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Articles 15521 through 15620 of 43820:
- India Terms Ltte Attack A Brazen Act Of Terrorism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday described the suicide attack on the Sri Lankan Army Commander Sarath Fonseka in Colombo as a "brazen act of terrorism."
- The Media And Defence Purchases (Deccan Herald, Raja Menon, Apr 26, 2006)
Many of the bright young people in journalism weren't around in the mid 1980s, when an artillery gun almost brought down a government. The details of the apparent scandal were that the General Staff Quantitative Requirements (GSQR) had been changed,
- Wary India Waits, Watches, Applauds (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Apr 26, 2006)
Keen not to repeat its misreading of the popular mood in Nepal last weekend, India waited for political parties to celebrate Gyanendra's announcement before expressing its relief over what New Delhi described as a victory of the Nepalese people.
- Pressure On Sc Over Office Of Profit Norms (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
With the Election Commission deciding to proceed with scores of petitions seeking disqualification of elected representatives on the ground of holding offices of profit, Samajwadi Party sponsored petitions kept knocking the doors of the Supreme . . .
- Bush Calls Deportation Unrealistic (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
With US Congress all set to tackle immigration issue, president George W Bush has bluntly told Republican lawmakers that deportation of nearly 12 million illegal immigrants was an 'unrealistic' option to solve the crisis.
- Multinational Democracy (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 26, 2006)
The city’s cosmopolitan population are sore over the political parties’ apathy towards them even though it is election time and parties of all hues are out on the street to woo the electorate.
- Words And Deeds (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 26, 2006)
It is just a coincidence that Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah have spoken more or less on similar lines at two different functions on the same day.
- Benazir, Nawaz To Take On Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Meeting in London, two former prime ministers of Pakistan both in exile, launched what many of the Pakistanis here term as fight against Musharraf.
- Not The Road To Shangri-La (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Apr 26, 2006)
CAPITAL ACCOUNT CONVERTIBILITY
In recent years there has been no instance of a country opting for capital account convertibility on its own or at the instance of the IMF. There is the larger perception that not every country lifting controls . . .
- Koirala: Nepal’S Grand Old Man (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 26, 2006)
Nepal’s seven main political parties have announced that former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala would head the new government.
- Microsoft Corporation Vs Commission Of European Communities (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 26, 2006)
Grande Salle of the Court of First Instance, Luxembourg, is busy with an important case. It is numbered T-201/04: Microsoft Corporation vs Commission of the European Communities.
- Can Our Brains Think In The Digital Age? (Hindu, Jackie Ashley , Apr 26, 2006)
Recently, neurobiologist Susan Greenfield asked a question in the House of Lords that affects all of us, yet which I have never heard discussed by mainstream politicians: is technology changing our brains?
- Minority Complex Amu Case Merits A Defining Verdict (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 26, 2006)
In temporarily restoring the Aligarh Muslim University's "minority" status and yet asking the institution not to implement its 50 per cent quota for Muslim students in post-graduate courses, the Supreme Court has been both fair and legally correct .
- India's Folly Lets Maobadis Win (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 26, 2006)
Switching on the television set in my hotel room in Kasaragod early Tuesday morning to catch up with the news, I was greeted by a newsreader on a 24x7 channel informing the world how "people's power" had won in Nepal.
- Victory For The People Of Nepal, Says Pranab (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
India on Tuesday reacted positively to King Gyanendra's decision to revive Parliament in Nepal. Being the closest neighbour, India is now turning its focus on bringing back Himalayan kingdom to normalcy.
- Koirala's Task Govern And Crush Maoists (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 26, 2006)
Mr Girija Prasad Koirala, who, by all accounts, is set to be Prime Minister of Nepal once again, and the seven-party alliance which has chosen him for the job, have a heavy responsibility to discharge.
- A Lethal Mix Of Race And Rage (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 26, 2006)
The anti-immigrant British National Party is now being seen as a potential option by white working class voters disillusioned with mainstream parties.
- Rangasamy Says He Owes It To Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
In her presence, urges voters to give Congress a second chance
- Who Is Afraid Of Peace With Pakistan? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 26, 2006)
There is no dishonour in exploring the flexibility and leeway provided in the Constitution to satisfy the demand for self-governance in Kashmir.
