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Articles 11621 through 11720 of 43820:
- Session: Coalition Faces Nice Rage (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
It is not going to be a “nice” time for the ruling JD (S)-BJP combine in the legislature session commencing on Monday. The Opposition Congress is all set to exploit the differences between.....
- Shaken By Shanghai (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 19, 2006)
While the painful prose of the declarations from the Shanghai summit last week might put most people to sleep, it has begun to shake America out of its strategic stupor in Asia.
- It’S A Jungle Out There (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, Jun 19, 2006)
This week the Cabinet will probably consider the tribal bill. A joint parliamentary committee (JPC) has worked on it.
- How Not To Land In A Controversy (Indian Express, P VAIDYANATHAN IYER, Jun 19, 2006)
The recent political controversies over land being doled out to companies for a song is not quite unexpected.
- Delhi, Dhaka To Sign Extradition Treaty (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Jun 19, 2006)
Bangladesh reportedly giving final touches to the draft handed over by India
Dhaka has handed a long list of `wanted criminals'
Anup Chetia's extradition denied by Dhaka
- Nepal Marches On (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 19, 2006)
The agreement signed on June 16 by the top leaders of the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and Prachanda, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), on eight key issues is remarkable by any standards. Mr. Prachanda did not indulge in hyperbole when . .
- Trade As A Tool Of Geopolitics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 19, 2006)
According to the Minutes of the U.S. Trade Policy Review meeting released recently by the World Trade Organisation, major trade partners have expressed concern over the impact of the security measures instituted by the United States on the flow . . .
- The Magic Of That Old School Tie (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 19, 2006)
Fifty four per cent of Britain's top newspaper and television journalists were educated at expensive private schools.
- Towards Bankruptcy (Pioneer, Amy Teibel and Sara Toth, Jun 19, 2006)
Hamas's cloak-and-dagger gambit is unlikely to extricate it from the grave financial mess it finds itself in, writes Amy Teibel
- Beyond The Drama, The Real Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
That was something of a record — more than 25 messages pointing out one error.
- First World War's Secret Weapon: A Friendly Chat (Hindu, David Smith, Jun 19, 2006)
We have ways of making you talk, but they do not involve a bright light, dripping tap or thumbscrews.
- India And The U.N. Human Rights Council (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Jun 19, 2006)
If India is to establish its credibility as a country genuinely interested in the protection and promotion of human rights, it has to accept the jurisdiction of committees under the international system.
- To Save Government, Gowda, Son Back Off (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 19, 2006)
The Janata Dal (Secular), coalition partners of the BJP in the Karnataka government, has backed down on its move to push through legislation for government takeover of the Bangalore Myore Infrastructure Corridor Project, the country’s first private . . .
- It's Crazy - But It Works (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 19, 2006)
The way to make politics less boring is to have wars, but we've done that before and everybody dies - so that's not good. Instead, we have the European Union, where everybody talks and talks and argues and cajoles and persuades and shouts - but . . .
- The Family That’S Come To Stay (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jun 19, 2006)
It's only when you are far, far away from Delhi that you realise (a) how little of the TV news is of relevance to you outside the great capital of India, (b) how little you care about the news you cared so much about when you were . . .
- A Breakthrough (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 19, 2006)
Maoist chief Prachanda has agreed to join interim govt
- Nobody Untouchable In Politics: Kumaraswamy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Projecting himself as a development-oriented politician, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has said that his government is business-friendly and it has been appreciated by captains of the industry.
- Quota Bill Seeks Right To Interfere With Iits, Iims (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jun 19, 2006)
‘‘The UPA government will ensure that all institutions of higher learning and professional educational retain their autonomy,’’ says the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP) of the ruling alliance.
- Defence Planning (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 19, 2006)
An unprecedented situation is being faced by Indian people at the dawn of 21st century.
- Hamas-Fatah Close To Deal On Israel (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Agreement between the ruling Hamas and rival Fatah over a document implicitly recognising Israel is close, negotiators said on Sunday, evidence that international political and financial pressure on the new Palestinian government could be bearing fruit.
