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Articles 11121 through 11220 of 16899:
- Bjp Leaves No Room For Bharati Re-Entry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Firmly shutting its doors on expelled leader Uma Bharati, the BJP on Tuesday ruled out any scope for her to appeal against the disciplinary action even as former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee rebutted her charges that the party was 'anti-OBC' . . .
- Sonia ‘Role’ Gets Amar Goat, Says Natwar Can’T Be Scapegoat (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Asserting that former external affairs minister Mr Natwar Singh should not be made a “scapegoat” in the Iraqi oil-for-food scam, the Samajwadi Party today sought to target Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi but did not take her name directly.
- Volcker Stalls Houses Again (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
An unrelenting Opposition, demanding the sacking of an “obdurate” Mr Natwar Singh from the Cabinet over the Volcker report, today forced the adjournment of both the Houses of Parliament that did little business since Friday.
- In Standalone Mode (Hindu, S. SRINIVAS, Dec 06, 2005)
At one point in history, the people of Bangalore Cantonment didn't want to be part of Bangalore city
- Natwar Goes After Shove (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Congress announced late tonight after Natwar Singh visited Sonia Gandhi with his wife that the minister had offered to resign.
- Follow The Leader (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 06, 2005)
With the next act of the Natwar Singh drama having unfolded and with the prime minister having taken off for a session with Putin, this week in parliament is going to be sheer chaos.
- Sin Of Pride (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 06, 2005)
There is nothing in Mr K. Natwar Singh’s past career that quite explains his obstinate clinging on to office.
- Doing It Together (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Dec 06, 2005)
The recently concluded joint India-US air force exercise at Kalaikunda air base in West Bengal drew public attention not for its far-reaching tactical and strategic implications but for the rather farcical opposition to it by none . . .
- Natwar Hints At Quitting (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The writing was on the wall for Union Minister K Natwar Singh as Congress leaders on Monday mounted pressure on him to quit, taking cue from the leadership’s late Sunday night move to throw him out of the party’s highest executive body.
- Natwar Meets Sonia, Offers To Quit (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
day after his removal from the Congress Steering Committee, Union Minister Natwar Singh, who has been in the thick of Volcker controversy, tonight offered to resign, Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma said.
- Volcker Ripples Cripple Parliament Again (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
A reinvigorated opposition, determined not to allow the Volcker report tremors to die down, stalled proceedings in both Houses of Parliament today demanding ouster of both UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Minister without portfolio Natwar Singh.
- Volcker Fire To Rage Till Pm Returns (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
As the BJP-Congress showdown over the Volcker controversy intensifies, the functioning of Parliament is set to be paralysed in the coming few days. In the midst of the NDA and the UPA government exchanging fire and trading charges, . . .
- Congress Making Natwar Scapegoat: Advani (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Accusing the Congress of making Mr Natwar Singh a “scapegoat” to “save its skin” in the oil-for-food scam, leader of the Opposition L K Advani today demanded that the ruling party must apply same yardstick and remove Ms Sonia Gandhi as Chairperson . . .
- Government Defers All-Party Meeting (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The stalemate in Parliament over the Volcker issue is unlikely to subside till the return of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from Moscow, as the government has deferred its plans for an all-party meeting tomorrow due to insistence of the Opposition . . .
- Pm Informed Of Natwar’S Ouster: Cong (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Congress today accused the BJP of stalling the proceedings of Parliament on the Volcker issue to hide its own discomfiture over the developments related to Ms Uma Bharti.
- Volcker Report Rocks Parliament For Third Day (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The political fire sparked off by the Volcker report continued to rage unabated with both Houses of Parliament adjourning with the Opposition storming the proceedings today.
- An Expensive Last Stand (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 06, 2005)
Belying the hope of Congress party crisis managers that the appointment of the Justice Pathak Inquiry Authority would buy peace, the Volcker report controversy seems to be spinning out of control. The news media have remained one step ahead of the officia
- Court Stays Waqf’S Order On Taj Mahal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the controversial order of the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board declaring Taj Mahal as waqf property, with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) asserting that the right of bestowing a “title” on the . . .
- Natwar Wilts, To Resign On Wednesday (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Wilting under mounting pressure, Union minister K Natwar Singh, named by Volcker committee as a beneficiary of illegal payoffs in Iraqi oil scam, tonight decided to resign from the cabinet.
