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Articles 11921 through 12020 of 16899:
- Democratic Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 15, 2005)
Investigations into the United Nations’ Food for Oil pro-gramme for Iraq have revealed that External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and the Congress Party have indulged in corrupt practices.
- The Profile Does Not Match (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Nov 15, 2005)
In a new age Congress, neither Natwar Singh nor his anachronistic foreign policy is likely to find support, writes Mahesh Rangarajan
- India Will Have To Present 'Credible' Plan Of Separation: Us (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Asserting that the Bush Administration was committed to implementing the July 18 nuclear agreement with India, the US today made it clear that India would have to present a "credible" plan of separating civil and nuclear establishments before the . . .
- ’89 Kidnapping Of Rubaiya Sayeed Staged: Ex-Militant (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 15, 2005)
A former militant commander has alleged as “stage-managed” the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, that triggered a chain of events leading mass uprising and then militancy in Held Kashmir.
- ‘(On Us) The Pm’S Going On An Absolutely Correct Line... What The Left Insists On Is Away From Reality’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 15, 2005)
‘(On US) the PM’s going on an absolutely correct line... what the Left insists on is away from reality’
- "India Must Submit Plan On Nuclear Facilities" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 15, 2005)
A purely token civil-military separation will not do: David Mulford
- Kharge Tells Jd(s) Leaders To Keep Quiet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Stung by criticism by the JD(S) over the policies of the UPA government, KPCC President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday asked his coalition party leaders to “keep their mouth shut” if they wanted to continue with the alliance.
- Protest, Clashes Greet Manmohan At Jnu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Fierce scenes greeted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) as protest by Left students ended in clashes among rival groups and with police, here on Monday.
- Kharge Blames Sindhia For Metro Rail Delay (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
'The Cabinet is yet to discuss a note from the Centre'
Sindhia told to explain the State Government's stand to the Centre
The Congress wants a Cabinet discussion on the project
Deve Gowda urged not to criticise Centre's economic policies
- Tracking Economic Freedom (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
What is economic freedom? How does one measure or quantify it? What is the link between social freedom,
- 2 Crpf Men, 2 Civilians Killed (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Nov 15, 2005)
Two soldiers of the paramilitary CRPF and an equal number of civilians got killed while 17 persons, ....
- The Beginning Of The End? (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Nov 14, 2005)
PRIDE and arrogance comes with power and influence, for by its very nature, power corrodes and debases the noblest instincts. It is this universally acknowledged truth that led man to move away from authoritarian rule and opt for elected representative go
- Minorities Hold The Key (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 14, 2005)
Low Tamil turnout likely following LTTE's "pamphlet"
- Trs Plunges Into Fresh Crisis (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 14, 2005)
Eight party MLAs address `open letter' to KCR; want to meet Sonia
- Deve Gowda Criticises Union Government's Economic Policies (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 14, 2005)
Says JD(S) will not destabilise coalition Government in State
- Nuclear Issue: "India Is A Unique Case" (Hindu, Kesava Menon & Nirupama Subramanian, Nov 14, 2005)
The United States Ambassador to India, David C. Mulford, is a finance expert who has also served as an official in the Treasury Department. In an interview, Mr. Mulford spoke about the nuclear deal and related issues.
- Millions Vote In Bihar Election (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
PATNA, India (Reuters) - Millions of voters cast their ballots in the crime-ridden state of Bihar on Sunday, in polls that will decide the fate of a key member of the federal coalition.
- Volcker Report And After (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Nov 14, 2005)
INDIA takes the UN too seriously, more than most countries of the world do. We have done it in the past and suffered for it.
- Sanjay Ducks Salem Shadow (Telegraph, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
Mumbai today seemed lenient towards Sanjay Dutt’s alleged role in the blasts of 1993 as he made his first public appearance after Abu Salem’s extradition
- The Truth About The Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Nov 14, 2005)
All the concerns being expressed in the aftermath of the July 18 joint statement between the United States of America and India on nuclear cooperation have been proved right.
- Assessing Vajpayee-Ii (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
After the exchange of nuclear tests in 1998, Vajpayee took the bus across the Wagah border to meet Nawaz Sharif in February 1999.
