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Articles 9921 through 10020 of 16899:
- Phone Tapping: Mulayam Orders Probe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Says Central statement is a cover-up
Even as the Centre declared on Saturday that the Amar Singh phone tapping issue was a "sting operation for monetary gains in which no political party or political personality nor the Delhi Government, . . . .
- Super Cop Policing The Universe (The Economic Times, Raghu Dayal , Jan 16, 2006)
The more the things change, the more they remain the same. The US hegemony in a unipolar world continues to enshrine a vision of an American century, its self-styled supremacy, contemplated by post-World War II America.
- Sonia, Rahul Elected Aicc Members From Uttar Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi have been elected AICC members from Uttar Pradesh. The list, cleared by Ms. Gandhi, was issued at the Congress headquarters here.
- No Move To Woo Karunakaran, Says Moily (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
But Antony, Ramesh Chennithala, Vayalar Ravi put out feelers to Karunakaran
- Us Diplomat To Visit South Asia (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
A senior US diplomat travels to South Asia next week for talks aimed at firming a civilian nuclear deal with India, setting Pakistan on the road to democracy, and halting rising violence in Sri Lanka.
- Iran Nuclear Impasse Could Hurt Us-India Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
A landmark US-India nuclear cooperation deal could be hampered by India’s reluctance to refer Iran’s nuclear programme to the UN Security Council and open enough of its own atomic facilities to inspection, US officials and experts said on Friday.
- Us-India Nuclear Deal Still Has Long Way To Go (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 15, 2006)
The US-India nuclear cooperation agreement in July 2005 had been signed in a hurry without working out the details and was unlikely to be finalised any time soon, a noted defence and strategy expert told a meeting on Friday.
- On The Tail Of A Fiery Insurrectionist (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
The book competently explores M N Roy’s efforts to strengthen the progressive elements of the Indian National Congress during the thirties and the forties.
- When Netas Play I-Spy (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 15, 2006)
The “influential” persons behind the tapping were paying the detective Rs 5 lakh a week and already Rs 50 lakh has been paid for the patently “illegal service”.
- In Police Net: Pdp Man Behind Suicide Attack Bid On Mufti (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jan 15, 2006)
The Jammu & Kashmir police today arrested a municipal councillor, who masterminded suicide attacks in Srinagar, and is still looking for a Congress politician.
- Naxals, Ultras May Target Aicc Plenary (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
With the date of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) plenary session nearing, extremists and terrorists are planning to strike at the meet in order to attract international attention.
- 'Ap Has Not Held Back Relief To State’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
The Andhra Pradesh government has paid Rs 37.4 crore to Karnataka so far as compensation to families affected by the Jurala irrigation project. A sum of Rs 20 crore was held up as the Karnataka government did not file the utilisation certificates . . .
- Bofors Returns (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
And exposes all our politicians
The return of the Bofors deal to the front page must force the Indian political establishment, not just the ruling Congress party, to turn the spotlight on itself.
- Can Kj Rao Do A Bihar In Bengal? (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jan 15, 2006)
Ask a man on the streets of Bihar who is their hero number one, and pat will come the reply: K J Rao, Election Commission’s advisor in the October-November elections in the state.
- Reservations Must In Private Sector (Tribune, Karam Singh, Jan 15, 2006)
It is said that only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. Extreme hope always takes birth from extreme miseries and back-breaking difficulties. Dr B.R. Ambedkar, one of the architects of the Constitution of India, belonged to a very poor section . . .
- Centre Says Tapping Of Singh's Phone A Sting Operation (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Ruling out the involvment of any political party or personality in the tapping of Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's telephone, the Centre today said it was a sting operation organised by a private party for monetary and other gains.
- Gun With The Wind (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2006)
Progress on Bofors is more frozen than Mr Q’s money. Hope of resolving it has turned to cynicism
- "Hiccups In Coalition Will Be Sorted Out" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Two top leaders of the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) — Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh and Finance Minister P.G.R. Sindhia respectively
- Iran Nuclear Impasse Could Hurt U.S.-India Atomic Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jan 14, 2006)
A landmark U.S.-Indian nuclear cooperation deal could be hampered by India's reluctance to refer Iran's nuclear program to the U.N. Security Council and to open enough of its own atomic facilities to inspection, U.S. officials and experts said on Friday.
- Hindu Ideals (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Much of the Hinduness of BJP is derived from the concept of Hindutva of Veer Savarkar.
- Calculated Denial (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 14, 2006)
Mulayam too has limited options Vigorous denials by Mulayam Singh Yadav that he intends to withdraw support to the UPA government sound as if the threat is inspired by the Samajwadi Party itself.
