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Articles 8921 through 9020 of 16899:
- Army Against Recruitment By Religion, Says Gen Singh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The Army chief, Gen J J Singh, on Monday vehemently opposed the government’s move to gather information on the number of Muslims in the armed forces, saying that every citizen had an equal chance to serve in uniform.
- Assam: Sonia Orders Healing Touch (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Apparently worried about a voter backlash in the run up to the Assembly elections in Assam, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said she has taken “serious” note of the death of nine people in police firing in the state and asked the Centre . . .
- Left Conveys Concern Over Centre's Decisions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
To insist on debate in Parliament on the Iran nuclear issue
Calls for a full discussion on the implications on vote on Iran
"Stand on Iran has nothing to do with the minorities"
- Left Not To Back No-Trust Move Against Upa Govt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
As the Left ruled out supporting any no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha against the Congress-led UPA government, Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said there was no threat to the coalition at the Centre either from the Left or the Right.
- Terrorism A Threat To Democracy: E.U. Leader (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Victims of violence gather in Spain to share their pain, discuss ways to combat the menace
- A Budding Relationship Between U.S. And India (US News & World Report, Thomas Omestad, Feb 14, 2006)
Through a period of foreign policy upheaval dominated by the Bush administration's war on terrorism, a major shift in U.S. policy with enduring consequences has received far less public attention in America: Washington's embrace of New Delhi and . . .
- Mr Prime Minister, Your Slip Is Showing! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 14, 2006)
Far from being seen as a Prime Minister who will boldly wield the broom against chicanery and malfeasance, Dr Manmohan Singh is giving the impression that he is allowing himself to be swallowed by the political system.
- Dilemmas Of Us-India Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 14, 2006)
As President George Bush prepares to visit India and Pakistan in March, negotiations between India and the United States over last July’s nuclear deal have entered a very sensitive stage.
- No Deal Yet, But Nuclear Fight Rages (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 13, 2006)
Contrary to public perception, India did not at any stage offer to put its fast-breeder programme on the civilian nuclear list to be separated from military ones in order to move forward on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Bjp To Raise Iran, Quattrocchi Issues In Budget Session (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
The BJP-led Opposition will raise a host of issues, including India's vote on Iran and the defreezing of Bofors accused Ottavio Quattrocchi's London bank accounts, in the Budget session of Parliament commencing Thursday.
- Cpi(m), Cpi Send Different Signals Ahead Of Meeting (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Ahead of UPA-Left Coordination Committee meeting here tomorrow against the backdrop of their soured ties over Congress-led government's Iran and economic policies...
- Tdp To Break Bread With Upa Allies (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Feb 13, 2006)
An attempt to move away from NDA
The Telugu Desam Party will join ranks with those extending outside support to the United Progressive Alliance — if only at the dinner meeting being hosted by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee this week.
- We Will Forge Third Front: Cpm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat on Sunday said that his party would carry on with its efforts to build a Third Front.
- Third Front On, In Touch With Upa Partners: Karat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
CPM: Says US trying to make India a ‘colonial state’ and the UPA’s ‘obliging shamefully’
- Loud Thinking (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 13, 2006)
Election politics are behind the Left’s recent protests
The Left parties, which extend crucial outside support to the UPA coalition, are positioning themselves to confront the government in Parliament when it meets for the budget . . .
- Vaunted U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Begins To Fall Apart (International Herald Tribune, Brahma Chellaney , Feb 13, 2006)
NEW DELHI With international attention focused on Iran's renegade nuclear program, a much-trumpeted nuclear deal that was to showcase the emerging global strategic partnership between the United States and India has begun to unravel virtually unnoticed.
- Resurrection Of Congress In Up (Daily Excelsior, Pramod Mishra, Feb 13, 2006)
Congressmen in Uttar Pradesh are enthused as in-fighting in the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) intensified.
- More Marx For Upa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 13, 2006)
CPM should not scuttle policies
The outcome of the CPM’s two-day Politburo meeting in Kolkata may stir the Congress-led UPA somewhat but is unlikely to shake it in any way.
- Left Parties To Talk Tough With Upa (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Feb 13, 2006)
No agenda set for Coordination meeting: Karat
The Left parties plan some plainspeaking at the Coordination Committee meeting with the United Progressive Alliance on Monday. The meeting takes place in the backdrop of their disagreement . . .
- Protest Against Bid To Stifle Democracy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
``Nepal's monarchy an obstacle to peace''
Call to work actively to end "America-sponsored imperialism"
The monarchy is on the brink of collapse.
