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Articles 10821 through 10920 of 16899:
- Losing The War Against Errors (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 14, 2005)
This is how “extraordinary rendition” appears to operate. A suspect is pounced upon by US agents or local proxies, and interrogated.
- Un-Parliamentary! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 14, 2005)
The prompt action by the political leadership, cutting across party lines, suspending the 11 MPs captured on camera brazenly accepting cash for asking questions in Parliament, is small consolation for outraged citizens.
- Cash-Laden Queries (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 14, 2005)
The MPs who took bribes to ask questions do not deserve to be in Parliament
- The Cash For Questions Scandal (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 14, 2005)
That some Members of Parliament routinely accept bribes to ask parliamentary questions is one of the worst kept secrets in New Delhi's corridors of power.
- Bjp, A Replica Of Congress: Bharti (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Stepping up her attack against the BJP leadership, the party’s expelled leader Uma Bharti has claimed that it has now become a replica of the Congress by undermining principles and ideology.
- Mutual Admiration (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 14, 2005)
Paswan keeps his options open
A letter from the Union chemicals and fertilisers minister to the newly installed Bihar chief minister seeking speedy action by the state on the sale of decontrolled fertilisers ought to have been a routine affair.
- On Questionable Questions (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 14, 2005)
In a sensational sting operation, MPs of various political parties were caught on camera taking money for carrying out the most basic task for which they were elected to office — raising the peoples' concerns and problems in Parliament.
- Cong Laughs At Bjp Cms’ Meet (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Taking a swipe at the BJP chief ministers’ conclave here, the Congress today sought to “expose” the party’s “anachronistic agenda” comprising “emotive matters” without any concern for the “real issues of governance and development”.
- Volcker Disclosures (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Dec 14, 2005)
Decades ago, much before he became Prime Minister, some news reporters interacted with Mr Chandrashekhar.
- Rs Suspends ‘Tainted’ Mp (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 14, 2005)
A day after the question-for-cash scam involving 11 MPs — six BJP members, three of the BSP and one each from the Congress and the RJD — rocked Parliament, the Rajya Sabha today suspended its BJP member, Mr Chhattrapal Singh Lodha, from the House.
- Uma Blasts ‘Cong’S Double’ (Statesman, PTI, Dec 14, 2005)
Stepping up her attack against the leadership, expelled BJP leader Uma Bharti has claimed that the BJP has now become a replica of the Congress by undermining principles and ideology.
- Financial Mess In Bihar (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Dec 14, 2005)
Soon after Mr Nitish Kumar was crowned as 32nd Chief Minister of Bihar on November 24, his initial remarks were “khajana khali hai” (exchequer is empty).
- India’S Cash-For-Questions Scandal: Rajya Sabha Suspends Member (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
India’s upper house of parliament on Tuesday suspended one of its members after a television channel aired footage of 11 MPs allegedly accepting cash for asking questions in parliament.
- On Money For Questions, There Are No Easy Answers (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 14, 2005)
As a sting operation confirms an open secret, Neerja Chowdhury takes stock of the distortions in Question Hour
- Bjp Can Take All Corrective Actions, Fact Is – ‘Indian Politicians Are World’S Most Corrupted And Must Be Thrown Out’ (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 14, 2005)
It is time for Indians in India and abroad to take mother India out of the hands of politicians funded by Indian oligarchs.
- Saran Meets King, Discusses Restoration Of Democracy In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Dec 14, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today held talks with Nepal's King Gyanendra during which he is understood to have discussed restoration of multi-party democracy in the Kingdom and the Maoist insurgency.
- Dirty Eleven (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
The present Indian political class has never been valued for its scruples and its integrity. In fact, most people consider an honest politician to be a contradiction in terms.
- Third Round Of Indo-Pak Dialogue Likely Next Month (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 14, 2005)
Pakistan and India hope to start third round of the composite dialogue at the foreign secretary level in the third week of next month in New Delhi.
- India’S Middle East Shuffle (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Dec 14, 2005)
On September 12, the official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs issued a statement which, inter alia, observed: “India welcomes the withdrawal of Israeli settlements from Gaza and northern West Bank, ....
- Government Will Await Parliamentary Action (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 14, 2005)
Criminal cases likely in cash-for-questions scam
Mood at the moment is to hand out quick justice
It was discussed among senior Ministers on Tuesday morning
- Gated Dignities (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 14, 2005)
It is no secret that the media, especially television, is polarised in Tamil Nadu on party lines.
