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Articles 16421 through 16520 of 43820:
- Destroying India's Excellence (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 14, 2006)
Arjun Singh tried to pull a fast one on the country. No, I don't mean his spat with the Election Commission.
- Balkanising India (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Apr 14, 2006)
India has fought four wars with Pakistan and in all the four cases the country has had an upper hand.
- Quota Of Diminishing Returns (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Apr 14, 2006)
Reservation ruse is unlikely to help the Congress win more seats in the Assembly elections, says Kalyani Shankar
- Mad With Grief (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 14, 2006)
On thursday, Karnataka should have been mourning the death of one of its most popular and revered figures.
- Vvip Flights (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 14, 2006)
Cause turbulence everywhere
- Un Advises Against Mass Burial Of Dead Bodies (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Apr 14, 2006)
The United Nations has advised against mass burial and cremations of dead bodies following a natural disaster, saying they pose a negligible threat to public heath.
- Kandahar Crawl (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 14, 2006)
Advani must come clean
- Congress: Survey Contrary To Reality (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Party questions methodology in Kerala
- Elbaradei For Political Solution (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 14, 2006)
IAEA chief optimistic about his visit
- Manmohan: States Must Face The Challenge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
"Function as a cohesive team"
- Can There Ever Be Another Raj? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Apr 14, 2006)
Once the tears subside, once the tributes end, once the realisation dawns that The End indeed has come, a big question will continue to stare at us:
- Nepal Opposition Leader Rejects King's Talks Offer (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Nepal's biggest opposition leader rejected on Friday an offer by King Gyanendra to hold national elections and unity talks to defuse a mass campaign against his absolute rule.
- Gyanendra Dangles Election Bait (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 14, 2006)
King Gyanendra tonight said he would call general elections in Nepal, which has been wracked by pro-democracy protests for the past eight days.
- Noses Up In The Air (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Apr 14, 2006)
The UPA government at the Centre has one thing to learn from the NDA, particularly the BJP.
- Clans Do Not Make India (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Apr 14, 2006)
It is a hard choice between feudalism and sectarianism
- The Right Step (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 14, 2006)
The Bombay High Court order setting aside the ordinance banning dance bars in Maharashtra will now hopefully close a chapter in a somewhat sorry story of moral posturing by politicians that led to the loss of livelihood for some 75,000 women in the state.
- Height Of Politics (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 14, 2006)
There is an inevitability in the government’s decision to review the height of the Narmada dam.
- New Anti-Terrorism Laws Introduced In Uk (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
New laws making it illegal to glorify terrorism came into force across Britain on Thursday following months of bitter political debate.
- Vajpayee Isn’T Amused With Advani’S Kandahar Remark (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Apr 14, 2006)
Just as the controversy over the two yatras seems to be dying down, the BJP is faced with another.
- Missing The Pawn For The Smut (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Apr 14, 2006)
So a person’s right to life is far more important than the dubious duty of saving our society from a Fate Worse Than Death.
- A Champion Of Equality Movement (Daily Excelsior, Dr K C Bhagat, Apr 14, 2006)
India's highest civilian award ''Bharat Ratna'' was very appropriately conferred posthumously on Baba Sahib Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on 6th December 1989 in recognition to his outstanding and distinguished service which he had rendered to his . . .
- Court And The Constitution (Tribune, Fali S. Nariman, Apr 14, 2006)
Good sense of judges is a help, not a hindrance
- Cops, Lawyers Fight It Out In Nepal Streets (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on lawyers protesting against Nepal ruler Gyanendra's rule on Thursday, wounding three of them, as demonstrations and an opposition general strike continued for the eighth day.
- Devil's Advocate: Caste Republics (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Apr 14, 2006)
The more reservation fails to deliver social justice, the stronger becomes political parties' determination to push it into newer areas.
- Taking Another Swipe At The Left (Telegraph, Bhaskar Chatterjee, Apr 14, 2006)
When a person purchases a book priced at no less than Rs 500, he expects it to broaden his mind and enrich his analytical faculty.
- Get The Real Picture (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Apr 14, 2006)
On 1 October 1949, a fifty-six-year-old fat, balding peasant named Mao Zedong proclaimed the foundation of the People’s Republic of China from a building in the forbidden city. Mao not only became the ruler of the world’s most populous . . .
- Need For Restraint (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 14, 2006)
IT IS not surprising that the world has reacted so strongly and negatively to the Iranian president’s announcement of his country’s successful move to enrich uranium for nuclear fuel. Coming less than a fortnight after the UN Security . . .
- Politicising A Tragedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 14, 2006)
Vandalism and acts of arson were not the only unfortunate occurrences in the wake of Tuesday’s bomb blast in Karachi’s Nishtar park;
- George, Grounded (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 14, 2006)
A Nitish Kumar victory in November has seen a George Fernandes exit in April. With Sharad Yadav running away with the presidentship of the Janata Dal (United), George Fernandes — the man who took on prime ministers and may well have imagined . . .
