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Articles 521 through 620 of 43820:
- Corruption Eating Into Upa Pet Nreg Scheme (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Nov 11, 2006)
Within nine months of its launch, the UPA Government's pet project, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), has sunk in a cesspool of corruption.
- Left Mps Ask Govt To Scrutinise States Go-Ahead For Sez (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Nov 11, 2006)
The Special Economic Zone came under a fresh Left attack which threatens to put the CPI(M)-led Left Front Government in West Bengal's experiments under the scanner of Finance Ministry.
- No Distractions,please (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Nov 11, 2006)
Jholawalas and others with a Saddam fetish should stay out of foreign policy formulations
- Stuff Happens (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 11, 2006)
The departure of Mr Donald Rumsfeld from the Pentagon has ended the career of one of the more flamboyant Defence Secretaries in American memory.
- Wooing Muslims In Up No Cakewalk For Congress (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 11, 2006)
Irrespective of the overtures made by the Congress in the recent past to woo the minority - from Vande Mataram to promises on quota - the Muslims seem to be slowly drifting away from the party as it was evident from the outcome of the Jamunammukh . . .
- Truce With Israel Over, Says Hamas Head After Beit Hanoun Deaths (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2006)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday he was "very distressed" about a pre-dawn Israeli artillery attack that killed 18 civilians, mostly women and children, in the Gaza village of Beit Hanoun Wednesday.
- Us Elections: Shape Of Things To Come (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 11, 2006)
Many American commentators thought the Republicans would lose the House of Representatives but hold on to the Senate in the recently concluded Congressional elections but the American voter has handed down a verdict to surprise the pundits.
- Gunmen Kill Tamil Lawmaker In Capital (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2006)
A prominent Tamil lawmaker was assassinated here Friday as a rising tide of violence continued to push Sri Lanka toward all-out war.
- To Restore Foreign Aid, Hamas Leader Says He Would Resign (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2006)
Hamas on Friday committed to folding its eight-month government if that would restore international assistance cut off after it won national elections earlier this year.
- Pentagon Seeking New Iraq Plan (International Herald Tribune, CP Bhambhri, Nov 11, 2006)
The Pentagon's top general said Friday that military leaders were taking a hard look at what changes were needed in their strategy in Iraq. But the White House said its definition of success there had not changed.
- Maya Says Muslims Like Fanatic Leaders, Quickly ‘Clarifies’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2006)
At a press conference in Lucknow today, BSP leader Mayawati said that Muslims like fanatic leaders. Eight hours later, she hurriedly called another to clarify: “All Muslims are not fanatics. Islam preaches perseverance.”
- Oprah Said It (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Nov 11, 2006)
My first “shock moment” since I started watching television so as to be able to write about it; and to think it came courtesy Star World, which definitely carries more entertainment than news channels. Sunday evening, and I was channel surfing as . . .
- Nepal Pm Admits Peace 'Gamble' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2006)
Nepal's Prime Minister, Girija Prasad Koirala, says he took a major political gamble joining hands with the Maoist rebels, but the result was worth it.
- Four Per Cent Tips (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Nov 11, 2006)
The inflation figure for this week is 5.09 per cent. But that’s the wholesale price index. For a better idea, look at the consumer price index (CPI). CPI has increased from below 3 per cent in late 2003 to beyond 6.5 per cent in recent months.
- Sez Good But Its Execution Bad, Says Bjp (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2006)
For the Bharatiya Janata Party, the UPA government’s SEZ law is a well-timed policy that is being executed poorly. The main Opposition party is likely to raise issues of regulation, land-use within SEZs, buying of agricultural and, compensation and . . .
- Hu’S There (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 11, 2006)
Reports from Washington that the resurgent Democratic Party will actively support the passage of the nuclear legislation should bring cheer to Manmohan Singh.
- India-Pakistan Peace Process ‘Irreversible’: Mufti Sayeed (Business Line, Khalid Hasan, Nov 11, 2006)
The peace process between India and Pakistan is “irreversible” and has to go ahead because confrontation between neighbours cannot continue forever, says Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, former chief minister of Indian-held Kashmir.
- It’S Only The First Step (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 11, 2006)
The six-point agreement between Nepal’s seven-party alliance (SPA) government and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) — which binds them to a UN-supervised arms management and facilitates the latter’s formal entry into the country’s legal-democratic . . .
- Yearly Reminder (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 10, 2006)
That the UNDP started publishing its Human Development Report (HDR) roughly at the time — the early 1990s — India began an economic policy course correction may be a coincidence.
