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Articles 9821 through 9920 of 16899:
- Plantation Blues (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 19, 2006)
Margaret Mitchell may have got it wrong when she wrote in the prologue to her bestselling 1936 novel that “There was a land called the ‘Old South’.
- The Illusive Us Arms Bazaar (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jan 19, 2006)
Two roadblocks await the forward move in the Indo-US bilateral relations early in 2006.
- Karnataka: Dharam Singh Seeks Time Till Jan 31 To Prove Majority (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh tonight sought time till January 31 from Governor T N Chaturvedi to prove his majority on the floor of the state assembly, official sources said.
- Karnataka: 'Cong Has Treated Jds Badly' Says Deputy Cm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Accusing the Congress of treating his party "badly" in the coalition arrangement and encouraging "anti-JDS forces", Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and senior JDS leader M P Prakash today said efforts were on to find an amicable settlement.
- No Political Interference In Quattrocchi Case, Says Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Brushing aside opposition charge, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted that there was no political interference in the defreezing of London bank accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Bofors scam.
- Karnataka: Cong Banking On Deve Gowda's Letter To Governor (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Stunned over the sudden political developments in Karnataka which brought the party-led coalition on the brink, Congress today sought to draw consolation from JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda's letter to the Governor and hoped that he . . .
- Karnataka: No Problem To Coalition Govt, Claims Dharam Singh (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh tonight sought to put up a brave face by asserting the Congress-JD(S) coalition government headed by him faced no problem.
- Upa Has No Role In Q Accounts Row: Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Brushing aside Opposition charge, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asserted that there was no political interference in the defreezing of London bank accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi.
- U.S. Upbeat On India Nuclear Deal Despite Problems (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The United States is confident of reaching a deal with India on nuclear cooperation even though differences remain over plans to separate India's civil and military programmes, a top U.S. official said on Wednesday.
- Deve Gowda's Party Splits, Karnataka Govt May Go (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The 20-month-old Congress-led coalition in Karnataka disintegrated on Wednesday after a breakaway group of key ally JD (S), led by state party working president HD Kumaraswamy, forged an alliance with the BJP for the formation of a new government.
- Karnataka Rift Widens, Bjp Sends Venkaiah To Explore (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 18, 2006)
With political temperatures soaring in Karnataka after the return of H D Deve Gowda from New Delhi today, the BJP asked M Venkaiah Naidu to rush to the state and be available for “consultation and guidance”.
- Bullet-Proof ‘Monks’ (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jan 18, 2006)
Even by Jammu and Kashmir standards, this is an alarming turn in the battle against militancy. For the first time in 15 years, investigations into fidayeen attacks in the state are increasingly pointing at the involvement of elected representatives . . .
- Congress Plenary To Deliberate On Cmp, Disinvestments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
It is said the two issues need focus in view of Centre's problems
- Gang Wars (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jan 18, 2006)
Is history repeating itself as farce? In 1975 Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency.
- Kashmir Violence Claims Seven Lives (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Suspected militants shot dead two members of a pro-India communist party in occupied Kashmir, while Indian troops killed five militants in two separate gunbattles, police and the army said on Tuesday.
- Bhardwaj Must Go (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 18, 2006)
A good scapegoat, the cynical saying goes, is almost as good as the solution to the problem. Exposed for the brazen conspiracy to facilitate the defreezing of the bank accounts of Bofors accused Ottavio Quattrocchi, the Central Government has laid . . .
- A Dangerous Incoherence At The Core (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 18, 2006)
Even after 20 months in office, the ruling dispensation at the Centre is yet to acquire any kind of political coherence. There is a lack of political synergy between the Congress party and the Government.
- Parliament And A Tale Of Two Scandals (Hindu, Era Sezhiyan, Jan 18, 2006)
There is a wrong impression that Speaker Somnath Chatterjee is heading for a confrontation with the judiciary over the expulsion of MPs. In such cases, Parliament is the sole authority under Article 105 of the Constitution and the Supreme Court . . .
