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Articles 2221 through 2320 of 43820:
- Wilting Lotus (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Oct 17, 2006)
If Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee reminded the BJP during its recent conclave about the wisdom and experience of its senior leaders, the reason was apparently the restiveness in the party on the leadership question.
- Cageless Creatures (Tribune, Vikramdeep Johal, Oct 17, 2006)
Visiting the zoo after over a decade, I happened to witness the unpleasant antics of certain “animals”. No, I’m not talking about the lions, tigers or monkeys that grace the place, but scores of unruly students from schools and colleges.
- Decentralised Trade (Tribune, Mahendra P. Lama, Oct 17, 2006)
IN the reopening of the Nathu la trade route between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) in July 2006, China’s local integration strategy has again come to the fore.
- Capital Chance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 17, 2006)
At the heart of the controversy over Mohammad Afzal’s mercy petition is the rather ambiguous position of the president of the Indian republic.
- Fear Factor (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 17, 2006)
Notwithstanding the pious pronouncements on their commitment to peace, the bickering gentlemen sitting over the fate of Nepal seem to be taking the nation further and further away from that exalted goal.
- Q&a: 'Afzal's Execution May Inspire Youth To Take Up Arms' (Times of India, Mohua Chatterjee, Oct 17, 2006)
Jklf chief Yasin Malik was in Delhi for two weeks to build a campaign against the execution of Mohammad Afzal slated for October 20.
- How Many Seats In The House? (Indian Express, K C Sivaramakrishnan , Oct 17, 2006)
The all party meeting held last Friday on delimitation is a good illustration of what worried people cannot achieve when they don’t understand the subject.
- Sc's Quota Order Upsets Left (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Left parties have criticised SC's order seeking in a sealed cover Parliament's standing committee report on the Bill on reservation in aided institutions even as Congress took a cautious stand insisting that it was for Parliament to decide how to . . .
- 86 Killed In Iraq Violence Spree (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Iraq's government indefinitely postponed a much-anticipated national reconciliation conference on Sunday as a two-day spree of sectarian revenge killings and insurgent bombings left at least 86 Iraqis dead.
- Renew The Pledge (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 17, 2006)
Delhi has been hugely respectful of the age-old ‘oral tradition’ — the native means of information distribution which modern-day communicators describe as gossip.
- Akali Rally Against Government Policies (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Oct 17, 2006)
Huge turnout seems to have settled the issue of succession in the party in favour of Sukhbir Badal
- "Merger Of North And East Provinces Null And Void" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 17, 2006)
Only Parliament can decide: Sri Lanka apex court
- Muslims Must Weigh The Veil Carefully (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 17, 2006)
The British press has quoted Phil Woolas, the Race and Faith minister, as demanding that Aishah Azmi, a Muslim . . .
- Cpi For Early Meeting Of Dpa Parties (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
The State unit of the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Monday stressed the need for convening a meeting of the parties of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA) soon to find a solution to the problems caused . . .
- Productive Summit (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 17, 2006)
The agreement reached between the world's largest trading bloc and Asia's second fastest growing economy at the seventh annual EU-India summit in Helsinki to launch formal talks on a broad-based bilateral trade and investment agreement is an . . .
- Back To Garibi Hatao (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 17, 2006)
Indira Gandhi wielded `garibi hatao' (`remove poverty') like a magic wand.
- The Dilemma Over Defence Agents (Hindu, RAHUL BEDI, Oct 17, 2006)
There may be a ban on middlemen in defence deals but are they a necessary evil?
- Republican Demise, Not Democratic Revival (Hindu, Gary Younge, Oct 17, 2006)
The Democrats look set to make significant gains in the November 7 election. But they've got little to say on the big issues.
- Beyond Barak (OutLook, NAGENDAR SHARMA, Oct 17, 2006)
The full transcript of BBC Hindi special programme Aapki Baat BBC Ke Saath with former chief of Indian Navy Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat and Digvijay Singh, senior leader of Janata Dal (United) & a close aide of former Defence Minister George Fernandes.
