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Articles 721 through 820 of 5550:
- Fuel Price: Vajpayee, Advani Court Arrest (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Protesting against the increase in prices of petrol and diesel, former prime minister A B Vajpayee and Leader of the Opposition L K Advani on Monday courted arrest and described the Congress move to slash sales tax on fuel in states under its control . .
- Re-Energising The Gulf Bilaterals (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Jun 13, 2006)
When Shaikh Sabha al-Ahamd al-Jaber al-Sabah arrives in India on Wednesday for a six-day state visit, he would be marking a new phase in Indo-Kuwaiti relationship.
- Quit Protest Over Fuel Price Hike, It Lacks Honesty (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jun 12, 2006)
A day before the BJP embarks on a high-profile “satyagraha” under the NDA banner to protest the hike in fuel prices, the RSS made its disapproval known, saying such “protests lack intellectual honesty”.
- Bjp States Say No Cutting Fuel Tax (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
As Congress-ruled States sought to subdue public outrage against the UPA Government's petrol price hike by announcing marginal reduction in the sales tax charged by them, Opposition BJP on Saturday ridiculed the gesture as a "diversionary tactic".
- Vajpayee To Lead Protest Against Fuel Price Hike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
NDA leaders with former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in the vanguard will court arrest here on Monday, protesting against the hike in petrol and diesel prices.
- Cpi (M), Bjp States Won't Follow Suit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Congress directive "tokenism "
Andhra Pradesh slashes prices
PM should call meeting of all Chief Ministers to evolve consensus on unified ST rate
- My Kingdom For Some Powder (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 11, 2006)
Euripides may well have lived at 7 Safdarjung Road. Because nothing short of a Greek tragedy unfolded there with amazing alacrity.
- Implement Obc Quota: Veeramani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Wants Centre to implement it from 2006
- Shape Of Things To Come (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jun 10, 2006)
The day results of elections in five states were announced I went on a fortnight’s vacation from column writing.
- My Kingdom For Some Powder (Indian Express, Suhel Seth, Jun 10, 2006)
Euripides may well have lived at 7 Safdarjung Road. Because nothing short of a Greek tragedy unfolded there with amazing alacrity.
- Wayward Youth (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 10, 2006)
Few remarks have caught the popular attention in the recent times as much as the one by Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee about Rahul Mahajan's involvement in drug scandal. Speaking like an elderly family . . .
- Chinks Appear In Bjp After Top Leaders Visit Rahul (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Call it a sign of a belated sympathy or sharp differences within, but the concern shown by BJP president Rajnath Singh when he visited Rahul Mahajan in hospital and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's defence of the young man seem to be gaining . . .
- Top Bjp Leaders Call On Rahul (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The BJP today undertook a damage-control exercise as two of its top leaders taking cue from former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee called on late party leader Pramod Mahajan’s son Rahul Mahajan, who was in police custody facing charges under . . .
- Nda Leaders To Court Arrest; Bjp Men Block Traffic (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Demanding an immediate rollback in the petroleum prices, the Opposition NDA today announced a protest programme, including satyagraha and courting arrest by its top leaders here on June 12.
- Congress-Bashing Gowda Lauds Son (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Proud father or angry politician? For Janata Dal (Secular) president H D Deve Gowda, the struggle to be either continues and when he took the stage at a workers’ convention in Lucknow on Wednesday, it was clear that the father had the upper hand.
- Malaise Too Deep (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 08, 2006)
It is raining scandal in the Bharatiya Janata Party's backyard — sleaze, murder, and now a suspected case of liquor-and-drug overdose.
- Bjp Disowns Atal Balm For Rahul (Telegraph, Poornima Joshi, Jun 08, 2006)
Fearful of more revelations in the Rahul Mahajan scandal, the BJP is scrambling to distance itself from Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s comments offering sympathy and help to the young man.
- Nda Leaders To Court Arrest In Protest Against Oil Price Hike (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jun 08, 2006)
They say they are foraam aadmibut make his life much harder"
- Warily, India And China To Reopen Silk Route Trade (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 08, 2006)
As the rain sweeps across the high Himalayan pass, a Chinese soldier arrives at the three strands of barbed wire which separate his country's territory from that of long-time rival India.
