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Articles 2221 through 2320 of 22138:
- Bjp Waiting For Spring (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Sep 08, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party is yet to discover a strong Central leader since losing power.
- Dmk Govt Goes Private On Airport, Deserts Comrades (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Sep 08, 2006)
The CPI(M) made common cause with the DMK against the disinvestment of Neyveli Lignite Corporation but the southern ally has gone its own way on the issue of airport modernisation.
- Vande Mataram Electrifies India (Pioneer, Navneet Anand, Sep 08, 2006)
The national song is nation's pride. Vande Mataram is a symbol of a vibrant India, an icon that binds the past with the present and the glorious future.
- Reliance Seeks Nod For Pan-Indian Gsm Services (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Move aimed at catalysing subscriber growth, increasing market share
- Reliance Comm Applies For Gsm Spectrum (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Signalling a full-blown entry into GSM-based mobile services across India, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company Reliance Communications has applied for spectrum in 21 circles under the Unified Access Service Licence.
- Indian Women To Bring Peace To Liberia (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 08, 2006)
Dozens of helmeted Indian women in blue camouflage uniform, holding automatic rifles, rubber-tipped bamboo sticks or fibreglass riot shields, position themselves in a circle, training in anti-riot operations.
- Oh, General! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 08, 2006)
What a pity! Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is again in the grip of Kashmir itch.
- Diplomatic Firestorm As Jairam Scores Self-Goal, Trashes Pm’S Brazil Summit (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Sep 08, 2006)
Just two days before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Brazil to attend the IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) Summit, Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh has set off a diplomatic firestorm sending officials scurrying to . . .
- Caste Votes On Campus (Indian Express, NEHA SINHA, Sep 08, 2006)
The election to Delhi University’s Student Union, which takes place today, is as big as it gets.
- Progress At What Cost? (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2006)
The government is concerned about statistics and graphs on GDP but not greenery and the welfare of people.
- Vande Mataram Row Unfortunate: Vajpayee (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Terming the controversy over the rendition of Vande Mataram as ‘‘unfortunate’’, former Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee today said the national song was not aimed at idol worship and all Indians should sing it.
- Extential Crisis Of Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Sep 08, 2006)
The latest round of acrimony between India and Pakistan could further slow down, if not halt, the peace process-which has lost the momentum witnessed last year.
- Cbi Pleads For Death Sentence In Mattoo Case (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Pointing out that they have enough circumstantial evidence, the CBI today asserted before the Delhi High Court that Santosh Singh, accused of raping and killing Priyadarshani Mattoo, should be awarded death sentence for the offence.
- Minor 'Scuffle' In Kashmir Politics (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 08, 2006)
Politics rarely takes a holiday and events in Kashmir are of interest as there is a minor 'scuffle' for control and clearly it did not succeed.
- Not Out Of Joint (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2006)
It says much for the sense of propriety that inspires The Times that in 1990 it deleted from the obituary of a gardening journalist called Peter Coats the suggestion that as ADC in Delhi to Lord Wavell he had been the viceroy’s gay lover.
- India, Germany Ink Defence Pact (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2006)
Paving the way for bilateral strategic and security cooperation, India and Germany have signed their first-ever defence pact encompassing joint training, technology transfers and co-production of hi-tech military hardware.
- India, Germany Sign Defence Agreement (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Paving the way for bilateral strategic and security cooperation, India and Germany have signed their first-ever defence pact encompassing joint training, technology transfers and co-production of hi-tech military hardware.
- Manic Development (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2006)
Money, more aptly, the mafia, with the help of corrupt public servants, is destroying our national heritage in the shape of forests and fields. This is supposed to be modernisation.
- Vande Mataram Row Unfortunate: Vajpayee (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Terming the controversy over the rendition of Vande Mataram as ‘‘unfortunate’’, former Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee today said the national song was not aimed at idol worship and all Indians should sing it.
- Book On Gandhi Banned (Tribune, Shubhadeep Choudhury, Sep 08, 2006)
Close on the heels of the controversy sparked off by two NCERT history books in Haryana, timely action by the state government has scuttled the possibility of unrest on account of another book.
- Course Correction? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 08, 2006)
It signalled a course correction of sorts for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he picked up his telephone on Wednesday for a conversation with Iranian President Ahmedinejad.
