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Articles 821 through 920 of 5550:
- Nda Says No To Office-Of-Profit Bill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Determined to cash in on the UPA and Left desperation to get their bigwigs off the hook, the NDA today resolved to oppose a Government-sponsored amendment Bill, which provides for the exemption of 46 posts, including NAC chairperson, from the . . .
- Who Dares Loses (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 15, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s public admonition of former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi for attempting to create a controversy regarding her unflinching support for the Prime Minister seeks to send a strong signal to a section of Congressmen trying to undermine . . .
- How Bengal Was Won (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 14, 2006)
The staggering victory of the CPI(M)-led Left Front in West Bengal this week is remarkable for obvious reasons.
- Tell-Tale Site (Business Standard, T N Ninan, May 14, 2006)
“Congratulations to Smt Sonia Gandhi for leading the Congress Party to Victory in the Lok Sabha Elections 2004”.
- The Doctrine Of Separation Of Powers (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, May 13, 2006)
Notwithstanding Mrs. Sonia Gandhi's "dilemma" on the question of her return as the chairperson of the high-profile National Advisory Council (NAC),
- Tell-Tale Site (Business Standard, T N Ninan, May 13, 2006)
“Congratulations to Smt Sonia Gandhi for leading the Congress Party to Victory in the Lok Sabha Elections 2004”.
- Pramod Mahajan (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, May 12, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan's death is bound to limit the BJP's manoeuvres in realpolitik in a big way and for a considerable period.
- On Indo-Us N-Deal, Jaswant Test For Pm (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, May 11, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to have some explaining to do as the BJP brings up the Indo-US nuclear deal in Parliament, especially after the government has remained silent on Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh’s . . .
- Pramod Memories Move Leaders To Tears (Pioneer, Deepak Kumar Jha, May 11, 2006)
The sombre ambience at Talkatora Stadium on Wednesday evening brought alive several memories of the departed BJP leader Pramod Mahajan.
- Advani Calls For Joint Commemoration Of 1857 (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Going back to the “shared past” of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh in the form of “India’s first war of independence in 1857”, leader of Opposition Mr LK Advani today urged Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to explore the possibilities of a . . .
- Sonia Is Their Problem (Deccan Herald, B K Chandrashekar, May 11, 2006)
The Ordinance contemplated by the Government to protect MPs against disqualification, they charged, was meant to save Sonia's membership.
- B Raman: Should We Believe General Malik? (Rediff on the Net, B Raman, May 11, 2006)
The perennial debate over the functioning of the intelligence agencies between the Indian Army and the agencies has once again been revived following the publication by General Ved Prakash Malik, the Chief of the Army Staff at the time of the . . .
- Vajpayee Wants To Do Away With Nac (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Wednesday sought the abolition of the National Advisory Council (NAC) which was earlier headed by Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
- Ghosts Of Kargil (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 11, 2006)
India's former Chief of the Army Staff provokes renewed debate on the intelligence warnings prior to the 1999 Kargil War.
- This Day, That Year (Pioneer, C UDAY BHASKAR, May 11, 2006)
May is very hot in the plains of India and, by a combination of complex causal factors that include design and coincidence it is deeply associated with India's nuclear narrative.
- Taliban At It Again (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, May 11, 2006)
MORE outrageous than the killing in cold blood of an engineer by the Taliban in Afghanistan is the reaction of officials.
- Bjp Condolence Meet On Mahajan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The provision of reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes was incorporated in the Constitution for a limited period. However, politicians not only kept extending it through repeated constitutional amendments, but the ambit of caste-based . . .
- How Will Mahajan’S Death Affect Bjp? (The Economic Times, Swapan Dasgupta, May 10, 2006)
Death, according to some of the great religious traditions, is the great leveller. In Indian public life, however, death becomes the spectacular elevator.
- Sonia Scorched, By Turnout (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, May 09, 2006)
When Priyanka Gandhi stopped at the Shankar temple near the Congress headquarters in Tilak Bhavan at 6.30 am, she must have prayed for a high turnout in Rae Bareli.
