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Articles 11921 through 12020 of 43820:
- Wrath Of The Pro-Israel Lobby (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Palestinian Prime Minster Ismail Haniyeh has tried to move the conscience of the West through an article in the British press.
- Kashmiris Should Be Involved In Talks: Icg (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
India and Pakistan can earn Kashmiris goodwill if they involve them in talks because their participation would make the peace process meaningful, particularly in Confidence Building Measures (CBMs).
- Late News: Differing Perceptions Stymie India-Pakistan Talks (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 16, 2006)
There is an asymmetry of perceptions and expectations between India and Pakistan, which could become the stumbling block in their bilateral dialogue, according to a new report.
- Small Step To A Big Deal (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 15, 2006)
The nuclear deal between India and the United States is entering the homestretch. The amber lights for the first two elements of the deal are turning green.
- Why Washington Is Wary Of This Asian Summit (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday for the summit of a regional security grouping, a visit that could indicate whether the forum will evolve into an anti-US bloc.
- Telengana Caught In Power Politics (Daily Excelsior, G.S.Bhargava, Jun 15, 2006)
Failure to redeem the promise to carve a separate Telengana State out of incumbent Andhra Pradesh sticks out like a sore thumb in the two-year record of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- From Violence To Non-Violence (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col R K Langar, Jun 15, 2006)
We call twentieth century as the century of violence. We saw two world wars during that period and in each of them millions of people have died and many more injured.
- Un Team Reports Considerable Progress In Hariri Probe (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
A UN-backed probe team has reported "considerable progress" in the investigations into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri but has yet to identify the perpetrators of the crime.
- Too Old To Bat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 15, 2006)
Purge India’s sclerotic gerontocracy
No major country in the world is as gerontocratic, or as sclerotic in its politics, as we are in India.
- A Dissection Of A Flawed Society (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jun 15, 2006)
The huge sales of Frenchman Francois de Closets'Plus Encore!, a sequel to his 1981 bestseller, might serve as a call to revolt to the have-nots.
- Dubious Gesture (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 15, 2006)
A birthday gimmick from Lalu
Lalu Prasad, like many politicians, has never been known to look beyond his own interests.
- Oversight Panel To Decide On Hrd's Quota Proposal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Oversight Committee chairman M Veerappa Moily will have a decisive say in the OBC quota proposal for central higher-education institutions — and not HRD Minister Arjun Singh, whose initial announcement had led to the anti-quota agitation and put the . . .
- When News Came, Pappu Yadav Got A Hug, Inmates Sweets (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jun 15, 2006)
Out of Tihar Jail and reunited with his family, Rahul Mahajan refused to speak to the world. After being whisked away from the rear gate of Jail Number 3, Rahul clad in a white shirt and blue jeans, stepped out of his steel grey Toyota Camry at . . .
- Tumbling After (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 15, 2006)
Politics is the gateway to omniscience — at least in India. Academics and specialists in children’s education are quite superfluous in the country.
- Koirala Advocates Ceremonial Monarchy (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jun 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said the King should be given a ceremonial role.
- Ramadoss Moots Separate Police Wing To Deal With Rowdy Elements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
"Reservation should be fixed on the basis of caste-wise census"
- Trade Unions Will Launch Countrywide Stir, Says Dasgupta (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Trade unions, irrespective of their political affiliations, have collectively decided to launch an "effective country-wide agitation" against the economic policies of the Centre, All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) general secretary Gurudas . . .
- Redesign Federalism For Better Governance (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Jun 15, 2006)
One way to put India into perspective for those in the West is to point out that India’s states have populations comparable to European countries.
- Maharashtra Cuts Vat On Petrol, Diesel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Revenue of State will not be affected, says Deshmukh
Reduction of 80 paise and 30 paise in petrol and diesel prices
Demand for diesel would fall by three per cent
- Secularists On A Sabbatical (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2006)
Why doesn't Government speak out against the ongoing minority bashing in Pakistan and Bangladesh, asks Anuradha Dutt.
