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Articles 11321 through 11420 of 16899:
- Opposition Diverting Focus, Says Dasmunsi (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 03, 2005)
He is optimistic that Government's legislative business will not be affected
We will get at the truth of Volcker report, he says
Attack on Sonia `nothing new'
Advani himself `under transfer orders from RSS chief'
- Hammer Blow To Lashkar (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 03, 2005)
They crossed LoC on November 20 to carry out attacks
- A Bank Robber’S Arrest Cracks J&k Terror Net (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The arrest of a bank robber on Wednesday has led the J&K Police to the network behind eight major militant strikes.
- Comments Misrepresented: Matherani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
India's Ambassador to Croatia, Aniel Matherani, on Friday denied he had granted an interview to India Today, the news magazine that in its latest edition carried a report on the Volcker issue.
- Fresh Allegations Against Natwar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Ambassador Aniel Matherani quoted as saying Natwar Singh was involved in getting oil coupons
- Volcker Papers In Vault, Ed To Go To Iraq, Jordan (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Dec 03, 2005)
The Enforcement Directorate, the principal investigation agency involved in the Volcker investigations, is taking no chances with the documents they received from New York last week.
- Jagat Slams Cong, Says Mathrani Had Blessings Of My Father, Sonia, Pm (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Dec 03, 2005)
While father K Natwar Singh was quick to dismiss his longtime aide Aneil Mathrani’s U-turn as “outrageous,” son Jagat Singh, a Congress MLA in Rajasthan, has for the first time slammed the party, dragging president Sonia Gandhi and . . .
- Breaking News: Left Comrades In Iraq Let Natwar Down! (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Dec 03, 2005)
The CPI now wants him out, the CPM still doesn’t see anything wrong.
- Hoary Past (Pioneer, Tavishi Srivastava, Dec 03, 2005)
Bureaucracy is on the wheels. Perhaps this is the most apt description of UP's babudom. It is quite another matter that it is borrowed from the title of a book authored by a researcher called Vaishali Saxena, who has discussed the plight of the . . .
- Renewing Our Cities (Pioneer, Om Prakash Mathur, Dec 03, 2005)
The Prime Minister will launch on Saturday, the long-awaited Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Billed as the single largest initiative of the Government of India in the urban sector, the Mission aims to rid cities of those . . .
- Sonia Must Step Down: Nda (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Armed with fresh ammunition in the form of Indian envoy Aniel Matherani's latest disclosure, the BJP-led Opposition has stepped up its offensive against the UPA Government on the Volcker Report that listed former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and
- Pm Must Act Now (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 03, 2005)
Diplomats are expected to be discrete and cautious about what they say. Not so our Ambassador to Croatia, Mr Aniel Mathrani, whose explosive interview to India Today has blown to smithereens the strenuous efforts of the Congress and the UPA Government to
- Footsie With Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 03, 2005)
The NDA-led Opposition has forcefully articulated the growing public concern on matters of internal security with its broadside against the UPA Government for its "misplaced compassion" for terrorists that, even at this moment, . . .
- Dispur Dithering (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
And tribals keep pot boiling
Reports of renewed arson and attempted murder in Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills suggest Dispur is yet to restore administrative order in the two districts where recent ethnic clashes left 90 dead and . . .
- Wither Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Dec 03, 2005)
Mum is the word, if you are seeking an answer to the question ''wither Kashmir''.
- Eighty Plus And Going Strong (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Mr Balram Bhasin! Who? A younger colleague asked us this question out of sheer innocence the other day.
- Volcker Volcano Erupts Again (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Within days of flattening the Opposition attack, the government was back to fighting the Volcker fire in Parliament today.
- Cong Keeps Natwar Off Quicksand (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Dec 03, 2005)
The Congress and its government at the Centre have decided that Anil Mathrani’s alleged comments about Natwar Singh will be treated as “part of evidence” to be examined by the Justice Pathak committee but the minister will not be asked to resign.
- Literacy Scheme Planned For State (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Four districts in Karnataka – Raichur, Koppal, Gulbarga and Chamarajanagar – have been found to have low literacy levels, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.
- Help Resolve Kashmir Dispute, Musharraf Tells U.S. (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 02, 2005)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has urged the United States to lend its support to efforts aimed at resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, "which is at the root of tension in South Asia."
- Britons Should Avoid "Free" And "Democratic" Iraq (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 02, 2005)
The Tony Blair Government has made plain that it does not want Britons to go to Iraq. This even as Mr. Blair insists that post-invasion Iraq is a better place.
