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Articles 19121 through 19220 of 26861:
- Bihar Poll Notification To Be Issued Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
The process for the Assembly elections in Bihar will be formally set in motion tomorrow with the issue of notification by Governor Buta Singh, signalling the start of the second battle for power within a year.
- Cbi Director Elected Interpol Vice-President (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Defeats Andrew Hughs, police chief of Fiji
- New ‘Sick Men’ Of Europe (Dawn, TIMOTHY GARTON ASH, Sep 23, 2005)
The Indian restaurant owner in Berlin said this kind of post-election confusion was quite normal where he came from.
- An Alliance On The Rocks In Andhra Pradesh (Deccan Herald, R AKHILESHWARI, Sep 23, 2005)
The political discourse in Andhra Pradesh has taken a plunge as the ruling Congress and its ally Telangana Rashtra Samiti have now crossed swords. The TRS feels let down that the Congress held out hope of a separate Telangana state when it sought . . . .
- A Display Of Arrogance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 23, 2005)
It is a most extraordinary piece of dare-devilry that has touched off a diplomatic row between Baghdad and London.
- Donors And Debtors (Hindu, Sarah Hiddleston, Sep 23, 2005)
On September 24 and 25, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings in Washington will discuss the Africa Action Plan,
- What Did Loloo Do With Chopper In A School? Laloo Prasad Yadav Faces A Fresh Trouble After The Police Has Decided To Approach A Local Court Against Him (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Sep 23, 2005)
Laloo is in trouble again! He landed a chopper in a school. The cops are upset and wants to proceed against him!
- Destroyers Of Indianness (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Sep 23, 2005)
BJP leader Mr. Jagmohan has supported Dr Man Mohan Singh's assertion that British rule over India has been good for India.
- Of Byzantine Plots And Saffron Twists (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Sep 23, 2005)
Mr. Advani did not disobey the RSS. He did worse. He captured the moral high ground. But it might be a futile fight begun too late in the day.
- Time Of Reckoning For King (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 23, 2005)
The defence by the Nepal Foreign Minister of his country's "model of democracy"
- Urbanisation Woes (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Chennai’s growth is affecting periphery
- India Losing Us Congress Support On Civil Nuclear Cooperation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Influential US Congressman Gary Ackerman, a long-time pro-India legislator, believes India will not get the support needed in the House of Representatives to clear any Bush administration proposal for civilian nuclear cooperation.
- Storm Over Kgb Funding (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 23, 2005)
Reactions to the revelations about the activities in this country of the KGB, the notorious spy agency of the late Soviet Union,
- Yushchenko Ally Confirmed Premier (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Sep 23, 2005)
Ukraine's Parliament on Thursday confirmed a moderate technocrat as the new Prime Minister, ending a political stalemate and signalling a shift in President Viktor Yushchenko's policy away from radical pro-Western ideas of the 10-month-old "orange ....
- Rushdie A Crusader Or Novelist? (Deccan Herald, Giles Fraser, Sep 22, 2005)
In lending himself to the role of public figure, the novelist endangers his work; it risks being considered a mere appendage to his actions, to his declarations, to his statements of a position.”
- Bihar Horse Trading Threat Was ‘Afterthought’: Soli (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
Arguing in SC on behalf of former Bihar MLAs who have challenged the assembly dissolution, Sorabjee said there was no material to substantiate the governor’s decision
- No Easy Solution (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 22, 2005)
Another day, another few Baghdad suicide bombings, carefully coordinated though culling fewer victims than on Wednesday, which saw a record of 182 dead. But there is another frightening novelty in the ugly mix of bloodshed, fear, . . . .
- Pressure Mounts On Blair To Quit Iraq (Indian Express, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 22, 2005)
British forces in Iraq face increased “ferocity of terrorism” as the country heads into the most crucial stage in its political process,
- Papered Over (Indian Express, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 22, 2005)
Basics remain unsettled
- Judicial Review (Indian Express, BP SAHA, Sep 22, 2005)
A minority government under Sibu Soren was formed in Jharkhand in May 2005.
- Games Nations Play (Indian Express, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Sep 22, 2005)
Surely Indira Gandhi would not have reacted in the way political party leaders have done to the ‘‘Mitrokhin Archives’’.
- Unsettled, Not Unstable (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
DR Manmohan Singh’s government is not unstable. But it is unsettled. After the six-year stretch of Atal Behari Vajpayee’s NDA, it is not possible for a central government to be unstable anymore. Power in Delhi is now an equation in arithmetic.
- No Alternative To Democracy (Dawn, Adeela Zubair, Sep 22, 2005)
Allah Buksh while taking sips of hot tea at a dhaba is watching a television talk show on a local private channel.
- State Units Urge Sonia To Nominate Members To Cwc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
Unanimous "nominations" only resolutions assuming importance
APCC adopted resolution urging party president to nominate members to CWC
- Pace Of Business Reforms (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Sep 22, 2005)
The Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Dr Ishrat Husain is candid in admitting that unemployment and inflation are two key problems which the country confronts.
