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Articles 8221 through 8320 of 16899:
- Election Notification Likely Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Congress, Janata Dal (Secular) yet to initiate any move on candidates
Elections to the Upper House scheduled for March 28
Four seats from the State Assembly vacant
M. Rajashekaramurthy resigned from Rajya Sabha and joined the Janata Dal (S)
- Maoists Vs Militias (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 10, 2006)
Parts of Chhattisgarh are witnessing a strange sort of militarisation that is depriving people of their basic political and economic freedoms.
- Lok Sabha To Discuss Bush's Visit On March 11 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Lok Sabha will have a discussion on Saturday on all aspects of the recent visit of US President George W Bush here whose highlight was the clinching of the civilian nuclear deal.
- Deal Will Not Fuel Arms Race: U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Washington replies to critics of the agreement
Deal doesn't recognise India as a nuke weapons state
Accord brings India into non-proliferation mainstream
India's growing energy needs will be addressed by pact
- Parliament To Debate N-Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
The two Houses of Parliament will debate the Indo-US nuclear deal on Saturday and the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is slated to give his response to the discussions.
- Winds Of Insecurity In The Land Of The Brave (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 10, 2006)
The threat to US security from Dubai’s takeover of a few US ports is negligible
- Local Flavour (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 10, 2006)
People try to rediscover their identities in many ways. Reviving old names is often the politicians’ way of gaining popular support.
- White House Hardsells Nuclear Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
The White House also countered the notion that as India’s two developmental fast breeder reactors are outside the scope of international inspections, the country can make enough nuclear weapons to expand the arsenal.
- Varanasi Stands Resolute (Deccan Herald, PUJAA AWASTTHI, Mar 10, 2006)
Since Tuesday when twin bomb blasts rocked the temple town, business, according to Ashok Majhi, a 32-year-old boatsman, has been dull. “On a good day we make anything like Rs 300. Yesterday there was nothing,” he shrugs.
- ‘Us Deal Won’T Stop India’S N-Arms Programme’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 10, 2006)
While most legislators at this time are keeping their options open, a flavour of the brewing opposition was evident from earlier television testimony by Congressman Hunter who appeared on ABC’s This Week talk show.
- Going Beyond Separation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 10, 2006)
By making public the Government's plan for separating the civilian and military components of the India's nuclear energy programme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has allayed many of the fears expressed inside and outside Parliament about the . . .
- New Logic For New India (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Mar 10, 2006)
Even after he fell from grace and spent his last years in disgrace, there was one country where Richard Nixon was always welcome. For all its other angularities, China never forgot its indebtedness to the man who in 1971 began the process of extricating t
- The Writing Is On The Wall For Poll Graffiti (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Mar 10, 2006)
A West Bengal Government directive on ridding walls of poll graffiti has sounded the death knell for a popular means of communication.
- House Panel Votes To Block Dubai Ports Deal In Us (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
A us House of Representatives committee on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to block an Arab-owned company from managing American ports, defying President George W. Bush who has vigorously supported the deal. By a vote of 62-2, the House . . .
- Congress Mlas Threaten To Violate Whip On Pac Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Issue likely to put the party in a soup if rebels defy the whip
The whip has come at the instructions of Chief Minister
`The party high command has not been taken into confidence'
- Bush - The Controversial (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, Mar 10, 2006)
The president of United States of America, George w. Bush (2) may consider himself the most powerful and the best statesman of the world but in reality he stands at the top of the list of controversial leaders.
- Election Commission To Look Into Complaint Against Bsnl (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Allegation that advertisement attached to latest phone bills violates model code
Ad claims reduction in subscriber trunk dialling rates under `OneIndia plan is an achievement
It carries pictures of Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Karunanidhi and Dayanid
- Varanasi: Show Of Solidarity (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Mar 10, 2006)
All sections, cutting across religious affiliations, take out peace marches
The U.P. Government was focusing more on Mathura, Ayodhya
High-profile visits being seen more as attempts to score brownie points
Many BHU students, RSS volunteers donate bl
- We Must Negotiate With Iaea For India-Specific Safeguards: Kakodkar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
He does not foresee any interruption in fuel supplies, but says measures needed to deal with interruptions
Safeguards and additional protocol should be India-specific
No interruption in the fuel supplies foreseen
- Rajya Sabha Elections Likely To Throw Up Some Surprises (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Mar 10, 2006)
but the three major parties say they are not keen on fielding a second candidate
A candidate needs a minimum of 45 votes for victory
The BJP, the Congress and the JD(S) have 79, 64 and 59 seats respectively in the Legislative Assembly
- Dmk Seals Seat-Sharing Agreements With Congress, Cpi(m), Iuml (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
The party will hold discussions with the PMK today, says Karunanidhi
Congress to contest 48 seats, CPI (M) 13, IUML 3
IUML to contest on the DMK's symbol
Congress chief "pleased" with the outcome
- Blasting Through Peace (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 10, 2006)
A colonial power was dismissed from a fragmented subcontinent.
