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Articles 10621 through 10720 of 16899:
- Saran Meets Rice, Burns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
"India's programme must not be affected"
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Sonia, Dec 22, 2005)
The lead article on the front page by M.D. Nalapat sharply attacks the Manmohan Singh government’s alleged subservience towards Sonia Gandhi and claims that ‘‘the entire UPA is now pre-occupied with a single objective, saving the Leader from the stain of
- Step Into Future (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The re-election of Mr Omar Abdullah as president of the National Conference was never in doubt. It was expected to be a mere formality which it has turned out to be.
- J&k Already Enjoying Self-Governance: Baig (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Amid demands for "self-rule" in his State, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig today asserted that the State already enjoyed "self-governance" and that its quantum was a matter of discussion.
- Quota Bill Sails Through (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The Constitution (104 Amendment) Bill providing for reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in unaided private educational institutions sailed smoothly after the Lok Sabha debated it for more than five hours on Wednesday.
- Sack Questiongate Mps, Says Panel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The Lok Sabha panel that probed into the cash-for-questions scandal recommended on Wednesday sacking of the 10 accused MPs, even as some other members sought a probe into the motives behind the stunning media expose.
- India Defends Nuclear Deal With U.S. (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Dec 22, 2005)
India on Wednesday defended a controversial new civilian nuclear cooperation deal with the United States and rejected demands by American critics that New Delhi accept curbs on its atomic weapons program.
- ‘N-Separation Should Not Affect Indo-Us Strategic Programme’ (Indian Express, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
India and theUS today began talks here on the bilateral nuclear deal with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran asserting the separation of civilian and military sites should not affect New Delhi’s strategic programme.
- Us Congressmen Oppose N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Two US lawmakers have proposed a resolution expressing congressional disapproval for President George W Bush's "sweeping" nuclear agreement with India, one of the Congressmen said.
- Gandhi & Ambedkar-I (Statesman, SUBRATA MUKHERJEE, Dec 22, 2005)
With the establishment of the Indian National Congress in 1885, the social discourse which began with Raja Rammohan Roy in the 1820s slowly moved towards the political.
- Delhi Demolitions (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 22, 2005)
The wages of sin
It should make no sense. Huge amounts of money and effort expended to tear down what were raised by expending huge amounts of money and effort.
- Party Time In Mumbai And Hyderabad (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 21, 2005)
The recent sting operations only confirm the rot in the political arena, which can be traced directly to the crisis in the party system. The onus is on the BJP and the Congress to show the way for a re-vitalisation.
- Changes In Leh (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 21, 2005)
To protect women against cervical cancer, India would try a brand new foreign vaccine for which the manufacturer has filed the licensing agreement with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just 15 days ago.
On Tuesday, the manufacturer — pharma giant
- Civilian Nuclear Programme —India’S Game Plan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
India will outline how it can split its civilian and nuclear facilities at a meeting this week in Washington as part of its bid to win access to US civilian nuclear technology, a report said on Tuesday.
- More Indian Mps Caught In Tv Bribe Sting (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Seven more Indian MPs have been caught on television asking for cash, hot on the heels of a similar scandal involving parliamentarians earlier this month, Star News TV said on Tuesday.
- Indo-Us Talks On Nuclear Issue On Wednesday (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
India and the US are expected to spell out the steps taken by them on implementation of Civil Nuclear deal when Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and his American counterpart Nicholas Burns hold talks in Washington on Wednesday.
- Of Politicians Who Crack Mirrors (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 21, 2005)
Another sting operation reveals more of the seamy side of Indian politics. In the US, President Bush's ratings are at an all-time low. And it is perhaps through Harold Pinter's mirror that one can begin to understand how politicians operate with . . .
- The Cabinet Roulette (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 21, 2005)
The impending Cabinet reshuffle has set off speculation among mediapersons covering political beats and all eyes are on who will be the next External Affairs Minister.
- U.S. Congressmen Seek To Oppose India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 21, 2005)
Two U.S. lawmakers have proposed a resolution expressing congressional disapproval for President George W. Bush's sweeping nuclear agreement with India, one of the congressmen said on Tuesday.
- Cong Accuses Bjp Of Playing Partisan Politics On Reservation (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Congress today accused BJP of playing partisan politics on the Constitutional amendment bill providing reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in unaided private educational institutions and requested all parties to support . . .
- Bush And Iraq Elections (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 21, 2005)
The much-awaited Iraqi elections are over. The Iraqi administration and the Americans can take satisfaction from the fact that there was a large turnout in the Sunni majority provinces and that the insurgents lived up to the expectations created . . .