- Terrorist Violence Rising Again (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Dec 02, 2005)
The spurt in terrorist attacks in Kashmir and elsewhere in the country, including Delhi, must be a matter of worry for a Government that is already under heavy fire from the Opposition on a host of issues.
- After Volcker Damp Squib, Nda Primes Mitrokhin Ammo Next (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
With the parliamentary debate on the Volcker Committee report turning out to be a damp squib, the BJP-led Opposition is now keen to have a discussion on the Mitrokhin Archives and former US ambassador Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s book, . . .
- Musharraf Seeks Us Help For J&k (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Seeking the USA’s support to resolve the Kashmir “dispute”, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today said India and Pakistan should move towards its “settlement” in the interest of “peace and stability”.
- ‘Kashmiris Died Because Pakistan Declined Indian Help’ (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Dec 02, 2005)
Accusing the Pakistani government of playing with the lives of thousands of people from PoK, a leading Kashmiri separatist in Britain said lives could be saved if Pakistan had not turned down the Indian offer of helicopters for earthquake relief.
- Not Into The Sunset (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Dec 02, 2005)
After a few pleasantries and a quick round-up of Madhya Pradesh politics, I bluntly asked Uma why she was hell-bent on tormenting Patwa. Surely she should realize that you couldn’t get anywhere in the state by alienating a powerful group in the BJP . . .
- Assam: No Confidence Motion Against Government Defeated (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Congress government today defeated by voice vote an opposition sponsored no-confidence motion alleging breakdown of law and order situation in the state and its failure to control the ethnic violence in Karbi Anglong.
- Why Is Bihar A Failed State? (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Dec 02, 2005)
A FEW years ago a senior advocate during a Supreme Court hearing, casually remarked that a particular government should not suffer from the `Bihar Syndrome'. It created a furore with several parties, organisations and people, . . .
- Petroleum Pricing: In Defence Of Oil Marketing Companies (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Dec 02, 2005)
The Petroleum Minister defends the oil refining and marketing companies on the issue of their not reducing petrol and diesel prices
- U.S. Confident India Nuclear Deal Will Be Approved (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
The State Department expressed confidence on Thursday a controversial nuclear deal with India would be approved by Congress and said it would work with lawmakers to make it happen
- Dan And Now (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 02, 2005)
There is something about politics that encourages amnesia. Surely, the BJP would not like to remember how they helped a Congress government to survive a no-confidence motion in the mid-Nineties.
- Congress Will Approve India Nuke Deal: Us (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
The State Department expressed confidence that Congress would approve a nuclear deal with India and said it would work with lawmakers to make it happen.
- Congressmen Delegation Lauds Pakistan Role Against Terrorism (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
President General Pervez Musharraf Thursday stressed on the need for the United States to lend its support to the efforts aimed at resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, which was at the root of tension in South Asia.
- Us Confident India Nuke Deal Will Be Approved (Hindustan Times, Reuters, Dec 02, 2005)
The State Department expressed confidence on Thursday that a controversial nuclear deal with India would be approved by Congress and said it would work with lawmakers to make it happen.
- Pm Sets 2008 Deadline For Aids Healthcare Revamp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Restructuring of the healthcare system to ensure a comprehensive package of services to the community and to HIV infected persons. This, according to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will be his government’s goal in the next two years.
- More Than A Pinch (Indian Express, T V R Shenoy, Dec 02, 2005)
My doctors tell me I should cut down on the salt. I respond that this is not possible for an Indian journalist today, we must take every political statement with whole tablespoons of the briny stuff. Does anyone believe the high-sounding sentiments . . .
- Left Gets A Winter Chill: Cec Says Bihar Test Will Help In Bengal Polls (Indian Express, Sabyasachi Bandopadhyay, Dec 02, 2005)
Increasing nervousness of the ruling Left Front, Chief Election Commissioner B B Tandon today made it clear that the Election Commission would use its recent ‘‘Bihar experience’’ to conduct Assembly polls in West Bengal next year and would delete names...
- "Parties Trying To Get Mileage Out Of Maniappan Issue" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Opposition accusation baseless, says Congress MP Jairam Ramesh
- An All-Star Line-Up For An "Aids-Free India" (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Dec 02, 2005)
Bollywood stars Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty and Sharmila Tagore and cricket star Kapil Dev took time off their busy schedules to share the stage with political leaders and policymakers here in the Capital on Thursday to stand up . . .