- A.P. Unfazed By Karnataka's Efforts To Bag Fab Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Project will create thousands of jobs: Rajasekhara Reddy
Unperturbed by Karnataka's attempts to woo Fab City project from Andhra Pradesh to the neighbouring State, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Saturday said . . .
- Cpi (M) Steps Up Campaign On Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Complete understanding with SP, says Karat
Meeting in furtherance of Polit Bureau decision
Chandrababu Naidu supports SP's no-trust plan
Congress policies hurting interests of people: SP chief
- India Voices `Deep Concern' Over Snowballing Cartoon Controversy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Outrage expressed in October last itself to the Danish Government
- Cpm, Sp Join Hands On Iran Issue (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Feb 12, 2006)
The Left parties are keen on forcing the Congress-led UPA government’s hand on the Iran vote issue having given a notice for a debate in Parliament under Rule 193 which does not require voting and the CPM and the Samajwadi Party . . .
- Iran Vote: Tdp, Sp Plan No-Trust Motion (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Giving indication of the formation of a secular, non-Congress alliance, Telegu Desam chief Chandra Babu Naidu and Samajwadi Party’s Mulayam Singh Yadav today declared to bring in a no-confidence motion against the UPA government on the issue of vote again
- The Business Of Expelling Excellencies (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Feb 12, 2006)
We are not unfamiliar with stories of punishment being meted out to the messenger for the message that he has brought.
- Firing Cloud On Peace Talks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The team of negotiators chosen by the banned Ulfa today threatened to pull out of the peace process with Delhi in the aftermath of yesterday’s police firing on civilians at Kakopathar in Assam’s Tinsukia district, where the toll rose to 10 today.
- Iran: Tdp, Sp Forge Front Against Upa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Telugu Desam Party leader Chandrababu Naidu has declared his party’s intent of standing by the Samajwadi Party on the Iran issue.....
- The First Gandhian Intellectuals (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Feb 12, 2006)
But only two of them would go so far as to call themselves that.
- Baneful Effects Of Fdi In Insurance, Banking (Hindu, N.M. SUNDARAM, Feb 12, 2006)
Foreign investors are interested only in gaining control over India's domestic savings
- "Kalam Should Have Returned Governor's Letter" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Former BJP president L.K. Advani on Saturday said that the President of the country could have avoided the Bihar controversy relating to former Governor Buta Singh if he had not signed the document and returned it.
- Congress To Help Government On Fab City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly N. Dharam Singh on Saturday assured the Government that the Congress will extend cooperation to its efforts to persuade SemIndia to implement its Fab City project in Bangalore and prevail upon Siemens Ltd.
- Punish Those Behind Custodial Death, Sonia Tells Pranab (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Feb 12, 2006)
Death toll in Kakopathar police firing goes up to eight
Farmer's widow to get job; Army to take care of children
Security situation in Assam has improved much: Sonia
Party workers urged to ensure the poor are registered under the employment scheme
- Iran Vote Thorn In Upa Flesh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The Iran vote issue is threatening to snowball into a major headache for the Cong-led coalition with the CPM on Saturday declaring it had a “common understanding” with the SP.....
- Kalam Could Have Returned Letter: Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The former BJP president, L.K. Advani, on Saturday said President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam could have avoided the Bihar controversy relating to the former Governor, Buta Singh, by returning the document without signing it.
- Eye On Polls, Sonia Woos Minorities (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
A day after the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government decided to amend the Foreigners Act, Congress President Sonia Gandhi launched the party’s campaign to win back the trust of Muslims in poll-bound Assam.
- The Secret Route (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 12, 2006)
The growing involvement of U.S.-based emissaries with no real base in the Kashmir Valley in closed-door meetings with the Indian establishment raises concern.
- Iran Vote Issue Threatening To Become A Headache For Upa (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The Iran vote issue is threatening to snowball into a major headache for the Congress-led coalition with the CPI(M) today declaring it has a "common understanding" with the Samajwadi Party on the matter, but parried questions on supporting SP's . . .
- `Forget Things Like Hindutva' (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
As the political crisis unfolded in Karnataka in the new year, it was clear that H.D. Kumaraswamy, the newly sworn in Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader, was metamorphosing from a novice politician who consulted his father on every issue . . .
- What If Sonia Had To Face Her Father-In-Law (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Feb 12, 2006)
All IFS of history are flights of imagination. Yet, despite their implausibility, their use is permissible when a reasonable argument is sought to be made.
