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Articles 20321 through 20420 of 26861:
- What Hinders Punjab’S Growth (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Jun 27, 2005)
Stagnating agriculture or even a slow-growth agriculture is not the answer to the income problems of the agricultural/ rural population of the state.
- Act On Ec Order (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 27, 2005)
The Election Commission’s directive to the Bihar Government to execute all non-bailable warrants against criminals is timely.
- Cong Still On Nazi Path: Advani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
While reliving the dark days of Emergency, Leader of Opposition L K Advani said the verdict of the 1977 general elections put paid to Congress’ designs.
- Bus Terminal For Karachi (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 27, 2005)
Given Karachi’s congested traffic situation, its frustrated residents will be relieved to hear that the city government has begun work
- Advani Warns Against Mindset In Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2005)
Karnataka unit of BJP launches `Save Democracy' campaign
- The Upa-Left Honeymoon Is Over (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 27, 2005)
The decision of the Left parties to suspend participation in the committee for coordination with the United Progressive Alliance should cause no surprise to those who have closely followed the issues of discord centring on economic policy.
- Us Determined To Stay The Course (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Jun 27, 2005)
Americans have started seeing in the Iraqi sands a “quagmire” but Bush is determined to carry on regardless
- Reining In The Taliban (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 26, 2005)
In one of the biggest attacks in the last two years, 130 Taliban fighters were killed in three days by Afghan and US-led coalition forces determined to put an end to the insurgency prior to September’s presidential elections.
- Another Vietnam (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 26, 2005)
PRESIDENT Bush has refused to set a timetable for withdrawal of US troops from Iraq because ‘it would allow Iraqi insurgents to wait us out’. Speaking at a joint Press conference with the visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari at the White House
- Outcome Of Iranian Elections (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 26, 2005)
Tehran mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has obtained a clear majority in the run-off presidential elections in Iran. Despite some complaints of voter intimidation, aides of veteran leader Akbar Hashmi Rafsanjani have conceded his defeat.
- Representations Of India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Various voices reveal encounters that mostly hang on the common thread of western cliche that surrounds India.
- Entire Environmental Clearance Process Has Been Subverted, Says Jayalalithaa (Hindu, CP Bhambri, Jun 26, 2005)
Chief Minister expresses inability to participate in the inaugural function
- Sethu Project: Mou On Dredging Signed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Tuticorin Port Trust allotted 13.57 km to Dredging Corporation of India
- Centre's Policies Harming Farmers, Says Deve Gowda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Demands `people-friendly' measures
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National Democratic Alliance Government harmed State's interest on Krishna waters issue
Bijapur aerodrom
- Reliving History That None Dare Repeat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
‘Freedom hijacked’: On the morning of June 26, 1975, the nation awoke to the realisation that in the silence of the previous midnight the state had hijacked its democratic rights. Three decades later, BJP president L K Advani relives the dark days of Emer
- Congress Still Continuing With Emergency Mindset, Says Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
"They are averse to any kind of opposition, which is very dangerous for democracy"
- A Programme For Parliamentary Interns (Hindu, Vijayashri Sripati , Jun 26, 2005)
The Canadian system can be run by a respectable non-government agency free from partisan politics
- ``Ministry Bulldozed Into According Clearance'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Startling, unseemly haste to organise launch function of Sethu Canal Project: Jayalalithaa
- Nda Steps Up Offensive Against Upa Over Bihar Assembly Dissolution (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Mr Arun Jaitley accused the Congress-RJD-Paswan alliance of being responsible for dissolution of the Bihar Assembly.
- Gandhi’S Bad Faith (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jun 26, 2005)
Gandhi returned to Indian politics in 1915. While trying to understand his politics, we should bear in mind that he was forty-six years old and had been an NRI for nearly a quarter of a century.
- Advani A Nationalist Leader, Says Naqvi (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Jun 26, 2005)
June has been an eventful month for the BJP. It had to tackle the “Jinnah Ghost” following its president L.K. Advani’s remarks in Pakistan.