- Stars Join Leaders In Aids Campaign (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Education, awareness only vaccination against the disease: Sonia
Change in outlook towards the disease stressed
People who despise HIV-positive persons need not view my films, says Salman
We only need to be careful: Kapil Dev
- Sun Sets On Sena? (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 02, 2005)
As the Thackeray family feud continues, Kalyani Shankar asks what this means for the future of the party
- United States Inks 5-Year Afghanistan Grants (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
The US government signed an agreement here Thursday committing itself to grants over five years for development in war-ravaged Afghanistan that could amount to about five billion dollars.
- Musharraf Seeks Us Support On Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Thursday stressed the need for the United States to lend its support to the efforts aimed at resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, which was at the root of tension in South Asia.
- Bihar Redeems Its Pledge (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 02, 2005)
The recent Assembly elections in Bihar will be treated as a milestone in the history of Indian democracy. Though all elections are important in one way or the other, Bihar elections were a cut above the rest. First, they ended the 15-year . . .
- Line Up Before Pm, Sonia Tells Cms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has asked the chief ministers of Karnataka and Maharashtra to meet the prime minister and discuss the boundary dispute and the recent dissolution of the Belgaum municipal corporation.
- Up Killings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 02, 2005)
The brutal killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai and six others at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh and subsequent violence in protest against the murder show the deteriorating law and order in the state.
- Germany: Angela Merkel Faces Tough Challenges (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 02, 2005)
After cumbersome negotiations over several weeks, Angela Merkel got elected on the November 22, 2005, as the first woman Chancellor in Germany’s history with the votes of the Christian Democratic and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) as well as . . .
- Angry Sanyasin, Aged Tiger (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 02, 2005)
How typical it all is of this country’s dismal, distorted and depressing politics! After many a summer the people had got something to cheer and be happy about. Bihar, the state almost written off as an irremediably benighted land, . . .
- Congress Includes Job Guarantee In Panchayat Poll Manifesto (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Party promises host of schemes and facilities for people in rural areas, launches poll campaign
Other features
Better infrastructure for rural areas
Food and shelter for all
Compulsory education of children
- Cpi(m) Polit Bureau To Decide On Entry Of Karunakaran Outfit Into Ldf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Stir planned to highlight `anti-people' policies of Kerala Government
- Management Gurus To Guide Aids Mission (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
For guiding the Rs-1 billion third phase of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP-III) beginning next year, the Centre plans to rope in top management gurus including experts from the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore.
- Pakistan Courting Israel (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 01, 2005)
Just on the eve of its nuclear tests on May 28, 1998, Pakistan summoned India’s High Commissioner Satish Chandra and alleged that Israeli F-16 aircraft based in Chennai were preparing to strike at its nuclear installations.
- Party Encounter (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
There seems no easy way of return to glory. For Ms Uma Bharti, the exultation of victory by a three-fourth mandate in Madhya Pradesh is now most firmly in the past.
- Walking A Year, In War With Aids (Telegraph, CP Bhambhri, Dec 01, 2005)
Ajay Panwar gave up a year of college in the hills of Mussoorie to walk the nation’s highways, past deserts, coastlines and forests.
- Sparring Partner (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Dec 01, 2005)
It was an irresponsible coalition ally that made matters worse for the RJD. Will it be the same for Nitish Kumar? asks Sumanta Sen
- Run Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 01, 2005)
The art of relinquishing power demands a grace which is not associated with the process of wielding power.
- It’S Only The First Round (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Dec 01, 2005)
No matter which way the numbers are stacked, there is only one clear winner in the long-drawn Bihar Sudoku: a Sikh gentleman generally resident in Delhi who barely intervened in the turmoil of India’s most turbulent state except to give . . . .
- Separate Civil, Nuclear Facilities, Says Burton (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
"U.S. Congress can make any changes in domestic law only after this is done"
- Us Delegation Satisfied With Indo-Pak Dialogue On Kashmir (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 01, 2005)
A visiting US Congressional delegation said on Wednesday that it was satisfied that Pakistan and India were seriously addressing the Kashmir issue.
- The ‘Autonomy’ Option On Kashmir (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Dec 01, 2005)
Pakistan and India are supposed to be talking about demilitarisation of Jammu and Kashmir (both sides) without going public on the details. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has also added “self-rule” to demilitarisation, and reports from India say a visiting..