- Centre’S Bureau (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2006)
If Abu Salem had a political godfather, CBI would have argued he should stay in Lisbon
- Janata Dal (Secular), Bjp Moving Towards Coalition? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
H.D. Kumaraswamy meets MLAs; State BJP leaders in Delhi
Janata Dal (S) is for heading an alternative coalition with Kumaraswamy as Chief Minister, say sources
He is stated to enjoy the loyalty of a majority of JD(S) MLAs
- U.K. Awaiting Fresh Request (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 18, 2006)
British authorities are awaiting a fresh request from the Government of India to "refreeze" the bank accounts of Ottavio Quattrocchi, Italian businessman accused of receiving kickbacks in the Bofors gun deal.
- Plenary To Deliberate On Cmp, Disinvestment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Congress session to include the crucial issues in AICC resolutions
Effort to be made to avoid controversy over disinvestments policy
Both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi arriving on January 20
- Congress Is Isolated, Says Pinarayi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The invitation to DIC(K) activists by KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala and former Chief Minister A. K. Antony to rejoin the Congress reflects the sense of defeat that has set in Congress circles, according to CPI(M) secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.
- Thiruvaiyaru A Paradise For Carnatic Musicians: Mridangam Maestro (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
159th aradhana of Sri Thyagaraja gets under way
"If there is a paradise on earth for Carnatic musicians, it is Thiruvaiyaru," said mridangam maestro Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman on Monday.
- Gun Fires Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 18, 2006)
Old soldiers, lore has it, fade away. But the controversy over the Bofors gun refuses to do that.
- Kumaraswamy Calls Party Mlas’Meeting (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The fate of N Dharam Singh government hangs in balance with some prominent JD (S) second-line leaders headed by its working president H D Kumaraswamy reportedly convening a meeting of the party legislators on Wednesday to decide on forming . . .
- Any Surprise? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 18, 2006)
Is anybody surprised by the disclosure about a People's Democratic Party (PDP) corporator plotting the assassination of his leader Mufti Mohammad Sayeed?
- Administrators Likely For Five Zilla Panchayats (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The Government is planning to appoint administrators to zilla panchayats of Mandya, Mysore, Chickmaglur, Bellary and Gulbarga if the presidents and vice-presidents cannot be elected within the timeframe prescribed by the State Election Commission.
- Bjp Stages Demonstration (Hindu, Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, Jan 18, 2006)
Congress letting Ottavio Quattrocchi off the hook, says Arun Jaitley
- India's Factories Are Booming, But Not Enough (Reuters, Terry Friel, Jan 18, 2006)
India's booming manufacturing sector is a major engine of growth for one of the world's fastest growing economies, but still has to pick up dramatically to hit the country's 10 percent growth target and take on rival China.
- Cbi's Credibility A Casualty: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
"Find out where Quattrocchi funds are"
Rajnath expected to announce new office-bearers after January 20
Replacement for Sanjay Joshi not clear
- Wb: Mamata Turns Down Congress Condition Of Dumping Bjp (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Spurning the Congress offer of an electoral tie up with the party in the ensuing assembly election in West Bengal sans BJP, Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee today refused to dump the saffron party and asked Congress to decide . . .
- Nepal Parties Vow To Defy Protest Ban (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Nepal's main political parties said on Tuesday they would go ahead with an anti-King rally in Kathmandu despite a ban on protests by the royalist government.
- Quattrocchi's Accounts Have Been Defrozen, Cps Tells Cbi (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) of Britain has informed the CBI that the accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, having nearly Rs 210 million, have been defrozen.
- Govt Was Unaware Of Cbi Decision, Sonia Tells Yechury (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has told the Left Front that the government had no advance knowledge of the CBI decision to allow defreezing of Ottavio Quattrocchi’s London bank accounts.
- Air-Lift, Anyone? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 18, 2006)
So you thought that public sector undertakings, given that they come under the government, would be more inclined to adhere to rules and regulations framed by their master? Perish the thought. An Indian flight, IC 165 from Delhi to Mumbai on Tuesday, ...
- Maha Farce (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2006)
The way pre-election politics is moving in West Bengal, two things are clear already. The conscientious and determined officer of the Election Commission will serve up a formidable challenge to the entrenched Left Front when the poll comes.
- Bofors Is Dead, Long Live Bofors (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 18, 2006)
Through an astonishing display of political maladroitness, the Congress government has managed to breathe new life into a dead scam.