- Centre’S Role In (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Nov 14, 2005)
In what appears to be a trial balloon, the Government of India has floated the concept of bringing "internal security" on the Concurrent List of responsibilities thereby bringing it within the purview of parliamentary scrutiny.
- Us, India Face-Off At Wto (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
Top US and Indian officials will discuss how to advance troubled world trade talks and strengthen bilateral trade ties when they meet in New Delhi on Saturday, US trade officials said.
- Did Stalin Kill Netaji Because He Refused To Become A Communist? Why Did India's Leaders Keep Quiet? (India Daily, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
There are now emerging evidences that Stalin wanted Netaji to lead India to Communism. Netaji was a patriotic Indian, wanted to unite India and not bow in front of the communist leader
- The Volcker Inquiry Saga (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 14, 2005)
Irrespective of the findings of the probes into the Volcker committee, a lot of political mudslinging will take place on the issue of why the scope of the probe has been limited and why there will be no roving probe into the 125 Indian companies singled o
- Congress To Join Drive Against Sorcery (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Financial Express, Nov 14, 2005)
PCC chief asks Jana Vignan Vedika to take campaign to grassroot levels
- Belgaum Inseparable Part Of Karnataka: Dharam Singh (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
Karnataka Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh on Sunday reiterated that Belgaum is an "inseparable" part of Karnataka and that no force can take it away from the State.
- Edge For Nda: Exit Poll (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 14, 2005)
An exit poll at the end of third phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly continued to project a fractured verdict, with an edge for the National Democratic Alliance.
- Right To Information Act Should Cover Ngos: Congress Leader (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Nov 14, 2005)
Peter Alphonse, member of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, called the Right to Information Act an achievement of the United Progressive Alliance government capable of charting out a new chapter of governance
- High Principle Invoked In A Wrong Cause (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Nov 14, 2005)
The case of Judith Miller raises the crucial question whether a reporter's privilege to keep the identity of a confidential source secret could be invoked to protect not a whistleblower exposing wrongdoing but a top official seeking to discredit an admini
- Tracking Economic Freedom (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2005)
What is economic freedom? How does one measure or quantify it? What is the link between social freedom, political freedom and economic freedom?
- An Area Of Blindness (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Nov 13, 2005)
A theoretically rigorous secularism has been put to the test in France
- Pm And Super Pm-Sonia Gandhi In Indian Politics (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Caricatures and cartoons make us smile or chuckle because we recognise truth in them.
- Together Against The World (Tribune, M.V. Kamath, Nov 13, 2005)
A strange thing took place in early October which has largely gone unnoticed. In remarks that appeared in the Pakistani paper The News, Pakistan’s Minister for Kashmir Affairs,
- Atomic Energy Act And Safety (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 13, 2005)
An updated Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru moved the Atomic Energy Bill 1948, in the Constituent Assembly of India (Legislative) on April 6, 1948. During 1947, there were rumours that the Travancore Duisrbar had entered into an agreement with the British . . .
- Will Azad Govt. Be Different ? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Nov 13, 2005)
After a protracted spell of nearly three decades, the Congress Party has once again successfully installed its Chief Minister in Jammu and Kashmir... to be precise, the first ever after Syed Mir Qasim relinquished office to pave the way for . . .
- Wto Woes Overshadow U.S. - India Trade Meeting (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Top U.S. and Indian officials will discuss how to advance troubled world trade talks and strengthen bilateral trade ties when they meet in New Delhi on Saturday, U.S. trade officials said.
- A Flawed Un Programme (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Nov 13, 2005)
Reactions to the oil-for-food scandal have so far focussed on establishing the guilt or innocence of those mentioned in the Volcker Report.
- Maoists Back In Action; Kill Police Official In Ap (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
After a prolonged lull, the Maoists struck at three places in Andhra Pradesh on Friday and Saturday, killing a sub-inspector of police and an a woman alleged to be a ‘police informer’.
- 3rd Phase Polls In Bihar Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the third phase of elections to the Bihar legislative assembly to be held on Sunday.
- Peeved, But Some Reprieve (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 13, 2005)
Natwar Singh has upset party colleagues accusing them of conspiring to get his job. To some UPA allies he remarked caustically about ‘‘that four-and-a-half-feet man’’....
