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- Bjp Asks For Early Decision On Karnataka (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Oct 30, 2007)
Former BJP president M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday asked Karnataka governor Rameshwar Thakur to take an early decision on extending the invite to BJP-JD(S) Legislature Party leader B.S. Yediyurappa to form the government.
- Half A Century Of Space Exploration (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 30, 2007)
In terms of human lifespan, the space age that began with the launch of Sputnik-1, the world’s first artificial satellite, would count as comfortably middle-aged.
- Herd Of Mlas (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 30, 2007)
POLITICAL leaders have feet of clay. This has been borne out, once again, by former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy spiriting away Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs to a resort in the outskirts of Bangalore.
- Congress Seeks Dissolution Of Karnataka Assembly (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Oct 30, 2007)
The Congress today officially asked the Centre to dissolve the Karnataka Assembly and called for an early election to prevent the formation of a new government through horse- trading.
- Bjp, Jd (S) Parade 129 Mlas Before Governor (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Oct 30, 2007)
The BJP-Janata Dal (Secular) combine today paraded 129 legislators before Governor Rameshwar Thakur in a show of strength in Raj Bhawan here to give a clear signal that it alone had the numbers to form a government in Karnataka even as . . . .
- Punjab’S Fractured Governance (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Oct 30, 2007)
PArkash Singh Badal, the fourth time chief minister of Punjab is indeed a lucky man. He has fought many a battle over the span of 40 years and survived to lead the state.
- No Threat To Upa Govt: Karat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
CPM general secretary Prakash Karat today said there was no threat to the UPA government following differences with the Left over the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Bjp-Jd(s) Tie-Up Unholy: Congress (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday strongly urged Governor Rameshwar Thakur not to accord recognition to the 'unholy' alliance between the BJP and JD(S).
- Bjp, Congress Trade Charges (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 30, 2007)
The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party here on Monday accused each other of “horse-trading” in Karnataka in a bid to form a government after the resignation of the former Chief Minister, H.D. Kumaraswamy, and imposition of President’s rule.
- Bjp, Jd(s) Parade Legislators (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 30, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) on Monday paraded 129 legislators, including several independents, before Governor Rameshwar Thakur here to pressure him to permit the combine to form a government led by B.S. Yeddyurappa.
- Prakash To Be Forgiven (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
JD(S) national President H D Deve Gowda candidly admitted his son Kumaraswamy has taken his consent to go with the BJP.
- Cong Seeks House Dissolution (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Though the government is yet to make a move, swift developments could take place with the arrival of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi from her China trip on Monday night.
- Bjp, Jd(s) Flaunt 129 Mlas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The legislators were ferried to the Raj Bhavan in four buses to the loud cheering of supporters from both the parties, after a joint legislature party meeting at a nearby five-star hotel.
- No Plan To Create Third Front In Near Future: Prakash Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat said here on Monday there was no danger to the UPA Government at the Centre.
- Cm Seeks Delhi Force (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The Bengal government has sought deployment of central forces to contain violence in Nandigram but at the same time iterated the need for a political solution.
- Court Shows The Way On Bandh (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Bengal is again bracing for its occasional tryst with lawlessness as two political parties prepare themselves to shut the state down on Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Vicious Cycle (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Even by Bengal’s standards, the calls to shut down the state on two successive days are simply preposterous.
- Bjp, Jds Parade Mlas Before Governor (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The BJP-JDS combine in Karnataka paraded 129 MLAs before Governor Rameshwar Thakur in support of its claim to form a Government in the state, but he is not in a hurry to act.
- Sc Notices To Karunanidhi, Baalu On Contempt Petition (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Union Transport Minister T R Baalu, Chief Secretary L K Tripathi, Tamil Nadu Transport Minister K N Nehru, Director General of Police P Rajendran . . . .
- Asia’S Highest Polling Station No Problem But Lower Areas Are (Tribune, Kuldeep Chauhan, Oct 30, 2007)
Asia’s highest polling station at Hikkem village, located on a globular plateau virtually above clouds, has a communication link to the outside world, but 25 polling stations located at much lower altitudes in this snowbound district pose a . . .
- Karnataka Balance Tips In Favour Of Bjp-Jd(s) (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
On a day of frenzied political activity, BJP and JD(S) leaders fulfilled the mandatory formality of mustering 129 MLAs, more than the 113 required to form the government, and parading them before Governor Rameshwar Thakur for a headcount on Monday.
