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Articles 4821 through 4920 of 16899:
- Bjp For Immediate Rollback Of Hike In Petro Price (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Traffic on the busy Khairatabad-Raj Bhavan stretch goes haywire
Dattatreya urges Left parties to withdraw support to the UPA Government
Bangaru Laxman suggests rationalisation of sales, other taxes
- Bmic Row: Legislature Proceedings Stalled Again (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The functioning of both the Houses of legislature was paralysed for the second day on Tuesday with the main Opposition, the Congress, sticking to its demand that Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy make a statement identifying the . . .
- 'N-Deal May Not Materialise This Year' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
United States leading Republican Senator John McCain has expressed doubts about the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal being endorsed by the US Congress before the end of this year.
- Talks Within Purview Of Indian Constitution: Sonia (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Reiterating Central Government resolve to hold dialogue with different sections of the society to solve vexed problems, chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Sonia Gandhi today said talks and not violence, is the solution of any issue.
- Sex Scandal Cuffs On Ex-Ministers (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
“I am going for a morning walk,” Ghulam Ahmed Mir told the staff at Jammu and Kashmir House as he was led away by CBI officials after his arrest in the sex scandal that has rocked the Valley.
- This Tail Wags The Dog (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jun 21, 2006)
The Israel lobby selectively pumps in funds to distort US elections
- Njp To Support Congress, Dmk In Civic Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Backs DPA `in the interests of development'
Congress, DMK turn down party's demand to contest seats
Party opposes demand for Union Territory status for Karaikal
- Reclaiming The Public Imagination (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 21, 2006)
Disquieting impressions are gaining ground. If these are not corrected, Manmohan Singh might be inviting dangerous challenges, not just to himself but to the interests of the Indian state.
- Inld Demands Scrapping Of Reliance Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The Indian National Lok Dal on Tuesday demanded scrapping of the "deal'' between the Haryana Government and the Reliance Industries Limited for establishment of a Special Economic Zone in the State.
- Protest Against "High-Level Corruption" In Rajasthan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Pradesh Congress Committee rally before CM's residence
Participants brunt effigies of Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria
Demand for CBI inquiry into the land deal
- Singh Wants Local Kashmir Groups Heads (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 21, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh wants “local” instead of “outside” experts to head the five working groups he announced after a roundtable conference in Srinagar last month to study various issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir and recommend . . .
- Kashmir-American Conference On July 20 (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 21, 2006)
The Kashmiri-American Council will hold its annual conference on Kashmir on July 20 in Washington.
- Sonia To Flag Off New Kashmir Bus Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The inaugural run of the bus service linking Poonch in the Indian part of Kashmir to Rawalakot in its Pakistan part will be held today (Tuesday) amid tight security.
- Saying It With Flowers (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 20, 2006)
A prelude to a forthcoming marriage has begun. The new political soap opera is preparing the stage for the curtain to rise before act 1, scene 1. Prakash Karat visited Mulayam Singh with a bunch of flowers.
- The Iraqi Mess (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jun 20, 2006)
US Senator Patrick Moynihan once described the United Nations as the theatre of the absurd.
- In “Delhiwood” (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Jun 20, 2006)
Many years ago, during an informal chat, I mockingly chided film actor Pran for “cheating” his diehard fans like me by giving up on villainous roles and playing a good man instead in many films. In an equally light tone, he said it was not his fault.
- Political Affairs (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 20, 2006)
It need not just be in affairs of the heart but also in political matters that opposites attract and likes repel.
- Impending Dollar Crisis — Time For Bretton Woods Ii (Business Line, M. R. Venkatesh, Jun 20, 2006)
The world is either to witness a global meltdown of the dollar or allow a controlled dollar devaluation. A calibrated multilateral exchange rate adjustment programme may offer a solution. The IMF may be best suited to put this through.
- India, Pak To Write New Chapter Of Friendship Today (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Manhotra, Jun 20, 2006)
Initiating one more step in the direction of further strengthening heart to heart relations on two sides of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, India and Pakistan are all set to launch second Karvan-e-Aman bus service tomorrow.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 20, 2006)
If you have deigned to visit the regional passport office at Bhikaji Cama Place of late, you will surely have noticed that if there’s one thing in abundance there it’s sob stories. Of how one is pushed — literally — from one official to another.