- No Questions (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 10, 2006)
Not wanting to tell and not wanting to know are equally defensive attitudes. And both have become deeply entrenched tendencies in West Bengal’s polity and civil society.
- Mission Incorrigible (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Nov 10, 2006)
Few bad books are so bad that they deserve review.
- House Bound (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 10, 2006)
The government of Mr George W. Bush has been rendered lame by the victory of the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives.
- Hour Of The Hangman (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Nov 10, 2006)
Bloodthirstiness, thou art afoot, and not just in Iraq.
- Lift Embargo Against Cuba, Un Tells Usa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
For the 15th straight year, the 192-member the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly asked the USA to lift its 45-year old unilateral economic and commercial embargo against Cuba as soon as
- Un Chief Welcomes Nepal Peace Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
UN chief Kofi Annan has welcomed the landmark peace deal between Nepal's ruling parties and Maoist rebels but urged both sides to carry out their commitments, his spokesman said.
- How Delhi Fell Off The Master Plan (Indian Express, Ajay K. Mehra, Nov 10, 2006)
Delhi, India’s eternal capital city, has over the centuries and ages enticed emperors as variegated as the mythical Pandavas (Indraprastha), the Tomars (Lal Kot), the Khiljis (Siri), the Tughlaqs (Tughlaqabad, Jahanpanah and Kotla . . .
- Life Is Cheap: In Peace, We Lose As Many As Us In Iraq (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Nov 10, 2006)
The wars in 1962, 1965 and 1971 killed around 3,500 Indian soldiers each. The 1999 Kargil conflict killed 527. Guess how many soldiers are killed when the country is not at war? Around 1,000 each year, which is the same average number of soldiers. . .
- Jessica Case: Jethmalani Adds Sex Twist (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Ram Jethmalani’s version of the sensational Jessica murder just got curiouser. After introducing on Wednesday a mysterious, tall Sikh, as the ‘real’ killer of the ramp model, he came up on Thursday with this killer’s apparent motive.
- George Lowers Partisan Tone (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Hamstrung by the collapse of his Republican majority in Congress, President George Bush faced the humbling task on Thursday of reaching across party lines to top Democrats swept to power by voter anger over his Iraq policy.
- Britain Hesitant To Accept Pak Role In Terror (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Nov 10, 2006)
How does one sum up the last visit of the Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, to the UK in October this year? According to Indian and British sources, it was an excellent visit.
- The Pains Of Bhagirathi (Hindu, APS MALHOTRA , Nov 10, 2006)
Director Anwar Jamal talks about his association with the Tehri dam struggle and his well known documentary "Call of the Bhagirathi".
- Disarming Nepal (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 10, 2006)
The agreement reached between Nepal's seven party alliance (SPA) and Maoists is a welcome step. Maoists, who have been waging an armed struggle, have agreed to lay down arms and confine their guerrilla army to barracks under the supervision of UN official
- Democrats Sweep Us Congress (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Hope to work with Bush, bring change in US policy on Iraq
- The Bruiser Who Became A Political Liability (Hindu, Julian Borger , Nov 10, 2006)
Days before the election, George W. Bush told journalists that there was no way Donald Rumsfeld would leave his job during the President's administration. But, as Mr. Rumsfeld famously once observed, "stuff happens."
- A Demonstration Of The Popular Will (Hindu, Tariq Ali, Nov 10, 2006)
Daniel ortega, blessed by the church, flanked by a former Contra as his Vice-President and still loathed by the U.S.
- Bjp Buoyed By Uttar Pradesh Verdict (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 10, 2006)
The triumph in the local body elections in Uttar Pradesh has infused fresh energy into the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Sealing Splits Sadashivnagar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
A clash of the elite and the common man is unfolding at Sadashivnagar in the City if one goes by the version of the traders and property owners who are affected by the sealing drive against land-use violations launched by the Bangalore Mahanagara . . .
- Donald Ducks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 10, 2006)
It doesn’t matter whether Donald Rumsfeld jumped or was pushed. After the political hammering the Republicans got in Tuesday’s US mid-term elections, Rumsfeld could surely not have stayed on at the Pentagon.
- Nuclear Deal: Delayed But Not Quite Dead (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 10, 2006)
The Democrats' resounding victory in Congress makes the task of tying up the India-U.S. nuclear agreement's loose ends more difficult but the underlying strategic rationale for the deal from the American perspective remains strong.
- Bush Faces Two Years Of Compromises (Tribune, Rupert Cornwell, Nov 10, 2006)
In his own dream world, George W Bush continued to wage his misbegotten war, vowing to "stay the course" (or whatever was the formulation of the hour).