- ‘Deve Gowda Told Son After Dec Local Polls That Continuing In Coalition Is Not Possible’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Clad in a dhoti and a shirt—‘‘We are like this only’’—Dharam Singh looks a more relaxed man now. With H D Kumarawswamy winning the confidence vote in the Assembly comfortably, any last hopes of JD(S) MLAs developing cold feet over allying . . .
- Dal (U) Backs Up Mulayam (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s recent announcement to bring a no-confidence motion on the Iran issue has spurred the Janata Dal (United) into action.
- Cpm Plans Stir During Budget Session (Tribune, Subhrangshu Gupta, Feb 11, 2006)
CPM general secretary Prakash Karat today reiterated that they (Left parties) would launch agitations from February 16, the day of the opening of the Budget session of the Lok Sabha, both inside and outside Parliament against the UPA’s . . .
- Forward With Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 11, 2006)
US must push it through Congress
With the Iran vote behind us, the contours of the nuclear debate are gaining some clarity. There is no question that the July 18 Indo-US deal is in India’s national interest.
- The Coming Budget (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Feb 11, 2006)
When Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram gets up in the Lok Sabha to present the third budget of the UPA government on the last day of February, many would be wondering what face of the Harvard-educated lawyer-turned-politician would be revealed.
- Containing Iran’S Nuclear Ambitions (Tribune, V. KRISHNA ANANTH , Feb 11, 2006)
After pretending to be in a mood to assert itself, the Manmohan Singh government voted with the US and others in the IAEA against Iran.
- Karat Will Push, Not Shove, On Iran (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
CPM threatens to put govt in dock if it votes with US, demands House debate
- The Quintessential Politician (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Assuming that Buta Singh’s career as a politician has come to an end, it is permissible to look back on his rise as a prototype of Indian politicians of our times.
- Left, Govt Clash On Economic Policy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
The Left parties today differed sharply with the government leaders on economic policy issues, but doled out an agenda to the UPA regime on how to handle its expenditures and revenues, including higher resources for the National Rural Employment Programme
- Jaitely's 'Half Prime Minister’ (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Feb 11, 2006)
This is not intended to be a confession but the fact is that while I may have admired Bhartiya Janata Party, General Secretary Arun Jaitely's abilities as a lawyer I have on very few occasions been convinced by the pontifical observations . . .
- Assam:centre To Amend Foreigner's Act (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Ahead of the Assam assembly elections, the Congress-led government today dropped the idea of bringing in a new law but decided to amend the Foreigners' Act to ensure fair hearing to a person before declaring him a foreigner.
- Samajwadi Party: Light Years From Lohia (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Feb 11, 2006)
The Samajwadi Party has grown and prospered notwithstanding internal discomfiture over its new orientation. Today while the SP hogs the limelight for the wrong reasons, the BSP is determinedly expanding its base.
- Sonia Warns Sheila, Ram Babu: Mend Your Ways Or Face Action (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Feb 11, 2006)
CM told to convene Legislature Party meeting; PCC chief directed to ensure harmony within party
- Centre To Amend Foreigners Act (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Tribunals for determination of illegal migrants
Act to be amended for fair hearing
Decision taken at CCPA meeting
- Congress Planning Tacit Tie-Ups, Says Cpi (M) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
The party is out to expose such covert understanding, says Karat
Party ready to counter any anti-Left combination, overt or covert
Emphasis would be laid on increasing independent strength in Tamil Nadu Assembly
- Government Mood Upbeat Over Fab, Other Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Ruling Congress bid to make political gains
Finance Minister lists the projects coming up in the State
Telugu Desam asked to stop campaign against the Government
Projects termed proof of good governance
- Ker: Karunakaran Says He Is Not For Creating Division In Ldf (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Democratic Indira Congress (K) leader K Karunakaran today said his party is not keen on entering into the LDF by creating fissures in that coalition but held his party wished to co-operate with the CPI (M)-led front to defeat the UDF.
- Cpm Ups Ante, Vows To Rock The Upa Boat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Briefing newsmen after the two-day crucial politburo meeting of the party here, CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat minced no words about the party’s intense displeasure over the UPA role in the Iran issue
- Spineless Nation (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Feb 11, 2006)
No book has depressed me more than B.N. Tandon’s PMO Diary II: The Emergency (Konark).
- Is There A No. 2? (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Feb 11, 2006)
The Union Cabinet reshuffle has sparked off speculation regarding two of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s closest aides — her political secretary Ahmed Patel and general secretary, but now also a minister, Ambika Soni.
