005)
The first item thrown up by a Google search for Dharmesh Doshi is an Interpol Red Corner notice issued (A-1025-10-2002) after he vanished from India in 2001.
- Maharashtra By-Elections Peaceful (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2005)
Voting in Saturday's by-elections for the crucial Malvan-Kankavali Assembly constituency and the North-West Mumbai Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra was peaceful, state Chief Election Officer, U.P.S. Madan told reporters here.
- 25 Apparel Parks To Be Set Up In Two Years (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2005)
MoU signed with Infrastructure Leasing and Financing Society
- Spare Them (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 20, 2005)
Some times it is good to spare the political class. It is very easy to blame it for all the ills of society, be it corruption or lack of discipline in life.
- Rss Chief Meets Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief K.S. Sudarshan met Bharatiya Janata Party president L.K. Advani for nearly 90 minutes over lunch on Friday afternoon at Mr. Advani's residence taking forward the discussions between the RSS and BJP leaderships on the
- Pak Scribe Among 25 Repatriated (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
In yet another boost to the ongoing confidence building measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan, 25 Pakistani civil prisoners were handed over to Pak authorities at the Wagah Joint Check Post on Friday.
- New Cures For An Old Fever (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
As an infectious disease that affects two million people in India annually, malaria continues to be a significant public health challenge. India has a much lower death rate from malaria than Africa, where nearly a million children die of the infection...
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