Reforms or populism? UPA must take a call (Comment)
May 26th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Considering that the Manmohan Singh government's chief economic adviser Kaushik Basu had ruled out the possibility of major reforms before the next general election, the hike in petrol prices predictably ... Read more...
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Protest belies long tradition of cartoons in India (Comment)
May 18th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
The uproar over a cartoon in a school textbook and the undue haste shown by the government in withdrawing the book were both out of place and uncalled for. This, apart ... Read more...
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Medley of Indian classical dances as ode to rivers
September 23rd, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) A medley of classical dance genres drawn from seven forms -- Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Odissi, Manipuri, Kuchipudi, Mohiniattam and Kathakali -- will capture here the essence ... Read more...
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Religious extremism, the mantra for political power in Pakistan
April 5th, 2011 - 7:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr. 5 (ANI): A young teenager walked up to a bus stand in lower Dir, Northwest Pakistan, on Monday, and blew himself up, killing at least six people. This ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Is the Pakistani Army getting ready to take over? (Part II)
January 7th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
(Cont.)Apart from its homegrown insurgency, Pakistan is in the throes of a large number of problems. These include ineffectual handling of last year's floods, which can be safely termed as the ... Read more...
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Demilitarize Kashmir, urge India-Pakistan peaceniks
January 12th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Describing Kashmir as a "core issue" between India and Pakistan, peace votaries from both sides of the border Tuesday said the state, divided between the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Noisy protests from Andhra MPs disrupt Lok Sabha (Lead)
December 17th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Noisy protests for and against the division of Andhra Pradesh Thursday forced repeated adjournments of the Lok Sabha that saw 28 business papers tabled in a ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Nuclear deal standoff exposes myopia of Indian political class (Commentary)
June 28th, 2008 - 9:58 am ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
The stalemate over the India-US nuclear deal is the result of a standoff between an ideologically driven Left and an ideologically confused Congress party, whose uncertainties have been boosted by ... Read more...
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Quota for women must respect social divide, say some MPs
May 11th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by admin
By Rajeev Ranjan Roy
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The purpose of reserving seats for women in legislatures will be defeated if these are not earmarked for different social strata, say supporters of ... Read more...
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Khalistani slogans, but Sikh parade peaceful in New York
April 28th, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by admin
New York, April 28 (IANS) The annual Sikh Day Parade here attracted over 30,000 people and passed off without any untoward incident but for some people raising Khalistani slogans. "The presence of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Rahul Gandhi: From diffident MP to PM candidate
April 16th, 2008 - 4:14 pm ICT by admin
(Commentary)
By Monobina Gupta
Rahul Gandhi has retreated to the pavilion, at least for the time being. But the prince of the Gandhi-Nehru family stays at the stumps, waiting to play his innings - ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Maulana Azad - most articulate votary of Hindu-Muslim unity
February 21st, 2008 - 6:59 pm ICT by admin
(Feb 22 is the 50th death anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad)
By Firoz Bakht Ahmed
Maulana Azad was not only one of the most articulate votaries of Hindu-Muslim unity but also the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |