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Articles 16621 through 16720 of 16899:
- Cong’s Jogi Headache Worsens (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Sep 26, 2003)
As if Congress president Sonia Gandhi didn’t have enough headaches. Her latest one is an old one but it’s suddenly got worse: the legal noose is tightening over Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi.
- Look Who Goes To Israel Every Year (Indian Express, APARNA CHANDRA, Sep 26, 2003)
The farmers of Maharashtra didn’t need Chandrababu Naidu to tell them Israel was the Promised Land. Long before the Government task force decided to tap the country’s knowhow, thousands from the state have been making the trip to Israel to learn about its
- Ayodhya’s Labyrinth (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Sep 26, 2003)
Judgements, chargesheets, legalese, lawyers... they will be coming out of our ears in the coming days and months and not only because of Sessions Judge V.K. Singh’s judgement in Rae Bareli chargesheeting Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar
- Battle For The Silver Medal (Indian Express, Ambrose Pinto , Sep 25, 2003)
There's an unholy tussle on between the Advani camp and Joshi loyalists on the mechanics of resolving the latest crisis in the BJP. Advani supporters want Murli Manohar Joshi to withdraw his resignation, which would leave him looking silly. The Joshi camp
- Vajpayee Sings Sonia’s Praises In A Foreign Land (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Sep 25, 2003)
‘She met Sharon despite allies... on Dec 13, she called me to ask if I was OK’
- Why No Ayurvedic Oil Can Make Cong Bend Back To Please The Two (Indian Express, E. P. Unny, Sep 25, 2003)
The Karunakaran-Antony feud, celebrating its silver jubilee, threatens even to alter the state’s bi-polar polity
- What The Cobra Didn’t Tell Mr Paswan (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Sep 25, 2003)
Maybe it’s because his boss Murli Manohar Joshi is sulking at home. For, his deputy Sanjay Paswan, who is going gaga over the virtues of tantra and exorcism, is perhaps not aware that the HRD Ministry annually allocates funds to propagate ‘‘reason and
- Delayed Action On Trademark Law (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2003)
NEARLY FOUR YEARS after the relevant bills were passed by Parliament, the Union Government has notified the revamped law governing trademarks and the new law granting protection for geographical indications of products. This inordinate delay ...
- Nightmare On Arab Street (Indian Express, Raghav Gupta, Sep 24, 2003)
Forget the military war, what is America doing to win the cultural war in West Asia? Precious little actually
- Why This Cuts A Sorry Picture For Cong Only Karunakaran Can Say (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2003)
The posters said it all: Karunakaran and Indira Gandhi beaming at the voters with Sebastian Paul posing alongside.
Ernakulam today saw a Congress nightmare on the streets as supporters of K Karunakaran, who is at loggerheads with partyman and Chief...
- Forgiven And Forgotten (Indian Express, MAHMOOD FAROOQUI, Sep 24, 2003)
Salman Khan is back in action. Tere Naam , his first film in some time, has been declared a hit in some quarters. A music video has been released starring his beefy persona. Promos of his forthcoming films are running on prime time. In the last few weeks,
- Charged And Discharged (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 23, 2003)
Though no doubt the discharge of Mr L. K. Advani must have come as a relief, the Special CBI court's decision not to let off the other prominent leaders of the Sangh Parivar must be nothing short of embarrassing for the party especially with elections ...
- Warning From Rae Bareli (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 23, 2003)
The right or wrong of an action is all that morality is. It is how you perceive it. Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi felt that the right thing for him to do was to quit if the special court at Rae Bareli decided in favour of framing
- Look Who The Cm Defends (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2003)
First it was Mayawati, now it’s Mulayam rushing to Amarmani’s defence. Welcome to UP
- The News On 24x7=168 (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Sep 22, 2003)
6.30 am.
TV Anchor: On a morning of fast developing events, the major story is whether Murli Manohar Joshi will resign and if L K Advani will follow suit if charged in Rae Bareli. Let’s go across to our correspondent at BJP headquarters for the very late
- A Brand New, Mellow Mulayam (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Sep 22, 2003)
Advani ko cherho math, BJP ko torho math, Sonia ko jorho math. Don’t needle Advani, don’t break the BJP, don’t tie up with Sonia. This appears to be Mulayam Singh Yadav’s mantra.