- A Few Good Men (Indian Express, SUBHASH GATADE, Jan 18, 2006)
Remembering Hugh Thompson, who spoke up against the My Lai massacre
- What The Constitution Really Says (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
While I'm here in the opposite hemisphere, The Debate is going to be a little more free form. Today, we have a thought-provoking post from Guest Blogger Jason Scorse, a professor who decided to take a closer look at the document that provides the. . . . .
- Quattrocchi Willing To Be Questioned By Cbi (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi today maintained that there was no no proof linking him to the Bofors gun deal payoffs but expressed his willingness to be questioned by the CBI in Italy.
- Karat Offers To Mediate In State Coalition Crisis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The ongoing political crisis in Karnataka on Monday saw the mediation of CPM general secretary Prakash Karat who called on Janata Dal (Secular) supremo H D Deve Gowda....
- The Wheels Of History (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 17, 2006)
The wheels of history are turning in Jammu and Kashmir, excruciatingly slowly perhaps, but revolving nonetheless.
- A National Aptitude Test Is The Answer (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 17, 2006)
The Centre must fulfil its obligation of bringing in a law on professional courses.
- Pm Gifts Poll-Bound Assam Rs 6,000 Cr Investment (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The Prime Minister laid the foundation of a 500-MW thermal power project at Salakati in western Assam’s Kokrajhar district. The power plant will be commissioned by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
- Sonia Wants Law To Take Its Course, Says Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Neither she nor party interferes with the functioning of CBI or Ministry: spokesman
- And The Pm Says: We Don’T Order, Don’T Meddle (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
This is the text of the PM’s statement in Guwahati on the Quattrocchi row:
- Action On Quattrocchi Taken By Cbi, Says Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Under attack by the Opposition over defreezing of the bank accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in London, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said action in this regard was taken by the CBI, which also asserted that the . . .
- Sc: Maintain Status Quo On Quattrocchi Accounts (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The Supreme Court today directed the Government and CBI to take necessary steps to maintain status quo vis-a-vis bank accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattarocchi in London.
- Re-Freeze Accounts: Court (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jan 17, 2006)
Did Centre and CBI ask that accounts be de-freezed, asks Bench
- Manmohan: It Was Cbi's Decision (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 17, 2006)
BJP's protests on Bofors issue from today
Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party decided to take the Bofors issue to the streets, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said neither the freezing nor de-freezing of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi's . . .
- Law Officer Sent To London To Explain Legal Position, Says Cbi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Crown Prosecution requested clarifications on High Court judgments
CPS also wanted to know why Malaysian courts refused to extradite Quattrocchi
No question of Law Ministry, DoPT interfering with CBI jurisdiction
- I’M A Victim: Quattrocchi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Breaking his silence, Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi on Monday said that it would be in India’s interest to bring the case against him over Bofors payoffs to an end since the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has found no proof to link . . .
- Up: 'Phone-Tapping Charge On Sonia To Divert Public Attention' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The Congress today said Samajwadi Party was trying to drag the name of AICC President Sonia Gandhi into the phone-t apping controversy to divert public attention away from the SP-led government's failures with an eye on the approaching Uttar Pradesh . . .
- Uphill Task For Bjp President (Daily Excelsior, Deepayan, Jan 17, 2006)
Many Indians believe that when trouble comes it comes from all directions. That seems to be the case with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Cong Attempts To Lure Mamata Away From Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The Congress has sent a formal letter to the Trinamul Congress stating that it is willing to project its chief Mamata Banerjee as the Opposition chief ministerial candidate in the coming assembly elections in West Bengal, provided she parted ways . . .
- Let Saboteur Sings On Terror Designs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Police have arrested another key activist of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) at Almatti in Bagalkot district and seized explosives and incriminating documents from him....
- Ouster Of Mps: Sc Notice To Speaker (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Despite Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s assertion that the courts cannot intervene in the matter of expulsion of MPs, both the apex court and Delhi High Court have issued notice to him.
- Cbi Carries Bofors Can (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Agency owns up step leading to unfreezing of Q’s accounts
The Bofors scandal is living up to its history of mystery with the CBI today disclosing that the process which led to lifting the freeze on Ottavio Quattrocchi’s London accounts was started by it.
- Mini-Vietnam Syndrome (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 17, 2006)
Iran to gain as US plans Iraqi withdrawal
AS if by instinct, events are moving towards an era of inevitability in Iraq, the Bush administration having dramatically scaled down its bar for a “victory”.
