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Articles 12021 through 12120 of 16899:
- Jungle Raj In Bihar Will (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Predicting a "clear majority" for the NDA in Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP president L K Advani today claimed that these were the "last days" for RJD's "rule by proxy".
- India Determined To Prove Volcker Report On Iraqi Food For Oil Scam Biased And ... (India Daily, Suniti Agarwal, Nov 11, 2005)
India determined to prove Volcker report on Iraqi food for oil scam biased and directed to discredit all doing business with Saddam
- Manmohan Weakest Pm Ever: Advani (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
BJP president Mr LK Advani today dubbed Dr Manmohan Singh as “the weakest Prime Minister” the country ever had and dismissed his allegation that the erstwhile NDA government had done very little for Bihar.
- K R Narayanan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 11, 2005)
His was a remarkable rise to the top from the margins
- Insight Into The Person (Hindu, Mari Marcel Thekaekara, Nov 11, 2005)
The stories of K.R. Narayanan's childhood struggles are deeply moving, inspiring.
- Cong Trying To Divert "Substantive Issues" In Volcker Report:bjp (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
BJP today charged the Congress with trying to divert the "substantive issues" involved in Volcker findings by questioning the credibility of the UN-appointed probe.
- Cabinet Approval For Pathak Probe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Terms of reference to be notified
Authority will have all statutory powers
Natwar Singh's son not questioned
- Volcker Report Has A Jordan Link (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Breathing down the neck of Andaleeb alias Andy Sehgal for the last three days in its probe into the role of his firm Hamdan Exports in the oil-for-food scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) appears to have scored the first breakthrough by tracing . . . .
- Volcker Report: Cabinet Clears Probe (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the setting up of an Inquiry Authority to go into the Volcker Committee report that named former external affairs minister Natwar Singh and the Congress as non-contractual beneficiaries in the Iraqi oil-for-food.....
- Editorials (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
MP on the run
Adhir Chowdhury vs the CPI-M
- Natwar Episode: Relations With India Excellent, Says Us (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The US has said it has no comment on the issue relating to Natwar Singh, who has been divested of his External Affairs Ministry portfolio in the wake of the Volcker Committee report, and asserted that its "excellent and outstanding" relations . . .
- Tharoor Lauds India's Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
``Volcker Report was not tantamount to presumption of guilt''
- Un Can Help India Contact Volcker Committee: Un Official (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The United Nations can facilitate contact between Indian authorities and the Volcker committee, UN Under-Secretary Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday.
- Court Notice To Centre On Impleading Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Plea challenging holding of public offices by foreigners
Petition filed by Rashtriya Mukti Morcha, an NGO
Reply to be filed by December 14
- India Will Have To Intervene In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Keshav Pradhan, Nov 11, 2005)
Alarmed over the recent attempts by Nepali political parties to bring the Maoists on a common platform against King Gyanendra, the US has warned the seven-party alliance against forming any union with the rebels.
- Un Under Secretary General Meets Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Against the backdrop of Volcker Committee report on Iraqi Oil-for-Food payoff, UN Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Thursday evening.
- India No More A Sleeping Giant: Tharoor (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
India is no longer perceived by the world community as a sleeping giant, but as a giant that is already on the move though it is yet to gather speed, says UN Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor.
- Rjd Looks Under Siege (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Nov 11, 2005)
The UPA coalition goes into 'survival' mode from governance in 18 months and with State elections in seven states due over the next 18 months the situation is very difficult.
- Volcker Violations 'India Inc Under Watch' (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The ministry of company affairs on Thursday said it will look into the Volcker committee report to see whether there has been any company violation by the Indian corporates named in it.
- President Kalam Threatens To Resign (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 11, 2005)
Differences with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will ‘become public soon’
- A Convert’S Fanaticism (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Nov 11, 2005)
IT is often said that no one is more fanatical than a new convert to religion and in recent times one has come across some of the terrorists hailing from the recent converts to Islam.
- ‘F’ Stamp On Natwar In Volcker Report (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 11, 2005)
The Volcker committee, which investigated the $60-billion oil-for-food scam in Iraq, did not get any response in its efforts to clarify the deals involving former external affairs minister Natwar Singh or the Congress Party before the UN-appointed . . .