- Volcker-Mitrokin Reports A 'Political Rdx' For Upa: Advani (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Contending that the Congress and Left are caught in a web of corruption, BJP President L K Advani today claimed the Mitrokin Archives and Volcker pay-offs issues will prove a "political RDX" for the UPA government.
- On A Sticky Wicket (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Nov 13, 2005)
Why can’t the Congress take a stand on Natwar Singh?’’ I asked my Man Friday Mukul who is always quick with his opinion on everything. ‘‘Either he is in or out. If it was a third umpire in a cricket match, it would be like giving Natwar neither out . . .
- The Saddam Oil-For-Food Scam Was Made Possible By Humanitarian Un Mandarins (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Nov 13, 2005)
The Saddam oil-for-food scam was made possible by humanitarian UN mandarins
- The Volcker Fallout (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Nov 13, 2005)
If history remembers Natwar Singh, even as a footnote, it will be for the disgraceful manner of his exit from the Ministry of External Affairs. Had he resigned on day one he would have been remembered as the last of our Cold War foreign ministers.
- Shatrughan Slams Nda, Ready To Quit Bjp (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Sulking BJP leader and actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha has said he is prepared for expulsion from the party, which he had asked to ponder over its own state of affairs in Bihar before opposing the Centre on the tainted ministers' issue.
- Pathak Inquiry Authority Lacks Adequate Powers, Says Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
"It doesn't have the power to collect proof from outside India''
Government reactions to Volcker Report creates doubts
Two important sections in Commission of Inquiry Act have been made inapplicable
- Nuclear Help To India (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 13, 2005)
American Congress is understandably upset that nearly four months after the Bush administration reversed long-standing policy and announced that it would provide nuclear assistance to India, the State Department has given lawmakers little information . .
- Assessing Vajpayee-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 13, 2005)
Atal Behari Vajpayee, mentored by Shyama Prasad Mookerjee himself, became Prime Minister of India for less than a fortnight in 1996, then again in 1998 and again in 1999 and remained so until he was voted out in 2004.
- Nepal’S King Seeks Saarc’S Support (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Nepal’s King Gyanendra sought on Saturday to win regional support for dismissing the government and taking power, saying security had improved under his rule.
- Centre Committed To Improving Road Network: Baalu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance Government was committed to development of the road network so that the fruits of development reached all sections of the society Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, T.R. Baalu said here on Saturday.
- Govt Ready For Debate On Volcker Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
In an apparent move to take the wind out of the opposition plans for an attack on the Volcker issue, government today expressed readiness for a debate in the matter in the winter session of Parliament beginning November 23.
- Bjp Strongman Quits Party "In Disgust" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Alleges conspiracy by the RSS for his removal as the vice president of State 20-point programme
- Questions On Cloning (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 12, 2005)
Hopes Amidst Ethical And Technical Problems
- Wto Woes Overshadow U.S. - India Trade Meeting (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Top U.S. and Indian officials will discuss how to advance troubled world trade talks and strengthen bilateral trade ties when they meet in New Delhi on Saturday, U.S. trade officials said.
- Govt Stamp On Pathak Panel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
The Centre today formally notified the setting up of the Justice R.S. Pathak inquiry authority under Section 11 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952,
- Finally, The Right Thing (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
The departure of Mr Natwar Singh from the ministry of external affairs is unique in that its manner has left everyone squirming.
- Securing Documents From Volcker Committee Could Be Difficult (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
The job of Indian investigators to secure documents on the basis of which Volcker Committee had named Union Minister K Natwar Singh and the Congress party as beneficiaries in Iraqi payoffs may prove to be difficult, notwithstanding offers of cooperation.
- "Involve Nuclear Experts In Policy Decisions" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Nov 12, 2005)
M.R. Srinivasan, former Chairman and now member of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), takes exception to U.S. official Nicholas Burns making it a "pre-condition" that India should first separate its civilian and military nuclear facilities before . . . .
- Plantation Workers Root For Ranil (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 12, 2005)
Community seeks better life
- Low Key Campaign Ends For Thrird Phase Polling In Bihar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Lacklustre electioneering for the third phase of Bihar Assembly polls came to an end this evening.
