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Articles 1621 through 1720 of 3665:
- Back To Square One (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 22, 2006)
After knocking at the doors of both the Left Democratic Front and the United Democratic Front, the Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) is back to charting its own course in the Kerala Assembly elections.
- China Simply Unstoppable (Deccan Herald, K P Prabhakaran Nair, Mar 22, 2006)
India should emulate China to avoid the mismatch between foodgrain production and fertiliser use
- Legislature Party Leader Status Thrust On Us: M.P. Prakash (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
There is no party that can claim to be secular, he says
- Saving The Girl Child (Tribune, Manmohan Kaur, Mar 21, 2006)
I have retired from government service with a good pension. My three daughters are highly educated and are working. My son-in-laws are well placed. I own a house in the city. Because of my old age, my wife and I have decided to shift to the . . .
- Terrorist Attack On Varanasi (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Mar 21, 2006)
If you want to hear the Indian story, listen to the sound of silence once the roar of the explosion has ebbed away into time. India’s weakness is institutional.
- Pollscape Pointers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 20, 2006)
THE upcoming elections in four major states — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam — and Pondicherry would be watched with interest mainly to see if the Congress party loses further ground or is able to retain its electoral pockets.
- How To Use A Terrorist (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 20, 2006)
There is something deeply reprehensible about a state assembly passing a resolution calling for the release of a person accused of terrorism.
- Party Squabbles (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 20, 2006)
Partisan squabbles for power are often given euphemistic names. Such tussles within a communist party are called “inner-party struggles”. The open war within the Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), though, has little . . .
- Cpi(m)'s Kerala Crisis (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 20, 2006)
Which coalition wins the May assembly elections in Kerala matters a lot to those vying for power in the state, but not for anyone else. For, politics in Kerala is like football — both contenders carry on a ferocious rivalry, have devoted fan followings .
- The Problems Of Profusion (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 20, 2006)
"I have so far sent over 500 letters. Only two or three have been published." "I wrote more than 50 letters. Nothing was published." "I find it sickening when my letters are rejected but I continue to write, sometimes two letters a day."
- Emirates To Raise Capacity To India This Year (Hindu, K. Venkiteswaran, Mar 20, 2006)
TheEmirates airline, based in Dubai, announced its plans to start services to Kolkata and Bangalore shortly.
- Mullaperiyar Row A Repeat Of Sutlej-Yamuna Canal Dispute (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Mar 20, 2006)
The row has two precedents on inter-state river water disputes
- A Riot Of Laughter (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 19, 2006)
Chakyarkoothu, a form of comic theatre of Kerala, though as entertaining remains a poor cousin of Kathakali, says Naveen Namboodiri
- Stalin Who? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 18, 2006)
Here's some great news for Indian politics: a section of the CPM is in ferment, factional warriors have cast aside commandments of democratic centralism. When the churning in the party’s Kerala unit subsides, might we just see the first . . .
- A Comrade In His Labyrinth (Indian Express, N. Madhavan, Mar 18, 2006)
Kerala's emerging popular front of diehard orthodox Marxists, regular right wing hacks and leftist demagogues is up in arms against the dominant CPM leadership in the state.
- Labour Reforms: Go Beyond Mere Rhetoric (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Mar 18, 2006)
Labour reform increasingly appears to be like the proverb on the weather. Everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything about it. As hope seldom triumphs over experience, policymakers must realise there is no way central laws can . . .
- Wheat Imports (Statesman, Vandana Shiva, Mar 18, 2006)
Will India Turn To Ship-To-Mouth Existence?
- Bahubalis In Politics (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Mar 18, 2006)
Does it really matter in a system irretrievably corrupt, falsehood and opportunism its hallmarks, for Jaya Bachchan and her family friend and mentor, Amar Singh to have made it to the membership of the House of States or the Rajya Sabha as it is called ?
- High Court Quashes Ec's Directive On Pay Revision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday set aside the Election Commission's directive to the State Government to defer the implementation of the Ninth Pay Commission's recommendations till the elections to the Assembly were over.