- Gogoi Okays Safe Passage For Ulfa Heads (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The Assam government is not going to oppose “safe passage” for leaders of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) when they come over to hold direct talks with the Centre in the near future.
- Far From Vietnam (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 21, 2005)
A disaster both at home and the world
President George W Bush’s internal policies as much as his conduct of foreign affairs get murkier still.
- Flawed System (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 21, 2005)
In Kuala Lumpur last week Prime Minister Manmohan Singh indicated that India would soon open its retail sector to foreign investment.
- Canada Urges India To Open Up Nuclear Reactor (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Canada urged India on Monday to allow nuclear inspectors access to a Canadian-supplied reactor where experts say the country produces a significant amount of its weapons-grade plutonium.
- 5 Mps Asked To Stay Away From House (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Somnath announces seven-member committee to probe latest sting operation
Matter referred to Ethics Committee in Rajya Sabha
It has impacted on dignity of Parliament: Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
MPs demand scrapping of Local Area Development Scheme
- Bjp For Fighting Wb Assembly Poll Projecting Mamata As Cm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The BJP in West Bengal today proposed fighting the coming assembly election in the state projecting Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee as Chief Ministerial candidate of the opposition alliance.
- Nuclear Deal And After (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Dec 21, 2005)
The think-tanks in Washington are divided right in the middle”, said Mr Stephen Cohen, the South Asia specialist at the Brookings Institution. Nothing unusual, I thought to myself.
- ‘Problems Should Not Defeat Me. I Should Defeat The Problems And Succeed’ (Indian Express, VARGHESE K. GEORGE, Dec 21, 2005)
From the imposition of President’s rule in Bihar, to the valiant sacrifices of India’s Manjunaths and Satyendra Dubeys, President A P J Abdul Kalam fielded questions as diverse as they were pointed at the India Empowered Conclave
- Cub Versus Tiger (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 21, 2005)
For long years, Raj Thackeray was the presumptive heir to the Shiv Sena throne. Bal Thackeray's nephew lived and breathed the Sena's street politics in a way his less demonstrative and more sophisticated son never could.
- Congress, Tdp Accused Of Wasting Time (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Opposition parties disappointed over painful end to session
Opposition succeeds in raising burning issues, says Naidu
CPI, CPI(M) lash out at Congress
Ministers came to House unprepared: BJP
- Canada Urges India To Open Up N-Reactor (Indian Express, Carol Giacomo, Dec 21, 2005)
Canada has urged India on Monday to allow nuclear inspectors access to a Canadian-supplied reactor, where experts say the country produces a significant amount of its weapons-grade plutonium.
- Bjp Bats For Mamata As Cm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The BJP in West Bengal today proposed fighting the Assembly elections in the state projecting Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee as Chief Ministerial candidate of the Opposition alliance.
- A Modi-Cum Of Strategy (Indian Express, VIRENDER KUMAR, Dec 21, 2005)
When Narendra Modi announced that he was going to campaign in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections recently, Mukul Wasnik, AICC general secretary in charge of Gujarat, declared that they had won half the battle.
- Mps Want Area Fund To Go, Cong Says No (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Black sheep can’t deprive good MPs of scheme, says Cong * Speaker to discuss pros and cons with leaders * BJP suspends its MP * Houses to launch probe * Panel to finalise report on probe into earlier scam today
- A Mother’S Question On Her Murdered Son, Kalam’S Answer And Their Meeting (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Dec 21, 2005)
She stood up to ask the President of India a question. She needed neither confidence nor pluck, she had a mother’s grief and loss. “He was young and he was murdered,” she said, “we had so many dreams.
- India-Us Nuke Deal Hinges On Hope As Saran Leaves For Washington (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Dec 21, 2005)
India and US both looks at each other with big hope of clinching and settling the nuclear deal in this weak.
- Us Congressmen Seek To Oppose India Nuclear Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Two US lawmakers have proposed a resolution expressing congressional disapproval for President George W Bush's "sweeping" nuclear agreement with India, one of the congressmen said.
- India Must Place Civilian N-Facilities Under Safeguards’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Dec 21, 2005)
Two nuclear experts have recommended that India place all its civilian nuclear facilities under full international safeguards, in order to obtain congressional satisfaction about its July 2005 nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States
- No Noisy Money (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 21, 2005)
Money’s welcome, but pro-American publicity isn’t, not with an aggressive Left constituency around.
- More Mps Fall For Money (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
More MPs have been caught in a bribe scandal even before the probe into 11 of their fellow members taking cash to ask questions in Parliament is complete.