- A People's Victory (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 26, 2006)
The announcement by King Gyanendra restoring Nepal's Parliament that was dissolved in 2002 is a historic victory for the country's pro-democracy movement.
- Now For A Constituent Assembly (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 26, 2006)
Empowered through battle, a victorious people savour their moment.
- Just Released In Pakistan (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 26, 2006)
Almost five decades have elapsed since director K Asif perfected the lighting and the hundreds of intricate glass pieces in the Sheesh Mahal fascimile he recreated on the sets of a studio so that the movie viewer could see in technicolor glory a . . .
- No Time To Despair (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 26, 2006)
The continued impasse between key negotiators has made it clear that the April 30 deadline for World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks will not be met. WTO director-general Pascal Lamy has already admitted that it would be futile to hold a . . .
- New Thrust In Indo-Pak Relations (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, Apr 26, 2006)
There were reports that Omar Sharif, is a standup a Pakistani comedian will be directing a Bollywood film. Next month, breaking barriers- political, commercial and psychological-Pakistani cinemas will show three Indian films, including the 1960 . . .
- Will The Nawaz-Bb ‘London Plan’ Fly? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 26, 2006)
After a two-hour meeting in London, Pakistan’s two exiled former prime ministers, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, issued a statement calling for the ouster of President General Pervez . . .
- Factored Economics In Our Nepal Strategy? (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Apr 26, 2006)
As Indo-Nepal trade is growing fastest within Saarc, the crisis there has special . . .
- A Caretaker Set-Up (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 26, 2006)
AN acting government to oversee the general election due next year is good news in a country where the sanctity of the ballot paper is no part of the political culture.
- Jd(u) Plans Alliance With Jan Morcha (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Apr 26, 2006)
Janata Dal (U) is ready to align with VP Singh's newly formed Jan Morcha for the coming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. "We will join Jan Morcha," JD(U) spokesperson Sambhu Srivastava told The Pioneer.
- An Anticlimax In The Offing? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
The cine glitz of the south may not be the tradition in Bengal polls, but the state is now poised to watch for the first time a real star war between a hero and a bad boy of Bengali film industry from the city’s Alipore constituency.
- Not Enough, Say Ultras As Koirala Is Named Pm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
The seven-party alliance on Tuesday chose Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala to head the all-party Government.
- What’S Really Missing In Our Infrastructure (The Financial Express, Janmejaya Sinha, Apr 26, 2006)
Education, safe property transactions and health care are just some needs that should be addressed
- People Power (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 26, 2006)
Historically, the English Revolution of 1640 decided the outcomes of all future conflicts between kings and their people.
- Prime Accused In Phoolan Murder Case Arrested (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
The Delhi police has arrested Sher Singh Rana, the prime accused in the murder case of bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi, from Kolkata. Rana had been arrested earlier, but he escaped from the high-security Tihar Jail here in February, 2004.
- Why Globalisation Has Stalled (Tribune, Sebastian Mallaby, Apr 26, 2006)
A few years ago, anti-globalisation rioters were clogging the streets, disrupting the meetings of the world’s multilateral organizations. Today, something more serious is afoot.
- Desperation Amidst Prosperity (Tribune, Balvinder, Apr 26, 2006)
A spate of suicides by quite a number of Punjab farmers has been reported of late.
At a recently held discussion on the agricultural crisis in Punjab, Mr H.K. Dua, Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune group of papers, who chaired the symposium, rightly expre
- Delay And Denial (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Apr 26, 2006)
All law-abiding citizens in the country were shocked at the acquittal, recently, of persons accused in the one case of the murder of a young woman and, in the other, of the rape and murder of another.
- Why ‘Fade Away’? (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Vijay Oberoi (retd), Apr 26, 2006)
Gen Douglas Macarthur, a very famous General of the twentieth century, who served his country, the United States of America, with dedication and elan for over half a century, both in peace and war, had made a famous speech on April 19, 1951,
- Economic Imperatives (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 26, 2006)
EVERY fiscal year, the finance ministry spends the last couple of quarters mulling over proposals in preparation for the next annual budget document.
- Rebels Warn India Against Oil Exploration (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
An Ethiopian insurgent group has warned two Indian oil firms against exploring oil and natural gas in the country’s south-eastern region, saying they would not allow it.
