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Articles 12421 through 12520 of 43820:
- A Septuagenarian's Dream: Pappu Pass Ho Jayega (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 09, 2006)
Legend has it that while hiding out in a cave in 14th century Scotland, Robert Bruce saw a spider repeatedly spinning a web despite it being broken over and over again.
- Popular Not Populist: Rollback Demand Is Bad Politics (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 09, 2006)
Manmohan Singh may have asked petroleum minister Murli Deora to stand firm, but the possibility of a rollback in the prices of petrol and diesel still remains. The ill-considered, reactive response of the Left parties, some junior partners in the . . .
- Us Okays Agni Iii Missile Test By 'Junior Partner' (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Jun 09, 2006)
The United States has given New Delhi a go-ahead to test its Agni III missile as part of an overarching plan to groom India as a "junior partner" in the Indian Ocean region, the intelligence think-tank Stratfor has said.
- Us Presses India On Wheat Sales (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Jun 09, 2006)
Not just guns, butter too. While seeking to break into the Indian arms market, the United States is also pressing India for a level-playing field to compete for a massive 3.5 million ton wheat sale order, the terms of which it says are loaded against . .
- The Oil Weapon And Iran (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
In an address to the Iranian nation last weekend, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei referred to the security of energy supplies in the Persian Gulf region being affected in the event of "the slightest mistake over Iran" made by the United States.
- Lurking Threat (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 08, 2006)
A spate of incidents during the last 24 hours shows the multi-dimensional threat of terror lurking across the State.
- Supreme Court Asks Mulayam, Son To Submit It Returns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Told to explain source of income, investments of last five years
Other family members also asked to make explanations
Bench to examine bonafide of petitioner as well
- No-Frills Bank Accounts: Financial Inclusion Is Good Economics (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Jun 08, 2006)
Financial inclusion means extending the banking habit among the less privileged in urban and rural India. But the path of financial inclusion is daunting.
- Q&k: 'We'll Involve Ltte In Drafting New Constitution' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 08, 2006)
Palitha Kohona is Colombo's man to negotiate peace with the LTTE. Head of the peace secretariat set up by President Mahinda Rajapakse, Kohona is optimistic that Tamil Tigers will respond positively to Sri Lankan government's decision to draft a new . . .
- The Public-Private Divide (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 08, 2006)
The Economist, a magazine reputed for its special features on countries and global issues, among other things, recently published one on Indian business.
- On The Right Track (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 08, 2006)
Having messed up the country’s food management system to the extent of necessitating imports, the food and agriculture minister, Sharad Pawar, is now talking about measures that can undo the damage.
- Quota Ii: Punjab Oks Free Power For Scs, Poor Or Rich It Doesn’T Matter (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s appeal to political parties not to announce free power schemes seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
- The Freedom To Say No (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
General Musharraf and his loyalists have rejected the alliance between Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto. But shouldn’t that privilege lie with the people of Pakistan?
- Development With A Disclaimer (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
Kerala\'s new chief minister V.S. Achutanandan has a reputation for being conservative on development issues, but the Left clearly realises that jobs and investment in business can fetch good political dividends.
- India Promises To Restart Work On Projects In Nepal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
With the political situation in Nepal under transformation, India today agreed to restart work on three high-value projects that includes cross border rail links and building a road network in the Terai region.
- Nda Leaders To Court Arrest; Bjp Men Block Traffic (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Demanding an immediate rollback in the petroleum prices, the Opposition NDA today announced a protest programme, including satyagraha and courting arrest by its top leaders here on June 12.
- A New Line Of Thinking (Telegraph, Bidyut Chakrabarty, Jun 08, 2006)
The anti-reservations stir launched by members of the medical fraternity has brought back the ‘quota system’ into the limelight.
- Psst! A Petrol Home Truth (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
The CPM need not squeeze a rollback out of Manmohan Singh. A gentle reminder to chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and his finance minister Asim Dasgupta should do.
- Kanchenjungha (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 08, 2006)
How do we look at the mountains, and how do the mountains look at us? What roles do heights and distances play in the lives of our body, mind and eye?
