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Articles 9021 through 9120 of 16899:
- Moily Rules Out Karunakaran's Return (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
The Congress Working Committee member Veerappa Moily has ruled out any question of seeking the Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) leader K. Karunakaran's return to the party as he is negotiating with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) . . .
- ‘Littler And Later’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 10, 2006)
When commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath announced a limited opening of retail to foreign direct investment (FDI) on the eve of its 57th Republic Day, this paper called it “too little, too late.”
- Funding Patronage (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 10, 2006)
Ever since it was hastily introduced in 1993, MPLADS programme has been under a cloud. Its constitutional validity has been challenged in court.
- Pm To Be Focus Of Budget Session (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, rather than Finance Minister P Chidambaram, is likely to be the focus of the budget session of Parliament, beginning next week, as the opposition and the left, besides the Samajwadi Party, . . .
- Atomic Reactors Plan: Top Scientists Back Aec Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Top nuclear scientists and experts have come out in full support of Atomic Energy Commission(AEC) chief Anil Kakodkar’s stand that putting the fast breeder reactor programme under IAEA safeguards will jeopardise the country’s strategic interests.
- Ring In The Changes (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 10, 2006)
Are we headed for a mid-term poll? Whenever any prime minister denies vehemently that there is no question of a mid-term poll, chances are that there will be one. It is so predictable.
- Failed Elections Pile Problems On Nepal's King (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Feb 10, 2006)
Elections called by Nepal's King Gyanendra to convince his people he is moving towards democracy have backfired, with a low turnout signalling a rejection of his power grab and the polls triggering fresh protests on Thursday.
- India-U.S. Nuclear Deal Runs Into Troubled Waters (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Feb 10, 2006)
A landmark nuclear cooperation deal between India and the United States has run into serious trouble, with Washington playing hard ball and India's atomic energy establishment raising objections to the terms of the deal.
- From People's War To Competitive Democracy (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 09, 2006)
As leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist),Prachandais arguably the most important political player in the Himalayan kingdom today. In an exclusive face-to-face interview withThe Hindu, he discusses his party's road map for the end to monarchy . .
- New Govt Wins Numbers Game (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
After a 14-hour heated debate, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy won the motion of confidence in the Legislative Assembly in the early hours of Thursday by 138-66 votes.
- The Complicated World Of Nuclear Deals (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Feb 09, 2006)
Safeguards are only one of the fallouts from the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal. Several issues need to be considered before tying down the DAE's hands.
- Raj Babbar Suspended From Samajwadi Party (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday suspended Raj Babbar from its primary membership for his “anti-party” activities.
- Raj Babbar’S Outbursts (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 09, 2006)
It seems all is not well with the SP
The Samajwadi Party of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav finds itself in a very awkward position today following the outbursts of actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar.
- K'swamy Wins Trust Vote In K'taka (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy won a vote of confidence in the assembly in the wee hours of Thursday at the end of a marathon 14-hour debate that had begun on Wednesday morning.
- India Visit Only Solace For Bush (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 09, 2006)
A bribery case and wire-tapping scandals can snowball into a major crisis for Bush
- India-U.S. Nuclear Deal Runs Into Troubled Waters (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Feb 09, 2006)
A landmark nuclear cooperation deal between India and the United States has run into serious trouble, with Washington playing hard ball and India's atomic energy establishment raising objections to the terms of the deal.
- Hamas Victory: Positive For All (Daily Times, Muqtedar Khan, Feb 09, 2006)
The spoiler is now in the saddle. To remain in the saddle it will have to change its outlook and its politics. Israel and the US must handle the situation prudently rather than petulantly, and give Hamas the time and space to find its way . . .
- India-Us Nuke Deal Runs Into Troubled Waters (News International, Simon Denyer, Feb 09, 2006)
A landmark nuclear cooperation deal between India and the United States has run into serious trouble, with Washington playing hard ball and India’s atomic energy establishment raising objections to the terms of the deal.
- N-Deal With Us Could Compromise India’S Interests (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
India’s concessions to the United States under a landmark nuclear agreement between the two countries could compromise New Delhi’s strategic interests, the country’s top nuclear scientist was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
- Kumaraswamy Wins Trust Vote (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Feb 09, 2006)
Tally is 138-66 after 14 hours of spirited debate; Dharam Singh insisted on division
- Us N-Deal Could Compromise India’S Interests: Top Scientist (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
India’s concessions to the United States under a landmark nuclear agreement between the two countries could compromise New Delhi’s strategic interests, the country’s Atomic Energy Commission chief was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
- Shaping Poll List Tops Politburo Agenda (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Finalising election strategy for the coming Assembly elections in five states tops the agenda of the CPI-M whose Politburo meeting starts here tomorrow.
