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Articles 14621 through 14720 of 43820:
- Presidential Election (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 09, 2006)
It is not usual to begin an editorial with a fresh quote but this one is too apt to go unreported. "Now who is electing whom? They electing him -- isn't it vice versa?" responds a young journalist spontaneously as she hears of the ruling Pakistan . . .
- Unfair Criticism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 09, 2006)
Two more statements — one by a US official and the other by the Afghan foreign minister — have accused Islamabad of not doing enough in the war on terror.
- Reading The Lines Of Future (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , May 09, 2006)
Anyone who can peep into time's womb wins instant respect. Whether it is the wandering woman with the clairvoyant parrot in the cage, or the man on the pavement with the magnifying glass who reads in the lines of the hand life's secrets, or the poll . . .
- Another Exhibition (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 09, 2006)
An encounter with truth" is the name of the photo exhibition currently in progress in the national capital. It has been organised by the Ajay Chrangoo faction of Panun Kashmir focussing on "expulsion of Hindus" from the Kashmir region.
- Iran Is Sponsoring Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
Kofi Annan writes to the Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, Javad Zarif.
- The Power Of The Word-Of-Mouth Message (The Financial Express, Mahesh Bhatt, May 09, 2006)
It is an amazingly powerful force every product manufacturer wants but is also petrified of.
- Growth, Poverty And Employment In States (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, May 09, 2006)
A recent study says the richer and faster growing states have effectively reduced poverty, created jobs .
- Secularism Of Convenience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
A 'dargah' where 'puja' is held can be termed Islamic only in Gujarat because it's convenient, says Tarun Vijay
- Who Is Stoking Communal Fire? (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, May 09, 2006)
A week ago two Indian States - Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir and Hindu majority Gujarat - were in the news for all the wrong reasons.
- Dam Work To Go On, Says Supreme Court (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Declining to stop the construction work of raising the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam, the Supreme Court on Monday asked all the parties to fully cooperate and not cause any obstruction in the work of survey teams by the Central group.
- Nepal Parties Upset Over Proactive Cpm Mediation (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, May 09, 2006)
Indian Left's overzealous moves on 'Nepal mediation' has elicited adverse reaction from the Nepalese Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and particularly the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
- Mk Predicts Landslide Victory For Dpa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and four times Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, who is leading a six-party Democratic Progressive Alliance, told reporters here on Monday that his alliance would get not less than 200 seats in the 234-member Tamil Nadu . . .
- Bombs Kill 7 Iraqis, Us Soldiers (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Bombs killed a US soldier and seven Iraqis on Monday as politicians haggled over key posts in the new Cabinet, officials said. Another American died the day before in northern Iraq, according to a US statement.
- Sailing Solid (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 09, 2006)
The navy chief reassures
The tradition of the captain going down with his ship, colours nailed to the mast, has long been abandoned but the Chief of the Naval Staff has just telegraphed a manful message ~ he assumes responsibility for what goes . . .
- Dam Displaced At Mercy Of Two Ms (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Manmohan Singh or the monsoon — only they can interfere with the height of the Narmada dam now.
- Dominant Discourse In Politics (Hindu, K. N. Panikkar, May 09, 2006)
Paints a broad canvas of the several strands of contemporary politics impinging on secular nationalism
- Many Voices (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 09, 2006)
Irrespective of the results, the vote in Bengal has been a major triumph of the Election Commission.
- The Plight Of Women In Iraq (Hindu, Natasha Walter, May 09, 2006)
Women in Iraq are living a nightmare that is hidden from the West. Now one of them has turned film-maker to give us a window on to what they endure. She reveals what she saw.
- Swadeshi Sonia (Pioneer, Swadeshi Sonia, May 09, 2006)
In writing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the eve of the Rae Bareli by-election and arguing against free trade agreements (FTAs) aimed at allowing Indians greater access to agricultural and manufacturing imports, Congress president Sonia Gandhi . . .
- Rift Between Hizb And Jamait-Ul-Mujahideen Deepens (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The rift between the Hizbul Mujahideen and Jamait-ul-Mujahideen has further deepened with the former accusing the latter of violating the code of conduct set by the Muzaffarabad-based United Jehad Council.