- Cbi Action To Widen Rift Between Congress, Mulayam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Following its investigations into allegations of SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his kin amassing assets, the CBI's case before SC is that Yadav's known sources of income are too inadequate to support the acquisition of costly assets running . . . .
- No Threat To Upa Over Nuke Deal: Karat (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Oct 30, 2007)
CPM general secretary Praksh Karat today ruled out mid-term polls or threat to the ruling UPA at the Centre over the Left’s stand over the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Royal Practice Enters 136th Year (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Darbar move, the royal practice of moving the entire capital from one place to another, may be unique to Jammu and Kashmir state. The practice was started by Maharaja Ranbir Singh 135 years ago, in 1872.
- 123 Agreement In Present Form Not Acceptable, Rajnath Tells Mulford (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Oct 30, 2007)
It would not be possible for the Bharatiya Janata Party to accept the 123 agreement on the India-United States nuclear deal in its present form.
- 'No Scope For Governor To Play Game' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
With the BJP accusing Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur of delaying the formation of the Government and the Congress demanding dissolution of the Assembly, legal experts have opined the Governor has no option but to invite the JD(S)-BJP . . . .
- K'taka Cong Seeks Fresh Poll (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
In the wake of the BJP and the Janata Dal(S) forging an alliance to form the Government in Karnataka, the Congress on Monday asked the Centre to dissolve the Assembly and hold fresh elections in the State.
- Jd(s), Secularism's Worst Foe (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The political situation in Karnataka has turned so utterly farcical that nothing short of a mid-term assembly poll can spell redemption now. H D Kumaraswamy’s decision to extend unconditional support to the BJP to form a government is clearly a . . . .
- Pride And Joy In India Over La.'S Bobby Jindal (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
U.S. politics aren't usually the subject of gossip in the homes of this sleepy rice- and wheat-growing village in northern India. But when Bobby Jindal, an American of Indian descent, was elected governor of Louisiana this month, the residents . . .
- Let N-Deal Go Through, Kissinger Urges Bjp (Pioneer, KUMAR UTTAM, Oct 30, 2007)
As the US continued its efforts to garner BJP support for the much-opposed civilian nuclear agreement, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and US Ambassador to India David C Mulford met Leader of the Opposition LK Advani and BJP president . . .
- Last Fort Of Democracy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 30, 2007)
In the history of Indian judiciary, October 24 will be remembered as the day when neo-Nazis were at receiving end.
- Two Options, One Future (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Oct 30, 2007)
In the end, the nuclear deal asks India an existential question -- does it want to be the US or the EU? Does it want to be a power player or does it only want to pretend?
- China Amends Law For Lawyers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 30, 2007)
China has adopted a legislation that would make it easier for defence lawyers to meet criminal suspects without their conversation being monitored.
- A Bridge To The Past (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 30, 2007)
There is more than that meets the eye with regard to the Dasara festivities held with traditional éclat in Mysore City.
- K'taka Governor To Go By ‘Rulebook’ (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
If anybody can use time as a weapon, it was Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur.
- In Parliament, Bjp To Oppose N-Deal (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Oct 30, 2007)
Former BJP President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday made it clear that the party would oppose the Indo-US nuclear deal in the present form.
- Sc For Mulayam's Response (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from Mulayam Singh and his family facing a disproportionate assets probe on an application filed by the CBI seeking permission to lodge a criminal case against them.
- British Muslim Minister Detained At Us Airport (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Britain's first Muslim Government Minister said he was "deeply disappointed" on Monday after his luggage was searched for explosives at a United States airport as he returned from official talks.
- The Flying Bullet (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The bullet alleged to have been aimed at Mamata Banerjee’s convoy is by any reckoning a major breach of the rule of law.
- Jd-S, Bjp Parade Mlas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The JD(S)-BJP combine today paraded 129 MLAs, winching up by eight their early morning strength of 121 MLAs, before Karnataka Governor Mr Rameshwar Thakur, thereby proving their numbers beyond any doubt and easily sailing past the . . . .
- Dirty Business (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 29, 2007)
There is déjà vu about the report that the government is preparing to remove the hurdles to the entry of Dow Chemical, which has bought Union Carbide into India in a big way.
