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- Hamas Posts Audio Tape Of Snatched Israeli (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2007)
Hamas militants posted an audio message on Monday from an Israeli soldier captured a year ago at an army base near the Gaza Strip, the first ...
- Shiv Sena Breaks Ranks, Backs Upa Candidate Patil (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2007)
Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on Monday filed his nomination papers as an independent candidate backed by the NDA for the presidential poll. But the bad news for him is that two key NDA constituents are not backing him.
- Prez Poll: Shekhawat Files Nomination, Sena Backs Pratibha (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2007)
Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on Monday filed his nomination papers for the presidential election as an independent candidate supported by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), even as one of its key constituents decided to back . ..
- Unpa May Come To Power In '09 (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jun 25, 2007)
The confusion generated by the presidential election has resulted in future coalition patterns evolving for the 2009 - or earlier - Lok Sabha election.
- Manmohan Reviews Situation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday reviewed the flood situation in the country with Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar and Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta.
- ‘By God’S Grace, The Indian Musician Is Three-In-One. When I . .. (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 25, 2007)
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, one of India’s foremost classical musicians, is the one name most people think of when the sarod is mentioned. In a interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, he speaks of his . . .
- Blast: Guwahati Mourns, Ulfa Denies Hand (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Jun 25, 2007)
The ULFA has denied its involvement in Saturday’s bomb blast at Machkhowa near Guwahati that killed six people, including two children.
- Why Are Child Malnutrition Levels Not Improving? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2007)
India’s tardy performance can be traced to the limited progress in providing basic health care.
- Too Busy To Brew A Cuppa? Try Indian Tea Pill (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2007)
Indian scientists have patented two new tea-based products - a pill and a fizzy drink they hope will give consumers the same pleasure as drinking a freshly brewed cuppa.
- Health Meet For Paramilitary Forces To Combat Hiv-Aids (Indian Express, TILAK RAI, Jun 23, 2007)
To educate jawans posted in the Northeastern region on HIV/AIDS, a regular health programme would be organised by paramilitary forces in the different outposts.
- The Price Of A Tribal's Life (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 23, 2007)
Most of the major national dailies missed this news, and it barely registered even in regional papers: On June 18, a tribal, Jeevan Munda, was beaten to death by three forest guards at Hazaribagh National Park in Jharkhand, on the mere suspicion that . .
- Cup Of Tea? Just Drink Your Pill (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2007)
Indian scientists have invented a pill and fizzy drink that offer all the pleasures of drinking a freshly brewed cup of tea.
- Yet Another Alliance (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 22, 2007)
Though the immediate provocation for the UNPA's formation is the presidential election, it has been created by the regional parties with an eye to the 2009 general election. Will this eight-party coalition succeed in its objective?
- Indian Government Promises To Revive Country's Ailing Agriculture Sector (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2007)
The Indian government has promised to invest $6 billion to revive the country's ailing agriculture sector. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the farm sector sustains nearly two-thirds of the country's billion-plus people - but millions of . . .
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2007)
The party’s free hand to the Chief Minister to be tough on those opposing industrialisation is said to have met with a stony silence from Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee at Monday’s CPI-M state secretariat meeting.
- In 2009, It Will Be Upa Vs Unpa (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Jun 22, 2007)
The confusion generated by the President’s election has resulted in future coalition patterns evolving for the 2009 — or earlier — Lok Sabha elections.
- Ready For Second Term If There Is Certainty, Says Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2007)
UNPA delegation calls on the President, later meets BJP leaders
- Danger From The East (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 21, 2007)
On June 12, The Hindustan Times (Delhi edition) front-paged a report under the heading 'Bangladeshi worked for R&AW for six years'.
- Kalam’S Acceptance Takes Unpa Leaders By Surprise (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jun 21, 2007)
Sonia Gandhi refuses to meet third front leaders
Vajpayee says he will consult the NDA’s allies
- If Kalam Denies, Another Candidate: Third Front (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Jun 20, 2007)
The newly-floated United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) is all set to field a candidate in case President APJ Abdul Kalam refuses its overture to join the presidential race.
- Mps With Dubious Past (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 20, 2007)
There are some Members of Parliament who ought not be allowed entry into its portals.