- Rollback Of Petro Prices Ruled Out (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Jun 08, 2006)
Ruling out any rollback of hike in petrol and diesel prices at least for the time-being, the UPA government, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seems to be heading towards a confrontation with the Congress itself besides the Left parties and . . .
- India Inc Among Top Us Lobby Groups (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Jun 08, 2006)
In the uphill battle to influence or educate -- depending on how one looks at it -- the US Congress, Indian industry has taken baby steps.
- Office Of Profit Or Controversy? (Business Line, VINOD VYASULU, Jun 08, 2006)
Hopefully, the Bill will not be sent back to the President in its current form, and the political leaders will live up to their responsibilities.
- Big Blue And Blues (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
To read a general vote of foreign investor confidence in IBM’s decision of upgrading its presence in India would be overly optimistic.
- Congress-Bashing Gowda Lauds Son (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Proud father or angry politician? For Janata Dal (Secular) president H D Deve Gowda, the struggle to be either continues and when he took the stage at a workers’ convention in Lucknow on Wednesday, it was clear that the father had the upper hand.
- Montenegro Breaks Away (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2006)
With Montenegro proclaiming independence and separating from Serbia in the process, the disintegration of the former federation of Yugoslavia is almost complete.
- State Plans Duty Cut On Fuel Price (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Notwithstanding the fuel price hike shock delivered by the UPA government at the Centre, here is some good news for the people of Karnataka.
- Malaise Too Deep (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2006)
It is raining scandal in the Bharatiya Janata Party's backyard — sleaze, murder, and now a suspected case of liquor-and-drug overdose.
- Fuel Price Hike: Political Brief Ignored (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
The dissonance between government and the Congress over fuel prices is a result of the Union Cabinet having on Monday overshot the 'political brief' set out by the UPA leadership by hiking the price of petrol by Rs 4 and diesel by Rs 2.
- Facing The Tiff (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 08, 2006)
Political partnerships, like most other such ties, have their twists and turns. The relations between the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party too have their share of strains.
- Division Games (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
For Sharad Pawar politics is a kind of sport and sport is another field of politics. Just before he left for the US, his Nationalist Congress Party decided on Rahul Bajaj’s candidature for Rajya Sabha.
- Sc Seeks Tax Details From Mulayam Family (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
In a serious setback to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav facing fresh probe by the Income Tax (IT) Department for tax liabilities on alleged disproportionate assets, the Supreme Court today refused to stay authorities’ notices to him . . .
- Colombo On Course (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 08, 2006)
Although the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have neither softened their offensive posture nor ended their violent provocations, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse appears determined to persist with negotiations.
- Defiance Of Sc (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 08, 2006)
The manner in which Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has been trying to circumvent the Supreme Court’s April 21 order on the execution of the prestigious Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project is highly deplorable.
- Congress Keeps Pressure On, Blasts Bjp (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 08, 2006)
Worried that the party will pay a heavy political price for the latest fuel price hike, the Congress continued to press the UPA government for a partial rollback in order to the ease the burden on the common man.
- India Offers Nepal Pm Aid To Rebuild Nation (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday offered Nepali counterpart Girija Prasad Koirala an aid package to help rebuild his strife-torn country, officials said.
- Dangers Of Globalisation (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Jun 08, 2006)
Just as post modernism was the concept of the 1980s, globalization may be the concept of the 1990s. We are now on the road to the formation of a global society, as the needs and interests of all human beings are universally similar.
- On A Slippery Slope (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 08, 2006)
When it comes to fuel prices, India has been following a policy of mixing administrative controls with free market forces.
- Deora Meets Pm; No Roll-Back Of Fuel Price Hike (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
The government today ruled out any roll-back in fuel price hike announced on Monday, a decision that evoked sharp protests from political parties including the Congress and ruling UPA's Left allies.
- Prominent Lawmaker Backs Us-India Nuclear Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
A prominent US lawmaker has backed the US-India nuclear deal and said he is for a stronger relations between the two countries.
- Pm Against Rollback (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Two days after the Manmohan Singh Cabinet effected a steep increase in petroleum product prices, the contentious issue continues to be gripped by uncertainty.