- Psychology Of Democracy India (Daily Times, Humair Hashmi, Feb 09, 2006)
Intolerance or whims on the part of the owner/management had to be curbed, abandoned or modified to keep costs low and generate profits. This led people in the industrial era to be tolerant, patient and accommodating.
- Left Playing Cold War Politics (Daily Excelsior, V.N. Paranjape, Feb 09, 2006)
Comrades love conspiracy theories. Spokesmen of the Indian Left, over the last few months, have been vo-ciferous in their criticism of the UPA government's decision to vote against Iran in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting.
- Choosing The Wrong Friends (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Feb 09, 2006)
Despite the shrill rhetoric, there are reasons to believe that Mamata Banerjee has made a mistake by opting to stay with the BJP for the coming assembly polls in Bengal, argues Ashis Chakrabarti
- Kar : Dharam Singh To Be Opposition Leader (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Former Chief Minister N Dharam Singh was recognised as the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly by the Speaker Krishna today.
- Points We Need To Consider (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 09, 2006)
The widespread anger and anguish expressed by the majority community in the State in protest against the publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammad in European newspapers is perfectly justified. Normally the matter would have ended after .
- Sentence Remission: Supreme Court To Examine Governor's Power (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Feb 08, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday indicated that it would examine laying down the requirements to be adhered to by a Governor of a State for granting pardon or remission of sentence to convicts in jails.
- Real Shine Must Come From Farm Sector (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Feb 08, 2006)
The Government must look at agriculture as the principal orphan of the reform process that began more than a decade ago.
- Behind The Transition In Karnataka (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Feb 08, 2006)
Deve Gowda proved wrong those who harboured conspiracy theories and thought he was himself masterminding the break-up of the coalition with the Congress.
- Run Up To Iran War? (Daily Times, Manzur Ejaz, Feb 08, 2006)
President Bush briefly touched upon domestic issues in his State of the Union demagoguery. His speechwriters could not find any bright spots of his performance last year.
- Will Jd(s) - Bjp Combine Hold Together? (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Feb 08, 2006)
Karnataka's new coalition government has taken off with a bang. The chief minister H.D. Kuma-raswamy established himself firmly in the driver's seat of the new JD (S) BJP combine.
- Raj Babbar Suspended (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Feb 08, 2006)
The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday suspended its two-time member of Parliament from Agra, Raj Babbar, from the Parliamentary Party on charges of "indiscipline" for his recent public statements against party general secretary Amar Singh.
- Stop Wheat Import, Say Farmers (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Feb 08, 2006)
The decision of the Union Government to import 5 lakh tonnes of wheat has stirred a up a hornet’s nest as not only some political parties but also several organisations of farmers have decided to oppose the import.
- Us Working For Win-Win N-Deal (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Feb 08, 2006)
A senior Bush administration official has indicated that while progress is being made to iron out details of the civilian nuclear agreement between the United States and India lingering issues will "take time to resolve."
- Prachanda Unveils Road Map For Change In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 08, 2006)
At an undisclosed location: Asserting that the democratic movement against King Gyanendra was now unstoppable, Nepal's top Maoist leader, Prachanda, called on the Indian Government to abandon its "two-pillar theory" and choose the one pillar...
- Bush’S Choice On Iran (Dawn, Jackson Diehl, Feb 07, 2006)
The debate on Iran is drifting toward the ugly question that the Bush administration would most like to avoid.
- Hamas And The Palestinian Gridlock (Dawn, Shameem Akhtar, Feb 07, 2006)
The Palestinian people have rejected the Fatah party that ruled the embattled occupied West Bank and Gaza in favour of the fundamentalist Hamas in January 26 elections which were monitored by foreign observers.
- Pm Shows "Spine", Wins Key Battle With Left (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Feb 07, 2006)
India's government has won a crucial victory against its communist "allies" over airport modernisation, and will now move forward more confidently on its own reform agenda, analysts said on Monday.
