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Articles 11121 through 11220 of 43820:
- Rajapakse Opts For War (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Jun 25, 2006)
In the prevailing circumstances, India has a special responsibility in preventing this mindless blood-letting in Sri Lanka
- C.P.Chandrasekhar: Oil Price Politics (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Jun 25, 2006)
The Centre's obsession with increasing its own revenues forces it to pass on the additional burden of increasing oil prices to consumers and State governments.
- Leaders Set For Vp’S B’Day Bash (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh’s 75th birthday will become an occasion for bringing together top leaders.
- Quit Call Rings Across Vietnam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Vietnam’s National Assembly today confirmed the resignations of the Prime Minister, President and Assembly chief, kicking off a political reshuffle in the communist nation, an Assembly official said.
- The Celeb They Make Fun Of (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
If a globally acclaimed university’s representatives, astonished by the Indian Railways’ projected turnaround, have a set a visit to New Delhi for November to find out how it has been achieved in two years with Mr Lalu Prasad in control, management . . .
- Darkness Recalled (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 25, 2006)
Three decades ago to the day an anniversary was being observed, not celebrated, by the nation at large.
- Myth Blasted (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 25, 2006)
Perhaps being something of an outsider facilitated Ghulam Nabi Azad’s exposing as myth the theory that militancy thwarts development activity in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Reversing Reforms: Price Control Returns (The Financial Express, BARUN MITRA, Jun 25, 2006)
The constant political pressure to control prices by state fiat will undo the 15 years of reform
- Are The Best Entering Into Medical Colleges ? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Jun 25, 2006)
Are the best entering into medical colleges ? With the admission season in progress, this question once again crops up....as it does annually year after year but remains conveniently unaddressed.
- Transparency And Accountability In Public Life (Daily Excelsior, M V Meenakshisundaram, Jun 25, 2006)
The report of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission, coming close on the heels of the historic Right to Information Law, is likely to go a long way in promoting transparency and accountability in public life.
- Why Did Bush Blink On Iran? (Ask Condi) (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran knows what he wants: nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them; suppression of freedom at home and the spread of terrorism abroad; and the "shattering and fall of the ideology and thoughts of the . . .
- Iran On The Potomac (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
As the Bush administration frets over Iran's nuclear program, Iranian dissidents are descending on Washington, seeking help in fostering regime change back home. Just one problem: The exiles can't agree on a strategy.
- Congress Targets Up Misrule (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Congress, without an organisation in Uttar Pradesh, is relying on a Bollywood song for revival in the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state. The song Hum honge kaamyaab (We shall overcome) will be its slogan in the battle against the . . .
- Grass Is Greener Here (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan claims to be a well wisher of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and it has assumed the role of an advocate.
- How They Make A Mockery Of Democracy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 2006)
There are specific provisions in the Pakistani Constitution militating against the professions to independence for Kashmiris contained in practically every official claim emanating from . . .
- Ritual Murder (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan is about to lay out another farcical election for Kashmiris under its control. But this time the so-called "peace process" and its associated hype about "people-to-people contact" will work against Islamabad.
- Misadventures Will Backfire (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 24, 2006)
In the aftermath of the Assam Assembly elections where the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a coalition of Muslim parties in the . . .
- Food Indigo (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 2006)
While the UPA Government's decision to allow increased import of wheat, pulses and sugar can be expected, over the coming days, to ease the current shortage and curb the galloping prices of essential commodities, the resort to such . . .
- India Asks Sri Lanka To Stop Killing Tamils (Asian Age, M.R. Narayan Swamy, Jun 24, 2006)
India on Thursday politely but firmly told Sri Lanka to end the killings of innocent Tamils while combating the Tamil Tigers and pressed Colombo to speed up plans to devolve powers to the country’s minorities.
- A Dinner Curried With Indo-Us Spices (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 24, 2006)
It was hard to tell who was the real celebrity at the gala dinner organised in Washington by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) to mark its 31st anniversary leadership summit.
- Mrs Vyas, What About The Meenas? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 24, 2006)
In the twenty years I have covered politics and government one of the things I have learned is that the fundamental flaw of Indian governance is that our institutions of government waste taxpayers’ money doing the wrong things.