- Bjp’s New Headache: Maya Shows Up In Bhopal, Talks In Future Tense (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Sep 22, 2003)
Addressing her first political rally outside Uttar Pradesh after she quit as the state chief minister, BSP leader Mayawati today buttressed her new-found slant towards the Congress and reiterated her antagonism against the BJP.
- ‘politicians Fail To Give The Impression That We Lead’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Sep 22, 2003)
Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi, spoke to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express, at Connaught Place. Excerpts from the interview telecast on NDTV 24x7’s Walk The Talk.
- ‘cpm Distributed Anti-Govt Pamphlets In Mosques’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2003)
Shortly before concluding his three-day campaigning for the party candidate M.O. John, Kerala Chief Minister A.K. Antony alleged CPM hands behind the large scale distribution of anti-Government pamphlets in various mosques in Ernakulam these days.
- Law’s Long Arm, Late Embrace (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 21, 2003)
Our justice system was in the news for two reasons recently but, sadly, the more significant reason for its making headlines was virtually ignored in our excitement over the damning of Narendra Modi.
- Getting New Teeth (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 21, 2003)
Ever since the demise of FERA, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been chafing at the inadequacy of its powers. The mandate to administer the Prevention of Money Laundering Act will however give it back some of its lost teeth and track down cases such
- Unspeakable Bias (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Sep 21, 2003)
Normally a change of guard in the state government is followed by the removal of the assembly speaker. But Mulayam Singh Yadav is happy to allow the BJP MLA Kesrinath Tripathi to continue as speaker of the UP assembly. After all Tripathi has been most ...
- Sahib Singh Wanted To Visit Serbia To Meet Fellow Jats (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Sep 21, 2003)
If you thought Haryana would be the right place to hold a world Jat conference, you were far off the mark. Union Labour Minister Sahib Singh Verma thinks Belgrade is the suitable venue. The reason: ‘Most inhabitants of the Serbian capital are Jats.’
- Day After: No One’s Martyr (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 21, 2003)
Human Resources Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi had apparently bargained for at least a martyred hero’s image when he announced on Thursday that he would resign if charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case. But two days later, while he is set
- Sonia Calls Maya To Ask About Kanshi, Establishes Connection (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, Sep 20, 2003)
Setting off a buzz of speculation in political circles, BSP leader Mayawati today sang Sonia Gandhi’s praises and lashed out at the BJP questioning its ‘‘Hindu’’ credentials.
- At The Dpm’s Residence, Ayodhya Blooms And A Bouquet Is Brushed Aside (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Sep 20, 2003)
Poor Mr Poddar. Unaware of the political nuances in the latest twist in the Ayodhya tale, he arrived at the gates of 35, Prithviraj Road late this afternoon armed with a bouquet of blood red roses ringed by delicate-petalled orange gerberas.
- Living On Myths (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 20, 2003)
People believe in myths of their own making; the greatest of these is that they are more peace-loving than others and if there is violence, it is never caused by them but by their enemies. We Indians proclaim our being peace-loving from our house tops ...
- Us' Concern Over Job Outsourcing - Old-World Style Protectionism (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Sep 19, 2003)
There is continuing debate in the US on how liberal it should be with visas for foreign workers and the effects of job outsourcing. For India, a major issue of concern is the US' moves through law to cap the number of visas for foreign workers and
- Kanshi Ram’s 95-Yr-Old Mother Battles The Personal And Political (Indian Express, Bajinder Pal Singh, Sep 19, 2003)
Telephone lines are dead in Kanshi Ram’s Ropar village home, family waits for TV, press updates on his health
- Commending Modi (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2003)
This newspaper has had few occasions to commend Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat. Indeed, the recent history of the state has prompted bitter words against him in these columns, everyone of which we believe is perfectly justified considering the
- In India’s North-East, A Murky Meat Mart (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Sep 19, 2003)
Hundreds of women have simply vanished, exported by the human trafficking industry
- Track This Tibetan Arc (Indian Express, P. Stobdan, Sep 18, 2003)
Regardless of New Delhi recently closing its Tibet option, the Dalai Lama continues to receive immense support in the Western world for his lonely struggle to arrive at a settlement with Beijing. His recent meetings in Washington with American President
- Transforming The Bjp (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 18, 2003)
Even after five years in power at the Centre, the BJP has not undertaken the essential task of transforming itself into a `normal' political organisation.
