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Articles 14721 through 14820 of 43820:
- Time For National Reconciliation (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, May 08, 2006)
The second millennium has been one of shame for India even though the Twentieth century was, in ways more than one, kind to the nation.
- On Insecurity Scale, East Shivers More (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Half the people in the eastern region of the country feel insecure about the society in which they live and more than half are economically insecure. In the rest of the country, most people feel secure about their communities and social environs but . . .
- House Divided (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 08, 2006)
It is still too early to say that bullying does not pay. Although the Communist Party of India (Marxist) councillor of ward no.
- Hu’S Eight Commandments (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 08, 2006)
After Hu Jintao, the President of China and Chairman of the CPC, issued a set of eight do’s and eight don’ts to improve the moral standards of Chinese people, the party has gone into an overdrive.
- Tragic Departure Of A Dynamic Leader (Deccan Herald, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , May 08, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan was an embodiment of energy and self-confidence. He also had an amazing capacity to learn about new issues and new things.
- Call Of The Valley (Times of India, Sagari Chhabra, May 08, 2006)
In recent weeks, images of a woman on hunger strike for 20 days entered our homes. Her body is a willing site of pain and deprivation, to evoke both recognition and response to the trauma of families displaced as a result of the Sardar Sarovar dam.
- Truly Shocking (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2006)
Delhi, supposedly, is the capital of a country set to become an economic superpower. Its infrastructure, we are told, is being revamped to host the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and perhaps even the Olympics in 2016.
- Upswing In Minority Killings In J&k (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, May 08, 2006)
The killing of 32 Hindus in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir by terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba on May 1 has had the security experts sit up and question the response of human rights watchdogs, especially so as there has been . . .
- Cable Operators Threatened In Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Students of a madrassa staged a march here today to protest against the police’s alleged failure to act against those involved in a sex racket while a little-known militant group warned cable TV operators not to air programmes in the Kashmir Valley.
- Punish The Guilty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 08, 2006)
Friday's violent protest in the Kashmir Valley that left 17 injured reinforces the belief that the state is a tinderbox, which requires just a spark to explode. And that spark came when the media reported about a sex racket involving some top . . .
- Sri Lanka Rebels Vow To Neutralise Renegades (Reuters, Simon Gardner, May 08, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers have vowed to raid government territory to kill former comrades they say are attacking their fighters with the help of the military, warning peace talks are off until those renegade attacks stop.
- Touched By The Sacred (Business Line, S. Ramachander, May 08, 2006)
Many people at the highest levels of business these days show an interest in supporting seekers and sages, in a non-denominational sense, driven by a deep faith in discovering a viable and moral way of living.
- Ghisingh Back In The Mountain Mainframe (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 08, 2006)
As Darjeeling votes in the West Bengal Assembly polls today, its biggest leader returns to the spotlight touting a controversial autonomy proposal
- Fragile Peace (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2006)
'Peace is happiness', reads a Lions Club poster as our car rolls into Trincomalee on Sri Lanka's north-east coast. In peaceful times, the picturesque port city's long beaches are popular with surfers, scuba divers and whale watchers.
- Iran Threatens To Pull Out Of Npt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The Iranian Parliament has in a letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Sunday threatened to force the government to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the United States continued pressuring Tehran to suspend uranium . . .
- Nepal Recalls Envoy To India, 11 Others (Indian Express, BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, May 08, 2006)
Nepal is recalling its ambassadors to 12 countries, including India and the United States, as political appointments made during King Gyanendra’s autocratic rule are invalidated, a top official said today.
- Aphc To Re-Open Delhi Office (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 07, 2006)
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) is scheduled to re-open its New Delhi office next month to maintain regular contact with the Indian government, sources have confirmed.
- Knowledge Panel Meets Today To Cut Through Quota Fog (Indian Express, Shubhajit Roy, May 07, 2006)
The high-profile National Knowledge Commission (NKC) is expected to witness fireworks when it meets for a three-day meeting in Bangalore from tomorrow to discuss the hot-button “affirmative action’’ in the Education sector.
- India Inc Vows To Oppose Reservation (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
The Indian industry stands staunchly opposed to job reservations in the private sector, Bharti Group Promoter and CII Vice-President Sunil Mittal has said as he vowed to fight the move at every flora.
