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Articles 20221 through 20320 of 26861:
- Fields' Meltdown Bad News For Mike (Yahoo! News, STEFAN C. FRIEDMAN , Jul 19, 2005)
Senior advisers to Mayor Bloomberg in creasingly fear that Fernando Ferrer will win the Democratic primary and avoid a potentially racially divisive runoff that could work to the mayor's advantage.
- People, Planet And Profit — Three Ps Of Corporate Social Responsibility (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jul 18, 2005)
Over the years, companies have realised that clubbing business with community welfare is the best approach to continuity and profitability.
- Govt. Directed To File Statement On Wakf Board Election (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2005)
High courtround-up
- Is Security Ephemeral For Minorities? (Deccan Herald, MANJULA SHELKE, Jul 18, 2005)
Across the globe from London where sentiments about Islamic extremists and terrorism ran high in the wake of July 7 bombings and anti-Muslim backlash was feared in more sensitive parts of the world,
- Muslim Fear Of A Backlash (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Jul 17, 2005)
Europe's 20 million Muslims are braced for even tougher times following the devastating terror attacks on London last week and suspicions that the perpetrators of the attacks were four young Muslim men of Pakistani descent.
- Media As Partner (Tribune, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Jul 17, 2005)
INDIA has built a reputation for its democracy and for providing leadership to one billion people of diversified cultures, languages and religions.
- Too Early To Blame Parties On Bogus Applications’ Issue: Ec (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2005)
The Election Commission on Saturday said it was too early to blame any particular party regarding the bogus bulk applications submitted for additions in the Electoral Roll (ER) and a clear picture would emerge only after the verification was completed.
- Bjp Leader Hacked To Death (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2005)
Senior Chhattisgarh BJP leader Balram Bais, cousin of former Union minister and MP Ramesh Bais, was hacked to death at Abhanpur, around 35 km from here, late on Friday night.
- Verdicts On India (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Jul 17, 2005)
In early 1967, The Times of London ran a series of articles on `India's Disintegrating Democracy'. In contrast to this gloominess was a more contemporary estimate, this time provided by The Guardian ... . A comparison.
- Indian Businesses Invited To Set Up Plants In Trinidad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2005)
The region has a long history of peace and democracy, high per capita income, a high literacy rate and a large population of Indian origin.
- Emily Levine: Speculating On Spector (Yahoo! News, Emily Levine , Jul 15, 2005)
Forget Karl Rove, what’s up with Arlen Spector? The man who explained the magic bullet theory to the Warren Commission – my favorite piece of sketch comedy after “Who’s on first?” - the Senator who savaged Anita Hill during the . . .
- Twin Challenges (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2005)
The Congress high command has, with the appointment of Mr Mallikarjun Kharge as the KPCC president, tried to send a message to party leaders in the State and to the JD (S) president, Mr H D Deve Gowda.
- A Face-Saver At Best (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 14, 2005)
SO, Mr L.K.Advani may continue to be in the saddle after all. But it will be a mistake to think that he has won the day. Nor is there any guarantee that his tenure will be long enough to leave an impact.
- Common Cause (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 14, 2005)
The democratic front and the Maoists could form a formidable opposition to the king
- When Titans Clashed (Tribune, Anurag, Jul 13, 2005)
When the Gujarati community held a reception for Gandhi on his return from South Africa in 1914, Jinnah, as another Bar-at-law, was also invited to speak at the function. When Jinnah started his address in English, Gandhi interjected to say that....
- A Skittish Reform Pendulum (Japan Times, KEIZO NABESHIMA, Jul 12, 2005)
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatization bills cleared the Lower House on July 5 by only five votes, demonstrating the strength of anti-Koizumi forces in the governing Liberal Democratic Party
- Flag And Freedom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 12, 2005)
THE Union Cabinet’s go-ahead for easing restrictions on the national flag would be welcomed at a time when the Tricolour is becoming fashionable.
- The Change In Mauritius (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 12, 2005)
The defeat of the coalition led by Prime Minister Paul Berenger in the recent parliamentary elections in Mauritius was almost on expected lines.
