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Articles 11821 through 11920 of 43820:
- Politics As Farce In Meghalaya (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 17, 2006)
The farcical resolution of Meghalaya's month-long political crisis reflects poorly on the internal state of the Congress party, and on the quality and vision of its national leadership.
- The Kiss That Almost Did Not Make News (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 17, 2006)
If I tend to write more about NDTV and CNN-IBN than other TV news channels, as some of the mail I receive have pointed out, there’s a very good reason for it: my brief is TV news, I have, for better or for worse, a certain definition of news and . . .
- Bjp Wants Kumaraswamy To Resign, Say Two Former Ministers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Ties between coalition partners worsening, say Chandrashekar and Parameshwar
The right decision is to recommend elections
JD(S) has no moral right to table a Bill to take over BMIC project
- Former Minister Quits Bjp, Joins Bsp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
In a setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh, senior party leader and former Minister Rakesh Dhar Tripathi on Friday quit BJP and joined Bahujan Samaj Party.
- Is The `War On Terror' Going Out Of Control? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 17, 2006)
Governments, especially western liberal democracies with their supposedly more enlightened "values," are expected to get the balance between national security and individual liberties right. But is the `war on terror' descending into a form of . . .
- Courts Intervene To Deal With Building Violations (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jun 17, 2006)
A monitoring body to deal with unapproved layouts is the need of the hour
Authorities must deal with all violations even-handedly
Absence of adequate parking space in complexes a cause for worry
- Govt, Maoist Reach Pact (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 17, 2006)
The last time he was seen in Kathmandu was nearly 11 years ago when he came to visit his ailing mother.
- Iran's Tactics Pay Off In Nuclear Standoff (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 17, 2006)
Washington's willingness to talk directly to Teheran is a significant departure from the past.
- Ramadoss’S Aiims (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jun 17, 2006)
My country has been kind to me and has asked me to do many things, but the job I loved the most was being vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- The Choice For Iran (Boston Globe, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
It took awhile, but the Bush administration has wisely joined with European allies, Russia, and China in making an offer to Iran so valuable that Iran's rulers can reject it only at the price of confessing to the world that they are lying about . . .
- ‘Missing’ Journalist’S Body Found (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
A tribal journalist missing for about seven months has been killed. His body was found lying outside a village in Mirali in the restive North Waziristan tribal region on Friday afternoon.
- Cross-Dressing Pakistani Hails Media Freedom (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Every Saturday night Pakistani actor Ali Saleem puts on a bright saree and chunky jewellery and transforms himself into glamorous widow Begum Nawazish Ali, who teases guests with flirty questions on a television chat show.
- No Secrecy, Please (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 16, 2006)
The Second Administrative Reforms Commission, headed by Mr M. Veerappa Moily, has rightly recommended the repeal of the Official Secrets Act (OSA), 1923.
- No, Papa (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 16, 2006)
Madhya Pradesh has come up with an absurd idea. It has banned English nursery rhymes in schools "to reduce western influence on children".
- Alchemy Of Intolerance (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 16, 2006)
The image of Gujarat in the rest of India and the self-image of Gujaratis are diametrically opposite.
- Martyrdom Day Festivities Draw Flak (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Jun 16, 2006)
Illumination of Darbar Sahib, which was founded by Guru Arjan Dev, on his 400th martyrdom anniversary has evoked mixed response even as the city of Tarn Taran overflowed with devotees and emotion with unusual fervour. Heads bowed to Darbar . . .
- Politics Above Law (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jun 16, 2006)
Recent goings-on in the country remind me of a saying in the United States, popular during the prohibition era there, “The administration’s folly makes you feel like crying into your beer and denies you the beer to cry into”.
- The Road Not Built (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 16, 2006)
THE Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project should have been a highway and business infrastructure project that should have moved from concept to completion in quick time.
- Sit And Watch Others (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 16, 2006)
While watching a television programme on Abu Dhabi and its plans for development and growth, one realized how backward and silly India is being in relation to the tourism industry.
