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Articles 10521 through 10620 of 26855:
- A Failed State Of Understanding (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, May 12, 2006)
Pakistan’s irate response to its rating on the Failed States Index is a knee-jerk denial
- Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi Wins Poll In Style (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
India's Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi won a by-election by a landslide on Thursday, with voters in a family bastion sending her back to parliament after she quit in a row over holding a paid job while a lawmaker.
- Pramod Mahajan (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, May 12, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan's death is bound to limit the BJP's manoeuvres in realpolitik in a big way and for a considerable period.
- Whose Freedom? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 12, 2006)
Normally it would have been taken as a positive signal from Muzaffarabad, the Capital of "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known.
- Tourist Season In Full Swing (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, May 12, 2006)
Evokes mixed reactions from people
- Post-Poll Turbulence Likely For The Pm (The Financial Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 12, 2006)
While an emboldened Left plans to raise the pressure, so do leaders from within the Congress.
- Left Is Set To Flex Muscle, But Won’T Rock Upa Boat (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
A mow-down-all victory in West Bengal, a thumping win in Kerala — at one stage the state elections looked like a red tidal wave threatening to dramatically shake the existing order. But eventually, it turned out to be only a tremor that may have put . . .
- The Next Hanks' Release (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 12, 2006)
Yul Brynner never had the problem which some rival movie-makers say Tom Hanks will face in this summer’s biggest release, The Da Vinci Code.
- Looking For The Ocean In A Small Cup Of Water (Times of India, SWAMI MUKTANANDA, May 12, 2006)
Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita: "O Arjuna, this body is akin to a field". In Sanskrit, field is kshetra farmland innocent and pure, for it takes on whatever character the farmer chooses to give it.
- Red Light For Reform? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 12, 2006)
Now that the Left has triumphed in West Bengal and Kerala, does it mean that the government at the Centre should abandon all hope of further economic reform? On the contrary.
- Brand Buddha Is A Complete Sellout (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
There are turning points in the lives of politicians when they are transformed from mere leaders into symbols of a larger radical change. This election was one such turning point for Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee — today the 62-year-old West Bengal CM has . . .
- Benefits Of Large Dams: The Bhakra Example (Tribune, Narinder Sharma, May 12, 2006)
Large dams are being targeted every now and then by self styled environmentalists and NGOs.
- The Smallness Of Godly Things (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, May 11, 2006)
THE PROPOSAL of the Centre to give Jains minority status is yet another bizarre example of how warped our thinking on the relationship between identity and citizenship has become.
- Employment Guarantee — Signs Of Transformation (Hindu, Nirmala Lakshman, May 11, 2006)
A substantial social audit reveals that in the harsh terrain of Dungarpur, Rajasthan, where daily living poses a constant challenge, employment on public works has risen to unprecedented levels over the last two months.
- Remembering Mahajan (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 11, 2006)
When he was alive, the RSS always had an ambivalent attitude towards Pramod Mahajan, and though his tragic death has invoked fulsome tributes in the Organiser, some of that ambivalence creeps through. In a front-page . . .
- Reservation: Nkc Members Meet Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Apprise him of their individual positions on the question of reserving seats for OBCs in Central institutions
The Prime Minister only listened: Jayati Ghosh
Majority view within the Commission is that status quo should be maintained
- Re-Poll Attracts Just One Elector (Hindu, K.T. Sangameswaran, May 11, 2006)
An entire village in the Tiruttani constituency refused to come to the polling station where re-polling was held on Wednesday.
- Indian Obduracy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 11, 2006)
DESPITE much flexibility having been displayed by General Musharraf on Kashmir, Islamabad has not succeeded in making a dent in Indian obduracy.
- Get Cracking (Pioneer, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
In announcing an increase in troop mobilisation in Jammu & Kashmir, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has only accepted that the UPA Government's wishy-washy approach to terrorism has been a failure.
- Seat Of The Muses (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 11, 2006)
The CAG has deviated from fiscal foozles to focus ~ and trash ~ what has been Kolkata’s proud boast, its cultural heritage.