- "Bjp Should Learn How To Get Re-Elected From Communists" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
There is no doubt NDA did well. Yet something was lacking: Vajpayee
We should introspect about exit of senior leaders
Work out strategy to retain power in BJP-ruled States
Let us face problems collectively
- U.S. Unhappy Over Telecom Clause (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Jun 19, 2006)
Object to ban on foreign access to networks
This clause was to appease the Left after the hike in FDI cap
Would prevent the spying or controlling of networks from abroad
"Telecom policy biased towards public sector service providers"
- Manipuris Observe `Great June Uprising' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Thousands pay tribute to those who died fighting for protection of Manipur territory
- Ties With Family Of Nehru-Gandhi Not Hit: Bajaj (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Industrialist Rahul Bajaj has said that his recent election to the Rajya Sabha defeating the Congress candidate has not affected his relationship with the Nehru-Gandhi family.
- Popular Culture-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 19, 2006)
Adhering To The Dictates Of Market Globalism
- Left Smells A Threat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 19, 2006)
Would like nothing better than the status quo
The CPI-M states the obvious by declaring it will snap ties with the Congress if it decides on a mid-term poll.
- Manmohan May Have To Labour On Policy (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jun 19, 2006)
The approach papers of the XIth Plan requires the UPA Government to undertake a range of politically sensitive measures to achieve the objective of high growth target.
- Musharraf's Quite Strategy For His Re-Election (Daily Excelsior, M. Rama Rao, Jun 19, 2006)
While two former prime ministers, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif are busy cementing their new found alliance to take on President Musharraf, he is quietly consolidating his position to ensure his ‘smooth re-election’ for another term.
- A Soldier's Suicide (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 19, 2006)
It is extremely unfortunate if a soldier dies in a manner other than the one he or she chooses on wearing uniform.
- Weaving In Labour Reforms (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 19, 2006)
Textile industry needs a flexible regime that creates labour mobility, redeployment avenues and higher incomes.
- Congress Committed To Obc Quota, Says Apcc Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Says stir on the issue in northern States reflects degeneration in politics
- For Delhi Police, Rahul Case Is A Hard Nut To Crack (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jun 19, 2006)
Can the Delhi Police sustain its case against Rahul Mahajan, son of slain BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, in the drug controversy? With so many gaping holes, the legal circles in the Capital feel it is a million dollar question.
- Bjp Fails To Reap The `Profit' Harvest (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 19, 2006)
Leaders busy in their own `struggle for political survival', maintain mysterious silence over the issue
- Bmic: Jd(s), Bjp Stick To Their Guns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
While the JD (S) is pushing for legislation, the BJP is against the takeover of the project
- Re-Caste The Problem (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 19, 2006)
A poorly paid, unmotivated and continuously politically interfered with bureaucracy will sell pretty much all the bits of paper the government gives out and citizens need or want.
- Party Grounds (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 19, 2006)
In announcing a new land allotment policy for political parties to build offices in Delhi, the Union Government has messed up a good idea by imposing irrational criteria. Acting on a Supreme Court directive to get political parties, national and . . .
- Crime And Punishment (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Jun 19, 2006)
The recent involvement of a high profile deceased politician's son in a case of drug abuse has focussed attention on the problem and sale of narcotics in the country.
- Quotas Are Unconstitutional (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Jun 19, 2006)
India's smug, selfish, self-centred, satiated middle class, fattened on the fruits of the booming economy, is positively hostile to any policy which sets out to empower the poor.
- What Women Want (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Jun 19, 2006)
More than reservation, Indian women need equal opportunities in educational and professional fields for their collective . . .
- Vajpayee Praises Communists At Bjp Meeting (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
In a rare praise of the commmunists by a BJP leader, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said the saffron party should learn from them the art of getting re-elected to power and admitted there was "something lacking" in his Government . . .
- The Press Is Under Attack (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 18, 2006)
The “missing” journalist from the tribal areas, Hayatullah Khan Dawar, has been murdered.
- Now, Call A Spade A Spade (Pioneer, Abhay K Upadhyay, Jun 18, 2006)
Manmohan Singh would do well to reconsider his fetish for peace with Pakistan -----
- No Concrete Solution In Sight (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jun 18, 2006)
Prime Minister's wavering over an Islamabad visit is intended to send a message to Pakistan that its policy of simultaneously pursuing the 'peace process' and promoting cross-border terror is unacceptable to New Delhi.