- Italy’S Other India Connection (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 14, 2006)
Criminalisation of politics in India is rampant, but P V Narasimha Rao remains the only PM or ex-PM ever convicted (in 2000 in the JMM case). Italy has Silvio Berlusconi, who this week lost the polls by a narrow margin to Romano Prodi; he’s . . .
- Not Just A Star, An Icon (Indian Express, R. Shankar, Apr 14, 2006)
If all of Karnataka was in shock and disbelief over the death of thespian, Dr Rajkumar, it is because he performed a role bigger than that of a conventional film actor.
- What Moves The Media (Deccan Herald, Minu Jain, Apr 14, 2006)
While fashion shows are played up, issues concerning the socially underprivileged are ignored in much of the media
- War Clouds (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 14, 2006)
India needs to keep a watch on the situation in Lanka
- Creating Dispensable Citizens (Hindu, Usha Ramanathan, Apr 14, 2006)
This is not merely about whether the dam should be constructed or not. It is about condoning state inaction and then blaming the victim.
- The Quintessential Kannada Icon (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 14, 2006)
Film stars rising to the status of cult figures has been a phenomenon witnessed in most of the southern States.
- Big India’S Special Link With Small Cyprus (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 14, 2006)
The President of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos, is on a five-day visit to India. Cyprus has historic links with India, and can gain from greater co-operation with it
- Mandal's True Inheritors (Times of India, Chandra Bhan Prasad, Apr 14, 2006)
A quarter of a century has passed since the Mandal report was submitted to the president on December 30, 1980. Since then, tonnes of newsprint and plenty of air time have been consumed debating Mandal.
- 'Musharraf Govt Scared To Hold Elections' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 14, 2006)
A leader of exiled former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto's party said President Pervez Musharraf's military regime is not holding elections, fearing an adverse verdict, and is removing opposition leaders through politically motivated charges.
- New Organisation To Work For Development Of Belgaum District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
`Efforts of elected representatives to get budgetary allocations for development yieldedvery little results'
- Venkaiah Naidu Hits Out At Upa Government (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
`Vote-bank policies create dangerous situation in the country'
- Heard The One About The President? (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The misdirected email or text message is a hazard of our age. It can sour relationships and upset the closest of our friends.
- Iran's Reckless Rhetoric Provocative, Alarming (Toronto Star, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
The good news about Iran's declaration that it has "successfully mastered nuclear technology" is that it is, almost certainly, a lie.
- Pakistan Unlikely To Back New Kashmir Insurgency: Study (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 13, 2006)
If the political process between India and Pakistan now underway fails, the revival of the Pakistan-supported armed insurgency in Kashmir is not an option that President General Pervez Musharraf would favour, according to a new study.
- Afghanistan Facing Disaster: Report (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Apr 13, 2006)
The insurgency in Afghanistan is growing and is threatening to further destabilize a country already suffering from the consequences of decades of war and internal strife, warns a US think-tank.
- The Politics Of Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Severely depleted water resources will impact on the Kerala elections, with the focus on Plachimada, says G. Prabhakaran
- `Joint Centre-State Efforts Needed To Check Naxalism' (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 13, 2006)
Accelerate socio-economic development: Patil
Easy availability of arms across the borders endangers internal security
Constant vigil needed to prevent spread of naxal influence
- Engagement With China Growing: Kamal Nath (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Apr 13, 2006)
``India can no longer be treated as a market secondary to China''
Wants Singapore investors to see India through this ``periscope''
India, China and the ASEAN will form a formidable triangle
- Bare Breasts And Bare-Faced Politics (Asia Times, Sudha Ramachandran, Apr 13, 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.
- How Will The Ban Help? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 13, 2006)
The government has begun to betray its sense of desperation and helplessness in the strategy it has adopted vis-‘-vis the insurgency in Balochistan.
- Treading The Dangerous Path (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Apr 13, 2006)
The activists of Narmada Bachao Andolan have once again focused attention that when man tries to tame a river it has adversely affected human inhabitation.
- Renunciation And After (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Apr 13, 2006)
The Congress President's resignation from the Lok Sabha in the wake of the 'office of profit' storm was literally the blitzkrieg technique, which took the wind out of opposition sails.
- Diarrhea Of Words: Enough Of It (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 13, 2006)
Glasnost on either side of the Line of Control has now started yielding what appears to be no more than mere diarrhea of words.
- Dialogue In The North (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 13, 2006)
Leading jui(f) figure Maulana Abdul Rehman was right in asserting that it was 'high time' the government and the Waziristan tribesmen resolved the ongoing crisis 'through peaceful and political means'.