- Removal Of Chapters On Nehru Irks Congress (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Taking exception to the decision of the Madhya Pradesh Government to remove chapters on Jawahar Lal Nehru and Kamala Nehru from the curriculum, Union Minister of State for Industry Ashwani Kumar stressed it was an affront to the sensitivity of the nation.
- Centre-Right? That’S All Right (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 24, 2006)
Two events on the same day this week, in the two most distant metros in the country, each involving an adversarial brother and a fraternal adversary, raised the same, intriguing, vital and delicious question. Was it pro-rich, or pro-aam admi?
- Us Bill On N-Deal Seeks India's Role In Curbing Iran's N-Ambition (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 24, 2006)
Final touches are being given to a bipartisan bill on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, which is likely to contain a provision seeking India's "full participation" in American efforts to curb the Iranian nuclear ambitions.
- India’S Prominent Role In Alliance Between Nepal, Maoists (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Powerful neighbour India was instrumental in the formation of an alliance last year between Nepal’s mainstream political parties and Maoists, the rebel leader said in an interview.
- Us Should Take Note Of Global Survey Findings (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 24, 2006)
The latest survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project covering 13 Western and Muslim countries has some interesting findings for Pakistan, the most significant being that support for Osama Bin Laden in this country has significantly declined from 51 . . .
- Karachi Budget (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 24, 2006)
The record Rs44.21 billion tax-free budget presented by Karachi’s City District Government represents a 0.9 per cent increase over the original outlay for fiscal 2005-06 and includes a surplus of over Rs121 million.
- Muslim World Stuck In Backwardness (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jun 24, 2006)
Anti-americanism is today a universal phenomenon reflecting the general reaction to US might and power, to its self-righteousness, and . . .
- Sale Critics Bring Nalco To A Halt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
A token 24-hour strike against the planned divestment in Nalco today brought production to a halt at the aluminium major’s 950-tonne-a-day smelter plant.
- Gagging The Press (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 24, 2006)
Being a journalist in Pakistan, especially an independent-minded one who would want to practice the profession as it should be done, has never been easy.
- Waziristan: A New Strategy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 24, 2006)
The news from Waziristan has in recent times been quite disturbing, given the fact that it has been the theatre of the war on terror since 2003.
- Suspension Of Sindh Legislators (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 24, 2006)
Speaker of the Sindh Assembly has suspended membership of the PML lawmaker Eshwar Lal, who was at the centre of the controversy and trouble that the House has been witnessing during the last two days, for the whole session while membership of four . . .
- Reforms Anyone? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 24, 2006)
The government has made a fresh foray into divestment, with the Cabinet clearing the sale of 10 per cent equity in the National Aluminium Company (NALCO) and the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC).
- A Question Of Quotients (Tribune, SATISH K. SHARMA, Jun 24, 2006)
The other day, a friend who is a vintage B.Tech from an IIT, and nine-pointer to boot complained about his low IQ.
- Nalco Workers Plan To Give Govt Hard Time (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Aluminium production at public sector NALCO's plant at Angul in Orissa came to a halt today, as employees struck work demanding that the Centre drop a decision to sell 10 per cent stake in the company or else be prepared to face a hard time.
- First Vote In Decades Tests Congo’S Truce (Tribune, Kevin Sullivan, Jun 24, 2006)
Kinshasa, Congo — In a hot haze of exhaust and smoke from burning garbage, a one-legged man hopped along a street clogged with overloaded minibuses while a woman sold tiny monkeys tied to a tree.
- Rains Hit Ongc Inaugural, Pm Deora Take Cover (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Rs 4,900-crore petro-chemical project of the ONGC turned out to be a damp squib following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s inability to land in Mangalore on Friday due to inclement weather.
- Army’S Maoist Slur Draws Flak (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Nepal government today accused the Nepal Army of trying to sabotage the peace process between the Seven Party Alliance and the Maoist rebels.
- Peace Process At Critical Stage (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Jun 24, 2006)
JUST when India and Pakistan are most in need of a leadership that can find a way out of the cul-de-sac in which the peace process appears to have entered, the heads of government in both countries seem to have been greatly weakened . . .