- Top Court Brings No Joy To Jaya (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Election Commission's view disqualifying Samajwadi Party leader Jaya Bachchan from the Rajya Sabha and ruled that MPs and MLAs would lose membership of the House even if they had not accepted a single pie as . . .
- Exit Jaya, Enter Mk, Polls Predict (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
After weeks of suspense over the outcome of the assembly poll and the fortunes of the fierce political rivals in the state, the DMK-led alliance’s formidable arithmetic appeared to have prevailed over the AIADMK chemistry, notwithstanding a large turnout
- Exit Sign For Jaya; Left Set To Sweep Kerala, Bengal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
It’s bad news for the Congress. According to an exit poll conducted by Times Now, Congress is expected to bow out of office in Kerala and Assam, remain in the fringes in West Bengal, and hang in by the coat-tials of senior partner DMK in Tamil Nadu.
- Another Great Game? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 09, 2006)
India should read right the renewed note of hostility in US-Russia relations
- On Sonia’S Fta Concern, Pm Said Nothing To Worry (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, May 09, 2006)
On April 10, just a day before Congress President Sonia Gandhi sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing reservations on the free trade agreement with ASEAN countries, Minister of State for Commerce and member of her National Advisory . .
- Upa Is Following Modi's Brand Of Development (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , May 09, 2006)
`Court not upholding its own judgments leave alone rehabilitation'
"UPA Government has proved its brand of development has no human face"
Says Manmohan rejected the report of his own Group of Ministers
Fight for rehabilitation may no longer remain a
- Sc Declines To Stop Work On Dam Height (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Asks Manmohan to take a decision
Height of dam to be raised
Rehabilitation Oversight Group to submit report by June-end
Madhya Pradesh's claim that oustees have been rehabilitated, refuted
- Tamil Nadu Records 65 Per Cent Polling (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Madurai, Erode register the highest — 73 per cent; Theni the lowest — 57 per cent
At Nariampatti, 45 votes were cast forcefully
Incidents of poll boycott in some places
- Reason’S Bench Mark (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 09, 2006)
Apex court cuts through clutter: uninterrupted construction of dam plus credible rehab
- 'Energy Efficiency Is Good Investment' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 09, 2006)
Power rationing and breakdowns are regular features of summer. Also, global energy geopolitics continues to keep consumers on the edge, with countries driving bargains for access to oil. Mike Thompson, director, environmental affairs, TRANE, a US . . .
- A Historic Opportunity For Separatists: Azad (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 09, 2006)
Round-table conference on Kashmir to be held on May 25
CBI to probe sex scandal, says CM
Protests continue in many areas
- Briefly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The Karnataka Sahitya Academy has invited entries for its annual book awards in 18 categories from publishers and authors of books published in 2005. Each award comes with a purse of Rs. 5,000.
- Politics Of Hero Worship And Filmdom (Hindu, Suresh Nambath and K. Ramachandran, May 09, 2006)
An objective and insightful firsthand narrative of the oddities of Tamil Nadu politics by a writer and journalist
- Ensuring Justice In A Flat World (Hindu, T.K. Viswanathan, May 09, 2006)
The authority of law will shift from sovereignty of nation states to consensual submission to rules evolved contractually by the participants.
- Mirwaiz Urges Changes On Ground (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Chairman of the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has stressed the need for what he said change in the ground situation and said it was vital for the success of the peace process, adding that it would lead to the resolution of the . . .
- Oic Links Ties With India To Kashmir Settlement (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, May 08, 2006)
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has linked development of positive relations with India to a just settlement of the Kashmir dispute.
- Tackling The Bubbles Threat (Hindu, K. Subramanian, May 08, 2006)
What the RBI is trying to do is to erect fences to safeguard the real economy from shocks
Much of the debate on bubbles (asset price inflation) is in the context of the relationship between asset prices and inflation and strategies for inflation targeti
- India Needs To Be More Proactive (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 08, 2006)
Despite Dr Manmohan Singh presenting a vision of a Pan-Asian Free Trade Agreement, the signals from the Asian Development Bank meeting in Hyderabad are a reminder that India remains some distance away from finding a place at the heart of the movement . .
