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Articles 19221 through 19320 of 43820:
- Hurriyat Wants Pandits To Return (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Response from Muslims in the valley and Pandits in Jammu encouraging: JKNPP chief
Hurriyat has begun the process of reconciliation between the Muslims and the Pandits
Pandits' property that had been occupied or destroyed should be returned . . .
- Four Years After Fall Of Taliban, Leader's Power Barely Extends Beyond The Capital (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Standing behind George Bush inside his Kabul palace yesterday, Hamid Karzai radiated the trappings of a powerful president: a confident smile, massed security guards and the legitimacy bestowed by the 2004 election in which he won 55% of the vote.
- India Seeking A Friend, Not A Patron (Asia Times, Ehsan Ahrari, Mar 02, 2006)
As President George W Bush arrived in India on Wednesday, US-India ties were undergoing a process of considerable contemplation and discourse, both in Washington and New Delhi. One has to recall another time - 1972, when president . . .
- Pm Breaks Protocol To Receive Bush At Airport (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 02, 2006)
The India-United States nuclear deal was almost through even before President George W Bush set foot on Indian soil this evening.
- Protest Against Bush’S Visit (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
A wordy duel between the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, marked the passing of the Motion of Thanks on the Governor’s Address in the Punjab Assembly today.
- 'Important Thing Is To Tell The Story' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 02, 2006)
Pulitzer prize-winning New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is known for her incisive comments on Bush presidency. Janaki Kremmer speaks to her on US politics and its gender content:
- Bond Of Democracy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 02, 2006)
As President Bush touches down in India, think for a moment of the six years since the last US president visited India
- Howdy, George (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 02, 2006)
Most Indians like what the US president thinks: India can become a great power
- Spirituality In World Religions (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col R K Langar, Mar 02, 2006)
Reality is one people call it by different names is the key note of Indian philosophy. It speaks of one Truth which has many expressions which accommodates various points of view.
- India’S Race Against The Dragon (Statesman, Hamish McRae, Mar 02, 2006)
“Bush in India” may never become an opera like Nixon in China — though maybe Bollywood will some day have a crack at it. But the US President’s visit to India, which starts today, does signal a warming in the USA towards the world’s greatest democracy.
- Utter (Chaos) Pradesh (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 02, 2006)
It is becoming increasingly evident that Mulayam Singh Yadav's government — perhaps not unlike Uttar Pradesh itself — is held together by bandages that are fast losing their adhesive quality, or utility.
- Mulayam Should Bow Out (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 02, 2006)
Verdict makes ministry’s continuance untenable
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has no right, moral and otherwise, to remain in power after the 2:1 verdict of the Allahabad High Court in a case relating to the status of the 40 rebel . .
- Tatas’ Notice To Birla, To Buy Out Idea (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Serving a “termination” notice on their partner for “breach of shareholders agreement”, the Tatas have said that they would proceed to purchase the shareholding of the A.V. Birla group in joint venture Idea.
- Not Starry-Eyed (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 02, 2006)
The visit of the president of the United States of America, Mr George W. Bush, is imbued with significance.
- Pc Targets 10 Per Cent Gdp Growth Through Agriculture (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
To pursue insurance, pension reforms, disinvestment
Allaying the criticism of the Leftist parties and the BJP-led Opposition, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram today assured the industry captains to continue economic reforms , . . .
- Declining Defence Budget (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Mar 02, 2006)
In the Finance Bill introduced in Parliament on February 28, the budget estimates (BE) for defence have increased marginally from Rs 83,000 crore in 2005-06 to Rs 89,000 crore for 2006-07 — a rise of about 7 per cent. With inflation ruling at 4 to 5 ...
- Naxal Violence: Mps Ask Centre To Help States (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
The issue of Naxalite violence found an echo in both Houses of Parliament today with members suggesting that the Centre provide more assistance to states in the wake of the landmine blast by Maoists in the Dantewada area of Chhattsigarh yesterday.
- Chandy Gives Kerala Vigilance Director The Boot (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
In a surprise move, CM Oommen Chandy today booted out his Vigilance Director P. Upendra Verma. Chandy, hurt by Vigilance Department’s move to file an FIR in the controversial SNC-Lavalin case before waiting for government opinion, . . .
- We Will Buy Out Your Stake,tatas Tell Birlas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Serving a “termination” notice to their partner for “breach of shareholders agreement,” Tatas have said that they would proceed to purchase the shareholding of the AV Birla group in joint venture Idea.
