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Articles 17021 through 17120 of 43820:
- I Want To Become Pm, Says Advani (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Senior BJP leader L K Advani, who recently expressed keenness on a change in his party's image, today said factors like "infighting and corruption" do hurt the party.
- Justice For Joshi, Joy In The Parivar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 06, 2006)
The forensic report clearing RSS leader Sanjay Joshi in the sleaze CD controversy is cause for much joy in the Parivar.
- Rice Seeks Congress Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
"Nuclear agreement good for U.S., India"
The deal will not lead to an arms race in South Asia
``Simply not credible to compare India to North Korea or Iran''
Senator Richard Lugar says the administration must continue to be responsive
- Saarc And The United States (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 06, 2006)
Our Foreign Office spokesperson in Islamabad informed the press on Tuesday that the Unites States had approached the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for observer status. The SAARC standing committee of foreign secretaries . . .
- Brand Values (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 06, 2006)
States imitate corporates
- Implications Of Mirwaiz Formula (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 06, 2006)
Aphc chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has said that Kashmir issue should not be viewed on religious or cultural grounds. At a Press conference, he said Kashmir should be one unit including Ladakh, Jammu and Northern Areas of Pakistan.
- 'What Did I Achieve By My Secular Credentials?' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 06, 2006)
None can predict his mercurial political actions. The debate continues whether former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda was behind his son H D Kumaraswamy's coronation as Karnataka CM. Gowda tells Naheed Ataulla and Rakesh P that his . . .
- Rice Urges U.S.-India Nuclear Deal In Congress (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 06, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday urged Congress to approve a nuclear energy deal with India, saying it would reduce New Delhi's dependence on Iranian oil and create thousands of new American jobs.
- Pro-India Politician Killed, Four Injured In Held-Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
A local politician was shot dead by suspected Muslim rebels in Indian-held Kashmir on Wednesday, while four people were injured in a separate attack in the region, police said.
- Advani Makes Common Cause With Sonia (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Mr LK Advani today endorsed Mrs Sonia Gandhi’s veiled criticism of the Communist parties for “communalising the country’s foreign policy” and said both BJP and Congress could make common cause in politics and governance if the ruling party eschewed . . .
- Catwalk Snafus (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 05, 2006)
Just how sick and narrow-minded a society we are becomes evident from the ridiculous fuss that has been generated by what the trade describes as “wardrobe malfunctioning”.
- Yatras To Highlight "Failure" Of Cong-Led Coalition: Bjp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
BJP today said it was forced to undertake the twin-yatras to highlight the "failure" of the Congress-led coalition on all fronts and to protest against politics of "minority appeasement" being practised by it.
- India Abroad (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
With ever increasing sums of foreign money rushing into the Indian equity market, it looks like the India story has been well and truly bought into by the rest of the world.
- When Beauty Malfunctions (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 05, 2006)
It’s official now! The Maharashtra home minister R R Patil has ordered a police probe into the fall of one model’s dress top and the unravelling of the lace at the bottom of another’s attire while walking the ramp in Mumbai. The Shiv Sena was the . . .
- Staring At An Electoral Meltdown (The Economic Times, P R RAMESH, Apr 05, 2006)
Last weekend, The Times of India published a report about a Congress-sponsored pre-election survey. It said the Congress would experience electoral meltdown in four of the five poll-bound states.
- Budget Session To Reconvene From May 10 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The second part of the Budget Session of Parliament, which was abruptly adjourned during the recess, will reconvene on May 10.
- Jitters On The Left (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
The memorandum submitted to the Election Commission by Left Front leaders on Monday, protesting against the manner in which the former has been going about arranging for the forthcoming Assembly election in West Bengal, is a clear indication of the . . .
- Lust And The Lonely City (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
While political authority demands more taxes, living itself has become burdensome in Delhi, says Gautam Sen
- Strategic Horizon Of Indo-Us Deal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
The India-United States agreement is in line with Bush's objective of curbing Islamist strength which is dependent on petroleum, says Prafull Goradia
- Socialist Dream (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
In the wake of Ram Manohar Lohia's 96th birth anniversary on March 23, Tribhuvan Nath recalls the time Nehru called the socialist leader 'crafty'
- Govt Rejects Sbi Union Demands (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The government today said it would not accept the demand of the striking SBI employees for higher pension, even as unions expressed keenness to negotiate on their demand on the second day of their nationwide indefinite stir.
