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Articles 17721 through 17820 of 43820:
- Opposition Seeks To Make Office Of Profit A Poll Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
With Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's resignation from the Lok Sabha causing ripples in several states, opposition parties in poll-bound West Bengal have decided to cash in on the office of profit controversy.
- Cpm's Deal With Vs May Derail Pro-Reforms Agenda In Bengal (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Mar 27, 2006)
A deal for peace in Kerala may only open up new avenues of discomfort for both the CPI (M) Polit Bureau and its general secretary Prakash Karat. Insiders feel that the personal victory of VS Achuthanandan may soon take the shape of a deeper . . .
- Near Consensus On Parliament Session (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Decks have been cleared for reconvening the Parliament session and introducing a bill to amend the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act to remove the threat of disqualification hanging over dozens of MPs cutting across party lines.
- A Welcome Affirmation (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 27, 2006)
The President has done well to categorically affirm that the next general elections will be held in 2007, as provided for in the Constitution.
- Pre-Empting Naxals (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 27, 2006)
The state governments will have reservations, but the Central Reserve Police Force’s establishing its own intelligence apparatus along the Naxal corridor is to be appreciated.
- Kashmiris In Fear In Goa (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Ahead of their crucial trade talks here tomorrow, Pakistan has stuck to its stance of linking the issues of Most Favoured Nation status for India and transit facilities for its goods with progress in resolution of political issues including Kashmir.
- Pro-Russian Party Leads In Ukraine: Exit Polls (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Ukraine's main pro-Russia party led key parliamentary poll with 33 per cent of the vote, more than 10 points ahead of its nearest "orange revolution" rival, according to exit polls.
- Saddam Letter Urges Arab Support For Insurgency (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Saddam Hussein urged Arab leaders to support Iraqi insurgents, warning that an "American-Israeli conspiracy" aims to split Iraq into pieces, according to a letter the former Iraqi leader purportedly wrote that appeared on Sunday on the Internet.
- Minority Confusion Boosts Cong's Confidence In Assam (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Mar 27, 2006)
Despite the initial jitters, the Congress appears to have come back into the reckoning in Assam primarily because of a three-corned contest.
- Uncertainty Ends (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 27, 2006)
Karunakaran and Achuthanandan salvage their positions
- Angle Of Salute (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 27, 2006)
Every pilot worth his altimeter knows about the importance of the angle of attack — the angle at which the wings and other airfoils of the aircraft meet the airflow.
- Sangh Sings Sonia Praise (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
New Delhi, March 26: Sonia Gandhi has won admirers in the unlikeliest of political and geographical corners with her twin resignations — in the Sangh and in Pakistan.
- Singapore Wins Enemies (Deccan Herald, Simon Tisdall, Mar 27, 2006)
Friendly bridge-building is uphill work
- That Inner Voice (Deccan Herald, Venkat Krishnan, Mar 27, 2006)
The last time her ‘‘inner voice’’ woke up and told her, in a last-minute reversal, not to take up the job of the prime minister, it was a dramatic event.
- Of Power And Pelf (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Mar 27, 2006)
History informs us that the law-makers will make laws to nullify any law that snatches away their benefits
- Rss Pat For Sonia, Says She Has Shown Political Maturity (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Mar 27, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s resignation from the Lok Sabha and from the National Advisory Council has received praise from a very unlikely quarter.
- Alliances: Rhetoric And Reality (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Mar 27, 2006)
There is a growing tendency in the world to describe a friendly relationship as a “strategic alliance”.
- Madarsa Too Many (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 27, 2006)
The Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) is understandably concerned over the mushrooming of 1,900 madarsas on both sides of the India-Nepal border in the recent past.
- Old Faithful (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 27, 2006)
Anil Biswas, whose death was formally announced last evening, was a modest man even though he had no reasons to be modest.
- Tact And Tactics (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Mar 27, 2006)
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles over Nature
- No Ordinance On Office Of Profit: Govt (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Mar 27, 2006)
As a prelude to the legislation defining an office of profit, the government has begun collating suggestions offered by political parties during their meetings with parliamentary affairs minister P R Dasmunsi.
