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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- From Pm To Cm, When Politicians Speak, God Knows What They Mean (Telegraph, Manini Chatterjee, Oct 13, 2007)
After two months of keeping the nation on tenterhooks, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today publicly declared that early elections were not on the cards and the government would like to last its full term till 2009.
- Congress Steps Back (Pioneer, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 13, 2007)
The spat between the Left parties and the Congress over the India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement had become a keen contest of who would blink first.
- Pm Manmohan Singh To Visit Nigeria, South Africa (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves on Sunday on a two-nation five-day visit during which bilateral relations with Nigeria and trilateral ties between India, Brazil and South Africa are expected to get a boost.
- Disturbing Trends (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Oct 13, 2007)
Several disparate events over the past couple of weeks must cause disquiet over what appears to be a gravely disturbing trend. The nation needs to get its priorities right.
- Pawar, Lalu Rule Out Mid-Term Poll (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The two leading partners of the UPA government at the Centre, the NCP and the RJD, today ruled out the possibility of the mid-term Lok Sabha polls as a direct fallout of the stand off between the UPA and the Left on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal issue.
- No Timeframe For N-Deal: Congress (Pioneer, Amarnath Tewary, Oct 12, 2007)
Desperately trying to find a way out of the political crisis prevailing over the India-US nuclear deal, the Congress seems to have decided in favour of saving the Government. On the day when its key alliance partners NCP and RJD said that . . . . .
- Middle Income Upper Castes And Obcs On A Par Economically, Says Survey (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The middle income groups among the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and ‘others’ (loosely referred to as upper castes) are almost on a par economically.
- Pm Meets Elbaradei As N-Deal Loses Course (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
As time started to run out for the Government to press forward with India-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday met International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei.
- Latest Official Survey Puts Obcs At 40% (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Oct 12, 2007)
As it defends OBC reservations in higher education in the Supreme Court, the UPA Government has received another setback with the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for 2005-06 putting the population of other backward classes . . . .
- Pawar, Lalu Say No Snap Poll (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The UPA's allies are now standing up to be counted. On Thursday, the RJD and the NCP spiked speculation of snap polls to the Lok Sabha over the Congress-Left stand-off on the India-US civil nuclear deal.
- Lolly A Day Wets Poll Lips (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Land and Lalu have scored in the season of lollipops, shovelling fresh fuel into the embers of early polls.
- Upa At A Crossroads (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Oct 12, 2007)
The immediate problem for the Congress is to keep the UPA intact. The good news for the party is that none of its allies wants to go for a mid-term poll. All, however, depends on whether the Congress president wants an election now or not
- Pm, Elbaradei Discuss Nuke Deal Issues (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 12, 2007)
nternational Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohammad ElBaradei met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed issues arising out of the civilian nuclear energy agreement.
- Lone Gainer? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 12, 2007)
A colleague recently met a Congress heavy weight and without asking got a low down on the current political situation. From the Congress perspective, that party is said to be the only one to gain from the current political uncertainty and possible . . . .
- The Fate Of Special Component Plan (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Oct 12, 2007)
The failure of governments at the Centre and in the States to genuinely implement the Special Component Plan has cost Dalits dear.
- Upa Lives (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Urdu press seems to believe that the UPA government is likely to continue for a while longer.
- Liberals At War In India (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 12, 2007)
THE political scene in India is hotting up. The general election is still one-and-a-half years away.
- The Human Cost (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 12, 2007)
A new book on Partition examines the human cost of the catastrophic event.
- “No Threat To Government” (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Oct 12, 2007)
Nationalist Congress Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal chiefs Sharad Pawar and Lalu Prasad on Thursday asserted here that there was no threat to the United Progressive Alliance government.
- Elbaradei Meets Indian Pm Amid Nuclear Impasse (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The UN nuclear watchdog head Mohamed ElBaradei met India’s prime minister on Thursday in a long-scheduled trip as time started to run out for the government to press forward with a nuclear deal with the United States.
- Taj Corridor: Maya Gets Sc Reprieve (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Oct 11, 2007)
A Special Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to act against the Uttar Pradesh Governor's decision to refuse CBI the sanction to prosecute Chief Minister Mayawati and her Cabinet colleague Nasdeemuddin Siddiqui in the Taj Corridor scam case.