- Privatising Privatisation (Jordan Times, Yusuf Mansur, May 08, 2006)
In the mid-1990s, Jordan boasted with its privatisation programme and with being the first in many aspects of reform in the region. Privatisation resulted in decreased numbers of people employed by the public sector and the trend, aided by an . . .
- Bangladesh Crisis (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
It is hardly surprising that the 14-party Opposition alliance in Bangladesh has rejected the draft voters . . .
- Terror Tactic Of The Times (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, May 08, 2006)
Suicide terrorism is the flavour of season, whether in India, Sri Lanka, West Asia or Pakistan. Suicide terror attack is invariably politically motivated. It is aggressive, brutal and generally executed by an individual or a group of individuals.
- Coaching Them To Think (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, May 08, 2006)
The media is the message," said Marshall Mcluhan exhorting people to "know the now". Indeed, media is the single most powerful force that determines how people think, feel, act and react to events and situations. Breaking news and banner headlines . . .
- Monday Blues (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
After days of non-news and tragic news, the political media must look forward to the week that starts today with unusual excitement. India is poised for one of its most newsy seven days in a long, long time.
- A Throwback To The 1970s (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 08, 2006)
No sooner had an anti-terrorist court accepted the bail bonds of PML(N) leaders Kh Saad Rafiq and Zaeem Qadri, and 10 party workers, arrested on charges of setting fire to the Punjab Assembly building and disturbing law and order during the Lahore . . .
- Nepal Recalls 12 Ambassadors (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 08, 2006)
Pro-democracy movement toll 21; Maoists want interim constitution
- A Government Struggles To Stay Afloat (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, May 08, 2006)
France appears to have a lame duck government, with a whole year to go before presidential and legislative elections are held. One of the ways out would be to dissolve parliament and hold elections as soon as possible.
- Blair's Successor Ends Mystery Cat Role (Hindu, Vidya Ram, May 08, 2006)
Gordon Brown's return to the public stage, after the party's poor performance in the local elections, signals he is ready to take over. But is Tony Blair ready to hand over?
- Blair Dares His Foes To Come And Get Him (Hindu, Andrew Rawnsley, May 08, 2006)
After his aggressive reshuffle, the British Prime Minister will not concede to those Labour MPs demanding a date for his departure.
- Doha Round: Hopes Even After Missing A Deadline? (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, May 08, 2006)
Progress depends principally on the U.S. and the EU
For developing countries multilateral trade as embodied by the WTO is the way forward. There is therefore plenty at stake in speeding up the Doha round.
- Under An Unkind Sun (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, May 08, 2006)
India should care for its citizens working abroad in difficult conditions
- Breaking The Space Barrier (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, May 08, 2006)
Fed up with the secrecy of NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and the bloated government bureaucracy it represents, heads are being knocked together to see if alternative business models can make the cost of Space travel cheaper . .
- `Cbi Findings Against Chautala Should Be Made Public' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Rs 15,000 crores to be spent under the rural job scheme, says Selja
- Corporate Restructuring In Europe — Lessons And Opportunities For India (Business Line, Mohan Murti, May 08, 2006)
With the rest of the industrialised world, Europe too is currently in an era of rapid industrial change and massive restructuring.
- U.P. Assembly Polls Likely In February: Mulayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Criticises Centre for its ``pro-US'' foreign policy
- Wooing Adb (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 08, 2006)
With the new face of the Left
Asim Dasgupta’s desperate effort to present West Bengal’s case for infrastructure funds from the Asian Development Bank is in line with Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s claim that his state is now the best destination for . . .
- Little Master Bows To The Gods For A Slice Of Luck (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who is on a pilgrimage to Karnataka, visited the Kukke Subramanya Temple near Mangalore on Sunday and performed rituals presumably to shield him from injuries and also to help revive his batting fortune.
- Facing Opp On Quota, Arjun Digs Up Left Connection (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, May 08, 2006)
Rattled over the adverse fallout of his move to extend reservation to OBC in the premier educational institutions like IITs and IIMs, Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh is now exploring his Left connection to fortify his position . . .
- Serious Crisis (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 08, 2006)
India should tackle malnourishment immediately
- Dangerous Liaisons (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 08, 2006)
Truce without solution bodes ill for N-east
The Naga problem begs solution or else the ceasefire, the terms of which expire on 31 July, seems headed for collapse.