- Myopic On Economic Reforms (Business Line, A K Bhattacharya, Jun 07, 2006)
Economic reforms will certainly rank as among the most widely used—often misused and abused—expression in India today.
- Sleaze-Bomb Is Ticking (Tribune, Rami Chhabra, Jun 07, 2006)
Unnoted by media, the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Bill 2006 was introduced in Parliament the day before its short session concluded;
- Stock Market Mayhem (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jun 07, 2006)
Foreign institutional investors, who have a stranglehold on the stock markets, trigger the utter volatility of May
- Uncle Prakash Says Boy Is Victim Of 'Conspiracy' (Times of India, DEVRAJ DASGUPTA, Jun 07, 2006)
Unwilling to believe that Rahul Mahajan took drugs, family members are still clutching to the conspiracy theory that enemies of the murdered BJP leader are acting to destroy his "image" and "legacy".
- Bjp Casts Vajpayee In Grandfather's Role (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 07, 2006)
Rahul case: law will take its own course, says Javadekar
- Handshake Over The Himalayas (Business Standard, Ajai Shukla, Jun 06, 2006)
The road starts winding upwards even before leaving Gangtok. We will climb more than 8,000 feet in the 55 kilometres that separate Sikkim’s capital from the towering 14,000 foot border post of Nathu La.
- Mahajan’S Son Arrested For Taking Drugs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, was on Monday arrested here under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).....
- Too Many Bosses (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jun 05, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Two Views In Bjp Over Rahul Episode (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 05, 2006)
Former Prime Minister breaks his silence; indicates intention to help the embattled Mahajan family
- Plan To Upgrade Jails Goes Into Cold Storage (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Jun 05, 2006)
A plan to upgrade jails across the country unveiled five years ago has virtually been put in cold storage with the Ministry of Home Affairs disbursing only a small fraction of the funds earmarked under the scheme.
- Balm For Rahul In Atal Sympathy (Telegraph, MANJEET SEHGAL WARRIOR, Jun 05, 2006)
The first comments from the BJP offering sympathy and help to Rahul Mahajan, recovering from a possible drug overdose, came today with Atal Bihari Vajpayee saying “such mistakes happen in young age”.
- Office Of Perplexity & Pandemonium (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Jun 04, 2006)
The attack on RSS headquarters in Nagpur shows that the Islamic militants are targeting a particular community.”
- Stability Depends On Cmp Implementation: Mufti (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
Although he does not foresee any immediate threat to the Government headed by Ghulam Nabi Azad, patron of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and former Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today, however, observed that stability of Congress-PDP . . .
- Police Foils Terrorist Attack On Rss Headquarters (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
major attempt to attack the heavily-guarded RSS headquarters here was today foiled when three heavily-armed terrorists were shot dead in an encounter with the police while trying to enter the sprawling complex in the wee hours today.
- Waving, Not Drowning (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 02, 2006)
If the BJP wants to stage a comeback, it must regain the Opposition space that it has lost to the Left -
- Something’S Missing In The Jigsaw (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 02, 2006)
There seems to be unexplored ideas in spite of the new human, diplomatic and political situation at present
- Terror Attack On Rss Hq Foiled, 3 Lashkar Men Shot Dead (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
The Centre breathed a huge sigh of relief after Nagpur police foiled a plot to trigger large-scale communal violence across the country with a terror attack on the RSS headquarters.
- Terror Is Stopped Within Striking Distance Of Rss Headquarters (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Jun 02, 2006)
In a pre-dawn encounter today, the Nagpur police shot dead three heavily-armed militants trying to storm the RSS headquarters in the Mahal area of the old city.
- Bjp, Sangh Parivar Flay Nagpur Terror Attempt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Condemning the terroist attempt to strike at its headqurates in Nagpur, the RSS on Thursday asked its cadres across the country to remain calm while the BJP said the UPA must realise that terrorists cannot be fought with kidgloves.