- Maoist Muddle (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
NEPALESE politics is currently going through one of its frequent convulsions, with the popular mood swaying from complete pessimism to cautious optimism.
- Upa Allies Wary Of Polls (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
The troubled UPA coalition may have gained time till 22 October but a definite crisis looms over it because of the tussle with the Left over the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Indian Democracy:disturbing Trends (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 11, 2007)
Several disparate events over the past couple of weeks must cause disquiet over what appears to be a gravely disturbing trend. The nation needs to get its priorities right.
- Advani: Snap Polls Certain Early Next Year (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and senior BJP leader L.K. Advani on Wednesday predicted snap polls in the first half of 2008.
- India Nuclear Talks Are Deferred (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
India's government and its communist allies have agreed to hold more talks on a nuclear deal which is threatening the future of the coalition.
- Nuke Deal: Pressure On Sonia And Singh (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Oct 11, 2007)
The UPA's top two - Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh- may have to make a tough and unpleasant decision over the Indo-US nuclear deal in the next few days' time.
- Two-Phase Polls In Gujarat, Himachal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
CEC’s assurance to minority community
- Pm Firm On Deal, Congress Looks For Ways To Save Govt (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 11, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is standing firm on the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States, even as some members of his Cabinet are now coming around to the position that it was not worth sacrificing the government. . .
- Year-End Elections In Gujarat (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Assembly polls in Gujarat will be held in two phases on December 11 and 16.
- Govt Puts Off Talks With Iaea, Nsg (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Oct 11, 2007)
The Government seems to have caved in under pressure of the allies to avert the possibility of mid-term polls and delay the slated negotiations with the IAEA and NSG for the next three months.
- No Chance Of Mid-Term Ls Poll: Lalu (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Asserting there was not even a remote chance of a mid-term election to the Lok Sabha following the Congress-Left face-off over the Indo-US nuclear deal, Railway minister Lalu Prasad on Thursday expressed confidence that all concerns voiced. . .
- Centre Guided By Bihar Experience (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Oct 10, 2007)
The admonition of the UPA government by the Supreme Court in the Bihar Assembly dissolution case and the current political situation which suited the Congress, appear to have paved the way for the decision to keep the Karnataka Legislative . . .
- Congress Allies Scared Of Polls (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The line-up of UPA constituents, who came out in support of the Indo-US nuclear deal and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh immediately after Left parties rejected the 123 Agreement in August, are now getting jittery at the prospect of early elections.
- George Visits Beur (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 10, 2007)
THERE was a time — it is hard to recall now — from the 1960s to 1980s when Mr George Fernandes could be trusted to take up every right and rightful cause.
- India Govt, Communists Step Back From Brink (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The India government and its communist allies stepped back from the brink on Tuesday, agreeing to meet again this month to resolve a row over a nuclear deal with the United States that threatens to spark a snap election.
- Torrent Of Sorrow In Assam (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Oct 10, 2007)
Assam has been battling devastating floods since May. Three waves of floods, caused by the rivers Brahmaputra and Barak and their tributaries, have affected life in 26 of its 27 districts.
- Indian Govt And Communists Step Back In Nuclear Row (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 10, 2007)
The ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies, specially Bihar strong man Lalu Prasad and Maharastra ally Sharad Pawar, on Tuesday intervened and averted a near-certain head-on collision between the Congress and the Communists on the nuclear . . . .
- Move On To Elections (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 10, 2007)
The imposition of President’s Rule was as inevitable as night follows day — given the numbers in a hung Legislative Assembly elected in 2004 and the unravelling of a second coalition arrangement based on nothing but political opportunism.
- Upa Not Nuked Yet, Crisis Put Off But Far From Over (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The crisis facing the government following the rift with the Left over the Indo-US nuke deal eased for the time-being in an apparent ceasefire after the two sides today agreed to hold more talks to break the impasse on October 22.
- Kerala's Shame (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 10, 2007)
Sunday's mob attack on a 40-year-old hapless pregnant woman and her two children in Edappal, Kerala, is appalling.
- Pawar Pitches For Survival Over Deal (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Oct 10, 2007)
A new stumbling bloc has come up in the way of Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh.