- Sham Of Secularism (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Jun 18, 2006)
With India smarting under the rapid-fire of terrorism, the UPA Government appears busy indulging in minorityism to draw political capital.
- Sack Ramadoss (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 18, 2006)
He is a risk to India's health sector ---- Ever since taking charge as Union Health Minister with the advent of the UPA Government, Mr Anbumani Ramadoss, whose credentials as a medical practitioner do not merit comment, has been going about . . .
- Reformists Vs Revolutionaries (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Jun 18, 2006)
Is politics just about the art of the possible? Or do we need a leadership which can redefine the boundaries and refocus the national debate on what is desirable?
- Calling Mika (Business Standard, Kishore Singh, Jun 18, 2006)
Because everyone is away from Delhi on their summer breaks, there have been fewer parties than usual, which — according to Sarla — is a good thing. Not that Sarla isn’t a party person.
- Asian Moot Agrees To Curb Terror, Drugs (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
The Asian security summit that brought together the regional leaders China and Russia and 16 other nations ended on Saturday with a call to increase cooperation to fight terrorism, separatism and drug trafficking.
- Back To No Talks (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 18, 2006)
National Security Adviser MK Narayanan is right in suggesting to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the futility of going to Pakistan, which has no intention of ending terror as an additionality to its diplomacy.
- Nepal Govt, Maoists Power Deal Welcomed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
A landmark deal between Nepal’s authorities and Maoist rebels, which will see parliament dissolved and power shared in a new interim government, was hailed in the troubled Himalayan kingdom on Saturday.
- Musharraf Upbeat About Full Sco Membership (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday expressed strong hope for Pakistan to get full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), saying that it would not only benefit the country but also help the regional grouping achieve its goal . . .
- Pakistan-India Nuclear Cbms (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
Both India and Pakistan have moved beyond the stage of non-weaponised deterrence since they believe that 'zero' as a minimum number is not desirable and they need to continue increasing their nuclear arsenals because the current stockpiles have . . .
- Pakistan's Foreign Policy: Need For Overhaul (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
Ever since Pakistan came under US influence in 1954 by joining the US-sponsored defence treaties and political institutions for the containment of socialism and Soviet Russia, the US governments, whether Republican or Democrat, and in spite of . . .
- Capital Suggestion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
The king has a standing offer for the queen: Come back, no cases against you or your husband, lead your party through a free and fair election.
- Invert The Pyramid (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jun 18, 2006)
The nation is once again caught in two contradictory trends of performance and non-performance in several critical areas of governance.
- Nepalese Hail Landmark Deal Between Govt, Rebels (Pioneer, Shirish B Pradhan, Jun 18, 2006)
Nepalese people today welcomed the landmark deal between the government and Maoists to set up an interim administration, saying it would usher in lasting peace and revive the economy of the Himalayan country torn by a decade-long insurgency.
- Prices: Cpi (M), Sp To Continue Protest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Asking States to reduce ST on petrol, diesel wrong: Karat
Left-run States to reduce sales tax on fuel after Centre rolls back hike
Left parties to discuss support to UPA next month
- Looking At Life Beyond Grades (Hindu, ANUKRITI PANDEY, Jun 18, 2006)
Now that the dust of excitement generated by the CBSE results has settled down and `normal' life has resumed, let us all take a moment to reflect upon a very serious problem. A problem that literally is a matter of life and death.
- Ethics And The Economist (Hindu, SHASHI THAROOR, Jun 18, 2006)
A profound moral sense is never absent in the works of Amartya Sen.
- Two Flavours Of Nationalism (Hindu, INDIVAR KAMTEKAR, Jun 18, 2006)
A visit to Jallianwala Bagh and Wagah raises questions about the transformation of national feeling in India.
- Burundi Peace Accord To Be Signed Today (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
long-awaited peace accord between the Burundian government and the central African country's last active rebel group is expected to be signed today (Sunday).
- Mulayam’S Dole For Unemployed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Neither the oppressive heat nor the distance could keep away the 52,571 young unemployed who made it to the Ambedkar maidan to collect their first cheque of the unemployment dole promised by Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.
