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Articles 17921 through 18020 of 43820:
- Iran And Us: A Replay Of Iraq Unlikely (Arab News, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Let me begin by saying that I belong to the group of people who reject the use of weapons of mass destruction.
- Good Versus Evil Isn't A Strategy (Los Angeles Times, Editorial, Los Angeles Times, Mar 24, 2006)
The Bush administration's newly unveiled National Security Strategy might well be subtitled "The Irony of Iran."
- What Does Manliness Have To Do With Running A Government? Ask The Bushies (Indian Express, Ruth Marcus, Mar 23, 2006)
I have a new theory about what’s behind everything that’s wrong with the Bush administration: manliness. Manliness is the unapologetic title of a new book by Harvey C. Mansfield, a conservative professor of government at Harvard University, which . . .
- 2 Killed, 13 Hurt In Amritsar Clash (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Even as the holy city has virtually been converted into a police cantonment on the eve of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s visit to his home town, two persons were killed and 13 injured in an incident following a land dispute, here today.
- Bailable Warrants Against Manu (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
The Delhi High Court today admitted the police appeal in the Jessica Lall murder case.
- Pugwash Message (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Mar 23, 2006)
It would have been inconceivable even a year ago to think of a gathering in which politicians and academics from both sides of the Line of Control in J&K would get together to discuss ways to address aspirations of the people of the state and foster . . .
- Death Knell For Bhadra (Deccan Herald, PRAVEEN BHARGAV, Mar 23, 2006)
A relook is needed at the Upper Bhadra project which is a ‘ludicrous’ but ‘lucrative’ Rs 3000 crore project
- Basque Militants Declare Ceasefire (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
In a statement released to Basque media, ETA said its objective now was “to start a new democratic process” in the Basque country.
- Kerala: Cong To Move Cautiously On Tie-Up With Dic-K Says Chandy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said Congress was moving "cautiously" on having poll adjustments between his party-led UDF and DIC-K, considering the "track record" of K Karunakaran while he was in the party.
- Afghan Fm Removed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Afghanistan’s foreign minister since the fall of the Taliban regime four years ago will be replaced and a new interior minister anointed in a cabinet reshuffle proposed by President Hamid Karzai, officials said on Wednesday.
- ‘Hamas Will Not Lay Down Arms’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Meshaal said on Wednesday the Palestinian militant group will continue to fight Israel and told the United States that its Middle East policy would fuel terrorism.
- Kamal Nath For Separate Fta With Bangladesh (Hindu, Amit Bhaduri, Mar 23, 2006)
Suggests MoU on standards between designated institutions
- Nda Demands Probe Into Scorpene Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Rebutting the UPA’s contention on the Scorpene submarine deal, the NDA today demanded a comprehensive probe over the alleged kickbacks in the deal and termination of the contract.
- Abrupt End To Budget Session (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Bid for ordinance on office of profit: Opposition
No business left for post-recess session: Government
Samajwadi Party seeks removal of Navin Chawla
- 48 Seats To Be Contested By Congress Identified, Pact Signed (Hindu, S. Vydhianathan, Mar 23, 2006)
Discussions with PMK in progress, says Karunanidhi
- Ec Justifies Decision To Transfer Nataraj (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
"It was taken keeping in mind importance of neutrality, fairness"
Nataraj's reported statement praising the Chief Minister "can create serious apprehensions in the minds of electors, candidates"
Under Article 324 of the . . .
- Five-Phased Polling To Ensure Free Voting: Chief Election Commissioner (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Officials review situation for elections in districts of West Bengal
Election observers must provide level-playing field for all contestants
Central paramilitary forces to be deployed in sensitive areas
Exit poll results must be announced only . . .
- Musharraf Open To Talks On Waziristan And Balochistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
President says govt won’t be blackmailed
* No challenge to state writ acceptable
* Musharraf and Aziz discuss cabinet reshuffle
- Kerosene For The Unscrupulous? (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Mar 23, 2006)
There is need to devise a better system of subsidising kerosene
- Adjournment Aimed At `Saving' Sonia (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 23, 2006)
Opposition alleges bid to introduce ordinance
- Nepal Diplomacy Horns In On Controversy (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Mar 23, 2006)
The gift appears to have been packaged to wrangle an invitation from the Schonbrunn Zoo in Vienna.