- Left Hopes Government Will Not Proceed With Talks On Nuclear Deal (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Oct 10, 2007)
The Left parties on Tuesday made it clear to the government that they stood firm in their objection to operationalising the India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal.
- Cong Blinks Under Allies' Pressure (Hindustan Times, Santanu Banerjee, Oct 10, 2007)
UPA allies, barring the Left, like the NCP, RJD and the DMK are not keen on facing a mid-term poll due to which the Congress has come under immense pressure to buy peace with the Left on their stand-off over the India-US civil nuclear deal.
- Upa Gets Safeguards, Allows Left To Tie Its Hands On N-Deal (Indian Express, D K Singh, Oct 10, 2007)
Almost a month after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had dared the Left to withdraw support over the Indo-US nuclear deal, the UPA Government today gave in to Left pressure and agreed to go slow on its operationalisation.
- Cbi Claims He Leaked Secrets But Army Opens All Its Archives For Him (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Oct 10, 2007)
In a quiet corner of the Signals Enclave near the Army Cantonment, a wing of the Corps of Signals is working on the third volume of the regiment’s history covering the years after Independence.
- Lucy Grays Of Bihar (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 10, 2007)
Sixty days ago, a teenaged boy was kidnapped in Patna. The administration has no clue of his or the abductors' whereabouts. Amarnath Tewary meets the boy's distraught parents
- Next N-Deadline Is Oct. 22 (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 10, 2007)
The Left has made it clear to the government yet again that it will not allow formal or informal talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency for safeguards to operationalise the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States.
- Sensex Sets New Milestone; Crosses 18,000 Mark (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The stock market barometer Sensex surged by a record 789 points to cross the 18,000-point milestone as investors took heart from the improbability of snap polls and bought heavily in frontline stocks led by Reliance industries.
- Left, Upa Rooted To Stands (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Beyond the photo-op and extra camaraderie displayed by railway minister Lalu Prasad, who insisted that the government would not fall, there was absolutely no change in the basic position of the Left and the UPA on the nuclear deal at the panel . . . .
- Indian Envoy Met Suu Kyi, Delhi Backs Talks With Junta (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
While underlining that it was against imposing sanctions on Myanmar even as efforts were underway in the United Nations, India is looking to step up engagement with Aung San Suu Kyi with the Indian Ambassador in Myanmar having met her a couple of . . . .
- History Recalled Atop The Hill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Madurai is synonymous with the renowned and Centuries-old Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple. So much so that many other places of historical value have remained overshadowed.
- George Skips Jd-U Meet, Slams Nitish (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The timing was jarring to say the least. That the NDA convener, Mr George Fernandes, of the Janata Dal (United) would be absent from the two day national executive of the party was expected but his activities 1000 km away in Patna left a bad taste . . . .
- Entry Bar Shift Prompts Cop Job Recast (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The Jharkhand government is likely to quash the ongoing process for the recruitment of some 8,000 constables.
- Left Rejects Govt Plea On Iaea Talks (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 09, 2007)
In a day of fast-paced developments after Congress president Sonia Gandhi described opponents of the Indo-US nuclear deal as "enemies" of peace and development, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee tried to seek Left support for the . . .
- Mid-Term Polls Imminent: Jd(u) (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Oct 08, 2007)
The Janata Dal (United) on Sunday asserted that a mid-term election was imminent as the Congress had failed to adhere to the coalition dharma.
- Autumn In Washington (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Oct 08, 2007)
With the approach of winter, one of the most enthralling experiences of being in Washington DC in September is the staggering beauty of the golden-red leaves shining in the morning sun before, to quote American crooner Nat King Cole . . . .
- Caught Between Naxals, Salwa Judum, Tribals Left ‘Power’Less (Indian Express, Nitin Mahajan, Oct 08, 2007)
Salwa Judum, which was launched against Naxalite extremism with tacit support from the Chhattisgarh Government in the Maoist-infested Bastar region, has created a great divide in the area.
- Jd(u) In Poll Mode, Praises Nitish Govt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Janata Dal (United) on Sunday asserted that the country was headed for mid-term polls and highlighted the "achievements" of the Nitish Kumar government. JD(U) president Sharad Yadav said the party would launch a campaign to tell the . . . . . . .