- Ec Must Be Kept Above Politics (Tribune, Narinder K. Dogra, Jun 26, 2005)
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has rightly decided on Friday to repatriate senior IAS officer, L.V. Saptarishi,
- Lost Energy (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Jun 26, 2005)
Here's a Prediction : At some point -- maybe 10 years from now, maybe 20 -- the energy bill currently wending its way through the Senate will be seen as an enormously significant lost opportunity.
- New Deal Between Beijing, Hong Kong (Japan Times, FRANK CHING, Jun 26, 2005)
Almost two years ago, on July 1, 2003, well over half a million people marched through the streets of Hong Kong to protest against a national-security bill that they feared threatened their rights and freedoms.
- Whither Children’S Television? (Tribune, N. Bhaskara Rao, Jun 26, 2005)
More than half the television viewers in India today are children below 15 years. Yet, there is hardly any sensitivity about the relevance and impact of television channels which operate in a competitive mode for one-upmanship in the race for viewership.
- Walk On The Wild Side (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
The Bannerghatta National Park's main attraction is the animal rescue work.
- Jayalalitha To Boycott Sethu Project Inauguration (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2005)
Jaya maintains that further studies are needed before undertaking projects that may pose a threat to the bio-diversity of the region.
- Tanneries And Pollution (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 25, 2005)
A report from Sialkot indicating the high levels of pollution caused by the tanneries in the area should be cause for concern,
- Healing Wounds Through Farm Research (Dawn, William D. Dar, Jun 25, 2005)
The Healing Wounds initiative aims to help mitigate present-day human suffering caused by disasters. It also generates cutting edge information and knowledge to help reduce human suffering from future calamities.
- Deflating Egos (Dawn, APARNA MOHILE, Jun 25, 2005)
A simple folk story’s moral: Don’t mistake the bubbles around you for yourself
- Emergency’S Reality Czech (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 25, 2005)
A second trip to Prague provokes a second thought on Emergency: why do we forget the strangling of our economic freedom?
- The Leader Article: Left With No Alternative (Times of India, KINGSHUK MUKHERJI, Jun 25, 2005)
In sweeping the civic polls in West Bengal, the CPM has proved a point — a fractious Opposition will never dislodge it from power.
- Hang Democracy! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 25, 2005)
It takes little time to make a blunder — but a great deal more to undo it. It is understandable that a man of culture would feel particularly at home in Calcutta’s Nandan complex
- No Easy Fix For Reapportionment Wrongs (Japan Times, BOB KEEFE, Jun 25, 2005)
Among the issues that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will take to a special referendum election next fall is that of reapportionment. Specifically,
- Eu States Also Need To Deal With Israel (Japan Times, RAMZY BAROUD, Jun 24, 2005)
DOHA, Qatar -- Hamas' electoral success since the first round of local elections in Gaza in December has signaled a dramatic shift in the way the movement is perceived both nationally and internationally.
- Door Wide Open For Resolving Korean Nuclear Issue (Japan Times, JAMES A. KELLY, Jun 24, 2005)
There is no country in Asia, indeed in the world, that behaves like the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
- Basics Of Economics Don't Change (Hindu, William Keegan , Jun 24, 2005)
For all the talk of `globalisation' and `outsourcing', the fundamentals of economics such as keeping the consumer happy and companies seeking to cut costs remain unchanged. . . .
- Balochistan: Social Sectors Ignored (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 24, 2005)
A Rs 46.37 billion Balochistan budget for the year 2005-06 was announced by the provincial Finance Minister Syed Ehsan Shah in Quetta on Wednesday.
- Where Caste Oppression Mocks The Constitution (Hindu, D. Raja, Jun 24, 2005)
In several villages of Tamil Nadu, the dominant castes have continuously mocked the Constitution by refusing to allow Dalits to become panchayat presidents, and have got away with it.