- Ec Target (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 22, 2005)
Diversions won’t work for Laloo this time
- Un: Is The Tide Turning? (Dawn, A.B. Shahid, Sep 22, 2005)
The 60th meeting of the UN General Assembly currently underway in New York, is unique in one way; it is the largest ever congregation of kings, presidents and heads of government
- Is This Parliamentary Democracy? (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf’s observations on democracy in Pakistan should provide food for thought to many in this country as well as to the president himself.
- Making Wealth From Waste (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 22, 2005)
The need of the hour is to manage waste well because inefficient waste management could cause irreparable damage to the environment.
- An Emerging Institution (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, Sep 22, 2005)
Dayananda Sagar group of institutions challenges the student's ability to research things by themselves.
- How Can Next Day's Clipping Be Tagged To Report?: Counsel (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Sep 22, 2005)
Information sought on timing of proclamation
Advocate assails Governor's reports
No explanation to the undue haste to get proclamation signed at midnight
Horse-trading complaint seems to be an afterthought
- No Move To Ask Advani To Reconsider Decision (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 22, 2005)
He himself has closed all options; no discussion at party meeting: Sushma Swaraj
Cautious on BJP-RSS dialogue
KGB funding allegations serious; party to demand probe
Sensex: "scandal could be in the offing"
- Uncertainty Hangs Over Bcci Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
Courtroom battles again and Sharad Pawar awaits Madras High Court order
- German Divisions (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
THE hung verdict of Germany's 16th general election has thrown up some questions and given some lessons.
- Ensuring Equal Rights To All Dalits (Hindu, Archbishop A.M. Chinnappa, Sep 22, 2005)
The failure to extend reservation to Dalit Christians, despite resolutions and promises, means dividing the most oppressed on the basis of religion. It means ignoring caste and economic backwardness as the determining criteria.
- Koizumi Re-Elected Premier (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Sep 22, 2005)
Junichiro Koizumi, who won a landslide parliamentary majority in Japan's snap general election on September 11, was on Wednesday re-elected Prime Minister by the new House of Representatives at a special session in Tokyo.
- Public-Private Partnership Must For Stem Cell Research (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Sep 22, 2005)
A national cord blood stem cell bank hub and cell therapy centre are planned to be set up in Mumbai
- 'India Will Soon Be A Big Power' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
Congressman Joseph Crowley acknowledges that the US-India nuclear deal will be a tough sell in the United States Congress.
- Apollo Bids For U.K. Centres (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
Plans foray into Poland, Yemen, Kuwait and Nigeria
Will bid for more centres in the third round
Launches telemedicine services
Plans to buy Escorts Heart Institute
- Karzai For Change In U.S. Strategy (Hindu, Carlotta Gall, Sep 22, 2005)
Afghan President calls for shutting off the flow of militants, sources of funding
- Musharraf For Latest Defence System From U.S. (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 22, 2005)
Rounding off his visit to the U.S. with a visit to the Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters in Florida, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has sought "latest defence system" to address "concerns" arising out of the U.S.-India defence pact.
- Rss' Blue-Eyed Boy, Now A Bad Boy (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Sep 22, 2005)
How times change? Within the Sangh Parivar, Atal Behari Vajapyee was always considered an outsider while LK Advani one of their own and projected among the RSS adherents as an ideal swaymsewak.
- Madrasa Mishmash (Indian Express, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 22, 2005)
Masquerades as culture and tradition
- Make Affidavits Available For Scrutiny: Panel (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Sep 21, 2005)
Instructions at meeting with observers The Commission asked the observers to tour the allotted constituencies and build confidence in weaker and disadvantaged sections
Tour constituencies, infuse confidence in weaker sections
- Another Giant Leap To The Moon Planned (Hindu, Alok Jha, Sep 21, 2005)
The new vehicle has solar panels to provide power and astronauts will use it to get into moon orbit.
- A Friend Of Kashmiris: Farooq Abdullah (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
People with vested interests want Kashmir flames to keep burning, says Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan
- Campus Elections (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 21, 2005)
The Supreme Court has rightly sought the Centre’s opinion on the need to evolve appropriate guidelines on conducting the students’ union elections in all the colleges and universities in the country.
- No Winner (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Merkel fails to pull it off, despite an anti-incumbency vote
- Dilemmas Of The Same Kind (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Sep 21, 2005)
The United Nations at 60 is weak and frail, not in size, but in terms of its credibility and authority.
- No Peace Until Jewish Settlers Vacate West Bank’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 21, 2005)
PRESIDENT Gen Pervez Musharraf’s visit to the United States is expected to have far-reaching impact on the world scenario due to his candid articulation of issues having direct bearing on international peace. The net outcome will, however, take some time
- Curb Flow Of Funds For Terror, Says Pok Ex-Pm (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Sep 21, 2005)
Emphasising the importance of interim steps in finding a long-term solution to the Kashmir problem,
- Make The Trip (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 21, 2005)
It is no more considered ironical that veteran leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has become increasingly strident in his criticism of Pakistan’s approach vis-à-vis Jammu and Kashmir.
- Indecisive German Polls (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Germany's confused election result and the current acrimonious battle between Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his conservative challenger Angela Merkel to become the country’s next leader is an unprecedented development in a country traditionally ....
