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Articles 6121 through 6220 of 43820:
- After Ulfa, Centre Mulls Talks With Hizbul (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Aug 28, 2006)
The Centre is mulling over opening talks with the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) on the pattern of the talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), provided the Kashmiri militant group lives up to its promise word of going in for a ceasefire . . .
- Textile Labour Law (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 28, 2006)
Where’s the political midwife?
- ‘Nuke Rise Because Of Bjp’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Sunday attributed the country’s rise as a nuclear power to the policies of the erstwhile Bharatiya Jan Sangh and the BJP.
- It's Tv Movies In Mumbai! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 28, 2006)
Even while it’s taken 13 years for the judgement to be readied on the 1993 Mumbai blasts case and 21 years for the 1985 Delhi transistor blasts case to be heard, parents in India’s political and commercial capitals and in the rest of the country . . .
- Who Is Right About Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Aug 28, 2006)
Impressive though his performance was it cannot be said that in his reply to the Indo-US nuclear deal, after the debates in Parliament, Prime Minister had really said anything substantive that he had not before in response to the spate of criticism . . .
- Survey Says Fortunes Rising For Congress (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Aug 28, 2006)
India's ruling Congress party will return to power with a comfortable majority if elections are held today, an opinion poll said on Sunday.
- No Half Way (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 28, 2006)
It can't be anybody's case that Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq and his colleagues in the moderate Hurriyat Conference should not be talking about peace process between India and Pakistan.
- Jansangh, Bjp Policies Made India N-Power: Vajpayee (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today attributed the country's rise as a nuclear power to the policies of the Jansangh and the BJP.
- Strange But True (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 28, 2006)
This may sound strange but it is true. This information does not come from Transparency International that has rated Jammu and Kashmir as the second most corrupt State after much-maligned Bihar in certain public services.
- Hizbollah Hints At Talks On Prisoner Exchange (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The leader of Hizbollah said on Sunday that "contacts" had been made which might bring talks on an exchange of prisoners held by the Lebanese guerrilla group and Israel.
- Jansangh, Bjp Policies Made India Nuke Power: Vajpayee (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today attributed the country’s rise as a nuclear power to the policies of the Jansangh and the BJP.
- Musharraf Regrets Indian Refusal To Accept Kashmir Options (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has reiterated that peace and stability cannot be restored in the region without the resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
- Hurriyat Does Not Represent Entire J&k: Pok Website (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2006)
The Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) government has put on its official website a report indicating that the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq-led Hurriyat Conference was Kashmir-centric and did not represent the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Various Political Parties Condemn Bugti’S Killing (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2006)
The death of Bugti attracted widespread condemnation from most political parties of the country.
Leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain called Bugti's killing as a 'great tragedy.'
- Nda’S Divestment Drive ‘Flawed’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Friday pulled up the previous NDA government for undervaluation of a number of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), including BALCO and VSNL, while carrying out the exercise of divestment.
- Countering Cunningness (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Aug 26, 2006)
Those opposing reservations on the basis of equality are not advocating equal opportunities for all.
- Wake Up To The Maoist Menace (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Aug 26, 2006)
Some years ago when Sir Vidya Naipaul came to India to research on a new book he was planning to write, he asked me what I knew about the Naxalite movement. “Not much,” I admitted. “It started a long time ago in Naxalbari and had a leader named Kanu Sanya
- Ngos Hit Out At Ex-Mayors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the city have lashed out at former Mayors of Mysore who recently accused citizens' groups of impeding progress of the city by raising objections to development works.
- Directed Banking (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Finance Ministry and the RBI will continue to revel in their two-in-one role while reducing the public stakeholders to ball boys.
