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Articles 721 through 820 of 43820:
- Whither Indian Broadcasting? (Tribune, ASHIS RAY, Nov 09, 2006)
Well over a year ago, the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting constituted a committee to draft a “Content Code” for television programmes to be aired in India.
- Not By George (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Nov 09, 2006)
The liberal position is that the Republicans and more particularly George Bush lost on account of Iraq. The conservative position (what I call the Wall Street Journal view) is that the Republican defeat was well-deserved, because they didn’t stay . . .
- Arms Accord In Nepal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2006)
The agreement reached between the Government of Nepal and the Maoists to place the latter’s weapons under United Nations supervision is a breakthrough that would be welcomed as a step forward towards a peaceful democracy.
- Divided They Rule (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 09, 2006)
The Republican Party’s comeuppance in Tuesday’s biennial Congressional elections underlines an iron law of American politics.
- Democrats Win Us Polls, Nuclear Deal Not Lost Yet (Hindustan Times, PRAMIT PAL CHAUDHURI, Nov 09, 2006)
A New United States Congress was voted in on Wednesday, but it is the old Congress that will meet next Monday in the so-called lame-duck session.
- Bush Vows To Push India Nuclear Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
A day after the collapse of his Republican majority in the US Congress, President George W Bush vowed to push the India-US civilian nuclear deal through the lame duck session of the outgoing Senate.
- Democrats’ Cradle (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 09, 2006)
After twelve eventful years, the political pendulum has swung away from the right towards the centre in the United States.
- Farewell To Arms (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 09, 2006)
After months of stalemate and two failed peace deals, there’s good news at last from Nepal.
- What’S In A Pardon? (Telegraph, NIRMALENDU BIKASH RAKSHIT , Nov 09, 2006)
In a momentous decision, the Supreme Court has recently announced that the presidential and gubernatorial power to grant clemency is subject to judicial scrutiny, and that this power cannot be exercised as a political privilege or as an act of grace.
- Bushfire On The Hill (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 09, 2006)
The inevitable has happened. The Republicans have taken a drubbing in Tuesday's mid-term Congressional polls, losing their majority in the House and barely managing to keep pace with the Democrats in a neck-and-neck race for control over the Senate.
- Debar Law-Breakers From Becoming Law-Makers (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Nov 09, 2006)
AS the debate continues about keeping criminals away from the election arena, former Attorney General Soli J Sorabjee, heading a committee on police reforms, has strongly advocated the debarring of charge-sheeted persons from contesting elections.
- Some Hitches On Arms Surrender Remain: Oli (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
As summit-level talks continue between Maoists and the seven-party alliance on Nepal’s future, Nepal’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister K P Sharma Oli, on a goodwill visit to India, spoke on the sidelines of a CII function to Nirmala . . .
- 12 Years Later, Day Belongs To Democrats (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Nov 09, 2006)
In a stunning blow to President George W Bush, Democrats have swept Republicans out of power in the US House of Representatives and made impressive gains in the Senate race that appeared headed for a photo-finish.
- 'Cheating' In Congo's Vote Count (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
An ally of presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba has claimed there is evidence of cheating in vote counting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Playing With Lives (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 09, 2006)
The lessons of past mistakes continue to elude our government agencies. On Sunday, seven children in Karachi’s Orangi Town received burn injuries while playing in an empty plot where a factory had been dumping inflammable chemicals.
- Tdp’S Left Turn (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Nov 09, 2006)
Once the best known face of reforms and secular credentials, former Chief Minister and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu has now turned a champion of populism and minority appeasement.
- Up For Grabs (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 09, 2006)
The results of the mayoral, Nagar Palika and Panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh would mean different things to different political parties.
- Economy Management (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Nov 09, 2006)
Expansion of the market and industry without a proper infrastructure in place could prove chimerical
- Many Pakistani, Indian Children Out Of School (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Pakistan and India are among the top four developing countries with the highest number of children still not going to school, 23 million.
- Iqbal And Muslim Nationalism (Dawn, Prof Sharif al Mujahid, Nov 09, 2006)
Allama Iqbal’s core contribution to Muslim regeneration lay in giving his people an idea, something to live and die for.