- Charged Banking (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 16, 2006)
Private commercial banks in India have always lived with the unsavoury image of fleecing customers by imposing one arbitrary charge over another in an effort to shore their revenues.
- Dr Ramadoss Plays The Boss, Pushes Aiims Chief To Brink (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Jun 16, 2006)
The nation’s premier medical institute may not have recovered from the bruising quota controversy but is now subject to another round of strong-arm political treatment.
- J&k Figures In Upa-Left Meet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Rising prices of essential goods and the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, including the dialogues initiated by the Government, figured prominently at a meeting of the UPA and the Left Coordination Committee here today.
- Polls On The Horizon (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Jun 16, 2006)
We have three state elections on the horizon and I think it is time to see the situation prevailing in these states.
- Price Rise In Petroleum Products Products (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Jun 16, 2006)
After striking discordant notes over the contentious fuel price hike issue in public for several days, the ruling Congress party and the Manmohan Singh government have now started moving in tandem to tackle the issue, especially its political fallout.
- Rich States Hold Key To Wto Industry Deal - India (Reuters, Richard Waddington, Jun 16, 2006)
Rich nations hold the key to a World Trade Organisation (WTO) deal on industrial goods, India's lead negotiator said on Thursday, rejecting calls for the developing states to move first.
- Where The Economy Is Being Chained (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Jun 16, 2006)
The delivery of services is poor and this has to change to put public money to good use
- Musharraf's Re-Election Plans "Immoral": Benazir (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The Opposition Pakistan Peoples Party today denounced as a "monumental political fraud" President Pervez Musharraf's plan to seek another term in the office.
- Manipur Must Endure (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 16, 2006)
The Army’s contention ~ that troops cannot effectively fight insurgency in Manipur without the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act ~ has apparently caused the Centre to persist with it.
- Reservation Policy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 16, 2006)
India’s first Census was conducted in 1901 under the leadership of WW Hunter.
- Blood Of The Innocent (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 16, 2006)
The shock and awe over what was reckoned as the first-ever attack on tourists in Kashmir has given way to an unseemly shadow-boxing between tour operators.
- Spare Soft Targets (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 16, 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.
- Go For Rural Development! (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Jun 16, 2006)
EVEN after 58 years of independence and throwing off the brutish colonial and imperialist yoke, India is still a basket case going round the world with a begging bowl and with 80 per cent of her population wallowing under the absolute poverty line . . .
- Uniform: A Way Out (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 16, 2006)
Ruling pml President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that the Supreme Court may interpret the constitution on issues like President’s uniform, his re-election by the present Assemblies and holding of next elections.
- Can We Afford To Sacrifice Nama At Wto Altar? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 16, 2006)
Considering the fact that industrial and consumer products still account for more than 75 per cent of global trade, negotiations on industrial goods or NAMA assume importance, more so, as in the recent WTO talks, agricultural market access hogged the . .
- Right Fuel Pricing Is The Only Way To Efficiency' (Business Line, R. Balaji, Jun 16, 2006)
Though India has not been as gluttonous in fuel as some developed countries, our energy efficiency is far from satisfactory. Because of political pressure, by not pricing fuel correctly, our efficiencies have suffered.
- Rbi Employees To Oppose Outsourcing (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The decision to outsource the Reserve Bank of India's core functions has met with strong opposition from the bank's employees and economists.
- Reliance Haryana Sez Aims To Draw Rs 100,000 Cr Investment (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Reliance Industries plans to invite third party investments of up to Rs 100,000 crore for developing the proposed 25,000 acre Haryana special economic zone.
- Waiting For Change (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
As expected, as the media hype around the earthquake victims settled down, the post-quake relief and the reconstruction work went on the back-burner.
