|
|
|
|
|
|
Articles 18421 through 18520 of 43820:
- Assembly Polls In Five States (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Mar 16, 2006)
These are different elections. Neither the Congress nor the BJP, the two national parties, are the main players in the game, but stakes are high for both of them in the electoral outcome.
- Nuclear Power And The Mirage Of Energy Security (Hindu, SUDHA NAMBUDIRI , Mar 16, 2006)
There is a perception that the deal with the U.S. will throw open access to nuclear technologies hitherto denied to India. It might well do that. But that alone is no reason to believe India can quickly add substantial nuclear power capacity and . . .
- Crying Out For Water (Hindu, John Vidal, Mar 16, 2006)
largest metropolis, with more than 20 million people, is sinking. Mexico City is built on an ancient lake that has been drained of water, and now the underground aquifers are collapsing
- Assam: Cong Shies Away From Fielding Hiv+ Woman (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Congress has finally backtracked from picking up a HIV-positive woman as one of its candidates for the assembly polls in Assam.
- Continue Resistance,saddam Tells Iraqis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Saddam Hussein took the witness stand on Wednesday for his first formal testimony in his trial, delivering a rambling political diatribe urging Iraqis to continue their resistance to the American occupation.
- New Phase In Indo-Us Ties (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Mar 16, 2006)
After many decades, Indian leaders have learnt to walk with the most powerful leader (Mr Bush) of the world. So far India's Pak-centric policy had not only made India waste her time but also look small.
- Nepal King Ignores Stir As Public Woes Mount (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
People’s woes started mounting as the indefinite blockade of Kathmandu valley and key cities reached its second day with passengers left stranded, farmers unable to send their produce to markets and the sick prevented from reaching hospitals
- Ethnicity Versus Theocracy (AL-Ahram, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Unrest among ethnic Arabs in Ahvaz (better know among Arabs as Ahwaz most of whom decline to use the Farsi Ahvaz), the capital of the oil-rich Khozestan province bordering southern Iraq, presents Iran with its most serious domestic security threat . . . .
- Iran? Hardly Israel's Problem Alone (Jerusalem Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
As the world ponders what to do about Iran's nuclear ambitions some talking heads claim they have found the perfect solution.
- Kashmir Self-Rule Plan Making Headway (News International, Mariana Baabar, Mar 15, 2006)
Picking up on the prospects of self-governance for Kashmir, a proposal floated by Pakistan, is fast catching up with the leadership of Kashmir.
- "Judges Don't Protect Other Judges" (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Mar 15, 2006)
Sir Igor Judge, President of the Queen's Bench Division, England and Wales, on judicial accountability, independence, and efficiency.
- Musharraf Versus Karzai (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 15, 2006)
Some analysts feel that Americans have weighed Musharraf and found him wanting
- Commute To Another World (Deccan Herald, Barbara Demick, Mar 15, 2006)
It takes barely an hour to drive from downtown Seoul to the other side of the demilitarised zone, but the culture shock is such that you might as well be commuting to the moon......
- Ex-Ias Officer To Fight Bhattacharjee (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Mar 15, 2006)
Cpi (M)’s pillar of success and the Marxists’ proud ‘face of Bengal’ Buddhadev Bhattacharjee will face a retired IAS officer and Trinamool Congress candidate Dipak Ghosh in his bid to gift the ruling Left Front a record seventh successive term in office.
- Death Of A Mass Murderer (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Mar 15, 2006)
THE death of Slobodan Milosevic, in his cell at the Hague, where he was undergoing a trial at an International Criminal Court since 2001, for crimes against humanity, including genocide, has left incomplete a process that would have delivered the . . .
- Yatra To Change Course Of National Politics: Advani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
The BJP parliamentary party on Tuesday endorsed the controversial ‘national integration yatra’ of Leader of Opposition L K Advani, who declared that “it would change the course of national politics”.
- Competing Ideas Of The Sacred (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Mar 15, 2006)
The crisis occasioned by the Danish cartoons, which depicted the prophet Muhammad as a terrorist, has become a microcosm of the wider conflict between Islam and the Western world.
- Cracking A New Code (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
"Oh, India is such a paradox. I tell you, I long to go home all the time, but the moment I reach there, I want to come back," says Sue who runs a Trinidadian restaurant in Bangalore. Married to a Malayali, she has a brother with . . .