- Parliament Session Set To Be Stormy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Somnath to meet party leaders on Tuesday
Government to look into office-of-profit legislation
BJP to raise Congress' role in Volcker report in Parliament
- Intelligence Failed In Kargil Run-Up: Malik (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 07, 2006)
"The briefing of NDA MPs on Kargil by Army officials was an aberration" Gen Malik
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 07, 2006)
The answer to the question why most politicians in India do not get re-elected, is a no-brainer. It’s because of the strong anti-incumbency sentiment in the Indian voter’s mind.
- In Life And Death (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 06, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan's untimely demise — and what happened immediately afterwards — suggests one thing, namely, that circumstances can inject a totally different dimension to the memory of a man, at least at that point of time which (in this case) closely . . .
- Resolving The Kargil Conundrum (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 06, 2006)
Some coherent answers are clearly needed to the question of why troops were thinned at a time when India should have been enhancing its defences.
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 06, 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
- Police On Fast Track, Sarangi In Shock (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Mumbai police swung into action on the day of Pramod Mahajan’s funeral, securing sanction to prosecute brother Praveen for murder and moving to fast-track the case.
- Tricolour And Tears At Mahajan's Funeral (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, May 05, 2006)
He was magnetic and lustrous even in his death. The immense popularity that senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan had enjoyed across the country's political spectrum and among various sections of society was very much in evidence, as he was cremated . . .
- Tearful Adieu To Pramod Mahajan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Thousands of mourners bid a tearful adieu today to one of the country’s promising politicians and BJP’s master strategist Pramod Mahajan, who was cremated here with full State honours in the presence of a galaxy of dignitaries led by Vice-President . . .
- Pramod Mahajan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2006)
General secretary of the BJP he may have been, but Pramod Mahajan always set forth as if he was a general launching into battle. Regardless of his party designation, he was the organisation’s man for all seasons and reasons.
- Tearful Adieu To Pramod (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan, who died of gunshot wounds yesterday, was cremated today with full state honours at the Shivaji Park crematorium here.
- Untimely Death (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 05, 2006)
BJP has lost a promising second rung leader
- Kargil And Questions Of War (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 05, 2006)
Was the Kargil war the outcome of just intelligence failure?
- Dangers Of Saltoro Pull-Back (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, May 05, 2006)
There are indications that New Delhi is negotiating with Pakistan to pull back Indian forces from the strategic heights of Saltoro Range and establish an extensive demilitarised zone. But there should be no question of a pull-back from positions . . .
- Mahajan Gets An Emotional Farewell (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The grief in the air was palpable. At 1.30 pm on Thursday, Rahul Mahajan lit his father Pramod Mahajan's pyre amid chanting of Vedic hymns at the Shivaji Park crematorium, not far away from the very maidan where the late BJP leader had charmed mammoth . .
- A Man Of The Modern World (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 04, 2006)
There was no job in the BJP that Pramod Mahajan did not handle — and handle with some finesse. Whether he was in the party or the government, he took every job seriously, working out every detail.
- Man In A Hurry (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 04, 2006)
For the fledgling Bharatiya Janata Party, New Year’s Day, 1985 was not the occasion to celebrate. As the general election results poured in, the anticipated victory of the Congress turned into an avalanche.
- Farewell Pramod (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, May 04, 2006)
Death snatched away one of the brightest politicians that the country has produced in recent times.
- Obituary: Pramod Mahajan (Statesman, Pramod Mahajan, May 04, 2006)
A strategist & an expert organiser
An iconoclast till his last day, Pramod represented that new breed of hyperactive “Gen next” eager to make an impact at the centre-stage of the national politics.
- The Saltoro Range (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, May 04, 2006)
There has been significant progress in recent months in expanding cooperation and reducing tensions between India and Pakistan, despite continuing incidents of ISI- sponsored terrorism.
- Pramod Mahajan Dies 11 Days After Shooting (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan, a top leader of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) died on Wednesday, 11 days after his younger brother allegedly shot him over personal disputes, his party and hospital authorities said.
- Mahajan Outstanding Organizer, Able Parliamentarian: Parties (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Leaders across the political spectrum today said that with the death of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan the country has lost an outstanding organizer and an able parliamentarian who had a bright future ahead of him.