- Bjp’S Yaqoob Qureshis (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Mar 10, 2006)
The BJP, one can safely state, has never been known for appeasing India’s Muslim community.
- Sonia Calls Truce In Lucknow (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
The Congress has said it will do nothing to “destabilise” the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh.
- Bush Leaves The Nuclear Deal In Congress Court (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
The Bush administration on Thursday submitted to Congress its proposal to change US law to allow the sale of nuclear technology to India, congressional sources said.
- Great Leap Sideways (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 10, 2006)
The tenth Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC) has been remarkable for several reasons.
- House Adjourned For 2nd Day Without Any Business (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
The National Conference today forced adjournment of the Legislative Assembly without transaction of any business including discussion on the budget for second day today sticking to their demand for constitution of a House Committee . . .
- India's Atomic Energy Chief Hails U.S. Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
India's atomic energy chief came out in strong support on Thursday of a civilian nuclear deal sealed last week with the United States, days after saying it could "shackle" his scientists.
- Us Congress Approval Will Trigger Nsg Rush To India: Kakodkar (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Once the US Congress clears the Indo-US nuclear deal, it would lead to a rush of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) countries to access the Indian nuclear power market, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar said here today.
- Sonia Snarls (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 10, 2006)
It appeared more than electoral rhetoric. For going beyond telling Congress workers in Kerala not to take lightly its CPI-M led rivals, Sonia Gandhi seemed miffed at the Left’s frequent carping in the capital.
- Bush Admn Confident Nuke Deal Will Win Cong Approval (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 10, 2006)
The Bush administration has expressed confidence that the Indo-US civilian nuclear energy agreement will win the approval of American lawmakers as Washington sees the "new relationship" between the two countries as "very, very important".
- Bush Sends India Nuclear Request To Congress - Sources (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
The Bush administration on Thursday submitted to Congress its proposal to change U.S. law to allow the sale of nuclear technology to India, congressional sources said.
- Correct Approach (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
While talking to BBC Television at London on Tuesday, Mr Aziz has reiterated Pakistan’s stand on tackling the issue of Iran’s nuclear enrichment programme that the West, mainly the US, wants wound up, suspecting it to be weapons-oriented, . . .
- A New South Asian Order In The Making (Dawn, Sherry Rehman, Mar 09, 2006)
Despite the concessions made by Pervez Musharraf for Washington, President Bush’s approach to South Asia indicates very clearly a major shift in US policy, refracted most sharply by his visit to the region.
- Assam: Most Pol Parties Yet To Finalise Poll Nominees (Press Trust of India, Sukhendu Bhattacharya, Mar 09, 2006)
With barely a month to go for the Assam assembly elections, the scene remains hazy without formation of any major alliance by political parties and most of them not even finalising their list of candidates.
- Delhi: Bjp Mlas Protesting Temple Blast Expelled For Three Days (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
Slogan-shouting BJP legislators seeking adjournment of the house in the memory of those killed in the Varanasi blasts were expelled for three days today ahead of Delhi government's budget proposals tomorrow.
- Bush Discusses Indo-Us Nuclear Deal With Top Lawmakers (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 09, 2006)
Swinging into action to secure Congress approval for the Indo-US nuclear deal, President George W Bush had an hour-long focussed discussion with top lawmakers to know their major concerns and sought their backing for the pact.
- The Nuclear Plan’S Hurdle Race (Indian Express, G. Balachandran, Mar 09, 2006)
At last one can heave a sigh of relief of sorts. Even though a lot remains to be done to give practical effect to the July 18 India-US statement on nuclear cooperation, the “successful completion of discussions on India’s separation . . .