- Decision On Poll Tie-Up Left To Deve Gowda: Kumaraswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
No decision taken yet on having poll tie-up with the BJP, says Chief Minister
To abide by decision taken by JD(S) national President
Right now the Government's focus is on development
- False Rhetoric Of Histories (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Feb 07, 2006)
Those who shirk from condemning Zionists cannot condemn the political ideology of Hamas
- Bjp To Take Up Ec Exposé With Kalam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Stopping short of demanding the Election Commissioner, Mr Naveen Chawla’s resignation for allegedly running trusts using MPLAD funds sanctioned by Congress MPs, the BJP today asked him to “honestly introspect” on whether he should continue . . .
- Win Sangma Will But By How Many Votes? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 07, 2006)
The former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma’s political upswing was as meteoritic as was his fall and he might have further consolidated his status as the “undisputed” national leader from the North-east had he not walked away from the Congress after opposing
- After Airport Stir And Iran, Congress Changes Gear (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Just when it invited Left for negotiations over contentious issues over India’s vote against Iran and airport privatisation and when the risk of the embarrassment of attack by the outside supporter on the Iran vote loomed large, Congress asserted . . .
- Pm Keeping Foreign Ministry Port Folio (Daily Excelsior, Sita, Feb 07, 2006)
It should come as no surprise that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has chosen to be his own external affairs minister. Not having inducted a successor to Kunwar Natwar Singh in the last Sunday's cabinet changes, he also said that he is ''not overburdened''.
- India’S Vote At Iaea (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 07, 2006)
THE International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) decided by 27 votes in favour to three against with five abstentions to refer the case of Iranian noncompliance with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards to the Security Council.
- Asia Will Be The Future Of Business, Says Kalam (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 07, 2006)
Sets out a roadmap for cooperation between Delhi and Manila
"With Western markets getting saturated, Asia provides a huge opportunity to business to expand market share"
Recommends setting up good e-business infrastructure
- Congress Bent On Creating Problems: Mulayam (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Feb 07, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh Chief MinisterMulayam Singh Yadavsays his party is trying to expose how the Congress is working against the ideals of secularism, and consequently against the national interest. Excerpts from an exclusive interview:
- At Close Quarters (Hindu, V. R. Lakshminarayanan, Feb 07, 2006)
A close-up view of India's first Prime Minister provided by his security officer
- "Make Public The Nuclear Deal With U.S." (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 07, 2006)
The Government of India should put aside its present policy of reticence and share with the people of India all that they are legitimately entitled to know.
- No Conflict In The Decision I Have Taken As Ec, Says Navin Chawla (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
"No money, whatsoever, not even from MPLADS or even from any private person has been taken ever since I was appointed Election Commissioner. Previous to that I could not dream that I was going to be appointed EC and I was preparing a life of retirement,"
- Disaster Management Body In Hyderabad Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Objective to check the occurrence of major disasters
Plea to make disaster management integral part of development planning
Delhi model of fire services to be studied
- ''No Group Can Veto Foreign Policy'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The Congress on Monday said it respected the allies and supporting parties' views but "no single group can or should have a veto of any kind" especially on the foreign policy.
- Uma Vows To Form New Government In Up (Press Trust of India, Giridhar Narayan, Feb 07, 2006)
Urging her supporters to support her "mission", expelled BJP leader Uma Bharti today vowed to form a government in Uttar Pradesh.
- Senior Nuclear Scientists Support Aec Chief's Contention (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Amid criticism that US was shifting the goalpost, senior nuclear scientists today came out in strong support of Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar's contention that the fast breeder programme should be kept out of the . . .
- It’S All About Politics, Mr Pm (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Feb 07, 2006)
Judge me by my actions. That was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s response in his press conference last week to the argument that he was the weakest prime minister India had ever seen.
- No Ordinance To Stop Delhi Demolitions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
"But we are working on something that would provide relief to minor violators"
- Bjp Asks Navin Chawla To Step Down (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 07, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded that Election Commissioner Navin Chawla "step down" from his office or "face action" by the party. It would do "whatever was necessary" to "get him out" of that job.
- Kalam Proposes E-Biz Network (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Feb 07, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam proposed the setting up of an ASEAN e-business network for increased information sharing, education programmes and knowledge connectivity among the regional partners that would result in realising technology upliftment, . . .
- India To Gain In Changed Weltanschauung Of Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 07, 2006)
India is being projected as the principal beneficiary of the US State Department’s imminent re-organisation of its South Asia bureau.
- Ordinance Rajas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 07, 2006)
Look how Delhi’s Congress and BJP politicians unite to legitimise their land grab
- Why Bush Has To Deliver In India (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Will President George W Bush deliver? Will India-US negotiations on the civilian nuclear deal yield something before the American leader lands in New Delhi on the evening of February 28?