- Pink Is The New Red (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 18, 2006)
Only a month away from the assembly elections in Kerala, the opposition Left Front looks all ready to explode in the face of the electorate.
- Tricks Of Memory (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Mar 18, 2006)
Some people have a good memory; others are forgetful. I know of quite a few who make their living by having good memories...
- Auto Motto (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 18, 2006)
The professional philosophy of auto-drivers across the country seems . . .
- Kerala Cpm At War, Politburo Steps In (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
The faction feud in the Kerala CPM, being fought out in the party offices as much as through the web, leaflets, SMS and email messages, has got the central leadership worried about the party’s chances in the Assembly polls.
- Women Panchayat Presidents Gear Up For Local Body Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
At a State-level convention, they pledge to protect women's rights
They decide to improve public distribution system and balwadis in their villages
Pledge to help Dalits take possession of panchami land and function as centres of information and know
- Ec Gets Tough (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 17, 2006)
Police chief shifted for praising Amma
- The Bear Hug (Frontline, John Hepburn, Mar 17, 2006)
The visit of George Bush was marked by huge protest rallies against him and his administration's hegemonic designs.
- Star Of Hills (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 16, 2006)
Leopard is one of the rare stars of the State especially its hills.
- Aiadmk Silent On Mullai Periyar Dam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
If election is the time to spur political parties into responding, the Tamil Nadu government is looking the other way in the Mullai Periyar Dam issue which is quickly spiralling into yet another emotive inter-state water dispute between . . .
- Political Parties Urged To Field Hiv-Positive People As Candidates (Hindu, K.P.Prabhakaran Nair , Mar 16, 2006)
The Congress in Assam has taken the lead in this regard, says INP+ president
- Assembly Polls In Five States (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Mar 16, 2006)
These are different elections. Neither the Congress nor the BJP, the two national parties, are the main players in the game, but stakes are high for both of them in the electoral outcome.
- 'Cpi-M Leaders Involved In Lavalin Case' (Times Union, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
The Congress on Tuesday accused the central leadership of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) of involvement in a controversial deal with SNC-Lavalin, a Canadian firm.
- Veerappa Moily To Hold Talks With Dic(k) (Hindu, Gita Dewan Verma , Mar 15, 2006)
The Congress on Tuesday deputed its Working Committee member Veerappa Moily for negotiations with the Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) as the mediator.
- Dmk Accuses Tn Govt Of Poll Code Violation (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Mar 15, 2006)
The Dmk yesterday alleged that the state government had violated the model code of conduct by “giving pre-dated” sanction to several projects, including a knowledge-based technological park. It demanded that the Election Commission should depute . . .
- Us Nuke Deal: Unfolding Future Events (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Mar 15, 2006)
At the India-Japan symposium in Tokyo on Friday last, the outlook on the India-US nuclear power agreement ranged between cautious and negative.
- The Great Leveller (Business Standard, C. J. Punnathara, Mar 15, 2006)
Remittances — mainly by unskilled workers and labourers to the Gulf nations and elsewhere — play a significant role in fostering better health, education and other social indices.
- How Not To Play The End Game (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Mar 14, 2006)
The disunited opposition in West Bengal seems ill-prepared to reap any benefit from the measures taken by the Election Commission to cleanse electoral politics in the state.
- Kalam Visits Apravasi Ghat (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Mar 14, 2006)
President A.P.J. Kalam on Monday re-visited the shared colonial past of India and Mauritius at the Apravasi ghat (immigrant depot) where over four lakh Indians had landed between the mid 18th and early 19th centuries to work as labourers on . . .
- Jaya Govt Violated Poll Code: Dmk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Dmk President M Karunanidhi has alleged that the Jayalalitha government violated the model code of conduct by “giving pre-dated” sanction to several projects, including a knowledge-based technological park, and demanded that the Election . . .
- India-China Houseboat Diplomacy In Placid Waters (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Mar 14, 2006)
If the idyllic surroundings of this scenic backwater village could prompt former prime minister A B Vajpayee to write poems, the Indian and Chinese teams which discussed the vexing boundary question could not have been left far behind.