- The Bogeyman Is Busy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Even as Pakistan reels under the shock of the killing of Akbar Khan Bugti, the Indian intelligence apparatus seems to have spotted yet another threat to India in this development.
- Made Over By Succession (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Sep 08, 2006)
There is incidental symmetry in Supriya Sule’s decision to file her nomination papers for Rajya Sabha.
- Liberals Like Us (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 08, 2006)
No summer has persuaded us to open our minds like this one. Kotha culture remixed by item girls, delivered groin-grind into our family rooms, has taught our men to draw that line between concert and consent.
- Bodies Of 30 Miners Recovered (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Ex-gratia announced; chances of survival of the remaining workers bleak
- Nod For Autonomy To Jipmer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval for converting the Pondicherry-based Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) into an autonomous institution through an Act of Parliament.
- The Whole Thing Was A Bit Of A Scrum’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2006)
While Tony Blair was skating on thin ice in the UK, his main (non-Labour) rival David Cameron, the leader of the opposition, was riding autos in India. Here’s an account of Cameron’s India visit, extracted from his blogspot dcindia06.blogspot.com
- Bjp Shrieks Over Sonia’S Silence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The BJP on Tuesday lapped up the opportunity provided by Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s reported “skipping” of an event marking the centenary of ‘Vande Mataram’ and decided to step up its campaign over the song.
- Vande Mataram Reverberates Across Nation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Millions of Indians across the country Thursday sang Vande Mataram, for the first time in such large numbers after Independence, but there were discordant notes from sections of Muslims opposed to the religious connotations of the national song . . .
- Court Gives 4-Day Police Custody For Bina Ramani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Orders medical examination every 24 hours
- Vajpayee: Controversy Over Song Unfortunate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Vande Mataram was not aimed at idol worship
- Sonia Skips Song, Bjp Sings Treachery (The Economic Times, DEVESH KUMAR, Sep 08, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s decision to stay away from a function organised by the Sewa Dal in New Delhi to mark the conclusion of centenary celebrations of the rendition of national song, Vande Mataram, gave the BJP another weapon to beat . . .
- Delhi-Jammu Rail Traffic Affected (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Rail traffic on busy Delhi-Jammu route remained disrupted for over two hours following derailment of a goods train near Suchchipind on the outskirts of the city last night.
- Settle Kashmir To Improve Ties: Pak Tells India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the settlement of the Kashmir issue with India would end the "cycle of confrontation and conflict in the subcontinent" and improve ties between the two countries.
- Enos Ekka And The Swing Vote (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Sep 07, 2006)
15 months after his prime-time plea for a conscience vote, Enos Ekka returns to the limelight, deciding the fate of the Jharkhand government
- Right To Defend (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
It is unrealistic to expect a failed state to abide by diplomatic norms. The dangers of having such a state as a neighbour are too obvious to be left unattended.
- Munda Gets A Week To Prove Majority (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Meets Governor Syed Sibtey Razi, expresses confidence about winning trust vote
Opposition has 42 MLAs on its side
Congress may give outside support to alternative government; Madhu Koda lobbying for support.
- Plane Prejudice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 07, 2006)
Italian airline Alitalia’s refusal to allow an Indian passenger with a valid business class ticket to board the Milan flight at New Delhi’s IGI airport is an outrageous offence.
- Is Bangladesh ‘Headache’ For India? (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Sep 07, 2006)
It is time for action. Our country needs men of integrity and agility at the helm of affairs. When our enemy is acerbic, gasping for our blood and longing for "inflicting a thousand cuts" on India, we should act gingerly and conduct ‘business’ . . .
- Rupee Convertibility (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Sep 07, 2006)
The much hyped capital account convertibility (CAC) report has been dealt its first blow. The left is planning to step up pressure on the Manmohan Singh Government against allowing full CAC, which it says it going to lead to "currency crisis and . . .
- Preventing The Child Malnutrition In India (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 07, 2006)
A joint study carried out by the United Nation World Fund Programme and Dr M S Swaminathan Research Foundation during 2002, indicates that child malnutrition is very high in India. It is more so in urban areas with 36 per cent of urban children . . .
- A Gentleman Among Politicians (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Sep 07, 2006)
For a while my residential address in Patna was “behind Satyendra Narain Sinha’s house”. His was the most elegant house on Boring Road, though high walls blocked its visibility.
