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Articles 7321 through 7420 of 16899:
- Rice Seeks Congress Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
"Nuclear agreement good for U.S., India"
The deal will not lead to an arms race in South Asia
``Simply not credible to compare India to North Korea or Iran''
Senator Richard Lugar says the administration must continue to be responsive
- Rice Urges U.S.-India Nuclear Deal In Congress (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 06, 2006)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday urged Congress to approve a nuclear energy deal with India, saying it would reduce New Delhi's dependence on Iranian oil and create thousands of new American jobs.
- Advani Makes Common Cause With Sonia (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Mr LK Advani today endorsed Mrs Sonia Gandhi’s veiled criticism of the Communist parties for “communalising the country’s foreign policy” and said both BJP and Congress could make common cause in politics and governance if the ruling party eschewed . . .
- Yatras To Highlight "Failure" Of Cong-Led Coalition: Bjp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
BJP today said it was forced to undertake the twin-yatras to highlight the "failure" of the Congress-led coalition on all fronts and to protest against politics of "minority appeasement" being practised by it.
- State To Spend Rs 800 Cr For Slum Development (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The state government has decided to develop slums in and around Bangalore on the lines of Mumbai. Bangalore has 473 slums while the state has over 2,500 slums.
- Staring At An Electoral Meltdown (The Economic Times, P R RAMESH, Apr 05, 2006)
Last weekend, The Times of India published a report about a Congress-sponsored pre-election survey. It said the Congress would experience electoral meltdown in four of the five poll-bound states.
- Budget Session To Reconvene From May 10 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The second part of the Budget Session of Parliament, which was abruptly adjourned during the recess, will reconvene on May 10.
- Socialist Dream (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
In the wake of Ram Manohar Lohia's 96th birth anniversary on March 23, Tribhuvan Nath recalls the time Nehru called the socialist leader 'crafty'
- Cong Praises Poll Decorum (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The Congress today hailed the people of Assam as well as all insurgent groups while the Communist Party of India (CPI) congratulated the Election Commission for ensuring a peaceful first phase Assembly polls that witnessed a 68 per cent turn out . . .
- India To Set Off Pr Blitz On Nuclear Deal (Deccan Herald, K S Subrahmanya, Apr 05, 2006)
Over the next two weeks, Delhi will play host to as many as three US Congressional delegations in not-so-veiled efforts to secure their endorsement for the nuclear deal that ran into some initial trouble in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- 'Cong Could Be Bjp's Ally Minus Minority Baggage' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
BJP leader L K Advani on Tuesday endorsed Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s veiled criticism of the Left parties for "communalising the country’s foreign policy" and said both the BJP and Congress could make common cause in politics and governance . . .
- Advani Hints At Bjp, Cong Convergence (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
In a startling statement of long-term significance, BJP veteran leader L.K. Advani said today that two national parties could politically converge if the Congress reversed its “politics of minorityism.”
- In Breach Of World Trade Rules (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 05, 2006)
The Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) recently ruled illegal certain provisions of the U.S. laws — and thereby hangs a tale.
- Notification For First Phase Of Polls Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
It will set poll process in motion in Mahe and Yanam regions
Last date for making nominations is April 12 both for Mahe and Yanam
Scrutiny of nominations for Mahe region on April 15; Yanam on April 13
- Reverse Politics Of Minorityism: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
My suggestion to minorities is to work for the spread of literacy and quality education among themselves: Advani
- End Minorityism, Join Hands, Advani Tells Congress (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader LK Advani said on Tuesday that if the Congress shuns minorityism in politics and governance, it would set a firm foundation of cooperation with the BJP making common cause with the Congress.
- U.S. Plays Down Iran Ship Visits To India (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 05, 2006)
The United States on Monday confirmed that two Iranian navy ships had visited Indian ports last month, but played down the contact as the Bush administration struggles to win congressional approval for a landmark U.S.-India civilian nuclear energy deal.
- U.S. Lawmaker Backs India Deal As Congress Mulls Changes (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 05, 2006)
A leading Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday voiced strong support for a landmark nuclear energy deal with India and predicted the U.S. Congress would eventually approve the controversial accord.