- Beep Won't Replace Canned Consultant (Yahoo! News, STEFAN FRIEDMAN , Jul 12, 2005)
Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields has "no plans" to fill the position left open by political consultant Joseph Mercurio's ousting, sources say.
- Columnist With Style & Substance (Deccan Herald, M S Raghunath, Jul 12, 2005)
H S Krishnaswamy Iyengar wields his pen to the best effect.
- Bloomy Rival Cutting It Close In Primary Bid (Yahoo! News, DAVID SEIFMAN, Jul 11, 2005)
TOM Ognibene, the only Republican candidate with a chance of embarrassing Mayor Bloomberg in September's primary, may not even get on the ballot.
- Hurriyat’S Ambitions (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Jul 11, 2005)
The Hurriyat may object to its recent travels to PoK and Pakistan being called a bus ride to “nowhere”.
- We Will Fight Against Dissolution: Sharad (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Jul 10, 2005)
Former Union Minister Sharad Yadav is among few leaders on the national scene who have created political space for themselves outside their home state.
- Print Media: Challenges Ahead (Hindu, Mahmood bin Muhammad, Jul 10, 2005)
One important trend which the print media has always to contend with is the tendency to compromise on integrity
- Not Much Headway Made In Delimitation Exercise In State (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jul 09, 2005)
Constituencies have to be redrawn before 2006 Assembly elections
- Who's Better, Modi Or Patnaik? (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 09, 2005)
At a recent meeting of chief ministers in New Delhi, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik got embroiled in a verbal duel over lunch. For once, this wasn't over political differences in the tattered NDA.
- Desperate Dems Dig Dirt On 'Flip-Flop' Mike (Yahoo! News, STEFAN FRIEDMAN , Jul 08, 2005)
With Democrats struggling to dent Mayor Bloomberg's growing lead, two candidates plan to unleash a new charge against the Teflon incumbent — flip-flopping.
- The Flag Is Free (Dawn, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 08, 2005)
The archaic rules on the use of the Indian flag by citizens have rightly been discarded
- Sethu Project: Sri Lanka Wants "Joint Monitoring" (Hindu, V. S. Sambandan, Jul 08, 2005)
Approaching international courts about concerns "a measure of last resort," says Lakshman Kadirgamar
- Pakistan Scared And Up In The Arms With India-Us-Uk Joint Air Force Exercises In Kashmir (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2005)
Toughening its stand, the hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference on Sunday said the solution of Kashmir issue lies only in the implementation of UN resolution and rejected autonomy,
- Gandhiji's Choice (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 06, 2005)
THE RSS supremo, Mr K. S. Sudarshan, hit the headlines recently with his acerbic remarks on Jawaharlal Nehru, as being "the last Englishman to rule India" who was "at the root of all of India's problems, be it Kashmir, China, Tibet or economic ills".
- Old Crisis, New Demands (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jul 06, 2005)
THE WEST Bengal Government has attempted to buy peace in the Darjeeling hills by conceding, at various stages over the past seven months, the demands of Subash Ghisingh for greater powers to the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council [DGHC] of which he is...
- A Student March, Judicial Writ And Police Violence (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jul 06, 2005)
The Constitution makes it a fundamental duty to practice humanism and compassion, which binds judges, Ministers and police alike.
- Framed: Indian Administration (Indian Express, K. P. S. GILL , Jul 06, 2005)
Asked to write about the Gujarat riots of 2002 by an European magazine, I was groping for images to convey the abject and inexcusable failure of the police to an audience not familiar with the functioning of the Indian police and the context they...
- A Compromise Offers Small Comfort (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 06, 2005)
The travails of the Iraqi government are far from over even though it has finally succeeded in persuading the country's Sunnis to participate in the drafting of a new constitution. The tribal and religious leaders who made the deal with the government...
- Unchain Information (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 06, 2005)
The Govt should declassify 30-year-old secret information...
- So Is Media Outrage Out? (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Jul 06, 2005)
For anyone observing the Indian media scene these are strange and contradictory times. On the one hand, there appears to be a boom underway. Two new 24-hour news channels are being launched in addition to the several already on air. Three new English...