- Musharraf, Mirwaiz To Meet In Makkah (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Dec 01, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf will meet All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Makkah next week when they are likely to exchange notes on their talks with India as well as with a high-level delegation of US Congressmen. . . .
- Can Bjp Really Survive Without Fireband Leaders Like Uma Bharati? (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Dec 01, 2005)
Run Uma Run! BJP needs you more than you need BJP! Show the world the essence of Hindutva.
- ‘Us Needs Proof Of India’S N-Separation’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
A delegation from the United States led by Senator Dan Burton today sounded optimistic about the US Congress passing a legislation to enable implementation of the Indo-US nuclear deal once New Delhi has provided ‘‘clear evidence’’ in the form . . .
- Kashmiris Must Have A Say In Peace Talks: Burton (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 01, 2005)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf have committed themselves to working together to find a lasting solution to the Kashmir dispute, the Kashmiri people on either side of the Line of Control should have a say in it,
- Us Offers To Facilitate Kashmir Solution (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
A visiting Congressional delegation on Wednesday said the United States would support any dialogue between Pakistan and India, which includes the people of Kashmir, for resolution of their long-standing dispute.
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 01, 2005)
Laloo Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal’s poor record in governance is a key factor in the defeat of the RJD-led alliance in the Bihar polls, a front page editorial says. “The general dissatisfaction against the style and content of governance in Bihar.
- Bjp: The Siege Within (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Dec 01, 2005)
Judging by the absence of support to Uma Bharati by other Sangh parivar members, it's clear that she is in the minority, says Anuradha Dutt
- India's Road Map For West Asia (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Dec 01, 2005)
Just on the eve of its nuclear tests on May 28, 1998, Pakistan summoned India's High Commissioner Satish Chandra and alleged that Israeli F-16 aircraft based in Chennai were preparing to strike at its nuclear installations.
- Running With Accolades (Pioneer, Archana Dalmia, Dec 01, 2005)
Sonia Gandhi has come into her own like a triumphant contender after a long race, says Archana Dalmia
- Us Offers To Facilitate Kashmir Solution (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
A visiting Congressional delegation on Wednesday said the United States would support any dialogue between Pakistan and India, which includes the people of Kashmir, for resolution of their long-standing dispute.
- Volcker And The Congress (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Dec 01, 2005)
The Iraqi oil-for - food scam as unearthed by the Volcker Committee has come as a bolt from the blue for the Congress, back at the Centre, via the coalition route, after eight long years.
- Uma May Be Suspended From Bjp (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Uma Bharti, who remained defiant and trained guns on the BJP top brass on Tuesday over the Madhya Pradesh leadership issue, is expected to be formally suspended by the party's Parliamentary Board which meets on Wednesday.
- India's Economy Set To Grow 7.5 Pct And More - Pm (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Nov 30, 2005)
India's economy is set to grow 7.5 percent in the year to March, 2006, and Asia's third largest economy should see that rising to 10 percent in 2-3 years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
- Dharam Singh Rules Out Tie-Up For Zilla, Taluk Panchayat Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Says party High Command has not endorsed understanding with AIPJD
Chief Minister's stand
Congress does not need alliances to fight local body polls
Party will win a majority of seats
Workers and leaders are united
- Run Uma Run – Bring Bjp Back To Home (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Nov 30, 2005)
It is time to reengineer BJP. The current BJP does not know if it is Congress or the Left Front. It is time for the core conservatives in the party to bring BJP back to home.
- Chandy Government Promoting Corruption, Says Karunakaran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Says the Government reduced to status of caretaker; did nothing for common man
- Volcker Indictment Just An Opinion: Sibal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
The UPA government on Tuesday put up a spirited defence against Opposition’s allegation that instead of getting to the bottom of the matter, it tried covering up facts related to the Volcker report that named the Congress and . . .
- India-Baiter For N-Deal (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Nov 30, 2005)
In a positive signal that brightened the prospects of getting the Indo-US framework agreement on bilateral civilian nuclear cooperation past a US Congress hurdle..
- Volcker: Bjp Motion Rejected In Upper House (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Rajya Sabha tonight rejected a BJP-sponsored motion on the Volcker issue with the government asserting that no one will be spared if the Justice R S Pathak Inquiry Authority finds any violation of law.
- A Matter Of Right Response (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Nov 30, 2005)
I sincerely and genuinely believe that the challenge of this earthquake can be converted into an opportunity of a lifetime which was never available to India and Pakistan to improve relations....
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