- Will India Succeed In Getting Top Uno Job? (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Jun 20, 2006)
A curious thing about the United Nations is that it has existed for 61-years without a definite identity.
- Kashmir Sex Scandal: Former J-K Ministers Arrested (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
CBI today arrested former Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir G A Mir and Raman Mattoo in connection with the Kashmir sex scandal, CBI sources said.
- Punjab Cm Sacks Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Jun 20, 2006)
The Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today removed the Chief Parliamentary Secretary (CPS), Mr Malkiat Singh Birmi, on the direction given by the party high command. Mr Birmi, who was elected from the Ludhiana (rural) constituency, was . . .
- The Importance Of Regional Parties (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jun 20, 2006)
The emergence of regional parties has raised many eyebrows, some in anxiety and some in eager expectation.
- 'We'll Not Back A Party Exclusively For Muslims' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 20, 2006)
The scent of electoral success pervades Badruddin Ajmal , president of Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a party he founded a few months before the assembly polls in the state. AUDF won 10 seats, and in the process stalled the Congress from . . .
- Bjp Plays Down Vajpayee’S Compliment To Left (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Jun 20, 2006)
The BJP today sought to play down former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s praise of Marxists, but said there was nothing wrong in picking up good things from everyone, including the Left.
- Jd(s)-Bjp Standoff On Bmic Ends (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Janata Dal(Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) standoff on the Bangalore - Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) ended today but another issue cropped up in the state Assembly.
- Reliance Inks Pact With Haryana (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Overruling objections by Opposition parties and even a ruling party MP, the Reliance Industries and the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) today signed a joint venture agreement for setting up a Rs 25,000- . . .
- Party Membership Grows To 71 Million In China (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The membership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has grown to 70.8 million by the end of 2005, according to the latest statistics of the party.
- Bjp Takes Middle Lane On Bmic Project (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka has come up with a middle-path formula for the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project after its ruling partner the Janata Dal (S) backed down from a move to initiate a government takeover . . .
- Behind Ice Lies J&k Govt-Governor Chill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The roots of the controversy over the allegedly “man-made” lingam in the Amarnath cave to “compensate” for the lack of a “natural” one lie in the troubled political history of the Amarnath yatra ever since it came under the control of the Shrine . . .
- Coalition Course (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 20, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has abandoned his obduracy on the Bangalore-Mysore expressway, and all credit must go to his coalition partner, the BJP.
- Mulayam's Charge Against Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Rebuts Sonia's allegation over power supply to Rae Bareli
- Medha Patkar, 100 Others Detained (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
"Almost the entire Delhi is under Section 144 CrPC. How canaam admiseek redress?"
Held outside Sonia's residence for violation of prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC in VVIP area
- Take Steps To Bring Peace Back To Sri Lanka, State Parties . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
They also seek steps for protection of Indian fishermen's interests
They also seek steps for protection of Indian fishermen's interests
- All For Bomber Madani (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jun 20, 2006)
It's bewildering to see so many political personalities sympathising with a man who has been charged with serial bomb blasts ---- The world is being divided into two uneven camps
- Listen To The President (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Jun 20, 2006)
Ever since the disqualification of Ms Jaya Bachchan by the Election Commission, the office of profit issue has snowballed into a major politico-legal problem with the potential to unsettle many governments in the states.
- Congress Asked To Help Develop University (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Minister sees nothing wrong in becoming Chancellor; claims 50 universities have such life-long post
- Former J&k Ministers Arrested In Sex Scandal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
CBI on Tuesday arrested former Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir GA Mir and Raman Mattoo in connection with the Kashmir sex scandal, CBI sources said.
- Who Benefits? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 20, 2006)
The National Forest Commission has performed a very important service by raising an alarm on the UPA government’s proposed new legislation on tribal rights.
- A Second Peace Bus For Kashmir Today (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jun 20, 2006)
All is set for the launch of a second trans-Kashmir bus service between the border towns of Poonch on the Indian side and Rawalakote in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir tomorrow.