- Us Says Reports Of Iranian Ships Call At Indian Port 'Overwritten' (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The United States has dismissed as ''overwritten'' reports that India was training or contributing to Iran's military capabilities just because two ships with Iranian naval cadets had made port calls in southern India last month.
- Flesh, Guns And Two Chief Ministers (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Apr 05, 2006)
One had to grapple with questions about wardrobe malfunction. The other faced queries on administrative malfunction. One smiled speaking about flesh, lust and Socialites. The other was tense dwelling on guns, blood and Naxalites
- In The Groove (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Apr 05, 2006)
The US recognizes south Asia as India’s sphere of influence
- Rice To Testify On N-Deal Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
As Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gets ready to brief the Senate Foreign Relations Committee tomorrow on the advantages of a civil nuclear deal with India, the Bush Administration has stepped up its “intensive lobbying” to defuse growing . . .
- Sonia Turf Visa Only For Rahul (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Rahul Gandhi will manage his mother’s Lok Sabha byelection from Rae Bareli.
- 3rd Cong Councillor Killed In One Month (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Congress party has become the unidentified gunman’s target number one ahead of by-elections for the Assembly segments in Baramulla district.
- Law Before Morals (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 05, 2006)
A police constable in Mumbai is sentenced to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty of raping a minor in a police booth last year.
- American Ceos Throw In Weight Behind Us-India N-Deal (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Apr 05, 2006)
Ahead of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Congressional testimony on the Indo-US nuclear deal today, top US business leaders have asked legislators to pass laws needed for atomic energy cooperation with India saying the "historic opportunity" . . .
- American Ceos Join Ranks Over Indo-Us Nuke Deal (Hindustan Times, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Apr 05, 2006)
Ahead of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Congressional testimony on the Indo-US nuclear deal on Wednesday, top US business leaders have asked legislators to pass laws needed for atomic energy cooperation with India saying the "historic opportunity"
- Congress Spectacle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 05, 2006)
With the election process under way, the predicament of the Congress gets more and more complex, even a touch comical. The latest roadblock is its failure to decide on a candidate against Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee .
- Peace Won’T Come This Way (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Apr 05, 2006)
The vast majority of western commentators are convinced that last week’s Israeli election signifies a crucial break from the past: for the first time most voters rejected Eretz Israel, the long-nurtured notion that one day the territory of Israel . . .
- Faux Pas (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 05, 2006)
By not voting, Dr Singh disregards the electoral system
- In Indira’S Footsteps (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Apr 05, 2006)
Last week this column suggested that the Congress should be buried. Some elaboration is in order.
- Citing Caste, Cong Govt In Hp Stalls Judges’ Postings (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Apr 05, 2006)
For the first time in 30 years, the strength of the Himachal Pradesh High Court is set to go down from nine to three judges.
- Budget Session To Resume On May 10 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The Budget session of Parliament, which was adjourned in the midst of a controversy over the office-of-profit issue, will resume on May 10. The second part of the seventh session of the House will commence on May 10 and is likely to conclude on May 23.
- Indo-Us Nuke Deal In Rice Cooker (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Apr 05, 2006)
There is no loss of nerve in the Bush administration over resistance to the US-India nuclear agreement from some American law-makers and there remains a commitment at the highest levels of the government to take the deal forward, a senior US . . .
- Up A Window Of Opportunity, But Will The Congress Use It? (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Apr 05, 2006)
Now that the Election Commission has announced the by-election in Rae Bareli on May 8, the tempo will start building in Sonia Gandhi’s constituency.
- Bjp Demands Ec Action Against Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
A delegation of BJP leaders met the Chief Election Commissioner, Mr BB Tandon, here today to demand “punitive action” against the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, for allegedly violating the EC’s model code of conduct by announcing a Rs 602 . . .
- U.S. Plays Down Iran Ship Visits To India (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 04, 2006)
The United States on Monday confirmed that two Iranian navy ships had visited Indian ports last month, but played down the contact as the Bush administration struggles to win congressional approval for a landmark U.S.-India civilian nuclear energy deal.