- Natwar Played His Own Worst Enemy (Dawn, Indrani Bagchi, Nov 11, 2005)
With the odds stacked high against foreign minister Natwar Singh, in the end his pronouncements made him his own worst enemy.
- Natwar’S Removal In Tune With Pro-Us Policy: Us Think Tank (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Nov 11, 2005)
The dismissal this week of Mr K. Natwar Singh from the post of Foreign Minister reveals the growing steps by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to align New Delhi with Washington, according to a report by a US intelligence firm.
- Cong Glossing Over Volcker Report: Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The BJP today accused the Congress of trying to divert attention from the “key issues” involved in the Volcker report by raising “procedural technicalities”.
- Inld To Protest In Delhi On Natwar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) will protest before Parliament House in Delhi, against Mr Natwar Singh, and the decision of the UPA government to keep him in the Cabinet, even though his name had appeared in the Volcker Report.
- Pathak To Have Judicial Powers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The Union Cabinet late on Thursday night approved the terms of reference of the Justice R S Pathak Inquiry Authority to probe into the controversial Volcker report which named former external affairs minister Natwar Singh among the “non-contractual” ....
- Volcker Report Not Final Word On India's Destiny: Cpi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The Communist Party of India today asked the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre not to succumb to US pressure on foreign policy matters and called for a thorough probe into the Iraq Oil-for-Food programme.
- Compassion At The Top (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Nov 11, 2005)
K.R. Narayanan could always see the point of view of those disagreeing with him. He never lost his good humour either.
- Pm Rules Out Natwar Singh's Resignation (Business Line, Nithya Subramanian , Nov 11, 2005)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today ruled out the resignation of the senior Congress leader, Mr Natwar Singh, from the Cabinet following the allegations in the Volcker Committee report.
- Food For Thought From The Oil-For-Food Scam (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 11, 2005)
For professionals recovering from festivals and generally ruing over the weather, here is something to get busy with: The 630-page report of the Independent Inquiry Committee on the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme (OFFP), a.k.a. the Volcker Report,
- Authority For Volcker Probe (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The Union Cabinet today approved the constitution of an “Inquiry Authority” to go into the Volcker Committee report that named former external affairs minister Mr Natwar Singh and the Congress party as non-contractual beneficiaries of the Iraqi . . .
- External Affairs Of Natwar Singh (Times of India, ANAND, Nov 11, 2005)
We live in a grey world. Contemporary geo-political world, in fact, is a much darker shade of grey than what we have ever been accustomed to in recent history.
- Pm Rules Out Natwar Singh's Resignation (Business Line, Nithya Subramanian , Nov 10, 2005)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today ruled out the resignation of the senior Congress leader, Mr Natwar Singh, from the Cabinet following the allegations in the Volcker Committee report.
- A Major Confrontation Between India’S Ruling Party And Volcker Committee Report On Iraqi Oil For . . . (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Nov 10, 2005)
A major confrontation between India’s ruling party and Volcker committee report on Iraqi oil for food scam – India vows to expose the misguidance in the report
- K. R. Narayanan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 10, 2005)
IN the death of Kocheril Raman Narayanan, India has lost one of its great sons. He will be remembered as a man of many parts, who left a lasting impression on everything he did.
- Pm Sides With Natwar On Volcker (Financial Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Maintaining that there was no evidence to support the ‘unsubstantiated references’ in the Volcker Committee findings, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday made it clear that setting up of the judicial inquiry and the fact finding mission is a ‘search’
- Natwar, Iraq And A Hard Place (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Nov 10, 2005)
On the evening of Sunday, November 6, having re-written post-Cold War history and, allegedly, told the prime minister that his removal from the Union cabinet would cause Jats to revolt, K. Natwar Singh was deep in discussion with his war council . . . .
- The Imperfect Storm (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2005)
There is no doubt the White House is having a bad hair day (week?). Between the president’s popularity polls, the war In Iraq, the withdrawal of Harriet Miers’ nomination for the Supreme Court and the indictment of I.
- India Must Decide If I'm Guilty: Natwar (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Claiming that the "credibility" of the Volcker committee report on Iraqi oil pay-offs was "going down by the day", Natwar Singh said he gave up External Affairs portfolio in the "larger interest" of the party and the country.