- Unwanted Minister (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 06, 2005)
MINISTER without portfolio K. Natwar Singh exemplifies the adage that it is possible to wake up a sleeping person but not one who pretends to be fast asleep. Hints that he should quit the government have been aplenty since his name figured in the Volcker
- Defiant Son Says Natwar Need Not Quit (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 06, 2005)
Jagat Singh conveyed a message of defiance to the Congress leadership on his father K Natwar Singh’s behalf on Monday to suggest that the Union minister did not consider it necessary to resign from the government even in the face of his ouster from . . .
- Bjp Chief Ignites Oil Slick In House (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Keeping the Volcker pot boiling, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L K Advani on Monday demanded that the ruling party apply the same yardstick as it did in the case of former foreign minister Natwar Singh ....
- Oppn Aims For Sonia’S Jugular (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Both the Houses of Parliament were disrupted again on Monday over the Opposition demand for the resignation of Union Minister Natwar Singh and National Advisory Council Chairperson Sonia Gandhi over the Iraqi oil-for-food scam.
- ‘There’S A Cadre-Leader Disconnect’ (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Dec 06, 2005)
K N Govindacharya, former BJP general secretary: “Advani says different things at different times.”
- Implement `Bihar Model' In Polls: Trinamool (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Takes out rally in Kolkata with allies, including BJP
- State Assembly Adjourns Without Doing Business (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Opposition disrupts proceedings for debate on various issues
Uproar over adjournment motions
CPI (M) members stage sit-in
Opposition boycotts BAC meet
House adjourned three times
- When Silence Speaks Louder Than Words (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Dec 06, 2005)
If you want to understand the big story, look for the small detail. When the action is being broadcast in the merciless way that television adopts, get out of the din and check the silence.
- Find The Truth, Says Amar Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Natwar Singh should not be made a "scapegoat" like Madhavsinh Solanki
- Natwar To Quit Cabinet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Conveys decision to Sonia Gandhi after talking to Manmohan
- Udf Nod To Reduce Electricity Tariff (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Programmes for weaker sections of society, farmers
- Bjp Has No Other Issue But To Attack Sonia Gandhi, Says Oscar Fernandes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Her name being dragged unnecessarily into the Volcker report controversy, says Fernandes
- Opposition Parties Come Under Attack (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
BJP charged with lowering the prestige of Parliament
Opposition accused of undermining Justice Pathak inquiry committee
CPI (M) not to demand Natwar Singh's resignation
- "Sonia, Natwar Should Quit" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Both Houses adjourned after lunch
Demand for information about Mathrani's whereabouts
Patil introduces Communal Violence Bill in Rajya Sabha
- Naidu Leads Regional Parties In Election Campaign For Agp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
"Assam will lose its identity if illegal immigration continues" "Though endowed with vast natural resources, Assam was neglected most when the Congress was in power at the Centre and in the State"
- Recall Nothing To Do With Volcker Issue: Mathrani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Ambassador to Croatia Aneil Mathrani, who was recently recalled following his controversial comments on the Volcker issue, said on Monday his recall had nothing to do with the controversy.
- India Is Not Flexible: Omar Abdullah (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 06, 2005)
In what is construed as a conciliatory note, Omar Abdullah, President National Conference in occupied Kashmir and son of former chief minister Farooq Abdullah said on Monday that his views on Pakistan had changed and he was cautiously optimistic . . .
- India Introduces Communal Violence Bill (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Indian government introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday that aims to prevent a recurrence of the type of communal violence witnessed in Gujarat in 2002.
- Ear To The Ground (The Week, Kanhaiah Bhelari, Dec 06, 2005)
Even Lalu Prasad Yadav knew it was coming. "Baba, if Ram Vilas Paswan contests separately, we are sure to lose," I heard him tell his close friend Shivanand Tiwary, excise minister in the Rabri Devi regime. The shrewd politician had seen . . .
- Indian Opp Piles Pressure On Govt Over Volcker Report (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
India’s opposition piled pressure on the government on Monday in parliament over new charges that the former foreign minister and the ruling Congress party joined a scam to profit from the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq.
- Sanyasin Or Out? (The Week, Deepak Tiwari, Dec 06, 2005)
Emerging from the BJP office in Bhopal on November 27 to start her Ram-Roti march, Uma Bharti was at her symbolic best when she stood on top of an Ambassador car with her foot on its red beacon (symbol of power) to address the people.
- Natwar To Quit Once Pm Returns (Times of India, Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha, Dec 06, 2005)
Cornered, minister without portfolio Natwar Singh has promised to resign once Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returns from his Russia visit.