- Cry For Republic And King’S Blood (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 26, 2006)
The crowds celebrating the capitulation of King Gyanendra’s unfettered rule are in a retributive mood.
- People’S Victory In Nepal (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 26, 2006)
Nepalese King Gyanendra’s announcement on Monday night that he will reinstate parliament has been greeted with jubilation by the people who see his capitulation as a triumph for them.
- The Last Gasp Of A Monarch? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Apr 26, 2006)
IT has been at least 20 days since the people of Kathmandu took to the streets and — surprise, surprise — their revolt against a degenerate, autocratic and anachronistic monarchy remains unlabelled.
- Victory Of The Nepali People, Says New Delhi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Without making any reference to Nepal’s King Gyanendra or the Maoists, India on Tuesday hailed the restoration of multi-party democracy and handing over of political power to the people calling it as a victory of the people of Nepal.
- Cabinet Reshuffle (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 26, 2006)
THE long-awaited federal cabinet reshuffle took place yesterday as the President took oath of office from Senators Muhammad Ali Durrani, Saleem Saifullah Khan and Nilofar Bakhtiar, and Engineer Amir Muqam, Ms Sumaira Malik and Mr Zahid Hamid as . . .
- Nawaz-Benazir Meeting (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 26, 2006)
Notwithstanding Sh Rashid Ahmad's observation that the London meeting between Mian Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto was a "shot in the air", it turned out to be more than a mere social get-together.
- Courtly Intrigues (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Apr 26, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s leadership style is proving costly for the Congress
- King Climbs Down (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 26, 2006)
In bowing to the force of popular pressure, announcing the revival of Parliament and paving the way for the Seven- Party Alliance (SPA) to form a government headed by Mr G.P. Koirala, King Gyanendra has only accepted the inevitable. When the monarch . . .
- Nepal Parties Want Constituent Assembly (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 26, 2006)
SPA plumps for Koirala; people tell leaders to "beware"
- "Vote Dpa For State Government To Work Hand In Hand With Centre" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
We want to show how much will be done at State level, says Sonia Gandhi
Takes note of Cauvery tribunal ruling
Karunanidhi praises her spirit of sacrifice
- Nepal Maoists Want "Unconditional" Elections (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 26, 2006)
They denounce the King's revival of Parliament; SPA accused of betraying the people's movement by walking into the monarchy's trap
- Aiadmk, Congress Lock Horns In Srivaikuntam (Hindu, R. Vimal Kumar, Apr 26, 2006)
The constituency has always witnessed a straight contest between Congress and DMK or AIADMK since its formation in 1957
- India Welcomes Developments In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Victory for the people, says Pranab
"We are ready to render unstinted support"
Silent on Constituent Assembly
- King Sans Country (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 26, 2006)
Nepal continues to be a country with a king, but Gyanendra has become a king without a country. The message from the streets of Kathmandu has been emphatic; the Nepalese want a republic.
- Beyond Calculation (AL-Ahram, Editorial, Al Ahram, Apr 26, 2006)
The Middle East is racing towards yet another precipice beyond which lies a gaping unknown, and we might reach the edge sooner than expected.
- Do Not Attack Iran (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Iran's announcement that it has enriched a minute amount of uranium has unleashed urgent calls for a preventive U.S. air strike by the same sources that earlier urged war on Iraq.
- Abbas Warns Hamas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview aired on Monday that he has the authority to remove the newly elected Hamas government from power, and warned the government that it had little choice but to negotiate with Israel.
- In Search Of A Sustainable Lifestyle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 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.
- Aiadmk Won't Find It Easy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The ruling party's traditional edge in the south is likely to be offset by the strength of the DMK's allies
- Jan Morcha Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 25, 2006)
Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh has struck again by setting up a new political forum, Jan Morcha, to be led by Mr Raj Babbar. It is supposed to be the political arm of the Kisan Morcha he had set up a few years ago.
- We Have Let Down Nepal People: Natwar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Prime Minister should call all-party meeting to evolve national consensus
`Yechury's "formula" can be the base on which a coherent and concrete policy can firmly stand'
"King Gyanendra should take a page out of democratic book of enlightened . . .
