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Articles 16621 through 16720 of 43820:
- From Doubt To Mistrust To Anger (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 12, 2006)
Last summer after Nepal’s King Gyanendra engineered a bloodless coup and seized absolute power, royalists washed his feet with “holy water” to express allegiance.
- Killers On The Roads (Daily Excelsior, Rameshwar Singh Jamwal, Apr 12, 2006)
More than forty people are killed as overspeeding bus falls into Chenab in Kishtwar, a small school girl is killed on Kachi Chawni road, where traffic moves at snails pace at any given time, due to driver's fault.
- Hasty Decision On Siachen (Pioneer, Wilson John, Apr 12, 2006)
Six days from now, the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan would complete three years.
- 50 Injured As Nepal Simmers (Tribune, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 12, 2006)
Intensifying their agitation, tens of thousands of Opposition activists in Nepal today defied a curfew to protest against King Gyanendra's rule as the police fired on protestors leaving over 50 of them injured and also arrested 10 journalists from . . .
- Colour Crowded (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 12, 2006)
A lotus outlined in green, blue or white against a saffron background next to a slab of green:
- Mass Weight (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 12, 2006)
In 1968, the heyday of Parisian radicalism, the students, young people and intellectuals who took to the streets achieved nothing.
- Another Disaster (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 12, 2006)
It won’t be the last
- Mayawati: "No Promises, No Manifesto, Only Performance" (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Apr 12, 2006)
From a negatively perceived champion of narrow caste interests to a confident, self-assured leader of all communities,Mayawatihas transformed beyond recognition. Today, all eyes are on her — to see if the Bahujan Samaj Party can reach the finish . . .
- Iran Again Holds Hostages — Bush And The Gop (MSNBC.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
A generation ago, the Iranian hostage crisis cost Jimmy Carter and the Democrats the White House. Now, 26 years later, another Iranian hostage crisis threatens to do the same thing to George W. Bush and the Republican Party.
- ‘America Planning Strike To Topple Iran Regime’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
In the New Yorker magazine, Seymour Hersh, America’s best known investigative journalist, concluded that the Bush administration is even considering the use of a tactical nuclear weapon against deep Iranian bunkers, but that top generals in the . . .
- Cdr Organising Intra-Kashmir Conference (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 11, 2006)
The Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation (CDR), a Delhi-based non-government organisation, is organising an intra-Kashmir conference in Jammu and Srinagar from tomorrow (Wednesday).
- Maoists Rule The Roost In Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 11, 2006)
The two leaders said their banned party would also prevent payment of taxes and other government dues and take action against administration officials and people supporting them.
- European Parliament Opposes Baluchistan Killings (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Sixty-seven members of the European Parliament, including one of its vice-presidents, have petitioned the forum's President, Mr Josep Borell, to urge the Government of Pakistan to stop the killing of innocent people in Baluchistan.
- Another Tragedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 11, 2006)
Another religious gathering has been struck by tragedy. The nation has been left to mourn yet again the death of innocent people, this time, poignantly, women and children.
- Interplay Between Politics And Economics (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Apr 11, 2006)
Pakistain has had many moments in its history when economics influenced politics in unexpected and negative ways.
- There Can Be But Only One Army (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 11, 2006)
The Government has declared the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) as a terrorist organization for acting against the country’s sovereignty and integrity.
- Karzai’S Indian Visit Needs To Be Watched (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 11, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for a five-day official visit to India. Talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the India-Afghan relations will be the highlight of the tour.
- Banning Bla (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 11, 2006)
The increasing incidents of sabotage, attacks on FC posts and personnel and killing of innocent citizens in Balochistan are highly condemnable.
- Bordering On Insanity (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 11, 2006)
Apparently the misadventure in Iraq, and its enormous cost, has not deterred the Bush administration’s fierce sabre-rattling.
- Singh And Karzai Want Pakistani Transit Facility For Indian Goods (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 11, 2006)
India and Afghanistan on Monday asked Pakistan to establish transit facilities in its territory for Afghanistan-bound Indian goods.
