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Articles 9521 through 9620 of 16899:
- Gowda Does U-Turn, Backs Son (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Attempts were made to keep Mr Kumaraswamy’s visit a hush-hush one but the media got wind of it when the JD(S) working president arrived in Hubli from Goa, ostensibly en route to Hyderabad.
- Nepal King Shows True Colours (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 24, 2006)
By arresting prominent politicians from democratic parties and bringing in other restrictions on political activity through a sudden countrywide emergency, King Gyanendra of Nepal has acted true to type.
- Mixed Vibes From Hyderabad (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 24, 2006)
There has long been a born-to-rule air about the Congress, India's first party by virtue of its rich past and its early dominance of post-Independence power politics.
- Us-India Nuke Pact A Reality: Pak Official (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
PTI reports from Kolkata say that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is closely monitoring the Indian healthcare model to pick up vital clues for a successful implementation of its global Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT).
- Left Plus Right Needn’T Mean Stalemate (The Financial Express, DHIRAJ NAYYAR, Jan 24, 2006)
The UPA government’s economic policy has been in suspended animation for much of their time in power. Suspended by inaction, animated by a war of words. The Left and the Congress seem happy marching along while standing still, . . .
- Who’S Going To Party? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 24, 2006)
Good that Rahul said no. But the Family can’t build the Congress by ‘renunciation’ alone
- We Can Create A New India, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Despite difficulties, UPA Government has "made an enviable start"
- Options Running Out For Dharam As Gowda Backs Son’S Revolt (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 24, 2006)
Following a meeting with “rebel” son H D Kumaraswamy, JD(S) national president H D Deve Gowda today justified his son’s decision to lead 39 party MLAs out of the Congress-led coalition into the arms of the BJP in Karnataka.
- Why Rahul Did A Sonia (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 24, 2006)
Congress party plenary sessions have normally struck the high note.
- On The Brink (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 24, 2006)
Nepal’s King Gyanendra has opted for an open and violent confrontation with democratic forces in his country. The King has responded in an extremely heavy-handed manner to rallies organised by the seven-party opposition alliance last week.
- India Is Seriously Sick (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jan 24, 2006)
Finance minister P. Chidambaram began his budgetary peroration last year with a quote from the Tamil saint poet, Tiruvalluvar: “Health, wealth, produce, the happiness that is the result, and security.
- I Prefer To Listen: Rahul Gandhi (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 24, 2006)
Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed his disinclination at being pushed into taking up a greater political role in the Congress. He said he preferred to spend more time "listening [to] and understanding" the ranks. Responding to repeated . . .
- Sonia, Gowda To Meet In Patch-Up Attempt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Four days to go : Deve Gowda openly supports Kumaraswamy’s action. * Gowda remains mum on son’s decision to align with BJP. * Gowda still says he is ready to meet Sonia. * Says he will tell her who tried to destabilise Dharam govt. * Kumaraswamy meets fa
- "Fight Left In Kerala, West Bengal Elections" (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 24, 2006)
Sonia sees no contradiction in taking on parties that support the UPA at the Centre
National challenges demand cooperation. But State-level issues are different.
`Running coalition did not mean abdication of party-building'
- Make Minorities Partners: Congress (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 24, 2006)
`Ponder the role of the private sector in affirmative action programmes'
Congress the only hope for minorities and backward classes
Use legislative and administrative support
No direct mention of reservation
- Threat To Quit Safta (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jan 24, 2006)
There are some troubling indications that Islamabad may be contemplating pulling out of the South Asia Free Trade Area (Safta). That would be very unfortunate from Pakistan’s perspective. It would do little damage to India, but it would be a
- Bush’S White House: Trapped In A Cocoon (Dawn, Kurt Jacobsen and Sayeed Hasan Khan, Jan 24, 2006)
'Desperate' is not a word found in the White House vocabulary even though one may be forgiven for detecting that George W. Bush and his handlers have acted ever more desperately through the last dismaying year.