- Jd(s) Fields Rufus Daniel In Kovalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Neelalohithadasan Nadar resigns as MLA, to contest as Independent
- J&k Bank Is Not A State: Full Bench (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan went berserk adjoining Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s residence at Wazarat Road in the City here late this evening killing his three colleagues including a CRPF Inspector and two head constables
- Separate Telangana Unlikely, Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Chief Minister's interactive meeting with captains of industry
- 68 Per Cent Polling Recorded In Assam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
65 of 126 constituencies covered in the first phase; rain affects voting in Guwahati
- Cpi(m) Hits Out At Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
His statement on UPA a sign of desperation: Politbureau member
Other statements
Election results will strengthen anti-communalist forces in the country
It will provide a lesson to the UPA Government to change its "anti-people" policies
- Separate Telangana State Unlikely, Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Chief Minister's interactive meeting with captains of industry
- Rae Bareli By-Election On May 8 (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 04, 2006)
By-election to the Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh will be held on May 8. The Election Commission announced this on Monday.
- Bjp Seeks Action Against Manmohan For `Violation' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Petition submitted to the CEC
- Implications Of N-Deal With India (Dawn, Talat Masood, Apr 04, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal signed during President Bush’s recent visit to South Asia is meant to turn the relationship between the two states into strategic partnership.
- Uncomfortable Facts On Migrants (Deccan Herald, Paul Krugman, Apr 04, 2006)
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," wrote Emma Lazarus, in a poem that still puts a lump in my throat. I'm proud of America's immigrant history, and grateful that the door was open when my grandparents fled R
- 17 Rajya Sabha Members Sworn In (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
17 new and re-elected members take oath of office
- Rebels: Congress Wields Carrot And Stick (Hindu, Girish Menon, Apr 04, 2006)
Some of them have already withdrawn from the fray
- Stone That Triggered Avalanche (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 04, 2006)
Despite Sonia Gandhi's attempt to turn her resignation from the Lok Sabha into yet another 'sacrifice', the majority of people think otherwise, says Anil Narendra
- Indo-Us N-Deal Runs Into Trouble (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 04, 2006)
OPPOSITION to the Indo-US nuclear deal is mounting.
- Will 'Martyrdom' Work For Party? (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Apr 04, 2006)
Emotional chorus alone cannot bring victory to the Congress in the coming Assembly elections, says CP Bhambhri
- India’S Parties Wooing Muslim Vote (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 04, 2006)
An estimated 55 percent of Assam’s electorate voted in Monday in the first phase of assembly elections, where balloting was held in 65 of the state’s 126 constituencies.
- Rice Played Godmother To Nuclear Deal Between India And Us (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 04, 2006)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is the true architect of the Indo-US nuclear cooperation treaty, which, according to a detailed investigative report in the Washington Post on Monday, now faces a “hard sell” in Congress.
- Saying It Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 04, 2006)
It is necessary sometimes to state the obvious.
- Beyond The Rhetoric (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Apr 04, 2006)
The Left is losing ground
- Left Cautions Ec Against Deploying Paramilitary Forces (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
The Left parties have impressed upon the Election Commission today not to deploy Central paramilitary forces inside polling stations in West Bengal and took exception to the conduct of some of the poll observers and guidelines issued by the commission
- Jawan Kills 3 At Cm’S Residence In Jammu (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Three CRPF personnel were killed and two wounded when a constable on guard duty at the official residence of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad opened fire at his colleagues here this evening following an altercation between them.
- Independents Hold The Key In Rs (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Apr 04, 2006)
There has been no dramatic alteration in the overall composition of the Rajya Sabha after the recent biennial elections as the two major political formations - the UPA and the NDA - have registered only minor changes.
- Bold Initiatives Are Needed (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Apr 04, 2006)
Notwithstanding the influence which the Left wields in public life and the academia, it is worth noting that it has always been a marginal force at the national level. Not only that, its influence is perceptibly on the wane.