- Neo Bhai Bhaists (OutLook, B. Raman , Nov 09, 2006)
Why is that those against American participation in telecom are now taking up cudgels on behalf of their Chinese mentors? Even at the risk of a misunderstanding with the Chinese, we should pay attention to the belated concerns of security agencies.
- Into The Tigers' Claws (OutLook, B. Raman , Nov 09, 2006)
One of the most important principles of counter-terrorism is that the state should maintain a moral high ground even while dealing with terrorists. Some of the methods being used by the Rajapakse government run the risk of playing into the LTTE's hands.
- The Democrats’ Comeback (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 09, 2006)
The American mid-term polls have sprung no surprise. Opinion polls had predicted a sweeping win for the Democrats, at least in the 435-member House of Representatives.
- Ambiguous Verdict (OutLook, V. VENKATESAN, Nov 09, 2006)
A recent Supreme Court order seems to extend the `creamy layer' concept to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
- Bjp Sweeps U.P. Mayor Polls (Asian Age, Amita Verma, Nov 08, 2006)
The results of the local bodies’ elections in Uttar Pradesh have led to a dramatic revival of fortunes for the BJP and Congress in the state, while it has given the Samajwadi Party an opportunity to consolidate its base among the rural voters.
- Pm Seeks Status Report On Quota Bills (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
The Prime Minister has sought from the human resource development ministry a report on the status of bills dealing with quotas in higher education and foreign investment in education.
- A Judicial Landmark? (Deccan Herald, Max Hastings, Nov 08, 2006)
The verdict on Saddam is just, but everything stinks about the process by which it has been reached.
- Indian Is As Indian Does (Hindustan Times, Sujata Anandan, Nov 08, 2006)
When I first set course on my career as a political correspondent with a wire service, the chief reporter at the agency gave me a piece of advice which I then could not quite fathom.
- Sealing Resumes Today (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Livelihoods at stake, angry with authority, city traders began creating problems early Tuesday morning for the police, paramilitary forces and the commuters.
- 'They Cut Off The Snake Head That Was Saddam' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
The day in Baghdad belonged to the Shias. Their government had returned. Their dead were resting easier. And the generous humour that used to grace faces here was back.
- Finger Ponting (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 08, 2006)
The controversy over the apparent "pushing away" of Board of Control for Cricket in India president and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, from the podium, moments after he presented the Champions' Trophy to the Australian cricket team, hides . . .
- Recall Entebbe (Pioneer, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 08, 2006)
On June 27, 1976, four terrorists of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the German 'Revolutionäre Zellen' hijacked Air France Flight 139 with 248 passengers and a 12-member crew which had originated from Tel Aviv.
- The System Is Rotten (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Nov 08, 2006)
Even as you are reading this article, the streets of Delhi could be witnessing violent demonstrations by traders against attempts to seal their illegal commercial premises as directed by the Supreme Court.
- West Winks At Musharraf (Pioneer, Wilson John, Nov 08, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has been a really clever dictator, successfully hiding from the world his regime's gross human rights abuses.
- Death Is Stranger Than Fiction (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, Nov 08, 2006)
Coincidences are perfectly normal things. Twenty-two babies dying in less than 72 hours in the B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital for Children is one of those.
- Tougher Approach (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 08, 2006)
It appears that the Centre will adopt a tougher approach in dealing with the deteriorating situation in Assam, following the twin blasts in Guwahati on Sunday.
- Praful Bidwai: (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Nov 08, 2006)
India must radically reorient its foreign policy to promote universal principles and egalitarian values, not narrow self-interest.
- Preserving Tibetan Culture (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 08, 2006)
The Chinese Government is keen on developing the region's culture.
- Best Foot Forward (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
The amazing phenomenon of the almost double-digit growth of the Chinese economy year-after-year continues to draw admiration from Communist China’s critics and admirers alike.
- Blair-Bush Divide Over Saddam Verdict? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 08, 2006)
Perhaps IT has not been widely noticed that the reactions of British Prime Minister Tony Blair and United States President George W. Bush's to the death sentence against Saddam Hussein has been in striking contrast to their "shoulder- to-shoulder" . . .
- People's Democracy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 08, 2006)
Editorial in People’s Democracy openly expresses the apprehension that the new FDI policy will — for the first time — include China on a list of countries sensitive for India’s national security.
