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Articles 19021 through 19120 of 26861:
- The Left Sweeps Kerala Grassroots (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2005)
In a strong indication of what lies ahead in the Assembly contest of 2006, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) has swept the polls to the local bodies in Kerala, leaving the truncated ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) a dismal second.
- Taj Corridor Case And Unhealthy Polity (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Sep 29, 2005)
The Chief Vigilance Commissioner's report to the Supreme Court regarding prosecution of Ms Mayawati in Taj Corridor case has once again brought to sharp focus the issue of corruption in our public life.
- Ranil Promises Political Solution To Ethnic Conflict (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Sep 29, 2005)
United National Party's presidential poll manifesto vows to defeat separatism in Sri Lanka
Seeks mandate to reach consensus with SLFP
Assures separate Ministry for the war displaced
Muslims will be represented in peace talks
- Why Urban Andhra Pradesh's Message Is Important (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 29, 2005)
The municipal polls verdict has a significance beyond Andhra Pradesh's borders. None of the excuses for the Telugu Desam's rout in the 2004 elections works this time. Voters are protesting the pro-rich, anti-poor measures that pass for `reforms' in. . . .
- European Union And Ltte (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2005)
After years of equivocation, the European Union has finally woken up to the terrorist character of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
- Black Flags, Stones Greet Indian Delegation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
A five-party delegation from India led by CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury was greeted with a black-flag demonstration and stone-pelting by hundreds of pro-monarchy activists upon its arrival here on Wednesday.
- Rehnuma Is No Prose In Praise As You Mean (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 29, 2005)
The book has a depth which you have not been able to fathom, Prof. Syed Habib, the author of Rehnuma, a biography of Prof. Agha Ashraf, reacts to the book review published in Greater Kashmir
In the name of the merciful Lord of mercy.
- Cpi(m) No Longer Needs Support Of Allies To Rule Kochi Corporation (Hindu, K. Venkiteswaran, Sep 28, 2005)
Low voter turnout worked to the advantage of Left Democratic Front
Kochi to have its first woman Mayor
First time party is leading from the front
Major changes in policy decisions likely
- The Trial Of Orhan Pamuk (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 28, 2005)
Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk has been deeply involved in the debate about the relationship the Muslim world and the West ought to have with each other.
- Big Win For Ldf In Kerala Civic Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
LDF's tactical adjustments pay dividends; BJP gains from tie-up with UDF
- Gujarat Bjp Seeks Details Of Dalit Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
Dissidents had shared the dais with the Congress to denounce Modi Government
- Is It A Case Of Too Much Of A Good Thing? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 28, 2005)
Judges increasingly find themselves getting involved in adjudicating essentially political disputes. This trend ought to be reversed. The institutional balance originally envisaged in the Constitution must be restored.
- Constructive Approach Rewarded (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 28, 2005)
The clean sweep of local body elections has powerfully vindicated the leadership of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy 16 months after the Congress was voted to power in Andhra Pradesh.
- Impressive Victory (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 28, 2005)
The Congress manages to hold its own against the discredited Telugu Desam
- Kerala Turns Red Again (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2005)
In a state where switching loyalty to political fronts every five years is almost a genetic trait,
- Iran Signals Disappointment, But Canada Has Good News For India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
While a peeved Iran has hinted at reviewing its energy cooperation with India following the vote at the IAEA, news of growing support for New Delhi’s decision from North America should boost the Government’s comfort level.
- Wiser Advani Is Lonely (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Sep 28, 2005)
Advani is trying to show himself as alive to the limitations of the hard Hindutva that catapulted the BJP to power
- Yesterday Once More? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 28, 2005)
Israel should stop the attacks for peace to prevail
- "Look Beyond 8th Schedule" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
For Jnanpith, says President Kalam
- 54 Ex-Mlas In Jd(u) First List (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
13 rebel LJP MLAs also given ticket for Bihar Assembly polls
- Yechury: India's Stand On Iran Surprising (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
Government should oppose U.S. move
U.S. action similar to the pattern adopted against Iraq
Issue to be raised during meeting with Prime Minister
The tilt is also against CMP
- Ldf Sweeps Kerala Civic Elections (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
The Oommen Chandy government’s development agenda put forth in the last one year appears to have cut no ice with the voters.
- Various Suitors Circle A Poland In Limbo (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Sep 28, 2005)
The new Government could have a big say on the pace of EU enlargement.
- Where The State May Not Enter (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Sep 28, 2005)
Recently, a slew of measures to improve women’s conditions have been announced or promulgated — a bill against domestic violence, reform of property rights for Hindu women and, ....
- The German Solution (Deccan Herald, Christopher Harvie, Sep 28, 2005)
The enduring popularity of the Left is something to envy and be taken seriously, and not mocked at.
- Cooperative Polls After Court Order (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
Issue before a larger Bench of the High Court: Jayalalithaa
- A Mandate And A Monopoly (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 27, 2005)
The Japanese prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, has won a stunning victory in the general election.
- Iaea’S Illegal Nod (Dawn, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 27, 2005)
The Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has voted the EU sponsored move to refer Iran to the UN Security Council for violation of nuclear arms control treaty that the US has been clamouring for years.