- White House: Indo-Us N-Deal Will Not Fuel Arms Race (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 09, 2006)
In an exercise aimed at silencing critics of the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Bush administration has rejected charges that the pact would fuel an arms race in South Asia and set the stage for recognition of India as a nuclear weapons state.
- Govt-Left Relations Getting Worse (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Mar 09, 2006)
Relations between the Left parties and the Manmohan Singh Government are set to get more fractious in the days to come over India’s ties with the United States
- Bush Sells India N-Deal To Lawmakers (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Mar 09, 2006)
In the first push for congressional nod for the Indo-US nuke deal, President George W Bush held discussions with a group of leading lawmakers on Tuesday and sought their support for the measure.
- Communal Ammunition (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 09, 2006)
The bomb blasts in Varanasi, coming a little over four months after a similar attack in Delhi, are yet another attempt to incite communal violence in the country.
- Holy Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 09, 2006)
The combination of holiness and terror is likely to be a dangerous one for India.
- Un: Women Denied Representation (Tribune, Maxine Frith, Mar 09, 2006)
Millions of women around the world, are being denied effective representation because of the low numbers of female politicians, judges and employers, the United Nations has warned.
- Bush Visit To South Asia (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Mar 09, 2006)
Some change in US thinking on Pakistan
NEVER before has the visit of an American President to South Asia created such a political storm as the recent one by President George W. Bush to Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.
- To Keep The Flock Together (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 09, 2006)
The anti-defection law needs to be amended if the political face of India’s largest state has to be changed.
- New Clear Deal (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 09, 2006)
After weeks of intense diplomatic activity, India and the US have reached an agreement on implementation of the nuclear deal struck last year.
- Lk Advani Back In Yatra Mode (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
The Varanasi terror outrage has put BJP back in the yatra mode.
- Indo-Us N-Deal: Good Or Bad? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
India tested nuclear bombs in 1974 and has remained outside the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) since then.
- Remembering Golwalkar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 09, 2006)
Underplaying the big ticket items of the last week — Budget and Bush visit —the latest Organiser chooses to focus on the ‘‘scintillating launch’’ of the centenary celebrations of the second sarsanghchalak and premier ideologue of the RSS, M.S. Golwalkar.
- Strategic Interests Safe (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 09, 2006)
N-deal has made no such compromise
- Ec’S Disqualification Move Opens A Pandora’S Box (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Mar 09, 2006)
Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan is in the spotlight for holding an office of profit
- Bush Seeks Congress Backing For India Deal (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Mar 09, 2006)
US President, George Bush, who has made Congressional approval of the Indo-US nuke deal as a “high priority” for his administration, on Tuesday met influential members of the Congress seeking their views and soliciting support on the civilian nuclear . .
- Prime Minister's Statement On Discussions On Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation With The Us (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
In my Statement on February 27, 2006, I had provided an assurance that this august House will be informed of developments in our discussions with the United States on separation of our civilian and military nuclear facilities.
- Woman Molested At Delhi Secretariat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
International Women's Day is celebrated in India with pomp and show where achievements of a few celebrated Indian women - past and present - are cited proudly. In such gatherings, heart rendering sufferings and exploitation being undergone by Indian . . .
- Oh India! Do Not Beat Around This Bush (Times of India, AMJAD K. MARUF, Mar 08, 2006)
It is too early for us to rejoice at the fact that Bush visit has turned out to be in India’s favour.
- Indo-Us N-Deal: Good Or Bad? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
India tested nuclear bombs in 1974 and has remained outside the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) since then. US laws prohibit the export of nuclear technology to countries who have not signed NPT.
- Kalam Seeks Legal Opinion On Jaya Issue (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
President Kalam has sought legal opinion on the issue of disqualification of Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan after the latter approached him on Monday explaining why she should not be unseated from the Upper House.
- India Says To Complete Nuclear Separation By 2014 (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Mar 08, 2006)
India will open 14 of its 22 nuclear plants for international inspections by 2014 as part of a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation deal with the United States, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
- Centre And Up Will Bring Guilty To Justice: Sonia (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said that the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government will jointly work out the blasts in the temple city and bring its perpetrators to justice.