- Jaya Takes In Rebel Fb Leader (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalitha on Tuesday allotted one seat to rebel All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) legislator K Santhanam .....
- One Nuclear Deal, Two Narratives (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Mar 15, 2006)
That the Western media have savaged the Bush visit and the nuclear deal shows India acted in its national interest. Yet looked at another way, India is befriending a world leader seen to pursue an agenda against Muslim countries.
- Myanmar To Inform India On Suu Kyi (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, Mar 15, 2006)
Myanmar, Mauritius visit important: Kalam
India will be happy to push Parliamentary system in Myanmar as far as possible: Kalam
He meets Myanmar leader, Senior General Than Shwe
- Patil Says Yatras Could Divide Society (Hindu, CP Bhambri, Mar 15, 2006)
They exert pressure on the police in maintaining law and order
Mr. Patil did not refer to L.K. Advani's twin yatras
"Everybody is affected if any untoward incident happens"
No assurance on law on resettlement and rehabilitation policy
- Fresh Food-Processing Policy To Be Unveiled Soon (Hindu, Nagesh Prabhu , Mar 15, 2006)
Emphasis to be on providing infrastructure and marketing avenues Policy to be in tune with development agenda outlined by President Kalam
Refrigerated transport, cold storages and residue analysis laboratories envisaged
Private sector participation to
- Ec Guidelines Shock Parties (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
"No wall writing, pasting of posters" .
EC should not approach the election mechanically: CPI
CPI (M) says the fresh notification would undermine democracy
"Politicia
- No Fresh Ec Directive In Assam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Execution of non-bailable warrants against former militants
- 'Cpi-M Leaders Involved In Lavalin Case' (Times Union, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
The Congress on Tuesday accused the central leadership of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) of involvement in a controversial deal with SNC-Lavalin, a Canadian firm.
- ‘Us Gave Too Much To India’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 15, 2006)
One of the most trenchant critics of the nuclear deal says he believes it will be approved by the US Congress.
- Jaswant Targets Foreign Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Only India has unsettled borders
Government must choose between idealism, realism: Jaswant
Surrendering to U.S. hegemony cannot be called realism: Yechury
- Returning Officers For Pondy Appointed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Each officer will be in charge of three constituencies Election expenditure of political parties in each constituency has been fixed at Rs 5 lakh and squads have been formed to monitor the functioning of parties
21 constituencies under seven officers
- Bjp Mps Back Advani’S Yatra (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
A day after the RSS backed Leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani’s proposed national integration yatra, likely to begin from Gujarat on April 6, the BJP Parliamentary Party today endorsed his programme.
- Wrong Remedy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 15, 2006)
The clamour for fatwas against the perpetrators of the twin blasts in Varanasi is gaining ground. It is not just intellectuals and activists, but Muslim religious heads who are making the demand.
- Power-Play: No 'Apologies' On Us Ties (Times Union, CP Bhambhri, Mar 15, 2006)
Stronger ties with the US are in pursuit of India's "enlightened national interest", asserted an "unapologetic" Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Rajya Sabha in what marked a bold departure from the traditional diffidence of the political class . . .
- Advani "Thought Of" Rath Yatra Before Varanasi Blasts (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 15, 2006)
Dasmunsi: It is meant for dividing the country
The `yatras' will have the same political effect as his Ayodhya rath yatra in 1989, says Advani
"Minorityism is contributi
- No Investment Without Security (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 15, 2006)
Us Energy Secretary Samuel W Bodman, visiting Pakistan for consultation on non-nuclear energy resources, made a profound statement on Monday:
- Ec Rescues Nokia (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 15, 2006)
The inauguration of Nokia’s handset manufacturing plant near Chennai had its brass in a dilemma. Whom to invite as chief guest— chief minister and AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa or Union IT minister Dayanidhi Maran, from the DMK? Both had taken . . .
- Another Accident (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 15, 2006)
Only last week-end we had dealt extensively in these columns with the menace of road accidents in the State. It was a matter of regret that two persons had lost their lives on an average every day in traffic mishaps in the previous year. The focus of our
- Diplomats Vs Scientists (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Mar 15, 2006)
AN unfortunate fallout of the negotiations on the implementation of the US-India nuclear deal was the impression created by certain analysts, including retired nuclear scientists, that the diplomats and scientists were at loggerheads over the . . .