- On Committees And Convertibility (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Jun 08, 2006)
Fortunately for India, very rarely do experts' views go unnoticed. Yet, not all the apparently sound diverse viewpoints get reflected in the final decisions. This is ironical since most bodies in both the public and private sectors strongly vouch . . .
- Bjp Disowns Atal Balm For Rahul (Telegraph, Poornima Joshi, Jun 08, 2006)
Fearful of more revelations in the Rahul Mahajan scandal, the BJP is scrambling to distance itself from Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s comments offering sympathy and help to the young man.
- Hurriyat And Delhi (Statesman, Sumer Kaul, Jun 08, 2006)
The Hurriyat conference, which calls itself the true representative of the people of Kashmir, refused to attend the round-table called by the Prime Minister in February.
- Nda Leaders To Court Arrest In Protest Against Oil Price Hike (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jun 08, 2006)
They say they are foraam aadmibut make his life much harder"
- Quotas For Obcs `For First Time Since Independence' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Constitution `provides for reservations for backward classes, citizens' Constitution `provides for reservations for backward classes, citizens'
Arguments of anti-reservationists baseless
Such move taken after 60 years of freedom
- Pm Rules Out Rollback But Petrol Politics Still At Play (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
As principal Opposition BJP and other parties hit the streets in a robust protest against Monday's petrol price hike, the UPA Government on Wednesday ruled out any rollback.
- Protest Against Hike In Fuel Prices (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
`BJP would continue the agitation till Union Government gives relief to the people'
`The reins of power are in the hands of Super Prime Minister Sonia Gandhi'
Left parties criticised for indulging in double standards and political drama by . . .
- Bjp Launches Agitation Across The Country (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 08, 2006)
Demands a complete rollback of the "anti-people" measure of increasing prices of petrol and diesel
NDA protest demonstration on June 12 and again on June 19
Traffic halted at 400 places, effigies burnt, trains stopped
- 'A Dangerous Trend' (OutLook, Mahesh Bhatt, Jun 08, 2006)
'Do not forget that student wing of Congress party, the NSUI has also opposed Fanaa in Gujarat and my petition also includes that,' argues the outspoken film director, reiterating also that 'it is wrong and illogical for the states to ban Da Vinci . . .
- "Indo-Israel Ties Should Not Be At The Expense Of Palestinians" (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Saddled with running a bankrupt Palestinian Authority, the Hamas PM faces pressure from the Israeli President's call for a referendum on the right of Israel to exist alongside Palestine.
- Maoist Yoke Choking Nepal, Koirala Tells Pm (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Jun 08, 2006)
Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala is in New Delhi with the express aim of seeking India's help to curb growing Maoist intransigence back home as the rebels are threatening to abort their current dialogue with Nepal's Seven Party Alliance.
- The Sensex Reacts To Questionable Policies (The Financial Express, P VAIDYANATHAN IYER, Jun 08, 2006)
While global markets did tug downwards, the UPA government did quite a bit to aid the market slide.
- India Offers Nepal Pm Aid To Rebuild Nation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Reaffirms commitment to rebuild Nepal’s infrastructure in accordance with Kathmandu’s prioritiesm
- Sinha Discusses Indian Budget-Making Process (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Yashwant Sinha, the former Indian finance and external minister, on Wednesday addressed parliamentarians about the budget-making process in India at a parliamentary development course.
- The Jerusalem Trophy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 08, 2006)
If recent incidents in West Asia are anything to go by, 'Islamic Zionism' is much stronger than the Jewish variety, writes Daniel Pipes.
- Where A Tragedy Occurs Everyday (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 08, 2006)
Iraq is in such chaos that no one is safe from murder and kidnapping even in a heavily guarded city like Baghdad, says Marianna Belenkaya.
- Balochistan Logjam (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 08, 2006)
TUESDAY’s acts of sabotage in Balochistan coincided with some heated speeches in the provincial assembly about the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, with MPAs demanding a higher royalty for the province.
- Wearing Too Many Hats (Pioneer, Wilson John, Jun 08, 2006)
General election in Pakistan is due next year. The terms of the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies expire on November 15, 2007.
- Us Congress Urged To Support India N-Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
An influential foreign policy group on Wednesday urged the US Congress to ratify a deal to ship nuclear technology and fuel to India, but delay final approval until receiving assurances of India’s non-proliferation efforts.