- Nitish Kumar Consolidates Hold On Bihar (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Mar 23, 2006)
AS the ruling NDA completed 100 days in office last week,Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is firmly in the saddle and has established his supremacy both in the party and the government.
- Dhaka, Delhi To Work Closely On Security, Trade (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 23, 2006)
"Khaleda Zia's visit helped consolidate ties between two countries"
Manmohan, Khaleda Zia agree on need to maintain high-level political dialogue
Frequent meetings of Joint Economic Commission, Joint Boundary Working Groups and Joint Rivers . . .
- Fearful Of Flexploitation (Deccan Herald, Naima Bouteldja, Mar 23, 2006)
Last week, an estimated 1.5 million people surged on to the streets of France in protest against Dominique de Villepin’s faltering government.
- Four By-Elections (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 23, 2006)
The spotlight is gradually shifting to the coming four assembly by-elections in the State - one in Jammu region and three in the Valley.
- Stockholm Water Prize For India-Born Scientist (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
India-born scientist Asit Biswas was today awarded the $150,000 Stockholm Water Prize for his “outstanding and multifaceted” contribution to the issue of global water resources.
- Karunakaran Hints At Accepting Sonia As Leader (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Former Congress leader K Karunakaran on Wednesday indicated he was willing to accept Sonia Gandhi as his leader, saying he had not attacked her.
- The Basha Dam Controversy (Daily Excelsior, Seema Shekhawat, Mar 23, 2006)
The proposed Basha dam to be built in the Northern Areas (which Pakistan calls Federally Administered Territories) has become a complicated problem.
- Box Populi (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 23, 2006)
Cole porter knew more than a thing or two about semantic geo-politics. “You like potato and I like potahto/ You like tomato and I like tomahto/ Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto.
- A Few Good Men (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 23, 2006)
Sumanta Sen speculates on why some former administrators are being given poll tickets by the political parties, especially the Marxists
- Khamenei Sanctions Talks With Usa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sanctioned talks with the USA on Iraq, saying Iranian officials would tell the US to leave the country. “If Iranian officials can express Iran’s opinion about Iraq to the Americans and make . . .
- Mixed Signals About India? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 23, 2006)
Just as the Pak-India Peace Initiative organisation held its session in Lahore on Monday, underlining the need to carry forward the peace process between India and Pakistan, Pakistan test-fired its “Babur” Hatf-7 cruise missile capable of carrying . . .
- Afghanistan Under Pressure To Free Christian Convert (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
International pressure mounted on Afghanistan on Wednesday over the case of a man who faces the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity.
- Sense Of Direction (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
It has become a ritual for newspapers to write editorials and publish supplements on March 23, the day the Pakistan Resolution was adopted in 1940;
- Our Globe-Trotting Rulers (Dawn, Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, Mar 23, 2006)
China, if not already there, is well on its way to becoming a superpower.
- Govt To Release 40 Political Detainees In Kashmir (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
India will release 40 political detainees who have been held in prison in Kashmir for opposing Indian rule, officials said on Wednesday.
- Parliament Rocked By Govt's Move To Bring Ordinance (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Parliament was adjourned today sine die amidst indications that the government was paving the way for promulgation of an Ordinance to identify some posts as not office of profit, a move the opposition alleged was a ploy to "save" Sonia . . .
- Us And China To Launch Latin America Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
The United States, wary of potential ''crossed wires'' as China steps up its involvement in Washington's traditional sphere of influence in Latin America, plans to start a dialogue with Beijing on the issue.
- International Indo-French Relations On New High (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Mar 23, 2006)
Though the relations between India and France have always been good, these have never been better than what they are after the recent visit of President Jacques Chirac. The signing of the nuclear declaration during his visit opened a new . . .
- Arrests Ordered For Accused In Jessica Lall Killing (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Delhi's High Court ordered a politician's son and eight other men re-arrested on Wednesday, weeks after they were acquitted in the fatal shooting of a model
- Iraqi Shi'ite Pilgrims Ambushed, More Bodies Found (Reuters, Ross Colvin, Mar 23, 2006)
Gunmen in Baghdad killed at least 15 Shi'ite pilgrims and wounded dozens on Wednesday, raking vehicles with machinegun fire in the latest outbreak of sectarian violence that threatens Iraq with civil war.