- Endgame In Nepal (Telegraph, Deb Mukharji, Apr 25, 2006)
The author is former ambassador to Nepal
Power to the people
The seven-party alliance in Nepal has done well so far to hold fast to its demands with continued rejection of the ‘offer’ from King Gyanendra to transfer executive power to a prime m
- Lifting The Film (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 25, 2006)
Symbolic connections are always thrilling, and they become more so when layers of symbolism are uncovered. Perhaps that is part of the satisfaction generated by the screening of Mughal-e-Azam in Pakistan, where Indian films have been banned for years.
- American Empire-Ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 25, 2006)
Anatol Lieven in an article titled “The Empire Strikes Back” in The Nation offers a clue to the difference between the American imperialism of Clinton and that of Bush, a difference that is real but — like the relationships between nationalism . . .
- Pakistan Damaged Kashmir Or Vice Versa? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 25, 2006)
Syed Salahuddin, the Islamabad-based leader of Hizbul Mujahideen, the Indian-held Kashmir-based freedom-fighting militia, has said that Pakistan has caused “irreparable damage” to the cause of Kashmiri fighters by pursuing peace with India without . . .
- Andipatti Voters Say Jaya Can Rest Easy (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Apr 25, 2006)
For Krishnaveni Ammal (82), Andipatti’s first legislator when it was a reserved constituency and a die-hard Congress supporter until the other day, this election is an occasion to repay her debt of gratitude to Chief Minister J Jayalalitha.
- In Nepal, Novel Forms Of Protest And Familiar Ones Too (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 25, 2006)
Free Students Union at the T.U. Teaching Hospital organised a referendum onganatantra,lokatantra, orrajtantra
- India’S Future N-Growth Will Be Civilian: Usa (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The United States embassy today issued a statement on India-US civil nuclear cooperation treaty, reiterating that it does not recognise India as a nuclear weapons state. It also understood that India will never join the nuclear non-proliferation . . .
- One Killed, 32 Injured In Election Violence In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 25, 2006)
59 per cent polling recorded in the four segments for byelections
Boycott call by separatists largely ignored
Bhaderwah witnesses the highest turnout of 72 per cent
High turnout in Palhalan, which has not voted since 1996
- Complaint Against Sonia Infructuous, Says Ec (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 25, 2006)
Says it is returning it to President as the question "would only be of academic value"
- India Concerned Over Sri Lanka Situation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
India on Monday expressed deep concern at the mounting violence in eastern Sri Lanka, which had put the ceasefire in the island nation under "serious strain".
- Gyanendra Yields, Restores Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Nepal's embattled King Gyanendra on Monday reinstated the lower house of Parliament and offered solace for those killed in weeks of pro-democracy protests, hoping to avoid a bloody showdown between his security forces and demonstrators.
- Jamaat Blues (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 25, 2006)
Last word has not been yet heard about the ongoing confrontation between veteran secessionist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and the leadership of his parent organisation, Jamaat-e-Islami (Jammu and Kashmir).
- Shift Gears (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 25, 2006)
Recent exchanges between New Delhi and Islamabad about the Kishanganga hydro power project in Baramulla district are for the first time laced with optimism.
- Ministry Of External Affairs X-Rayed (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Apr 25, 2006)
The blame game has started in the ministry of external affairs for the blotched policy formulation on Nepal and Indo-US nuclear deal. On both the fronts New Delhi is left with little option to manoeuvre out of the difficult situation as Kathmandu . . .
- Vote For Development: Sonia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday asked the people of Kerala to give another mandate to the United Democratic Front (UDF) for the development of the state and fulfilment of the programmes that it had initiated.
- Checkmated King Rolls Dice Again (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 25, 2006)
A 19-day “people’s war” by tens of thousands of unarmed Nepalis finally brought King Gyanendra on his heels, an achievement 10 years of an armed communist insurgency could not.
- Bush Pushes Immigration Proposal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
He plans to call that the United States cannot allow people to break the law, but also cannot send the nation's estimated 11 million illegal immigrants back
- The Ideological Debate In China (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 25, 2006)
Dismissed by many as irrelevant, it has proved to be potentially the key to deciding the shape of the country's future.
- Politicisation Of Violence (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Apr 25, 2006)
Story of the Godhra carnage which etched deep faults in Gujarat's social landscape
- Will Live Ballots Revive A Dying Economy? (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Apr 25, 2006)
In the long-time UDF bastion of Wayanad, the agrarian crisis has transformed things. All have been affected.
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