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Articles 10921 through 11020 of 43820:
- An Amazing Feat (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
It was a tumultuous period in Indian politics - a battered Congress, led by a leader bruised by allegations of corruption and charges of ineptitude, was fighting with its back to the wall.
- Heavy Mittal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
Sunday's announcement of the merger of Mittal Steel with . . .
- Sacrilege At Tirupati Hills (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jun 27, 2006)
The current initiative of Sri Swarupanandendra Swami of the Visakhapatnam-based Sri Sarada Peetham to mobilise Hindu seers to protect dharma in the face of rising depredations by evangelists has not come a day too soon.
- Some Language Questions (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jun 27, 2006)
More than half the world's languages may vanish in the next 100 years; However, Kannada, being a vehicle of the region's culture, will not be one of them ---- Kannada is not banned in Bangalore Club. We know why.
- Why Saffron Can't Be Red (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
As BJP and CPM have fundamental differences, the former will require a metamorphosis before it can learn from the latter, says Prafull Goradia.
- India, China Begin 8th Round Of Boundary Talks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
India and China opened the eighth round of boundary talks in Beijing on Monday to find a political settlement to the vexed dispute.
- Women Breathe Life Into Kuwait Politics (Times of India, HASSAN M FATTAH, Jun 27, 2006)
They came, young and old, rich and poor, eager to hear the latest stump speech and even more eager to make their presence felt.
- Top Lankan General Assassinated (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber today rammed an explosive-laden motor cycle against the car of a top Sri Lankan army general, killing him along with three others on the outskirts of the capital, giving a further jolt to the faltering peace process.
- Mulayam Announces Sops For Emergency Detainees (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 27, 2006)
Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today extended his generosity to political leaders arrested during Emergency by granting them a pension of Rs 500 per month and free travel along with an escort in state-run buses.
- Rajasthan Not Doing Enough For Drought-Hit: Sonia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accused the Rajasthan Government of “not doing enough” to provide relief to the drought affected in the state, saying it has even failed to utilise the Central funds for the purpose.
- Danger Signs (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
American and EU forces must stay in Afghanistan to counter extremism and help the government of President Hamid Karzai to forge security which is a prerequisite for state-building and human development.
- Mending Fences With Washington (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Jun 27, 2006)
Forget transatlantic squabbles over the US-led Iraq war and the accompanying tough talk by European Union leaders on making the 25-nation bloc a “counterweight” to the United States.
- Steel Wheels (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 27, 2006)
Laxmi Niwas Mittal’s successful $ 32.5 billion bid for Arcelor has taken him to the top of the world steel production heap.
- Nuke Deal Faces First Vote In Us Congress Today » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Indian circles are guardedly optimistic on the eve of the first vote in the US Congress on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Bringing In The Maoists (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 27, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist leader Prachanda has suggested that his guerrillas and government troops join forces to form a single army.
- Officials Were Spotted In Sabeena's Net In 2002, Politicians In 2004 (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 27, 2006)
Whether former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had hushed up Sabeena's 'sex racket' in 2004 or not is a matter of investigation but the involvement of his Ministers, first spotted by CID of J&K Police, had been established, rather alarmingly.
- Matter Of Concern (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 27, 2006)
The concern expressed at the highest level about step-up in violence and infiltration in the State has not come too early.
- Theft In Leh! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 27, 2006)
If one shuffles through old files of this or other newspapers one will hardly come across any unpleasant report of theft, dacoity or murder in the trans-Himalayan territory of Leh.
- Politics And Profligate States (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jun 27, 2006)
After Independence the states have evolved on two different tracks. One, with the departure of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, the two most charismatic and centralising Prime Ministers, the states have acquired increasingly greater autonomy, . . .
- Indian Americans Do Their Bit For Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
While the Bush administration is busy trying to get the Congress to clear the nuclear deal with India, Indian American interest groups are doing their bit by lobbying lawmakers across the US.