- Congress, Bjp In A Bind (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 06, 2005)
In one of his more perceptive comments, Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani had declared some time ago that he would be concerned if the Congress party were to disintegrate. In a similar vein, he had urged voters in the lead-up to an . . .
- Abdullah Asks Centre To Clarify On Self-Rule (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Dr Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister, today urged the Centre to clarify its stand on the proposal of the Pakistan President, Gen Pervez Musharraf, for “self-rule” in Kashmir.
- Clear ‘Conscience’ Natwar Gives It Up, Offers To Quit (Hindustan Times, Vinod Sharma, Dec 06, 2005)
Former external affairs minister K. Natwar Singh on Monday night responded to the party’s diktat by calling up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and offering to step down as minister without portfolio.
- Historical Blunder (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Dec 06, 2005)
With a defiant Mr Natwar Singh deciding to dig in and several key figures in the Iraq oil vouchers scam suddenly choosing to play their own little discordant notes, the Congress party's gameplan to make Mr Singh a scapegoat and insulate . . .
- Sinister Stockpiles (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 06, 2005)
It has been known for quite some time that terrorist organisations like the Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) have used the devastation caused by the earthquake on October 8, 2005, to escalate infiltration . . .
- Foreign Contributions And Congress (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Dec 06, 2005)
With a defiant Mr Natwar Singh deciding to dig in and several key figures in the Iraq oil vouchers scam suddenly choosing to play their own little discordant notes, the Congress party's gameplan to make Mr Singh a scapegoat and insulate . . .
- On Natwar, Oppn In No Mood To Relent (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Dec 06, 2005)
With the Government and the Speaker failing to mollify the Opposition on the Natwar Singh-Volcker controversy, the next two days of Parliament are likely to prove stormy. Defence Minister and Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha, Pranab Mukherjee, . . .
- Advani Wonders Whether Natwar Being Made A Scapegoat (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Maintaining that Natwar Singh was being made a scapegoat by the Congress to "save its skin" in the Iraqi oil deals, Leader of Opposition L K Advani today demanded that the ruling party apply the same yardstick and remove Sonia Gandhi as Chairperson of Nat
- Congress Ka Lafda Hai, Natwar To Bakra Hai: Advani (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Resorting to ‘Bambaiyya Hindi’, BJP president L.K.Advani today described the fallout of the Volcker Committee report as ‘‘Congress ka lafda hai, Natwar to bakra hai,’’ (the Congress is involved, Natwar is only a scapegoat), and demanded that Congress . .
- Uma’S Life, No Longer A Party (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 06, 2005)
In her reply to the showcause notice served to her, Uma Bharati stated that the “BJP experiment” had failed. She must have known what was in store for her when she set those words down. Decode, also, her statements, “I am the real BJP”,
- Our Limpet Obsession (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Dec 06, 2005)
Natwar Singh does not believe that the mention of his name in the Volcker report is sufficient reason for him to go gently into the night. “Why should I resign?” he queries belligerently.
- House Trained (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 06, 2005)
The BJP can make a few smart points now. But it’s busy being shrill and silly
- Hint, Hint... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 06, 2005)
In removing K. Natwar Singh from the Congress Steering Committee(CSC), Sonia Gandhi has sent her clearest signal yet that she would want the scandal-tainted minister without portfolio to relinquish office.
- Where Is Mathrani? ‘The Country Is Being Sold And Criminals Are Being Protected’ : Nda (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 06, 2005)
Situation in New Delhi is serious. Taking strong exception to the whisking away of Indian Ambassador to Croatia Aniel Mathrani on his arrival at Delhi airport,
- Allow Fdi In Retail With Vigilance In Detail (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Should FDI in retail be allowed? This at present is the hottest economic subject on which the government and its allies are debating persistently. Aditya Raj Das takes a close look at the contentious issues and weighs the arguments in favour and against.
- Natwar Free To Decide: Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
No pressure on Government or party from Mr. Singh or vice versa
- Up Needs A Makeover (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 05, 2005)
Mulayam Singh Yadav’s bluster of fast tracking industrial and social development in his ‘Uttam Pradesh’ has been silenced — by political killings no less than by Japanese encephalitis. The murder of BJP MLA Krishnand Rai of Ghazipur is merely . . .
- Natwar Removed From Cong Steering Committee (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Beleaguered Union Minister K Natwar Singh was late on Sunday night removed from the Congress Steering Committee, in what appears to be a clear indication from the party that the senior leader in the high of a storm over the Iraqi oil pay-off scam . . .
