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Articles 15721 through 15820 of 43820:
- Stability And Cooperation (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 24, 2006)
India must take a balanced view and adopt a course that will protect the country’s interests
- Defiant Cherries (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Apr 24, 2006)
Human immigrants in US face displacement, but a plant remains a favourite
- Arabs Under A Persian Moon (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Apr 24, 2006)
The current tension over the nuclear ambitions of Iran is causing great concern among its Arab neighbours. While they are individually too weak to . . .
- Taking On George Bush (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Sniff the air in Washington, DC, this spring and you notice the smell of decay. The Republicans have been America’s dominant party, winning seven of the past ten presidential elections and controlling both houses of Congress since 1994...And their . . .
- For Nepal, This Can Be A New Beginning (Indian Express, Deb Mukharji, Apr 24, 2006)
The seven party alliance in Nepal have shown wisdom and foresight in rejecting the terms offered by the King of Nepal in his proclamation of April 21.
- India Post Targets Foreign Couriers Over Terminal Dues (Indian Express, PRAGYA SINGH, Apr 24, 2006)
The government is losing out on foreign exchange receipts because international courier companies are eating into the Department of Posts (DoP’s) share of terminal dues.
- Mughal-E-Azam Screened In Lahore, Taj Mahal’S Next (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Apr 24, 2006)
The official screening of the two Bollywood films — Mughal-e-Azam and Taj Mahal in Lahore and Karachi this week — will be yet another milestone in the journey to normalise relations between the two estranged neighbours.
- Iraqi Prime Minister Gets One Month To Form Government (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Fresh mortar attacks and the discovery of six bodies in Baghdad on Sunday highlighted the security challenge still facing Iraqi leaders after they broke months of political deadlock to appoint a new Prime Minister.
- Art And The Auction House (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 24, 2006)
Despite the current euphoria, India struggles to emerge as a true superpower. A key reason is the nation's developmental vision lacks originality from within. India has underutilised and virtually destroyed its artistic and cultural heritage . . .
- Ride To Reform (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 24, 2006)
Politics can be a great leveller. Today’s protesters become tomorrow’s conformists.
- Blood Brothers (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Apr 24, 2006)
Delhiites saw two interesting book releases last week. One was of M.J. Akbar’s Blood Brothers.
- Warring Against Science (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 24, 2006)
Once, it actually worked. About 30 years ago, science pointed its solvent-stained finger at something that humans were doing wrong, something that would kill us if we kept it up.
- Elusive Peace In Sri Lanka (Tribune, Shylashri Shankar, Apr 24, 2006)
The peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE have not made any headway.
- Value Of People’S Power (Tribune, S. D. Muni , Apr 24, 2006)
Events can throw up parallel government in Nepal
- Khurana Out Of The Bjp--Again (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Apr 24, 2006)
Outside his circles of admirers, whose number is perhaps vastly exaggerated, the BJP’s ‘best known’ face in Delhi, Madan Lal Khurana, does not deserve much sympathy for his present predicament nor has the party that ‘suspended’ him for a second . . .
- Toothpaste Brushes Aside Teargas In Nepal (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 24, 2006)
Journalists can be divided into two categories — those who know the uses of fluoride toothpaste and those who don’t.
- Civil War Cloud Over Lanka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers kidnapped and killed six ethnic Sinhalese farmers, police and the army said today, raising fears of communal violence that could lead to renewed civil war.
- India, G-24 Lambast Imf Over Voting Rights Issue (Hindustan Times, S. Rajagopalan, Apr 24, 2006)
India and the Group of 24 (G-24) developing countries have come down hard on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) proposed two-stage plan for ad hoc increases in voting power for a few emerging economies instead of a comprehensive reallocation . . .
- It’S Official (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could not have found a better occasion than the first Civil Services Day function on Friday to exhort members of the bureaucracy to rise above their traditional role of administrators.
- Assembly Poll Outcome To Be ‘Turning Point’, Says Sharad Yadav (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Newly-elected JD(U) president Sharad Yadav feels realignment of political forces will bring back "lost glory" to the third front but his party is not in a mood to desert BJP.
- Sonia Wants Rahul Or Priyanka To Be Pm: Rajnath (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
BJP President Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said Sonia Gandhi wants to see her son or daughter as Prime Minister of the country due to which she has declined the responsibility herself.