- Volcker Probe Had Fatal Flaws: Cong (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Just days after requesting the United Nations to furnish all information related to the Volcker Committee’s mention of the Congress and its senior leader K Natwar Singh as “beneficiaries” in the Iraqi oil-for-food programme, the party on Wednesday tried t
- Oil For Junk Food (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 10, 2005)
If Karat is convinced, why have an inquiry?
- Getting Natwar To Fall In Line (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Nov 10, 2005)
The prime minister's 'half measure' of stripping Natwar Singh of the External Affairs portfolio, but letting him continue as Minister Without Portfolio (MWP) has come at the end of a week of drift and indecision which did nothing for the party or the ....
- A Salute To Citizen Narayanan (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2005)
The life and times of Kocheril Raman Narayanan make for an extraordinary story — of struggle, high intelligence, will power, and courage.
- Improper Conduct (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 10, 2005)
Mr Natwar Singh’s removal as India’s External Affairs Minister was long overdue.
- For Natwar, News Is Good And Bad (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 10, 2005)
New York, Nov. 9: Nirupam Sen, India’s permanent representative to the UN, yesterday met Paul Volcker for 45 minutes and received an assurance of cooperation in India’s investigations into wrongdoings by Indian entities and individuals in the $60 billion
- Pm Rules Out Natwar's Exit From Cabinet (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
THE Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today ruled out the resignation of the senior Congress leader, Mr Natwar Singh, from the Cabinet following the allegations in the Volcker Committee report.
- 'Credibility Of Report Going Down By The Day' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Claiming that the "credibility" of the Volcker committee report on Iraqi oil pay-offs was "going down by the day", Natwar Singh said he gave up external affairs portfolio in the "larger interest" of the party and the country.
- A Ritual Sacrifice (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 10, 2005)
What, ask the wags, was the higher crime and misdemeanour of Paul Volcker in the eyes of K. Natwar Singh?
- Lalu At Wits End (Daily Excelsior, Ashok Thakur, Nov 10, 2005)
The wit that conquered Pakistan seems dead; the oneliners that lit up his interviews and poll campaigns seem to have taken French leave.
- Volcker Report (Independent Inquiry Committee, Volcker, Nov 10, 2005)
Report on the Manipulation of the Oil-for-Food Programme
- Sonia Quit: Bjp; Cong 'Slips' Off (Express India, Volcker, Nov 10, 2005)
The Congress on Wednesday rejected BJP-led Opposition’s demand for resignation of Sonia Gandhi as chairperson of the National Advisory Council in the wake of the Volcker report.
- Kashmir Dialogue Process Has To Be Broad-Based, Says Azad (Hindu, Luv Puri , Nov 10, 2005)
The new Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister,Ghulam Nabi Azad, is aware of the challenges facing the State. In an interview, he calls for including all sections in the dialogue to resolve the Kashmir dispute. He also speaks in favour of administrative....
- Politics Of Accusation, Culture Of Suspicion (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 10, 2005)
The Volcker storm goes beyond Natwar Singh's travails. The cumulative consequence is that attention gets diverted from serious issues of policies and programmes.
- Volcker To Cooperate With India's Probe (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 10, 2005)
Paul Volcker, author of the report that has named Natwar Singh and the Congress party as beneficiaries in Iraqi oil payoffs,
- No Delay In Action, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Congress rejects suggestion that Sonia should quit as chairperson of NAC
Probe will be conducted in a fair manner: PM
Terms of reference for Pathak panel to be announced soon
- Chidambaram To Answer Volker Questions In Near Future (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday refused to answer any question on the Volcker report, which allegedly named former external affairs Minister Natwar Singh in the Iraqi oil- for food scandal.
- Oil For Junk Food (Express India, Editorial, Express India, Nov 10, 2005)
In an article on the Volcker Committee report, Prakash Karat, CPI(M) general secretary, has sought to discount corruption in the UN-administered Oil for Food scandal in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. Stressing “K. Natwar Singh’s assertion that the US is intent on
- Who Is Bjp To Demand My Resignation: Natwar (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Training his guns on BJP, Union Minister K. Natwar Singh on Tuesday said the party had no moral authority to demand his resignation as many ministers of the NDA government had themselves been chargesheeted.