- Gowda, Kumaraswamy Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Solution to the Karnataka political crisis may be round the corner
- "We Will Form Government" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
We have sufficient strength to topple Congress Government and form a new one: BJP MLA
- Congress' Hypocrisy Exposed: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday attacked the Congress for its "Mission Help Quattrocchi" and "display of hypocrisy, sycophancy and duplicity" at its plenary in Hyderabad.
- A Meeting Shrouded In Secrecy (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Jan 24, 2006)
Kumaraswamy terms it a `courtesy call'
- We Have Stopped Working For The People: Rahul (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi is not convinced with the diagnosis that the emergence of parties, which practised caste or religion-based politics, eroded the Congress base in the north.
- I Expect Dharam Singh To Resign Today, Says Yediyurappa (Hindu, Alladi Jayasri , Jan 24, 2006)
BJP leader unfazed by the fast-changing political drama in the State
Agriculture, irrigation and rural development to get top priority
BJP-JD(S) to come out with a new Common Minimum Programme
BJP to be an ideal coalition partner
- Communist History (Hindu, B. R. P. Bhaskar, Jan 24, 2006)
In 2002 the Communist Party of India (Marxist) set up a commission with six of its stalwarts as members to prepare a history of the Indian communist movement to help familiarise the new generation with its traditions.
- Chidambaram Offers Funds For A.P. Irrigation Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Centre to make efforts to help the State fill the financial gap
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has offered help to Andhra Pradesh to fill the financial gap encountered by the State Government in implementing its ambitious programme . . .
- Cong On A Roll, Says Poll (Hindustan Times, Sanjay Kumar, Jan 24, 2006)
Just imagine this. Sonia Gandhi returns from Hyderabad and asks Manmohan Singh to recommend the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
- Congress To Make India A Superpower (Hindustan Times, Liz Mathew, Jan 24, 2006)
The Congress on Monday ended its first delegates conference since coming to power about two years ago, with a pledge to rebuild itself in the country's vast and populous northern region where it once held sway.
- Congress Upbeat On ‘New India’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed confidence that the party was on the verge of creating a “new India”, while party president Sonia Gandhi called upon the members to adopt a new morality, abjuring money and muscle power.
- Congress On Its Knees, Mom Watching, The Son Says Wait, I Am Learning (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jan 24, 2006)
Don’t wait for The Son, work hard. That’s the message Congressmen and women, who went down on their knees to get Rahul Gandhi turn their tide, took home from the 82nd session of the AICC today.
- Gowda Backs Son's Acts Saying It Was To Save Jd-S (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Dealing a major blow to Congress' efforts to save its coalition government in Karnataka, JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda today backed the acts of his rebellious son H D Kumaraswamy which brought the Dharam Singh ministry to near collapse even as Gowda . . .
- Rahul Gandhi Says Not Ready For Promotion (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 24, 2006)
Rahul Gandhi, the new star of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty and son of the ruling Congress party chief, rejected on Monday calls to shoulder more responsibility, saying he was not yet ready.
- Congress Renews Pledge To Help Poor (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 24, 2006)
The ruling Congress party on Monday renewed a vow to bring prosperity to millions of desperately poor in the world's largest democracy but did not reveal how it would fund its ambitious pledge.
- An Axis Of Allied Forces (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
For almost three-quarters of our nearly 60-year-old political history, the Congress has led the Union government without any associate parties.
- Pm Vows 7-8 Percent Growth Rate (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vowed on Monday to sustain a 7-8 percent growth rate for the country's booming economy.
- We Share Destiny With Pakistan: Manmohan (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 24, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday the well-being of Pakistan and all other neighbours was in India’s interests, but declared his government’s determination to defeat terrorism with all the forces at its command.
- Win Back The North: Sonia Sets The Tone For Heartland Battle (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Jan 24, 2006)
The Congress's yearning for its lost heartland came to the fore in Sonia Gandhi's speech to the party plenary on Monday in which she made a forceful call for "a long and fierce war" to recover ground lost to Mandalite parties in north India.
- Volcker Panel Seeks Help (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Justice Mr RS Pathak inquiry authority today issued a public notice seeking assistance from all persons having knowledge of facts and circumstances relating to Volcker committee report naming former external affairs minister Mr Natwar Singh and . . .