- Rajya Sabha And Residency (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
At one level, the Rajya Sabha is a mirror of India's political diversity. At another, it is a reflection of the federal character of the country, its composition shaped by the popular will of the various State legislatures. It was in keeping with the spir
- The World Of Those On The Move (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The greatest percentage increase in the unauthorised immigrant population to the US between 2000 and 2005 was from India reveals World Migration 2005: Costs and Benefits of International Migration. International Social Work: Issues, Strategies, and Progra
- Cag Pulls Up Nda Regime On Disinvestments Process (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Many instances of global advisers making conservative assumptions
Delaying crucial decisions affecting their financial health
- Manmohan To Meet Nuke Scientists Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will seek to allay scientists' fears over the Indo-US nuclear deal when he meets a group of nuclear scientists and members of the Atomic Energy Commission here today.
- Russia Rules Out Sanctions Against Iran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Russia rejected on Friday any talk for now of sanctions against Iran and France warned against conflict with Tehran, raising doubts whether it will face swift penalties for not halting nuclear work by an Aug 31 deadline.
- Inversion Of Roles (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Aug 26, 2006)
Thanks to regional parties, it is the Lok Sabha which now represents states' interests.
- Opposition ‘United’ Against Dictatorship (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
MMA deputy secretary-general and Jamaat-i-Islami naib amir Liaquat Baloch said on Friday that despite differences on amendments to the Hudood Ordinance, the opposition was united against military dictatorship and on no-confidence move against the governme
- Military Commanders In War (Daily Times, Shaukat Qadir, Aug 26, 2006)
Let us first take up the question of why peacetime leadership does not necessarily succeed in war.
- Rights & Justice Must Go Together (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
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- Shifting Winds In The Us (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Aug 26, 2006)
The month of August is usually languid and lazy in Washington. Virtually everyone is in their country houses or on the beaches, far removed from the cares of their daily chores.
- A Disappointing Judgment (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Aug 26, 2006)
The month of August is usually languid and lazy in Washington. Virtually everyone is in their country houses or on the beaches, far removed from the cares of their daily chores.
- Race Relations Going Off The Rails In Malaysia? (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Malaysians are confronted with the obvious question: where is the country heading should things remain the way they are? For a nation that is barely half a century old, Malaysians remain stuck in the quagmire of the past
- Us, Southeast Asia Sign Trade, Liberalisation Pact (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The United States and 10 Southeast Asian nations signed a trade and investment agreement on Friday that opens the door to possible free-trade talks.
- Quoting Shlokas, Pranab Defines Hinduism, Hindutva For Bjp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
As the Leader of the Lok Sabha and the most reliable “No. 2” to both Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh in all matters relating to politics and government, Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee wears many hats.
- The Game Of The Rules (The Economic Times, Narendar Pani, Aug 26, 2006)
The bizarre end to the Test match between England and Pakistan at the Oval has followed a pattern that is becoming painfully predictable in the sub-continent.
- Editorial: Abolishing Sardari System Or Baloch Nationalism? (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
A ‘Qaumi’ Bugti Jirga got together at the Jinnah Stadium in Dera Bugti Thursday and declared that the ‘sardari system’ of the Bugti tribe had been abolished forthwith.
- Lok Sabha Okays Wildlife Bill (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Parliament on Friday passed the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2006, that paves the way for creation of a National Tiger Conservation Authority and a separate statutory body for investigating wildlife crimes.
- No Solution In Sight (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Aug 26, 2006)
The Centre for Science and Environment, under the leadership and guidance of Sunita Narain, has moved the ‘controversy’ from the recommendations of the task force intended to create a blueprint to save the great Indian Tiger in the wild, to the fight agai
- Plurality Of Views Aids Meaningful Consensus (The Financial Express, N K Singh, Aug 26, 2006)
The economic outlook for 2006-07 presented by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister has no startling revelations.
- Introspect And Reform (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Aug 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might consider his speech at the recent conference of Muslim ulemas in New Delhi as "bold".
- Sadhu As Shaitan (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 26, 2006)
On Thursday, August 24, the 'Biharisation' of the Lok Sabha was complete, both figuratively and otherwise.
- Follow The Dutch (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The brouhaha over Dutch authorities taking 12 Indian Muslims in custody for questioning is totally uncalled for.
- Vande Mataram Must Be Optional (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Vande Mataram has off and on been a bone of contention. As the composition of this song is approaching its centenary year and with the Government planning its commemoration, it is threatening to rip society along religious lines.