- Rss Called Atal, Advani To Push For Joshi (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Apr 04, 2006)
It took just four phone calls between Delhi and Nagpur last night to pave the way for Sanjay Joshi’s return today to the BJP as general secretary (organisation). Sources said soon after RSS general secretary Mohan Bhagwat issued a statement in . . .
- The Roads From Chitrakoot (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Apr 04, 2006)
The Bharat Suraksha Yatras may not have the full backing of the rest of the sangh parivar.
- India Partners U.S. In Futuregen Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
U.S.-led initiative will produce non-polluting power from coal
Project likely to be commissioned by 2012
To produce power, commercial grade hydrogen from coal
Solid wastes will be converted into valuable products
- Cong Councillor Shot (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Militants shot dead a Congress councillor and injured a contractor in the Kashmir valley overnight, official sources said today.
- Stability Is Pm’S Poll Plank (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday reiterated that only the Congress could provide a stable government in Assam as the Opposition was divided into various camps.
- Voting Begins In India's Assam; Security Tight (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Thousands of people lined up on Monday to vote in Assam as troops protected polling booths from possible rebel attacks at the start of the biggest electoral test for the federal coalition.
- Why Do People Choose Them? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 03, 2006)
Ethics and values no longer influence voters' emotions anywhere in the country, including in the South, writes K Govindan Kutty
- Polling Begins For First Phase Of Assembly Elections In Assam (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Polling began in Assam this morning for the first phase of elections in 65 of the 126 assembly constituencies with an electorate of over 92 lakh scheduled to cast their votes.
- Pm Harps On Development And Stability Mantra (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The Congress today promised “adequate financial compensation” to victims of ethnic violence in Karbi Anglong, besides stability and development if voted to retain power in Assam.
- Fake Ultras On Prowl In Assam (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Apr 03, 2006)
Burinagar is a picturesque village tucked amidst bamboo grooves, omnipresent palms, rich banana plantations, and a variety of greenery - lush fields, low shrubs, and giant trees.
- Left Plays Alternative Over Upa Blues (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Apr 03, 2006)
With the growing disenchantment against the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre on major policy issues, there is possibility of creation of a front on the basis of alternative policy in the aftermath of Assembly election in the five States.
- Silent Walls (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 03, 2006)
The West Bengal Government's - not the Election Commission's - enforcement of an old law banning the defacement of walls, has changed the State's rural and urban landscapes drastically.
- Unholy Entente (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 03, 2006)
The United Liberation Front of Asom, which has been waging a bloody separatist war for nearly two decades in Assam and is guilty of killings hundreds of innocent people and security personnel, has surprisingly decided to keep a low profile during . . .
- Abjure Violence, Manmohan Tells Youth (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Apr 03, 2006)
First phase of elections in Assam today
Manmohan campaigns for second phase
First phase to cover 65 constituencies
A total of 515 candidates in fray
- Congress Surrendering To Immigrants, Says Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
BJP leader L. K. Advani on Sunday accused the Congress of "surrendering" to the immigrants on the issue of infiltration into Assam.
- China Buys Australian Uranium (International Herald Tribune, Jane Perlez, Apr 03, 2006)
Beijing signed on Monday an agreement with Australia, one of the United States' closest allies, to buy uranium for use in China's nuclear power plants, in its continuing drive to meet its soaring energy needs .
- Do Not Be Afraid India File (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Apr 03, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi should have known that Shamsur Rahman was going to be in town around the time she declared war on the Opposition and launched a new political struggle in the battle-fields of Uttar Pradesh .
- India’S Congress Party Faces Popularity Test In Assam Vote (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The northeast Indian state of Assam, wracked by insurgency for decades, goes to the polls on Monday in a vote seen testing public approval of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s policies almost two years after he took office.
- Changing Dynamics Of South Asia (Dawn, Fateh M. Chaudhri, Apr 03, 2006)
The recent whirlwind trip of President George W. Bush to South Asia was a sort of political tsunami after which the region has not been the same.
- Dimensions Of The Indo-Us Deal (News International, Humera Niazi, Apr 03, 2006)
The recent nuclear deal the US enacted with India violates the NPT and also its own laws.
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