- Kamal Nath Confident, Cpm Unhappy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Commerce minister Mr Kamal Nath today said the WTO Ministerial declaration fully secured India’s concerns on agriculture and gave Indian farmers a chance to compete in the world market. But the UPA’s key ally, the CPI-M feels otherwise.
- Omar Raps New Delhi On ‘Fake’ Talks, Calls Congress ‘Mistress Of Mistakes’ (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Dec 20, 2005)
Elected as president of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) for the second consecutive term of three years, Omar Abdullah today asked both, militants as well as security forces, allow peace to return without any more mayhem and bloodshed. Describing
- India-Us Talks On Nuclear Issue On Dec 21 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
India and the US are expected to spell out the steps taken by them on implementation of Civil Nuclear deal when Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and his American counterpart Nicholas Burns hold talks in Washington on Wednesday.
- Nda Decides To Oppose Reservation Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Government stand on minority institutions queers the pitch
Proposed legislation exempts minority institutions
Definition of minority institution not clear: BJP
Janata Dal (United) a divided house
- Seven More Mps Caught Taking Bribes On Camera (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
In this season of scandals, another one has been dug up by a private TV channel. The MPs exposed belong to the BJP, Congress, BSP and Samajwadi Party.
- India-Us Nuke Deal Hinges On Hope As Saran Leaves For Washington (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Dec 20, 2005)
India and US both looks at each other with big hope of clinching and settling the nuclear deal in this weak.
- We Cast The First Vote (Hindu, S. SRINIVAS, Dec 20, 2005)
Isn't it a matter of pride that citizens of Bangalore voted before any other city in India did?
Bangalore is the only metropolitan city where cinemas in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam are screened apart from Kannada and English
- Roles Reversed (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 20, 2005)
Now Mamata badly needs an alliance
Politics has always made strange bedfellows, so that there is no reason to accept at face value Pranab Mukherjee’s argument that the Congress cannot do business with Trinamul because it has a formal alliance with . . .
- Ap Media Under Fire (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Dec 20, 2005)
Andhra Pradesh has a vibrant print and visual media, with five major newspapers and three news channels in Telugu. The governments have been in awe of the power of the Press, especially the vernacular dailies, which relentlessly pursue and expose ...
- Indo-Pak Talks On J&k Next Month (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Dec 20, 2005)
Elected as president of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) for the second consecutive term of three years, Omar Abdullah today asked both, militants as well as security forces, allow peace to return without any more mayhem and bloodshed. Describing
- A Blow Against Torture (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 20, 2005)
Thanks to a belated White House retreat, Congress is on the verge of taking an important step toward curtailing the systematic human rights violations committed by the Bush administration in its handling of foreign prisoners.
- India’S N-Facility Separation Plan Ready (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
India’s plan to separate its civilian and military nuclear plants, key to a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has been finalised ahead of a meeting of officials of the two countries, a report said on Monday.
- Grant District Status To Kishtwar (Daily Excelsior, J R Aryan, Dec 20, 2005)
Today voice of Kishtwar for its District status still echoes from all its nooks and corners. Be it Wadwan, Marwah or Dachhan, Padder or Chhatroo, Sarthal or Banjwa, Nagseni, Thakrai or the Kishtwar HQ itself all have only one choice through one voice ....
- Taking Vat To Its Logical End (The Economic Times, M K VENU, Dec 20, 2005)
Politics is all about timing important decisions optimally. Leadership is therefore about displaying courage to do the critical thing at the right time. Some politicians are more adept than the others in showing such instincts.
- 6 Mps In Chakravyuh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
GAMES MPS PLAY * MPs expect bribes while allotting projects * BJP leader demands 50 pc commission, settles for 45 pc * Cong MP seeks Rs 3-lakh bribe for Konkani project * SP leader asks a trapped MP to quit Lok Sabha
- India Empowered To Me Is... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2005)
They spoke with conviction and passion. They talked grand ideas. They talked about small people. You could agree with them or not. But you couldn’t be indifferent. For, the contributors strove to think big for India.
- Bulldozing Or Dozing? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2005)
Three days into the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s most ambitious demolition drive, political dissembling is writ large on the wall. Congress MLAs have gone into feverish huddles.
- Whitewash For The Tainted 11 (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 20, 2005)
To begin with, the cash-for-questions sting operation drew a quick response from the political class. Various parties, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha Chairman acted with despatch, and it led to the suspension of the lone Rajya Sabha . . .