- No Rollback Of Oil Prices (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Jun 08, 2006)
Rationale to be explained to Left
- 'Maoists Must Abandon Violence' (OutLook, Navtej Sarna, Jun 08, 2006)
'We support the peace efforts of the Government of Nepal and the Maoists and we believe that Maoists must abandon violence and must accept the discipline of multiparty democracy to enter the mainstream of politics in Nepal'
- Transcending Borders (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too, and where all people live life in peace. What a dream, but that's the world John Lennon paints in `Imagine.' "Imagine all the people sharing all the world... and the world will live as one."
- A Retrograde Move: Jan Morcha Should Shun Communalism (The Economic Times, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 08, 2006)
Marriages of convenience in Indian politics have often been misconceived experiments in bad blood and poor politics.
- Warily, India And China To Reopen Silk Route Trade (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 08, 2006)
As the rain sweeps across the high Himalayan pass, a Chinese soldier arrives at the three strands of barbed wire which separate his country's territory from that of long-time rival India.
- Sale Of Subsidised Foodstuffs (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 08, 2006)
A day after the budget, the Utility Stores Corporation's outlets have been selling pulses and sugar at subsidised rates.
- Of Responses And Rationality (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 08, 2006)
Deriving commercial advantage out of people's tragedy, which is what media is doing, is not a sign of healthy society, says Vinayshil Gautam.
- Stand Firm Against Populism: Recklessness Will Destroy Oil Cos (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 08, 2006)
The Centre must stand firm and not give in to the gratuitous talk of rolling back the belated hike in petrol and diesel prices.
- Daily Incidence Of Blasts In Balochistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 08, 2006)
A Major gas pipeline of 18 inch diameter was blown up with explosives on Tuesday night in Sui Town disrupting gas supply to the down country areas.
- Dialogue On Balochistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 08, 2006)
On the heels of former army chief Jehangir Karamat's advice to the government not to take a military route in Balochistan now comes a plea for dialogue by the deputy speaker of the Balochistan Assembly, and a member of the ruling PML.
- India's Nuclear Conundrum (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 07, 2006)
The actual long-term economic costs of civilian nuclear energy tend to be obscured in discussion of its supposed limitless possibilities
- Cracks Widen Within Upa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The political management within the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has gone completely haywire, with allies targeting each other in almost a free-for-all anarchy.
- Fuel Price Hike: Bjp To Hit Streets (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Amidst all-round clamour against the price hike, the UPA government is going to face a massive political mobilisation across the country in the coming days.
- Maoists Target Koirala After King In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
In an unveiled threat to the Girija Prasad Koirala Government, Maoist leader Prachanda has warned that the rebels will resort to violence if political parties did not accept their demand to set up a republican state after holding Constituent . . .
- Bengal Reformation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 07, 2006)
Mr Bhattacharjee attempts too much, too late
- Jihad Of Several Kinds (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Jun 07, 2006)
IF I had the authority I would ban the use of the word “jihad” except for jihad proper.
- Myopic On Economic Reforms (Business Line, A K Bhattacharya, Jun 07, 2006)
Economic reforms will certainly rank as among the most widely used—often misused and abused—expression in India today.
- Sc Moots Fresh Bid For Haryana Liquor Vends (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
In a bid to resolve the Haryana liquor auction issue, the Supreme Court today mooted a proposal for the fresh bid of 1,140 “non-auctioned” vends which were allotted by the state government through “negotiation” after not finding sufficient claimants . . .
- Nepal Pm Seeks Indian Aid For Ravaged Economy (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala arrived in India on Tuesday seeking aid to support his new government's efforts to rebuild the economy, devastated by political instability and a long-running Maoist insurgency.
- Ex-General’S Piece Of Advice (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jun 07, 2006)
AN EX-ARMY colleague has some advice for Pervez Musharraf. General (retired) Jehangir Karamat, who is returning home from Washington after completing his two year term as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, does not appear to be one of those . . .
- Affirmative Action And Caste Dilemmas (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Indian businesses are taking a skewed view of `affirmative action' in the U.S. to sell a strategy that is big on promises and low on accountability.
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