- Mufti Sees Self-Rule As Solution (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
The former Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, has stressed the need to focus on a “more practical discussion” on a possible solution of the Jammu and Kashmir problem instead of “digging the complexities of the history and dynamics of the geopolitics”.
- Nda Retains Bihar, Loses Jharkhand (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
It was a mixed bag of fortunes for the NDA as it retained the Bhagalpur and Nalanda Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, but lost out Kodarma in Jharkhand to dissident BJP leader and Independent Babulal Marandi.
- Na Meets Under Pall Of Gloom, Anger Over Massacres (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Nov 10, 2006)
The National Assembly meets on Friday to begin a new session under a pall of gloom and anger over civilian and military massacres that may blow up in the house with challenges to the government's role in the so-called war on terrorism.
- Rise Of Pakistani Talibanism (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 10, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf told the 99th Corps Commanders’ Conference at the General Headquarters (GHQ) on Tuesday that the government would not only tackle militancy with force but would also pursue peace through political means.
- Kalat’S Free Status Before Partition: Khan Contacts India And Uk For Kalat Documents (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Khan of Kalat Mir Suleman Dawood said on Thursday that he had contacted India and the UK for documents that showed the actual free status of the Kalat state before Partition.
- Turning Of The Tide In The Us (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 10, 2006)
The Democrats have been handed a golden opportunity to demonstrate leadership and determination by coming out with a credible master plan.
- Who Can We Be But Ourselves? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 10, 2006)
For people who believe they don’t have much of a life or think leading a double existence might turn out to be more interesting, there’s secondlife.com. It’s a simulated 3D digital miniworld on the Internet where persons can create an ersatz avatar . . .
- Saddam As A Cultural Phenomena (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 10, 2006)
Princess Diana’s death in a car crash in 1997 provoked a hysterical outbreak of mass grieving in Britain, a phenomenon which has been the subject of much academic analysis.
- Pak Women’S Bill: General (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Keen on pushing the Women’s Protection Bill in parliament that reconvenes today, President Pervez Musharraf has been advised caution by some of his key ministers who think the Opposition parties would thwart its passage and make political capital . . .
- Worries About India-China Economic Ties (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Nov 10, 2006)
Trade between India and China is set to cross the $20 billion mark by the end of this year. But recent moves to subject Chinese investments to special security clearances have come as a dampener.
- Upa Bites Dust In Bihar, Assam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
It was a bad day for UPA across India today with Bihar’s ruling NDA retaining Bhagalpur and Nalanda Lok Sabha seats, inflicting a convincing defeat on the alliance partners, and the Asom United Democratic Front (AUDF) emerging winner in the . . .
- Cabinet Nod For Judges Inquiry Bill (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Amid perceived confrontation of the executive and legislature with the judiciary on certain crucial judgements delivered by the Supreme Court in the past two years, the Cabinet finally gave its approval to the Judges (Inquiry) Bill.
- Rail Rivalry In Kashmir (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Nov 10, 2006)
As India limps along in building the rail link between the Srinagar valley and the rest of the nation, China might be getting ready to offer its own rail line to the parts of Jammu and Kashmir under Pakistan’s control.
- Merits Of Quota (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 10, 2006)
Nobel prize-winning economist Amartya Sen, in his recent study “India Development And Participation,” along with Jean Dreze, had brought out how the reservation policy helped Tamil Nadu achieve health equity and facilitate rapid improvement in the . . .
- America Speaks (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 10, 2006)
A no-confidence vote against President Bush
- Sri Lanka "Regrets" Vaharai Incident (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 10, 2006)
The Sri Lankan Government on Thursday expressed "regrets" over the killing of scores of innocent civilians housed in a camp for the displaced in Vaharai in the LTTE-controlled area in the east on Wednesday and charged the Tamil Tigers with using . . .
- Cheer In Iraq, Iran Over Rumsfeld Exit (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Nov 10, 2006)
"Downfall reflects America's defeat"
- Musharraf Blamed For Attack (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Holding President Pervez Musharraf responsible for the suicide attack that left 42 soldiers dead in Pakistan’s northwest, opposition parties today asked the pro-military government to immediately step down or face a nationwide agitation. “A change . . .
- India One Notch Up In Its Human Development Index (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Nov 10, 2006)
UNDP says it is not a comprehensive measure The poor are getting systematically excluded from access to water by their poverty
- Bush Extends Olive Branch To Pelosi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
But tells Congress to complete a hefty list of assignments while Republicans are still in charge
- Israel To Press On With Strikes (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Israel will keep targeting Palestinian rocket squads in Gaza despite the risk of inadvertently hitting civilians, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday, as tens of thousands of Palestinians buried 18 victims of an errant Israeli . . .