- Taking The Veil Off The Seven Sisters (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, May 07, 2006)
Tales from the north-east that bring alive the region, its people and their lives are brought out well in this collection.
- The End Game (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, May 07, 2006)
A tiger was found dead near the Tadoba Tiger Reserve in end-April 2006. Its legs were separated from its body, yet it was reported by officials that the tiger died fighting another tiger.
- Japan May Back Indo-Us Nuclear Deal In Nsg (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
Ahead of the Nuclear Suppliers Group's meeting in Brazil next month, a key politician from Japan's ruling party has indicated that Tokyo will consider supporting the India-US nuclear deal...
- N-Deal: Overlapping Areas (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , May 07, 2006)
Although his motives can be questioned Natwar Singh has made some points that can’t be brushed aside. As he sees it and, no doubt New Delhi also, India’s position on the nuclear agreement with America is that it is more about energy and considerably less
- New Breed Of Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, May 07, 2006)
New Delhi’s reaction to the murder of Indian engineer K.Suryanarayana by Taliban in Afghanistan’s province of Zabeel on April 30 was on expected lines.
- Intelligence Failed In Kargil Run-Up: Malik (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 07, 2006)
"The briefing of NDA MPs on Kargil by Army officials was an aberration" Gen Malik
- Hurriyat Wants Militants To Join Talks (Reuters, Palash Kumar, May 07, 2006)
Kashmir's main separatist political alliance said on Friday it wanted to invite Islamist militants fighting in the disputed region to join new peace talks with New Delhi.
- Who Represents Whom In Kashmir ? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, May 07, 2006)
The most interesting feature of the Valley's current scenario is that the socalled separatists are divided over separatism while the socalled non-separatists are divided over non-separatism...
- Manifestos Or Mere Promises? (Hindu, K. Murlidar, May 07, 2006)
The term `manifesto' assumes significance only when a general election is announced to a State Assembly or the Lok Sabha. Political parties come out with a volley of promises through the manifestos just to woo the voters.
- Towards Effective Rural Healthcare (Hindu, Kavery Nambisan, May 07, 2006)
Will the National Rural Health Mission succeed?
It is now up to the Government to make use of the creative faculties available in people and in groups.
- Singapore's Ruling Party Secures Tenth Straight Victory (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2006)
People's Action Party wins 82 out of 84 seats; gets 37 before the election
- First Glimpse Of A New Dawn In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 07, 2006)
The oldest nation-state in South Asia will soon have the subcontinent's newest constitution. Whether peace and prosperity follow depends on how inclusive it is.
- Opportunity That Was Lost (Deccan Herald, Sonya Dutta Choudhury, May 07, 2006)
The world’s hotspots have never been more beautiful. Afghanistan, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Kashmir. And India’s North East.
- Abbas Willing To Hold Immediate Talks With Israel (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 07, 2006)
Hamas may be by-passed through a referendum if negotiations yield a fair deal for Palestinians
- India Watches As Sri Lanka Bleeds (Pioneer, B Raman, May 07, 2006)
Sri Lanka has been bleeding continuously ever since Mr Mahinda Rajapakse took over as the President last November and immediately thereafter wriggled out of the commitment made to the Sri Lankan Tamils by his predecessors to find a solution to their polit
- Curse Of Fratricide (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 07, 2006)
Fratricide is derived from a Latin word frater meaning brother. It means an act of a person killing his or her brother.
- Ec Notice To Aiadmk, Dmk (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, May 07, 2006)
Violation in use of vehicles
80 vehicles used by Jayalalithaa
34 vehicles used during Maran's visit to Krishnagiri
- Endangered Peace (Pioneer, GH Peiris, May 07, 2006)
The trail of destruction that accompanied the attempted assassination of Sri Lanka's Army Commander, General Sarath Fonseka, on April 25, 2006, when set against some of the earlier massacres by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Colombo...
- An Opportunity On Oil (Dawn, Anwar Syed, May 07, 2006)
The ruling elites in Iran and Turkey have for several centuries perceived and treated the Kurdish element in their populations as an irritant.