- Congress’S Summer Of 42 (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, Jun 20, 2006)
There was one figure that was lost in the cheerful cacophony of Sonia Gandhi’s unprecedented victory gathering in Rae Bareli last month, and it is this figure that conveys the realistic facts of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh.
- Poor Coordination Among Udf Partners In Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Especially between Congress and Kerala Congress (M)
- Uma Bharti's Party To Have Reservation For Women, Dalits And Obcs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Bharatiya Janashakti president Uma Bharti said here on Monday that she had formed the party to provide "alternative politics" since the main parties like the Congress, the BJP and the Left had not only failed to solve people's problems but . . .
- Imprisoned In Chaos (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2006)
Nearly five years into a war between the United States and Islamic extremists, US policies and practices for arresting, holding, interrogating and trying enemy militants are in a state of disarray, unprecedented in modern American history.
- Name Nice Touts, Cong Tells Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The State legislature session began on a tumultuous note on Monday as the Opposition sought to pin Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy down on his recent claim that the BMIC promoters attempted to “buy” him through a minister in the then Dharam Singh . . .
- Revived Taliban Waging 'Full-Blown Insurgency' (USA Today.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
In their biggest show of strength in nearly five years, pro-Taliban fighters are terrorizing southern Afghanistan — ambushing military patrols, assassinating opponents and even enforcing the law in remote villages where they operate with near impunity.
- Eviction Time (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 19, 2006)
Lutyen’s Delhi will undergo quite a change if the political parties are evicted out of their offices and asked to move to RK Puram, Mehrauli, Badarpur or wherever.
- Prayers In The Military (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 19, 2006)
The military has been making a good-faith effort to write rules on religious activities that preserve both the rights of free expression among service members and the separation of church and state.
- Sonia: Replicate Rae Bareli Victory (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Jun 19, 2006)
Says it will decide whether rule of law will prevail in State
Accuses State Government of obstructing development of Rae Bareli
Rahul Gandhi assures speedy development and resolution of water scarcity
- Russia Pragmatic On Arms But Is Trade Healthy? (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Missiles to Syria and Iran, warplanes to Venezuela and Myanmar, helicopters to Sudan -- Russia goes its own way when it comes to selling arms, seemingly immune to ethical debates that affect the industry elsewhere.
- Smooth Sailing (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 19, 2006)
Whenever one discusses Mendhar-born Congress leader Choudhry Mohammad Aslam one always gets the impression as if he has never got his due.
- Sonia Asks Party To Gear Up For Up Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday urged party workers in Uttar Pradesh to prepare for next year's Assembly elections by making a firm resolve to ensure that their opponents were "wiped out".
- Congressmen Back Indo-Us N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
The US-Indo nuclear deal has won critical support from two key Congressmen heading foreign relations committees of the two Houses of the US Congress days before it comes up for review before the lower House panel.
- Pranab For More Women In Force (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
The defence minister and the army today praised the role of women officers and personnel and said one Susmita Chakraborthy’s death shouldn’t deter women from joining the armed forces.
- Politics` Amitabh (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 19, 2006)
Kuldeep Singh Bishnoi, the Congress MP from Bhiwani in Haryana, is a great movie buff. Of all the Hollywood and Bollywood actors, Amitabh Bachchan remains his all-time favourite. The 38-year-old wouldn’t admit it, but yesterday’s angry young man . . .
- Sonia Asks Partymen To Gear Up For Up Poll (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi virtually swung into election mode today, urging party workers in her constituency to replicate her record win and wipe out opponents.
- Corpn Blames Centre For Rae Bareli’S Power Crisis (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 19, 2006)
If Rae Bareli is not getting enough power, it is the fault of the Centre and not because it is being given stepmotherly treatment by the state government, clarified the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) today.
- Jagat, Andy Under Criminal Probe (Times of India, Manoj Mitta, Jun 19, 2006)
The Enforcement Directorate has launched a probe under a criminal law against former foreign minister Natwar Singh's son, Jagat, in the oil-for-food scam.
