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Articles 16121 through 16220 of 26693:
- Thackeray Jr Quits Sena (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Rebel Raj Thackeray today walked out of the Shiv Sena and announced his decision to start an independent political innings in the coming months, delivering a crushing blow to the party in Maharashtra, where it was already reeling under the revolt . . .
- India’S Bravehearts (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Dec 19, 2005)
The celebration of Vijay Diwas last week to commemorate India’s historic victory over Pakistan in 1971, which resulted in the formation of Bangladesh, was both a tribute to our brave soldiers and to the vision and leadership of the late Indira Gandhi, ...
- Pakistani, Indian Peace Activists Hold Simultaneous Kashmir Talks (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Hyderabad: Peace activists at the inauguration ceremony of a peace march and a peace Mela [fair],
- Landslide Victory For Left Front In Tripura Civic Poll (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
The ruling Left Front in Tripura secured absolute majority in all the 12 nagar panchayats and 35-member Agartala Municipal Council (AMC), according to official sources here today.
- The Confucian Party Of China (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Dec 19, 2005)
For decades since the communist revolution in China, the name of the ancient sage Confucius (551-479 BC) was dirtier than mud. Today Chinese school children are being encouraged to learn the “Analects of Confucius” — a classic compilation of the master’s
- Implementation Of Hudood Laws Faulty: Pakistan (News International, Rauf Klasra, Dec 18, 2005)
Pakistan has admitted to the concerned European countries that legal procedures dealing with the Hudood Ordinance promulgated by Gen Ziaul Haq in 1979 without producing them ever before parliament for discussion and formal enactment were faulty . . .
- Bjp Can Learn From Tories (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Dec 18, 2005)
Nationalist parties, as a rule, are disinclined to look overseas for inspiration. They prefer banking on a nebulous commodity that goes by the inexplicably named "native genius". As the torch bearer of a decisive nationalist current in India, . . . .
- Malpractices Decentralised (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Campaigning for the first phase of elections to the zilla and taluk panchayats in the state ended on Saturday evening even as the State Election Commission (SEC) cracked down on electoral malpractices by seizing 100 vehicles being used unauthorisedly....
- Us, Allies Seek Stern Un Line On Myanmar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
A UN official told the Security Council of Myanmar's overflowing jails, forced labour and lack of democracy as part of US efforts to take a tougher line against its ruling junta.
- Bjp’S Annus Horribilis (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Dec 18, 2005)
year that’s been painful for the BJP looks to end more painfully. Pramod Mahajan is preparing the BJP’s silver jubilee in Mumbai that ought to say goodbye to LK Advani as BJP president and that should be introspecting on where, after 25 years, . . .
- A Mix Of Old And New (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Tabish Khair enjoys Justine Hardy's ‘Wonder House’, a new spin on an old tale of Indo-British love.
- India Realizes West Bengal And Northeast Becoming A Far Larger ‘Kashmir’ – India Deploys Thousands Of New Troops In The Border (India Daily, Anil Rane, Dec 18, 2005)
It is a late awakening but never the less better late than never. Bangladesh is the new capital of Islamist movements.
- Protesters Break Barricades, Reach Wto Centre (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Hundreds of protesters battled through police lines in Hong Kong on Saturday to reach a building where World Trade Ministers are meeting.
- In A Stew (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 18, 2005)
Gauhati High Court’s quashing of the constables’ selection lists in 15 of the 25 centres severely undermines the Tarun Gogoi government’s credibility.
- India Increasing Troops On Bangladesh Border (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Delhi fears large number of illegal immigrants escaping security force
- Role Of Parliament In Relief Work (Dawn, Sajjad Ali Shah, Dec 18, 2005)
In between the earthquake and rehabilitation efforts, we are passing through a period of trauma arising from the devastating loss of life and property, with survivors having sustained injuries and lost limbs and many deprived of their families and homes.
- India Deploying Troops On Bangladesh Border (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
India is deploying thousands of new troops on its frontier with Bangladesh and setting up hundreds of more border posts to check illegal migration and movement of armed militants, a top official said. New Delhi decided to bolster its eastern border . . .
- We Must Return To The Best Traditions Of Democracy (Tribune, Ashwani Kumar, Dec 18, 2005)
There is in the air, unmistakable flavour of an idea whose time has come — the idea of a vibrant and young India on the move, hastening to catch up with its own destiny and to play its rightful role in the shaping of a new global order in response to ....
- Sardars And The Nationalists (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Dec 18, 2005)
The grievance of Sindh and Balochistan against Punjab and the army (both are viewed as one and the same) for their stranglehold on political power and natural resources is as old as Pakistan itself.