- Budget For Deceptions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 08, 2006)
An analysis of this year’s budget by JNU professor Prabhat Patnaik, a key figure in the CPM’s group on economic affairs, pinpoints inadequacies in the document from the Left’s standpoint:
- Concessions And Gains (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Mar 08, 2006)
There would be no dearth of former officials and experts in Washington and New Delhi, taking potshots at the Indo-US agreement on nuclear separation that was unveiled in Parliament on Tuesday by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and soon . . .
- Today's Editorial: New Clear Deal (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 08, 2006)
After weeks of intense diplomatic activity, India and the US have reached an agreement on implementation of the nuclear deal struck last year.
- Time For Activists To Look At Social Minefields (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Mar 08, 2006)
Even after a decade of the legally guaranteed representation for women in the Panchayat Raj system, there is no groundswell of opinion for legislative reservation for women
- Implementing India's Separation Plan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 08, 2006)
Fourteen thermal power reactors to come under safeguards between 2006 and 2014. U.S. promises to create conditions for India to have assured and full access to fuel.
- Hours After Blasts, Three Let Men Gunned Down (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Hours after the blasts in Varanasi, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist was shot dead in an encounter with the police in Gosaiganj area on the outskirts of the city early on Wednesday morning.
- A Landmark Deal Between (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Mar 08, 2006)
The nuclear deal between the strongest and the largest democracy in the world essentially stems from 9/11. No doubt it has come belatedly, but certainly it reflects mature statesmanship of highest level.
- N-Deal Will Bring India Into "Non-Proliferation Mainstream": Burns (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 08, 2006)
Seeking to drum up support of the sceptical lawmakers, the US has said the nuclear deal with India would bring it into the "non-proliferation mainstream" and dismissed any parallel between the Indian and Iranian programmes.
- The Road Not Travelled (Times of India, ROBERT D BLACKWILL, Mar 08, 2006)
As President Bush visits India, the vital national interests and democratic values that the two countries share suggest that they will move ever closer together in the decades ahead.
- A Matter Of Confidence (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
No individual can be bigger than the institution. And so it is in the case of the Election Commission, which first grabbed the public mindspace when TN Seshan began disciplining political parties across the country.
- Full Circle? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 08, 2006)
Who was the leader to have accompanied United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi during her meeting with US President George W. Bush in the national capital recently? Dr Karan Singh is the answer.
- Sonia, Patil Assess Situation In Varanasi (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil tonight visited the Sankat Mochan temple, which was rocked by a powerful blast.
- Tackling Al-Qaeda (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Mar 08, 2006)
Over four years have passed since 9/11. According to dependable intelligence sources Osama bin Laden throughout this period remained holed up in the tribal belt that lies between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- Ec Sends Notice To Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
The Election Commission has served notices on Assam Minister of State for Panchayat and Rural Development Ripun Bora and Congress legislator Haren Das asking them to show cause by 5 p.m. on Wednesday why action should not be taken against them . . .
- Lalu Statement On Banerjee Report Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
The Government on Tuesday postponed its statement in the Rajya Sabha on the U.C. Banerjee Commission report on the Godhra train fire. An announcement to this effect was made by Deputy Chairman K. Rehman Khan.
- College Students Demand Justice For Jessica Lal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Memorandum submitted at the offices of the President and Prime Minister
`Our fight is not just for Jessica but also for several victims like her'
Change in the law that allows criminals to go free demanded
- Now For Nuclear Power (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 08, 2006)
The dust is settling on the nuclear deal, and it looks as though—for the first time in four decades, if not more—the country can look at nuclear energy with enthusiasm.
- Govt Seeks Rs 8,565 Crore More (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Supplementary demand for grants includes debt repayment of Rs 4,20,203 crore.
- Side Trips On A Visit To India (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Mar 08, 2006)
More than four years after a US-led invasion force delivered to Afghanistan the gifts of freedom and democracy, the man behind the enterprise finally plucked up the courage for a quick trip to Kabul.
- What’S In It For The Us? (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Mar 08, 2006)
“What is in it for America?” That was how the national security adviser, M. K. Narayanan, reacted after the Bush administration proposed the nuclear deal to the Indians at Blair House, the official guest house of the American president, during the . . .
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