- Dilemma Of The Communists (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Jun 24, 2006)
Indian communist parties have set the ball rolling for the formation of a non-Congress and non-BJP bloc of parties and groups with a view to form a coalition government at the Centre.
- Signs Of The Times (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 24, 2006)
Short and not always sweet — that is a fair enough description of many words derived from Old English and ‘time’ is no exception.
- Indo-Nepal Relations On New High (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Jun 24, 2006)
India's gesture of announcing a Rs 1000 crore package for reconstruction and development of cash-strapped Nepal during the recent visit of Prime Minister G P Koirala amply proves that a friend in need is a friend in deed.
- Certificates Of Excellence (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 24, 2006)
It may be an accidental coincidence that on the eve of the celebration of 150 years of its establishment, Calcutta University has been awarded the prestigious certificate of national excellence.
- Iran-India Gas Link Held Up By Price Hitch - Pakistan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Plans for a $7 billion natural gas pipeline project running from Iran through Pakistan to India have been held up due to disagreements over the pricing formula, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday.
- Cbi Seeks Sanction To Prosecute Jayalalithaa (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jun 24, 2006)
Delay in prosecution attributed to the "complex nature" of the case
Getting replies to the Letters Rogatory sent to the U.S., the Channel Islands and Dubai and in conducting investigations abroad also caused delay
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- Lesson In Tomato Soup: Don’T Give Up Milk For Tv (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 24, 2006)
When television news moved from animals to vegetables—the perfunctory, almost non-existent reportage on the forest commission’s assessment of tiger reserves to the kitchen wall to kitchen wall coverage of tomato . . .
- Creation Of More States (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Jun 24, 2006)
There is a dormant demand for creation of a separate state of Vidarbha by bifurcating Maharashtra.
- Turn It On (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 24, 2006)
One of the biggest failings of this government is its inaction on the disinvestment front. Once seen as the cornerstone of reforms, disinvestment has fallen off the agenda.
- Rings Of Destiny (Times of India, Anoop Kohli, Jun 24, 2006)
The hand that rocks the state almost periodically, was purposefully placed on the consultation desk, as was its counterpart parked a foot and a half away to the side.
- 'Earthquake Has Brought The Two Kashmirs Closer' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 24, 2006)
John McDonald, a former ambas-sador, is chairman, Institute of Multi-track Diplomacy, and an active participant in peace building between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue. A consultant on conflict resolution and negotiation, he stresses the . . .
- We Are A Rude People (Times of India, ANAND SOONDAS, Jun 24, 2006)
So Reader's Digest thinks Mumbai is the rudest city in the world. The magazine need not have gone through such a tiresome process of surveys and interviews to reach that conclusion. Indians are rude, uncivil and thoughtless.
- Probe Into J&k Case Being Hindered (Times of India, M Saleem Pandit, Jun 24, 2006)
CBI on Friday told a Division Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that its investigations into the sensational sex scandal were being hindered by politicians, bureaucrats and policemen trying to shield their colleagues accused in the case.
- World Bank Calls For Consensus On Social Development Programmes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Report analyses 31 `success stories'
- Price We Pay (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The government has reacted to the sharp rise in prices of wheat, pulses and vegetables by measures for demand and supply management. Allowing the private sector to import wheat is welcome.
- Aiims: Venugopal Leave Ends, May Resume Work (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Jun 24, 2006)
AIIMS Director Dr P Venugopal is likely to resume work tomorrow. He had been on leave, according to many a ‘‘protest leave’’, since June 15, the day he alleged political meddling in institute affairs.
- Can The Govt Object To A Nice Windfall Now? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 24, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has given vent to a range of emotions in dealing with a nettlesome project like the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) in the four months that he has been in office.
- Rajiv Gandhi — An Appreciation (Hindu, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jun 24, 2006)
His political tenure was tragically brief. He had promises to keep and miles to go.
- India Confident Of N-Deal's S Passage In Us Cong (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
India today expressed confidence that its nuclear deal with the United States would win US Congress approval following the Bush administration's pledge to support a bi-partisan legislation on the pact.