- Sweeping Victory For Bjp In Gujarat Civic Polls (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Dec 14, 2005)
Captures all the 5 municipal corporations and 4 municipalities
- Celebrating Christmas By Other Names (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 14, 2005)
In Britain, there is an increasing and misplaced emphasis on multiculturalism in a way that does it more harm than good.
- India Slams Mps Filmed In Tv Sting (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Dec 14, 2005)
India's media lambasted 11 federal lawmakers said by a TV station and a Web site to have been filmed secretly taking cash in exchange for asking questions in parliament, and one MP was suspended from the upper house.
- Bjp Decries Ysr Remarks On Deputy Chief Minister Post (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Bharatiya Janata Party has accused Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and APCC president K. Keshava Rao of belittling the Gentlemen's Agreement by their utterances on the demand for appointing a person from Telangana as Deputy Chief Minister.
- Ppa Issue Rocks Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
YSR, Chandrababu Naidu trade charges, blame each other
- Run Uma Run – Clean The Corrupt Bjp Bottom Up – Get The Bigger Scams Stars And Expose Them! (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Dec 14, 2005)
BJP can sack Uma Bharati. But they themselves have lost the legitimate right to call themselves BJP. They can call all kinds of investigations but the bottom line is they themselves are corrupt and are larger scams stars.
- Mps Caught On Camera Taking Money For Asking Questions (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Eleven Members of Parliament, including six of BJP, were today shown accepting money for raising questions in the House in a sensational sting operation forcing embarrassed political parties to suspend them and the Lok Sabha Speaker to ask them . . .
- A Myth Exposed (Hindu, Larry Elliott, Dec 13, 2005)
Expect much gnashing of teeth in Hong Kong this week. The chances of securing a comprehensive trade deal are non-existent, with the talks now really about damage limitation and the apportionment of blame.
- Out Of Fission (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2005)
With the Bush visit four months away, India’s timetable for nuclear separation is getting short
- This War Is Vast And Often Secretive (Deccan Herald, Jeff Gerth, Dec 13, 2005)
To counter anti-America feelings, the US is operating a covert network of media reports
- Indian Politicians On Both Side Equally Corrupted Across The Board - Tv Channel Shows Mps Taking Bribe From Oligarchs On Camera - Throw The Rascals In The Garbage (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 13, 2005)
What India saw on TV and other media from politicians of both sides of the Parliament is disgusting. If this is the standard of democracy, then it needs to reengineered.
- Bjp Sets New Standards In Indian Politics - Boots Out Mps For Taking Bribes (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Dec 13, 2005)
It is time for Congress Party and the UPA coalition to take some lesson from BJP.
- ‘The Moment There’S Red Tape, There’S Corruption. Who Suffers Most In Corruption? The Small Guy’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2005)
‘The moment there’s red tape, there’s corruption. Who suffers most in corruption? The small guy’
- Mps In Cash For Questions Scam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
We all know that a good number of our Members of Parliament (MPs) are in politics just to make money. Now it transpires, thanks to a sting operation by a news channel, that some of our MPs would go to any length to make some quick bucks
- Iraq Elections Pose Crucial Test For Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
President George W Bush faces a critical test this week with Iraqi elections that mark a defining moment in his campaign to convince Americans to support his Iraq war strategy.
- It’S A Shame (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2005)
11 MPs bring disgrace to Parliament
- 11 Mps Caught Taking Cash On Tv (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
And you thought you’d done your bit by casting your vote. Turns out your elected representative may well have to be, well, coaxed into doing their job. A sting operation by a television news channel has caught 11 MPs taking bribe purportedly for asking qu
- Political Parties As Family Firms (Times of India, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Dec 13, 2005)
As speculation grows about a possible elevation for the MP from Amethi, in the form of a place in the Union cabinet, or a general secretaryship of the Congress, it seems appropriate to reflect upon what the history of the Nehru-Gandhi family has meant for
- Virtual Reality (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 13, 2005)
The history of the world is, arguably, mostly about places and people.
- Natwar Singh Guest Of In-Law Patiala? (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Smarting under Volcker controversy which culminated in his exit from the Union Cabinet, veteran Congress leader K Natwar Singh is understood to be resting at the new Motibagh residence here of his brother-in-law and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh
- Cash For Questions (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Dec 13, 2005)
Eerie silence prevailed in both Houses of Parliament today as the nation saw the soul-stirring visuals of 11 MPs belonging to four different political parties, including Suresh Chandel, BJP MP from Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, accepting cash . . .
