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Articles 13221 through 13320 of 43820:
- Minority Government In Tamil Nadu (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 28, 2006)
The DMK's manifesto and alliance arithmetic enable M. Karunanidhi to take charge as Chief Minister for the fifth time in Tamil Nadu.
- Towards An Alternative (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 28, 2006)
Voters in Tamil Nadu have begun to think of an alternative to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which have alternately ruled the State for 40 years.
- Coalition In Assam (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, May 28, 2006)
The Congress returns to power in Assam, but with Bodo support which will be difficult to handle.
- Budhia Singh's Feat (Frontline, PRAFULLA DAS, May 28, 2006)
Budhia Singh's record-breaking run sets off a public debate involving the issue of child rights.
- Should The Troops Come Home Now? (Jordan Times, Ian Bremmer, May 28, 2006)
Last weekend’s announcement that Iraqi lawmakers have finally formed a unity government is welcome news, both for Iraq and for George W. Bush and Tony Blair.
- Palestinians’ Internal And External Problems Are Tackled By Arabic . . . (Jordan Times, Thamer Abu Baker, May 28, 2006)
Ali Ibrahim said in the London-based daily Asharq Al Awsat that the clashes between Fateh and Hamas in Gaza Strip could lead to a Palestinian civil war.
- Oil Prices To Go Up Next Week : Deora (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh ministry has decided to hike the prices of petrol and diesel next week despite resistance from Left parties.
- Affirmative Action (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 28, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government should be commended for its prudent dealings in Jammu and Kashmir.
- A Sporting Summer (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 28, 2006)
The ongoing summer of 2006 has been long and hot in more ways than one.
- Why Peace? (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, May 28, 2006)
Autonomy" and "self rule" have entered the rubric of the Kashmir peace process. During this week's Round Table Conference for which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh travelled to . . .
- Hurriyat Doesn't Represent Kashmir (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 28, 2006)
The vast Gilgit-Baltistan area, comprising over 28,000 square kilometres, is both geographically and historically crucial in the contemporary context.
- A Life Of Service (Hindu, ANDREW WYATT, May 28, 2006)
Akkamma Devi was the first woman graduate from the Badaga community .
- Pakistanis Try Confronting Shame Of Honour Killing (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Ayesha Baloch was dragged to a field, her brother-in-law held the 18-year-old down, her husband sat astride her legs and slit her upper lip and nostril with a knife.
- ‘International Legitimacy And Justice As The Basis For Peace In Palestine’ (Jordan Times, Musa Keilani, May 28, 2006)
For the moment, Hamas has defused tension in the Gaza Strip by ordering its 3,000-strong paramilitary force off the streets after clashes with President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fateh militias that sparked fears of a Palestinian civil war.
- Talk To The Real People (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, May 28, 2006)
The discourse on Jammu and Kashmir is currently and overwhelmingly defined by those who resort to terrorism, their sponsors and their front organisations.
- Need To Accelerate Ipi Project (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 28, 2006)
Pakistan and Iran have declared that they would not succumb to any external pressure on the multi-billion dollar gas pipeline saying that the project should be initiated soon.
- Al Gore’S Comeback (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 28, 2006)
F.scott Fitzgerald’s principle that “there are no second acts in American lives” does not apply to Al Gore.
- Manmohan's Failure (Business Standard, T N Ninan, May 28, 2006)
The most important strategic issue facing India is not a nuisance called Pakistan; it is not nuclear elbow-room via a deal with the United States; and it is not getting a permanent seat in the Security Council. Instead, it is the rise of China.
- The ‘Charter Of Democracy’ (Dawn, Anwar Syed, May 28, 2006)
The “charter of democracy” that Ms Benazir Bhutto and Mian Nawaz Sharif issued on May 15, 2006, is noteworthy both for what it does say and that which it omits.
- Making False Promises (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, May 28, 2006)
The doings of the government and other public institutions are being increasingly marked more by propaganda than by commitment to the people’s welfare.
- Amarinder Da Code (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 28, 2006)
It is the Punjab CM’s job to protect basic freedoms. It is not his job to ban films
- An Alliance To Contain China (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, May 28, 2006)
The latest U.S.-Japan security accord focusses on China and stresses joint preparedness in the military domain.
- Left Sweep Poet In Disguise (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, May 28, 2006)
The Left Front wins for the seventh consecutive time, with a whopping three-fourths majority, in West Bengal.
- Ascendant Left (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, May 28, 2006)
The May 2006 Assembly elections place the Left in its strongest ever position in India's parliamentary and legislative history.
- My Seat, Mai Baap (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 28, 2006)
Most people of my generation got their first exposure to the complexities of national politics through the dark phase of the Emergency.
- Sex Racket In Srinagar (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 28, 2006)
Despite saturation coverage of the protests against a commercial sex racket in Srinagar, their political content has passed unexamined.
- The Success And Failure Of Dora Maar (Hindu, GIRIDHAR KHASNIS, May 28, 2006)
The fascinating narrative behind Picasso's "Dora Maar au Chat", which recently went for $95.2 million at Sotheby's.