- Hovering Clouds Of Pessimism (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Municipal elections held on February 8 in the shadow of Maoist attacks and a boycott by political parties painted a sorry picture of Nepal, even as it further shrunk King Gyanendra's options.
- Accords For Joint Venture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Modernisation of Mumbai and Delhi airports
Initial deposit of Rs. 150 crore each to be paid by companies within a week
Employees stage protest
- 'Cong Could Be Bjp's Ally Minus Minority Baggage' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
BJP leader L K Advani on Tuesday endorsed Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s veiled criticism of the Left parties for "communalising the country’s foreign policy" and said both the BJP and Congress could make common cause in politics and governance . . .
- The Elections That Matter (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Apr 05, 2006)
The story of the coming local polls in England and Wales will also be about how they affect Tony Blair's future.
- Power Of Fasting (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 05, 2006)
A complete fast is a complete and literal denial of self. It is the truest prayer. A genuine fast cleanses the body, mind and soul. It crucifies the flesh and to that extent sets the soul free.
- Advani Hints At Bjp, Cong Convergence (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
In a startling statement of long-term significance, BJP veteran leader L.K. Advani said today that two national parties could politically converge if the Congress reversed its “politics of minorityism.”
- Teaching Dissidence To Ltte (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2006)
After four agonising years, the Sri Lankan peace process has boiled down to a single issue that has nothing to do with the rights of Tamils.
- An Emergency For Rural Childhood (Hindu, Krishna Kumar, Apr 05, 2006)
The challenge of educational reform in the age of globalisation is very complex and rural children are especially vulnerable at a time when India is witnessing an unprecedented economic growth.
- Reverse Politics Of Minorityism: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
My suggestion to minorities is to work for the spread of literacy and quality education among themselves: Advani
- End Minorityism, Join Hands, Advani Tells Congress (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader LK Advani said on Tuesday that if the Congress shuns minorityism in politics and governance, it would set a firm foundation of cooperation with the BJP making common cause with the Congress.
- India Welcomes Maoist Ceasefire In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Expresses the hope that it would be of a "permanent nature"
- No Sure Way Of Defining (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Apr 05, 2006)
Is Indian “street” English (Englishes, rather) as valid as any other? The question isn’t, of course, one for India or English alone.
- Austerity Pays (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 05, 2006)
Although the State was late in adopting the measure the downsizing of the ministry has expectedly meant less burden on the exchequer.
- Australia Says Sensitive To Tense Indonesia Ties (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Australia hopes to gradually rebuild communications with Indonesia after a row sparked by Canberra's decision to give asylum to 42 refugees from Indonesia's Papua province, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said today.
- Nepalese Police Arrest 40 Protestors, Political Leaders (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 05, 2006)
In a major crackdown ahead of tomorrow's anti-King general strike by opposition parties, police today arrested some 40 protestors from the Nepalese captial and took into custody several political leaders after raiding their houses.
- Lone Rider (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 05, 2006)
Once a charioteer, but not twice shy. This seems to be Mr L.K. Advani’s current belief. In the early Nineties, he moved around the country on a motorized chariot to mobilize Hindu votes and public opinion.
- In The Groove (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Apr 05, 2006)
The US recognizes south Asia as India’s sphere of influence
- Sonia Turf Visa Only For Rahul (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Rahul Gandhi will manage his mother’s Lok Sabha byelection from Rae Bareli.
- Transformed’ Sanjay Joshi Returns To Bjp Headquarters (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Apr 05, 2006)
Sanjay Joshi, RSS pointman in the BJP, appeared totally transformed as he drove up to the BJP headquarters from the airport in an open jeep today.
- Saddam Faces New Genocide Trial (Reuters, Mussab al-Khairallah, Apr 05, 2006)
Saddam Hussein will stand trial on new charges of genocide against Kurds in the late 1980s, the court trying him for crimes against humanity said on Tuesday.