- Valley Of Rising Expectations (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, Jun 01, 2006)
The Roundtable Conference has provided the Kashmiris with an opportunity to suggest sustainable self-rule, says Ghazanfur Butt
- Quota: Bjp Meet Endorses Rajnath Stand (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Differing voices heard at executive
- It Is `Insiders' Creating Problems For Bjp: Vajpayee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
This indicates that surely something is wrong somewhere, he says
- Bjp Dubs Pm 'An Object Of Pity' (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, May 31, 2006)
In a multi-pronged attack on UPA for its "failure on all fronts" the BJP on Tuesday dubbed Prime Minister as "an object of pity who could be easily pushed around".
- Bjp Brass For Tightening Grip Over Organisation (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Outsiders cannot cause any crisis for us, but if a crisis occurs within the party there are certainly some shortcomings," veteran Atal Bihari Vajpayee's agonising reflections at the BJP national executive on Tuesday sent the party leaders in into . . .
- Kargil Pride Turned Into Shame (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 30, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that he came to know of the Kargil operation from his Indian counterpart Atal Behari Vajpayee in May 1999. In an interview with Indian news agency PTI, he squarely blamed Gen Pervez Musharraf for what he . . .
- Six Visits, And The Hint Of A Breakthrough (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, May 30, 2006)
Unlike his predecessor, Manmohan Singh perhaps prefers the slow-and-steady initiative on Kashmir. It seems to be finally showing results, in spite of bureaucratic sloth,
- "Sharif Knew Of Kargil Operation" (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 30, 2006)
A senior Pakistan Minister says the former Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, was in the know about the 1999 Kargil operation and raised questions about his patriotism for ``hurling allegations'' through the Indian media.
- Through The Looking Glass In J&k (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 29, 2006)
New Delhi's dialogue with the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has reached an impasse. What could now lie ahead?
- The Teacher Who Would Be Pm (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, May 28, 2006)
From the academic year of ‘07, one out of every two students joining the IIMs, IITs and AIIMS will not be getting in on the basis of merit! ‘Credit’ goes to the Manmohan Singh government!
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 28, 2006)
Amma’s got a lot done so why’s she worried? Is there a gleam behind those famous Karunanidhi goggles? What’s Kalam doing atop a building? Looking for answers from a limo
- Where Do Arjun, Sonia's Grandkids Study? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 28, 2006)
First, let us drop the pretense that Mr Arjun 27 per cent was acting on his own when he announced his new quotas.
- Making Wonderland Real (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 27, 2006)
"Why," said the Queen, in Alice in Wonderland, "sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
- Silent Spectator (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, May 27, 2006)
P.V. Narasimha Rao's book on the Ayodhya demolition of December 1992 only confirms his own culpability in what happened.
- India To Convey Concern To Pak During Talks (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Taking a strong view of the spurt in terrorist violence in Kashmir, India will convey its concerns to Pakistan and remind it of its commitments to dismantle terror infrastructure in territory under its control during Home Secretary-level talks next week.
- Upa Is Losing Its Sheen (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, May 26, 2006)
The UPA Government completed its two years in office on May 22, and it was a gala festivity at 7-Race Course Road.
- 100 Days In Power, K'taka Cm Heaps Praises On Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Hundred days after sharing power with BJP in Karnataka, Janata Dal (S) leader and Chief Minister KD Kumaraswamy on Thursday showered lavish praise on its coalition partner, belying the Congress predicts about the longevity of his Government.
- Kumaraswamy Praises Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
The Janata Dal (S)-BJP alliance is working well: Chief Minister
- Inter-Linking Of Rivers Must To Solve Floods And Drought: Nitish (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Bihar is not a water surplus State, Says Chief Minister
The Government of India formed a task force under the then Water Resources Minister Suresh Prabhu
`In south Bihar barring the river Sone basin, the annual per capita water availability was . . .
- Quota: Bjp Against Dilution In Excellence (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
While favouring reservation for OBCs in institutions of higher education, the main Opposition party, the BJP, today drew the UPA government’s attention towards the constitutional amendment related to reservation, which was passed during the last . . .