- Guv Goes Slow On Bjp Claim (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
A day after the BJP-Janata Dal(S) combine staked claim to form the Government in Karnataka, senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha called on Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Sunday and urged him to invite BJP leader BS Yediyurappa to form the next Government.
- In Modi’S Best Interests (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 29, 2007)
On the face of it, the latest sting operation by Tehelka, also being telecast on TV, appears to expose those responsible for the post-Godhra riots in Gujarat in February 2002.
- Advani Foresees Polls In 2008 (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Oct 29, 2007)
Foreseeing Lok Sabha elections in the first quarter of 2008, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani said on Sunday that the factors which contributed to the Bahujan Samaj Party’s victory in Uttar Pradesh would help the Bharatiya . . . . .
- Bid For Consensus (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Top leaders of Nepal on Sunday met informally before a scheduled meeting to arrive at a consensus on the political deadlock ahead of the special session of Parliament to debate the Maoists’ demand for a new political system.
- Cong To Target Modi Detractors (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
The Congress has pulled out all the stops for Gujarat Assembly elections. The party is looking at poll alliances with UPA partners, trying to rope in BJP rebels, finalising its candidates earlier than usual and fielding party president . . . .
- Ulfa Puts Up Brave Front On ‘Surrender Dramas’ (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Oct 29, 2007)
In an attempt to make light of the last week’s surrender of its 31 cadres before the Army and police, the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) today stated that such “surrender dramas” “enacted” by security forces and the . . . . . .
- Endgame In Karnataka (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 29, 2007)
WHAT is happening in Karnataka today is a typical example of political opportunism.
- The ‘Resource-Curse’ Effect In Myanmar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 29, 2007)
Last week, US President Bush announced new sanctions against Myanmar’s military government.
- Jd(s), Bjp To Present Mlas Before Governor (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 29, 2007)
Leaders of political parties in Karnataka made a beeline for the Raj Bhavan here all through Sunday. In particular, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader, who is also in charge of the party’s affairs in the State, Yashwant Sinha, called on Governor . . . .
- Gowda Wants Krishna Sacked (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
The former Prime Minister and national president of the Janata Dal (Secular), H.D. Deve Gowda, has urged President Pratibha Patil to dismiss Maharashtra Governor S.M. Krishna on charges of “playing a direct role in party politics.”
- How Many Is Enough? (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 29, 2007)
Even before the 17th congress of the Chinese Communist Party began last week in Beijing, it was clear that at least one policy was not going to change: the one-child policy.
- Blood Flows, Hole In Mamata ‘Bullet’ (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Four men died overnight in the continuing land war in Nandigram, where a visiting Mamata Banerjee and her supporters held up an empty .303 cartridge as proof that a bullet was fired at her convoy.
- Argentine First Lady Claims Victory (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Argentina's glamorous first lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, claimed victory on Sunday in her bid to succeed her husband and become the first woman in her country's history to be elected president.
- Be Practical On Burma (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Oct 29, 2007)
In stormy street protests in 1988 all across Burma that brought down the one-party Socialist regime of Gen Ne Win, over 3,000 people perished when the Army opened fire on peaceful demonstrators.
- A Portrait Of Honour For Dalip Singh Saund (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Oct 29, 2007)
The US Congress is to honour Dalip Singh Saund, the first Asian American to enter the Congress exactly 50 years ago, by unveiling an official portrait in the hallowed Capitol building on November 7.
- Shotgun Wedding (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
If, as is likely, a BJP-Janata Dal (Secular) Government is now formed in Karnataka with the saffron party's Mr BS Yediyurappa as Chief Minister, a farcical political drama will in effect go back to where it started; or should have started.
- It's Advantage Congress (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Oct 29, 2007)
Coalition governance has been around for 20 years and while the last two Governments have mastered the art of survival, the issue of effective governance has been a serious casualty.
- Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Oct 29, 2007)
On October 24, four different courts in the country awarded life sentences to 60 people, including politicians and police officials.
- Karunakaran Happy To Return To Cong (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
After making his "intentions" clear about rejoining the party he left two years ago, senior NCP leader K Karunakaran on Sunday threw the ball in Congress' court saying that its leadership has to make the next move.