- Crackdown In Bangladesh (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 15, 2006)
IN quick succession, Bangladesh’s crack anti-crime force, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), arrested Sheikh Abdur Rahman and Saddiqul Rahman, alias Bangla Bhai. Each carried a reward of 50 lakh takka on his head as they were the . . .
- In Quest For Justice (Business Standard, Rashid Shaz, Mar 15, 2006)
That the Supreme Court had to intervene to ensure justice in the Best Bakery is indicative of a systemic failure that needs to be addressed without any further delay. Else, how will justice be delivered to victims of terror where the perpetrators . . .
- ‘China, India To Usher In New Asian Century’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Chinese prime minister hopes ties between the two countries will remain ‘vibrant’ in the future
- Thanks, Jessica (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 15, 2006)
Her case underlines the power of public opinion
- Budget Lays The Foundation For Building Castles (Business Standard, Alok Ray, Mar 15, 2006)
It is good to think ambitiously so long as the ground is laid for achieving the objectives. Budget 2006 goes quite a way in doing just that for the country to achieve 10 per cent growth, says ALOK RAY.
- Us Nuke Deal: Unfolding Future Events (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Mar 15, 2006)
At the India-Japan symposium in Tokyo on Friday last, the outlook on the India-US nuclear power agreement ranged between cautious and negative.
- Reuniting Parliamentary, State Elections (Daily Excelsior, Aditya Nath Dar, Mar 15, 2006)
The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Mr. Lalkrishna Advani, while delivering a speech at India Today conclave, surprised most of his listeners when he said that he was in favour of reuniting the parliamentary and state assembly elections.
- War Clouds Over Iran ? (Daily Excelsior, Syed Ali Safvi, Mar 15, 2006)
Iraq under Saddam Husain did not pose threat to the U.S. but it did to Israel.",
- Belated Recognition For China's 'Schindler' (International Herald Tribune, Howard W. French, Mar 15, 2006)
From the outside it does not look like much: the shell of a two-story brick building with scaffolding running up its sides and, on this drizzly winter day, a pair of construction workers kicking around in a courtyard littered with building materials.
- Concentration In Ownership Of Media (Daily Excelsior, Swati Ganeshan, Mar 15, 2006)
The power of communication and Information today's competitive world is a huge driving force.
- This Is Terrorism (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 15, 2006)
Talk terrorism in India and it’s about the usual suspects: Pakistani infiltrators, Kashmiri militants and North-east insurgents. For a peculiar reason that defies any logic, both public perception and government policy see it fit to treat Naxals . . .
- Russia, Iran Talks On N-Venture Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Russia and Iran will hold another round of talks tomorrow on the setting up of a uranium enrichment joint venture on the Russian soil as part of the package to resolve the vexed issue of Tehran’s suspected nuclear weapons programme.
- Sugar Crisis Inquiry (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 15, 2006)
IT bears noting that in an action that defies common logic, NAB has opted to close investigation into the ongoing sugar crisis apparently "to avoid further instability" in the market.
- Staying Engaged (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
Terrorist acts across India and continuing infiltration across the Line of Control would suggest that prospects for a solution to the Kashmir issue are bleak.
- Resolution Passed Amid Heated Arguments (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
All National Conference MLAs today staged a walk-out in the Legislative Assembly after uproarious scenes for more than 10 minutes in protest against what they called the "collapse of Wakf Board".
- Centre, J&k To Review Cases Of Detenues (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
All National Conference MLAs today staged a walk-out in the Legislative Assembly after uproarious scenes for more than 10 minutes in protest against what they called the "collapse of Wakf Board".
- How To Nip Iran's Designs (Gulf News, Editorial, Gulf News, Mar 15, 2006)
Remember Donald Rumsfeld's "unknown unknowns"? The US Defence Secretary used the phrase in 2003 in the context of the controversy over Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
- Afghans Ordered To Leave N Waziristan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Authorities claim families start returning to Miranshah; power, phone restored
- Musharraf Cracks Down On J-K Militants (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Mar 14, 2006)
As General Pervez Musharraf discussed a possible solution to the Kashmir problem with National Conference leader Omar Abdullah in Islamabad last Friday, Pakistani authorities silently cracked down on Kashmiri militant groups, including Hizbul Mujahideen,
- Call To Abandon Diamer-Bhasha Dam Project (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Speakers at a conference here on Monday asked the government to stop work on the “controversial project”, and sought UN intervention as according to them the dam site falls in the terrotory of the disputed Gilgit-Baltistan region.