- The Blood Of Innocents (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jan 14, 2006)
Piggeries occupied the part of Singapore where we used to live until a stroke of the executive pen banished pigs and pig farmers to another island to make way for a blissful estate of neat bungalows in their own gardens.
- Karna: No Threat To Government From Jd(s), Says Cm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Seeking to downplay the chill in relations with ruling coalition partner JD(S), Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh today asserted there was no threat to his government and that "hiccups" would be overcome.
- Gates Of Amu (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Aligarh Muslim University may be going through a transitional phase. Both the academic circuit in Aligarh and the ruling class in Delhi are upset with the Allahabad High Court order..
- While Congress Slept (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 14, 2006)
THE performance of US Congress during much of the Bush administration has been, to put it kindly, undistinguished.
- Rendition For Dawood Ibrahim? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jan 14, 2006)
Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. Why then, given New Delhi's obvious desire to ingratiate itself with Washington, can't the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government take a cue from the Bush
- Pm, Sajjad Lone Talks Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold talks with separatist leader and Peoples Conference chief Sajjad Ghani Lone here tomorrow, broadening the ambit of the ongoing peace process on Kashmir outside the Hurriyat Conference fold.
- Mla’S Driver Held For Militant Links (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
In a major success, Jammu Police and Special Operations Group (SOG), Jammu today arrested a Hizbul Mujahideen militant from New Plot, who was posted as an official driver with Darhal MLA and former Minister of State for Forests Puran Singh.
- Slogans As Ideas (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 14, 2006)
If people in the United States are being persuaded to learn Hindi it is only because there is eventually realisation that India is a country of ideas.
- Karnataka Heads For Mid-Term Poll (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 14, 2006)
THE year 2005 saw former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) President H.D. Deve Gowda ruling the roost in Karnataka.
- Pm's Invite To Lone Surprises Many (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s invitation for talks to Peoples Conference chief Sajjad Lone has come as a surprise to many within and outside Jammu and Kashmir and is being seen as a move to "cut down to size the moderate Hurriyat Conference", political
- Well-Oiled Diplomacy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 13, 2006)
The Petroleum Minister, Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, is in China this week and will need to use all his diplomatic skills to forge any meaningful tie-up between Indian and Chinese oil companies. India and China have emerged as two front-runners in the hunt....
- Of Bofors, Volcker And Tapegate (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
These three have many similarities: for one, they are all related to Congress.
- Congress Alleges Breach Of Protocol By Modi (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Jan 13, 2006)
Chief Minister's secretariat says protocol does not differentiate between senior, junior Ministers
Congress to complaint to Governor, PMO
No controversy, says Chief Minister's office
Modi flays Congress for spreading canards
- Venkaiah Naidu Calls For Fresh Assembly Elections In Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Says an open fight is on between Congress and Janata Dal (Secular)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded fresh elections to the Karnataka Assembly.
- Sp Not Withdrawing Support, Says Mishra (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jan 13, 2006)
The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday fielded one of its most respectable faces, socialist leader Janeshwar Mishra, to tone down its tirade against the Congress party in the phone tapping case and deny rumours of the party withdrawing its outside . . .
- Kerry Wants Fissile Material Cut-Off Included In Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
India has to join with U.S. in taking Teheran threat seriously'
Visiting American Senator John Kerry has said it is worth looking at a cap on the production of fissile material by India as part of implementing the July 18, 2005 civilian nuclear . . .
- Prospect Of Early Elections Irks Legislators Of All Parties (Hindu, T.S. Ranganna , Jan 13, 2006)
Some of them want their leaders to explore ways of forming a new coalition
few MLAs feel they have not been able to do justice to their constituencies
BJP group in favour of aligning with Janata Dal (S)
- Demilitarisation And Autonomy In J&k (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Jan 13, 2006)
India should insist that it will consider Gen Musharraf's proposal for "self-governance" in Jammu and Kashmir only if elected rulers in POK and the Northern Areas enjoy the same powers and autonomy as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Us Senator Kerry Sees 'Enormous Benefits' In Indo-Us Nuclear Agreement (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Implementation of the Indo-US deal on civilian nuclear cooperation will mean grant of nuclear power status to India, influential American Senator and former Democrat presidential candidate John Kerry said as he voiced support for the agreement.
- Farm Ills: Globalisation Not To Blame (Business Line, G. Chandrashekhar, Jan 13, 2006)
The Union Science and Technology Minister, Mr Kapil Sibal, is rather upset that Indian farmers are unable to obtain remunerative prices for their exports. He is convinced that globalisation, as practised under the WTO, is the reason for depressed . . .