- Delhi Bjp Suffers In Silence, Lets Shock Sink In (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
At a time when the BJP headquarters was busy making arrangements to receive the twin Bharat Suraksha Yatra on Wednesday, wreaths piled up inside the meeting hall in 11, Ashoka Road.
- Body Blow (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 04, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan embodied the best, and worst, qualities of Generation Next in Indian politics. His death, at the age of 56, leaves the BJP crippled. Politics will miss him. Mahajan was representative of a generation in politics that valued efficiency . . .
- A Flamboyant Warrior (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 04, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan's tough as nails image and the aura of invincibility around him suggested that he would simply shrug off the worst crisis of his life, that he would somehow conjure a miracle that would place him once again in the thick of action in . . .
- Dangers Of Saltor Demilitarisation (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, May 04, 2006)
There has been significant progress in recent months in expanding cooperation and reducing tensions between India and Pakistan, despite continuing incidents of ISI sponsored terrorism.
- Pramod Mahajan Loses Battle For Life (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Dies of multiple organ failure after 12 days in hospital; cremation today
A leader known for his "can do it" approach: Kalam
Manmohan says he was full of promise and energy
Cruel time snatched Mahajan away before youthfulness fully . . .
- Time For A Hard Look (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 03, 2006)
It is time for the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to sit up and take a long, hard look at India’s foreign policy, of which he has been directly in charge now for six months. He must do it quickly for his own protection because depth and insight are . . .
- Advani Says Siachen Pull-Out Would Be A Sell-Out (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
The BJP today said any “ill-conceived” pull out from Siachen would be a “sell-out”.
- Hurriyat Constituent Groups To Meet Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Having accepted the fresh invitation for talks with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference is holding a meeting of its constituent groups here tomorrow to discuss the agenda and composition of its delegation.
- Rewards And Brickbats For Ifs Officers (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , May 01, 2006)
India’s 26th foreign secretary, Shyam Saran, will be demitting office in June. He has been a "crisis manager" ever since foreign minister K. Natwar Singh was forced to quit the office following the Volcker report.
- Speak In One Voice (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, May 01, 2006)
The debate over reservation of seats in institutes of excellence has brought into the open differences within the Union cabinet on this controversial subject.
- R.K. Raghavan: Policing The U.K. (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Apr 29, 2006)
The July 7 blasts in London have prompted Tony Blair to bring about changes on the criminal justice front that could pave the way for more efficient policing.
- What Is This Law About? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 29, 2006)
Does Vasundhara Raje need a poll debacle to withdraw the recently passed Freedom of Religion Bill 2006, as Jayalalithaa had to do after the drubbing she and her party received during the 2004 Lok Sabha . . .
- India-Cyprus : Forging New Ties (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Apr 28, 2006)
The recent visit of Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulus to India was aimed at giving a new perspective to the country's long standing political ties with India.
- Governor Writes To Mulayam For Cbi Probe Into Mehar Murder (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Rajeswar refers to memoranda submitted to him by various parties in this regard
- Nuclear Cbms: India, Pakistan Move Forward On Draft Pact (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 27, 2006)
Text of the draft agreement likely to be finalised during next round of dialogue
Aim of pact is to reduce risk from accidents relating to nuclear weapons
To notify each other immediately in the event of accidental, unauthorised or unexplained incident
- Bjp Raises Eyebrows Over Left’S Stand On Maoists (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Indian communists’ pro-Maoist posture in Nepal is generating heat back home with the BJP linking it with the ultra-Left violence in India.
- Dangerous Neighbourhood (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 26, 2006)
That India lives in a rough and turbulent neighbourhood is not news. Even as we celebrate the triumph of people power in Nepal we are shocked by the latest manifestation of terrorism in Sri Lanka.
- Bengal Bjp's Best Bet Is Young Gun (Pioneer, Ashok Malik, Apr 26, 2006)
The unlikeliest would-be heroine of the West Bengal election is a BJP candidate living in a small middle class house in this little town in South Dinajpur district, at the north-eastern edge of the State.
- Who Is Afraid Of Peace With Pakistan? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 26, 2006)
There is no dishonour in exploring the flexibility and leeway provided in the Constitution to satisfy the demand for self-governance in Kashmir.