- To Read The Future, Watch Up (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Mar 02, 2006)
With the Allahabad High Court verdict going against Mulayam Singh Yadav in the case of the 40 erstwhile BSP MLAs, Uttar Pradesh is getting ready for the mother of all political battles. The fight to keep Lucknow could also decide what happens . .
- Kashmir Is Not Enthused (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Some separatist leaders are trying to create the interest by highlighting a Pakistan media report in which Mr Bush is said to have favoured a role for Kashmiris in Indo-Pak efforts for the solution of Kashmir issue.
- Exempt, Repent (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 02, 2006)
Tax concessions are more politics than economics. And they cost too much. So start the reform
- He Arrives To Start A New Journey (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Mar 02, 2006)
INDO-US SPRING Lights on at PMO well after midnight as both sides set the stage for landmark nuclear deal
Movement on separation and safeguards, key issue pending: US assurances on fuel supply
- Indian Lessons (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 02, 2006)
Jagdish Bhagwati expanded upon them on the eve of the Bush visit to India
- Social Problems Of Aged Gujjars (Daily Excelsior, Simi Kandara, Mar 02, 2006)
Ageing is unequivocally a universal and irreversible process. The process of ageing obviously affects every type of social group and indeed every type of social relationship in all societies.
- Did You Miss Something In The Budget? (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, Mar 02, 2006)
Before you pass judgment on the budget, answer a simple question. What is India’s greatest economic asset? Look beyond our skilled human capital and acknowledge a sector that yields an estimated Rs 70-80,000 crore per annum.
- Protest Against George Bush's Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Activists of the Socialist Unity Centre of India hold demonstration in Bangalore
U.S. occupation of Iraq has only benefited American business interests'
Communist parties come in for criticism
- Full Text: Pc's Budget Speech (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
It is my privilege to present the Budget for the year 2006-07.
- Chorus In The Valley: Us A ‘Concerned Superpower’ (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Mar 02, 2006)
While people across the Muslim world may appear to be increasingly hostile to the United States—unfurling the dreadful prospect of the so-called clash of civilisations—the reality is the opposite in India’s only Muslim majority state.
- No Threat To Mulayam Government: Ajit Singh (Hindustan Times, GARGI PARSAI, Mar 02, 2006)
After at least four MLAs, including two Ministers in the Mulayam Singh Government in Uttar Pradesh, quit the Samajwadi Party on Wednesday, the Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh, a key ally of the ruling alliance, said he was assessing . . .
- Look Who Is Waving The Red Flag Now (Indian Express, AJAI SAHNI, Mar 02, 2006)
Chhattisgarh’s ‘popular’ coalition against the Naxals could prove to be misguided, warns AJAI SAHNI
- Farming Needed A Boost (Deccan Herald, S. L. Rao, Mar 02, 2006)
The FM has let go an opportunity to give a fillip to the economy that wouldn’t have raised the hackles of the Reds
- Higher Social Spend (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 02, 2006)
Keeping in tune with its focus on spurring growth the General Budget 2006-07 has made a determined effort to accelerate the pace of development in crucial social sectors.
- Bush Will Hold Inter-Faith Meeting After Pm Lunch (Indian Express, PRANAB DHAL SAMNATA , Mar 02, 2006)
US President George W Bush will hold a meeting with nine prominent persons representing five religions tomorrow including a Shia leader from Lucknow, a Tibetan monk and a Dalit scholar.
- Maoist Violence Echo In Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
IB had alerted Chhattisgarh about the possibility of an attack
26,000 police personnel despatched to the States
Centre extending all cooperation to tackle the situation
- Ec Move Leaves Egg On Face Of Ap Congress (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
The Election Commission countermanded the by-election that was held on February 19 following the finding of its enquiry that several irregularities had taken place.
- Govt To Issue Notice To Belgaum Tp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
The State government will issue notice to Belgaum Taluk Panchayat seeking explanation on passing the controversial resolution seeking merger of Marathi-speaking areas of the state with Maharashtra.....
- Musharraf To Raise Blasphemous Cartoons Issue With Bush (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 02, 2006)
Gen. Musharraf urged the international community to work together for the prevention of acts of blasphemy, which are inimical to inter-faith harmony and the cause of world peace
- Unprecedented Schedule: Cpi (M) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Congress blames it on law and order
The election schedule for West Bengal was unprecedented, Senior Polit Bureau member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Anil Biswas said here on Wednesday.
- Poll Declaration Not To Derail Work On Vizhinjam Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Committee on Security to decide on clearance
The declaration of Assembly elections in Kerala on Wednesday has virtually put the brakes on the massive build-up to the inauguration of the Vizhinjam container terminal project.