- Nuclear Deal: Much Ado For Marginal Gain (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 13, 2006)
There are enough straws in the wind pointing to the so-called nuclear deal signed by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the US President, Mr George W. Bush, turning out to be an albatross round India's neck.
- Phone-Tapping: Party Vp Slams Brakes On Amar’S Sonia Tirade (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
In a public snub to Samajwadi Party general secretary and MP Amar Singh, a senior party colleague has said that Singh should not have dragged Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh into the phone tapping case . . .
- Sp Not To Withdraw Support To Upa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
The Samajwadi Party on Thursday ruled out withdrawing support to the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre saying it wanted Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to direct their party leaders not to “cross the limits.”
- ‘Indo-Us Nuke Deal Beneficial’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Backing the Indo-US nuclear deal, influential opposition Democratic Party Senator John Kerry on Thursday said the agreement would have “enormous benefits” for the two countries besides having impact globally.
- Amend The Act (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Phone tapping for political reasons should not be allowed
- Wanted: A Nitish In West Bengal (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Jan 13, 2006)
Mamata Banerjee may be whimsical but she is not stupid. So, why is the Trinamool Congress leader pursuing the mirage of a Mahajot in West Bengal?
- Demolition Drives: Dramas Of The State? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 13, 2006)
To each his own An American, a Russian, a Chinese and an Israeli are standing at a street corner when they are approached by a pollster. “Excuse me, what is your opinion of the meat shortage?” asks the pollster. The American says, “What’s a shortage?
- Bribing The Legislators (Tribune, Anne Applebaum, Jan 13, 2006)
Scandal followed scandal. Gaffe piled on gaffe. The ruling party, utterly invincible in the last election, overnight became the symbol of incompetence and corruption. Carefully launched plans and programs fell flat. Legislators were caught taking....
- Bofors Booms, Left And Right (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
The Bofors demon returned to haunt the Congress today with the Left as well as the BJP asking the Centre to explain why it told British authorities that the gun kickbacks could not be linked to Ottavio Quattrocchi’s bank accounts
- Kerry Cautiously Backs India-Us Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jan 13, 2006)
United States Senator and leading Democrat John Kerry gave cautious backing on Thursday to a controversial deal granting India access to civilian nuclear technology.
- Saudi King As R-Day Guest (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jan 13, 2006)
New Delhi's decision to invite King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to be the guest of honour at India’s Republic Day celebrations is not off the cuff but a considered one. In the past, that country has been a source of irritation, . . .
- Not The Answer (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 13, 2006)
Wrong Marxist approach to Maoists
That the CPI-M is given to speaking in more than one voice is par for the course.
- Pro-India Kerry Backs Nuke Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
The defeated US presidential candidate and Democrat senator, Mr John Kerry backed the India-US civilian nuclear energy deal “in principle”, but also pointed out that this agreement had larger implications,
- Choosing Friends Carefully (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 13, 2006)
With the Communist Party of India opposing the entry of the Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) into the Left Democratic Front, the breakaway Congress group will have to face the possibility of being forced to float a third front in Kerala's . . .
- Congress' Challenge In Hyderabad (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 13, 2006)
At its plenary, the AICC will have to strike a balance between the pressure to expand and strengthen its pan-India presence and the sensitivities of its alliance partners.
- Fraud Shouldn’T Taint Our View Of Science (Indian Express, BETTYANN HOLTZMANN KEVLES, Jan 13, 2006)
Seldom in our history have fame, fortune or a heady mix of the two tempted so many people into committing fraud.
- Just A Ploy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 13, 2006)
Illegal migration of people is not a problem unique to India. But the way politicians exploit the issue before every election in Assam has a sinister ring to it. It is not that they offer any new ideas about how to solve the problem. All they want to do i
- Of Faith And Distrust (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jan 13, 2006)
The winter vacation on Capitol Hill is the moment for senators and congressmen to familiarize themselves with a world outside the Beltway and their constituencies.
- 14-Point Scheme For Farm Sector Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Free power for farm connections of four hectares
The United Democratic Front (UDF) sub-committee on Agriculture, headed by Revenue and Law Minister K.M. Mani, has proposed a 14-point programme for the farm sector, including extension of free power . . .
- Call For Joint Effort To Seek Funds For Rail Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan has asked the MPs from the State to exert pressure on the Union Government and the Railway Ministry to get more funds for the development of Railways in the State.
- A New Mumbai, Still Born (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Jan 12, 2006)
MR Wadhwa lives in a little city of joy—Ulhasnagar—a young 13.5 sq kms township. ‘‘It was a jungle, chori day and night, no place to stay,’’ the 80-year-old garment trader recalls a time in 1948 when he left Pakistan forever, making his way . . .