- Headless Chicken (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 17, 2006)
Official glitter doesn’t last very long or go very far
- An Eye-Wash (OutLook, B. Raman , Oct 17, 2006)
By voting the resolution and through media spin on the significance of it, the members of the UNSC have sought to cover up the humiliation of their failure to prevent North Korea from flouting international opinion with impunity
- `Gandhi Not Getting The Nobel Was The Biggest Omission' (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 17, 2006)
It's not often that you get candid admissions. Or that big institutions have got it wrong. A group of Indian journalists heard both at the headquarters of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the annual Nobel Peace Prize.
- Accord Terms Not Met, Says Sri Lankan Court (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 17, 2006)
Parliament is the competent body to legislate on merger, says verdict
- Mayawati To Embrace Buddhism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and her followers will embrace Buddhism after the BSP gains an absolute majority at the Centre.
- Cabinet To Petition President Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Soli Sorabjee's remarks about State Government draw flak
- Dmk, Cpi(m) Discuss Chennai Violence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Say problems during the polls won't undermine ties
- ‘Pm Silent Spectator To Cbi Misuse’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Accusing the UPA government of carrying out a witch-hunt against him, former defence minister George Fernandes criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for being a silent spectator to the "misuse of the CBI" to entangle him in the Barak missile deal.
- The Ghost Of Barak (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 17, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed FIR against the former Defence Minister, George Fernandes, and Admiral Sushil Kumar for their alleged role in clinching the Barak deal for the Indian Navy. In the face of strong rebuttal by the . . .
- Numbers Alone Won’T Do (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 17, 2006)
It is unrealistic of the prime minister to expect the police to curb crime in Karachi by the end of this month.
- Us Suffers ‘A Winner’S Complex’: Gorbachev (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Former chief of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev stated, in an interview with a Russian newspaper on Sunday, that the role of the US, the acclaimed world superpower, must change.
- Pakistan To Abide By Un Sanctions On N. Korea: Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Oct 17, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday held out an assurance that it would abide by sanctions imposed on North Korea by the UN Security Council but declared that its diplomatic ties with the country would remain in tact.
- Miss Tibet Winner Puts Politics On The Catwalk (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Oct 17, 2006)
Braving a controversial "swimwear" round and questions about Tibet's "freedom struggle", a sociology student born in India has won the annual Miss Tibet beauty pageant held by Tibetans living in exile.
- Uk May Send Troops From Iraq To Afghanistan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Military planners have been urging senior commanders to seek the pullout of up to half their troops from Iraq to bolster the battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan, The Observer has learnt.
- Indo-Pak Relations Improving: Kasuri (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri on Monday said Indo-Pak relations have been improving and there has been progress on the Kashmir specific confidence building measures both at diplomatic and other channels.
- But I Am An Artist, I Aspire To Be An Artist’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 17, 2006)
The three most important things to remember about the new Nobel laureate in literature, Orhan Pamuk, are location, location, location.
- Pakistan, A Paradise For Unregistered Foreigners (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 17, 2006)
Minister for Information & Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani has said that the Government is planning to initiate measures to help smaller groups join mainstream politics so that they could contribute their share in the democratic process.
- Kalam Calls For Development (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
President Dr APJ Kalam today underlined the areas that the Manipur University, need to focus. The President asked politicians to engage 70 per cent of their time in development.
- Explain Rationale Behind Obc Quota: Sc To Govt (The Economic Times, DEVESH KUMAR, Oct 17, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government’s plan to extend the quota regime to centrally-aided institutes of higher learning was delivered a jolt here on Monday when the Supreme Court questioned the rationale and basis behind the decision to set aside 27% . . .
- Big Brother’S Watching Asian Students (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
In a measure likely to infuriate the minorities, the British government has drawn up a plan to ask lecturers and university staff across the country to spy on “Asian-looking” and Muslim students they suspect of involvement in Islamic extremism and . . .
- Npt In Death Throes (Daily Excelsior, Pinaki Bhattacharya, Oct 17, 2006)
On 8 September, 2006, the last rites for the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT) were held when North Korea conducted a nuclear blast.