- Passionate View’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 11, 2006)
Emotion has always played a major role in the Kashmiri scheme of things, yet there is also much realism underscoring Mufti Mohd. Sayeed’s plea that the Prime Minister take a “passionate view” and facilitate the return of the misguided young people . . .
- Quota Will Affect Healthcare, Protests Ima (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Joining the protest over increase in reservation quota in education, Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday said the move will adversely affect quality of healthcare.
- No More Quotas (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 11, 2006)
We strongly disapprove of the additional quotas that the government proposes in institutions of higher education and also in private sector jobs.
- On The Rampage (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 11, 2006)
While not an agreeable pastime, reading Mr Arjun Singh's mind is not rocket science either.
- Deal With Iron Fist (Pioneer, RN Chawla, Apr 11, 2006)
The recent bomb blasts in Varanasi is largely understood to be an act of terrorism.
- Freedom To Be Corrupt (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 11, 2006)
Manmohan Singh's suggestion that Government employees should not be transferred every two years is wrong, says Bharat . . .
- Prepare Roadmap To Cut Subsidy Bill: Pm To Pc (Times of India, Sidhartha Kanungo, Apr 11, 2006)
The government has begun the groundwork for reworking subsidies and the move has been initiated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- It May Not Make A Difference In Bihar' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 11, 2006)
"Talks about IT, for example, is for the consumption of some people... My understanding of the Bihar economy is such that these things will not make much difference."
- India Through Dalit Paradigm (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 11, 2006)
Jagjivan Ram's birth centenary year gives us an opportunity to debate how best to take education and progress to marginalised sections, says . . .
- After Ec Rebuke, Govt Backtracks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
- With Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh under the scanner of the Election Commission, the UPA Government has developed cold feet on implementing the OBC quota in educational institutions in the midst of the ongoing Assembly polls.
- Thais Resent Ec Clean Chit To Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
More than 100 demonstrators laid a wreath today in front of the offices of the Election Commission, protesting its investigators’ findings that Prime Minister Mr Thaksin Shinawatra’s party had not violated electoral law.
- Ministers Return From Narmada Valley, Meet Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Three Union ministers who returned to the Capital yesterday after touring villages affected by raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam and assessing the rehabilitation work, today met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to report on the situation.
- New Awakening In L. America (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Apr 11, 2006)
HAS President George W. Bush’s neoconservative crusade met its match in his own backyard, Latin America? The world conceives of the continent as the home of the Munroe Doctrine warning off outsiders to keep away.
- Corruption And Development~ii (Statesman, SANKAR SEN, Apr 11, 2006)
In his work “Grand Corruption in Third World Development”, George Moody-Stuart, identified areas which are most vulnerable to corruption.
- Taliban Return To Afghanistan Not Ruled Out (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Apr 11, 2006)
A strident propaganda is going on in Pakistan implicating India and Afghanistan in the on going insurgency in Baluchistan and its Army’s failures in the two tribal agencies in Waziristan.
- Media In The Mirror (Daily Excelsior, Srinivasan K. Rangachary, Apr 11, 2006)
The UPA Government is a planning to frame a new code of conduct for print and electronic media.
- Who Goofs Up? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 11, 2006)
On the flip side perhaps the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States can't be faulted.
- Pressure Mounts On Nepal King, Protests To Continue (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Apr 11, 2006)
Pro-democracy campaigners in Nepal vowed to defy curfews and launch a sixth day of mass protests on Tuesday against the king's absolute rule as the monarch came under global pressure to end his crackdown.
- Rebel Run Mars Poll Last Lap (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Violence in parts of volatile Karbi Anglong and minority-dominated Dhubri marred the second and final phase of polling in Assam today, which also saw a marginally lower turnout than in the first phase of elections on April 3.
- Too Old To Deliver (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Apr 11, 2006)
Post all fools day on the first of April, two aspiring prime ministers, one from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the other from the Congress, the two ‘national’ parties, have made us all look like a bunch of intellectually backward species.
- Opening Score (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2006)
Trade and industrial agreements rarely please all sides involved in them. But that cannot be any reason for not cheering them when they come.