- Gujarat Has Outgrown Riot (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 29, 2007)
A decade ago, during President Clinton's embarrassment over his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, the White House spin doctors excelled themselves.
- Mamata Says Convoy Fired At; 4 Killed In Nandigram (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Nandigram again erupted in violence and the land war there claimed four more lives on Sunday, while a bullet was allegedly fired at the convoy of Trinamul Congress president Mamata Banerjee during her visit to the violence-hit block in . . . .
- It’S A “Treasure For Mankind,” Says Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday visited the world famous Terracotta Warriors museum in Xi’an, where the first contacts were made between the ancient Chinese capital and India.
- Janadesh Rally Resolves To Fight For Land Rights (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Janadesh-2007, the march of nearly 25,000 landless tillers, labourers, Dalits and tribals, who have been deprived of their land rights, reached the Capital on Sunday with the resolve that they would not return unless the Government accepted their . . . .
- Let The People Decide: Modi (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Oct 29, 2007)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday declined to comment on the Tehelka exposè on the post-Godhra communal riots in the State in 2002.
- Talks With Chinese Leadership “Very Fruitful”: Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday described her talks with the top Chinese leadership as “very fruitful” as she toured this culturally-rich city in the west of the Communist nation.
- Cpm Men Fired At Me, Says Mamata (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday claimed that CPI(M) activists shot at her car near Sherkhan Chowk in Nandigram, West Bengal, as she was travelling in a convoy of vehicles.
- Mamata Convoy Fired At In Nandigram (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's convoy allegedly came under fire in West Bengal's trouble-torn Nandigram area on Sunday while five people died in explosions and renewed clashes between activists of the ruling Communist Party of . . . .
- We Will Ride To Power: Advani (Asian Age, Amita Verma, Oct 29, 2007)
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Leader of the Opposition Lal Krishna Advani has said that the factors that catapulted the Bahujan Samaj Party into power in Uttar Pradesh will now lead the BJP to victory at the Centre in the Lok Sabha elections.
- ‘Nehru’S Policies Caused Kashmir Problem’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Accusing successive Congress governments of "inept handling" of internal security, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani on Sunday said the "faulty" policies of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru are responsible for the Kashmir problem.
- Pawar For Ncp-Congress Tieup (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Union agriculture minister and NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Sunday expressed a desire to forge an all-India alliance with the Congress party during the next parliamentary general elections, whenever they are held.
- Jd(s) Leader Puts Spoke In 'Coalition' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Dissident JD(S) leader MP Prakash on Sunday appeared to have put a spoke in attempts by his party and BJP to form a government in Karnataka even as JD(S)-saffron alliance decided to parade its MLAs in front of Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Monday . . .
- Memories Of Horror (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 29, 2007)
The collector of Ahmedabad has ordered the blackout of TV channels beaming the sting operation of the post-Godhra pogrom.
- Romancing The Dragon (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Those who see India's growing closeness to the US as an indication that New Delhi has mortgaged the independence of its foreign policy should feel reassured by Sonia Gandhi's visit to China, which followed close on the heels of . . . . .
- India Must Move Ahead On Nuclear Deal: Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Visiting US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged India on Sunday to quickly implement a landmark civilian nuclear energy deal with the United States.
- Sonia Meets Shanghai's New Communist Party Chief (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi has become the first foreign leader to meet with the new Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai, China's gleaming commercial hub.
- Should Us Fix History? (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Oct 29, 2007)
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives (lower house), on October 10, bravely passed a resolution that, among other things, a systematic campaign had been undertaken to kill Armenians in Turkey between . . . . .
- Rahul’S Chance To Prove Himself (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 29, 2007)
Political observers have gone to town in a big way following Mr Rahul Gandhi’s appointment as the Congress General-Secretary.
- Congress In Pre-Poll Deal With Bjp Rebels In Gujarat (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
In a significant development which could have immense bearing on the two-phased assembly elections in Gujarat, on December 11 & 16, Congress has agreed upon a seat-sharing formula with BJP rebels as well as Nationalist Congress Party.
- ‘In The Tulsidas Ramayan, Sita Is Not Ram’S Wife But His Sister. Only In The Valmiki Ramayan Is She His Wife’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 29, 2007)
Do you think that, over the last 10-15 years, coalition politics has been the antidote to the poison of separatism?
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