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- Lame Duck Parliament (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Sep 07, 2007)
If the Government is paralysed by its stand off with the Left over the India-US civilian nuclear agreement, then Parliament seems to have entered a lame duck phase.
- Jaya Behind Bjp Act: Upa (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Sep 07, 2007)
Is AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa behind the disruption of Parliament over the nuke deal? If the United Progressive Alliance Government is to be believed, she is encouraging the National Democratic Alliance to stall Parliament proceedings.
- Unpa Joins Left To Oppose Wargames (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Sep 07, 2007)
The UNPA joined the Left on Thursday to protest against the Indo-US joint naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal. The UNPA took the step of joining hands with the Left on the issue of the joint naval exercise, even as it is cooperating with the Left. . .
- No Debate Without Jpc, Says Bjp (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
BJP today stuck to its stand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Indo-US nuclear deal indicating it would not allow Parliament to function for another day over the issue
- Cleaning Up Chennai: Not Just Local Politics (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Sep 06, 2007)
The question that begs for an answer is why is the whole city stinking when the contract for garbage clearance had been given only for three zones and the corporation is supposed to look after the remaining seven.
- N-Debate In Rs From Today (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Sep 06, 2007)
As an unflinching BJP-led Opposition stalled proceedings in both Houses of Parliament today on the nuclear deal, the Left and the UPA joined hands to take on the BJP.
- Unpa Fails To Make Impact (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 06, 2007)
The newly floated alliance of eight regional parties, the UNPA, has missed the bus in establishing their separate identity either inside or outside Parliament.
- Dgp Rubbishes Reports Of Impending Terrorist Attacks (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
A routine alert by the Union Home Ministry to all state governments to beef up security and vigilance for Janmashtami and Ganesh Chaturthi festivals following bomb blasts by terrorists in Hyderabad, has been converted into rumours by some . . . .
- Politicising Garbage (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 05, 2007)
Politics is often dirty, but rarely, if ever, does dirt occupy the centre stage in politics. In Tamil Nadu, the mounting piles of rotting garbage in parts of Chennai seized the imagination of political parties as never before.
- Nda Tries To Rope In New Allies (Asian Age, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 04, 2007)
Convinced that snap polls are round the corner, the main Opposition BJP has decided to strengthen the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) by taking new allies on board.
- Democracy Sans Parties Dangerous (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 03, 2007)
The Indo-US civilian nuclear deal and the debate on its implication seemed to cover a lot of ground.
- Nuked By Bad Taste (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Sep 01, 2007)
In recent years, there has been a sharp decline in standards of political debate in India. In and out of the parliament, issues concerning the public good are rarely discussed logically or dispassionately.
- Who’S Left? Who’S Right? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
I’m sorry if I’ve become a bit of a bore on the subject of the Left. And apologies for the second successive column on the same subject.
- Democracy Sans Parties Dangerous (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 01, 2007)
The Indo-US civilian nuclear deal and the debate on its implication seemed to cover a lot of ground.
- Left With Little Choice (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Aug 30, 2007)
Comrades should support the Congress on issue-to-issue basis; else, they would be compelled to ally with 'opportunist' regional parties
- Trial And Tribulation (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
Political rivals of Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi will applaud in glee the Supreme Court’s Monday decision to transfer the "Kiruttinan murder case," in which his son M.K. Azhagiri is the main accused, from the sessions court . . . ..
- Jayalalithaa Removes Dinakaran From Party Post (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
In yet another move against the family members of her confidante Sasikala, AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa on Tuesday stripped TTV Dinakaran, nephew of Sasikala, of his party post and replaced him with former chief minister O Pannerselvam as treasurer.
- Karat’S Boomerang (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 28, 2007)
All actions have unintended consequences. CPM leader Prakash Karat’s main objective in threatening to pull down the Manmohan Singh government on the nuclear issue was to break the gathering momentum behind the Indo-US partnership.
- Everyone Loves A Hero (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Aug 28, 2007)
There’s a very sound reason why television news should not make heroes out of villains who are heroes in their projected screen lives. It makes the wrong look right.
- Our Collision Dharma (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Aug 27, 2007)
Despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s upbeat imagery of spring inevitably following winter and CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat’s reassuring words that his party’s central committee does not want the ongoing ‘crisis’ over the Indo-US nuclear . . . .
- Call The Left's Bluff (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 27, 2007)
The Congress should be grateful to the Left. If it has any survival instinct, Congress would thank the Left for all the confrontations and arm-twisting of the last three years.