- Reasons To Be In China (Pioneer, Dmitry Kosyrev, Jun 15, 2006)
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has a place for everyone who is accepted in the region, from Japan to India
- Jakhar Warns Sonia Against Wheat Import (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Jun 15, 2006)
The Bharat Krishak Samaj (BKS), headed by Governor of Madhya Pradesh Balram Jakhar, in a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, has alleged that the UPA government had placed an order of 5 lakh tonnes of wheat with the scam-tainted AWB Ltd of . . .
- Musharraf Wants Ipi Gas Line Extended To China (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Says Sino-Pak agreement on free trade will be finalised this year
- Flawed Fundamentals (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 15, 2006)
The free fall of the Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index gives cause for concern. But what is more disturbing is the fact that reforms have hit a roadblock. On the first, it is clear that foreign institutional investors (FIIs) call the shots on the . .
- Q&a: 'Illegal Workforce Is Important In Us' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 15, 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 . . .
- Parties’ Strength To Decide Plot Sizes (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 15, 2006)
If the proposed policy for allotting land to political parties is given the go-ahead at the next Union Cabinet meeting, the size of the party’s support base will determine the size of the plot it is entitled to.
- Protest Farce (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 15, 2006)
The editorial in the latest issue of Organiser on the fuel price hike has already made headlines. Entitled “Protest, but honestly” it slams the UPA government’s decision to hike petrol and diesel prices for the seventh time in two years.
- Plan For Human Development (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 15, 2006)
It is time the concept of public-private partnership is tried at primary and secondary education levels, with social empowerment and equality as the guiding principles.
- Palestinians Storm Parliament, Attack Hamas Lawmakers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Dozens of Palestinian civil servants stormed the parliament on Wednesday to demand long-overdue salaries, pelting Hamas lawmakers with water bottles and forcing the speaker to flee the building.
- Dmk Script Now Playing In Tn, 1 Cr Tvsets In 4 Yrs, At Rs 2,000 Cr (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Jun 15, 2006)
Come September 15, when the DMK celebrates the Mupperum Vizha — three celebrations including the birth anniversary of Dravidar Kazhagam founder Periyar, the party would have made a token gesture of fulfilling its main poll promise by providing 25,000 . .
- Believing Barua (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 15, 2006)
ULFA doesn’t have a peace plan and doesn’t plan to stop violence. Why’s the government talking?
- Exit Tax Will Sink India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 15, 2006)
NRIs set up R&D ventures and participate in welfare contribution back home
- Job Growth Must Spur Development (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 15, 2006)
The fifth economic census has found that employment in the non-farm sector has, between 1998 and 2005, grown by 2.5%, even as workforce in that sector grew by 2%. That must be welcomed, albeit with great circumspection.
- Hu Firm On Anti-Terror Efforts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
China to promote cooperation with Uzbekistan in economy, trade and energy
- Regulating Private Health Care (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 15, 2006)
The health authorities in Sindh are once again talking about enacting a law to regulate private health facilities in the province.
- Universities And Schools (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 15, 2006)
The author is chairman, Indian Council for Social Science Research
In the course of the 20th century, universities throughout the world have become socially more and more inclusive.
- Bush Rejects Troop-Withdrawal Talk After Iraq Trip (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
President George W Bush, just back from Iraq, dismissed calls for a US withdrawal as election-year politics and refused to give a timetable or benchmark for success that would allow troops to come home.
- India Steps On Gas To Block Chinese Threat (Times of India, Sanjay Dutta, Jun 15, 2006)
With PetroChina threatening to hijack its share of gas from Myanmar, India is pushing a $3 billion pipeline through the North-East with the aim of skirting Bangladesh which has been blocking the political passage for a three-nation energy lifeline.
- Economic Patriotism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 15, 2006)
One picture of relentless globalisation is that it creates a sort of level playing ground. It holds a lot of promise but, at the same time, strangely makes everybody unsure about the future.
- Left Leaders To Meet Their Upa Counterparts Tomorrow (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
After presenting a virtual chargesheet against the government on its performance so far, top Left leaders would meet their UPA counterparts here tomorrow and focus on implementation of 'pro-people' policies and promises made in the Common Minimum . . .