- The Lion In Winter (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
Mr George Fernandes' defeat in the Janata Dal (United)'s presidential election, is a sad event in the life of a person who has done much to change the character of politics in the country.
- Jessica Lall's Killing Haunts Movers And Shakers (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Apr 13, 2006)
A seven-year-old murder trial has returned to haunt prominent members of the capital's elite, with an influential politician's son, a leading socialite, a budding actor and senior police officers under the spotlight.
- Govt To Review Decision To Raise Dam Height (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Yielding to demands made by Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar, the Centre on Wednesday decided to review its decision to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam.
- Nail The ‘Chuckers’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Michael Holding was not just part of a battery of West Indian quicks that battered batters from Birmingham to Brisbane, he was blessed with a bowling action that was classic in its cleanliness.
- A Kingsize Mess (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 13, 2006)
The deepening strife in Nepal is spiralling out of the control of King Gyanendra — or, for that matter, anyone else.
- End Of The Georgian Calendar? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 13, 2006)
Writing political obituaries in India is always a hazardous task, considering the incredible resilience of our politicians.
- Where Are The Ideals, Asks Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today poked light-hearted fun at the Communists for their now abandoned idea of the “dictatorship of the proletariat.”
- Balance Costs With Benefits (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 13, 2006)
The proposed review of India’s Free Trade Agreements points to a much deeper malaise in the process of formulating trade policy.
- Exit Of A Legend (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 13, 2006)
The thespian epitomised the image of a true Kannadiga
- History Lesson (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
It's heartening to note that a Japanese association has offered to rebuild the ancient university of Nalanda, now lying in ruins, into a global institute of learning and a centre of excellence.
- Fools’ Paradise (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 13, 2006)
End the distortion in oil prices
- Karachi Blast (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 13, 2006)
More than 60 people, including the chief, deputy chief and spokesman of the Sunni Tehrik, died in a bomb blast in Nishtar Park Karachi where the organisation was holding a public meeting to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi on Tuesday.
- The Emotional Clash Of Civilisations (The Financial Express, DOMINIQUE MOISI, Apr 13, 2006)
The actual conflict lies between the European culture of fear and the Muslim one of humiliation
- The Way To Salvage Nepal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
Given political will, it's still possible to redeem the Himalayan nation from the mess it is in, says NN Jha
- Election Sans Commotion (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Apr 13, 2006)
Having witnessed most elections in West Bengal since the first one under the present Constitution in 1952, this writer finds the forthcoming Assembly poll a rather strange phenomenon.
- More Power To Bank Chiefs (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Competition demands that lending decisions are made at the operational level, rather than by the bank board.
- "Cooperation And Conflict Co-Exist" (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Apr 13, 2006)
One year after assuming charge as general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist),Prakash Karatdiscusses the Left's relationship with the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre and the prospects for a third alternative . . .
- In India, Maoist Guerrillas Widen 'People's War' (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Soldiers with an armed cadre of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) round up villagers for a rally in Bhanupratapur, in east-central India
- China Beefs Up U.S. Economy (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
The United States and China, the world's twin engines of economic growth, have a relationship that has worked well to keep the economy expanding -- but some analysts fear it could end badly.
- Nuclear Pact Unifies Indian-Americans (Washington Times, David R. Sands, Apr 13, 2006)
California entrepreneur Arjun Bhagat concedes that his fellow Indian-Americans have been a little slow to use their economic power to promote closer U.S.-Indian ties -- by a couple of decades or so.
- Narmada Project: The Points At Issue (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Apr 13, 2006)
What the NBA is asking for is a suspension of work on the project until the prescribed conditions on resettlement and rehabilitation have been fully met in all respects.
- Bjp, Janata Party Leaders Pay Homage At Gandhi Statue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
They want to provide a `nationalistic' platform
- Narmada Dam Height Issue To Be Reviewed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Yielding to the demands of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, the Centre on Wednesday decided to review the decision taken by the Narmada Control Authority to raise the height of the Narmada dam.
- In India, Maoist Guerrillas Widen 'People's War' (International Herald Tribune, Somini Sengupta , Apr 13, 2006)
India The gray light of dawn broke over the bamboo forest as the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army prepared for a . . .
- Right Rules For India's Democracy (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Apr 13, 2006)
There was a lot of noise and little light in the discussion on the issue of ‘offices of profit’ in the popular TV programme, “We the People”. This is one of our better programmes.
- Italy Decides To Be Indecisive (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Apr 13, 2006)
In the run-up to this week’s Italian elections, the Western European press was filled with tentative political obituaries of Silvio Berlusconi, in the wake of opinion polls that showed him trailing by a few percentage points.
- Journalism Is About Giving Voice To The Voiceless: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Praveen Swami, Barkha Dutt and Varghese George are journalists of the year
Freelance journalist Ramesh Menon received the award for "Environmental Reporting" (Print)
Awards on different aspects of journalism distributed
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