- Advani Calls For Joint Commemoration Of 1857 (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Going back to the “shared past” of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh in the form of “India’s first war of independence in 1857”, leader of Opposition Mr LK Advani today urged Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to explore the possibilities of a . . .
- Ngos Make Out A Case Against Ropeway Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Government has not made an environmental impact assessment'
- Religious & Cultural Tolerance (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, May 11, 2006)
Baba Farid believed in religious and cultural tolerance inspiring inter-faith love and harmony by the Punjabi Sufi Saint.
- Art Of Rigging In Bangladesh (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, May 11, 2006)
The ruling alliance in Bangladesh, spearheaded by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (JeIB), is all set to rig the forthcoming elections to the country's National Parliament early next year.
- Sonia Is Their Problem (Deccan Herald, B K Chandrashekar, May 11, 2006)
The Ordinance contemplated by the Government to protect MPs against disqualification, they charged, was meant to save Sonia's membership.
- Old Horse Karunanidhi Gallops In Tamil Nadu (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
As counting of the millions of votes cast in the staggered assembly elections is underway, at least three major states may get new governments.
- Learning, Language And Literacy (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
An examination of the role of literacy in the study of language and the learning process, and in the development and democratisation of societies.
- A New Equation (Frontline, Deb Mukharji, May 11, 2006)
Indo-Nepal relations must evolve from one of largely personal linkages to one truly between two sovereign states.
- The Freelance Jihadis (OutLook, B. Raman , May 11, 2006)
They are not members of any identified jihadi terrorist organisation. They are not brainwashed into resorting to suicide terrorism by any organisation or madrasa or religious cleric or state-sponsor of terrorism. They are just angry. Very angry.
- 'Shut Down Projects, Leave Afghanistan' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The new Taliban spokesmen peddle their version, claim that K. Suryanarayana confessed during interrogation that he was an American spy.
- Taliban's Target (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 11, 2006)
The kidnapping and killing of the Indian telecom engineer is another warning from the Taliban against the Indian presence in Afghanistan.
- No Pullout, Please (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 11, 2006)
Terrorism must end before troops can be withdrawn
- Ngos Demand Moratorium (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Concerned with farmer’s genocide in the cotton belt, reportedly due to the failure of genetically modified Bt-cotton, voluntary organisations will launch a "Seed March" (Bija Yatra) in three states including Karnataka from Tuesday.
- Taliban Surviving On Continued Pak Support, (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s tacit support and unhindered movement of traffic through its boundaries has provided the much-needed life-support system to the Taliban regime, a Washington based scholar Marvin Weinbaum said on Tuesday.
- Ghosts Of Kargil (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 11, 2006)
India's former Chief of the Army Staff provokes renewed debate on the intelligence warnings prior to the 1999 Kargil War.
- This Day, That Year (Pioneer, C UDAY BHASKAR, May 11, 2006)
May is very hot in the plains of India and, by a combination of complex causal factors that include design and coincidence it is deeply associated with India's nuclear narrative.
- Sino-Pak Cooperation Provoking Us, India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Analyst says Balochs afraid of being displaced from Gwadar
- Options In Fata (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s tribal areas have been hitting world headlines now for several years because of the security operations against Al Qaeda.
- Mr Mukherjee’S Second Thoughts (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee must have made Tuesday a field day for those who remain sceptical about the possibility of rapprochement between his country and Pakistan.
- Aziz For Tech-Transfer To Developing Nations (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, May 11, 2006)
Sees GDP growth of 6-8% this year
IDB president says reforms should deliver
WB says cost of doing business in Pakistan too high
- Indian Street Kids Offer Glimpse Into Their Lives (Daily Times, Parul Gupta, May 11, 2006)
In India most children, who run away from home to escape poverty or sexual abuse and sometimes to experience the dazzle of big city life, make the station their home.The busy station provides them ingenious ways to survive the mean streets
- Taliban At It Again (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, May 11, 2006)
MORE outrageous than the killing in cold blood of an engineer by the Taliban in Afghanistan is the reaction of officials.
- Don’T Tolerate Intolerance (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 11, 2006)
When is one considered to be misusing the right to freedom of expression guaranteed to us in the Constitution?