- Congress & Gandhis (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The sighting of Rahul Gandhi as a “beacon of hope” at the AICC conclave has to be viewed in context.
- Coalition Dharma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 24, 2006)
Onus as much on UPA allies as on Congress
The Congress party’s call to its partners in the ruling United Progressive Alliance at the Centre that the responsibility for the success of the Manmohan Singh government rests as much on them as . . .
- Amar Singh Moves Sc Against Telephone Tapping (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, has moved a fresh petition in the Supreme Court on the phone tapping issue by including four private operators apart from Reliance Infocomm as parties, while persisting with the blame against Congress President . . .
- ‘Help Quattrocchi Mission’ Under Sonia: Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The BJP today charged the UPA government with scripting the "help Quattrocchi mission" under the directions of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
- Gowda Takes U-Turn, Backs Son (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 24, 2006)
It seems to be curtains for the Congress in Karnataka with a former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) President, Mr H.D. Deve Gowda, doing a classic turnaround and blessing his son’s rebellion after a meeting with him here today.
- Cong Committed To 33 Pc Quota For Women In Parliament: Pm (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Jan 24, 2006)
The Congress party has once again committed to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures.
- Sonia Exhorts Workers To Improve Congress Image (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 24, 2006)
Listing out the various challenges ahead, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today enumerated the tasks which she expected the workers to undertake to revive the party and improve its image, particularly in North India.
- Dynasty Takes Centre Stage In Rajiv Nagar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
"The lifestyle of many of our associates is lavish. I find it painful to watch the way marriages and birthdays are celebrated.
- The Revolution And Its Children (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Given the political insouciance of Nepal’s political leaders, Jyoti Malhotra wonders if there is anything they could learn from India’s example
- Velvet Fades In Nepal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The shout was high-decibel, the words unmistakable. And it echoed around the wood-carved towers in Basantapur’s Durbar Square in the heart of Kathmandu.
- Rahul Wants Larger Role For Young Leaders (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 24, 2006)
The Congress today witnessed the emergence of a new leader with the arrival of Rahul Gandhi on the political centre stage.
- Cong (I) To Work For Single Party Rule: Sonia (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
In a subtle message towards working for a single-party rule, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today told partymen that coalition does not mean abdication of party-building but admitted that there was "no magic wand" to revive the party in North India,
- We Have Brought Peace To Kashmir: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the UPA Government had brought peace and security to the North-Eastern region, Jammu and Kashmir and other troubled regions, adding that he would try to go into the root causes of Naxalism in many parts of the....
- Five Days To Go (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Governor reportedly briefs president about political developments
- Save Govt, Congmen Tell High Command (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Mr Kumaraswamy, camping in Goa, told Deccan Herald on telephone that he and his faction would be seeking the blessings of his father before going ahead with their next move.
- Cong Reminds Allies Of The Lakshmanrekha (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
In the backdrop of the complaints from several coalition partners that the Congress was sidetracking them in the running of the UPA government,
- A Ruler’S Dharam Is To Sacrifice: Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A choked-by-emotions H D Deve Gowda lamenting the ebbing values of selflessness and renunciation in the political system and a Dharam Singh raving about Gowda and son–Public Works...
- In Defence Of Sanjay Joshi (Indian Express, Sanjay Joshi, Jan 23, 2006)
Setting the record straight, the front page of the January 19 issue prominently reports an interview with RSS strongman Mohan Bhagwat entitled “RSS has full faith in Sanjay Joshi”.
- Cong Asks Pak To Dismantle Terrorist Infrastructure (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress today asked Islamabad to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure completely to fulfil the solemn commitment given by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in January 2004 that he would not allow his...
- Salaried Class To Be Exempted From It Returns (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the salaried class would be exempted from the need for ‘‘actual filing of Income Tax return" and the Government had put on hold the decision to cut food subsidy by over Rs 4,000 crore.
- Congress Seeks To Pressure Pakistan On Militants (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress party said on Sunday it was committed to making peace with the country's arch rival Pakistan and urged the government to pressure Islamabad to curb anti-Indian Islamist militants.