- A Horst Wessel? (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 26, 2006)
True, Rabindranath Tagore who set Vande Mataram to music had reservations about the song from the Hindu-Muslim angle.
- Oop Bill Among 16 Others Passed In Rajya Sabha (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday urged parliamentarians to set high standards in order to present Parliament as a role model of democracy and evolve and refine better ways of effective functioning of the institution.
- Pm To Meet Nuke Scientists Today (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will seek to allay scientists’ fears over the Indo-US nuclear deal when he meets a group of nuclear scientists and members of the Atomic Energy Commission here tomorrow The meeting with the scientists is taking place at a
- Letters To The Editor (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Sir, ~ I had an opportunity to meet West Bengal’s health minister, Surya Kanta Mishra, when he was in Toronto from 12 to 19 August to attend the world AIDS conference.
- Social Security And The State (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The government had constituted a National Commission on Enterprises in the unorganised/informal sector.
- Why Buy Facile Peace? (Pioneer, ARIF MOHAMMED KHAN, Aug 26, 2006)
Tasleemat, maan tasleemat/ tu bhari hai meethe pani se/ phal phoolon ki shadabi se/ dakkin ki thandi hawaon se/ faslon ki suhani fizaaon se/ tasleemat, maan tasleemat/ teri raaten roshan chand se/ teri raunaq sabze faam se/ teri pyar bhari muskan hai/ ter
- Indian Polity At The (Daily Excelsior, Aditya Nath Dar, Aug 26, 2006)
The battle of ballot boxes have been fought and won. The winners are happy while the losers will have to wait for the next opportunity for pocketful of winning bonanza. Promises have been made to citizens for a better life.
- Push The Pace (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
That George Bush should use cuss words when he thinks the microphones are off is not really very surprising.
Has this man ever struck you as a guy with an overwhelmingly sophisticated command of the language?
You do remember that he was asked wheth
- Cross Border Terrorism : (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
There seem to be no finite limits to Indian's threshold of tolerance for terrorism emanating from Pakistan. The July 11 serial blasts in Mumbai were the latest in a series of these terrorist attacks.
- Stars On The Political Sky (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Once they glittered on the big screen. Do our filmstar MPs shine in Parliament? A report on how they fared in the last session
- My Loss Of Honour» (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 26, 2006)
It all began in the middle of the night with the phone ringing incessantly.
- Storm In A Cola Bottle» (Hindustan Times, BARUN MITRA, Aug 26, 2006)
It is said that when history repeats itself, it usually ends in a farce. Tragically, the farce is behind the façade in the present rerun of the debate over pesticide in your soft drink bottle.
- Lesson From London (Hindustan Times, Julio Ribeiro, Aug 26, 2006)
Mumbai and London — two different cities of different people and different cultures! Both in news for the same reason — terrorism and terrorists! The police in one city received the thin end of the stick, in the other, encomiums! The reason — one . . .
- The Truth Behind Natwar's Bluster (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Am I the only person in India to feel at all bad for Natwar Singh? I’m beginning to feel that this may be the case. The Congress has deserted one of its most senior members. The doors of 10 Janpath have been shut in his face.
- Why The War On Terror Was Lost (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Aug 26, 2006)
When historians look back at the long hot months of July and August 2006, my guess is that they will remember them as the Summer of Terror.
- Cag Takes Nda To Task On Disinvestment (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) today criticised the previous NDA Government for undervaluation of a number of PSUs, including Balco and VSNL, where equity was disinvested.
- Have No Fears (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 26, 2006)
With reference to Termites and telescopes (August 23), the PM has already stated that any curb on India’s military options in the nuclear field will not be accepted.
- Mea Gets It Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 26, 2006)
The Foreign Office has got it just right in its intervention to bring home the hapless Indian passengers on the flight from Amsterdam to Mumbai. It has been criticised for not doing enough for those who carry the nation’s passport and get into trouble abr
- Playing With A Skull (Hindustan Times, CP Bhambhri, Aug 26, 2006)
The draft Bill to reserve 27 per cent seats in educational institutions for OBCs including the creamy layer among them is against the principle of natural justice as per the Supreme Court guidelines.