- Looking For Leadership (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Dec 18, 2005)
When will India have a leader like David Cameron?” That was how Ashok greeted me on my return to office after a brief trip to London. But it wasn’t a rhetorical question. He meant it.
- India Adding Troops On Bangladesh Border (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Dec 18, 2005)
India is deploying thousands of new troops on its frontier with Bangladesh and setting up hundreds of more border posts to check illegal migration and movement of armed militants, a top official said.
- Internal Crisis Shake Bjp, Shiv Sena (Daily Excelsior, Atul Chowshish, Dec 18, 2005)
It would have added to the discomfort of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena--almost simultaneously engulfed in serious internal crisis-- that no sooner had the party bosses announced steps to take disciplinary action against their star . . .
- Wto Talks Stagger On After Protests, Deal Elusive (Reuters, Richard Waddington, Dec 18, 2005)
Exhausted negotiators struggled on Sunday to keep a global trade deal alive in a final day of talks as Hong Kong riot police and die-hard anti-globalisation protesters went into a stand-off after violent clashes.
- Tiny Lens Can Expose Democracy’S Toxic Acreage (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 18, 2005)
“That all parties have come together and condemned it is a positive sign. They might use this opportunity to strengthen the code of conduct”Aniruddha Bahal
- Fight Terrorism, Save Democracy: Shekhawat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Calls for a united and joint effort to root out the scourge
Globalisation should lead to equitable world order
WTO should safeguard farmers' interests
Share expertise to mitigate calamities: Somnath
- Misuse Of Mp Lad Fund (Daily Excelsior, Bhabani Shankar Hota, Dec 18, 2005)
It was a million dollar question as to the relevance of the Member of Parliament. Local Area Development (MPLAD) Scheme when in December, 1993 it was introduced with an initial allocation of Rs. 5 lakh. It was increased to Rs.1 crore per annum per member.
- Bjp, Janata Dal (S) Give A Tough Time To Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Samajwadi Party led by former Chief Minister S. Bangarappa hopes to open account
- War Or Peace (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 18, 2005)
The only way to prevent war between the armed forces and LTTE is to prevail on the new President to give up his idea of a unitary form of government and work for a confederal.
- Hands Go Up, Nothing Comes Down (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 18, 2005)
What does prosperity mean in this part of the world where social degradation, moral corruption and material lust have destroyed the whole fabric of life, Abdul Waheed Faruqi explains the state of affairs in light of a prayer displayed everywhere . . .
- Decline In Public Expectations (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Dec 17, 2005)
It requires no expertise or astrological skill to predict that Jehanabad could have occurred any time during the last couple of years. It was bound to happen. The next day, it was Lal Chowk in Srinagar. Are there no similarities and commonalities? ...
- Volcker Issue: Jagat Hands Over Letter To Ed (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
In the centre of Volcker report controversy, Jagat Singh on Friday handed over a letter to the Enforcement Directorate on the second day of his questioning in the Iraqi oil-payoff case to claim that his visit to Baghdad in 2001 was officially . . .
- Treating Sick Democracies (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 17, 2005)
IN THE course of a lecture in New Delhi the other day, Nobel Laureate Prof Amartya Sen is reported to have said that the cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy.
- Cash For Questions (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 17, 2005)
Another in the series of sting operations — a sensational camera expose of 11 MPs allegedly taking money for asking parliamentary questions — has been the hottest news of the week.
- A New Year Resolution For The Pm (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Dec 17, 2005)
One year older, and we should be one year more mature but alas, the endless sillinesses of life in India beset us and envelop us, attach themselves to us like leeches in an unfathomable jungle.
- An Unnecessary "Army" In Assam (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 17, 2005)
Nothing like an election season to give fresh life to old causes. The approaching Assembly election in Assam has spurred the All Assam Students'
- Legislation: Who Needs Westminster? (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Dec 17, 2005)
THE FORMER Lord Chief Justice of England was thrown into prison. Sir Edward Coke, who had been removed by the English monarch James I in 1616
- More Kids On The Block (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 17, 2005)
It’s all about who will be the driver and who the passenger. And the determinants are race and power.
- Techno-Mapping The Future (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 17, 2005)
STOP fretting about problems. The real issue is that "we are at one of those rare times in history when we have more solutions than we have problems," aver Joel A. Barker and Scott W. Erickson, in Five Regions of the Future, from Penguin (www.penguin.com)
- Privatising Airports: Questions Remain (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 17, 2005)
MEMBERS OF the Communist Party of India (Marxist) raised in the Lok Sabha on Thursday critical issues that need to be addressed before the Government of India goes ahead with the plan to modernise and partially privatise the airports in Delhi and Mumbai.