- Pm Mere Spectator To Cbi Misuse: George (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Piqued by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s response to his accusations on the CBI case against himself, NDA convenor George Fernandes has accused him of being “a silent spectator to this gross misuse of the CBI” to “browbeat political opposition.”
- Israel President In Eye Of Sex Scandal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Israeli President Moshe Katsav, on Monday, faced mounting pressure to quit after police recommended that he be charged with rape in a sex scandal.
- North Korea N-Test Could Impact India (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Oct 17, 2006)
South Korea is the fifth largest investor in India and bilateral trade could be affected.
- Rss Stands Willing To Strike But Is Afraid To Hurt (Deccan Herald, Deepak Upreti, Oct 17, 2006)
The RSS is willing to strike but afraid to hurt. Barring the ‘forced exit’ of L K Advani from the post of Party President last year, not much seemed to have moved in the BJP on the lines prescribed by the Nagpur outfit.
- Taiwan: A Rebel Province? (Deccan Herald, Parag Rabade, Oct 17, 2006)
President Chen Shui-Bian recently stated that any decision about Taiwan should be decided through a national referendum. It was a virtual declaration of sovereignty and independence of Taiwan, a fact the world will come to realise one day.
- Mangalore On Slow Boil (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Oct 17, 2006)
The prosperous Karnataka coastal district of Mangalore — generally referred to as a place where there’s a ready smile on every face — has a few scars to show for the communal tension that lurks below the surface of life in the district.
- Tibetan Touchstone (Indian Express, P. Stobdan, Oct 17, 2006)
Come November, India’s diplomacy will shift towards China. With Chinese President Hu Jintao set to visit India next month, pressures are being applied to revive the Tibetan question that seemed to have lost some of its salience for Sino-Indian . . ..
- Pakistan To Honour N Korea Curbs (News International, Mariana Baabar, Oct 17, 2006)
Pakistan said on Monday that as a responsible member of the international community, it would abide by the United Nations Security Council resolution on North Korea, but would continue to have cooperation with Pyongyang in areas that are not hit . . .
- Uk Varsities To Spy On ‘Asian-Looking’ Students (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
British government has drawn up a plan to ask lecturers and university staff across the country to spy on “Asian-looking” and Muslim students.
- Fundamental Principles Of Economics Can Be Written On One Page (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 17, 2006)
Milton Friedman concludes his essay in Lives of the Laureates by declaring that economics is `a fascinating discipline', arguing that its fundamental principles are so simple that they can be written on one page.
- Next Election In January 2008: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Says Nawaz-BB alliance will give PML more votes
- Bush-Backed Panel For Changes In Iraq Policy (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
A commission backed by President George W. Bush that is exploring US options in Iraq intends to propose significant changes in the administration’s strategy by early next year, members say.
- Resumption Of Indo-Pakistan Talks In Nov (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Oct 17, 2006)
Pakistani and Indian foreign secretaries will meet in mid-November in New Delhi to resume peace talks between the two countries that were stalled after last July’s train bombings in Mumbai, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri said on Monday.
- Reflections On China (Business Standard, Deepak Lal, Oct 17, 2006)
The essential problem facing the Communist Party is to maintain its legitimacy with the growing marketisation of the economy.
- Grand Pageantry Showcases India (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Oct 16, 2006)
It will break down social barriers, unite people, says Lille's mayor
- A New Era Of Media Freedom? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 16, 2006)
Britain's highest court has ruled that newspapers can use "public interest" as a defence against defamation.
- When Hp Lost Its Way (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Oct 16, 2006)
Large public companies receive public funds. Shareholders assume that the company is doing its best to use the money profitably and operates legally.
- Congress Trying To Dislodge My Government: Mulayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
He wants Hardwar, Udham Singh Nagar restored to U.P.
- Seven Years And Counting (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 16, 2006)
On October 12, Pervez Musharraf celebrated seven years in power in Pakistan. But what does the future hold for him and his country?
- Life In Iran (Hindu, Robert Tait and Ewen MacAskill, Oct 16, 2006)
Ali's ambition shines through.
- Dark Days Of Reckoning In Afghanistan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 16, 2006)
I was invited to Afghanistan to take part in the Martyr Day ceremonies on September 9, which coincided with the death anniversary of Ahmed Shah Masood, better known as the Lion of Panjsheer.