- Macaulay, Hitler And Us (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Aug 26, 2006)
Perhaps Macaulay would have understood. I didn’t.The Englishman who got Indians started on the English language is rather more famous in his native country for what was a 19th century bestseller.
- Natwar, The Chaudhary Of Jatland (Indian Express, PETER RONALD DESOUZA, Aug 26, 2006)
This Wednesday, former external affairs minister Natwar Singh reinvented himself as a Jat leader at a huge rally in Jaipur.
- Katrina Still Haunts Bush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
A year after Hurricane Katrina pounded the Gulf Coast and left New Orleans in ruins, President George W Bush is still grappling with the political fallout from a federal response widely viewed as inept.
- Euphemisms In Troubled Times (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
We live in a world of curious euphemisms. There are things we want to say at times but cannot. So we say them in different ways.
- Hike In Paddy Msp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 26, 2006)
IT is good enough that the Centre has raised the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy by Rs 40 to make it Rs 650 a quintal, but it would have been better had it been done without protests by farmers and pressure by political parties and the media.
- Flight Of Talent Hits Patient Care (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 26, 2006)
Syed Nooruzzaman visits Rohtak’s Pt B.D. Sharma PGIMS hospital and finds that a promised transition into a ‘centre for excellence’ is not happening . . .
- Raja Zulqernain Vows To Struggle For Kashmir Solution (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Raja Zulqernain was sworn in as the 21st president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir at an impressive ceremony in Muzaffarabad on Friday.
- Pakistan's Awkward Balancing Act On Islamic Militant Groups (Washington Post, Pamela Constable, Aug 26, 2006)
For the past five years, Pakistan has pursued a risky, two-sided policy toward Islamic militancy, positioning itself as a major ally in the Western-led war against global terrorism while reportedly allowing homegrown Muslim insurgent groups to meddle . .
- The Undiminished Popularity Of A.Q. Khan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 25, 2006)
For the people of Pakistan, neither the charges against the scientist nor his own confession matter. The belief that he single-handedly made the bomb is widespread.
- The Empire Strikes Back (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Aug 25, 2006)
Having failed to push through the amendment to the RTI Act, the Government is now attempting to bring it in through the backdoor.
- Impeachment Move Against Arroyo Fails (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Aug 25, 2006)
An impeachment `complaint' against President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was defeated in Manila on Thursday.
- Beijing, Caracas To Boost Energy Ties (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
China will get 50,000 barrels of oil per day, says Chavez
- The Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 25, 2006)
The debate on the Nuclear issue was rather tame and clearly the Prime Minister and the Government are doing the right thing and on this issue there is little need to fire 'blanks' in the air [Left parties] and if we look at the political and . . .
- Threat Remains (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 25, 2006)
It is unfortunate that there is no encouraging news yet for New Delhi from across the Line of Control.
- Stirring The Telangana Pot (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 25, 2006)
The decision of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief, K. Chandrasekhara Rao, and another party leader, A. Narendra, to resign from the Union Cabinet and pull out of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was inevitable.
- Future Of India-Us Nuclear Deal (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Aug 25, 2006)
Despite the Prime Minister's clear enunciation of what precisely India will and will not accept in any legislation passed by the US Congress, it is clear that it will be difficult to conclude a mutually acceptable agreement with . . .
- Coming Soon: Tapes Of Cm-Mine Owners’ Deal, Says Reddy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The mansion of suspended BJP MLC Janardhan Reddy, unlike on Wednesday, wears a deserted look on Thursday. Reddy is watching television, reading newspapers and interacting with his coterie for feedback on his “revelations” at the press conference.
- Iran Seeks Concrete Guarantees, Timeline For Incentives’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Wants possible role in regional security arrangement
- Hitler Is Cool (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 25, 2006)
The sense of something being in bad taste is often difficult to explain.
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