- Out Of Isolation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 27, 2006)
The spectre of Maoism is haunting parts of tribal India.
- Plan For Delhi (Statesman, Gopal Bhargava, Mar 27, 2006)
In recent times, Delhi has witnessed a population explosion. At present, it has crossed the one crore mark.
- Why Iran Oil Cutoff Could Be Suicidal (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Iran's nuclear standoff with the United States, Europe, and other nations has led to considerable speculation of $100-per-barrel oil and $4-per-gallon gasoline in the US. Such high prices might kick off a worldwide energy crisis and recession.
- The Politics Of Modernity (Deccan Herald, Lata Ramaswamy, Mar 26, 2006)
The book takes a meditative yet practical look at a subject that has been much written about.
- At The Crossroads (Hindu, K.K. GOPALAKRISHNAN , Mar 26, 2006)
Usha Nangiar is one of the last Nangiarkoothu performers left in Kerala. A portrait of an artist and an art form at the threshold of change.
- A Revolution With Words (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Mar 26, 2006)
The book is an attempt to retrieve the spirit of resistance that once roamed freely in Urdu literature.
- Pakistan Links Mfn Status To India With Kashmir Solution (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Mar 26, 2006)
A 15-member Indian delegation led by SN Menon, secretary commerce, arrived in Islamabad on Saturday night for participation in the plenary session of second meeting of Pakistan-India Joint Study Group on March 27 and third round of Composite . . .
- Battle Plan For Best Effect (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 25, 2006)
A recent paper of the Department of Administrative Reforms titled "Towards a Citizen-Friendly Government" is further proof that Government officials and public sector executives are still not ready to serve the way they should.
- General Musharraf’S Partiality (Daily Times, General Musharraf, Mar 25, 2006)
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League put up a show on March 23 at Lahore’s Minto Park to celebrate both the Lahore Resolution, now re-christened as the Pakistan Resolution, and the League’s 100th anniversary .
- In Praise Of The Jal Bhagirathi (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Mar 25, 2006)
Last week I visited a village in Rajasthan that Prince Charles is due to visit next week.
- The Perfect Self-Goal (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Mar 25, 2006)
The correct answer is to repeal the law. Bribery takes place in cash, not from these 'offices of profit'.
- Misplaced Defence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 25, 2006)
All this talk of Muslims and the mainstream recalls a Bihar minister who, visiting Telco’s office in Jamshedpur, asked General Shiv Verma, who had a post-retirement job there, how many Biharis he employed. Shooting his immaculate cuffs and with . . .
- Aventis Pharma: Top Line Pain (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Mar 25, 2006)
Unlike other pharma MNCs, Aventis Pharma has not been able to boost its top line in Dec quarter
- Where The Mind Is `Not Halved By A Horizon' (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 25, 2006)
Amartya's Sen whips up a `stirring read' in his book Identity and Violence which talks about how people can interact with each other in a great many different ways. And Ram Puniyani's Religion, Power and Violence discusses globalisation and . . .
- India As The New Force For Peace And Stability (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Mar 25, 2006)
"What is in it for America?" That was how the national security adviser, M.K. Narayanan, reacted after the Bush administration proposed the nuclear deal to the Indians at Blair House, the official guest house of the American president, . . .
- Killing By Afghan Troops (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 25, 2006)
ONE must condemn without reservation the cold-blooded murder of 17 Pakistani civilians by Afghan security forces on Tuesday in Spin Boldak.
- Balochistan Imbroglio (Daily Excelsior, Vazeeruddin, Mar 25, 2006)
Since its creation in August 1947, courtesy the divide and rule policy of the British departing from (undivided) India, Pakistan has been trying to wrest Kashmir from India by launching military attacks against India and extending all manner of . . .
- Sonia's Moment (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 25, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi's resignation from Parliament and the National Advisory Council has taken the sting out of BJP's campaign against her party, but shows Congress in poor light.