- India Has To Make "Compromises" For Nuke Cooperation: France (Press Trust of India, Ajay Kaul, Feb 11, 2006)
France today said India will have to make "some compromises" on the issue of separation of its civil and military facilities as lack of consensus in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) could put any such arrangement on nuclear cooperation "on hold".
- 'India Has To Compromise For N-Deal' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
France has said that India will have to make "some compromises" on the issue of separation of its civil and military facilities as lack of consensus in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) could put any such arrangement on nuclear cooperation "on hold".
- Journalists And The Truth (Hindu, Mark Lawson, Feb 11, 2006)
GEORGE CLOONEY has become the commander-in-chief of Hollywood's anti-Bush forces.
- India Has To Make Compromises: France (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
India has to make some proposals, acceptable to us, to the Americans and all other NSG countries, says Girard
- History Will Be Kinder To Greenspan (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Feb 11, 2006)
On February 15, the new Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, would testify to the US Congress on the outlook for the US economy and monetary policy. Global financial markets would be super-attentive: it would be the first time for Mr Bernanke.
- Bombay Dreams? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 11, 2006)
It’s the ultimate ignominy. Maharashtra, once a role model for other states, has been described as a “failed state,” a term normally reserved for the likes of Bihar.
- Beware: Division Can Be A Chain Reaction (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 11, 2006)
Communal tensions in Ladakh and Jammu must be quickly addressed, says Muzamil Jaleel
- Reflection Of Reality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 11, 2006)
Loss of chip project to AP must teach the state a lesson
- Nuclear Or Unclear? (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Feb 11, 2006)
Reasoned public discourse is becoming a postmodern fantasy, says Pratap Bhanu Mehta
- Hiccups In Civilian Nuclear Pact With The French Too (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Feb 11, 2006)
The prospects of a formal India-France civilian nuclear cooperation agreement have hit a roadblock after New Delhi declined to make any references to the International Atomic Energy Agency or the Nuclear Suppliers Group in the document. Instead, . . .
- Cpi (M) Discusses Poll Strategy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Polit Bureau meeting begins in Kolkata, Surjeet unable to attend
- India-Us Accord On Civilian Nuclear Uses (Daily Excelsior, O.P. Sabherwal, Feb 10, 2006)
The India-US nuclear accord, agreed in principle last July, is to promote civilian nuclear power and other peaceful nuclear applications by India.
- Threshold Stumble (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 10, 2006)
Newly appointed minister of state for commerce, Jairam Ramesh, got a rebuff last week. Without waiting for a room to be formally allotted to him, he parked himself in one occupied by erstwhile MoS EVKS Elangovan, who retained the status but . . .
- Buddha Calls Bush Names, Us Protests (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Feb 10, 2006)
With US President George W Bush expected here next month, a new row is building between the Left and the US envoy. Ambassador David Mulford has written a protest letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, . . .
- Kicked Backwards In The Name Of Progress (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Feb 10, 2006)
One of the disquieting features of Indian politics and public policy is the colossal damage done to the rural sector by successive governments, all in the name of the people. If the explicit objective is to undermine the rural agriculture-dependent . . .
- Reality Bites Bush's Wish, Visa Woes Haunt Indians (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Though educational institutions in the US have been open to Indian talent, students from this country face difficulties and hurdles in grant and extension of visas, Karnataka Governor TN Chaturvedi said on Thursday.
- What Lies Between The Congress And The Centre? (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Feb 10, 2006)
Prakash Karat’s article in the latest issue of People’s Democracy on the AICC Plenary session in Hyderabad highlights not merely the disconnect between the Left on the one side and the Congress and the UPA on the other, but between the Congress and . . .
- Jaitely's 'Half Prime Minister’ (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Feb 10, 2006)
This is not intended to be a confession but the fact is that while I may have admired Bhartiya Janata Party, General Secretary Arun Jaitely's abilities as a lawyer I have on very few occasions been convinced by the pontifical observations he . . .
- Challenges Before New Regime (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Winning is not everything. Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy easily won, by 138 votes to 66, the confidence motion in the Karnataka Assembly.
- Cpi(m) Politburo Meet Kicks Off (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Feb 10, 2006)
The crucial two-day CPI (M) politburo meeting which began here on Thursday is likely to deliberate on some key economic and political issues of the Manmohan Singh government, besides thrashing out a strategy to enable the party to wriggle out . . .
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