- Political Vendetta (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2006)
Bachchans are being harassed ---- There is something rotten about the manner in which the Income Tax Department is seeking to overwhelm filmstar Amitabh Bachchan and his wife Jaya Bachchan with a flood of notices.
- Pml-N For Provincial Autonomy (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) on Wednesday said a strong centre without giving autonomous status to all the federating units does not guarantee a strong Pakistan.
- Sco — Five Years On (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 15, 2006)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, as the Shanghai Six is formally termed, is holding its fifth summit on June 15.
- Project Should Be A Public Sector Venture' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The State unit of Communist Party of India (Marxist) has suggested that the coalition Government treat the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project as a public sector venture and implement it on priority in the interest of the State.
- Deve Gowda Puts Bjp On Notice (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jun 15, 2006)
Discord over acquisition of large tracts of government land for infrastructure development
No question of going against Supreme Court orders, says former Prime Minister
Legislation meant to acquire land for infrastructure projects
Public . . .
- Palestinian Workers Storm Parliament (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
West Bank - Dozens of Palestinian civil servants stormed parliament Wednesday to demand long-overdue salaries, pelting Hamas lawmakers with water bottles and forcing the parliament speaker to flee the building.
- Petrol And Protest (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 15, 2006)
IT is ironical that while the main Opposition party, the BJP, is no more than lukewarm in its protest against the fuel price hike, the Left parties, which are supporting the UPA government from outside, are going hammers and tongs at it.
- Taxing Job (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 15, 2006)
It is unfortunate that the Income Tax Department is getting unnecessary political and media attention.
- Massive Crackdown In Baghdad (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
More than 50,000 Iraqi and US troops patrolled the streets of Baghdad on Wednesday in a security clampdown while US President George W Bush urged world leaders to boost support for the fledgling government.
- Looking Backwards (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Jun 15, 2006)
IN old age, one is prone to ponder the past, for the future is so uncertain, so unclear.
- Indonesia Frees Cleric Linked To Bali Bombing (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged leader of Al-Qaeda linked group Jemaah Islamiyah, has been freed after serving nearly 26 months in prison over the 2002 Bali bombings.
- President Calls For Strong Un System (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday called for a strong UN system, resolution of existing conflicts like Palestine and Kashmir and sustained efforts against terrorism and extremism to ensure a peaceful and prosperous world.
- A Tale Of Two Polls (Dawn, S. M. Naseem, Jun 15, 2006)
The gloom that has been hanging over the nation for the past five years is showing some signs of being dispelled.
- Bush’S Visit To Iraq (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 15, 2006)
President Bush delivered an important demonstration of American support for Iraq’s new democratic government in his visit to Baghdad on Tuesday.
- Pakistan’S Growing Importance In Sco (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 15, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has flown into Shanghai to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. A Chinese spokesman greeted President Musharraf’s participation in the summit as a major step to make the organization more . . .
- Fatah Men On Rampage In West Bank (Deccan Herald, STEVEN ERLANGER, Jun 14, 2006)
Hundreds of Palestinian security personnel loyal to the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, went on a rampage on Monday night in the West Bank town of Ramallah, attacking the parliament and cabinet buildings controlled by his rivals in the . . .
- Bhutan Through Political Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Jun 14, 2006)
Thirty-two years rule of King Jigme Singye Wangchuk has ushered in a new era of democracy.
- Tdp, Cpi(m) Stage Joint Protests Against Petrol Price Hike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
CPI(M), TDP together stage demonstrations in Tirupati
- India, China Do Not Consider Each Other A Threat: Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
A series of CBMs has seen to the growth of that perception'
- On Banning The Da Vinci Code (Hindu, N.L. Rajah, Jun 14, 2006)
To ban the film in India, reacting to demands from some, is grave constitutional impropriety, besides being imprudent.
- Sonia’S Summer Of Discontent (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
An in-house rebel in Haryana, a tremor in the Northeast, disquiet in the heartland, a jolt in Andhra.
- Bangla Protests Turn Violent (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Almost 100 people were wounded in Bangladesh today as Opposition activists fought with police at the start of a two-day strike for electoral reforms.