- Chennai Collector Transferred (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Dec 20, 2005)
As MGR Nagar mourned the death of its residents in a ghastly stampede, which killed 42, in the early hours of Sunday, the first official head rolled with the Jayalalithaa Government sacking Chennai Collector S Chandramohan. The state government in a one-l
- Stinging Rebuke Is Called For (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Dec 20, 2005)
It's not enough to expel the errant MPs from the House; steps must be taken to ensure there is no repetition of the offence, says Ahtesham Qureshy
- Mps For Hire? Enforce Ethics (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Dec 20, 2005)
Stung by criticism in the British House of Commons in the early 1990s, Mohammed Al-Fayed, owner of the Harrods Group, turned to a lobbying firm for help. He suspected that a business rival was behind the attacks and wanted some remedial action . . .
- India’S Nuclear Facility Separation Plan Ready (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 20, 2005)
India has prepared an exhaustive list of civilian facilities and it is also planning to offer to place a large number of civilian nuclear reactors under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, diplomatic sources here said.
- No Easy Way Out As Hong Kong Ii Looms (Hindu, Larry Elliott, Dec 20, 2005)
After a week of trench warfare, the idea of a spring trade pact looks far-fetched.
- India-Us Nuclear Deal In Doldrums (Pakistan Observer, Saifullah Khan, Dec 20, 2005)
The US and India entered into an agreement on 18 July 2005 to share civilian nuclear technology. This was a major change in US policy which discouraged countries from developing nuclear weapons.
- Tiger In Autumn (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 20, 2005)
At last the split in the Shiv Sena is official. The day Mr Raj Thackeray resigned from all posts to register his protest against the manner in which the Shiv Sena is being run by Mr Uddhav Thackeray, it was clear that nothing could put together . . .
- Another Sting: Seven Mps Caught On Camera (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
It’s sting season. Elected representatives had barely recovered from ‘‘Operation Duryodhan’’, which exposed 11 MPs taking bribes in exchange for raising questions in Parliament, when a television channel on Monday unveiled "Operation Chakravyuh."
- Nine-Time Wonder (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Dec 20, 2005)
Even now I have no clue as to why the late Nikhil Chakravarthy asked me to bring letters of introduction from two MPs when I requested him for an opening in the India Press Agency.
- Left Says ‘No Thanks’ To Congress (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
The Congress and Left parties may be friends in Delhi but will always remain enemies in Kerala come what may. Monday’s incidents at a municipal corporation in Kerala seem to reiterate the hardline postures of Kerala’s sworn political enemies.
- Desperation Doles Out Death, 42 Killed In Tn Stampede (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Dec 19, 2005)
In a tragic repetition of a ghastly November incident in which six women were killed, 42 people were trampled to death early Sunday morning at a government relief centre, where thousands had gathered to get tokens for cash doles and relief supplies hours
- Use Telemedicine To Reach The Masses: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Satellite to promote interaction among youth by 2007; to be built jointly by India and Russia
- Logic Of Separation (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Dec 19, 2005)
The July 18, 2005, joint statement of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George Bush was about exceptionalising from the NPT technology denial regime, a non-signatory of the treaty, and not about accommodating India as a nuclear weapon . . .
- Panchayat Polls In 14 Districts Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
With one half of Karnataka going to the polls on Monday, in the first phase of elections to the zilla and taluk panchayats, thoughts go to the way the major political parties conducted their campaign.
- Probe And Probity (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 19, 2005)
Widespread corruption was one of the main planks on which the Congress had a runaway victory in the Haryana Assembly elections. With less than three months left for completing one year in office, the Bhoopinder Singh Hooda government has little to show...
- Revamps And Plenary Sessions In The Congress (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Dec 19, 2005)
Will the party's Steering Committee be elected or nominated this time?
- Raj Thackeray Quits Shiv Sena (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Dec 19, 2005)
Three weeks after he quit all posts in the Shiv Sena in protest against being sidelined, Raj Thackeray today formally walked out of the party.
- Populism And Democracy (Pioneer, APS Chauhan, Dec 19, 2005)
In a recent seminar on "Democracy, development and social inclusion" held in New Delhi on December 8, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh provided an economist's perspective of governance. Democracy, he said, was based on the notion of a popular mandate, . . .
- Mamata's `Grand Alliance' Plan Receives A Setback (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Dec 19, 2005)
Pranab declines to share dais with Advani at Trinamool Youth Congress meet
- Communal Bill (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 19, 2005)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh's perverse desire to conquer new frontiers of minorityism manifested itself within days of the UPA Government taking charge. Being a leader without a geographically distinct constituency, . . . .
- Dos And Don’Ts Begin To Pour In (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Thackeray should target the Shiv Sena’s Maharashtrian constituency but mustn’t make the mistake of adopting his former party’s narrow, parochial outlook, analysts and politicians said today.
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