- India Must Decide If I'm Guilty: Natwar (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Claiming that the "credibility" of the Volcker committee report on Iraqi oil pay-offs was "going down by the day", Natwar Singh said he gave up External Affairs portfolio in the "larger interest" of the party and the country.
- Govt To Examine Volcker Report To Probe Company Law Violations (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Nov 10, 2005)
The Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA) is examining the Volcker Committee report to ascertain whether there were any violations by the Indian companies named in it that required scrutiny under the Companies Act.
- Natwar Ditched Pm, Cong To Save His Job (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
With PM Manmohan Singh set on his ejection, a desperate External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh sought to twist India’s foreign policy by allying himself to the Left, to win over its support to retain his External Affairs ministership.
- Natwar Shows Off Ground Support (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
A day after he was stripped of his portfolio, a combative Mr Natwar Singh sought to keep his morale high by projecting his “support base” from his home turf, Bharatpur, in Rajasthan.
- Congress Vs. Volker – Can India’S Independent Commission Appointed . . . (India Daily, Sonia Chopra, Nov 09, 2005)
Congress VS. Volker – can India’s independent commission appointed by Congress (the accused) be ever without conflict of interest
- Volcker Report Unsubstantiated: Pm (The Financial Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 09, 2005)
Maintaining that there was no evidence to support the ‘unsubstantiated references’ in the Volcker Committee findings,
- No Evidence To Support Volcker References: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday that “unsubstantiated references” were made without any evidence in the Volcker committee findings on Iraqi .....
- Pentagon Bans Torture Of Detainees (The Seattle Times, Josh White, Nov 09, 2005)
Pentagon officials released a new directive Tuesday on Defense Department intelligence interrogations, mandating that all questioning of detainees in U.S. military custody include "humane" treatment and banning "acts of physical or mental torture."
- Letter Received From Congress Party, Says U.N. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
The United Nations on Tuesday said it had received a letter from the Congress party seeking documents based on which the Volcker Committee had named it a non-contractual beneficiary of the Iraqi oil-for-food programme.
- Natwar Spurned Offer Of Portfolio, Says Pmo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
He was offered a choice between Urban Development and Culture
Manmohan was clear in mind that Natwar should not continue as External Affairs Minister
- U.S.'S Snow Urges India To Open Financial Sector (Reuters, Reuters, Nov 09, 2005)
U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow urged India on Tuesday to open its financial sector more to help fund infrastructure improvements, without which its economy will suffer.
- Decline In Bush’S Popularity (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Nov 09, 2005)
Since my last article on this subject the results of two other opinion polls carried out by the Washington Post and ABC have appeared.
- Volcker To Cooperate With India's Probe Agencies (Hindustan Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 09, 2005)
Paul Volcker, Chairman of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the UN oil-for-food programme has assured India that his panel would fully cooperate and share information with the country's investigating agencies within the "legal constrains."
- Manmohan Singh Says Govt Image Not Hurt By Volcker Storm (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Nov 09, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday the government's image was unmarred after his foreign minister stepped aside during an inquiry into claims he benefited from irregularities in the U.N. oil-for-food programme in Iraq.
- Vajpayee Asks Un To Provide Details To Preserve India's Respect And Nail Congress (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Nov 09, 2005)
It is time for them to go and may be for ever.
- Intelligence Establishment In Stupor (Daily Excelsior, Uday Pratap Bajpai, Nov 09, 2005)
The serial bomb blasts in Delhi has set the ball rolling for security agencies to throw blame at each other for the lack of coordination.
- Quota For Muslims (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2005)
IT is no surprise that a five-member Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has – and rightfully so – quashed as “unconstitutional” the state government’s order on 5 per cent reservation for Muslims in jobs and education.
- Clearance Sale! Politicians Going Cheap (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Nov 09, 2005)
The Mitrokhin Archives dealt with the Soviet period. The UN’s Independent Inquiry Committee Report investigating corruption in Iraq’s oil-for-food programme during President Saddam’s regime deals with recent events.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 09, 2005)
No job to do
But this cloud may have a silver lining
- Tough Challenges Before J And K’S New Cm (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Nov 09, 2005)
FOR the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad, who took over in Srinagar on Wednesday, it is not going to be a cakewalk.
- The Case Of El Baradei (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Nov 09, 2005)
There’s no hard evidence but the Nobel Peace Prize is of late going to candidates who are approved by America
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