- Withdraw Revised Guideline Value: Aiadmk (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
Demonstration held in protest against revision
- Mid-Term Elections Will Help Congress (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Aug 25, 2007)
I had written last week about the possibility of political accidents taking place. In this context, I really cannot understand the logic behind the Left serving a nuclear ultimatum to the UPA government.
- Cong-Admk Clash Over Jaya’S Remarks Against Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
Congress and AIADMK workers nearly came to blows on Friday as several TNCC leaders and partymen attempted to demonstrate in front of the Poes Garden residence of AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa here.
- Pmk Urges Dmk Leadership To Remove Irritants In Ties (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2007)
Seeks cordial atmosphere at least before Parliament polls are scheduled
- Let The People Decide (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 21, 2007)
The prime minister has said the 123 agreement is in the best interests of the nation, and posterity will vindicate his position. But why should he wait till posterity, asks .
- No Jpc On Deal, Says (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
Rules out mid-term elections
Text of deal circulated to party leaders before parliamentary debate on August 29
‘Nothing will be done that would benefit the communal forces’
- Pandemonium In Houses As Logjam On N-Deal Continues (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
The Indo-US civil nuclear deal continued to generate heat in and outside Parliament on Monday with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance ridiculing the move of the UPA to form an expert committee to look into the concerns. . .
- Nuclear Deal Must Be Placed Before House: Sp (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh on Monday demanded that a matter of such "grave concern" as the Indo-US nuclear deal should be placed before Parliament for parliamentary ratification before the government goes ahead with the deal.
- ‘Demanding Resignation Of Pm Is A Very Mild Form Of Opposition...’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 21, 2007)
I fully appreciate The Indian Express having its own point of view on the Indo-US nuclear agreement (‘RELATAD STORY).
- Calculators Are Out But Topplers Have Got Their Timing Hopelessly Wrong (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 20, 2007)
The jury is still out on whether the UPA Government will survive the current crisis, or, even if it does, how battered it will emerge from it. But spare a thought, meanwhile, for the institution of marriage, which has been delivered such a nasty blow.
- Sangh Poori Bahar (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
The RSS, according to a report in this paper, has decided on a “phased withdrawal” from the BJP’s day-to-day affairs, it will “micro-manage” the party no more.
- Unpa Ropes In Left For Offensive Against Govt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
Leaders of the United National Progressive Alliance have stepped up their efforts to rope in the Left parties in a joint offensive against the Government on the India-US nuclear deal.
- Allies Don’T Want Early Polls (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 20, 2007)
The Left ultimatum has thrown the Congress into complete chaos, with the UPA allies making it clear that they are not ready for early general elections.
- Maudany's Move (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
Abdul Nasser Maudany, absolved of the charges against him in the Coimbatore blasts case, attempts a political comeback.
- Confrontation Is Bad For Coalition Politics (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Aug 18, 2007)
Independence Day is always special, and after 60 years we must reflect on the past, live in the present and think of the future.
- Left, Congress Stalk Each Other (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2007)
The differences between the Left and the Congress on the India-US civil nuclear deal deepened on Thursday with the Left issuing a stern warning to the Centre not to take its support for granted despite Congress making all-out efforts to mend fences . . .
- Politics Is Heating Up (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 14, 2007)
IT is said of the American presidential election that campaigning for his successor or his re-election begins almost the day he is sworn in.
- Palm Oil For Soap Which Ended Up In Ghee And Shackles Detaxification (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 11, 2007)
The personal liberty of an individual, though precious, is of little value if the larger interest of the people and the nation are at stake, the Delhi High Court ruled in the Lalit Goel vs Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi case.
- Unpa Will Press For Vote On Nuke Deal (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Aug 10, 2007)
The UNPA on Thursday decided to press for a debate and division in Parliament under Rule 184 on the bilateral 123 agreement that seeks to operationalise the India-US nuclear deal. The idea is that the country should know who is on which side.
- Unpa To Seek Vote (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Aug 10, 2007)
The United National Progressive Alliance will seek a discussion in Parliament on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal under Rule 184, that entails voting. This was decided at a meeting of the UNPA leaders here on Thursday.
- La Reunion: A Colonial Saga Of Cults And Kidnap (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
It is a département every bit a part of France as the Alpes-Maritimes or Dordogne, its people enjoying the same rights and responsibilities, voting in French elections and spending their euros as citizens of the European Union.