- Is The Congress Being Ignored By Its Ministers? (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jun 19, 2006)
The Congress party has no proper institutional mechanism for interaction with its Central Ministers.
- Market Musings In These Volatile Times (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jun 19, 2006)
After the roller-coaster ride in the capital market last week, only the very bold or extremely foolish would dare to predict what the coming week will bring. In the last fortnight, the Indian market has bounced up three times with a dazzling . . .
- Session: Coalition Faces Nice Rage (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
It is not going to be a “nice” time for the ruling JD (S)-BJP combine in the legislature session commencing on Monday. The Opposition Congress is all set to exploit the differences between.....
- Beyond The Drama, The Real Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
That was something of a record — more than 25 messages pointing out one error.
- U.S.' Problem Is Resisting Bush's Power Grab (Hindu, Martin Kettle, Jun 19, 2006)
As in the 18th century, America's problem is a usurping king called George.
- Nobody Untouchable In Politics: Kumaraswamy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Projecting himself as a development-oriented politician, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has said that his government is business-friendly and it has been appreciated by captains of the industry.
- Quota Bill Seeks Right To Interfere With Iits, Iims (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jun 19, 2006)
‘‘The UPA government will ensure that all institutions of higher learning and professional educational retain their autonomy,’’ says the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP) of the ruling alliance.
- We Can Do Without Army Vice-Chief, Says Sushma (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Taking strong exception to remarks by the army vice-chief Lt Gen K Pattabhiraman that the force could ‘‘do without women’’, senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today demanded that he be suspended immediately.
- Official Bungling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 19, 2006)
Money meant for military needs should be fully utilised
- Pranab Tries To Cool Tempers Raised By Vice-Chief's Words (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Vice-Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant-General K Pattabhiraman's reported statement against inclusion of women in the Army's combat units, has snowballed into a major controversy with the BJP seeking his suspension and Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee . . .
- Poojary Sure Of Jd(s)-Bjp Coalition’S Safe Delivery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Though members of the JD (S) and BJP may have concern about the future of the coalition government in the wake of the difference over BMIC project, senior Congress leader and MP Janardhana Poojary is optimistic that the government will complete . . .
- Ties With Family Of Nehru-Gandhi Not Hit: Bajaj (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Industrialist Rahul Bajaj has said that his recent election to the Rajya Sabha defeating the Congress candidate has not affected his relationship with the Nehru-Gandhi family.
- Left Smells A Threat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 19, 2006)
Would like nothing better than the status quo
The CPI-M states the obvious by declaring it will snap ties with the Congress if it decides on a mid-term poll.
- Manmohan May Have To Labour On Policy (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jun 19, 2006)
The approach papers of the XIth Plan requires the UPA Government to undertake a range of politically sensitive measures to achieve the objective of high growth target.
- U.S. Congress Likely To Finetune Bill This Week (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
The India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal is likely to reach a milestone this week, when Congress is likely to start the mark-up, a process of finetuning the legislation required to implement the pact.
- Congress Committed To Obc Quota, Says Apcc Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Says stir on the issue in northern States reflects degeneration in politics
- Up Govt ‘Not At Fault’ For Power Crisis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
The day after Congress President Sonia Gandhi came down on the state government for cutting down electricity supply to her constituency Rae Bareli, the Power Corporation Chairman Ashok Khurana....
- Let People Decide Between Cong, Jd (S)’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
“We are not in the picture,” said All India Congress Committee General Secretary in-charge of party affairs in Karnataka, A K Antony, when asked to comment on the BMIC controversy.
- Bjp Fails To Reap The `Profit' Harvest (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 19, 2006)
Leaders busy in their own `struggle for political survival', maintain mysterious silence over the issue
- Bmic: Jd(s), Bjp Stick To Their Guns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
While the JD (S) is pushing for legislation, the BJP is against the takeover of the project
- Party Grounds (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 19, 2006)
In announcing a new land allotment policy for political parties to build offices in Delhi, the Union Government has messed up a good idea by imposing irrational criteria. Acting on a Supreme Court directive to get political parties, national and . . .
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