- Telangana Issue: Trs Chief Hopeful Of Solution Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Chandrasekhar Rao asks people to be ready for a mass movement
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao has said the party would settle the Telangana issue with the Congress in the next two or three months, and . . .
- Bangarappa Foresees Mid-Term Elections To Assembly By April (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Samajwadi Party leader rules out alliance with other parties
`State Election Commission did not act on complaints'
Minorities, BCs, farmers neglected by Government: Bangarappa
Telephone tapping condemned
- Target Practice (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Jan 17, 2006)
The Maoists’ kindling of tribal discontent is likely to create more situations like the one in Kalinga Nagar, writes Sumanta Sen
- Reopen And Act (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 17, 2006)
There are many besides Sajjan Kumar
THE government seems to be living up to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s solemn promise made in Parliament sometime back that wherever the Nanavati Commission looking into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots . . .
- Police Brutality In Orissa (Times of India, Suhas Chakma, Jan 17, 2006)
The paddy fields and homestead lands of Kalinganagar of Orissa, where Tatas earmarked land for their steel plant, have become political playfields following the killing of 11 Adivasis on January 6. The state unit of Bharatiya Janata Party . . .
- Action On Quattrocchi Issue Taken By Cbi: Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday that the action of defreezing of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi's bank accounts was taken by the CBI in consultation with law officers and the Government had nothing to do with it.
- Quattrocchi Ready For Questioning By Cbi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi on Monday maintained that there was no proof linking him to the Bofors gun deal payoffs, but expressed his willingness to be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Italy.
- India To Hold Talks With Kashmiris (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
After talks between Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and People’s Conference chief Sajjad Ghani Lone on Kashmir dispute last week, Indian government leaders are likely to hold talks with other Kashmiri leaders.
- Perils Of Unchecked Power (Dawn, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Jan 17, 2006)
The recent controversy over warrantless national security telephone taps, coupled with Martin Luther King’s birthday, remind me of my time in the Department of Justice in the 1960s.
- A City To Be Proud Of (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 17, 2006)
The chief minister of Delhi has been in the throes of an intensive discussion with a cross-section of city professionals, trying to understand how to address the growing urban problems that face this city.
- Time For Thought? (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 17, 2006)
In 2006, the BJP should reflect deeply on what went wrong
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles Over Nature
- Unchecked Abuse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 16, 2006)
US Congress voted by an overwhelming margin last month to ban all US personnel from inflicting “cruel, inhuman or degrading” treatment on any prisoner held anywhere by the United States.
- Cbi To Reopen Cases Against Sajjan Kumar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
In a significant development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved the trial court here to reopen the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases against Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, seeking original documents of the cases, which were closed without even . . .
- Tribal Politics (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 16, 2006)
Congress smells opportunity in Orissa
While Navin Patnaik’s track record as chief minister had been far from impressive, he has managed to remain afloat owing to lack of effective opposition.
- No Increase In Taxation Level (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 16, 2006)
The two major political parties hold opposite views on the appropriate level of taxation of the economy.
- The Rise Of The Yadavs (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 16, 2006)
The Yadav community with its ownership of Krishna has the potential to spearhead a new political movement.
- Telangana Put On Cong Back-Burner? (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Jan 16, 2006)
There are any number of signs that the Congress has put the issue of statehood for Telangana on the back-burner. Not the least is the fact that the issue does not form part of the agenda of the crucial forthcoming 82nd plenary session...
- Glued To The Coalition (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Jan 16, 2006)
The AICC session to be held in Hyderabad later in the week assumes added significance since for the first time the party, since coming to power and under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi, will
be devising a strategy to consolidate its coalition mantra.
- Kerry Signals Change Needed For Pakistan Nuclear Deal (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Jan 16, 2006)
U.S. Senator and leading Democrat John Kerry said on Saturday that Pakistan ought eventually to have the same access as rival India to civilian nuclear technology, but indicated changes were needed first.
- Delhi Under Pressure To Bar Entry Of French Warship (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
The Indian government on Sunday came under increasing pressure to stop a decommissioned French warship from heading to an Indian ship breaking yard, as powerful trade unions joined environment groups demanding the ship’s return to France.
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