- Talk To Iran! But... (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 07, 2006)
Diplomacy, it seems, has so far failed to get Iran to back down from its nuclear stance and prove to the world that it isn’t doing anything against the various clauses and protocols of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- For Greater Common Good (Pioneer, Mohd Asim, May 07, 2006)
The inspired riots in Vadodara against the demolition of a dargah intruding on a road has once again brought to the fore the ugly face of fanaticism and hooliganism that defies logic and sense.
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 07, 2006)
The answer to the question why most politicians in India do not get re-elected, is a no-brainer. It’s because of the strong anti-incumbency sentiment in the Indian voter’s mind.
- Back From The Brink (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 07, 2006)
As the nation watched Vadodara burn, there was very real trepidation that Gujarat would slip back to the atavistic 2002 moment.
- Focus On Navy's Influence On Land Operations (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, May 07, 2006)
Future naval wars will be of high intensity: Admiral Arun Prakash
- Put Him Down (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has an innate ability to unleash furious storms and he is invariably in the eye of each one of them.
- Norwegian Woods (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, May 07, 2006)
When Sri Lanka's current peace process began with great public support and a good deal of optimism, there were the inevitable sceptics who thought it was doomed to failure in the same way that earlier attempts at peace in the island nation had collapsed.
- This Semi-Final Was A Goalless Draw (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 07, 2006)
The Hurriyat moderates’ meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi this week was the delayed second round of a dialogue process that began with much fanfare last September — and the prelude to Singh’s visit to Srinagar...
- Making Peace Last (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s stay of the Gujarat High Court’s order, directing the local authorities to take immediate steps to remove all religious structures encroaching on public space without discrimination, is a welcome move.
- Yechuri, The Left’S Most Vocal Face (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 07, 2006)
The BJP might question the role of Sitaram Yechuri in Nepal but the part played by this young Marxist in brokering a deal between the outlawed Maoists and the seven-party alliance would remain a landmark in the history of the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Balancing Act (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 07, 2006)
It’s doubtful if the UN resolution on Iran, which the US and its European allies have tabled, would be of much help in ending Tehran’s nuclear defiance any time soon.
- Action Against Iran Inconceivable, Says British Envoy (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 07, 2006)
When Sir Michael Arthur took over as the British High Commissioner to India in late 2003, he would not have dreamt of the fast developments in the region — the most important being the Indo-Pak detente.
- Peace In Nepal (Tribune, Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), May 07, 2006)
Neither the ten-year long Maoist war nor the 12 years of multiparty democracy nor even the one-year direct rule by the King could resolve the political crisis in Nepal.
- Modernise Shipyards: Pm (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, May 07, 2006)
Witnesses Western Fleet's prowess
Navy showcases several other combat operations
Government committed to providing Navy with capabilities that span the entire naval strategic spectrum
- The Pml Troubles And Musharraf —Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi (Daily Times, Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi, May 07, 2006)
The civil and military establishment may find it difficult to manage the elections because the international community intends to carefully monitor the elections and the opposition political forces are more determined to take on the Musharraf...
- Deft Demagoguery In Iran (Washington Post, Jackson Diehl, May 07, 2006)
The world may be focused on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's declamations on the Holocaust and Iran's nuclear "rights," but as spring and its heat spread through this traffic-clogged city, the popular buzz is about the president's unlikely pronouncements on the . .
- India Watches As Sri Lanka Bleeds (Pioneer, B Raman, May 06, 2006)
Sri Lanka has been bleeding continuously ever since Mr Mahinda Rajapakse took over as the President last November and immediately thereafter wriggled out of the commitment made to the Sri Lankan Tamils by his predecessors to find a solution to their . . .
- The Right To Live Better (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, May 06, 2006)
It happens every time. I arrive in a beautiful European city and find myself wondering when we will have one Indian city that looks this good.
- An Amazing Reversal Of Roles (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, May 06, 2006)
In 2004, the Congress would not name its PM. Now the BJP can't.
Here is a puzzle. Indian television is run by some of the brainiest people in the country. They still manage to put out some of the worst nonsense you can imagine.
- A Lucrative Career (Business Standard, T N Ninan, May 06, 2006)
A book that studied millionaire businessmen in the US some few years ago said that most of them knew the role chance had played in their success. As a consequence,
- Where Force Is Not A Solution (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, May 06, 2006)
With its huge territory, sparse population and proven reserves of oil, gas and minerals, managing Balochistan would require great skill and acumen, even in the best of times.