- Unpa Leaders To Call On Kalam Tomorrow (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2007)
The leaders decided to meet Kalam and personally persuade him to contest the election.
- Ulfa Links Global Warming With Sovereignty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2007)
The group, in the latest edition of its mouthpiece Freedom, said environment-friendly technology, use of fuel from more various sources and development in agriculture are necessary for Assam's progress.
- Israel Offers Expertise To Assam Farmers (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jun 20, 2007)
Israeli Ambassador in India David Danieli has offered Assam farmers his country’s expertise in agriculture and water management to boost crop productivity.
- Ulfa’S Game Plan (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jun 20, 2007)
The Ulfa’s game plan of stepping up violence in order to force the Centre to contemplate revival of peace talks seems to be working. Since September 2006, following the breakdown of the peace talks between the Centre and the Ulfa-appointed . . .
- Kalam, An Ideal Man: Unpa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
Leaders of seven regional parties on Monday favoured President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for a second term in office “in the interest of the nation.”
- Prez Poll: Third Front Pitches For Kalam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
Neither Ms Pratibha Patil nor Mr Shekhawat had the stature of Dr Kalam. While Ms Patil was a joke played on the nation by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, many parties had reservations about Mr Shekhawat, said J. Jayalalitha.
- Sonia's Choice A Joke On The People: Jaya (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Jun 19, 2007)
The Third Front, comprising eight regional parties, on Monday sprang a surprise by proposing a second term for President APJ Abdul Kalam and appealed to all political parties to support his candidature for the presidential election as there was no . . .
- Jaya Tosses Up Kalam Name (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Jun 19, 2007)
Vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on Monday supported President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for a second term as President a few hours after the newly-formed United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) of eight regional parties . . .
- Ulfa Links Global Warming With Sovereignty (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
The banned ULFA has said cooperation of the people of Assam in addressing global warming issues is as relevant as the issues of restoration of sovereignty in the state.
- Struggle Against Dams To Continue (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2007)
"It is high time that the struggling people from all the northeastern states came to a single platform to save the regions bio-diversity," said Medha patkar.
- Come, Feel Pulse Of People: Gogoi To Ulfa (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Jun 18, 2007)
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has asked the ULFA top bosses—the outfit’s chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and commander-in-chief Paresh Barua—to come and feel the pulse of the people about their demand for a sovereign state.
- Medha Patkar Criticises Mega Dam Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2007)
"They are anti-constitutional"
Urges people to continue struggle through non-violence
Says SEZs have virtually become `Special Exploitation Zones'
- The Sniffer That Caught Cold (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2007)
Answers are resilient facts of social life. They do not yield easily.
- Third Front May Face Trouble In Deciding Presidential Candidate (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2007)
The eight-party grouping of regional parties, claiming to be an alternative ‘Third Front’ opposed to both the Congress and the BJP, would face a predicament of sort while deciding their strategy on the presidential election during the conclave of . . . .
- Finally, Rain Gods Smile At North India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
The capital woke up to a pleasant Friday morning -without a trace of the scorching summer sun or the unbearable heat - and as the day advanced the skies turned grey before finally giving way to a refreshing spell of rain.
- Ulfa Blames Rss-Backed Ngo For Bullut Blast (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Jun 16, 2007)
A day after two people were killed in a blast at Bullut Bazar, a weekly market in a Muslim-dominated area of Kamrup district, the outlawed ULFA held the RSS responsible for the incident.
- Enter The Hyderabad Front (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 16, 2007)
Australia may have won the World Cup, but in four years time, the Cup will be at stake again. It is two years to the next general election and there are prizes to be won. The analogy of a game is often useful to make sense of politics.
- Ulfa Blames Blast On Rss (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Jun 16, 2007)
The banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has accused hand of the Rashtriya Sawayamsevak Sangh (RSS) behind June 13 bomb blast at a market near Hajo in Kamrup district in which 2 persons were killed and over 30 injured.
- Indian Military Wives Enlisted In Aids Battle (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
India, alarmed at the prospect of a military hit by AIDS, has begun training wives to promote awareness about the disease especially in the revolt-hit northeast.