- Left Combine To Have State-Level Understanding With Congress In A.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Even APCC chief and YSR had responded positively to the pact, says CPI member
- Promise Of Transborder Gas Pipelines (Hindu, Vinish Kathuria, May 08, 2006)
Political factors stand in the way of three crucial regional deals
Apart from wheeling charges and issues relating to inter-dependence, India will have to consider the menace of insurgency in transit countries.
- Parliament Session Set To Be Stormy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Somnath to meet party leaders on Tuesday
Government to look into office-of-profit legislation
BJP to raise Congress' role in Volcker report in Parliament
- Access To N-Technology: Right Vs Reality (Dawn, Shaukat Umer, May 08, 2006)
I write this analysis with some reluctance since much has been written in these columns on Iran’s nuclear programme.
- Bush Says Wants Guantanamo Closed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The last American survivor of the Titanic wreck has died in the state of Massachusetts aged 99.
- A Case Of Violent Ejectment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 08, 2006)
IN the Karachi city government’s latest anti-encroachment drive operation — this time in Sohrab Goth on Friday — violence broke out between the encroachers and the police in which one person died and 20 others were injured.
- Another Verbal Skirmish With Kabul (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 08, 2006)
The US State Department Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, Henry Crumpton, has launched another verbal skirmish with Islamabad over the presence or otherwise of Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan. He admitted Pakistan was fighting . . .
- On A Low Key ... And Some Gaps (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 08, 2006)
The reverberations of Election 2006 have reached the Readers' Editor's office too. Grievances and complaints came in a steady stream.
- King’S Party Woes (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 08, 2006)
The PML Central Executive Committee, which met in Islamabad on Saturday to discuss intra-party elections, shifted its focus to General Musharraf’s re-election as President, but there was a divided opinion on whether he should retain the office of . . .
- Bjp Versus Bjp (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 08, 2006)
Though Uma Bharti broke with the Bharatiya Janata Party some months ago, she could not exorcise her past — as was evident from her almost obsessive claim that she was the "real BJP."
- The Glitter Of Gold (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 08, 2006)
Surely, this is not the promised ‘Golden Age’ where the price of the precious yellow metal has crossed Rs 10,000 per 10 gm. Instead of adding lustre to the lives of a billion people, bullion markets have soared to a historic peak.
- Hallmarks Of The New Age - Buoyant Taxes, Stable Revenues (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, May 08, 2006)
Buoyancy in tax collection, apart from the general performance of the economy, depends on the structure and stability of tax policies and improvement in tax administration.
Revenue is not to be measured against any one single factor. Apart from tax . .
- Musharraf In The List (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 08, 2006)
Surprise! Surprise! Musharraf has made Time magazine’s 2006 list of the 100 most influential people on Planet Earth in the section devoted to leaders and revolutionaries.
- Nepal Orders King's Ambassadors To Return Home (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Nepal's new multi-party cabinet has recalled ambassadors from 12 countries, including India and the United States, and cancelled appointments made by the king during his rule by royal decree.
- Newer Look (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 08, 2006)
Celebrating his party’s victory in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham last Friday morning, the Conservative Party leader, Mr David Cameron, noted that the last time the Tories had won here, he was just a one-year-old infant.
- No Longer A `Functioning Chaos' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 08, 2006)
Thanks mainly to the economic reforms, which have unleashed the productive powers of the nation and its people, India does not figure in the list of `failed states'. Indeed it has come a long way from being so described, in the 1970s, and a . . .
- Fight The Evil (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 08, 2006)
Last week-end's bandh and violence in the Kashmir region should not come as a big surprise. Any area or community will be up in arms against the evil of prostitution.
- Assess Damage, Find Solutions (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 08, 2006)
The market still underestimates the seriousness of data integrity issues and deficient supervision
- The Minister’S Private War (Indian Express, Natwar Singh, May 08, 2006)
If Natwar Singh had stepped down, he could have emerged with his stature enhanced
- Debating A Bad Idea (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, May 08, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Only Social Change Can End Moditva (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 08, 2006)
The partisan role played by the local administration and police of Vadodara to instigate and abet the recent communal violence in the city, which claimed five lives, is galling. It, however, does not surprise.
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