- Not So Nice (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Murky dealings cloud Karnataka project
- Where Was The Digest During Last Year’S Floods? (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Jun 24, 2006)
For those like me who have spent more than 50 years in Mumbai, it was a rude shock to learn that we are the “rudest” people in the world.
- The Killing Fields Of Chechnya (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 24, 2006)
Moscow faces a difficult task in trying to strike a balance between rival power groups in Chechnya. Maintaining this balance is key to returning the region to normality.
- The Time To Get Out Is Now (Hindu, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Jun 24, 2006)
"qandary for the Democrats," said the newsreader early on Thursday on BBC Radio's World Service.
- Immigration Bill Kicks Up Dust (Deccan Herald, Yogi Aggarwal, Jun 24, 2006)
The bill comes at a time when Europe is battling a new influx from Africa through Spain.
- Choosing The Second Best Option (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 24, 2006)
The endeavours of the European Union (EU) and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to clinch a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) represent a watershed in the pattern of bilateral trade deals being negotiated the world over as a response to . . .
- Terms Of Engagement (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Jun 24, 2006)
The votaries of a larger role for government invented and expanded subsidies, refused to levy user charges that would recover the cost of public utilities, and embarked on state enterprises that bled white.
- Einstein Revisited (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 24, 2006)
Simplicity was the guiding principle of life for the physicist. And his quotes often revealed it.
- We Need To Fight `The Fatigue Of Green Revolution' (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 24, 2006)
Indian Agriculture in the New Millennium, edited by N. A. Majumdar and Uma Kapila, brings together articles by experts on policy and growth profile, investment and water, reforms and food security. Life and Work of M. S. Swaminathan, edited by . . .
- Irrational Initiatives (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 24, 2006)
New Delhi's moves on sugar, wheat and pulses can best be described as knee jerk and half-hearted.
- Reversing Reforms: Price Control Returns (The Financial Express, BARUN MITRA, Jun 24, 2006)
There is a dark cloud gathering over the economic horizon of India. And it has little to do with the recent turmoil at the stock exchange. While most people believe the Indian economy’s fundamentals are quite sound, ...
- How Grandmonther Found Her Voice (Frontline, Gowri Ramnarayan, Jun 24, 2006)
Resurrecting a sepia-tinted era that evokes the eternal, primal human need for self-respect and freedom.
- Jinnah And Haroon (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 24, 2006)
Mohammad Ali Jinnah's papers confirm his reputation as an incorruptible politican.
- Scrap The Two-Child Norm (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 24, 2006)
Panchayati raj minister Mani Shankar Aiyar’s position that the two-child norm for candidates seeking election to panchayat bodies is discriminatory is beyond dispute. His perseverance, considering that he reiterated his stand in Orissa recently . . .
- `She Has Come Alive' (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
WITH a life committed to social and political activism, why did Mythily Sivaraman, vice-president of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), decide to write a biography?
- Silly Point (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 23, 2006)
The debate on whether politicians should control sports bodies is stuff of school essays.
- China Urges Iran For Response (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
China, on Thursday, urged Iran to "actively respond" to the efforts of international community for an early resumption of talks on its nuclear programme.
- Blair's Tactical Blunder (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jun 23, 2006)
Despite last weekend's protest demonstration by 5,000 people, the most remarkable feature of the June 2 episode in the east London suburb of Forest Gate is the restraint so far of those at the receiving end . . .
- Oppressed Under Islam (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Jun 23, 2006)
It is not without an ulterior motive that N Jamal Ansari takes up the cause of the OBC in his article, "Upper caste regression" (June 21).
- Crises Of Democratic Estates (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 23, 2006)
Madabhushi Sridhar on the sagging image of the judiciary and the increasingly proactive role of the media
- Air Sahara Seeks Aircraft Back From Jet (Business Line, Ashwini Phadnis, Jun 23, 2006)
Jet's Amritsar-London operations could be affected
- The Turning Point (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jun 23, 2006)
Two-and-a-half centuries ago today, the decline of Muslim rule in India began with the Battle of Plassey, says Prafull Goradia
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