- Courtly Intrigues (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Apr 26, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s leadership style is proving costly for the Congress
- Doughty Pramod Fights On; Surgery Successful (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Apr 24, 2006)
His toughest fight ever, but senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan does not show any signs of giving up... and fights on.
- Mahajan Will Defeat Death, Says Vajpayee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
"No efforts will be spared to provide good treatment"; Foreign doctors satisfied with approach: Shekhawat
- Bjp’S Mr Possible (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 24, 2006)
If politics is the art of the possible, Pramod Mahajan is a powerful exemplifier of that definition.
- Mahajan Operated Upon Again, Still On Life Support (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
A day after he was shot by younger brother Pravin, BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan’s condition remained critical and he had to be wheeled into the operation theatre of Mumbai’s Hinduja hospital for the second time in 36 hours.
- Khurana Out Of The Bjp--Again (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Apr 24, 2006)
Outside his circles of admirers, whose number is perhaps vastly exaggerated, the BJP’s ‘best known’ face in Delhi, Madan Lal Khurana, does not deserve much sympathy for his present predicament nor has the party that ‘suspended’ him for a second . . .
- Twenty Years On The Banks Of The Narmada (Indian Express, MADHU PURNIMA KISHWAR, Apr 22, 2006)
The spectacular success of Medha Patkar’s Narmada Bachao Andolan in manipulating the media for over two decades is unparalleled in the history of social activism.
- Senior Bjp Leaders Rush To Mumbai (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Senior BJP leaders, including Leader of Opposition LK Advani and party president Rajnath Singh, are rushing to Mumbai to visit high-profile party General Secretary Pramod Mahajan who was shot at allegedly by his brother on Saturday morning, party sources
- Now, Don’T Lose The Plot (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Apr 22, 2006)
In a week full of really spectacular news on the infrastructure front — the resolution of the Narmada fasts, the clearance of the . . .
- From Surprise To Victory (Tribune, General (Retd) V. P. Malik, Apr 22, 2006)
While our military operations were gathering momentum and achieving success in recapturing important positions occupied by the enemy every few days, we learnt from the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meetings that the US Administration was . . .
- The Lost Reformer (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Apr 21, 2006)
Dr Manmohan Singh’s mettle as prime minister is being severely tested. Recent events have considerably dented his image.
- Shame Of Kandhar And Advani (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 21, 2006)
NO one can blame Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee for reacting sharply to his long-time comrade-in-arms L. K. Advani’s far from honourable attempt to convey to the country that, as Deputy Prime Minister, he had opposed the Kandhar tradeoff between . . .
- Khurana Quits Bjp With A Threat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
"Will unveil sensational sex scandals involving party leaders and reveal behind-the-scenes details of the 1999 hijacking episode"
- India's Casual Attitude (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 19, 2006)
BY postponing talks on Wullar Barrage scheduled for yesterday and today under the pretext of "other commitments" by the Indian Water and Power Secretary, New Delhi has once again demonstrated how casually it takes the basic premise of the peace process:
- Clearing The Air (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 19, 2006)
Delhi’s durbar culture is used to the rise and fall of individuals and of groups with clout to influence policy and statecraft.
- Katiyar Shoved Into Sonia Battle (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Around the last time there was an election in Rae Bareli, Sushma Swaraj had escaped tonsure by a hair’s
- Pact With Us To Close Weapon Door (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Apr 17, 2006)
India is about to sign a bilateral agreement with the US, which will require New Delhi to give up the option of testing a nuclear weapon forever.
- Ousted George (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 15, 2006)
George Fernandes would have had to be an impractical optimist to believe that his clout in the Janata Dal-United would survive after Nitish Kumar’s resounding victory over Lalu Prasad. Added to this was the old rivalry between the two leaders . . .
- Warning Signals From Jd(u) (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 15, 2006)
Thanks to a running feud with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, George Fernandes had long been reduced to dummy president of the Janata Dal (United). In this background, Sharad Yadav's emergence as the new helmsman of the party defeating Mr. Fernandes,
- Kandahar Crawl (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 14, 2006)
Advani must come clean
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