- Mystery Of May (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 25, 2006)
Normally the month of May is considered very significant for the Kashmir region. It is during this period that most of the tourists start coming in.
- Pm Enters Third Year In Office (Daily Excelsior, Atul, May 25, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has entered his third year in office as Prime Minister of India amidst an ominous sign of student unrest all over the country, triggered ostensibly by the controversy over reservations for other backward classes (OBCs) in higher institutes
- Never Bitten, Twice Shy (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, May 24, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh should streamline their division of responsibilities
- It's Economy, Stupid (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 24, 2006)
A day after the second birthday party of the UPA Government, it is necessary to take a look at the bill.
- Vajpayee To Be Honoured With Paramacharya Award (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee would be presented the Eighth Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati National Eminence Award for "outstanding" public leadership at a function here on May 25.
- Just The Facts (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 23, 2006)
If one happens to meet a skilled Parliamentarian --- like, for instance, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee or former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee --- he will tell you why the question-hour in a legislature is very important.
- Playing With Resources (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, May 22, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Manmohan Polls Ahead Of Sonia, Vajpayee As Pm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has emerged as the preferred Prime Minister ahead of United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Miniser Atal Bihari Vajpayee, according to an opinion poll by NDTV-MODE.
- Manmohan Polls Ahead Of Sonia, Vajpayee As Pm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has emerged as the preferred Prime Minister ahead of United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Miniser Atal Bihari Vajpayee, according to an opinion poll by NDTV-MODE.
- Politics Of Dr Singh (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, May 21, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has said he learnt of politics from Joan Robinson; he must have realised he became politically committed as PN Haksar’s protégé
- Man Who Rescued Dogma From Dogmatism (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, May 21, 2006)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has buried the ghost that hovered over Jyoti Basu’s table for two decades — that his remarkable run of victories was tainted by rigging.
- Where Do Arjun, Sonia’S Grandkids Study? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 21, 2006)
First, let us drop the pretense that Mr Arjun 27 per cent was acting on his own when he announced his new quotas.
- Tribal Politics Comes To The Fore In Jharkhand (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, May 20, 2006)
Going by all available indications and barring any unforeseen development, the simultaneous resignations by Mr Babulal Marandi and Mr Stiphen Marandi from the BJP and UPA respectively, are likely to make their effects felt beyond Jharkhand.
- Give Reasons For Rejecting Mukherjee Report, Centre Told (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Questioning the Government's reasons for rejecting the Mukherjee Commission report on the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 1945, the Opposition NDA and the Left forced the Government to agree to a structured debate in Parliament . . .
- In National Disinterest (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, May 19, 2006)
How responsive is the UPA Government towards the external security imperatives of India?
- Not Out Of The Box (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 19, 2006)
The Buddhist-Marxist confrontation may well turn ugly
- "Office Of Profit" Bill Passed By Parliament, Seeks To Exempt 56 Posts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
109 members, including Manmohan Singh, vote in favour of the Bill in the Rajya Sabha
- Friends With The Dragon (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , May 18, 2006)
Indian Defence minister Pranab Mukherjee is slated to visit China later this month in order to promote bilateral relations between the two countries; and explain to the Chinese leadership that India does not have any intention to promote any hostile . . .
- May And Matters Nuclear (Rediff on the Net, C UDAY BHASKAR, May 17, 2006)
The month of May is usually very, very hot in the plains of India and by a combination of complex causal factors that include design and coincidence, this is a month that is deeply associated with the country's nuclear narrative.
- At Last, Mr Achuthanandan (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , May 16, 2006)
In an Umberto Eco novel, there is a character in a hurry who drops vowels while speaking and consonants while writing to save time.
- Upa Govt Insensitive To Ethnic Cleansing In J&k: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Doda killings rocked both the Houses of Parliament on Monday, with the BJP-led Opposition accusing the UPA Government of being indifferent to the campaign for "ethnic cleansing" in the Jammu and warning it against 'delimilitarisation' of J&K.
- Nda Opposes Office Of Profit Bill (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Opposition National Democratic Alliance on Monday decided to oppose a government Bill that proposes to exempt 46 . . .
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