- Words And No Actions (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
A few days ahead of last week’s annual United Nations summit, the UN Human Development Report noted that the gathering of more than 150 heads of state and government,
- How Real Is India's External Debt Burden ? (Daily Excelsior, S. V. Vaidynathan, Sep 21, 2005)
Notwithstanding a brave face put up by Finance Minister, PC Chidambaram, in the monsoon session of Lok Sabha, India’s external debt in 2004 stood at $122.78 billion.
- Is Dictatorship Better Than Democracy? (Indian Express, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Sep 21, 2005)
Developing countries have adopted the Western model of democracy little realising that it has sustained where large-scale transfer of resources from poor countries was taking place.
- Ny Dinner Leaves Bitter Taste (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Participants in a New York dinner function with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon denied on Tuesday that it was a violation of Israeli election law.
- The Stalemate In Germany (Tribune, Denis Macshane, Sep 21, 2005)
The stalemate in Germany cannot be blamed on proportional representation. The trouble is that we keep trying to impose the outcome that we want.
- ‘Buta Reports Were Tainted’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Former MLAs alleged that the governor adopted a partisan approach which led to the dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.
- Seize The Crisis (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Sep 21, 2005)
Crisis, as every strong-willed leader knows, is a terrible thing to waste.
- New Alignments May Restore Democracy In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Sep 21, 2005)
The possibility of new equations in Nepal involving the Maoists has kindled a ray of hope for early restoration of democratic rule in the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Politics And The Pm (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 21, 2005)
There is no doubt that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has earned universal respect for his economic and financial policies which he had initiated as finance minister long before being elected as chief executive of the country.
- It Isn't Easy Being A Genius (Deccan Herald, Jim Collins, Sep 21, 2005)
Let me begin by making something very clear: I am not a genius. On Tuesday, 25 people — at least most of them — probably would have had to find themselves making similar protestations after the MacArthur Foundation announced its latest class of fellows
- Parleys Begin For Bihar Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
RJD-led combination has more or less finalised seat-sharing
- Discriminating City (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 21, 2005)
The accusation that Srinagar is being discriminated against by the coalition government as far as allocation of funds is concerned is not totally unfounded
- Is The Us Ready For Egyptian Democracy? (Deccan Herald, Geneive Abdo, Sep 21, 2005)
Frustration over a fifth term for Hosni Mubarak has inspired widespread protest that transcends religion and ideology
- New Beetles At Bandipur (Deccan Herald, Shankar Bennur, Sep 20, 2005)
A group of entomologists and naturalists of Mysore have identified a wide variety of ants, beetles and butterflies found during a survey at the Bandipur National Park, a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. This first survey conducted at the park by ....
- Global Warming: Siberia Feels The Heat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
It’s a frozen peat bog the size of France and Germany combined that contains billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases and, for the first time since the ice age, it is melting, writes Ian Sample.
- Waiting For A Government In Germany (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 20, 2005)
The inconclusive results of the most bitterly fought election in Germany's post-war history could herald a period of prolonged political instability.
- Anti-Terrorism: Natwar For U.N. Agenda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Seeks expansion of Security Council
Need for non-selective approach
UN's Outcome Document has omitted disarmament
G-4 to move new framework resolution
- Suicide Terrorism, Up Close (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Hardly a day goes by without news reports of fresh suicide attacks in Iraq.
- The Burden Of Great Power (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 20, 2005)
As a week-long diplomatic opera opens in Vienna this week, India is being called upon to change its part from that of a bit player in the non-aligned chorus to one of the lead singers.
- Another Village In Kerala Shuns Cola (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Cola giant Coke seems to have hit a lean patch in Kerala with yet another village declaring itself “cola-free”.
- Expansion Of Khushhali Bank Network (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Khushhali Bank is to set up its branches in all districts of the country by the end of 2007 to enhance service outreach to the majority of poor households while maintaining financial sustainability. According to its President Ghalib Nishtar, the bank
- A Convincing Win (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 20, 2005)
Elections to local bodies are considered reliable pointers to what forthcoming Assembly elections have in store.
- Indian Pro-American (Daily Excelsior, Ravinder Vohra, Sep 20, 2005)
The world at large may be expecting a shift in the foreign policy of India by the coronation of the UPA Government in New Delhi. But the adoption of a pro American policy by Dr Manmohan Singh has confused the world in general and the western powers
- Us-Style Segregation Threatens Uk (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 20, 2005)
Ms Harriet Harman, the Constitutional affairs minister, warned yesterday that some of Britain’s Black and poor communities were sinking into the same underclass exposed in the United States by Hurricane Katrina.
- Scams Too Many Scams Too Many (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
There is a never-ending flow of corruption stories from Bihar.
- Beyond Classrooms (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
It is difficult to believe that the West Bengal finance minister’s announcement on prompt salary payments to teachers and 10,000 new appointments is part of a total programme for upgrading education at the primary and junior school stages.
- Truce Abandoned (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Sep 20, 2005)
The prospects of the peace talks in Sri Lanka resuming in the near future have receded further with the political head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, SP Thamilchelvan, ruling out Katunayake international airport in Colombo as a venue.
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