- "Cbi Has No Evidence To Link Quattrocchi Funds With Bofors" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
"Crown Prosecution Service in Britain informed"
The two frozen bank accounts with BSIAG Bank, London, have three million euros and $1 million
TV channel claims the CBI Director (Prosecution) has recommended against appealing a May 2005 order . . .
- Dialogue Process: "Congress Will Play Constructive Role" (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 12, 2006)
Prof. Soz for strengthening the Congress-PDP coalition in the State
Maintaining that the Congress and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) were "natural allies" in Jammu and Kashmir, senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz said on Wednesday that . . .
- "Decision On Food Subsidy After Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Not owing to "compulsions" of coalition politics, says Chidambaram
The decision, if implemented, would have cut the food subsidy by about Rs. 4,524 crores in a full year
Any tinkering on oil sector subsidies may be good for the companies but bad . . .
- Justice Will Be Done, Sonia Tells Tribals (Hindu, PRAFULLA DAS, Jan 12, 2006)
Pays tributes at the site where tribals killed in police firing were cremated
Says the law and order situation needs to be looked into
Centre to pay ex-gratia of Rs. 5 lakh each to the bereaved families
- Status Quo Instincts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 12, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi has made bare minimum changes in the AICC
There weren’t many surprises in Sonia Gandhi’s latest revamp of the Congress organisational set-up at the highest level. The revamped working committee and the team of AICC . . .
- Convoluted Legacy Of The Bulldozer (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 12, 2006)
After Ariel Sharon was hospitalized a week ago following a massive stroke, there were some, particularly among Palestinians, who lost little time in dancing on his grave. From a distance, the celebrations were more than a little callous.
- India’S Communist Parties Get Ready To Protest George Bush’S Visit Next Month (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Jan 12, 2006)
The Left parties of India - the communists and socialists whose support is needed for the current Congress Led UPA coalition Government to survive is getting ready to show biggest protest in their history as US President George Bush visits India . . .
- Daughter Visits Nalini, Murugan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
It was an emotional family reunion for the couple, Nalini and Murugan, who were serving detention in the Central Prison here in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, when their only daughter visited them last week, after a gap of nearly nine years.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Ramdev versus Reds, Jan 12, 2006)
The front-page article in the issue dates January 15 is devoted to the controversy raised by CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat over the Ayurvedic medicines produced by Swami Ramdev’s Divya Yoga pharmacy.
- Us Senator Kerry Meets Manmohan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
US Senator and former Democrat presidential candidate John Kerry met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday and the two leaders are understood to have discussed the ongoing bilateral talks on civilian nuclear cooperation among various . . .
- U.S. Senator Meets Manmohan Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
United States Senator and former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday and held discussions with him on various issues.
- Of Tapped Phones And Pravasi Lectures (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 12, 2006)
The tapping of the phone of Samajwadi Party General Secretary, Mr Amar Singh, which met a surprising mine-too chorus from non-UPA politicians, and the NRI jamboree in Hyderabad were the two highlights of last week.
- Telangana Not On Aicc Plenary Agenda, Says Keshava Rao (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 12, 2006)
'Any reference to region to be confined to developmental issues'
No change in Congress' stand, says APCC chief
UPA sub-committee awaiting consensus on issue
Plenary to discuss balanced development of all regions
- Sting Operations: Correcting The Polity? (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, Jan 12, 2006)
What a turbulent winter session of Parliament that we witnessed! Series of events like the drama over the Volcker Committee Report and the exit of Natwar Singh, the daily walkouts over the NDA's ridiculous demand for the resignation of Sonia Gandhi, . . .
- Choose And Chop (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 12, 2006)
Mrs G backtracks on inner-party democracy
It is an index of the bankruptcy and cringing cronyism that now plagues the party that brought the country freedom that a non-entity’s exclusion from the highest policy-making body should become a matter . . .
- Food For Thought (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 12, 2006)
The Central Government's decision to place on hold the raising of foodgrain prices under the public distribution system (PDS) is welcome, but not enough
- P. C. Thomas Defends Severing Ties With Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
P. C. Thomas, MP, on Wednesday said that he and his colleagues in the Indian Federal Democratic Party (IFDP) had decided to leave the NDA, dissolve the party and merge with the Kerala Congress (Joseph) when they sensed that the BJP would adopt . . .
- Rollback Upa? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 12, 2006)
The government has shown it is reform-proof
The government is fond of proclaiming its reformist credentials from every conceivable forum.
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