- Push For Reforms In Maldives (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 17, 2005)
Maldivian Foreign Minister Ahmed Shaheed on Friday said his country would seek the advice of an expert from the Commonwealth to "fast-track" the constitutional reforms, which have been delayed on account of "parliamentary procedures."
- India’S Strategic And Cyclical Headwinds (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Dec 17, 2005)
Narendra Singh Sarila, a former ADC to Lord Mountbatten, had written a book about the partition of India.
- Strike Over Civilian Killings Paralyses Kathmandu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2005)
Shops, schools and public transport came to a standstill in Kathmandu today as the Nepali capital heeded a strike call by political parties over the killing of 12 civilians by a soldier.
- Speed Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 17, 2005)
Now that the State High Court is seized of the matter we have a somewhat better idea of the traffic scenario in this city.
- There Is A Way Out (Greater Kashmir, Syed Ali Safvi, Dec 17, 2005)
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “There’s no way to peace, peace is the way.” Twenty years on and the so-called paradise on earth is still craving for an eternal peace. How many years more!.. Has any body got the answer?
- Natwar Left Out Of Cong Panels (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2005)
Former minister K.Natwar Singh stands completely isolated as he has not been included in any of the panels set up by the Congress today for the AICC plenary session to be held in Hyderabad from January 21-23.
- Will The Leopard Change Its Spots? (The Economic Times, Raghu Dayal , Dec 17, 2005)
Sonia Gandhi has shown that she is receptive to feedback and sensitive to the alienation between the rulers and the ruled. She has to keep insisting on service before self from her cadres.
- The Rules Of The Empty Game (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Dec 17, 2005)
Like academics and pickpockets, politicians too have rules which they can break only at great risk
- Osama Shadow Looms Over Parliament (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
An email threat to bomb Parliament led to an unprecedented evacuation of some 4,000 people including MPs from the building, but the highest seat of Indian democracy was back in action after three hours of near panic.
- In Islam’S Past, Shades Of Democracy (Indian Express, Reza Aslan, Dec 17, 2005)
This week, a joint statement attributed to five insurgent groups in Iraq warned that the Iraqi elections are “a satanic enterprise” and that any Muslim who takes part in the voting violates “the legitimate policy approved by God”.
- How Does One Deal With Uma Bharati? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 17, 2005)
Incidence of eccentricity is noticeably higher among women politicians than their male counterparts.
- Babel In Baghdad (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 17, 2005)
The high turnout and low violence for Iraq’s third poll in less than a year underlines the enduring Iraqi optimism and lends credibility to the political process to establish self-government
- Pm For Ips, Ifs Under New Duty Appraisal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
Having introduced a Performance Appraisal Report (PAR) and other administrative reforms for IAS officials, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants to include the Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) under their umbrella.
- 'Democracy A Remedy To Social Woes' (Times of India, Amartya Sen, Dec 17, 2005)
Democracy is the remedy for almost all social ailments as it allows a fair exercise of public reason, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen said on Thursday
- Turning Point? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 17, 2005)
Whether elections will end violence and bring stability in Iraq is not certain
- Transparency Or Morality? (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Dec 17, 2005)
In the context of the bribes for questions in Parliament scandal let me tell you a modern Indian fairy story.
- Oic Must Explain 'Deviant Ideology' (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 16, 2005)
The recent Summit of Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) at Mecca, where leaders of 57 Muslim countries converged, resolved to fight against 'deviant ideas'. By 'deviant ideas' they did not mean Leftist, secular or Western ideas, . . .
- Bangladesh: A Broken Soul At 35 (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Dec 16, 2005)
On the anniversary of its birth, Bangladesh is gradually returning to its blood-dipped origins, says Udayan Namboodiri
- Post-Sting, It's Question Time For India (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 16, 2005)
Cash-for-question exposé has punctured the BJP's campaign on the Volcker report, says Kalyani Shankar
- Woman Among 2 Killed, Pdp Worker Injured (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Two persons, including a woman, were killed and two others, including a PDP activist injured in separate incidents of violence in the Valley since last evening, while as a militant was injured when an explosive went off at Batamaloo today.
- Is Lobbying Unethical? (The Economic Times, S K Agarwal, Dec 16, 2005)
A recent poll, conducted by Gallup International on behalf of the Transparency International, finds that 98% of the respondents perceived political parties as the most corrupt. As regards Parliament/Legislature, this figure is 92%.In the past, . . .