- Coalition Politics (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Oct 16, 2006)
The Congress President, Sonia Gandhi, has hinted that "The present political situation is pregnant with many possibilities." She did not spell out the nature of possibilities she had in mind.
- Consensus On Delimitation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 16, 2006)
Thursday’s all-party meeting convened by the Centre has rightly asked the government to hold the 2009 general election on the basis of the redrawn constituencies by the Delimitation Commission headed by Justice Kuldip Singh.
- Nepal Govt, Rebels Peace Talks End With No Result (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Oct 16, 2006)
Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist rebel chief Prachanda failed once again on Sunday to bridge key differences in their crucial peace talks, negotiators said.
- A Magical Land Too (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 16, 2006)
In honour of the festive season I am going to stay away this week from terrorism, politics and North Korea's scary nuclear bomb and talk instead about something more pleasant.
- Nam Change, Anyone? (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 16, 2006)
On the eve of the NAM summit in Havana, that Vatican of anti-Americanism, go to Google and see how many cities in the entire world still have a boulevard, or a landmark named after Tito.
- Mechanism To Fight Terrorism (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Oct 16, 2006)
The decision “to put in place an India-Pakistan anti-terrorism institutional mechanism to identify and implement counter-terrorism initiatives and investigations” is by all means a “bold and new beginning” in Indo-Pak relations.
- General’S Wor(l)d Play (Tribune, Rajbir Deswal, Oct 16, 2006)
The news of General Musharraf himself being in the line of fire for authoring a commentary full of “howlers” and thereby generating protests from many parts of the world has put my search for a good publisher for my “self composed” autobiography . . .
- Reduce Army, Expand Air Force And Navy (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 16, 2006)
Former Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal Tipnis has criticised the account of the Indian defence efforts on the Kargil conflict as presented by the then army chief, General V. P. Malik in his book “Kargil: From Surprise to Victory.”
- Elusive Right? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 16, 2006)
It is a matter of deep regret that the pace of implementation of the Right of Information Act in the State is extremely slow.
- Oye, Oye Heptachloride (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Oct 16, 2006)
All of us who have growing children need to put aside a little for their college education, and I suppose Amir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are no different. Scratching my head as I am, I cannot find any other way of understanding these guys’ ongoing . . .
- Don’T Act In Haste (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 16, 2006)
One of the first acts of the UPA, upon being voted into power in May 2004, was to draft its common minimum programme.
- China Oils Its War Machine (Pioneer, Brahma Chellaney , Oct 16, 2006)
A striking feature of a booming Asia is how energy demands are beginning to noticeably influence strategic thinking and military planning.
- Declaration Of Independents (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Oct 16, 2006)
Madhu Koda has got off to a hectic start.
- Wrong Track (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 16, 2006)
When Union Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav set up a new inquiry committee to probe what really happened in coach S-6 of Sabarmati Express that day in Godhra 2002, this paper expressed its scepticism.
- A Legacy Preserved (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Thanks to the efforts of Chennai-based K. Ramamurthi, six Indian Prime Ministers have read Subramania Bharati's work "Swadanthra Pallu"
- Zones Of Contention (Times of India, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 16, 2006)
The Union government is making a special effort to resolve internal differences over modalities of establishing a slew of special economic zones (SEZs).
- Debate Against Death Penalty Picks Up Momentum (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Oct 16, 2006)
In the wake of a date already fixed for the execution of Parliament attack case convict Mohd Afzal Guru, several political leaders and NGOs have launched a campaign with appeals to the President and the government for converting capital . . .
- 'Mr Pope, Jehad Is No Holy War' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Senior Muslim scholars, taking up Pope Benedict's call for a frank dialogue, have written him an open letter listing factual errors in his recent speech on Islam that sparked protest across the Muslim world.
- Oscar Mein Rang (Times of India, SHARMISTHA GOOPTU, Oct 16, 2006)
Rang de Basanti, a film that generated controversy at the time of its release for being anti-state and anti-democracy, has been nominated as India's official entry to the Oscars in the foreign film category.
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