- Strategic Sub-Text Of The Iraq Verdict (Indian Express, C. Uday Bhaskar, Nov 08, 2006)
Sunday's verdict of a Baghdad court sentencing former Iraqi president, Saddam Hussein, to death by hanging should not come as a surprise to those following the year-long trial closely. However, the general response has been emotive and the refrain . . .
- A Change Of Tack Likely In Assam (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Nov 08, 2006)
Sunday's blasts in Guwahati by suspected ULFA men could lead to a two-pronged approach to insurgency by the Centre and the State.
- The Backyard Is Not Enough (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Nov 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hit the nail on the head when he charged sections of our political class with adopting postures “out of line with our current interests as an increasingly globalised and globally integrated economy”.
- U.K., U.S. Resisting Ban On Cluster Bombs (Hindu, George Monbiot, Nov 08, 2006)
THE CENTRAL mystery of the modern state is this. The necessary resources, both economic and political, will always be found for the purpose of terminating life.
- North-Eastern Security Challenge (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 08, 2006)
In its latest strike, ULFA terrorism in Guwahati has claimed 14 lives. It is a problem that will not go away by itself — or through talks, indirect or direct. The time has certainly come for the Central Government to go after the armed extremists . . .
- On Sealing And Social Costs (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 08, 2006)
"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook," wrote William James. The words of the 19th century American philosopher, who developed a theory on pragmatism, have a significant ring in the context of the narrow and unidimensional . . . .
- Hu's Visit A Chance To "Enhance Political Trust" (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Nov 08, 2006)
Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to India from November 20-23 will be an opportunity to "enhance political trust" and to "show the world that the common development of both countries is not only important bilaterally but also significant for . . .
- Internal Quota To Be Poll Plank Of Janata Dal (S) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Janata Dal (Secular) president H.D. Deve Gowda has vowed to fight all future elections on the plank of internal reservation among backward classes.
- Oli Expects Maoist Role In Interim Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
K.P. Sharma Oli, Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, said here on Tuesday that the peace process in his country was "in the final stage of positive conclusion" and that he fully expected the Maoists to join the interim government.
- All-Party Felicitation For Dalit Panchayat Presidents In Chennai (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Nov 08, 2006)
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and leaders of the allies of the DMK will get together here in Chennai to felicitate the panchayat chiefs of Pappapatti, Keeripatti and Nattarmangalam in Madurai district and Kottakatchiyendhal in Virudhunagar district.
- Sealing Of Shops To Resume Today (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, Nov 08, 2006)
Will not allow it under any circumstances, say traders in Delhi
Shops identified, work likely to begin in south Delhi
Traders clash with police; schools closed
- Monetary Policy: The Rbi's `Interest'ing Act (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Nov 08, 2006)
While striking an external-internal balance, the RBI has attempted a trapeze act to maintain status quo.
- Iraq To Re-Employ Ba'ath Cadres (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Nov 08, 2006)
Fearing a spurt in violence following the passing of the death sentence on the former Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi Government is planning to re-employ former Ba'ath party members in large numbers.
- Crisis Averted, For Now: Legal Reform Can Redress Urban Mess (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 08, 2006)
The decision of the Group of Ministers (GoM) to implement the Supreme Court order to continue with sealing operations in Delhi is welcome to the extent that it has averted a constitutional impasse. But this might only be a temporary breather.
- India, Inc. May Get Fiscal Sops For Job Quota (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
After a brief lull, the government has put India, Inc. on notice over reservation for scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) in private sector companies.
- Oil Mncs Ready India Plans, But Us Firms Stay Off Nelp (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Global oil and gas majors are queuing for the Indian oil and gas business, due to recent discoveries made by Reliance Industries (RIL), Cairn and Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation.
- The Hero Is Within You! Realise It (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Nov 08, 2006)
In his Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood presents a terrifying version of blood sport. The spoils belong to those untroubled by pangs of conscience, where cunning nature is nurtured by those willing to break any rule to ensure victory.
- Now Get Going: Sc Order Should Spur Airport Revamp (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 08, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday should draw the curtain on the long-running controversy over the privatisation (which the government prefers to euphemistically call modernisation) of Mumbai and Delhi airports.