- Exit Sealed, Govt Gropes To Save Face (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 10, 2006)
With all options to stop the sealing of illegal commercial establishments in Delhi’s residential areas exhausted, the Centre is planning an all-party meeting on the issue.
- Centre, Muslim Board In Sync On Shariat Courts (Asian Age, Abraham Thomas, Nov 10, 2006)
Not long after the Government declared in Supreme Court that Shariat courts exist in the country as "alternate dispute resolution" mechanisms, doubts are beginning to surface on the motive behind its claim.
- Iraq Puts Civilian Toll At 150,000 (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
A stunning new death count emerged Thursday, as Iraq's health minister estimated at least 150,000 civilians had been killed in the war — about three times previously accepted estimates.
- Truce With Israel Over, Says Hamas Head After Beit Hanoun Deaths (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday he was "very distressed" about a pre-dawn Israeli artillery attack that killed 18 civilians, mostly women and children, in the Gaza village of Beit Hanoun Wednesday.
- Bush Wrestles With A New Reality (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Call it political pragmatism, if you wish, but President Bush was simply breathtaking in his ability to discard a position he took as recently as last week - that he would retain Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who was doing a "fantastic job."
- Palestinians Mourn Civilians Killed By Israel (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
In the Gaza town of Beit Hanun Thursday, a Palestinian man carried the body of Maram Athamnah, who was killed in an Israeli raid.
- After Bush's Midterm Defeat, What Now For Iraq? (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
As George Bush digests his electoral defeat, he is forced to examine fresh options to tackle the disastrous consequences of war
- Pressure Mounts For New Iraq Strategy (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Pressure is mounting on George Bush to order a rapid change of course in Iraq as the world waits to see whether the Republicans' devastating electoral defeat will hasten a withdrawal of US and British forces.
- Essence Of Islamic Thought (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2006)
The essence of Islamic revolutionary thought consists of the idea that it is not enough to practise Islam in one’s personal life only. Islam has essentially to be practised in the social, economic, and political fields as well.
- Nicaraguan Time Warp (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Nov 10, 2006)
Ortega is a tiger who has not changed his stripes," warned US ambassador Paul Trivelli before the former revolutionary leader won back the presidency of Nicaragua in the election on November 6.
- Times They Are A Changin' (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Nov 10, 2006)
Now that the Democrats have gained control of the US Congress and the Senate, what is going to be the fate of the controversial Indo-US civil nuclear energy deal? Will it see the light of day, or does the process have to begin all over again when . . .
- Nuke Deal On Track (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Nov 10, 2006)
US President George W. Bush, in the face of the Republican debacle in both Houses of the US Congress, has decided to redouble efforts to get his pet bill on the Indian nuclear deal through the US Senate when it meets for its "lame duck" session next week.
- Nda Retains 2 Bihar Ls Seats (Asian Age, KUMAR M TIKU, Nov 10, 2006)
The National Democratic Alliance has retained two parliamentary seats, Nalanda and Bhagalpur, in Bihar, while it lost in Koderma, the only seat it had in the neighbouring state of Jharkhand.
- Significant Verdict (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2006)
A hyperactive Election Commission notwithstanding, India's electoral law is honoured mainly in the breach in two crucial respects.
- U.N.: Lack Of Sanitation Has Human Cost (US News & World Report, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
The humble flush toilet, taken for granted in most rich countries, could be a cheap but powerful tool to reduce childhood deaths and boost global development, a U.N. report said Thursday.
- Mickey Out Of Donald (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 10, 2006)
No sooner had Democrats captured one House, than President George W Bush began cleaning another.
- Those Who Are Left To Suffer (Pioneer, Kofi A. Annan, Nov 10, 2006)
Whatever its justifications, war brings unspeakable horror to combatants and civilians alike and can destroy in minutes what has sometimes taken generations to achieve.
- Testing Times For Bangladesh (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2006)
THESE are testing times for Bangladesh. President Iajuddin Ahmed, who took over as head of the caretaker government 10 days ago, has failed to defuse the political crisis that grips this country and 25 people have been killed in the last 10 days.
- Peace Deal In Nepal (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2006)
TUESDAY’S midnight deal between the Maoist rebels and the Seven-Party Alliance comes as a ray of hope for the Nepalese who see the agreement as a significant step towards the restoration of peace and democracy in their country.
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