- Sog Men Worked For Harkat, Bank Officials For Lashkar (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jan 23, 2006)
Days after Police unearthed the "coalition of terror" involving two councilors of the PDP and Congress parties in Srinagar, a deadlier Police-militant nexus has surfaced in Shopian area of south Kashmir.
- Elite J-K Cop Unit Nabs Its Own For Militant Links (Indian Express, MAJID JAHANGIR, Jan 23, 2006)
Sending a wake-up call to security forces in the Valley, the Special Operations Group (SOG), the elite counter insurgency unit of the J&K Police, have arrested two of their own members for links with Pakistani militants.
- Social Concerns, Fiscal Prudence To Guide Budget: Chidambaram (Business Line, CORPORATE BUREAU, Jan 23, 2006)
SOUNDING upbeat on the economic growth rates achieved and the boom in investments, the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram,
- Playing It Safe — Lessons From China's Reserves Management (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 23, 2006)
BEIJING'S State Administration of Foreign Exchange recently issued a statement that almost set the Potomac on fire.
- Don’T Cross Your Limits, Cong Warns Left, Upa Partners (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jan 23, 2006)
AICC Will aggressively confront and fight the Left in Kerala, Bengal and Tripura, says party
- Sonia Gandhi Inspects Dais In Dead Of Night (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
All-India Congress Committee president Sonia Gandhi inspected the seating arrangement on the dais in the wee hours of Sunday.
- Only With Force (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2006)
The army in control of a curfew-bound city and its empty streets evoke images from a battle.
- Congress Rejects Deadline On Telangana Issue (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress today firmly rejected the two-month deadline set by its alliance partner the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on the Telangana issue.
- Embodiment Of Bravery, Patriotism (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, Jan 23, 2006)
Born on January 23, 1897, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose would have been 109 years of age now.
- Family Business (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 23, 2006)
What is common to the Congress, the Shiv Sena, the DMK, the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Samajwadi Party? Answer:
- Self-Respect -- Key To Economic Growth (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 23, 2006)
Mainstream economists hold that the provision of basic facilities like roads and capabilities like education and health to the people would lead to higher economic growth rates.
- Congress Seeks To Return To Power At The Centre On Its Own (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 23, 2006)
Persistent demands for a "greater organisational role" for Rahul Gandhi
- "Reforms Will Not Impede Social Agenda" (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 23, 2006)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram predicts a buoyant economy
- 26 Killed As Rebels, Troops Clash In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
New rebel violence killed at least 26 persons in Nepal on Sunday, while political parties continued to defy a Government crackdown on protests against King Gyanendra's direct rule over the Himalayan kingdom
- Respect Coalition Dharma: Congress (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress today reiterated its commitment to the coalition politics but, at the same time, sent out a strong message to its allies that they should not go beyond constructive criticism as they also have a responsibility to keep an alliance intact.
- Gowda To Meet Sonia On January 25 (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Jan 23, 2006)
A last-ditch effort to save the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) Government in Karnataka will possibly come on January 25, when Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda..
- Gowda Writes To Sonia, Sets Conditions (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 23, 2006)
The scene at former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) National President H.D. Deve Gowda’s house speaks aptly of the political drama being enacted in Karnataka. Gowda may be seen pouting at the betrayal by his son H.D. Kumaraswamy but the mood...
- No Major Changes In Economic Policy (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 23, 2006)
Hemmed in by the Left parties and its own commitment to the “garib and aam admi”, the Congress party’s economic resolution today...
- Congress High Command Hears Karnataka Leaders' Views (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Taking time off from the deliberations at the Congress' 82nd plenary session on Sunday, the high command heard the views of senior party leaders from Karnataka, where its coalition Government is facing a threat.
- It’S The Italian Blood That Mattered, Says Sushma (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jan 23, 2006)
Raking up the issue of Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origin, senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said her party’s opposition to the Congress president becoming ...
- Fast Breeding Confusion (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 23, 2006)
There is persistent misunderstanding about India-US relations today.
- ‘Terror On The Wane’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress party visualizes a resurgent Asia and a world without want but has resolved to fight global terrorism which continues to haunt and threaten global peace. However, it believes that finally the tide has begun to turn against terrorism.
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