- Rae Bareli Being Starved Of Power, Says Sonia (Deccan Herald, Puja Awasthi, Jun 18, 2006)
Erratic power supply, dry canals and administrative apathy. The Rae Bareli electorate has received these for being faithful to the Gandhi-Nehru family for close to three decades.
- When Will Parliament Think? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
When will parliament think? This question itself may be categorised as wishful thinking. After all, thinking in its real sense is a painstaking exercise.
- The Patriarch (Statesman, DEBAKI NANDAN MANDAL, Jun 18, 2006)
THE cabinet of the seventh Left Front government has excess baggage of 14 if the prescribed norm of 10 per cent of the 294-strong state legislature is taken into account.
- Iraq Attacks Kill 43 As Us Seeks Missing Soldiers (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
A series of bombs killed at least 43 people in and near Baghdad on Saturday, police said, in one of the bloodiest days in Iraq since a US military air strike killed Abu Mussab Zarqawi 10 days ago.
- Aiims: Rival Camps Pull Out Scalpels (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
All India Institute of Medical Sciences is now witnessing a no-holds-barred vilification campaign as a fallout of the face-off between Director Dr P Venugopal and Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss.
- Enter Rymbai (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 18, 2006)
Lapang pays for non-performance
Meghalaya’s Congress dissidents have finally pulled down chief minister DD Lapang and that, too, barely hours before the start of the assembly session.
- Proportionality May Help Only Creamy Layer (Deccan Herald, Gurpreet Mahajan, Jun 18, 2006)
The Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment has clearly spoken in favour in proportional representation. For her the quantum of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes must be increased from 15 per cent to 16.23 per cent to reflect their present . . .
- Pak Props Up Muslim League In Pok (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jun 18, 2006)
The Election Commission of occupied Kashmir has routinely rejected the nomination papers of Kashmiri nationalists for the July 11 elections to the 48-member assembly.
- Spare Soft Targets (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 18, 2006)
In a young nation, the aged suffer. Young India’s growth story has been built on the back of the efforts of the preceding generation.
- Inventing God (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 18, 2006)
Indian cricket coach Greg Chappell seldom opens his mouth. Those who have watched him on television are amazed by his emotionless expression almost all through the game.
- Sonia Charges Sp With Vindictiveness (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Visiting her constituency for the first time after her re-election to the Lok Sabha, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today made no bones of her displeasure with the Samajwadi Party by charging the State Government with adopting a "vindictive" attitude . .
- Death Of An Officer (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Army has its hands full ---- Even as the mortal remains of Lt Sushmita Chakravarty, who allegedly committed suicide at the Udhampur unit, were consigned to flames in Bhopal amid grieving family members who refused to . . .
- Mengal Too Is A Bit Reconciliatory (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 18, 2006)
PROMINENT Baloch leader Sardar Ataullah Khan Mengal has said that he is not against the construction of Gwadar Sea Port but is concerned about the changing demographic trends. Talking to Pakistan Observer in Quetta, he said that he stands for development
- Naidu Sees Cracks In Upa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
The disintegration of the UPA has started, observed the BJP former president and MP M. Venkaiah Naidu. UPA is an alliance formed without any common agenda or an agreement except anti-BJP stand, and after two years of its formation the internal . . .
- Karat, Mulayam Explore ‘Third Front’ Possibility (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
CPM leader Prakash Karat today aired his disagreement with the UPA on the issue of state governments sacrificing revenue by lowering prices of petroleum products.
- New Cec Has Strong Passion For Astrology (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 18, 2006)
India will be a sham democracy if the very foundation of a democratic polity, namely free and fair elections, are missing from the scene”.
- Why Not Open To Debate? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 18, 2006)
THE new federal budget came under sharp criticism from the parliamentary opposition on Friday when the allocation for ‘charged expenditure’ was presented before the National Assembly.
- Defence No To Naxal Duty (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Jun 18, 2006)
Army should train State forces instead ---- The demand for deployment of Army to combat the overgrown Naxalite-Maoist menace has been put on hold with the Defence Ministry not favouring any such move.
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