- Irrepressible Metropolis (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, May 28, 2006)
Filmmaker Madhusree Dutta's "Seven Islands and a Metro" focusses on the invisible citizens who keep the city's wheels running.
- Grow Up, Aamir (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 28, 2006)
It's quite astonishing what a deliberately obfuscatory media and liberal doses of Left propaganda can do to confuse an issue and spread disinformation.
- The Aq Khan ‘Factor’ Again! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 28, 2006)
A US Congress subcommittee on international terrorism and non-proliferation has heard the testimony of an expert who said that the case of nuclear proliferation against Dr AQ Khan of Pakistan was “far from closed” and that the Pakistani . . .
- Straining Ceasefire (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, May 28, 2006)
A full-fledged but undeclared politico-military conflict is under way between the Sri Lankan state and the separatists.
- Bhangar To Singur (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 28, 2006)
The embarrassment is discouraging
Nothing may have happened in the Chief Minister’s reckoning, but the car has hit a road-breaker even before it has been set in motion.
- At Their Masters Service ! (Daily Excelsior, Col. (Retd.) Surendra Sharma, May 28, 2006)
The Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil, has suggested beefing up intelligence set up in Jammu & Kashmir. It is not for the first time that such suggestions have emanated from the Government.
- History — A Neglected Subject (Daily Excelsior, Raj Kumar, May 28, 2006)
History is an important branch of social science to be taught to the students at the school level.
- Brazil Starts Enriching Uranium (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 28, 2006)
When planet earth’s mightiest power considers you a good boy, you cannot do anything wrong.
- Kashmir Problem Biggest Challenge For India’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Speaker of the Indian lower house, Somnath Chatterjee has said the Kashmir problem is the biggest challenge facing India and expressed the hope that it will be resolved.
- Unwieldly Peace (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 28, 2006)
High-level U.S. intervention has enabled the signing of a peace agreement on Darfur, which will be difficult to enforce.
- Nationalising Natural Resources (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 28, 2006)
Bolivia takes major steps towards reclaiming its natural resources by nationalising its hydrocarbon sector.
- Oil Prices To Go Up Next Week: Deora (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
The government will increase fuel prices next week, but would ensure that the weaker sections are not burdened by the hike, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said today.
- Arcelor, Severstal May Purchase More Steel Assets (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Arcelor and Severstal will consider more acquisitions after uniting to become the supplier of one-fifth of the steel used in the auto industry worldwide, senior company executives said on Saturday.
- Kashmir: Another View (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , May 28, 2006)
In the divisive politics of Kashmir, local voices, providing a different perspective, usually go unheard. "She" is a welcome change.
- India And The Asean (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, May 28, 2006)
Ever since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh unveiled his vision of an Asian Economic Union and pan-Asian Free Trade Area at the first -ever East Asian Summit in Kuala Lumpur last December, India has taken up in right earnest the task of forging more . . .
- Clear Choice In Kerala A Cannon's Tale (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, May 28, 2006)
Kerala votes against the neoliberal agenda of the Congress-led front, which is backed by sectarian interests.
- The Greatest Indians (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , May 28, 2006)
Indian classical musicians seek, and some of them achieve, perfection.
- Coalition Comes To Rule At States Too (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 28, 2006)
The results of the Assembly elections have established one thing very clearly—that alliances and coalitions are an inevitability at the Centre and increasingly in the states.
- Bending Communism Like Buddha In The Citadel Of Marxism (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, May 28, 2006)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya has unleashed a virtual revolution in the Marxist citadel.
- In Search Of A Sustainable Lifestyle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Prasanna’s Desi Jeevana Paddati is both a critique of modern lifestyle and an attempt to evolve an alternative, sustainable lifestyle, writes Ramesh Mysore.
- Crooks And Countries (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 28, 2006)
Enron is symptomatic of American capitalism — showing what’s good about it
- Beijing's Arab Initiative (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 28, 2006)
After a highly focused African initiative that will conclude in a China-Africa summit later this year, Beijing is well poised to repeat the pattern in the Arab world.
- When The Market Fell By 10% In Two Days (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 28, 2006)
Only the most naive or foolish investors would say that a sharp correction in the capital market was either unanticipated or unwarranted.
- Corporate Media, Advocacy Journalism (Jordan Times, Norman Solomon, May 28, 2006)
We see this kind of news story now and again. Sometimes we try to imagine the people behind the numbers, the human realities underneath the surface abstractions. But overall, the responses testify to journalism’s failings — and our own.
- Widening Agitation (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 28, 2006)
After the Satyendra Dubey and Jessica Lal murders, the government of the day is again in danger of failing to recognise the depth of public anger over increased reservations.
- Just A Turn Left, Or About-Turn? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 28, 2006)
Last week’s election results are scary for two reasons. The resounding victory of the Left in West Bengal and Kerala, and the meltdown of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- The Doctor Needs A Shot In The Arm (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 28, 2006)
Two years in the saddle, the Prime Minister runs the risk of being the fall guy unless he sorts out issues with Sonia and gets her backing
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 28, 2006)
Amma’s got a lot done so why’s she worried? Is there a gleam behind those famous Karunanidhi goggles? What’s Kalam doing atop a building? Looking for answers from a limo
- Left In Government (Frontline, Prabhat Patnaik, May 28, 2006)
The Left is now placed in a happy transitional period when it can get the support of rural toilers and urban middle classes.