- Journey Of A Leader Called Jinnah (Greater Kashmir, SYED NOOR UL HASSAN, Sep 27, 2005)
From Jinnahbhai to Jinnah and finally to Qaid-e-Azam it was a journey of a leader who led his nation, writes
SYED NOOR UL HASSAN
- The Unravelling Of India's Persian Puzzle (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 27, 2005)
By voting against Iran in the IAEA, India has put its alliance with the United States above any concern of national interest, energy security or international law.
- Big Blunder (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 27, 2005)
The vote against Iran was not in India’s interests
- Us Pressure On Syria (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Sep 27, 2005)
The continuing violence in Iraq and the escalating tension over Iran regarding its nuclear programme have diverted attention from another country in the region,
- Boost For Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 27, 2005)
AP civic polls send signals to TDP, TRS
- The Dispiriting Parallelism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 27, 2005)
If Indian cricket is in poor health onfield, it is in worse shape off it. In Harare, differences between Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell, which were leaked to the media,
- Journey To The Ridiculous (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 27, 2005)
Bihar has been the laboratory of Indian politics. Mahatma Gandhi experimented with satyagraha from the dusty village of Champaran. Decades later,
- Riding Out The Pain Of Costly Oil (Hindu, G. Ananthakrishnan, Sep 27, 2005)
Car pools may be the answer to high fuel prices, traffic snarls, and growing pollution.
- Human Development Index — Conundrum Of Rising Income, Growing Poverty (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Sep 27, 2005)
Successive governments have stressed reforms with a human face but the country's report card on human development indicates that the policies have failed to improve the living conditions of the poor.
- Belkhed: The Riots & Wrongs Of Caste (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 27, 2005)
The Bhagwan Dattamandirin Belkhed, Akola, was built by Dalits when they were still Hindus. It was ostensibly the focus of the fiery violence there earlier this month. The real reasons? Caste, the decline of organised Dalit politics, the crisis in ...
- Ominous Portents For Bjp (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Sep 27, 2005)
There are many Lal Krishna Advanis. I recall accosting him in Parliament’s Central Hall after the fragile Janata Party government gave way, ostensibly on the question of the dual loyalties of the members of the then Jan Sangh. We shall live to fight ....
- Wise Decision (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2005)
It was a difficult choice before India when the time came to cast its vote on the European Union-sponsored resolution on the Iranian nuclear issue during Saturday’s meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors. Ultimately, ....
- J&k: A Tough Choice For Sonia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2005)
It is that time of year when the chinars in the Valley begin to change their colours.
- Musharraf’S Arrogance (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 26, 2005)
The utter disdain with which Musharraf talks about gang-rapes is symptomatic of the social realities in Pakistan
- Vote In Vienna (Tribune, K. Subramanyam, Sep 26, 2005)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution adopted on September 24 on the implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in Iran earned 22 votes in favour, one vote against (from Venezuela) and 12 abstentions.
- Despair Is Still Not An Option In Iraq (Hindu, Peter Beaumont, Sep 26, 2005)
To withdraw troops now would be a betrayal of the Iraqis.
- India's Iaea Vote Was Decided In Advance (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 26, 2005)
In deciding to vote against Iran, India showed its foreign policy was not immune to outside pressure.
- Election Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2005)
With many still seething over the way the first round of local elections was conducted, candidates for the next round on October 6 are well into the fray.
- Water Is No More Our Friend (Dawn, Robert Fisk, Sep 26, 2005)
Water is your friend” was the advice regularly given to a truly good friend of mine in the Middle East. The speaker was a member of the One-Thousand-Litres-a-Day-Keeps-Dehydration-at-Bay Brigade, although I have to say that the Arabs take a different view
- The Crisis In Bjp (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Sep 26, 2005)
Never has the BJP seen such a crisis. Advani is his stubborn best, Vajpayee his silent best, spills a word and then goes mum, and the general secretaries at their running best trying to edit letters, dodge media and support all senior leaders.
- Coach Ride (Telegraph, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 26, 2005)
Nobody is playing cricket in the world of Indian cricket. By any reckoning, things are in a right royal mess.
- Iaea’S Illegal Nod (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 26, 2005)
The Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has voted the EU sponsored move to refer Iran to the UN Security Council for violation of nuclear arms control treaty that the US has been clamouring for years.
- Germany's New Government — Grand Coalition Or Marriage Of Convenience? (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Sep 26, 2005)
The Bavarain Bavarian atmosphere at the Schottenhammel tent, the oldest private tent at Oktoberfest, in Munich,
- Congress’S Unhappy Marriage (Indian Express, Sanjay Kumar, Sep 26, 2005)
Bihar will go in for fresh assembly polls in October ’05. Since nothing much has changed between February and October, the electoral outcome is unlikely to be any different.