- Hamas On Course To Govern Despite Plo Objections (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Mar 23, 2006)
Hamas said on Wednesday the Palestinian parliament would meet next week to vote on its new cabinet despite the Palestine Liberation Organisation's rejection of its governing agenda.
- Logic Of Office (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 23, 2006)
If the horse goes in an undesirable direction, the cart just has to be put before it. That is no problem in the Indian parliament, where abrasive exchanges over who holds an office of profit have led to an adjournment of the budget session.
- Us To Push Forward Fissile Materials Cutoff Treaty: Burns (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 23, 2006)
The United States has said that it has not given up the fissile materials cutoff treaty and would "push the idea forward" with India on such an accord in the near future.
- Early Warning (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 23, 2006)
The success or failure of a popular movement is not always reflected in the politics of the day. Bhrigu Kumar Phukan, who died earlier this week, represented the best and the worst of student power in recent Assamese politics.
- Ktk: Gowda Targets Left Parties, Asserts He Remains Secular (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
A day after coming under fire from some of his partymen for vouching for his son and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, a beleaguered JD(S) supremo H D Devegowda today did a volte-face, asserting the issue of initiating action against rebel party . . .
- Srinagar To Varanasi (Statesman, Jagmohan , Mar 23, 2006)
Overriding Need To Move Towards National Consensus
- Solidarity With Iran (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
Pakistan has assured Iran of its continued support for peaceful resolution of its nuclear stand-off with the United States. Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri, who met his Iranian counterpart Monuchehr Mottaki in Islamabad on Tuesday, reiterated . .
- Natural Allies ? (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Mar 23, 2006)
India needs to be careful not to become euphoric over US President George Bush’s description of our new emerging relationship as being one among "natural allies". Because it has taken so long for the most powerful democracy in the world to . . .
- Double Standards (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 23, 2006)
It is a game at which politicians, especially those belonging to the Congress, are experts:
- Unsc Meet On Iran Put Off (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
With no results to show despite two weeks of intense parleys on Iran nuclear crisis, a deadlocked UN Security Council has put off a formal closed door meeting to give more time to iron out differences over a tough Franco-British statement.
- Hc Asks Accused Not To Leave Country (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued bailable warrants against all the nine persons, including Manu Sharma, acquitted in the Jessica Lall murder case and asked them not to leave the country.
- An Adjournment And A Proposed Ordinance (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 23, 2006)
If the Congress amends by ordinance the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, after adjourning Parliamentsine die,it will not save Sonia Gandhi from embarrassment.
- Reason For Hope (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
The news that the US envoy in Iraq is to hold talks about that country’s future with a delegation from Tehran came on the same day that Iran was officially described in a new American national security document as the single most important obstacle . . .
- Sc Ruling Both Liberal And Illiberal (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 23, 2006)
Sometimes the best of intentions are not good enough. The recent Supreme Court verdict, which has granted a woman divorce on the ground that her “schizophrenic” husband had failed to consummate their marriage, bears that out.
- Sanyasin's Fiery Challenge (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 23, 2006)
When two rebel politicians, each with an acknowledged mass base, unite on the same platform, there cannot but be sound and fury.
- Dmk, Cong Seal Seat Deal In Tn (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
The agreement was signed by Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President M Krishnaswamy and DMK leader M Karunanidhi in the presence of AICC General Secretary in charge of Tamil Nadu Veerappa Moily here on Wednesday.
- Pakistani Muslim Emerges As Britain's King Of The Ring (International Herald Tribune, Pat Jordan, Mar 23, 2006)
The young Asian women, with diamond studs in their noses and bindis on their foreheads, stood by the boxing ring of the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, their cellphone cameras at the ready.
- A Great Loss (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 23, 2006)
Mr. h. r. Hashmi, who breathed his last on Monday at a Karachi hospital where he had been admitted for chronic respiratory disorder, was an extraordinary figure whose interests did not remain confined to the promotion of the country's advertising . . .
- Pakistan Day (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 23, 2006)
While the ruling PML holds a party convention today at Minar-e-Pakistan, where the history-making 1940 Resolution was passed 66 years ago, it is only right to undertake an exercise in soul-searching to determine what it has done to fulfil the . . .
- Remembering Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
The nation is celebrating Pakistan Day today with traditional political fervour in remembrance of the adoption of Pakistan Resolution at the historic Manto Park in Lahore on this day in 1940 that led to the creation of Pakistan as independent and . . .