- India Nuclear Deal Meets Wary Congress (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Bush presses for approval of a pact taking a different approach to nonproliferation.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 25, 2006)
For the last two days some people have been trying to create an atmosphere as if government and Parliament are being used only to favour me.
- Outcry Rises Over Afghan Christian Convert (Reuters, SAYED SALAHUDDIN, Mar 25, 2006)
Growing international pressure on Afghanistan to respect the religious freedom of a Christian convert was met in Afghanistan on Friday by calls for the man to be executed for denying Islam.
- Pakistan, India Launch New Bus Amid Emotional Scenes (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The annual Sikh pilgrimage to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan took on special significance this year with the first bus service linking the birthplace of the religion's founder with Amritsar in India.
- A Day Late, Ec Receives Petition Against Sonia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The petition seeking the disqualification of Congress president Sonia Gandhi has reached the Election Commission along with 15 other petitions seeking disqualification of Members of Parliament for holding "office of profit".
- Strong Condemnation (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 25, 2006)
There can be no soft words for the present government's increasingly visible inability to provide a necessary checks-and-balances framework under which the market mechanism can operate.
- Mrs Gandhi's Course (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 25, 2006)
There is a lot to be appreciated in the way Mrs Sonia Gandhi practices politics.
- Warnings And Promises (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 25, 2006)
Speaking at the PML convention on Thursday, General Musharraf warned the foreign militants and their local supporters in tribal areas to quit Pakistan or be eliminated.
- Lame Ducks Can Still Bite Back (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Mar 25, 2006)
Teaching the history of revolutions has been easy at Harvard this semester. As if to illustrate exactly how these strange historical upheavals work, the university has obligingly staged a revolution of its own.
- Shunning India-Centric Policies (Dawn, Masood H.Kizilbash, Mar 25, 2006)
Pakistan has assiduously pursued the policy of confrontation and competition with India since 1947. The advice of president Musharraf in his press conference on March 5 to his countrymen was to shun India-centricity and, instead, concentrate on . . .
- Eta Gets Better (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 25, 2006)
It is too soon to say if the first permanent ceasefire called by Spain’s Basque separatist group, Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (Basque Homeland and Freedom) a.k.a. Eta, is actually a historic opportunity for peace or just another false alarm.
- Bjp Banks On Ridicule To Battle ‘Sacrifice’ (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Gathering its wits after the shock of Sonia Gandhi’s twin resignations, the BJP today tried to shift the focus from the “sacrifice” to the government’s earlier, allegedly dodgy, moves to protect her.
- Amend The Law (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 25, 2006)
An all-party consensus needed to enact it
- The Vanishing Tiger (Tribune, Lt Gen Baljit Singh, Mar 25, 2006)
The recorded history of faunal extinctions in India began in the latter half of the 19th century.
- Are There Free Lunches For Central Banks? (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Mar 25, 2006)
Economic stability won by a war on cost-push inflation may soon be lost to asset price bubbles.
- Invisible Forces In Kashmir (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Mar 25, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir is once again caught in currents, cross-currents and under-currents of varied thinking processes on the future of the State.
- 'Cooperatives Are The Only Hope Of Rural India' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 25, 2006)
It was by chance that Verghese Kurien came to Anand in 1949.
- Mind Your Words (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 25, 2006)
Decades ago there was tension in the State Assembly then in session in Srinagar.
- Way Of Life ! (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Mar 25, 2006)
Wasn't it one of our more distinguished Prime Ministers who told us that corruption was not something unique to India. It was a universal phenomenon.
- Sonia Quits (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 25, 2006)
There can be several interpretations of Ms Sonia Gandhi's decision to quit the Lok Sabha as member and the National Advisory Council (NAC) as chairperson.
- Ministers, Legislators To Get Significant Pay Hike (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The Legislative Assembly today passed Appropriation (Finance) Bill as Deputy Chief Minister, Incharge Finance Muzaffar Hussain Baig announced that salary, allowances and pension of the Ministers and legislators will be hiked substantially before . . .