- Policy Making Problems (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Sep 26, 2005)
ON September 20, an international broadcasting service brought former president, Farooq Leghari,
- Can We See A Real ‘Change’? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 26, 2005)
Can Canada in general and Pakistanis in Canada in particular play a leading role in changing Pakistan’s destiny? Minhaj Qidwai comments
- Importance Of Ties With Israel (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2005)
With many still seething over the way the first round of local elections was conducted, candidates for the next round on October 6 are well into the fray. Polling will now be for town/taluka and district nazims and councils,
- Save It (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 26, 2005)
Notwithstanding the noises about its conservation, the Dal Lake is dying a slow but a sure death.
- Breakthrough Is No Solution (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Sep 25, 2005)
Experience has repeatedly shown that a “breakthrough” is hardly ever an agreement or a solution.
- Prove That You Are The Best (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Sep 25, 2005)
This fortnight I have two experiences to share. Both occupy a unique position in the social fabric of our society.
- German Elections’ Impact On The Eu (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2005)
European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso is a cautious man, reluctant to get entangled in the complex domestic politics of the European Union’s 25 member-states.
- Free Power To Farmers At What Cost? (Tribune, Harpreet Singh, Sep 25, 2005)
The Prakash Singh Badal government in Punjab gave free power to farmers for 60 months, but lost power in the 2002 Assembly elections. What feat can the Amarinder Singh government achieve by giving free power for just 16 months?
- Original Zionist Designs (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Sep 25, 2005)
Peruaded that he should be seen as a world statesman, General Musharraf gives more attention to international affairs than to the tasks at home.
- Voting For Reform (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 25, 2005)
If it is true, as former President Jimmy Carter said, that Americans have lost faith in their voting system, then he and former secretary of state James A. Baker III have lost a significant opportunity to help them restore it.
- Cooch Behar Violence (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2005)
Marxists playing a dangerous game
Last week’s violence in Cooch Behar, which killed five people including three policemen,
- The Salim Debate-Ii (Statesman, BIBEKANANDA RAY, Sep 25, 2005)
Curiously, the Communist Party of India was formed outside the country, at Tashkent in the then USSR, on 17 October 1920 by M N Roy.
- Final Blues No Excuse (Daily Excelsior, Ramu Sharma, Sep 25, 2005)
There has to be something positively wrong for a team to lose title matches tournament after tournament. The loss to New Zealand in the Videocon final at Harare was the twentieth final in the series and this time it was the bowlers who choked.
- Tragedy With Bjp (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 25, 2005)
The BJP President LK Advani has done the right thing by stepping down and will continue as the leader of the opposition.
- Real Cause Of Instability (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Sep 25, 2005)
No one would disagree with President Musharraf when he says he is not indispensable.
- The Salim Debate-I (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2005)
Under a cloud for alleged acts of omission and commission, the Salims seized the opportunity to invest in West Bengal without being finicky about its investment climate
- Permanent Solution For Power Sharing (Daily Excelsior, H C Katoch, Sep 23, 2005)
In our State the concept of planning at grassroots level envisages Panchayat as the last unit that comprises the villages and conceptualisation of strategies at this level for initiating developmental activities is to address the aspirations of the .....
- Credit To Sonia And Upa (Deccan Herald, B K Chandrashekar, Sep 23, 2005)
The expenditure on the scheme is only a small price to be paid for the welfare of millions of rural poor people
- Bcci Chief Adjourns Meeting (Hindu, G. Viswanath, Sep 23, 2005)
Pro-Pawar group calls it illegal and stays put at venue in Kolkata
AGM not to take place on Friday
Decorum and dignity of BCCI has to be maintained: Mahendra
Meeting adjourned thrice
Decision contravenes Calcutta High Court order: Bindra
- Gagging Writers Turkish Style (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 23, 2005)
Ankara is set to commence negotiations on October 3 for membership in the European Union. But Turkey still has many hurdles to clear before it can gain entry to the club of 25.
- Beckhamisation Of The World (Deccan Herald, Colin Todhunter, Sep 23, 2005)
Over the past eight years or so I have spent more time in India than in the UK. My recent arrival back home in Britain, heralded my stark awareness of just how homogenised and dulled the British mentality has become.
- Continue Cbms (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
It is just a coincidence that all of a sudden there is extensive debate on widening the scope of confidence building measures both in the context of relations between India and Pakistan and within the State.
- A Volatile Market Should Be Left To Professionals (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 23, 2005)
MINUS 235 plus 225, leaves you with 10, but what does the jagged line depicting intra-day movement of the Sensex signal? Just one thing:
- Germany Political Limbo Boosts Turkey Eu Hopes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Failure of German Opposition leader Angela Merkel to secure a majority in the polls would most likely weaken her anti-Turkey stand and boost Ankara’s EU hopes.
- Pakistan Army (Statesman, SANKAR SEN, Sep 23, 2005)
Abortive attacks on the Ayodhya temple by terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba have been followed by another suicide bomber attack in Srinagar killing six soldiers and injuring fifteen others.
- Vvip Aircraft (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 23, 2005)
Necessity not luxury
- Wrong Time To Speak Up (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Sep 23, 2005)
It is becoming a habit for L.K. Advani to spring unpleasant surprises on the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Cold War Corruption (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
The Mitrokhin revelations should make us sit up and think about our national interest
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