- Making Poverty History In Asia By 2015 (The Financial Express, SHANTAYANAN DEVARAJAN, Mar 23, 2006)
Asia is a puzzle. China, India and several other countries are enjoying rapid economic growth. Yet, some 600 million Asians—more than the entire population of Latin America—live on less than a dollar a day. But this puzzle is also an opportunity:
- Betting On Growth, Not Reforms (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Mar 23, 2006)
One would have expected the Finance Minister to press ahead with bold reform measures against the backdrop of a booming economy and healthy growth in tax revenues. Instead, he seems to be betting merely on the higher growth trajectory for achieving . . .
- 'Growth With Jobs Our Motto' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 23, 2006)
Dr Ashwani Kumar, the new minister of state for industry, is a noted lawyer.
- The Bottomline On Learning From China (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Mar 23, 2006)
More than matching China in nuclear prestige, India must learn from its global economic policy
- Sri Lanka Rebels May Postpone April Crunch Talks (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Mar 22, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels will view any further attacks by renegades they say are military-backed as an act of war and may postpone crunch talks unless the state disarms them, their chief negotiator has warned.
- A Hero, Never Mind The Bitter End (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 22, 2006)
The bitterness that marked the resignation of Dr Varghese Kurien as head of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation should not stop us from celebrating one of the most inspiring careers in the history of independent India.
- Sino-India-Russia Ties To Ensure Regional Stability: China (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
China today said its trilateral cooperation mechanism with India and Russia has helped maintain regional peace and stability.
- Unsc Meet On Iran Put Off As Differences Remain Over Statement (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Mar 22, 2006)
With no results to show despite two weeks of intense parleys on Iran nuclear crisis, a deadlocked UN Security Council has put off a formal closed door meeting to give more time to iron out differences over a tough Franco-British statement.
- Hostile Witnesses- Spinning A Yarn (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Mar 22, 2006)
The Supreme Court earlier this month sentenced Zaheera Sheikh, a witness turned hostile for giving, a flip flop and contrary evidence on different occasions in the Best Bakery case to a one year simple imprisonment.
- Twin Challenges (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 22, 2006)
There are many issues that confront society at large and continue to pose a challenge to it. The plight of women is one. Another is the condition of undertrials in jails.
- Pakistan Clamours For Same U.S. Nuclear Deal As India (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Mar 22, 2006)
Stung by U.S. President George Bush's refusal to grant access to American nuclear know-how, Pakistan accused the United States of discriminating against it and of upsetting the balance of power in South Asia.
- Payback Policy (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Mar 22, 2006)
The euphoria over the Indo-US nuclear deal has vanished. With the legislation having been tabled in the US Congress last week for validating the agreement between the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, and the president of the United States of America . . .
- J&k Govt To Release 45 Terrorists (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir government is set to release about 45 terrorists from various jails in the state next week in keeping with a promise made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Manthan In The Boardroom (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 22, 2006)
There is a heartfelt tragic aspect to the news of Verghese Kurien being shunted out of his decades-old position as chairman of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF).
- Us Congress Must Approve N-Deal With India: Bush (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Mar 22, 2006)
Admitting his decision to broker a civilian nuclear agreement with India was a controversial one, President George W. Bush says he is comfortable recommending it to the US Congress for approval and believes the lawmakers ought to approve it.
- India, Pak Exploring New Ideas On (Tribune, Priscilla Huff, Mar 22, 2006)
The US has said that India and Pakistan are making good progress on the Kashmir issue.
- Rose In Wilderness (Tribune, Kamlesh Uppal , Mar 22, 2006)
Ajmer Singh Aulakh, recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademy Award for the year 2005, belongs to a small farmer family from a tiny village named Kumbarhwal in Sangrur district.
- Pcs Officers As Dms? (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Mar 22, 2006)
A recent decision of Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav to allow the Provincial Civil Services (PCS) cadre entry into at least two posts of District Magistrate is causing deep fissures in the state’s civil services.
- Haryana Needs Economic Council (Tribune, M.M.Goel, Mar 22, 2006)
The power shortage in Haryana calls for more attention of the state government for improving transmission and distribution efficiency in addition to Rs 2104.93 crore allocation for the power sector, including renewable energy, out of the total . . .
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