- If It Stings, There’S A Reason (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Mar 25, 2006)
Before something else cropped up to change the subject, India’s political class had been busy earlier this week cogitating about how to deal with sting operations conducted by the media.
- Prime Minister Offers Pak Peace Treaty & Its Roadmap (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Mar 25, 2006)
Taking a break from the political storm in New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh kept his date with Amritsar today, flagged off the landmark bus to Nankana Sahib and used that occasion to launch a bold initiative to revive the stalled Indo-Pak . . .
- Ethnic Group Pins Culture Hopes On Gogoi (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Ten villagers of a small community in Assam sit in the Buddhist monastery, chanting and praying for the re-election of their favoured candidate in the upcoming Assembly elections.
- Election Fallout: Eu To Impose Sanctions On Belarus President (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
European Union leaders decided on Friday to punish Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko after an election seen as rigged—announcing “restrictions” against the authoritarian leader that would likely include a travel ban from Europe.
- Upbeat Sonia Sets Date With Rae Bareli (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Yesterday, Sonia Gandhi had said she would definitely contest again from Rae Bareli. On Monday, her constituency will welcome her back.
- Moral Capital (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 25, 2006)
A gesture of sacrifice repeats itself. The first time as piety; the second time as posturing.
- Ban Religious Processions (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Mar 25, 2006)
As usual Sikhs of Delhi took out a procession on Guru Gobind Singh’s birthday.
- Cosmetic Concern (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 25, 2006)
Farmers need help in taking entrepreneurial risk more than off-season jobs and cheaper credit
- Jaya Releases Aiadmk-Led Front List (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
With no major allies on its side, the ruling AIADMK has decided to contest 182 out of the total 234 seats in the elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly...
- Exit Sonia And Enter Bill Brigade (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s resignation out of the way, the steam was building up today for a bill to save members of Parliament from being disqualified for holding “offices of profit”.
- Mirwaiz For Unilateral Ceasefire To Tame Militants (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Mar 25, 2006)
Hours after the reopening of the bus route between Amritsar and Nankana Sahib and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calling for closer Indo-Pak ties, Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz
- The Game Plan On Iran Is Becoming Clearer (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 25, 2006)
The Anglo-Americans want a Security Council resolution allowing for the eventual use of force. Iran must play its cards very carefully from now onwards.
- Deemed Varsities Bound By Aicte Norms: Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
First Bench advises students to stop their agitation
- 32 U.P. Mlas Told To Sit As Separate Group (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Mar 25, 2006)
Supreme Court restrains Speaker
- Russia Plays China Energy Card (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Mar 25, 2006)
The Kremlin is sending a strong signal to both Europe and Japan that they will have to compete with China.
- Development With Dignity (Hindu, C. Rammanohar Reddy, Mar 25, 2006)
In the monograph,Development with Dignity: A Case for Full Employment,Amit Bhaduri forces us to acknowledge the centrality of employment in our politics and economics.
- Defence Deals (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 25, 2006)
We probably have not heard the last word about kickbacks in the Scorpene submarine purchase, but that a day after the NDA made a huge issue of it something more “explosive” attracted its attention would suggest that the priority was political . . .
- U.S. Revokes Visa Of Pakistani Senator (Washington Post, SHANKAR VEDANTAM, Mar 25, 2006)
The Bush administration has withdrawn an invitation to a Pakistani lawmaker and a prominent critic of President Pervez Musharraf who was to arrive in the United States today as a guest of the State Department, setting off charges that the action came . .
- Singh Offers Peace Treaty To Pakistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Indian PM rejects linking normalisation of ties to Kashmir solution; hints at agreement on Siachen, Sir Creek, Baglihar; APHC lukewarm to new initiative
- But It’S About Kashmir, Insists Pakistan (News International, Mariana Baabar, Mar 25, 2006)
Pakistan has said that the resolution of contentious issues like the Jammu and Kashmir dispute alone would pave the way for not only improvement in bilateral relations with India but also go a long way in improving lives of peoples in the region.
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