- Wrong Headed (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 11, 2006)
Subsidies carry with it the baggage of welfare. But the notion of welfare carries with it the more important question, “Welfare for whom?” The obvious and the unobjectionable answer is welfare for the poor.
- Be More Proactive In Afghanisatan (Tribune, Maj-Gen Rajendra Nath, Apr 11, 2006)
The present democratic government in Afghanistan, established under US control and led by President Hamid Karzai, is resented by Pakistan. Pakistan wants Afghanistan under its control or under its influence, as it can provide Pakistan strategic depth.
- Sonia Quits All Posts Of “Profit” (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Apr 11, 2006)
Following up on her resignation from the Lok Sabha and the National Advisory Council, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has now resigned from all the socio-cultural organisations which she heads or patronises. These include all those connected . . .
- Nepal Parties Defy Curfew, 15 Held (Tribune, Shirish B. Pradhan, Apr 11, 2006)
Defying curfew orders, Nepal’s main opposition parties held anti-King demonstrations in different parts of the capital today leading to the arrest of 15 activists.
- Sc Stays Arrest Warrants Against M F Hussain (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a bailable arrest warrant issued against noted painter M F Hussain by an Indore court on a complaint accusing him of having outraged religious sentiments of Hindus with his controversial paintings,
- Unquiet Flows The Narmada (Deccan Herald, Punypriya Dasgupta , Apr 11, 2006)
Big dams projects never really provide the irrigation and power that their project reports promise
- Confusing Signals (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 11, 2006)
India appears to be pursuing an incoherent policy towards Nepal, now in the midst of political turmoil.
- America Planning Strike To Topple Iran Regime’ (Deccan Herald, Julian Borger , Apr 11, 2006)
In the New Yorker magazine, Seymour Hersh, America’s best known investigative journalist, concluded that the Bush administration is even considering the use of a tactical nuclear weapon against deep Iranian bunkers, but that top generals in the . . .
- What Will Ec Do About Arjun: Jaya (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalitha has accused the Election Commission of adopting one yardstick for Union Minister Arjun Singh and another for Chennai Police Commissioner R Nataraj over the model code of conduct
- Congress And Coalition Realpolitik (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Apr 11, 2006)
The outcome of the Assembly elections may have no direct impact on the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre, but the emerging situation has accentuated the pressure on the Congress.
- Fighting Terror Not An Easy Task, Says Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Monday expressed concern about the increase of violent acts in Afghanistan in recent months.
- Tribal Renaissance (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Apr 11, 2006)
As the Naxalites have been accusing the State and Central Governments for the encroachment on the forest and agricultural land for setting up industrial projects, legislation is being drawn up as part of the Government's effort to address tribal unrest .
- Us Asks Nepal King To Restore Democracy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
The United States has asked Nepal's King Gyanendra to restore democracy immediately, describing his decision to impose direct palace rule in the Himalayan Kingdom a complete failure.
- A Subtle Change In Style And Strategy (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , Apr 11, 2006)
Carefully avoiding personal attacks on her rivals, Jayalalithaa has chosen to dwell on the `positives'
- Why Is Sonia Gandhi Silent On Volcker Issue, Asks Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
With whose consent did Natwar write to Iraq?
I am raising the issue of illegal foreign funding: BJP leader
Is Natwar Singh being made a scapegoat?
- Congress Close To Majority In Assam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Sanjay Kumar, Rajeeva L. Karandikar, Sandhya Goswami and Yogendra Yadav
The Hindu-CNN-IBN Poll suggests a fragmented verdict
- Poll Panel, State Election Machinery At The Receiving End (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , Apr 11, 2006)
Monitoring enforcement of model code in the State a tough task
EC, State election machinery straining to prove impartiality in ensuring parties' compliance
Faced with complaints of violations, State election machinery conducted probes
- `Pragmatism, Not Opportunism' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 11, 2006)
The firebrand politician and orator from Kallingipatti, in southern Tamil Nadu, has raised another storm this time by shifting his alliance from the DMK to the AIADMK. In this interview with S. Vijay Kumar, in Karur recently, Vaiko not only . . .