- Turmoil In House Over Yatra Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
BJP has no right to divide the country, says Basudeb Acharia
- Aiadmk Stages Walkout In Rajya Sabha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Protest Kerala all-party decision on Mullaperiyar dam
- Core Banking Solution Shortly In All City Union Bank Branches (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
It promises faster service with greater security It promises faster service with greater security to customers
- Congress Election Committee Reconstituted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections in five States, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday reconstituted the party's Central Election Committee (CEC), bringing in four new faces while retaining seven existing members.
- India, China Confident Of Settling Border Dispute (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Holding that Sino-Indian talks on border dispute were moving in the right direction to "extricate" them from "logjam", National Security Advisor M K Naryanan today said the delineation issue could be settled after the next two to three rounds.
- Basic Framework Of India-China Border Talks "Within Next Two-Three Rounds" (Hindu, CP Bhambhri, Mar 13, 2006)
Two sides working closely, making progress: Dai Bingguo; next round to be held in China
- India Hopeful Of Resolving Border Row With China (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 13, 2006)
Indian and Chinese officials report progress in talks
- Bill Proposes To Enhance Powers Of Dam Safety Authority (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Mar 13, 2006)
Bill to be considered at special session of Assembly that begins tomorrow
- It Is Time To Flex Political Muscles (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Mar 11, 2006)
With elections to several state assemblies due in about a year's time it is understandable for political parties to be seen flexing their muscles, breaking old alliances, forging new ones and generally creating an atmosphere which . . .
- 'Gram Sabhas Can Focus On Accountability’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Mar 11, 2006)
If 73rd amendment is implemented we will find less corruption at lower levels.
- Malnutrition Amidst High Growth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 11, 2006)
The imperatives of putting nutrition at the centre of development are apparent in a new World Bank report that warns that malnutrition could cost countries up to 3 per cent of their GDP.
- Polls: Dmk Wraps Up Seat-Sharing Exercise (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The DMK on Friday completed its seat-sharing exercise by allocating 102 seats to its allies and keeping 132 seats to itself in the elections to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly scheduled to be held on May 8.
- India-China Boundary Talks Begin Today (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 11, 2006)
The seventh round of the India-China boundary talks between the two countries’ special representatives will begin today (Saturday).
- Work On Bangalore Metro Rail May Start Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
7-km stretch from Chinnaswamy Stadium to Byappanahalli
- Parliament Passes Railway Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Lalu's assurance to MPs from West Bengal
Safety and security will be Government's priority
Proposal to connect all State capitals with `garib rath' trains
- India, China To Talk Boundary Issues From Tomorrow (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
In working through the second stage of a very complex issue, India and China will hold another round of talks between the Special Representatives (SRs) on the boundary issue from March 11 to 14 in New Delhi, Kottayam and Cochin.
- Empty Brains (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 10, 2006)
Mr A.R. Rather, National Conference Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, has touched an important issue during his criticism of the State Government's budget for the next financial year.
- India, China Boundary Talks On Saturday (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
India and China will hold the seventh round of talks for an early settlement of the decades-old border dispute that start on Saturday and shift to a resort in Kerala for the next two days.
- Sonia Snarls (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 10, 2006)
It appeared more than electoral rhetoric. For going beyond telling Congress workers in Kerala not to take lightly its CPI-M led rivals, Sonia Gandhi seemed miffed at the Left’s frequent carping in the capital.
- 'We Want To Demystify Careers In Networking’ (Deccan Herald, Sangeetha Chengappa, Mar 09, 2006)
While the Internet has revolutionised the way we deliver and receive information and the way businesses are conducted, more than 80 per cent of the world has never heard a dial tone, or sent an e-mail or even surfed the Net.
- Pension Bill May Get Green Signal After Assembly Polls (The Economic Times, Sidhartha Kanungo, Mar 09, 2006)
Hoping for an end to the opposition to pension reforms after the state assembly elections, the finance ministry has drawn up plans to introduce the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill during the second half of the budget session.
- Bush Gone, Now Chance To Reassure Beijing (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Mar 09, 2006)
When the Chinese Special Representative Dai Bingguo arrives here on Friday for the next round of talks on the boundary dispute, India will have an opportunity to convey to China at the highest level that its growing relationship . . .