- China Cannot Be A Party To Kashmir Issue: Pak (Hindustan Times, CP Bhambhri, Apr 05, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday rejected a suggestion by moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq to make China a party for the resolution of the Kashmir issue.
- 3rd Cong Councillor Killed In One Month (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Congress party has become the unidentified gunman’s target number one ahead of by-elections for the Assembly segments in Baramulla district.
- Law Before Morals (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 05, 2006)
A police constable in Mumbai is sentenced to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty of raping a minor in a police booth last year.
- Will India Emerge As Global Power ? (Daily Excelsior, Abhijit Patwardhan, Apr 05, 2006)
For sceptics, the suggestion of an area of peace in Asia remains wishful thinking.
- Naxals Release Abducted Cops In Orissa (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Two police officials abducted by armed Maoists from Ramagiri Udayagiri town of Orissa's Gajapati district on March 24 were released in a dramatic fashion on Tuesday.
- Destination Nowhere (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 05, 2006)
Tomorrow, if things go as per plan, BJP President Rajnath Singh and his senior colleague LK Advani will embark on two rath yatras from two ends of the country -- journeys that will culminate in New Delhi on May 10.
- Congress Spectacle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 05, 2006)
With the election process under way, the predicament of the Congress gets more and more complex, even a touch comical. The latest roadblock is its failure to decide on a candidate against Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee .
- Peace Won’T Come This Way (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Apr 05, 2006)
The vast majority of western commentators are convinced that last week’s Israeli election signifies a crucial break from the past: for the first time most voters rejected Eretz Israel, the long-nurtured notion that one day the territory of Israel . . .
- Sheikh Rashid To Do The Ultimate (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 05, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed is ‘true son of the soil’ and praised his efforts to promote education in the Potohar region.
- Saddam Faces Genocide Trial (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Saddam Hussein will stand trial on new charges of genocide against Kurds in the late 1980s, the court trying him for crimes against humanity said on Tuesday.
- Investigating Disappearances (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 05, 2006)
A disturbing phenomenon that has late surfaced in Pakistan is that of ‘disappearances’.
- Identity Crisis (Pioneer, BC Dutta, Apr 05, 2006)
Many Muslims living in various Hindi-Urdu speaking States of undivided India, who had endorsed the creation of Pakistan, migrated to East Pakistan after partition.
- No Covert Diplomacy On Kashmir: Fo (News International, Mariana Baabar, Apr 05, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday said Islamabad and New Delhi were not involved in any covert diplomacy on Kashmir, rather they were engaged in interaction at different levels to settle the issue.
- More Or Less (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 05, 2006)
BY the Indian standards of criminal justice system, the punishment meted out to the Mumbai constable who raped an innocent girl in a police chowky at Marine Drive is exemplary.
- Change Is Possible (Deccan Herald, V Pradeep Kumar, Apr 05, 2006)
Meet India, the land of diversities or unity in diversity, as we like it to be. A country which is being wooed by everyone right from USA, the self-proclaimed guardian of this world to Iran, at the other end of the spectrum. Despite living in . . .
- Faux Pas (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 05, 2006)
By not voting, Dr Singh disregards the electoral system
- Another Musharraf Regime? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 05, 2006)
Pakistan is an illiberal democracy since political engineering would ensure Musharraf’s next electoral victory
- In Indira’S Footsteps (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Apr 05, 2006)
Last week this column suggested that the Congress should be buried. Some elaboration is in order.
- No Role For China In Resolving Kashmir, Says Islamabad (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 05, 2006)
Pakistan not to adopt Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's suggestion
China should be involved, as it's a major player in the region, the Mirwaiz said
India, Pakistan committed to opening consulates soon
- Kashmir Solution: Difficult Without Musharraf, Says Mirwaiz (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Apr 05, 2006)
A solution to the Kashmir dispute will be difficult to find in the absence of President General Pervez Musharraf, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman, said on Tuesday.
- Mirwaiz Proposes Joint Kashmir Parliament (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) President Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has suggested setting up a joint political setup of the five regions comprising entire Kashmir and Northern Areas having a joint parliament and under joint control of Pakistan and India.