- Free, Fair And Transparent Lg Polls (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 06, 2005)
A high-level meeting held in Islamabad on Monday reviewed the Local Government polls with particular reference to ensuring security. Speaking at the meeting, President Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz stressed that the LG elections must be free,
- Was Pakistan Meant To Be A Secular State? (Dawn, Iqbal Haider, Jul 05, 2005)
ONE of the positive aspects of Mr Lal Krisna Advani’s visit to Pakistan was his appreciation of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s secular vision which has generated a lively debate in both Pakistan and India.
- Lb Polls And Violence (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 05, 2005)
IRONIC as it appears, the murder of a Jamaat-i-Islami activist on Sunday coincided with the holding of an all-party conference designed to adopt a code of conduct for the local body elections.
- Staying The Course (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2005)
The past few weeks have tremendously magnified the importance of being Sudheendra Kulkarni.
- Kulkarni's Exit, A Respite For Advani (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jul 05, 2005)
``Now BJP hopes to negotiate with RSS"
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Will not cooperate with the BJP unless it has pro-Hindu leadership
What was offered was a chicken not a lamb
- Bal’S Cartoon Strip (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2005)
Going by the latest hi-jinks in the Shiv Sena, it is threatening to run out on him
- Cast Out Forever (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 05, 2005)
A leader today, an outcast tomorrow. That is the familiar stuff of changing equations between political parties and their leaders.
- News In The Making (Hindu, SURESH NAMBATH, Jul 05, 2005)
A reporter's autobiography is essentially about other people. Memoirs of a journalist come to life because they make a subject of famous personalities and momentous events.
- Timeline: Ayodhya Crisis (British Broadcasting Corporation, bbc correspondent, Jul 05, 2005)
The religious site where the Babri mosque was destroyed in 1992 in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya has been a flashpoint between Hindus and Muslims for years.
- The Echo Chamber Next Door (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jul 04, 2005)
In Nepal, a gagged media perfectly symbolises a hijacked nation...
- Glimpses Of Foreign Policy History (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 04, 2005)
India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war is the stuff of legend. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi generalled that memorable triumph against great odds — to the stunned disbelief of the United States. There are not many unknowns in..
- Spread Of Fundamentalism And Democracy (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Jul 04, 2005)
HOW come a state that was created by the freely expressed will of the people, through various forms of participatory elections, has had to endure decades of unelected, authoritarian rule, from those who have shown scant regard for even the pretence of...
- Stop The Presses! Rural Women On A Roll Women (Deccan Herald, Tarannum Manjul, Jul 03, 2005)
‘Women managed’ newsletters have been operating as change agents in villages for more than a decade in India.
- Why Does Advani Contradict Himself? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jul 02, 2005)
While L K Advani is busy explaining what he meant by describing the destruction of the Babri Masjid as “the saddest day of his life” and lauding Jinnah as a genuine secularist, he has yet to explain why and on what grounds he imposed his deification...
- Imrana’S Obedience (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 02, 2005)
To obey, and then to disappear: this is what Imrana Bibi seems to want to do most at the moment. In all the public turmoil over “personal law” that has been set off by her father-in-law allegedly raping her last month, Imrana’s personhood is precisely...
- The Challenge Ahead (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 02, 2005)
THE schedule for local body polls was announced on Thursday. According to it, the elections will begin in the third week of next month and the last stage will be completed by the end of September. Simultaneously with the announcement of the schedule, ...
- India Can Be America's Best Friend (International Herald Tribune, Brahma Chellaney , Jul 01, 2005)
At a time when anti-Americanism has spread across the globe, a new poll shows that more people in India have a positive view of the United States than in any other nation surveyed. The poll, conducted by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, raises . . .
- Operation Broomstick Corruption Data Comes To Haunt Us Yet Again (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 01, 2005)
Every now and then, Transparency International dredges up unedifying truths on levels of corruption in our country. According to its recent survey, Indians paid over Rs 20,000 crore as bribes last year. The biggest share went to schools, followed by...
- An Emerging Alliance With India (US News & World Report, Michael Barone, Jul 01, 2005)
You didn't see it in the headlines this week, but it's likely to be more important in the long run than many things that received much more notice. The "it" in question is the New Framework for the U.S.-India Defense Relationship signed Monday . . .