- Damage Control (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
During his short stay in Pakistan, on his way from New Delhi, where he signed a nuclear deal with India, US President Bush made it clear that he was not satisfied with President Musharraf's performance in his fight against terrorism on Pakistan's . . .
- Iran May Shift Gas To Lng If Pipeline Prices Low (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
India and Pakistan have two months to agree with Iran on a major natural gas pipeline or Tehran will earmark more of its reserves for liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, a senior official said on Thursday.
- Expansive India Sets Trading Sights On West Africa (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Mangoes stand piled high in red, orange and green stacks, a traditional sight on the roadsides of Senegal during the harvest season.
- India's Downtrodden Disabled Find Power In The Law (Reuters, Daniel Sorid , Sep 07, 2006)
When disabled Hindu worshippers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were blocked from entering temples with their wheelchairs and crutches, Meenakshi Balasubramanian knew she had the law on her side.
- Coalition Woes In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 07, 2006)
The Congress and the PDP are trapped in a miserable but mutually profitable marriage.
- Settle Kashmir To Improve Indo-Pak Ties: Musharraf (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the settlement of the Kashmir issue with India would end the "cycle of confrontation and conflict in the subcontinent" and improve ties between the two countries.
- Feudal Federalism (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 07, 2006)
Besides being the capital of the country, Delhi also happens to be the headquarters of the sarkari mindset. Sample this contrast. State government bhavans, which sprawl across vast areas of prime real estate, are on an expansion drive.
- Cbi Asked To Prove Evidence Was Not Tampered (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The Delhi High Court today asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prove that the blood and semen samples collected in the Priyadarshini Mattoo case were not tampered with before being sent to the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and . . .
- Hardening Stance (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 07, 2006)
New Delhi is ready to wield the stick against Islamabad, which is excluding India from the SAFTA ambit.
- Our Troops Won’T Be Disarming Hizbollah, New Delhi Tells Un (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Sep 07, 2006)
With the United Nations revising its mandate to broaden the scope of operations of the UN force in Lebanon, India has made it clear to the UN that its troops will not carry out any exercise to disarm the Hizbollah or interdict arms supplies.
- Munda Gets Week To Prove Majority (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
With odds heavily stacked against him, Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda was today asked to prove his majority in the Assembly in a week’s time after he demanded that he be given an opportunity for a floor test.
- India-China Trade: A Long Road Ahead (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 07, 2006)
Industry and policy makers need to go beyond cheering the numbers for bilateral trade and look to address the underlying fundamentals that are in need of transformation.
- Democracy In Myanmar (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Sep 07, 2006)
India must redefine its 'Look East' policy if it is serious about tackling insurgency in the North-East, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- Combating Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 07, 2006)
So it's official now. After trying to play down National Security Adviser MK Narayanan's alarming disclosures during the course of a television programme about how terrorists are planning spectacular attacks in India by targeting high profile . . .
- Resume Dialogue With Pak: Left Advises Pm (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
As prime minister Manmohan Singh sets off for Havana, the Left has come forward with advice that he should resume the dialogue with Pakistan. CPM and CPI leaders Prakash Karat and AB Bardhan are likely to meet the PM ahead of his eight-day visit . . .
- Ranchi Roulette (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 07, 2006)
Jharkhand has been politically unstable ever since its formation and its government now faces a crisis that the ruling BJP-led coalition is trying hard to play down and the Congress doesn’t seem to be overly enthused about though very probably . . .
- Musharraf: 'Improved Ties Depends On Settling Kashmir' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said the settlement of the Kashmir issue with India would end the "cycle of confrontation and conflict in the subcontinent" and improve ties between the two countries.
- 9 Days A Long Time In Politics (Pioneer, Nityanand Shukla, Sep 07, 2006)
Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi has asked Chief Minister Arjun Munda to prove his majority on the floor of the House on or before September 15. Welcoming this, Munda has thanked the Governor for giving him time to prove his majority.
- Let’S Settle Kashmir Issue: Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has called for settlement of the Kashmir problem to end a cycle of confrontation and conflict in the sub-continent and ensure sustained peace in South Asia.
- Prospects For Kannur Airport Brighten (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The Centre is willing to make an exception for Kerala in the stipulation that all new airports of the country should have a second runway. An assurance to this effect was given to Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan by Union Minister of State . . .
- Corruption Of Youth (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Sep 07, 2006)
Student unions and elections are a must in a democracy but they should be free of politicians.