- Iran, Uzbek Leaders Hit Out At Interference By Foreign Powers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Uzbek president under criticism from the US for his anti-democratic leanings
A strengthened SCO would be a new force against the West
- Pm Rules Out Rupee Devaluation (Dawn, Raja Asghar, Jun 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told the National Assembly on Thursday that there would be no compromise on national defence and ruled out rupee devaluation as the government came out strongly to defend the new federal budget against bitter opposition . . .
- Kumaraswamy To Seek Judicial Inquiry Into Allegations Against Him (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
To consult BJP and JD(S) MLAs before taking a decision on quitting
He will request Chief Justice to appoint a High Court judge to look into the allegation and come out with a report
Accuses Congress of unleashing `politics of vengeance'
- Land For Politics (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 16, 2006)
Parties must pay market rates for prime land
- Why Deve Gowda Is Bad For Bangalore (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Bangaloreans must banish H D Deve Gowda if they wish to see any developmental works come to fruition.
- Pakistan Proposes Outline Of Counter-Terrori (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Pakistan has proposed an outline for a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy that includes short-, medium- and long-term measures to be taken by UN member states to combat the scourge.
- Security For Incident-Free Season In J&k (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Central team reviews situation
- I Have Done No Wrong, Says Rahul Mahajan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
"People with hidden agenda involved in the entire episode"
I am not a drug user, says Rahul
To meet Vajpayee, seek blessings
Refuses comment on Moitra's death
- Defence Ministry Not Able To Spend Total Allocated Amount (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Jun 16, 2006)
It surrendered Rs. 2,500 crore last year; Pranab had said Left idea was not agreeable
Finance Ministry imposed a cut of Rs. 1,300 cr.
Pranab had said a higher outlay was required to purchase more equipment
- Stock Market Scams (News International, Shafqat Mahmood, Jun 16, 2006)
The writer is a former member of parliament and a freelance columnist based in Lahore
- Aiims For Glory (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 16, 2006)
First class institutions can’t remain so if political interference becomes the norm
- India Lodges Protest Over Lahore Temple Demolition (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
India has lodged a formal protest against the demolition of a Hindu temple in Lahore which has agitated political parties and religious groups here.
- Strange Bedfellows Of Politics (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 16, 2006)
CPM's alliance with TDP in Andhra Pradesh could destabilise the UPA if the experiment succeeds in the panchayat election, says Kalyani Shankar
- No Fdi In Retail, Recast Foreign Policy Focus (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The UPA Government's pro-US foreign policy and its approach to FDI in retail sector had come under severe attack in the nine-page note the Left Front has submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Bomber Cleric Walks Free (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 16, 2006)
Out of prison, Bashir is back at his madarsa famous for producing Islamist radicals. This could mean bad news. Robin McDowell in Solo, Indonesia, explains why.
- Upa Couldn't Care Less (Pioneer, Surya Narayan Saxena, Jun 16, 2006)
Will the mandarins in the South Block heed the timely and proactive advice of your editorial, "Last chance saloon" (June 8), and make good in some measure the tremendous damage done to the national interests in their dithering on Nepal.
- Mdmk Workers' Meeting In Thanjavur Tomorrow (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Workers meeting of the Thanjavur district unit of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) will be held in Thanjavur on June 17, said L. Ganesan, Chairman of the presidium of the MDMK.
- Call To Implement Kalasa-Banduri Nala Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Chief Minister should take an all-party delegation to the Prime Minister, says Basavaraj Bommai
The project will solve drinking water problem in taluks of Dharwad, Belgaum, Gadag and Bagalkot
Goa has delayed the execution of the project, says MLC
- Bjp In A Daze Over Atal's Flip-Flops (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has often stumped BJP's political rivals by well-timed one-liners and enigmatic half-sentences.
- Don't Talk To Ulfa (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 16, 2006)
By carrying out a series of terror bombings across Assam, targeting both innocent people, including school children, and symbols of the state, for instance oil . . .
- Pak Ready To Work Closely With Eco: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf Thursday underscored Pakistan’s strong credentials for securing full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and said the country is most suitably positioned to contribute to realizing the SCO objectives.