- Concentration In Ownership Of Media (Daily Excelsior, Swati Ganeshan, Mar 14, 2006)
The power of communication and Information today's competitive world is a huge driving force.
- Chhattisgarh Tribe Takes Up Bows, Arrows To Fight Maoists (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Mar 14, 2006)
Clutching their bows and arrows, a group of tribesmen and young boys mill around outside a crude refugee camp in the forests of central India.
- Reuniting Parliamentary, State Elections (Daily Excelsior, Aditya Nath Dar, Mar 14, 2006)
The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Mr. Lalkrishna Advani, while delivering a speech at India Today conclave, surprised most of his listeners when he said that he was in favour of reuniting the parliamentary and state assembly elections.
- War Clouds Over Iran ? (Daily Excelsior, Syed Ali Safvi, Mar 14, 2006)
Iraq under Saddam Husain did not pose threat to the U.S. but it did to Israel.",
- Advani At It Again (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 14, 2006)
Yatras will harm party’s interests
- Wakf Board Bunglings Rock Assembly (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
All National Conference MLAs today staged a walk-out in the Legislative Assembly after uproarious scenes for more than 10 minutes in protest against what they called the "collapse of Wakf Board".
- How Not To Play The End Game (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Mar 14, 2006)
The disunited opposition in West Bengal seems ill-prepared to reap any benefit from the measures taken by the Election Commission to cleanse electoral politics in the state.
- Post Haste To The Past (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 14, 2006)
The latest farce being enacted by the government at the Centre is structured around ‘courier services’.
- Hawkers Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 14, 2006)
Hawkers are not the only people who are used as pawns in the games that politicians play.
- Kalam Visits Apravasi Ghat (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Mar 14, 2006)
President A.P.J. Kalam on Monday re-visited the shared colonial past of India and Mauritius at the Apravasi ghat (immigrant depot) where over four lakh Indians had landed between the mid 18th and early 19th centuries to work as labourers on . . .
- The Delivery Of Justice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 14, 2006)
Implement reforms expeditiously
- Workers And Consumers (Telegraph, André Béteille, Mar 14, 2006)
The author is chairman, Indian Council for Social Science Research
- Shifting Allies (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 14, 2006)
Predicting the winner in Tamil Nadu in the coming assembly elections has just become risky. With Vaiko jumping the fence to join Jayalalithaa, the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance which swept the Lok Sabha elections in 2004 no longer . . .
- Red Alarm: Comrades To Join 'Like-Minded' Parties (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
CPM has expressed its strong displeasure with the direction India's foreign policy is taking.
- Door Will Reopen If Iran Heeds Iaea Request: Blair (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
Britain has said the door to a negotiated solution to Iran's nuclear issue would "reopen" if Tehran respects the requests of IAEA, but warned that if the country continues to defy the international community, the UN Security Council "would respond."
- Mulayam Singh Accused Of Playing Politics Over Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
`A large percentage of Capital's population belongs to Uttar Pradesh '
Congress legislators corner Chief Minister on water issue
`No written agreement exists between the two Governments'
- Advani’S Yatra Raises Hackles (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed noisy scenes as the CPM, Congress and Samajwadi Party attacked the proposed yatra by BJP leader L K Advani through Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
- The Road Less Travelled (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Mar 14, 2006)
India should not be tied to America’s apron strings, it should repair ties with its neighbours
- Reforms Needed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 14, 2006)
Both corruption and delay in delivery of justice needs to be looked at
- Democrat Asks Senate To Censure Prez Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
In a development that turns the heat of an intelligence scandal directly on George W Bush, who is already at an all-time low in public approval ratings, a leading Democratic lawmaker has asked the Senate to censure the US President for . . .
- India, China Talks On ‘Right’ Track (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
India and China today concluded the seventh round of Special Representative talks aimed at finding a mutually-acceptable solution to the protracted boundary dispute within the framework of Political Parameters and Guiding Principles.
- Police File Appeal In Jessica Case (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2006)
The Delhi Police on Monday filed an appeal in the High Court challenging the acquittal of all nine accused, including prime suspect Manu Sharma, in the Jessica Lal murder case.
- Another Accident (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 14, 2006)
Only last week-end we had dealt extensively in these columns with the menace of road accidents in the State.
Previous 100 Politics & Polity Articles | Next 100 Politics & Polity Articles
Home
Page
|
|