- Manmohan Takes Oath As Rajya Sabha Member (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a re-elected member of the Rajya Sabha from Assam, on Friday made an oath before Rajya Sabha Chairman Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in the Parliament House.
- Manmohan Takes Oath As Rs Member (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today took oath as Rajya Sabha member from Assam.
- I Was The Best Candidate: Karan (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
Karan Singh, who lost the presidency nomination to Pratibha Patil, on Friday expressed exasperation and said that he had been overlooked despite being the "best candidate" for the top job.
- Ficci Seeks Easy Tax Regime For Natural Gas (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2007)
A demand to give "declared goods status" to natural gas has grown stronger with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) joining an industry chorus on the issue, aiming to give the fuel the same status as coal in order to . . . .
- Asom Gana Parishad Fends For Kalam (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Jun 15, 2007)
The regional Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has decided to root for the re-election of president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam during the June 18-Chennai conference of the Third Front comprising eight regional parties.
- Militants Chased Down After Blast (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Jun 14, 2007)
One person was killed and at least 15 were injured in an explosion at Bullut Bazar, a rural market in Kamrup district, about 40 kms from here on Wednesday afternoon.
- 2 Killed In Nalbari Blast (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jun 14, 2007)
Market dominated by immigrants
ULFA denies involvement, blames NGO
Police suspect IED triggered blast
- Bomb Kills Two, Wounds 30 In Northeast India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
Two people were killed and 30 wounded in a powerful bomb blast in a crowded village market in India's restive state of Assam on Wednesday, police said.
- Ulfa Blast Kills Two, Injures 42 Near Guwahati Market (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
A powerful bomb explosion triggered by suspected ULFA militants killed two persons and injured 42, including four children, at the weekly wholesale market in this town near Guwahati on Wednesday.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 14, 2007)
Desperate men do act desperately. Yet that is neither explanation nor justification.
- Lessons From Hyderabad (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Jun 13, 2007)
TERRORISM bared its fangs in India once more, this time when a bomb went off at the famous Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad on April 18 during Friday prayers.
- His Search Ends But Kindles Hopes Of Others (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 13, 2007)
`My brother died valiantly ... Pakistani soldiers buried him with the respect due to such a soldier"
Indian delegation's appeal
Visit to two more jails scheduled
- Non-Congress, Non-Bjp Front To Meet In Chennai On June 18 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
Certain important decisions will be taken: Jayalalithaa
- Presidential Election: Shekhawat To Contest As Independent (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
Banking on the confusion in the UPA over the Presidential candidate, the BJP on Tuesday deferred the NDA meeting till June 18, while Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat has signalled his determination to contest the Presidential election as an . . .
- Circumstantial Evidence Enough For Conviction: Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
With direct proof of common intention to a crime by a group of persons seldom available, it is sufficient if the prosecution is able to adduce circumstantial evidence to link them to the offence, the Supreme Court has said.
- Govt Sets 3 Terms To Resume Talks With Ulfa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
The government has set three conditions to resume the stalled peace initiative with banned ULFA, that included a direct communication from the outfit's top leadership indicating their willingness for talks with the Centre, mediator for ULFA . . . .
- Primary Challenges (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 12, 2007)
The Report of the Common School System Commission (see excerpts alongside) seeks to reverse what is widely perceived to be a decade of lost development for school education in Bihar.
- Past Forward (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Jun 12, 2007)
On the morning of the results of the elections for President of India in 1969, Mrs Indira Gandhi had two speeches ready, one to be delivered in case her candidate, Varahagiri Venkata Giri, won, and the other to be delivered in case he lost.
- Salvage Operation (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 12, 2007)
AFFECTING LIVELIHOOD: Paddy being dried by farmers in Kukurmara village, 50 km from Guwahati, as rain water inundated their agricultural fields.
- Another Front Is Forged (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Jun 11, 2007)
With the emergence of a new political front comprising a motley group of regional parties, yet another bloc has been created in our increasingly fractured polity. Can the old political certainties prevail over emerging uncertainties?
- Clashes Leave 11 Dead In Manipur Border Town (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2007)
Ethnic clashes on Saturday between Manipur’s majority Meitei community and Kukis in the border town of Moreh left 11 people dead and one seriously injured, security forces and state police said on Sunday.