- Social Activist (Hindu, K. S. Parthasarathy, Apr 11, 2006)
Edited by Ballekere Hanumathappa and Bhoopalam C. Prabhakara; Pub. by Bhoopalam Chandrashekarayya Memorial Foundation, 2276, 22nd Cross, Banashankari II Stage, Bangalore-560070. Rs. 750.
- Standoff Likely On Sea Passage (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 11, 2006)
LTTE firm on use of Sea Tigers
- Nepal Beyond The Monarchy (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 11, 2006)
After years of upheaval, Nepal is on the brink of a major political change. What will a country of citizens — and not subjects — look like? Three books provide some answers
- U.K. Journal Sparks Trans-Atlantic Spat (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 11, 2006)
The controversy over an essay on U.S. foreign policy by two American academics in theLondon Review of Booksshows that free speech remains a tricky issue not only for traditional faith groups but also for the enlightened elite.
- A Trip To Talk It Out On Trade (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 11, 2006)
China's President Hu Jintao is to visit the United States next week. A number of economic and trade related disputes are on the table.
- A Different Historical Trajectory (Hindu, R. CHAMPAKALAKSHMI, Apr 11, 2006)
This concluding part of the review focusses on Sanjay Subrahmanyam's main contributions to a better understanding of the complex historical processes
- The Treadmill Of Unnecessary Consumption (The Financial Express, Mahesh Bhatt, Apr 11, 2006)
The advertising explosion has democratised luxury with serious socio-political . . .
- ‘I Definitely See The Bjp Coming Back To Me After 3 Years, Not My Going Back . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 11, 2006)
In this, the second and concluding part of her interview with Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express, on NDTV’s ‘Walk the Talk’, former MP Chief Minister Uma Bharati traces the course of BJP politics — from her expulsion from the . . .
- Can The Poor Buy Life-Saving Drugs? (Deccan Herald, GOPAL DABADE, Apr 11, 2006)
Though India is a major drug manufacturer many people lack access to drugs
- Will It Or Won't It? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 11, 2006)
If a ceasefire is meant to be permanent, it should be properly termed a cessation of hostilities.
- Supreme Court Tells Two States To Resolve Babli Barrage Dispute (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 11, 2006)
Minister could seek intervention of Prime Minister if unable to resolve the row
Union Water Resources Minister told to hold meetings with officials
Bench hears writ plea of Nizamabad MP Yaskhi Goud
- Sonia Gandhi's A Rare Example, Says Jyotiraditya Scindia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
BJP Government betraying the people of Madhya Pradesh'
Farmers getting only two hours of electricity
State no using the Calamity Relief Fund
- Balochistan Liberation Army Proscribed As Terror Outfit (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
The government has banned the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) by declaring it a terrorist organisation, Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao and Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Sunday.
- Perhaps Us Reads Indian Mind (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
India has rejected the US call to define its credible minimum nuclear deterrent saying that it is under no obligation to do so.
- China's Strategy, Australia's Autonomy (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Apr 10, 2006)
A long-time U.S. ally, Canberra has, through the latest uranium deal with Beijing, signalled its own set of priorities.
- In Conflict We Need An Ethical Code (Hindu, Martin Kettle, Apr 10, 2006)
The fight against jihadist terrorism carries real costs -- so it needs public legitimacy and support.
- Protectionism Not The Solution (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 10, 2006)
China's President Hu Jintao's visit later this month to Washington takes place in the context of renewed momentum in Congress on retaliatory legislation following the U.S. trade imbalance of $202 billion with China and an overall current account . . .
- "Madhya Pradesh Committed To Ensure Proper Rehabilitation" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Chief Minister offers all help to Narmada dam oustees
- "Prime Responsibility Of Cinema Is To Entertain The Masses'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Youngsters are as nationalist as anyone else, says Kunal Kapoor in conversation with Madhur Tankha...
- Good Borders, Good Neighbours (Deccan Herald, Srikanth Kondapalli , Apr 10, 2006)
Resolving the border issue with China will help better the India-China trade ties too
- Nepal Strike Now Indefinite (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Killing of activists firms up political parties' resolve
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