- What Geogre W Bush Can Expect In India (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Mar 02, 2006)
India and the US are at last within kissing distance of saying "I do" and "till death do us part" to each other. Even as the Bush people in Washington DC were beginning the countdown to board Air Force One and start the long trek to South Asia, . . .
- A Lot Is Rotten In The State Of Denmark (Dawn, Karamatullah K. Ghori, Mar 02, 2006)
Pakistan is on fire, as are a dozen other Muslim states over the cartoon controversy sparked by the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten
- Anti-Bush Rally In New Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Leaders of several political parties on Wednesday joined hands with various Muslim organisations to oppose the visit of U.S. President George Bush at a massive rally held at Ramlila Grounds here
- Furore In Assembly Over Visakhapatnam Bypoll (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
31 TDP members suspended for paralysing proceedings
- Cabinet Decides To Hand Over Lavalin Case To Cbi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Government removes VACB Director from his post
- Deadlock In Assembly Over Governor's Address (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Council Chairman rules that second address can only be discussed
Speaker Krishna says his decision to allow motion of thanks is appropriate and in line with precedent set in the Lok Sabha
V.R. Sudarshan says the House cannot adopt motion of thanks
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- ‘Indian Army Vying For Greater Role In Internal Conflict’ (News International, Shahid Husain, Mar 02, 2006)
Prominent defence analyst Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa has said that the military’s role in India is undergoing a process of redefinition resulting in the army vying for greater role in internal conflict.
- Rise In India's Defence Budget (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Rising by 7.2 per cent, India's defence budget went up to $19.8 billion yesterday. A solid 42 per cent of the amount is given over to the purchase of new weapons and equipment. In his annual budget speech in Parliament on Tuesday, . . .
- Bush Arrives In India Amid Strong Protests (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
US President terms N pact with India ‘difficult issue’
- Deve Gowda Leads Anti-Bush Protest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
JD(S) MPs to participate in Left parties' protests in Delhi today
The former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda, on Wednesday led a demonstration by the Janata Dal (Secular) here against the visit of U.S. President George Bush and ...
- Saving Capitalism From The Capitalists (The Economic Times, Raghuram Rajan, Mar 02, 2006)
For the political foundations of free markets to become stronger, society has to become more cognisant of how much it owes them.
- Shrinking Modesty (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 02, 2006)
Finance minister P Chidambaram was asked in a post-Budget press conference how he would rate his Budget out of 10. The minister’s answer was modest.
- Us President Due Tomorrow (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
President George W. Bush will arrive in Pakistan from Hyderabad, India, on Friday, when the MMA has called for a countrywide strike against blasphemous cartoons published in a section of the European press.
- How To Lose Friends (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 02, 2006)
Among many other things, the president’s job description requires him to keep abreast of economic and political developments around the world; respond to disasters such as Hurricane Katrina;
- Bush’S Crucial Visit (Dawn, Ghayoor Ahmed, Mar 02, 2006)
Gepolitical realism demands that the United States, being the sole superpower of our times adopt a policy of even-handedness towards Pakistan and India.
- Us Human Rights Record (Dawn, ALI DAYAN HASAN, Mar 02, 2006)
Islamabad will be sealed off so that President Musharraf can welcome US President George Bush to his capital. Bush is making the journey to compliment and compensate Musharraf on services rendered in the ‘war on terror’.
- Hectic Talks Over Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 02, 2006)
Manmohan briefs Cabinet Committee on negotiations with U.S.
- Now Vision 2030 (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Mar 02, 2006)
After trying with large visions in small areas, we are now opting for a grand vision 2030. In fact the National Economic Council approved the vision in principle in May last year and is to be taken up more seriously and in detail now.
- Nationwide Protests As Bush Arrives In New Delhi (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Mar 02, 2006)
US President George W. Bush arrived on his maiden visit to India on Wednesday amid unprecedented secrecy and encircled by raging nationwide protests against his country’s occupation of Iraq.
- Kashmir Issue: Bush Urged To Raise Hr Abuse Issue With India (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) convenor and Jammu and Kashmir People’s Freedom League chairman Mohammad Farooq Rehmani has called upon the US President George W. Bush to raise the question of serious human rights abuses . . .
- Comfort For Markets With Political Stability (The Financial Express, RAJIV KUMAR, Mar 02, 2006)
The finance minister has taken advantage of strong economic growth and the economy’s healthy state to bring the fisc back on track for achieving FRBM targets.