- Russia, Georgia Pledge To Mend Ties (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Georgian counterpart Mikhail Saakashvili on Wednesday voiced the need to mend fraying ties between Moscow and Tbilisi, though not without reservation.
- King Only In Name (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 14, 2006)
Two very significant milestones mark Nepal’s resolute march on the republican route. The first was King Gyanendra being stripped of all parliamentary powers and the right to veto laws passed by the House of Representatives.
- India, China To Work On Combating Terrorism: Pranab (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said India and China were embarking on a strategic cooperation, including working out modalities on jointly combating threat posed by terrorism.
- Bjp To Intensify Stir Against Price Hike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The BJP today said that the party along with its NDA allies is going to intensify its agitation on the fuel price hike issue and condemned the Centre's proposed move to increase PDS grain prices along with a cut down in the quantum of grains being . . .
- The Art Of Choosing Governors (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 14, 2006)
It is about time Raj Bhavans were restored as a source of constitutional sagacity and statesmanship.
- Left Takes To The Streets (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Left parties, joined by regional forces like the Samajwadi Party and Telugu Desam Party, today staged street protests to demand the rollback of the hike in fuel prices as the Communists said the UPA government could not take their support for granted.
- Us In Ocean Region (Tribune, Amit Kumar, Jun 14, 2006)
Ever since President George W. Bush’s March visit, both New Delhi and Washington have been looking forward to intensifying the bond of cooperation in the Indian Ocean region.
- Coalition Partners' Stand On Bmic Project Drives Government To . . . (Hindu, K.N. Venkatasubba Rao , Jun 14, 2006)
Cabinet skips discussion on project; BJP, Janata Dal (S) Ministers hold separate meetings
Cabinet meeting scheduled for 4 p.m. was held at 8.30 p.m.
Kumaraswamy, Yediyurappa tight-lipped about discussions at meeting
- Leapfrog Technological Gap (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Jun 14, 2006)
Involving private sector in defence production will enhance PSU performance while helping India gain global prestige ---- Government's decision to open defence manufacturing to the private sector was long over due.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Talks Proceed With Cautious Optimism (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 14, 2006)
After two days of intensive talks between India and the United States, there is cautious optimism that a framework agreement for bilateral cooperation on civilian nuclear energy would be completed in a couple of months.
- Sino-India Cooperation On Jointly Combating Terrorism: Pranab (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Asserting that India and China did not view each other as threat, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the two countries were embarking on a strategic cooperation including working out modalities on jointly combating threat posed by terrorism.
- Pm Under Siege (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jun 14, 2006)
Main Threat From Within?
The Constitution defines how politics should be conducted. The system determines how politics is actually run.
- Nepal's Rough Road Ahead (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jun 14, 2006)
How many zeroes does it take to make Girija Prasad Koirala smile? At least three - quipped a wag, as mandarins in the Ministry of External Affairs sweated in the Delhi heat to create an aid package that would meet the expectations of India's neighbour . .
- Price Of Power (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 14, 2006)
Congress paints itself into a corner ---- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has once again done it! While extending support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre without participating in it, it has joined . . .
- Delhi Decides To Cut Petrol Price Marginally (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Giving a marginal relief to consumers in the Capital, the Sheila Dikshit Government on Tuesday decided to reduce the recently increased price of petrol by 67 paise a litre and diesel by 22 paise through a cut in the Value Added . . .
- Protests Mount Against Fuel Price Hike (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Political activists stopped trains and buses across the country on Tuesday and truckers kept off the roads as a one-day strike to protest against a rise in retail fuel prices took hold.
- Madhya Pradesh Foams At Maheshwar Block (Pioneer, Rahul Noronha/ Bhopal, Jun 14, 2006)
NBA obstructing State progress, say Cong, BJP ---- The Union Environment Ministry's decision to abruptly order halt to construction work at the 400 MW Maheshwar hydel power project under pressure from Narmada Bachao Andolan has come in for severe criticis
- 'Buddhist' Bengal Durbars At Boeing Doorstep (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Jun 14, 2006)
aChief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has said he is prepared to go shopping to the US provided there are positive signals. He was clarifying his stand on the possibilities of US investment in the aviation sector.
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