- Cat Is Out (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 24, 2006)
The cat is out of the bag. The much-awaited "third major party" has emerged in "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known. Barrister Sultan Mahmood has founded it under the banner of the "Jammu Kashmir . . .
- Nepal Rebels Attack Town, Curfew In Capital (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Hundreds of Maoist rebels stormed a town in eastern Nepal and fought a six-hour gun battle with security forces, a senior government official said on Monday as anti-monarchy protests gripped the capital.
- The Greatest Indians (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Apr 23, 2006)
Indian classical musicians seek, and some of them achieve, perfection.
- Bare Breasts And Bare-Faced Politics (Asia Times, Sudha Ramachandran, Apr 23, 2006)
India's morality stormtroopers were steamed up last week in response to two incidents of "wardrobe malfunction" at the Lakme India Fashion Week in Mumbai.
- Nepal Developments "In The Right Direction": Manmohan (Hindu, N. Ram , Apr 23, 2006)
"The important thing is restoration of multi-party democracy and a government in place to exercise all executive powers"
- Tribunal Order Sparks Anger (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Parties, farmers describe it "unnecessary and delaying tactics"
- 74 Per Cent Turnout In Second Phase Of West Bengal Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Polling peaceful; clean sweep for Left Front, says exit poll
Long queues seen outside booths after voting time
BSF jawan on poll duty shoots himself dead with service rifle
- India Not Taking Sides: Saran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Not accepting or refusing King's offer
Sentiments of the people should be respected
India supports multi-party democracy in Nepal
Movement of goods into Nepal will be facilitated soon
- Blast Kills Four Canadians In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Four Canadian soldiers were killed on Saturday when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, Canadian military spokesman Mark McIntyre said.
- The Tragedy Of Want In India (Deccan Herald, K S Naraynan, Apr 23, 2006)
Poverty has always dogged India’s heels, although the situation has improved over time.
- Protests Swelling On The Streets Of Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 23, 2006)
At the end of the day, the King has simply not accepted the fact that state authority lies with the people: Communist Party
"The King is not paying any attention to the peoples' aspirations"
India has placed itself out of step with Nepalese . . .
- King Offer Rejected, Fury On (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 23, 2006)
Even 24 hours after Nepal’s most hated King Gyanendra said he had returned power to people, nothing changed in the turmoil-torn kingdom.....
- The Politics Of Rice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Subsidies and sops have taken centre stage in the Tamil Nadu elections, saysV. Jayanth
- Fdi Ruled Out In Indian Carriers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
The new civil aviation policy will not allow foreign airlines to own equity in Indian carriers, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said.
- In Kerala, Always A Cuppa For Politics (Times of India, P K SURENDRAN, Apr 22, 2006)
Ramanunny’s palm-thatched tea stall near the government guesthouse gets its custom as early as 6 am. But since the poll campaign began, lovers of the morning cuppa file in earlier than usual.
- More Than Shia-Sunni Strife (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 22, 2006)
Sectarianism is spreading fast in Pakistan. The emerging polarisation is between the Barelvis and the Deobandis
- China Is Branching Out Aggressively (Deccan Herald, Raymond W Copson, Apr 22, 2006)
Beijing’s courting of African states is a direct challenge to American interests.
- For The People, By The King (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 22, 2006)
Wild peals of joy and thunderous slogans rang out in the streets of Kathmandu in the evening as joyous Nepalis began pouring out defying the extension of curfew till midnight, minutes after King Gyanendra addressed the nation on the state media . . .
- Bjp Opposes India's Military Role In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The BJP has opposed any military intervention by India in Nepal and asserted that both Constitutional monarchy and functional democracy were important for the Himalayan Kingdom.
- Paper Marking (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 22, 2006)
Mistakes are bound to happen in life, whether of an individual or a body. Once, impelled by the desire of setting the highest standard in competitive tests the governing body of a Central Government Service Commission appointed Professor Harold . . .
- Usa Sees Options Sans Musharraf (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Unhappy with the “sub-par” performance of President Pervez Musharraf, specially in war on terrorism, the USA looked at different scenarios for Pakistan without the General at its helm, according to an influential US think tank.