- Women In Public Life: No Ideal Role Model (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 08, 2007)
Today's women leaders are regional politicians with a restricted vision who cannot be regarded as role models.
- N-Deal Against India’S Interests: Jaya (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Aug 08, 2007)
Tamil Nadu opposition leader Jayaram Jayalalithaa today described the Indo-US nuclear deal as harmful to India’s sovereignty and demanded that a committee of MPs, scientists and eminent citizens be constituted to examine its clauses.
- Of Convictions And Justice Delayed (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 08, 2007)
So Sanjay Dutt is behind bars, convicted by the Special TADA court on the charge of illegal possession of an AK-56 rifle. And a section of the political community that has been screaming from rooftops about the threat of terrorism . . . .
- Coca-Coalition Politics (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 08, 2007)
Now that the dust has settled over the presidential polls and Pratibha Patil is preparing to make Rashtrapati Bhavan her home for at least the next five years, it may be the right time to take stock of recent events and look for the auguries that . . . .
- Congress Grapples With Two Fears (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
The Congress is grappling with two fears -- the prospects of the BSP expanding its area of influence from UP to other states and the party’s inability to translate the UPA government’s achievements into political benefits for the party.
- Congress, Bsp Inching Closer (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 06, 2007)
It is time to reflect on the political changes that are likely to take place in the future, and it is good to see that political parties have started thinking and acting, instead of waiting and reacting to situations.
- ‘With Coalitions At The Centre, States Have More Power. It’S A Realisation Of What The Dmk Advocated All Along’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 06, 2007)
My guest this week is one of the youngest, brightest, and, mark my words, one of the most significant new entrants into the big bad world of our politics, Kanimozhi. How do you look at it, entering the big, bad world of national politics . . . .
- Tellis Denies India Got What It Wanted (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 03, 2007)
The US take on the 123 agreement remains totally different from that put out by the Indian government, with one of the key US negotiators, Dr Ashley Tellis, even dismissing the Indian claim that the agreement gave little to the US as totally "erroneous."
- Boom Time (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 02, 2007)
It does not matter what subject you study, be it B.A./M.A. (philosophy or history), B.Sc. (botany or zoology) or B.E. (civil engineering, chemical technology or leather technology).
- Pratibha Patil Wins Big (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Aug 01, 2007)
UPA nominee Pratibha Patil wins big and the BJP’s attempt to convert the poll into a game of realpolitik comes a cropper.
- Tn Govt Conducts Raids In Colleges For Excess Fee Collection (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
Tamil Nadu government on Monday conducted simultaneous raids in self-financing colleges all over the state and conducted enquiries over collection of excess fee than that prescribed by the government.
- A Journey To The Nilgiri Hills (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jul 31, 2007)
“MY name Kennedy, sir!” exclaimed the chauffeur of the black Ambassador driving me up to the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington, from Coimbatore airport through a blaring city, quiet woods and picture postcard valleys to a 6,000-feet . . . .
- Indo-Us N-Deal Detrimental To India's Interests: Jaya (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa on Sunday favoured scrapping of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal alleging it was detrimental to India's interests.
- Tata’S Tamil Nadu Project Runs Into Opposition From Villagers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
On August 10, little-known Sattankulam town in backward Tuticorin district of south Tamil Nadu will see hundreds of villagers go on a fast to oppose a move by the Tata Group to acquire about 11,000 acres spread across 40 coastal hamlets . . . . .
- Jaya To Protest Against Tata Project (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
The incipient protest by local Nadar community against the Rs 2,500 crore titanium di-oxide plant being set up by the Tatas in southern Tuthukudi district has gained momentum with AIADMK leader J Jayalalitha announcing on Sunday that she would . . . .
- Call Off Nuclear Deal With U.S., Says Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
General secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Jayalalithaa on Sunday urged the Centre to call off the Indo-American nuclear deal in its entirety.
- A Nilgiri Viewpoint (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Jul 30, 2007)
My name Kennedy, sir!" exclaimed the chauffeur of the black Ambassador driving me up to the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington, from Coimbatore airport through blaring city, quiet woods and picture postcard valleys to a 6,000-foot high . . . . .
- Why Is Political Discourse Getting Vitriolic? (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
With the pressure and stakes mounting for politicians to be in power their attacks on one another are becoming virulent. This does not bode well for the polity.
- Advani Takes Backseat; Mayawati, Mk In Front (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
Advani, who led a vitriolic campaign against Pratibha Patil, sat in the fourth row along with Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and his party colleague Jaswant Singh.