- Indian Pm Considers Talks With Leftists (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was mulling on Sunday whether to hold crisis talks with leftwing allies that are angry at his government’s vote against Iran over its nuclear programme and its airport privatisation plans.
- Lost For Ideas (The Week, R. Prasannan, Feb 06, 2006)
FOR the next few months, the Bofors-armed, Rajnath Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party won’t be enemy number one to the Congress. It will be the CPI(M) and its Leftist comrades.
- Terror? We Are Better Off (The Week, Sachidananda Murthy, Feb 06, 2006)
Shivraj Patil has been a key member of the Congress think tank ever since Sonia Gandhi became Congress president. His long experience as Speaker, Deputy Speaker and deputy leader of the opposition has made him a leading light of the Manmohan Singh . . .
- Guarding Brides And Grooms (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Feb 06, 2006)
Elaborate cuisine, VVIP presence, expensive outfits and exquisite jewellery if you think these are the only ways to flaunt wealth and status at weddings, you’re still not with the “hip” crowd in the Capital. For the latest fad is hiring bodyguards . . .
- Geopolitics In N-Ties (Tribune, O. P. Sabherwal, Feb 06, 2006)
Nuclear issues the world over have a habit of becoming contentious, enmeshed in nuclear weapon controversies.
- Buckling Buta (The Week, Debashish Mukerji, Feb 06, 2006)
It was a judgment the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in Delhi had been awaiting with dread. Last October, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court called the decision to dissolve the Bihar Assembly on May 23, 2005 ‘unconstitutional’, . . .
- Losing Peripheral Vision (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Feb 06, 2006)
The current dispensation in New Delhi does not seem serious about settling the periphery of India — whether it be Kashmir or Nagaland. As long as Metropolitan India is safe, it feels secure. The bushfires in the periphery can continue for all it cares.
- In A Difficult Phase (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Feb 06, 2006)
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles over Nature
- Left Seeks Debate On Iran Issue (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
CPM to discuss support to UPA
The UPA government embarked on a damage-control exercise with the Left parties and the NDA strongly opposing India’s stand on the Iran nuclear issue and a CPM Politburo meeting this week slated to discuss . . .
- Left Protests Iran Vote, To Boycott Upa Meeting (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
The Left parties on Sunday said they would boycott an upcoming coordination meeting with the ruling coalition to protest Iran vote.
- As India Twiddles Thumbs, Us, Russia Unveil Nuclear Deal (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Feb 06, 2006)
As it continues to dither on a plan to separate its civilian and military nuclear facilities, India is in the danger of losing out on a new partnership being launched by the US and Russia to promote an expansive global nuclear industry.
- Indian-American Leaders Rush To Join Bush’S Tour (Indian Express, LALIT K. JHA, Feb 06, 2006)
With US President George Bush’s India visit scheduled for March first week, speculation is rife on who all among the Indian-Americans would join him on the historic trip.
- Iran Vote Fallout: Left ‘Defers’ Meeting Upa (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Feb 06, 2006)
Snubbed by the UPA on the Iran vote issue, privatisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports and FDI in retail, Left parties today handed out a threat to the ruling coalition by deciding to “defer” the UPA-Left coordination meeting slated for Wednesday.
- Trouble For The Centre On The Wheat Front (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Feb 06, 2006)
Wheat stocks in FCI godowns have touched perilously low levels
The centre's decision to import five lakh tonnes of wheat to augment the domestic availability is expected to have a sobering effect on market prices.
- Congress Remarks On `Padayatra' Irks Tdp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Selection of job scheme beneficiaries by Congress alleged
Congress urged to stop campaign against TDP
NREGP termed a modified version of several schemes
- Villagers Threaten Agitation Against Demolition Drive (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Give 15-day deadline to Government; demand separate building bylaws
- Left Front To Name Poll Candidates On Feb. 16 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
There will be no formal mahajot in the polls, says CPI leader
Mamata fails to reach agreement with Congress on Mahajot
We will go our own ways, says Pranab Mukherjee
Election Commission move to take corrective steps in deletion of names welcomed
- Promoting The Reading Habit (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Feb 05, 2006)
Book buying is not common. Prices are too high for most people. Publishers are cautious, and most of them are reluctant to publish serious books. Normally, they will print no more than a 1,000 copies of any title, and often only 500, . . .
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