- Indian Hard-Liner Adjusts His Sails To Catch Winds Of Peaceful Change (Christian Science Monitor, John Nemec, Jun 30, 2005)
The impossible occurred last month in South Asia. A conservative Indian nationalist leader praised the founder of Pakistan.
- Peace No Closer In West Asia (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Jun 30, 2005)
They are calling it the war of the colours. On one side, the Jewish settlers facing eviction from Gaza urging their fellow citizens to wear or wave orange to protest the withdrawal.
- A Gambling Epidemic Hits Russia (Hindu, VLADIMIR RADYUHIN, Jun 29, 2005)
Lax controls have helped the gambling industry grow to frightening proportions.
- Ways To Leave Your Boss (Hindu, Catherine Quinn, Jun 29, 2005)
Sweaty Palms ? Nervous stomach cramps? Dreading the inevitable handshakes? These symptoms are not just restricted to the first day at work.
- Culture Is Key To Sustainable Development (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2005)
The slogan at the 1974 World Population Conference was "Development is the best contraceptive."
- Man-Made Monsoon! (Tribune, Vepa Rao, Jun 28, 2005)
IT'S a triangular debate on the recent drought and floods — between one well-fed Ruling Coalition Leader (Ruling Ld),
- Political Exigency (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 28, 2005)
The Left parties would like to be ready to pursue the third front option in national politics
- Advani"s Unsecular Folly (Deccan Herald, M Veerappa Moily, Jun 28, 2005)
While Advani may have praised Jinnah for being secular, it is obvious that the converse was indeed true
- Pendulum Swings (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 28, 2005)
The pendulum has swung once again in Iran. When Mohammed Khatami swept to power in the elections of 1997 he embodied the aspirations of Iranians hoping for reform of the country's theocracy.
- Today's Editorial: Dumb Charade (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 28, 2005)
The Left is angry, yet again. This time they have decided to sit out of UPA-Left coordination meetings.
- New President For Iran (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 28, 2005)
MR Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, who has won the Iranian Presidential election with a thumping majority,
- Cracks In Orissa's Ruling Alliance? (Hindu, PRAFULLA DAS, Jun 28, 2005)
The Posco deal is only the latest in a series of decisions taken by Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that have caused resentment in the BJP.
- No Free Power Link To Farmers' Suicides (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 28, 2005)
Despite a strongly held belief to the contrary, Maharashtra's farmers have never demanded free power. And the suicides in Vidharbha were certainly not linked to this issue.
- There Was No Hidden Agenda, Mr. Nariman (Hindu, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Jun 28, 2005)
Why the Bench constituted to reconsider the basic structure doctrine in tune with the values of the secular, socialist, democratic republic was dissolved abruptly is still unclear.
- Pitching A Japan That Can (Japan Times, KEIZO NABESHIMA, Jun 28, 2005)
A clash of interests among major U.N. member states is clouding the prospects for reform of the Security Council.
- Sc Not To Interfere With Cbi Judge’S Transfer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2005)
The bench said the judge trying the fodder scam, has been transferred on promotion, and that it cannot interfere in the administrative decision of HC.
- At Loggerheads With Left (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 28, 2005)
That the congress and the Left parties are not the best of political bedfellows was never in doubt.
- Iran’S New Course (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 28, 2005)
The nervousness generated across the world by the landslide victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the Iranian presidential election has been the only predictable aspect of that poll.
- To Keep Things In Order (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 27, 2005)
“The great force on which we must rely is the hatred of the cruelty and waste of war which now exists.
- Cultural Stumbling Blocks To Excellence (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jun 27, 2005)
India's culture — social and political — is the stumbling block to setting up a world-class research university.
- Body Police (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 27, 2005)
It might become difficult for a young woman with an uncomplicated relationship with her own body to live in Mumbai.
- Today's Editorial: How Many Bjps? (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 27, 2005)
How many BJPs are there? Too many, for any accurate count.
- Is Gujarat Up There In Governance? (Business Line, Mohan Guruswamy, Jun 27, 2005)
The Gujarat Government has been going to town claiming to be the "best governed State" on the basis of a supposed accolade by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF),
- Ethics And Mps (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jun 27, 2005)
It may be a bit late, but a new ethics panel to screen parliamentarians is a good idea.
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