- Drug Abuse : More A Health Problem (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
The involvement of a high profile deceased politician's son in an alleged drug abuse case has focussed attention on the sale of narcotics in the country.
- In Congress, A Battle Rages For Reservation Crown (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
HRD minister Arjun Singh’s suspected attempt to appropriate the political ownership of the move to introduce OBC quota in Central institutions has finally run into in-house resistance.
- Another Step Forward In Strengthening Ties (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 27, 2006)
For India and China, resolving the border issue remains the key to developing a truly strategic partnership.
- Renegades Kill Four Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers - Police (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Four Tamil Tiger rebels were killed in an attack by a rival faction in Sri Lanka early on Tuesday and a soldier was shot dead overnight, police said, as spiralling violence stoked fears of renewed civil war.
- Parched Pakistan Feuds Over $18 Bln Dam Projects (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Jun 27, 2006)
High above the Indus river, straight white lines painted on the chaparral-covered hillsides mark the site of an ambitious, $7 billion dam project.
- Karunanidhi Opposes Nlc Disinvestment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Writes to Manmohan asking him to reconsider decision
Will amount to diluting agreed principles
DMK to join agitation against the decision
- Maoists Blast Former Mla's House (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Stepped up violence in Visakhapatnam Agency area
The former MLA's mother was alone in the house at the time of naxal attack
Balaraju was kidnapped by extremists in 1993
Maoists have been working for boycott of panchayat raj elections
- Dawood On A Bangladesh Mission? (Times of India, Sumit Sen, Jun 26, 2006)
Reports of a recent secret meeting between absconding underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and two high-profile Bangladeshis — one, an extremely powerful young politician belonging to the ruling alliance and the other, a top national security intelligence . . .
- Advani: Cong Still Caught In Emergency Mindset (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
On the 31st anniversary of the Emergency today, the BJP said the Congress-led UPA government had created an ‘‘Emergency-like’’ situation in the country, with the recent controversies surrounding the office of profit bill, the Volcker scandal and the . . .
- V.P. Singh Finds Virtues In Sonia (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 26, 2006)
Former Prime Minister V.P Singh today clarified that Congress President Sonia Gandhi had declined the Prime Minister’s post in 2004 not because of security concerns but because she did not want to give the BJP an opportunity to embarrass the new . . .
- Disinvestment Back On Agenda (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 26, 2006)
With sources of funds for social spending getting limited, minority stake sale in public sector units is by far the optimal choice.
- Where Talent Matters (Times of India, Saeed Naqvi, Jun 26, 2006)
The promotion of Harivanshrai Bachchan by Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan and Kaifi Azmi by Shabana and Javed Akhtar have set tongues wagging in mofussil literary circles. The adage, choose your parents with care, applies well in the upper echelons of . . .
- At Least They Agree On The Colour (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 26, 2006)
Diplomacy, they say, is war by other means. So the Arab and Israelis have been slugging it out at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) with Israel demanding recognition of the Red Star of David as an ICRC symbol since 1949.
- No Stemming The Research (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 26, 2006)
The Indian Council of Medical Research’s decision to lay down specific guidelines for stem-cell research is welcome.
- Un Top Job Race: Tharoor To Campaign From July 1 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India's nominee for the post of UN Secretary-General, Shashi Tharoor, will launch his campaign this week when he travels to Gambia to muster support of 53 countries of Africa.
- Politics Spoiling Tryst With Sikh Destiny (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, Jun 26, 2006)
THE quad-centennial martyrdom anniversary of Sri Guru Arjan Devji and all the commemorative events connected with it will soon pass into history.
- State Religion? No (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jun 26, 2006)
Why do countries have a state religion?
- Why Obc Fire Didn’T Spread South (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 26, 2006)
How is it that the south, particularly Tamil Nadu (TN), remained cool when protests against the move to provide reservation for OBCs in elite educational institutions raged like wild fire across north India?
- Subcontinental Drift (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 26, 2006)
Those European politicians have lost. Lakshmi Mittal has acquired Arcelor.