- Time For Activists To Look At Social Minefields (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Mar 08, 2006)
Even after a decade of the legally guaranteed representation for women in the Panchayat Raj system, there is no groundswell of opinion for legislative reservation for women
- Blasts In Sankatmochan Temple And Railway Station Kill Dozen, Several Injured (Indian Express, CR Jayachandran, Mar 08, 2006)
PM, Kalam appeal for peace • BJP slams ‘competitive minorityism’ • Shameful, say Muslim law board and Jamiat
- International Women's Day (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Diamonds. Gold. Coloured stones. Or just about anything you think is a perfect toast to the spirit of womanhood, is on display at Zaveri Bros Jewellers, DB Road, RS Puram.
- T.N. Concludes Arguments Before Cauvery Tribunal (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Mar 08, 2006)
Pleads for the setting up of a Cauvery Valley Authority
- India Calling (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Mar 08, 2006)
It's India Calling. Not quite the call from the call-centre depicted by the popular soap on telly, but more of a clarion call, from Mother India, and quite a few seem to be responding to it.
- Indian Englishes (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Mar 08, 2006)
Is British English better than Indian English? The sensible and conventional answer these days is; “What do you mean ‘better’? They’re two branches of one language, each valid in its place.”
- India: An Emerging Power — Ishtiaq Ahmed (Daily Times, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Mar 07, 2006)
In material terms, India has embarked, in a very determined way, upon the path taken by Japan and Germany after World War II to find their fortune in world affairs by developing their industrial strength and technological base.
- Economic Condition Of Muslims (Hindu, Mujibur Rehman, Mar 07, 2006)
Offers insight into the current socio-economic status of Urdu-speaking Indian Muslims
- Watch A Space Called Tamil Nadu (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Mar 07, 2006)
Of the five states going into election mode, it is Tamil Nadu that will most affect national politics.
- Kerala Conundrum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 07, 2006)
Voters must ask the state’s politicians a question: when will growth come
- Mullaperiyar: Special Session Of Assembly On March 14, 15 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
A two-day special session of the State Assembly will be convened on March 14 and 15 to discuss the Supreme Court verdict permitting Tamil Nadu to raise the water level of the Mullaperiyar dam to 142 feet from 136 feet.
- Bridging The Indo-Us Nuclear Divide (Daily Excelsior, Abhijit Patwardhan, Mar 07, 2006)
The US president, George W. Bush, and prime minister Manmohan Singh signed the civil nuclear deal, which will go a long way to meet India's growing energy needs.
- Fuzzy Myths In Focus (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Mar 06, 2006)
The finance minister’s tiny grant of Rs 5 crore — for Kuttiyattam, Vedic chanting and Ramlila — is a small beginning towards the big financing of ancient traditions that ‘modern’ thinkers, writers and policy-makers have chosen to ignore.
- Sonia To Have Final Word On Tiwari (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
With the factionalism increasing within the ruling Congress, nearly half a dozen MLAs tried to persuade Tiwari not to resign expressing their solidarity with him.
- Bush In Mind, Sonia Slams Left: Politics Of Obstruction Trivialising National Issues (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Sharpening her attack on the Left after slamming their “politics of obstruction, politics of violence, politics of gherao and sloganeering”, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today took her Kerala campaign forward when she told party MLAs not to take . . .
- Don’T Take Opposition Lightly: Sonia To Mlas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday urged party MLAs not to take the Opposition Left front in Kerala ‘lightly’ and to work unitedly to ensure the United Democratic Front (UDF)'s return to power.
- `Budget Favourable For State' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Official says allocation for the State has risen to Rs.290 crores.
- State Deserves A Better Deal From The Railways (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
There is a general feeling that in spite of the unanimous lobbying by the MPs of Kerala, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad has not given a fair deal to the State in the latest Railway Budget. The major demands of Kerala which have not been . . .
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 04, 2006)
The CPI (M-L) called a hartal and the CPI (M-L) Red Flag burnt an effigy of George Bush, both in Thrissur, Kerala, on March 2 to protest the U.S. President's visit to India.
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