- N Korea No Nuke State: Usa, Japan (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
The United States of America and South Korea affirmed they won’t recognise North Korea as a nuclear weapons state during high-level meetings today, where the two countries coordinated strategy for revived disarmament talks with Pyongyang.
- Democrats Make Gains As Bush Suffers Backlash (Independent (UK), Rupert Cornwell, Nov 08, 2006)
Democrats took a clear advantage in early results from America's bitterly contested congressional midterm elections, gaining two Senate seats and making strides in the House of Representatives, where the Bush White House was last night braced for a . . .
- Bush Suffers In 'Bloody Eighth' (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
An incipient Democrat surge in US midterm elections claimed its first victim early this morning when John Hostettler, the Republican House representative for the south-eastern corner of Indiana, suffered a dramatic defeat.
- Pakistan In Spotlight For Wrong Reasons (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Pakistan and Pakistanis seem to be hitting the media headlines here on a daily basis and that too in a negative sense, spoiling all the good work that the government in Islamabad keeps claiming it is doing to promote the country’s soft image.
- Iea's World Outlook Report — Investment Can Quench Thirst For Energy (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 08, 2006)
The International Energy Agency calls for "strong policy action to move the world onto a more sustainable energy path".
- The Ninth Schedule Controversy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 08, 2006)
To a layman, the arguments being tossed back and forth in the Supreme Court on the Constitutional acceptability of Parliament's action of putting legislation of its choice into the Ninth Schedule (which would prevent courts from passing judgement . . . .
- Mockery Of Law, Travesty Of Justice (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 08, 2006)
If, pursuant to what is so obviously a travesty of justice, Saddam is executed, it will be nothing but an outrageous act of judicial murder, and a mockery of rule of law.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 08, 2006)
It was a pernicious bid to force the judiciary’s hand.
- Musharraf Defends Attack On Militants: Democratic Reforms Stressed (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday pledged to continue dealing effectively with terrorists and militants and said that terrorism would be crushed at all costs.
- Protest Against Sale Of Karachi Islands (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
On a call of the Anti-Greater Thal Canal and Kalabagh Dam Action Committee, processions were taken out in district headquarters of Sindh in protest against the planned sale of two islands off Karachi coast to a foreign company.
- Bulent Ecevit: Man To Remember (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 08, 2006)
Bulent Ecevit (1925-2006), Turkish politician, poet, writer and journalist, has aroused the kind of universal Turkish grief at his death which he richly deserved.
- `The Human Being Is Bigger Than A Profit-Making Entity' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
I am bringing in another business category. The business to do good to people without any expectation of taking profit.
- Democrats May Nuke Deal (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Nov 08, 2006)
The Democrat-controlled United States Congress may put the brakes on the passage of the US-India civilian nuclear deal on Capitol Hill.
- Independents Win 128 Seats In Uttar Pradesh Civic Elections (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Nov 08, 2006)
The UP local body elections, termed as the ‘semi-final ‘ in the runup to the Assembly poll scheduled for early next year, has been a reality check for all political parties. The voters have given every political party something to ponder about.
- ‘Globalisation Will Not Bring Prosperity In Itself’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 08, 2006)
George Sorensen, the author of fifteen books besides The transformation of the state: beyond the myth of retreat and former head of the Political Science Department, Aarhus University, Denmark explains to Marianne de Nazareth why the impact of . . .
- Bush Faces Daunting Challenges In His Lame-Duck Years (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
With the contentious elections of 2006 behind him, President Bush must now determine how best to spend his remaining political capital in the final two years of a lame-duck presidency.
- Confrontation Won’T Do (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 08, 2006)
For the second time in a week, protesting traders brought Delhi to a standstill on Tuesday.
- Right Stand (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 08, 2006)
It is entirely right that the Supreme Court should remain inflexible in its stand on the sealing of illegal shops in Delhi’s residential areas.
- Difficult Choice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 08, 2006)
It is possible to endlessly debate on what real democracy is all about. But there can be no dispute that a monarchy should have no place in a democracy.
- Prisoners Of The Past (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 08, 2006)
Politics is said to be the art of the possible.
- The Car Craze Sweeps Russia’S Rich (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Moscow has more millionaires than London and New York. The super-rich are now airbrushing their foreign cars!
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