- Learn This Lesson (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 26, 2006)
His current job could well turn out to be the most crucial Veerappa Moily has held in a fairly colourful political career.
- Talks Failure — Again (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 26, 2006)
The inconclusive end of the two-day secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on Wullar barrage or Tulbul Navigation Project on Friday is disappointing.
- Us Plans For Big Troop Cuts In Iraq (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The top US commander in Iraq has drafted a plan that projects steep reductions in the US military presence there by the end of 2007, The New York Times has reported.
- Appleby On Bihar: Get The Facts Right (Business Standard, Bibek Debroy, Jun 26, 2006)
Where in his reports and papers did Paul Appleby rank Bihar as the second-best governed state.
- Aphc Urges India To Stop Human Rights Violations In Ihk (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has asked India to stop Human Rights violations across the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Sufi Saints And Culture (News International, Prof Khwaja Masud, Jun 26, 2006)
One castle and a hundred doors, and window numberless
- Getting India Into Innovative Mode (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Jun 26, 2006)
If India is to innovate, the only way is to create competition for the IITs. As IITs are tightly controlled government monopolies, such competition has to come from . . .
- Iraq’S Victims Of Violence Doubt Maliki Peac (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s national reconciliation plan is a hard sell on Karrada Inner street, where a roadside bomb left Akram Jabaar with a painful limp and little faith in his government.
- Iraqi Pm Offers Olive Branch To Insurgents (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Iraq’s prime minister presented a plan for national reconciliation to parliament on Sunday, but Nuri al-Maliki was short on detail of how he aimed to end what he called the “ugly picture” of life in Iraq.
- Pakistan’S Energy Needs (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 26, 2006)
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam has said that energy talks between Pakistan and United States will begin in Washington today and that Pakistan will raise the issue of its energy needs with emphasis on equal treatment with India on account . . .
- Unbearable Lightness Of Being Corrupt (News International, Khusro Mumtaz, Jun 26, 2006)
Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country”
- Sp-Bashing At Vp's Birthday Party (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was among the prominent personalities who felicitated former PM V P Singh on his 75th birthday on Sunday.
- Blazing A New Trail (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 26, 2006)
How forceful and committed leadership can, even within existing systemic and procedural obstructions, propel an institution in path-breaking directions has been amply demonstrated by the dynamic and innovative Vice-Chancellor, Dr. C. Thangamuthu . . .
- The Reliance Rath Yatra (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 26, 2006)
MR Mukesh Ambani, we’re told, has returned his Maybach. What we didn’t realise was that he seems to be swapping it for a rath. He has been sweeping the country, outside his normal territories of the metros and Jamnagar.
- Who Really Owns Bolivia? (The Economic Times, JOSEPH E STIGLITZ, Jun 26, 2006)
Even if Bolivia gets fair value for her natural wealth, she will need help not only to extract the resources but also to improve the health and education of all Bolivians to ensure long-term economic growth.
- Right To Information (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Jun 26, 2006)
Now that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has got a committee to investigate the charges against AIIMS Director P Venugopal and whether he has run down the country’s premier hospital/medical college, one hopes its findings will be made public . . .
- David Vs Goliath (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 26, 2006)
Elections to the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) have been for two decades a rather quiet affair, but year 2006 promises to be different.
- Qazi Hussain Ahmad Versus Mqm (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 26, 2006)
At an all-parties conference (APC) called by the Jamaat-e-Islami, a joint resolution has demanded that the government drag Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain back to the country . . .
- The Saga Of Salwa Judum In Chhattisgarh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2006)
The government's anti-Maoist strategy has pitted brother against brother and village against village. Civil strife is rife in Dantewada.
- Bjp Opposes Bill To Fight Riots (Telegraph, Poornima Joshi, Jun 26, 2006)
The BJP has told the Standing Committee on Home Affairs that the Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, 2005, is “totally unacceptable” as it threatens to disrupt the federal structure of the country.