- Hope Is Not A Method (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 28, 2006)
As Nepal moves towards a new order, its governing parliamentarians would do well to heed that most fundamental of maxims: Hope is not a method.
- Where Do Arjun, Sonia's Grandkids Study? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 28, 2006)
First, let us drop the pretense that Mr Arjun 27 per cent was acting on his own when he announced his new quotas.
- No More Temples Of Learning (Tribune, Vikram Chadha, May 28, 2006)
Sagacious leaders of free India reposed an unflinching faith in the educationists and teachers for shaping the destiny of the country, and thus used such metaphors as 'temples of learning and knowledge' for universities and other academic establishments,
- Way Out Of Reservation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 28, 2006)
Like other socially conscious citizens, I too have been concerned about the protracted agitation against reservation in institutes of higher education for OBCs, and the impasse created by the rigid stand taken by both the government and the agitators.
- Semantics Over Self-Governance (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 28, 2006)
The Kashmir leaders rose above the party line, the PM kept a flexible approach and there are five new jobs for out-of-power politicians
- Improving Panchayati Raj Institutions (Tribune, Mahi Pal, May 28, 2006)
The conclusion that emerged from a workshop of elected representatives of Panchayats who belong to the Scheduled Castes, organised by HIRD, was that due to the prevailing stranglehold of the caste structure in rural society, neither respect for . . .
- Us Divided Over Israel (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, May 28, 2006)
West Asian issues are likely to play an important role in the US mid-term elections less than a half-year away.
- Recrafting Roles For Growth (Tribune, Kiran Soni Gupta, May 28, 2006)
All growth has been despite the government, said a panellist. Another echoed that the “corruption in government is the only factor in withholding growth”. Huge pronouncements—are they a myth, fashion or a reality?
- A Time To Learn (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, May 28, 2006)
In reply to my question in the Rajya Sabha this session, the HRD Ministry acknowledged the fact that the budgetary provision for adult education in fiscal 2006-07 has been cut by one-fifth to Rs. 214 crore.
- Anti-Corruption Campaigner (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 28, 2006)
His full name is Velikakathu Shankaran Achuthanandan.
- In Search Of Role Models (Hindu, E.C. Thomas, May 28, 2006)
Do these names ring any bells? Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Kaavya Viswanathan, Chen Jin, A.Q. Khan and Jayson Blair. Well, all of them wanted to be rich and famous in a hurry and sacrificed their souls in that process.
- Siachen Logjam (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 28, 2006)
The failure of the India-Pakistan Defence Secretary-level talks on demilitarising Siachen, the world's highest and most inhospitable battlefield, has not come as a surprise.
- Rising Tiger And Roaring Dragon (Deccan Herald, Henry Chu, May 27, 2006)
China, for all its problems, remains the runaway leader on many fronts, in spite of India's emergence as a high-tech colossus, the cascade of jobs created by Western outsourcing and the nudge into the middle class of millions of aspiring workers...
- Galbraith And India (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 27, 2006)
John Kenneth Galbraith was, if not the most influential, certainly the most imposing of all American ambassadors to India.
- Key ‘India-Unfriendly’ Us Congman Comes Out Supporting N-Deal (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, May 27, 2006)
Indian efforts to get the US Congress consent on the nuclear deal has received a significant with Dan Burton, the most vocal India-baiter, coming out in support of the legislation enabling full civil nuclear cooperation between both countries.
- Book On Kashmir Released (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Friday hoped a lasting solution to Kashmir problem could be found if the Government, persisting with its peace initiatives, moves in the right direction.
- Two Leaders And A General (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, May 27, 2006)
Benazir and Sharif can still mobilise a following, but they lack the guts to rough it out
- The Bsp's Amazing Journey (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, May 27, 2006)
That today sections of upper castes seem to prefer the BSP to the BJP speaks to the long distance travelled by Mayawati's party.
- Bjp Launches Offensive On Telangana (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Even as hectic behind-the-scene activities on the Telangana State issue has shifted to Delhi with the State leaders of Congress and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti busy meeting the AICC president Sonia Gandhi, the BJP has started making moves to . . .
- Defy Intolerance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 27, 2006)
The campaign against Fanaa is wrong and undemocratic
- Sonia’S Wake-Up Call To Her Ministers: Help Build The Party (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked Congress ministers to play an active role in organisation building and devote time for ordinary workers. Regretting that many ministers were not doing this at present, she said ministers on tour must visit the ‘‘l
- Call For Stronger Communist Movement For Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Editor of Visalandhra Eedpuganti Nageswara Rao has stressed the need for stronger Communist movement in the country for better development.
- Around A Table (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 27, 2006)
As preparations were being made for the Srinagar roundtable conference a leading New Delhi newspaper drew a telling cartoon.
- Pm For Pragmatic Solutions With Humane Face (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, May 27, 2006)
Hardcore skeptics in Jammu and Kashmir who had written off the second Roundtable conference as an exercise in futility were in for a rude shock.
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