- Advani Blasts Centre On Judicial Probe Into Volcker Report (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
BJP President L K Advani today accused the Congress-led UPA government of going back on its assurance of instituting a full-fledged probe by a judicial commission into the Volcker panel's report on the Iraqi oil payoffs in a bid to cover up "murky transac
- Enough Is Enogh - Kalam May Decide To Resign Over Differences With Pm Manmohan Singh And .... (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Enough is enogh - Kalam may decide to resign over differences with PM Manmohan Singh and super PM Sonia Gandhi
- The Kanwar Mess (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Nov 12, 2005)
One thing that has always struck me most noticeably about Kanwar Natwar Singh is his supreme insolence.
- Advani Blasts Centre On Judicial Probe Into Volcker Report (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
BJP President L K Advani today accused the Congress-led UPA government of going back on its assurance of instituting a "full-fledged" probe by a judicial commission into the Volcker panel's report on the Iraqi oil payoffs in a bid to cover up . . . .
- Bjp Demands Sonia’S Resignation (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
The BJP today demanded the resignation of the Congress president, Ms Sonia Gandhi, from the post of the chairperson of the National Advisory Council of the United Progressive Alliance after the party’s name figured in the food-for-oil scandal.
- Pathak Inquiry Authority Terms Of Reference Notified (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
A fortnight after the Iraqi oil payoff scam rocked the country, Government today notified the terms of reference of the Pathak Inquiry Authority, which has been asked go into the allegations against former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh and ....
- In And Around Volcker! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Nov 12, 2005)
A question pestering Indians today is whether the allegations in the Volcker report against the (now ex-) Foreign Minister, Natwar Singh could have been manipulated.
- Pathak Panel To Have Contempt Powers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Justice R S Pathak Inquiry Authority will go into various aspects relating to references in the Volcker Committee report in which “Natwar Singh, member of Indian Congress Party” and “India Congress Party” are listed as beneficiaries.
- Pathak Vested With Powers Of Civil Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
References in Volcker Report pertaining to Natwar Singh and Congress party to be probed
- Greasy Deal And Natwar’S Stigma (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 12, 2005)
IF by hurling abuses at America — as some are doing — and believing that they can rub off the stigma of the Volcker committee’s indictment of former foreign Minister K. Natwar Singh and his Congress Party, they are living in a fool’s paradise.
- Terms Of Reference Of Pathak Probe Notified (Tribune, S. S. Negi, Nov 12, 2005)
The government today issued a notification on the terms and reference of the Justice R. S. Pathak inquiry “Authority” to probe the allegations in Paul Volcker report against the Congress and former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh in the oil-for-
- Nda Fostered Communalism, Says Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
The need of the hour is a strong and stable Government in Bihar which can work in tandem with the Centre
Congress has always stood for the minorities
NDA was biased against Bihar, Rajasthan and Orissa
- Oil Scam: Assocham Wants Indian Cos Spared (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
ASSOCHAM on Friday urged the government and other agencies not to view the Indian firms named by the Volcker Committee Report with “eyes of suspicion” and pleaded that the contents of the report should not be taken as....
- State Politics For Us Leaders (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) should mutually benefit both India and the US, young political leaders from the USA said on Friday.
- 'Jungle Raj In Bihar To Be Over After Polls' (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Predicting a 'clear majority' for the NDA in Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP president L.K. Advani on Friday claimed that these were the 'last days' for RJD's 'rule by proxy'.
- The Pm's Position (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 12, 2005)
ON THURSDAY, the former Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L. K. Advani, said that Dr Manmohan Singh was "the weakest among all the Prime Ministers of India".
- Sonia, Advani Barnstorm Bihar As Campaign Ends (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Amidst strong indication of a possible showdown between the ruling UPA and the Opposition led by the NDA in the coming winter session of Parliament slated to begin on November 23, BJP President L K Advani launched a scathing attack on UPA Chairperson and
- Natwar Singh And The Oil Slick (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Nov 12, 2005)
There comes a time in the life of every government when the media decide that they are very bored. Generally, this phase occurs at a time when things are going well.
- Violence During Kargil Bandh (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 12, 2005)
A fierce gunbattle between Army and militants in Kashmir, in which a Major was killed, ended after 17 hours this morning with the killing of a militant, a Defence spokesman said.
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