- Assembly Polls From April 3 To May 8 (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Mar 02, 2006)
Five-phase exercise in West Bengal
- Give Us The Happiness Index, Mr Fm (The Economic Times, SHUBHASHIS GANGOPADHYAY, Mar 02, 2006)
This year’s budget speech signals two things. First, the finance minister has money to spend. When Bharat Nirman was first announced, there were many who thought that this was a populist move and nothing else.
- Two Cs And Two Ds Make Four As (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Mar 02, 2006)
Making the top grade in four dimensions: Civil society and commerce, democracy and demography, India, to give a Hollywood metaphor, is the world's Million Dollar Baby. This has been so for long, though it has not won many contests because . . .
- Endgame For Mulayam: The Right Price For Politicking (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 02, 2006)
Mulayam Singh has dealt democracy a body blow. The trust vote his government sought and won — immediately after the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court invalidated the merger of 40 BSP MLAs into SP in 2003 — is an example of the lengths . . .
- The Battle For India's Soul (Telegraph (UK), editorial, telegraph UK, Mar 01, 2006)
Delhi is in lockdown mode in anticipation of George Bush’s arrival in town later tonight - Air Force One touches down at 7.50pm local time.
- Thank You, Mr President (Rediff on the Net, Sheela Bhatt, Mar 01, 2006)
This is what Prime Minister is most likely to say when President George Bush meets him in New Delhi, says a source in the Prime Minister's Office.
- Pak Must Do More To Combat Terrorism: Bush (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Asserting that Pakistan must do more to combat terrorism, US President George W Bush has said that during his upcoming visit to Islamabad he will "remind" President Pervez Musharraf that both countries faced a "common enemy" in Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda.
- Up: Bjp Delegation Meets Governor, Demands Dismissal Of Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
A BJP delegation today called on Uttar Pradesh Governor T V Rajeswar and demanded dismissal of Mulayam Singh Yadav Government following the Allahabad High Court decision on 40 rebel BSP MLAs.
- Roundtable Meets Ultimate Solution: Mufti (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Welcoming the ‘bold decision’ of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in calling a roundtable conference on Jammu and Kashmir in the Union Capital recently, People’s Democratic Party patron and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed today said . . .
- Govt Vows More For Poor, Budget Banks On Growth (Reuters, Unni Krishnan, Mar 01, 2006)
The government pledged on Tuesday to boost spending on health, education and rural infrastructure to help the poor, unveiling an annual budget designed to foster growth and rein in the country's federal deficit.
- Don’T Mis-Underestimate Dubya (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Mar 01, 2006)
The Bush family has an uncanny knack of knowing where the future will happen, says Jaithirth Rao
- Stance At Mar 6 Iaea Meet On Iran To Be Based On 'Merit':india (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Just a week ahead of the IAEA meeting on Iran's controversial nuclear programme, India today refused to spell out the stance it will adopt there, saying it will make a judgement based on "merits" when the time comes.
- Opposition Rises Against Thai Pm (Tribune, Bruce Wallace, Mar 01, 2006)
TENS of thousands of protesters, many swathed in headbands declaring “Save the Country,” answered Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s weekend snap election call with a festive nighttime rally on Sunday calling on him to quit instead.
- Us, India Discuss Terms For Possible Nuke Pact (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
The United States and India were bargaining over the terms of a landmark nuclear agreement even as US President George W Bush flew to New Delhi for the first visit there of his presidency.
- Budget’S Baby Steps Towards Reform (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 01, 2006)
Not bad, given a fractious UPA coalition. A lot more to do
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s Budget 2006 — tabled in an environment of various pressures from political allies, and following Budget 2005 which had already seen significant . . .
- Half Of What Taxman Collects, He Gives Away: In Budget, A Revelation And A Revolution? (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Mar 01, 2006)
Tucked away in Para 174 of P Chidambaram’s 180-para speech is a fiscal revolution in the making: it leads us to the conclusion that of every Rs 100 the Centre gets as tax revenue, it gives away almost Rs 52 by way of exemptions.
- Coasting Along (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 01, 2006)
Within a ‘don't rock the vote’ approach, Chidambaram has done some fine tuning but made no structural changes
- 3½ Looking At 10 (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Mar 01, 2006)
Budget wants 10% GDP growth. It hopes economy will be on autopilot
- Chidu Bats For Growth (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
With the coming assembly elections in mind, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday presented the Union Budget for 2006-07 in the Lok Sabha, keeping harsh reforms at bay, proposed no changes in personal Income Tax rates and lowered customs and . . .
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