- Children Of A Lesser God (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Dec 13, 2005)
Soviet Union may have had a special relationship with India, but the feelings of new Russia are entirely different, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- 11 Mps Shame Democracy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Monday’s exposure is similar to earlier high-profile sting operations that had trapped politicians while accepting bribes – the Tehelka expose that had rocked the ruling NDA in March 2001 and the cash-on-camera expose involving Dilip Singh Judeo, . . .
- Stung Parties Show Their Men The Door (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Stung by the “cash-for-questions” scam, political parties on Monday suspended their MPs who had purportedly taken bribes for raising questions in Parliament.
- Turmoil As Indian Tv Shows Mps Taking Bribe (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
An Indian TV station caused a political uproar on Monday when it broadcast images of 11 members of parliament taking cash allegedly in return for raising issues in the federal legislature.
- Parliament Stung (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
11 MPs suspended after being caught taking cash for questions----- A sting operation carried over a span of eight months rocked Indian politics on Monday with a clutch of 11 MPs caught red-handed on camera accepting cash for raising questions in both ...
- "Development Agenda Will Impact Kerala Policies" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
The programme is in tune with revised party programme, says CPI(M)
- Shocking Scandal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 13, 2005)
The cash-for-questions scandal has understandably left Members of Parliament across the political spectrum shocked and embarrassed. It is no secret that industrial houses, businessmen and lobbyists have for long used their contacts with some MPs . . .
- Cash-On-Camera: Viplove Seeks Chandel’S Ouster (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Ms Viplove Thakur, state Congress president, today demanded immediate resignation of Mr Suresh Chandel , BJP MP from Hamirpur, who was captured on camera taking money for asking questions in Parliament.
- India Stunned As Tv Station Shows Mps Taking Bribes (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 13, 2005)
A day after India signed the United Nations Convention Against Corruption in New York, 11 MPs were caught on video taking bribes through touts to raise issues in the Indian parliament.
- India Stunned As Tv Shows Mps Grabbing Cash For Favours (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
An Indian TV station caused a political uproar on Monday when it broadcast images of 11 members of parliament taking cash allegedly in return for raising issues in the federal legislature.
- In Hour Of Shame, House Finds Unity (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
The heads of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha today came down heavily on the MPs who were caught taking bribes for raising questions in Parliament.
- Payoff’ In Manipur (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 13, 2005)
Manipur chief minister Ibobi Singh denies allegations of having donated Rs 50 lakh to the militant Kaglei Yawal Kanna Lup and Rs 1 crore to the Revolutionary People’s Front, but this is not enough.
- Peace With Pakistan (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 12, 2005)
I am veering round to the viewpoint that Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee might have pushed the India-Pakistan dialogue faster and farther than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has done.
- Cong Flays Nitish For ‘U-Turn’ On Mahajan Remarks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Taking a potshot at Nitish Kumar for asking to close the matter concerning BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan’s alleged anti-Bihar remarks, the Congress today charged the Bihar Chief Minister with taking a “U-turn” under “pressure” from the BJP . . .
- Bjp Not Untouchable, Says Congress In West Bengal (Indian Express, Sabyasachi Bandopadhyay, Dec 12, 2005)
With the Congress softening its stance towards an alliance with Trinamool—a traditional BJP ally—the Opposition in the state seems ready for some new and startling equations.
- China's Central Bank Governor — Mover And Shaker In China's Financial System (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 12, 2005)
Turning to central bankers, in general, the world has come to regard Mr Alan Greenspan, America's central banker, as an economic statesman of global significance. His every move, every gesture was watched by markets with bated breath to infer . . .
- N-Separation At Fairly Advanced Stage: Pm (Indian Express, SUNIT ARORA, Dec 12, 2005)
Dr Singh Dismisses demand for expanding scope of Justice Pathak probe, says no plan to tinker
- Saran Holds Talks With Nepal Army (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Foreign secretary Mr Shyam Saran today met top army officials of King Gyanendra’s government as also former Prime Minister Mr Surya Bahadur Thapa and discussed the current political situation in Nepal during a visit in which he is expected . . .
- Violence Grows In Pakistan's Tribal Zone, Despite Army Presence (Christian Science Monitor, Gretchen Peters, Dec 12, 2005)
Music and TV have been banned. Women are confined to their homes. Shops must close five times a day for prayers, an edict enforced by armed religious police who patrol the streets.