- Withdraw Support From Anti-People Govt: Jd(u) To Left (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
As a mid-term poll seems imminent, Janata Dal(U) has dubbed the UPA Government at the Centre as "anti people" and urged the Left parties to withdraw their support from the Government.
- N-Deal Or No Deal, Upa Starts The Countdown (Indian Express, D K Singh, Oct 06, 2007)
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Left today that given the calendar for the nuclear deal, the government would soon have to begin negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the India-specific safeguards . . . .
- Upa, Left Agree To Disagree (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Oct 06, 2007)
The third meeting of the UPA-Left joint panel on civil nuclear agreement may have ended on a cordial note with both sides agreeing to continue with their deliberations but there has been no substantial shift in their . . . . ..
- Rly Land Reforms (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
It’s taken a long time coming. But the railways’ decision to commercially utilise its surplus land is still paradigm shifting, provided it catches on everywhere in the government.
- Let Commander Gunned Down (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
A self-styled district commander of Lashker-e-Toiba was killed by security forces during a gun battle in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir today, the third successful operation against the outfit in as many days.
- Govt Insists On Iaea Talks (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 06, 2007)
The UPA government is determined to pursue the negotiations for the safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
- Upa-Left Talks On Nuclear Deal Continue (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 06, 2007)
The government has held no formal talks yet with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on India specific safeguards, the United Progressive Alliance-Left Committee on the India-United States nuclear agreement was told at its . . . . ..
- Left Remains Adamant At N-Deal Panel Meet (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Oct 06, 2007)
The deadlock on the nuclear deal between the warring Left and the UPA continued even after the third round of deliberations on Friday.
- Upa-Left Logjam On N-Deal Continues (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
The deadlock between the Congress-led UPA and the Left on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal continued on Friday.
- Mockery Of An Election (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Oct 06, 2007)
Musharraf is about to clear the last hurdle to complete legitimacy - a 'proper' election. But in the perception of the ordinary Pakistani, he would remain as tarnished as before
- Internal Security Cause For Concern: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the internal security situation continued to “remain a cause of concern” and called on top police officials to pay equal attention to the concerns of ordinary citizens, in addition to combating the . . . .
- Family First, Nation Later (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Oct 05, 2007)
More by coincidence than design, the Congress, by making Mr Rahul Gandhi the general secretary of the party, has tried to capitalise on the increasingly recognised global success of India's youth power. But no one with a sense of history has . . . .
- Pm Warns Against Vigilante Justice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Acknowledging that internal security was one of the key challenges for the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the police and law enforcement agencies need to go “far beyond conventional responses” in facing terrorist threats.
- Ulfa Trains New Cadres In Bhutan Border Area (Asian Age, Manoj Anand, Oct 05, 2007)
The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom is using the border areas of Bhutan to train its new recruits in Western Assam’s Nalbari and Baska districts.
- Rs 52-Lakh Shortage Costs Kashmir 118 Years (Tribune, Tejinder Singh Sodhi, Oct 05, 2007)
It was because of the deficiency of Rs 52 lakh in the state treasury that the people of the Kashmir valley had to wait for more than 118 years for railway connectivity with rest of the country.
- Bsnl Gets Spectrum, Private Telcos Cry Foul (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Tensions between private telecom players and the government ratcheted up a notch after it was discovered that state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) was given additional spectrum of up to 10 MHz for GSM . . . .
- Pm For 'Hard Look' At Functioning Of Police (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday expressed concern over the prevailing internal security situation in the country and said that there was a "need to go far beyond the conventional responses in facing the severe terrorist threats."
- Bjp Should Let Jd(s) Be In Power (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Oct 05, 2007)
Political activity is quite unpredictable in coalition politics and results from Karnataka will surprise all political parties including the JD(S).
- Indian Ex-Mp Is Sentenced To Die (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
A former member of the Indian parliament, Anand Mohan, has been sentenced to death for his role in a mob killing 13 years ago.
- Internal Security Cause For Concern: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called upon the police to reach out to citizens and address their needs and expectations.
- Govt Reverts To 27% Quota For Obcs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Blocked by the Supreme Court from implementing 27 per cent quota for other backward classes (OBCs) in higher education, the Centre now plans to adopt the existing list of OBCs of National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), which had been . . . .
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