- That Long Night Of Knives (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 24, 2005)
When India’s democratic structure was shaken to its roots
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- Jinnah : A Victim Of Hatred? (Tribune, Harjinder Singh Tangri, Jun 24, 2005)
How long shall we continue dubbing Mohammad Ali Jinnah a villain of the story of struggle for freedom with the contempt he doesn’t deserve? We Indians and Pakistanis are very poor students of history.
- Left, Congress Drift Apart (Tribune, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Jun 24, 2005)
The period since the United Progressive Alliance has been in office has witnessed unremitting rhetoric from the National Democratic Alliance that prevented it from playing the role of Opposition that takes a critical look at policy and legislative . . .
- Confession Of A Communalist (Indian Express, Vikram Kumar, Jun 24, 2005)
I met Khan Sahib at a private gathering. Urdu poetry is a passion with him.
- A Word Called Freedom (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 24, 2005)
The Indian Express did not appear on June 26, the day India awoke to unfreedom and the Emergency.
- Indian Idol (Indian Express, SHOBHAA DE , Jun 24, 2005)
Sometimes, it takes a Hollywood blockbuster to underline a home truth. I fell fast asleep for one restful hour while watching Batman.
- Another Vietnam In The Making? (Dawn, Sidney Blumenthal, Jun 24, 2005)
ON June 21, network news reported that the Pentagon had claimed that 47 enemy operatives had been killed in Operation Spear in western Iraq.
- Implications Of Aphc Leaders’ Visit (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Jun 24, 2005)
THE two-week long visit of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Delegation to Azad Kashmir and Pakistan
- Captain’S Faux Pas (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 24, 2005)
The Congress knew it would be impossible to defend what Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had done and has quickly accepted that his presence in a Canadian gurdwara known to be the hub of separatists was a “genuine mistake”.
- Ndc Meeting Ahead — Time For Treating Economic Ills (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 24, 2005)
The Mid-term Appraisal of the Tenth Plan is an important exercise as it lists the deficiencies in implementation of the Plan schemes as also the constraints plaguing the economy.
- An Issue Of Legitimacy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 23, 2005)
Even had the European constitution scraped through in the French and Dutch referendums — the most that could have been hoped for after so many months of gloomy polls — the union would still have been in crisis.
- In The Name Of Security (Dawn, Tony Benn, Jun 23, 2005)
Since the attack on the twin towers, in which many innocent Americans were killed, we have been told that we are engaged in a war against terrorism that threatens our way of life and our liberties.
- A Lot Of Huffing And Puffing (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Jun 23, 2005)
The ban on smoking in films is India’s misguided way of telling the world how serious it is about combating cancer, writes Sumanta Sen
- The Politics Of Arson And Violence (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Jun 23, 2005)
The Sindh government has constituted a committee to inquire into the Karachi police’s failure to control the acts of arson (and riots) after last month’s bomb blast in Madinatul Ilm in Karachi.
- Reforming The Un (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Jun 23, 2005)
A High-Level plenary meeting, scheduled to be held in New York from September 14 to 16, 2005,
- India A Satellite Power? (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Jun 23, 2005)
There is no need to kowtow to the US. India should assert itself as a world power in its own right
- Indira Gandhi As Parivar Heroine (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2005)
K.S. Sudarshan's praise of Indira Gandhi at a recent function in Lucknow is yet another command centre barb aimed at the Bharatiya Janata Party's supposedly week-kneed leadership.
- Price Of Division (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 23, 2005)
Election results in Left Front-ruled West Bengal seldom, if ever, go beyond the expected.
- Developing Ideas On Development (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 23, 2005)
Good governance and sound policy reforms will not be enough if the growth rate is to go up and expand employment.
- The Touchstone Of Independence (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Jun 23, 2005)
Would more independent directors ensure better governance, asks K. Parthasarathi
- `Related' Revelations (Business Line, Preeti Malhotra, Jun 23, 2005)
The Irani Committee proposals on related party transactions will help improve corporate governance, says Preeti Malhotra
- Threats From Taliban (Business Line, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 23, 2005)
THE Taliban remains a major destabilising factor in Afghanistan despite the collapse of the militia’s regime in Afghanistan nearly four years ago following the US-led war against terrorism.