- Scam Script (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 05, 2005)
It's scam time once again, but the people are not exactly excited or outraged. India's envoy to Croatia, Aniel Matherani, has blown the whistle not only on former external affairs minister Natwar Singh but also on the Congress party.
- Matherani Faces The Raw Music (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
The man who turned the Volcker storm into a political gale is here. But no one has been able to sight him as official agencies whisked away former ambassador to Croatia Aniel Matherani to an undisclosed location to grill him over his statements about ....
- Manmohan Nudges Natwar Singh To Put In The Papers (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
The Congress-Natwar Singh stand-off deepened on Sunday with PM Manmohan Singh indicating that if the former foreign minister offered to quit the cabinet, he would accept his resignation. He also categorically denied that he was ‘‘persisting’’ with Natwar
- Some Patience Needed (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 05, 2005)
The Volcker affaire is becoming a riddle wrapped in mystery inside an enigma. Weeks after the first charges surfaced and he described them as ‘ludicrous’,
- Meanwhile, Natwar Says He’S Staying (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
With the Opposition aiming to ‘‘paralyse’’ Parliament tomorrow over his aide’s damning interview on his role in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal, Minister K Natwar Singh once again ruled out his resignation today, quashing hopes that the Congress-led . . .
- Better For Natwar To Quit, Says Bardhan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Need to stop BJP from utilising issue for political ends
"There is no substantial evidence against Mr. Singh and the Congress"
Congress leader questions Vajpayee Government's record on ministerial resignations
- Part Of A Game Plan: Bhim Singh (Hindu, Luv Puri , Dec 05, 2005)
Foreign forces out to destabilise United Progressive Alliance Government
- Left Goes Soft On Poll Panel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
With Chief Election Commissioner B B Tandon maintaining his no-nonsense tone, the CPM-led Left Front in Bengal has toned down his anti-Election Commission rhetoric.
- Bjp Oils Guns After Natwar Refuses To Quit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Parliament is all set to witness a renewed onslaught on the UPA government by the BJP-led Opposition with Union Minister K Natwar Singh refusing to resign over his alleged involvement in the Iraqi Food for Oil Scam.
- Sonia Calls For Change In U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said she was concerned about the state of affairs in Uttar Pradesh and sought people's support for a change.
- Natwar Rules Out Resignation (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
With the opposition gunning for him with new vigour and Congress facing increasing embarassment in the wake of fresh allegation in Iraqi oil payoff scam, Union Minister K Natwar Singh today firmly ruled out resignation contending such a step would "look t
- Countdown To Wto Meet In Hong Kong (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Dec 05, 2005)
Divergent positions of negotiators slow progress
At this stage the best thing going for the Hong Kong ministerial meet is that all 148 countries are willing to continue their negotiations despite their differences.
- Pm Yet To Decide On Mea Portfolio (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said he was undecided on whether or not to retain the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) portfolio which he had taken away from Natwar Singh.
- Against A Sea Of Troubles (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 05, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- At A Turn (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
The Congress in Bengal is better known as a divided house. The show of unity that the party put up at a rally on Saturday can, therefore, boost the sagging morale of the party’s cadre.
- Chandy For Dissolution Of Palakkad Municipal Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Legal status of Cardamom Hill Reserve will be examined'
- Natwar Still Has A Case, Says Bardhan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Denying that he had made a U-turn on his earlier statement that Natwar Singh should resign following Aniel Mathrani’s interview to India Today, CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan today said that Singh had a case and was innocent.
- India’S Most Unwanted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 05, 2005)
As even timeservers Natwar promoted ditch him, it’s time to remove him from the cabinet
- A Question For Mr Karat (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Dec 05, 2005)
As a somewhat intellectually challenged bibliophile with not a lot of time on my hands, the gap between my ideal reading list and the stuff I have actually read is vast. I want to read Shakespeare. I want to read Tolstoy.
- Between The Facts And A Hard Place (Indian Express, SAIBAL DASGUPTA, Dec 05, 2005)
The outcome of the present assembly election in Bihar can be analysed from two angles — one statistical and the other social.
- Volcker Issue Expected To Rock Parliament Again (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
Volcker issue is expected to rock Parliament again tomorrow in view of beleaguered Union Minister K Natwar Singh's firm rejection to opposition's demand for his resignation in the wake of fresh allegations in the Iraqi oil payoffs.
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