- Taliban Surviving On Continued Pak Support, Says Us Expert (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s tacit support and unhindered movement of traffic through its boundaries has provided the much-needed life-support system to the Taliban regime, a Washington based scholar Marvin Weinbaum said on Tuesday.
- India Elected To New Un Rights Body (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
India has been elected to the newly constituted UN Human Rights Council, securing the highest votes in the Asian category, in the largest ever election conducted in the UN history.
- Meeting The Spirit Of Enterprise (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, May 11, 2006)
While visiting a town in western Rajasthan, Vinayshil Gautam discovers the way a private industry has shaped the destiny of its inhabitants
- India Fashion 'Goes Vegetarian' (Buffalo News, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Officials in India are considering categorising and labelling all cosmetics and personal hygiene products as vegetarian or non-vegetarian.
- Another Pitch To Iran (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, May 11, 2006)
It was hard not to be struck by the sequence of developments on Iran on Monday.
- In Iran, Apocalypse Vs. Reform (Washington Post, Jackson Diehl, May 11, 2006)
In a dusty brown village outside this Shiite holy city, a once-humble yellow-brick mosque is undergoing a furious expansion.
- Bjp Sharpens Claws, Left To Fake Attack In Parliament (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
With the Opposition BJP all set to step up its attack on the UPA Government, there are clear indications that the Government would be under increasing pressure even from its key allies and supporters when the two Houses of Parliament reconvene on . . .
- Enter Dmk, Predict Exit Polls (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
All three exit polls conducted in Tamil Nadu, which went to the polls on 8 May in a single phase, have uniformly predicted a win for the DMK front.
- A Weak Centre Cannot Hold (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, May 10, 2006)
The relationship of the Centre and its political masters with the territories beyond always constitutes a vital issue. Shorn of all that is derivative or politically transient, the strength of the Centre defines what endures beyond it.
- Varanasi Blasts' Accused Shot Dead In Kashmir (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, May 10, 2006)
After receiving a tip-off from the Uttar Pradesh Police about his presence in the northern part of the Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir Police shot dead Muhammed Zubair, key accused in the March 7 Varanasi blasts case in an encounter in Kupwara district....
- Pm Takes To Bjp Road (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Within days of the BJP winding up its Bharat Suraksha Yatra, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked young men and women to hold nationwide yatras to mark the 150th anniversary next year of the 1857 uprising, an event he cited as an example of . . .
- Pakistan's Jihadi Problems (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 10, 2006)
While Pakistan claims to have lost more than 600 of the 80,000 troops it has committed to the campaign against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, Afghanistan and the United States remain unimpressed.
- Bjp Condolence Meet On Mahajan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The provision of reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes was incorporated in the Constitution for a limited period. However, politicians not only kept extending it through repeated constitutional amendments, but the ambit of caste-based . . .
- Industrial Units Get Pollution Board Letter Of Consent On The Dot (Hindu, S. Vydhianathan, May 10, 2006)
Sector-wise approach speed up things; experts' opinion elicited
Earlier, units had to run from pillar to post for renewal letter
It took at least three months, even if they satisfied all conditions
This year pollution control board sprung a surprise
- Taxing Fiscal Brains (Business Standard, M J Antony, May 10, 2006)
Three recent judgements of the Supreme Court have abridged the taxing powers of states.
- No Troop Cuts In Kashmir Till Militancy Halts, Says India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Pakistan rejects Mukherjee’s allegations
- Emerging Coalition Of Jihad (Pioneer, Wilson John, May 10, 2006)
With Al Qaeda far from being vanquished, and Pakistan and Bangladesh inevitably turning into jihadi outposts in the emerging pan-Islamist network in Asia, India is more than likely to be caught in the vicious tail-wind of the next wave of terrorism,
- Non-Existent Evils (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 10, 2006)
Biman’s way of charging up cadres
Biman Bose, appointed the CPI-M’s state secretary after the passing away of Anil Biswas, has a style that is radically different from that of his predecessor.
- Who Needs America? (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 10, 2006)
Last fortnight an Indian engineer in Afghanistan was beheaded by the Taliban. This followed a demand that India quit Afghanistan. The Indian government firmly stated that it would not withdraw from Afghanistan.