- Time To Act (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Apr 22, 2006)
The consequences of inaction in addressing the agrarian ‘distress’ in India will be disastrous. This warning comes from the fourth report prepared by the eight-member National Commission on Farmers headed by Prof M S Swaminathan who spearheaded . . .
- 6 Cong Mlas For 70 Pc Job Reservation For Punjabis (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Apr 22, 2006)
Six MLAs of the ruling Congress today urged the Punjab Government to reserve 70 per cent jobs for people of the state in the mega projects cleared by the government.
- Time For Reorientation Of Civil Services: Manmohan Singh (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Asserting that the civil services has to reorient itself and be trained to deliver better services to the people, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today put several posers before the country’s civil servants, including whether the present method of . . .
- Gyanendra: The End? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 22, 2006)
Jonathan swift had advice for monarchs like King Gyanendra: “Kings are commonly said to have long hands; I wish they had as long ears.”
- Nepal Faces King-Size Questions (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Apr 22, 2006)
India, whose involvement was as inevitable as it was active, should be relieved at the Nepal king finding favour with democracy again. Gyanendra’s announcement is in line with the Indian prescription to tide over the current crisis.
- Malaysia Demolishes Century-Old Hindu Temple In Kuala Lampur (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Malaysian authorities have demolished a century-old Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, bulldozing the building as devotees cried and begged them to stop, Hindu groups said today.
- Us Gave Nepal A Piece Of Its Mind (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
US pressure may have contributed to Nepal King Gyanendra’s decision to restore democracy to his kingdom.
- Nepal King Agrees To Cede Power (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Asks seven-party alliance to name new premier; Opposition says offer is not enough
- India Ready To Give Neighbour A Helping Hand (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Apr 22, 2006)
Along with supporting Nepal ruler Gyanendra, the Indian government has handed out unreserved kudos to the people of Nepal.
- Nepalese Maoist Crossover Worries Advani (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Apr 22, 2006)
Leader of Opposition LK Advani on Friday cautioned the UPA Government against contemplating any adventurist action in Nepal, adding that India's role in the troubled neighbouring country should be confined to "restoration of normalcy" there.
- Costlier Oil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 22, 2006)
With oil prices touching $ 74 a barrel, and the Indian oil majors losing as much as Rs 883 crore in the first half of April, consumers have to brace themselves for possible rate hikes.
- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 22, 2006)
Historically speaking, the bikini is a bad joke. Sixty years after its invention, political correctness and the end of the Cold War have made that sort of humour all but impossible to carry off. In 1946, when Louis Réard, a French engineer, strayed . . .
- Difficult Customer (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Apr 22, 2006)
The supreme regional umpire cannot afford to take sides
- Cong Locks Horn With Advani On Telengana (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
In the midst of its growing conflict with the Telengana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) over a proposal for the creation of a separate Telengana state, the Congress has been forced to lock horns with the BJP on the issue.
- Now, Don’T Lose The Plot (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Apr 22, 2006)
In a week full of really spectacular news on the infrastructure front — the resolution of the Narmada fasts, the clearance of the . . .
- Competitive Party Politics As Bane Of Polity (Daily Excelsior, Srinivasan K. Rangachary, Apr 22, 2006)
Through their "divide and rule" policy, the Raj had divided the Indian society along religious lines. Once planted, the communal seed grew with the help of many incidents.
- Pramod Mahajan In Surgery After Being Shot (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
A senior leader of main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was shot by his brother on Saturday and is undergoing emergency surgery, police said.
- Protests Resume In Nepal Despite King's Offer (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 22, 2006)
Tens of thousands of people held anti-monarchy protests across Nepal on Saturday despite the king's promise to restore multi-party democracy, saying they wanted his powers limited by a new constitution.
- I Will Hand Over Power; Parties Not Enthused (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Beleaguered King Gyanendra today offered to give up executive power and asked the seven-party alliance spearheading the pro-democracy movement to name a Prime Minister but the parties were not enthused by his offer.
- Controlling Content (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 22, 2006)
and B ministry takes a step backwards
The Information and Broadcasting ministry needs to tell us why it views freedom enjoyed by television channels in deciding on the content and presentation of their programmes as an aberration.