- Behold The Real Jinnah (Indian Express, Anupam Gupta, Jun 23, 2005)
Described by one of his leading biographers, Stanley Wolpert,
- The Political Blame-Game (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 23, 2005)
With the Ambani brothers burying the hatchet after their mother announced a patch-up formula, stock market indices zoomed,
- Report On Muslims' Welfare In 15 Months (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2005)
The high-level committee set up by the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, to prepare a report on the socio-economic condition of Muslims in the country, began a three-day meeting here on Wednesday.
- Left Wave Sweeps Through Urban Areas Too (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 23, 2005)
The recent emphasis on urban development seems to have paid off for the Left Front in the Kolkata civic polls.
- Which States Make Up Russia's Enemies? (Hindu, Vladimir Simonov, Jun 23, 2005)
A recent poll among the Russian public throws up some surprise results.
- Protests Against Posco Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2005)
Opposition parties against clause in MoU that allows export of iron ore from Orissa
- Lively Politics Worries China (Japan Times, HARVEY STOCKWIN, Jun 23, 2005)
Hong Kong -- Although Taiwan's lat est constitutional reforms preclude any declaration of formal independence for the foreseeable future, they do strengthen Taiwan's democratic development.
- G7 To Help Wipe Out Poor Countries' Debt (New Zealand Herald, Sumeet Desai and Gernot Heller , Jun 22, 2005)
The Group of Seven wealthy nations have pledged to help rid the world's poorest countries of their crippling debt, launching a programme that falls short of the immediate action demanded by Africa.
- Gere Gets Serious About Plan To Lift China Arms Embargo (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Expecting no more than light chit-chat about ballroom dancing, reporters in Tokyo were startled when actor Richard Gere launched into a condemnation of Europe's plans to lift an arms embargo against China.
- Where We Stand In Bush's America (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
Carroll du Chateau asks the ambassador to the US how he's getting on with the coveted free trade deal.
- Nepal Slips Back To Medieval Rule (New Zealand Herald, Justin Huggler, Jun 22, 2005)
The King of Nepal has just seized absolute power, sacked the entire Government and put the country's Prime Minister under house arrest.
- Nepali Army Launches Air Strikes Against Rebels (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
KATHMANDU - Nepali troops backed by helicopters have attacked Maoist camps in the jungles in the west of the country,
- Blair Gains Putin's Support On Climate Change (New Zealand Herald, Colin Brown , Jun 22, 2005)
Moscow : - British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday secured the support of the Russian president Vladimir Putin for action on climate change at the forthcoming G8 summit at Gleneagles.
- Musharraf A Considerable Player On The World Stage (New Zealand Herald, Fran O Sullivan, Jun 22, 2005)
Pakistani strongman General Pervez Musharraf concedes it is "indeed partially true" that before September 11 ...
- Australia: Regional Profile (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
History: Australia is the world's smallest continent but the sixth largest country.
- Nepal King Names New Cabinet, World Condemns (New Zealand Herald, Reuters, Jun 22, 2005)
Nepal's King Gyanendra unveiled a 10-member cabinet under his leadership on Wednesday, a day after he sacked the prime minister
- India And Pakistan Head For Confrontation Over Supply Of Arms To Nepal (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan are headed for a confrontation over the supply of arms to Nepal’s King Gyanendra to fight the Maoist insurgency that led to him...
- Us Wants Full Break-Up Of Khan Nuclear Network (New Zealand Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2005)
ISLAMABAD - A clandestine network run by the disgraced father of Pakistan's atomic bomb and used to supply nuclear technology abroad must be completely destroyed, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today.
- Rethink Reservation (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 22, 2005)
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy would like to take credit for redeeming his poll promise to Muslims.
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