- Grim Picture (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2006)
A grim picture of the growing threat of terrorism in the country has emerged from the chief ministers’ conclave on internal security, which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chaired in New Delhi on Tuesday.
- Resilient Munda Fights Back (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Sep 07, 2006)
The political drama in Jharkhand is poised to go through many exciting twists and turns before September 15, the deadline fixed by Governor Syed Sibte Razi for Chief Minister Arjun Munda to prove his majority in the State Assembly.
- Increasing Involvement Of Canadian Nationals In Ephedrine Trade . . . (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Sep 07, 2006)
Investigations into recent seizures of ephedrine, a precursor to party drugs, in the Capital point to increasing involvement of Canadian nationals of Indian origin in the trade. One of the two persons arrested in connection with the latest . . .
- Surprise Surprise! Pm Calls Up Ahmedinejad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
In a surprise diplomatic move almost a year after India joined leading Western countries to vote against Iran’s nuclear programme in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on September 24, 2005, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday . . .
- Munda Loses Majority, Upa Set For Power In Jharkhand (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The Arjun Munda-led NDA government in Jharkhand lost its wafer-thin majority when four ministers resigned late Tuesday afternoon, claiming that they had lost faith in the chief minister. The Raj Bhavan in Ranchi confirmed that governor Syed Sibtey . . .
- Anthem To Mother India Exposes Centuries-Old Sectarian Wound (Daily Times, Pratap Chakravarty, Sep 06, 2006)
Muslims are as loyal to the nation as anyone else and we do not need a certificate for that from anyone’
- India Trying To Destabilise Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 06, 2006)
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam has accused India of trying to destabilise Pakistan by using the Afghan territory for its nefarious activities.
- This Meddling Must Stop (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 06, 2006)
It is a matter of concern that India should have chosen to stoke the fire in Balochistan by sending arms and ammunition to the militants. On Monday, while President Musharraf informed a high-level meeting about the routes through which terrorists . . .
- Nda Watches Jharkhand Slipping Away, Cong Waiting (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Battling dissidence for months, the BJP’s coalition government in Jharkhand was tottering today after four ministers resigned and reduced the Arjun Munda government to a minority. This prompted the Opposition UPA to step up moves to oust the government.
- Landing In A Mess (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Sep 06, 2006)
The year 2006 (or 2007) is significant in the history of human civilisation, because that’s when the world’s urban population will exceed the world’s rural population for the first time. Of course, levels of urbanisation vary widely, ranging . . .
- Much Ado About Vande Mataram (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 06, 2006)
Roznama Rashtriya Sahara (September 5) carries, prominently displayed on its front page, the director of Dar-Ul-Uloom (Deoband) Maulana Marghoob ur Rahman breaking his silence on Vande Mataram.
- Transforming Working Of Corporate Sector (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 06, 2006)
The phenomenal growth of Corporate Sector - from 30,000 companies at work in 1956 to 7.26 lakh in March, 2006 - calls for prompt and efficient delivery of services by the Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA) to enable the businesses compete globally.
- Packaging The Tatas’ Project (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 06, 2006)
With the party in West Bengal trying to convince Left allies about setting up development projects on agricultural land, it was perhaps expected that the CITU rally in Singur, where the Tatas plan to set up their small-car plant, should focus on the . . .
- All About Our Neighbours (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Sep 06, 2006)
Sometime ago, reports appeared stating that there had been a rethink within the Government on how to conduct economic ties with Pakistan, the burden of the effort being that the time had now come to tighten the screws on Islamabad a turn or . . .
- North-East-From Guns To Flowers (Daily Excelsior, Som Dutt, Sep 06, 2006)
Once trouble-torn North East Region (NER) has today become a vital hot spots for exploring valuable production horticulture sector. The socio-economic upliftment of the local inhabitants is seen everywhere.
- Oops! Ramadoss Plea May Not Stand Legal Test (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Sep 06, 2006)
The main thrust of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss' defence before the Election Commission on a disqualification petition for holding an office of profit as president of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) governing body may not . . .
- Jharkhand Re-Run, Munda Unfazed (Pioneer, Nityanand Shukla, Sep 06, 2006)
The Arjun Munda Government was reduced to a minority Government on Tuesday after four rebel Ministers resigned from the Cabinet. In the 82-member House, the Munda Government has now the support of 39 legislators, including one nominated member and . . .
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