- 'Illegal Workforce Is Important In Us' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 16, 2006)
David Randolph is Border Coordination Officer, Arizona-Mexico Commission, an organisation attached to the government of Arizona. Arizona's population of illegal migrants, at six million,accounts for half the estimated population of undocumented . . .
- Jihadi-Islamist Compact (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jun 16, 2006)
Former world chess champion and then Fidé president Max Euwe had reportedly exclaimed, after being defeated by a Nepalese competitor in the late 1970s, "Alekhine lives in Nepal!"
- Congress Must Not Approve Indo-American Nuclear Deal . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
"In its present form, deal endangers U.S. non-proliferation goals"
Such ad-hoc bilateral deals will undercut U.S. and world security
Growth of civilian nuke power increases amount of fissionable material
- Pakistan Seeks Russian Help For Sco Membership (Hindu, Vladimir Simonov, Jun 16, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to help his country gain full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
- Beyond Gesture Diplomacy In Nepal (Indian Express, Virendra Gupta, Jun 16, 2006)
Indian government’s offer of liberal aid package of Rs 1000 crore must have pleased the visiting Nepalese premier.
- Historic Martyrdom (Indian Express, Harcharan Singh, Jun 16, 2006)
Exactly 400 years ago, the fifth Sikh guru, Arjan Dev (1563-1606), sacrificed his life. What Sikhs the world over are celebrating today is his unique contribution.
- Junta In A Time Warp (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 16, 2006)
Myanmar's military junta has done the expected unexpected.
- The Online Laws Of Dating (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 16, 2006)
They are widows and married millionaires. They are non-smokers and truckers and politicians. And they all want to date you.
- India Has To Do A China To Bridge Gap (Deccan Herald, BHARAT VERMA, Jun 16, 2006)
India needs to shed its inhibitions, diversify, and form international industrial alliances
- Costly Children (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 16, 2006)
Passion for pricey parties among children sometimes flummoxes grandparents
- Is State Hostage To Three Taluks? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jun 16, 2006)
As the bmic brouhaha leaves a trail of hazy dust in its wake, a point to ponder for those unaffected by the project---which would be 95 per cent of Karnataka’s population---is whether a State of 27 districts is not being held hostage by three . . .
- Politics And World Cup: An Unbridgeable Divide? (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, Jun 16, 2006)
I was in Europe the morning the newspapers headlined “US strike kills Zarqawi” and the general populace woke in eager anticipation of the commencement of the football World Cup.
- Why Do We Have Just One Aiims? (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 16, 2006)
We ignore the necessity of expanding and upgrading our institutional infrastructure at our own peril, says Rajeev Ranjan Roy
- Laloo Lays Tracks For Rail Privatisation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav on Thursday announced the liberalising of policies to draw more private investment.
- Bjp, Ncp Accused Of Double Standards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Congress general secretary Ashok Gehlot has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Nationalist Congress Party of "double standards" on the issue of reservation for the Backward Class by supporting the candidature of industrialist Rahul Bajaj . . .
- Behind Mirrored Images (Hindu, BAGESHREE S. , Jun 16, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada
- Unfit To Print (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 16, 2006)
---- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has notched one more medallion from its political master, the Human Resource Development Ministry.
- Earth At The Tipping Point (Hindu, Robin McKie, Jun 16, 2006)
Strange days have reached Ny-Alesund, Europe's northernmost research station.
- India As A Rising Global Player (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jun 16, 2006)
Interest in India was evident at the recent Asia Security Conference in Singapore.
- In Praise Of Citizen Kannagi (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 16, 2006)
Kannagi proved that even a non-native with no money and no family in sight can fight City Hall and win her case — that is inspiring.
- A Government And A Party In Combat Mode (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jun 16, 2006)
Two years after Sonia Gandhi famously declined the crown, the man to whom she handed power remains the outsider in a party congenitally attached to the first family and unable and unwilling to accept the work division between a non-Gandhi Prime . . .
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