- Bengaluru, New Lore Of Bangalore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Chief Minister N Dharam Singh announced here on Sunday that the state capital of Bangalore would soon be rechristened Bengaluru.
- Pm To Lure Investments From Asean (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
With its ‘Look East’ policy bearing fruit, India will strive to take economic cooperation with ASEAN to a new high as South East Asian countries were emerging as new magnets and new pole of growth and stability in the world.
- 'No Deal On Work Visas To Us' (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Dec 12, 2005)
In what could be a setback to India’s campaign, US senators have sought to shoot down the idea of Washigton making any commitment to raise work visas at the WTO talks.
- Vajpayee Kin Issues Legal Notice To Bhandari (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's foster son-in-law Ranjan Bhattacharya on Sunday issued a legal notice to former Governor Romesh Bhandari for accusing a "very close" associate of the senior BJP leader of involvement in Iraqi oil scam and . . .
- U.S. Policies In The Eurasian Region (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Dec 12, 2005)
American strategic thinkers seek the projection of U.S. power into Eurasia on a permanent footing. The central issue involved is Russia's unquestioned emergence as the 21st century's energy superpower.
- Spoilt Kids Of Leaders (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Dec 12, 2005)
Natwar Singh’s exit from the Union Cabinet may be a breather for the Congress. But for the Opposition this is only the first victory. As the Volcker report unfolds, it’s very clear that the sons, sons-in-law, nephews of various senior Congress men . . .
- India Needs To Look East: Manmohan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 12, 2005)
"We need faster growth of our economic exchanges with China"
A fast-growing Indian economy and a growth rate of seven to eight per cent would have a beneficial impact on South-East Asia
- Sonia Should Quit As Chief Of National Advisory Council: Ananth Kumar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
`BJP will continue to press for her resignation in Parliament'
- Pm Arrives In Kuala Lumpur (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here for a four-day visit to Malaysia to participate in the fourth India-ASEAN Summit to be held on December 13 and the first ever East Asia Summit (EAS) the following day.
- Jpc Is A Good Idea (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 12, 2005)
It is laughable that in this day and age apologists of the Congress should be looking for a "foreign hand" behind the shocking revelations contained in the Volcker Committee's report on Iraq's Oil-for-Food scandal.
- One Too Many Power Centre (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 12, 2005)
Former Minister for External Affairs Natwar Singh has finally resigned from the Union Cabinet. Despite his exit, chaos prevails within the Congress because of the existence of dual power centres. With Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi...
- Bilateralism And Beyond (Pioneer, APS Chauhan, Dec 12, 2005)
A fair and logical inference from the July 18 Indo-US nuclear agreement would be that India, having preferred it over a multilaterally negotiated pact on civilian nuclear commerce, should also break rank with other members of G-4 - Germany, . . .
- Social Security Back In India Discourse...? (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Dec 12, 2005)
It is very difficult to find fault even for the harshest critic of the present Government with latest cabinet decision vis-à-vis social sector. If at all, if some one were to find fault with the Government it was that why no one in authority had . . .
- End Of Regional Parties ? (Daily Excelsior, T. Sreedhar, Dec 12, 2005)
The verdict of recent Bihar elections and the infighting in Shiva Sena made many to sit up and note the steady diminishing trend by the regional parties. In 2004, when the regional parties like Telugu Desam in Andhra Pradesh and Akali Dal in Punjab . . .
- Time And The Instant (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2005)
On beings who read and remember rests the world
- India Rejects Suggested Options Of Self-Governance For Jammu And Kashmir Emanating From Pakistan And Endorsed By Washington And The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (India Daily, Sonia Chopra, Dec 12, 2005)
India took the right approach. It has taken the strong stand on Kashmir and asked those proposing self rule in Kashmir to take a back seat and just forget about it.
- India Making Progress On U.S. Nuclear Pact - Reports (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 12, 2005)
India has made good progress separating the military and civilian parts of its nuclear programmes, a move critical to a deal with Washington for help with nuclear technology, newspapers said on Monday.
- Mahajan In Denial Mode (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Senior BJP leader Mr Pramod Mahajan has denied the alleged anti-Bihar remarks attributed to him after the Bihar chief minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, disapproved of his comment. The denial also came amid protests and agitation in Maharashtra and Bihar . . .
- Relations With Uma Not To Be Affected: Sushma (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said on Saturday her "cordial relations" with Uma Bharti would not be affected following the latter's expulsion from the party.
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