- Raise A Women’S Unit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 26, 2006)
‘There is a mismatch between skills and their utilisation when it comes to women officers in the army. Let the women decide what they can and cannot do.’ — Madhu Kishwar
- Transfer Games The Govt Plays (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 26, 2006)
The gay abandon with which successive governments in Karnataka have effected transfers in the police department makes it appear that it is some sort of a game being played by the powers that be.
- Capitalism For The Poor (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Jun 26, 2006)
When the poor are losing their land, it is impossible to justify their loss in monetary terms
- Bhagyaraj Campaigns For Dpa Candidates (Hindu, Deepa H.Ramakrishnan, Jun 26, 2006)
No fiery speeches but the director conveyed what he wanted to Though he came quite late, the crowd waited patiently and moved along with him to all places that he visited .
- Talking With Ulfa (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2006)
The Central Government is moving to hold direct talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom for the first time.
- Maoists Blast Ex-Mla's House In Visakhapatnam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Stepped up violence in Visakhapatnam Agency area
- "We Are Trying To Find An Alternative Path For Our Own Development" (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Jun 26, 2006)
The Left Front in West Bengal entered its 30th year in power on June 21. In an interview toThe Hindu, Chief MinisterBuddhadeb Bhattacharjeespeaks of the changing perspectives over the last three decades, the new Left alternative being considered . . .
- Back In The Agenda (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 26, 2006)
The plan to sell stakes in two PSUs is a welcome move
- Last Chance Saloon For World Trade (Hindu, Heather Stewart, Jun 26, 2006)
The future of the WTO is in the balance unless nations rich and poor reach a deal soon.
- Sonia To Visit Drought-Hit Areas Of Rajasthan Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday will visit drought-hit areas in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.
- Ignore The Youth At Your Peril (Deccan Herald, Gary Younge, Jun 26, 2006)
Recently, as Hispanics throughout the US took to the streets to protest punitive immigration legislation, the Spanish teacher Hilda Sotelo was called into the principal's office at Austin high school, in El Paso.
- Iran Urges Patience On Response To N-Package (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Iran urged the United States and its European allies on Sunday to be patient for its response to a package of incentives aimed at persuading Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment.
- Ally Dmk Joins Left On Nlc Divestment (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Jun 26, 2006)
In its first face-off with the Centre after assuming power in Tamil Nadu, the DMK has decided to oppose the Government’s move to disinvest 10 per cent in the public sector Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC).
- Congressmen Flout Sonia's Directive On Austerity (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 26, 2006)
Beacon lights are back atop the vehicles of MLAs and party leaders
There has been little or no response to Ms. Gandhi's call for keeping private celebrations unostentatious
Not a single MLA or leader has submitted account about his property, . . .
- Centre Not Giving Enough Aid, Says Rajasthan Govt. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Launch of drought relief work in the State
- Neighbour Trouble (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Jun 26, 2006)
Recent developments in Nepal and Sri Lanka are danger signals to India’s security. First, both the neighbouring States are in effect India’s security outposts. Secondly, internecine violence and domestic unrest in the countries are threatening to . . .
- What The Rebels Think Today (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2006)
The Battle for Bastar Ramachandra Guha Part I: Revolutionaries This is the first part of a four-part article
- Gentle Words (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2006)
The prime minister’s words on “good road manners” are rather extraordinary in many ways.
- India, Pak Need To Cut Down On Defence: Pak Minister (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
India and Pakistan should simultaneously reduce their defence budgets, relax visa regimes and open up borders for tourism so as to promote friendly ties and develop their economies, Pakistani Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar said here.
- Attack On Dervish (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 26, 2006)
In 1947 when the rest of the sub-continent had burnt in communal fire the Kashmir region remained remarkably calm. Jammu too had been besmirched in the inferno. In the late 1980s the Valley started losing its well-kept reputation of peace and harmony.
- India Votes For Shashi Tharoor (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Jun 26, 2006)
If the election of the UN Secretary General were to be held in India today, Shashi Tharoor would win by acclamation.
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