- India Pats Gyanendra For Toeing Karan’S Line (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
While political parties reacted sharply to Nepal King Gyanendra’s offer to form an interim government, India lost no time in welcoming the King’s move, which was in line with its suggestion conveyed by Prime Minister’s Special Envoy Karan Singh . . .
- Blending Social Equity With Merit (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Apr 22, 2006)
It is a pity that the country is once again caught in the reservation quota controversy, this time courtesy Mr Arjun Singh. The Union HRD Minister surely has had his own calculations when he proposed reservation of another 27 per cent seats for . . .
- Courier Services (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 22, 2006)
The Government's move to amend the Indian Post Office Act, 1896, to ban courier service companies from carrying letters weighing less than 300 grams, is anti-people, regressive and against the spirit of the economic reforms which seeks . . .
- No Banquet For Hu (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 22, 2006)
Diplomatic protocol that so obsesses foreign offices around the world has political meaning only when it is broken consciously or disrupted by unanticipated acts.
- Cong Rattled By Advani's Appeal To Trs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The Congress has reacted sharply to BJP leader LK Advani's remarks on Telangana, pointing out his party's duplicity on the issue to mislead the people. What has alarmed the Congress is Mr Advani's appeal to the TRS to come out of the UPA.
- A Decisive Verdict For Continuity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 22, 2006)
The Supreme Court's clear verdict on the Bangalore-Mysore corridor project has come as a vindication of the argument that a mere change of government should not lead to a review or cancellation of projects cleared by the predecessor regime.
- Nepal Opposition Rejects King’S Offer, Promises More Protests (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
King Gyanendra asked the opposition to name a new prime minister to run Nepal, but the three main parties said that was not enough and vowed pro-democracy protests would go on.
- Three Players Of Trade Game In New Economic Geography (Business Line, D. Murali , Apr 22, 2006)
"Europe is changing and reinventing itself," writes Jean-Joseph Boillot in his book Europe after Enlargement. And exploring what happens when there is `geoeconomic realignment of globalising markets' are Jagdish N. Sheth and Rajendra S. Sisodia in . . .
- Boucher Clears Nuclear Deal Air (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The US has said India’s own moratorium on nuclear testing was one of the reasons why the civilian nuclear agreement was signed between the countries and that it looked forward to the continuance of the moratorium.
- Damaging Deadlock (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 22, 2006)
Even following Iraqi PM Ibrahim Jaafari’s offer to ‘resubmit his candidacy’ to the United Iraq Alliance, it is difficult to see how a party vote to introduce a new leader can end what is being called Iraq’s ‘damaging political deadlock’ or for . . .
- Israeli Lobby And Us Interests (Dawn, Kurt Jacobsen and Sayeed Hasan Khan, Apr 22, 2006)
IN the mid-1980s an air-headed action film entitled ‘Delta Force’ popped up on American movie screens.
- In Nepal, The Beginning Of The End (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 22, 2006)
People power has forced Gyanendra to cede executive power. But only a democratically elected Constituent Assembly can bring the people true sovereignty.
- Four Naxalites Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Four naxalites belonging to Praja Prathighatana Group were killed in an encounter with the police in the Katapur forest area in agency Tadvai mandal here on Friday.
- Credibility Gap Widens (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 22, 2006)
The Ganga Action Plan was launched in 1986 with the objective of improving the water quality of the Ganga to acceptable standard by preventing the pollution load reaching the river. In 1987, the objective of GAP was recast as restoring the . . .
- No Alternative To Talks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 22, 2006)
Waziristan has become a festering wound for Pakistan. Operations in the tribal area are now more than two years old, but going by the results it seems the end is nowhere in sight, and the militants hiding there continue to create trouble.
- Protect Fatwa-Separated Couple: Court (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 22, 2006)
Court has directed the Orissa Government to provide police protection to a Muslim couple, forced to live separately following a fatwa issued by the community at Bhadrak.
- The King's Proclamation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 22, 2006)
This is the full text (unofficial translation) of the address to the nation by King Gyanendra of Nepal on April 21:
- Throw Open The Books, Let's See What Everyone Earns (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Apr 22, 2006)
Trust and social glue are corroded by pay secrecy and the greed-is-good culture. Transparency would change all that.
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