- War Of Words (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
The picture of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi seated next to Congress president Sonia Gandhi at the swearing-in of Ms Pratibha Patil as President shows the clout the DMK has in the UPA government, a clout he has used to deny the. . . . . .
- Karunanidhi Cautions Ramadoss (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
Against his continued criticism of the State Government
- Never Scorn A Woman (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jul 24, 2007)
And she won with a margin larger than was expected. The analysts went into a scramble and found all kinds of reasons to explain why this had happened. Some came up with the strange claim that the smaller parties did not want to alienate the Left . . . .
- Corporation Council May Decide Water Charge Increase Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
Rates may run into opposition from parties
AIADMK likely to oppose the rise
DMK and the Congress seem unfazed
- Cracks In Unpa (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 21, 2007)
All is clearly not well with the putative 'United National Progressive Alliance' forged by regional parties before the presidential election with the purpose of demonstrating their clout in national politics.
- Sour Taste (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 21, 2007)
The votes have been cast for the new President of India. The results will be known over the weekend, and if the number of votes in the Electoral College can be taken as an obvious indication, the controversial candidate of the UPA and the . . .
- ‘Aiadmk U-Turn A Setback’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
TDP president and key mover of the newly floated United National Progressive Alliance Mr N Chandrababu Naidu today said the U-turn by AIADMK chief, Ms J Jayalalitha, to vote for Mr Bhairon Singh Shekhawat as President was a setback to the outfit.
- Prez Poll Caught In Crossfire (Asian Age, Sonal Kellogg, Jul 20, 2007)
Voting in one of the most bitterly contested presidential elections in Indian history, which is set to throw up the country’s first woman President, ended on Thursday with third front constituents AIADMK and MDMK both voting despite their . . . .
- U-Turns, Abstentions Mark Bitterest Poll (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
There were many twists and turns in the final lap of the race for Raisina Hill. As the Electoral College voted on Thursday to elect the 13th President of India, there were several last minute turnarounds, which added to the drama in one of the . . . .
- High Drama Marks Prez Poll (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
Voting in one of the murkiest and most-bitterly fought Presidential elections took place today with the controversial UPA-Left candidate Mrs Pratibha Patil set to emerge as the country’s 13th and first-ever woman President, with the finale . . . .
- Prez Poll: Defiance Marks Voting (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
With the process of voting in the Presidential elections ending this evening, Pratibha Patil, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and Left combine candidate, is all set to become the first woman President of the country.
- Ashot In Arm For Nda (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Jul 20, 2007)
Making a mockery of the newly-formed UNPA's decision to abstain from the presidential poll, its two key constituents from Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK and the MDMK, registered near total participation in the election even as some MPs and MLAs of the . . . .
- Unpa In Disarray As Prez Poll Ends (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
With the election of Indias first woman president almost a foregone conclusion, the focus of the presidential election on Thursday turned on what was described as the death knell for the fledgling Third Front, with Jayalalithas AIADMK doing a . . . .
- Jayalalitha Breaks Ranks With Unpa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
The last-minute turnaround was attributed in political circles to appeal by the BJP to the AIADMK to support its candidate and Vice-President B S Shekhawat.
- Prez Poll Ends: Unpa In Disarray (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
With the election of Indias first woman president almost a foregone conclusion, the focus of the presidential election on Thursday turned on what was described as the death knell for the fledgling Third Front, with Jayalalithas AIADMK doing . . . .
- Great Maratha Who? (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Jul 20, 2007)
There is a false impression gaining adherents in most parts of India that Pratibha Patil, soon to be ensconced as the president of India, is a Marathi icon in the making, and that celebrations are about to rumble through Maharashtra.
- U-Turns But Advantage Pratibha (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Jul 20, 2007)
Legislators across the country today voted to elect the 13th President, with UPA-Left candidate Pratibha Patil all set to become the first woman to occupy the Rashtrapati Bhavan as the Head of the State.
- Presidential Vote Breaks Up Unpa (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
A Fiercely contested presidential poll to choose a successor to President APJ Abdul Kalam ended on Thursday. In the process it exposed cracks in the newly formed United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) and left the National Democratic . . . .
- Aiadmk Springs A Surprise (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Jul 20, 2007)
In what can be described as a balancing act, All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) supremo Jayaram Jayalalithaa tried to abide by the United National People’s Alliance (UNPA) decision to abstain from voting in the . . . .
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