- In Life And Death (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 06, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan's untimely demise — and what happened immediately afterwards — suggests one thing, namely, that circumstances can inject a totally different dimension to the memory of a man, at least at that point of time which (in this case) closely . . .
- Strike One: The Chautalas (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 06, 2006)
It is indeed welcome that the CBI has investigated the assets of a leading political family, the Chautalas of Haryana, and unearthed huge unaccounted wealth.
- Getting The Act Right (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, May 06, 2006)
Some prerequisites while drafting a new I-T code
The basic requirement for a successful tax law is to visualise what is expected of the tax system, say, in the next 5-10 years, and formulate a long-term fiscal policy.
- Humpty-Dumpty Sat On A Wall... (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 06, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf has again thrown his weight behind the PML president, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, telling the ruling League’s vice presidents that they should not oppose Mr Hussain but rather work with him to strengthen the party.
- Missing The April Deadline (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2006)
Members of the WTO who missed the April 30 deadline for arriving at the modalities for agriculture and non-agricultural market access (NAMA) have been exhorted by Secretary-General Pascal Lamy to have a "shared sense of urgency" and strive for an . . .
- Norwegian Woods (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, May 06, 2006)
When Sri Lanka's current peace process began with great public support and a good deal of optimism, there were the inevitable sceptics who thought it was doomed to failure in the same way that earlier attempts at peace in the island nation had collapsed.
- Foremost Economist For Non-Economists (Business Line, D. Murali , May 06, 2006)
It would be an elephantine task to read up all that John Kenneth Galbraith ever penned. Instead, soak yourself this weekend with some glimpses into his genius, says D. MURALI.
- For Greater Common Good (Pioneer, Mohd Asim, May 06, 2006)
The inspired riots in Vadodara against the demolition of a dargah intruding on a road has once again brought to the fore the ugly face of fanaticism and hooliganism that defies logic and sense.
- On The Road To The Fourth World (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, May 06, 2006)
Disquieting thoughts on India’s future arise, even as the Sensex creates an image of its ‘arrival’
- Politically Difficult, But Economically Enticing (The Financial Express, Prabhu Ghate, May 06, 2006)
Apart from greatly expanding trade, Tatas’ Bangladesh project promises to improve bilateral relations .
- No Case For Govt (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 06, 2006)
By opposing the Reliance gas contract, the Government risks being accused of playing politics in commercial arena.
- Endangered Peace (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 06, 2006)
The trail of destruction that accompanied the attempted assassination of Sri Lanka's Army Commander, General Sarath Fonseka, on April 25, 2006, when set against some of the earlier massacres by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Colombo,
- Put Him Down (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 06, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has an innate ability to unleash furious storms and he is invariably in the eye of each one of them.
- Bengal's Nervous Favourites (Pioneer, Ashok Malik, May 06, 2006)
Driving through Balurghat in an open jeep this past week, Mr Arun Jaitley must have felt a rare moment of ecstasy.
- Riding The Wrong Horse (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, May 06, 2006)
India has lost all leverage in Afghanistan by alienating the majority Pashtuns
- Solzhenitsyn’S Righteous Fury (Deccan Herald, William Pfaff, May 06, 2006)
Solzhenitsyn believes that the West has lost to secularism and materialism is threatening Russia.
- Hunger Strike As A Blackmail Tactic (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, May 06, 2006)
Medha Patkar went on an indefinite hunger strike for one side; Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, on a token fast for the other. Patkar was concerned with the fate of thousands of villagers, whose lands were being submerged because of the . . .
- Recognise Reality (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 06, 2006)
The positives that may have emerged from the Prime Minister’s meeting with the moderate Hurriyat leadership and the forward movement on CBMs with Pakistan must not, and must not be permitted to, negate the horror of the violence just perpetrated in . . .
- Turning Point? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 06, 2006)
The new govt may not be able to check the slide in Iraq
- Patience Pays (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 06, 2006)
The second round of talks between the Centre and the Hurriyat Conference has gone off better than expected. Little was expected to come out of the May 3 negotiations in Delhi as they took place in the shadow of the Doda massacre and at a time when . . .
- Kashmiris Protest Sex Racket (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Protests against a sex scandal in Kashmir threw normal life out of gear on Friday.
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