- Violence In Bangladesh (Daily Times, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 16, 2005)
The cause of democracy in Bangladesh has been hurt by extended boycotts of parliament by opposition parties. Failure to participate in the next election as threatened occasionally by some of them may inflict irreparable damage on this cause.
- Ear To The Ground (The Week, Kanhaiah Bhelari, Dec 16, 2005)
Even Lalu Prasad Yadav knew it was coming. "Baba, if Ram Vilas Paswan contests separately, we are sure to lose," I heard him tell his close friend Shivanand Tiwary, excise minister in the Rabri Devi regime.
- Winding Course Of Peace Process (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Dec 16, 2005)
Ever since former Indian prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee visited Islamabad in January 2004 to attend the Saarc summit, government officials have been making optimistic predictions of an early breakthrough in dialogue with India on Kashmir.
- As Bangladesh Works Out Its Destiny (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Dec 16, 2005)
Time, they say, is the best of healers. This certainly seems to be the case between Pakistan and Bangladesh as the two countries have, to a large extent, moved on from the bitter memories of the civil war of 1971. Celebrated as Victory Day . . .
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
With the Sensex scaling new heights, the CPI(M) mouthpiece has sent out a typical warning, attributing the movements to speculation, and suggesting the stockmarket simply serves the interests of finance capital.
- India Must Respond Now To Pakistan On Kashmir (Daily Times, Jonathan Power, Dec 16, 2005)
The stakes are worth every sinew of action — the avoidance of a nuclear war and the chance of receiving the large amounts of foreign investment that China now receives, which will secure both countries’ rapid economic advance and . . .
- Uncap It! (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
It’s time we doffed our cap to FDI in banking
- Sri Lanka's Main Parties Agree To Hold Talks With The Ltte (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 16, 2005)
Decision follows meeting between Mahinda Rajapakse and Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Draft Recommends Rationalisation Of Fuel Pricing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
`Pricing plays a major role in the choice of fuel and the form of energy consumed'
- "We Have Made A Difference" (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Dec 16, 2005)
The Narmada Bachao Andolan is observing 20 years of its struggle for a "just development paradigm" using the Sardar Sarovar dam — that displaces half a million families in four States — as a symbol. In an interview, NBA leaderMedha Patkartalks about . . .
- Release Suu Kyi, Begin Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's frank interaction with his Myanmar counterpart on the need to release the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and move towards "national reconciliation" may be the first categorical statement . . .
- Bush’S Dangerous Pre-Emptive Doctrine (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 16, 2005)
On the eve of Iraq’s parliamentary elections, US President George Bush not only defended his case for naked aggression against a weaker nation but also had the audacity to claim that he would attack another country if he deemed it necessary.
- Politics Of Minority Commuanlism (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, Dec 16, 2005)
The 130 million strong Muslim population in India can influence the electoral outcome in 122 parliamentary constituencies, and 1400 assembly constituencies across the country. We are aware how the recently concluded Bihar assembly polls turned . . .
- Seeing India In A New Light (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 16, 2005)
From being seen as a basket case, India is today viewed in the US as a vibrant democracy with a booming economy. American companies are looking to replicate the IT success in other areas. Yet, politically, many things remain unchanged, . . .
- Justice At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 16, 2005)
A criminal getting punished for his black deeds should be a fairly routine happening. But in Gujarat, such “routine” is rather an exception, at least after the 2002 post-Godhra riots.
- Missing Coalition Culture (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 16, 2005)
Yet again the country is facing the painful paradox that while coalitions have become absolutely unavoidable, there is an absolute lack of coalition culture. To expect the necessary culture to evolve in the foreseeable future would be a classic . . .
- Speak No Evil (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2005)
Reform is for the government and not for the party. This appears to be the prevalent mood and dictum within the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Communist parties,
- Human Rights In Iraq Require Action: Un (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
The United Nations on Wednesday urged the Iraqi government and US-led multinational forces to address human rights violations amid increasing reports of prisoner abuse.
- Disgusting Quorum Syndrome (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 16, 2005)
The quorum syndrome continues to afflict the National Assembly and the House had to be adjourned on Wednesday by Speaker Amir Hussain on its count. The Opposition staged walk out in protest against the alleged defamatory remarks made by a Minister . . .
- First Sentence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2005)
Mob violence has great advantages. The difficulty of fixing culpability for the most horrific actions allows some of the cruellest murderers to go free.
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