- Varanasi Blast ‘Brain’ Shot In J&k Was Up Madarsa Teacher (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
At a sprawling madarsa in Tanda, in western UP’s Baghpat, the students were waiting for their teacher, Mohammad Zubair, gone missing since April 4.
- Another War Will Be Mad (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, May 10, 2006)
The “generals' revolt” may have sent a warning to America's military establishment to beware of reckless political leadership.”
- Troops Kill Suspect In Varanasi Bombings (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Indian soldiers in Kashmir on Tuesday shot dead a suspected Muslim militant, who police said was behind bomb blasts in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in March that killed 15 people and wounded dozens.
- The Rising And Emerging India (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Pandita and Meenakshi Koul, May 10, 2006)
Right goes the saying that every body stands by the side of strong and superior, so gets reflected in context to India.
- Pakistan Charity Says U.S. Terror Label An Indian Plot (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , May 10, 2006)
The founder of one of the most feared militant groups fighting in Kashmir accused the United States on Tuesday of pandering to India and being anti-Islam by branding the charity he now runs as a terrorist organisation.
- Why Rae Bareli Matters (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
There have been no exit polls for the Rae Bareli by-election since no one has any doubt about the outcome. Even if the Gandhis are largely absentee landlords, they continue to enjoy an almost god-like status in this territory.
- Congress Calls For Higher Wage In Job Guarantee Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Many people staying away because they consider the wage too low, say party leaders
Scheme being implemented in five districts in State
It will be extended to all districts in phases
Government has fixed wage at Rs. 62.50 a day
- Bangalore City Railway Station To Be Wi-Fi Enabled (Hindu, P. Manoj, May 10, 2006)
VSNL all set to start operating a cyber café at the station
VSNL selected as a franchisee to run cyber cafés at 80 railway stations
Mysore and Hubli railway stations have been identified to set up such cafés
The move is aimed at providing better con
- Need To Recast Ppas Of Hinduja, Bpl Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Revival in present form may lead to Enron-like situation
Unit price of both projects will have to be far higher now
Mahrashtra ran into trouble with Enron when it had to actually buy power
Rachel Chatterjee, who was cited as respondent by BPL, quits
- How Will Mahajan’S Death Affect Bjp? (The Economic Times, Swapan Dasgupta, May 10, 2006)
Death, according to some of the great religious traditions, is the great leveller. In Indian public life, however, death becomes the spectacular elevator.
- Another Deadly Violation (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 10, 2006)
AT least three different versions of the US helicopter gunship bombardment on the Pak-Afghan border that left three miners dead, three others injured and eight missing on Monday have appeared in the press.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 10, 2006)
In "India not invited to ACU meeting" (May 7, 2006), the reference to the "Asian Current Unit" is incorrect. It is the Asian Currency Unit (ACU), a proposed currency unit for the ASEAN "10+4" economic circle (ASEAN, China, India, Japan and South Korea).
- Future Lies In Gene Revolution, Says M.S. Swaminathan (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, May 10, 2006)
Putting together genetic characteristics of plant strains may be the `next big thing'
- ‘Pakistan Prioritises Peace And Stability In Afghanistan’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday told the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) that peace and stability in Afghanistan was Islamabad’s top priority and assured the former of its full support.
- Power From Central Asia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 10, 2006)
Getting electricity from Central Asia could improve the power supply situation in Pakistan if the idea were to materialise.
- Us Terror Label An Indian Plot: Saeed (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
* No direct quarrel or confrontation with US
* Dawa not involved in terrorism
- Zero-Tolerance Should Come From Top (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 10, 2006)
In his address to the National Highways and Motorway Police, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has once again emphasized the need for showing zero-tolerance towards violations of law by anyone and urged the traffic police officials not to compromise on rules...
- Gravity, Nature Of Offence Key While Granting Bail: Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Observing that the “gravity and nature of offence” is one of the main considerations while deciding the bail plea of the accused in non-bailable cases, the Supreme Court has cancelled the bail of an Allahabad-based advocate who is facing murder charges.
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