- Rs. 4 Crore To Tackle Chikungunya (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2007)
The Centre will grant Rs. 4 crore to the Kerala Government to tackle the chikungunya outbreak, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Anbumani Ramadoss said here on Sunday.
- Rjd For Unity Among Dalits, Minorities (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2007)
Aiming to emerge as a national party in the years to come, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) today decided to launch a war against communal forces and called for unity among Dalits, backwards, minorities and progressive upper castes for achieving . . .
- A Million Mutinies (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 09, 2007)
New research reveals that the 1857 uprising encompassed not only the entire Indian subcontinent but also several castes, communities and classes. Bahadur Shah Zafar’s August 1857 Delhi manifesto is path-breaking.
- Fragile State, Timid Police (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 09, 2007)
The scale of institutional collapse and the fragility of the state in India have once again been demonstrated during the rogue agitation by the Gujjars in Rajasthan - with the fire spreading rapidly to parts of Haryana and Delhi.
- With Maoists Help, Ulfa Shifts Base To Nepal (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Jun 09, 2007)
In the face of increasing heat on ULFA activities in Bhutan and Bangladesh, the dreaded north-east terrorist organisation has established its bases in Nepal.
- Legal Challenge To Dams In India (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2007)
A court in India has agreed to consider a challenge by an environment group to the commissioning of large dams in the country's north-east.
- Ongc Strikes Oil, Gas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2007)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Thursday announced that it had made five new oil and gas discoveries in the Eastern offshore and Northeast with the most significant being a gas discovery in the Mahanadi basin block where 3-4 trillion . . .
- Back To Front (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2007)
A Third Front by any other name, indeed a Third Front that refuses to name itself, is still a Third Front. So the ‘non-Congress, non-BJP’ alternative that was born but not baptised in Chandrababu Naidu’s residence carries exactly the same . . . .
- Talk Isi-Terror Link With Pak: Fernandes To Pm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2007)
National Democratic Alliance convenor George Fernandes has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take the issue of ISI involvement in terrorist activities with his counterpart in Pakistan.
- Assam Boy Snatched On Way To School (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2007)
Pistol-wielding kidnappers plucked out the 13-year-old son of a Hindi-speaking businessman from the auto-rickshaw that was taking him and some other children to school in Sonari town of Assam this morning.
- ‘Mutiny’ Brake On Frontier Projects (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Jun 08, 2007)
The alleged “mutiny” in the army-controlled Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has spread and run deep, bringing to a near-halt most key projects on the frontiers.
- Invisible Immigrant (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Jun 08, 2007)
People who entered India from Bangladesh after 1971 are liable to be deported, but there are no reliable data on them.
- Danda Raj (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 08, 2007)
Have police reforms hit a roadblock? Perhaps, yes. The landmark Supreme Court judgment of September 22, 2006 had ordered comprehensive restructuring of the police force all over the country.
- 8 Parties Form New Front (Hindu, K. Venkateshwarlu , Jun 07, 2007)
For viable alternative to Congress, BJP
Chennai meet to decide on Presidential poll strategy
More parties likely to join: Jayalalithaa
- ‘Indian Guerrillas Shifting To Nepal’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
One of the main guerrilla groups fighting Indian rule in the remote northeast is shifting its camps to Nepal following crackdowns in other neighbouring countries, an ex-rebel said Wednesday.
- 8 Regional Parties Form Front (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Jun 07, 2007)
A motley group of eight regional parties today launched a new front as an alternative to the Congress and the BJP at the national level, while keeping the doors open for a tie-up with the Left parties.
- Regional Parties Launch Front As Alternative To Upa, Nda (Pioneer, Omer Farooq, Jun 07, 2007)
The group of seven regional parties all in Opposition in their respective States on Wednesday launched a new front with the aim of providing a third alternative to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the BJP-led National . . . .
- G-8 May Tilt Balance Against Congress (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Jun 07, 2007)
The prevailing anti-Congress sentiments among the regional parties may become a crucial factor in the forthcoming presidential election.
- Another Third Front In Making (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
The forthcoming presidential polls will provide a pointer to whether a third front is at all possible.
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