- He Freed A City, Gave It Life (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Bogota’s urban area is 384.3 sq km compared to Bangalore’s 437 sq km. The Colombian capital almost touches a population of 70 lakh, while Bangalore’s is more than 90 lakh
- Hiv Infections In India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
international media blitz — one-third decline in HIV infections in high-prevalence South India pointed out in a study published on March 30 by Indo-Canadian researchers in Lancet Online.
- Bangalore To Hyderabad: Silicon Valley Keen To Shift Base (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
With more IT companies based in Bangalore looking to expand operations in Hyderabad because of its superior infrastructure, this city has never had it so good.
- Politics As Performance (Times of India, SHIV VISVANATHAN, Apr 05, 2006)
Indian politics and Hindi films have tremendous similarities. Both are sensitive to context and both are open structures. Both thrive on contradictions and neither fully resolves them.
- Budget Session To Resume On May 10 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The Budget session of Parliament, which was adjourned in the midst of a controversy over the office-of-profit issue, will resume on May 10. The second part of the seventh session of the House will commence on May 10 and is likely to conclude on May 23.
- Dada, Let Me Go Home. My Parents Are Waiting For Me. He Laughed And Said, I’Ll Let You Go Soon’ (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Apr 05, 2006)
The three-page Mara-thi statement, by a Mumbai teenage girl to the police, vividly tells a grim story of what happened inside a police chowkey on India’s best-known seaside promenade less than a year ago, on April 21.
- Up A Window Of Opportunity, But Will The Congress Use It? (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Apr 05, 2006)
Now that the Election Commission has announced the by-election in Rae Bareli on May 8, the tempo will start building in Sonia Gandhi’s constituency.
- The Flawed Trial Of Saddam Hussein (Hindu, Sadakat Kadri, Apr 05, 2006)
The trial of the Iraqi dictator, promising justice while presuming guilt, is a parody of Nuremberg and legally irredeemable.
- Time For Equanimity At Nirvachan Sadan (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 05, 2006)
The maturity and wisdom with which the BJP's memorandum on Election Commissioner Navin Chawla is handled will probably help deepen lawful governance.
- An Exercise In Bravado (Guardian (UK), Simon Tisdall, Apr 05, 2006)
Iran has been conducting a sort of grand military parade up and down the Gulf this week, displaying its defensive hardware, test-firing sophisticated-sounding new weapons systems, and proclaiming its readiness to repel all would-be aggressors.
- Seven Killed In N Waziristan Violence (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Two local tribesmen were killed and six Pakistan Army soldiers were injured in an exchange of fire in Mir Ali on Monday, while five passengers lost their lives and three others sustained injuries when their vehicle hit a landmine on the . . .
- Sanjay Joshi Reinstated As Bjp General Secy (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Apr 04, 2006)
A day after the RSS reinstated him after his self-imposed exile senior BJP leader Sanjay Joshi was on Monday reinstated as the BJP general secretary (Organisation).
- Terror Firmer @ 45% Militancy Countrywide (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Apr 04, 2006)
It is an extraordinary situation. Over 45 per cent area of the country, comprising 220 districts, is under the throes of some kind of militancy. Apart from terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in Northeastern States, Maoist menace . . .
- Bureaucracy’S Role (Statesman, D BANDYOPADHYAY, Apr 04, 2006)
Civil Servants Not Obliged To Carry Out Illegal Orders
- Jd(s) Fields Rufus Daniel In Kovalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Neelalohithadasan Nadar resigns as MLA, to contest as Independent
- The True ‘Heroes’ Of Our Times (Daily Excelsior, S.V. Vaidyanathan, Apr 04, 2006)
Unlike the economic establishment in India that comprises economic bureaucrats, journalists, academics (Indian and non-resident Indians) and is all gung ho about the emergence of neoliberal economic globalisation since the beginnings of . . .
- J&k Bank Is Not A State: Full Bench (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan went berserk adjoining Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence at Wazarat Road in the City here late this evening killing his three colleagues including a CRPF Inspector and two head constables
- China Olive Branch To Dalai Lama, Pope (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
China may approve a visit by the Dalai Lama, as long as he abandons dreams of independence for Tibet, and establish ties with the Vatican if it breaks ties with Taiwan, the top official on religious affairs was quoted today as saying.
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