- Congress Turncoats (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2003)
The Congress Party is tickled pink at the prospect of playing gatekeeper to the disinvestment process. Tuesday’s Supreme Court verdict, ruling that the government would require to get parliamentary approval for disinvesting oil majors HPCL/BPCL, has in...
- A Page Cong Should Take From Modi’s Book: Psu Reforms (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2003)
Congress Chief Ministers may disinvest in their PSUs in fits and starts as their central leadership can’t make up its muddled mind on reforms—witness its smug celebration of yesterday’s Supreme Court order.
- Let’s Get To Know The Leh Of The Land (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Sep 18, 2003)
Forget big armies, small crack units are the in thing. The Indo-US military exercises in Ladakh indicate India’s Special Forces thrust
- Jobs For The Boys (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Sep 18, 2003)
All the celebrities on the Mulayam Singh bandwagon will soon have a finger in the Uttar Pradesh pie. The new chief minister is believed to have cleared the formation of an Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Council to which he plans to appoint his ...
- Why Everyone Loves A Good Psu (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Sep 17, 2003)
No wonder Union Minister Ram Naik was celebrating today’s decision. For once again, the NDA Government has directed the autonomous Navratna and Miniratna public sector undertakings, including BPCL and HPCL, to shell out Rs 29.50 crore to enable its blue
- Anti-Reformers Stock Up On Gas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2003)
Though the Supreme Court made it clear that its decision today has nothing to do with the policy of disinvestment, the NDA Government will be forced to go on the backfoot on the entire process.
- Don’t Delink Muslims From The Rest Of India (Indian Express, M. N. BUCH, Sep 17, 2003)
Proposals that seek to institutionalise a Muslim vote bank are certainly not tools for empowerment
- Desperate Mamata’s Saffron Dip (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Sep 16, 2003)
The Centre’s minister-minus-portfolio Mamata Banerjee today showed up at an RSS book-release function and, erasing all her past utterances against the RSS and VHP, simpered: ‘‘Yours is a truly patriotic organisation.’’
- Philhaal Politics (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2003)
It’s the politics of evasion. A politics of survival. Watch Mulayam Singh Yadav and the rest in action
- Monsoon Session: Dry In Business (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Sep 15, 2003)
EXPECTED to do a great deal of legislative business, the just-concluded monsoon session of Parliament will be best remembered for the no-confidence motion against the BJP-led NDA Government that fell through, as expected. The Congress, which sponsored the
- Us Stocks Are Fully Priced, But Who Cares? (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Sep 15, 2003)
Though economic activity has gathered momentum in the US, the Federal budget deficit has reached record levels and looks set to rise further. Deficit spending makes bondholders nervous. However, its effect on the equity market is different. The ultra-easy
- Raining On The Economy (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Sep 14, 2003)
Finance Minister Jasw-ant Singh has broken his vow of silence to claim that there is a ‘feel good’ factor sweeping the country. That’s wonderful, I said to myself, but I checked myself to ask ‘Who feels good?’.
- Supportfolio (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Sep 14, 2003)
Mamata Banerjee, the Union Cabinet Minister without portfolio, can take heart from this. The UP government has six ministers — including Kusum Rai and Anuradha Chaudhary who made it to the Cabinet allegedly because of their proximity to Kalyan Singh and
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2003)
In Stem this Alien Nation, P Chidambaram has cited the Punjab precedent. In my view there is no comparison between the Sikh situation in the 80’s and the Muslim situation now. The Sikh militancy did not arise from despair or alienation but from the ...
- Company Complaint (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Sep 14, 2003)
Congressmen were irked that Mulayam Singh Yadav was taking their support for granted. Rather than talking to Soniaji directly, he used his lieutenant Amar Singh, not exactly a favourite of the Congress president, as a go-between. At the CWC only very few
- Look Who’s Just Got The Keys To Justice In Riots (Indian Express, Janyala Sreenivas, Sep 14, 2003)
On VHP panel, he defended all 35 accused of murder of Jafri, 38 others. He’s new Public Prosecutor
- Sangh Kept At Bay (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Sep 13, 2003)
With the Government wanting to move cautiously on Israeli PM Ariel Sharon’s first visit to India, the Sangh Parivar was forced to keep a low profile while he was here. Apparently, RSS leaders, long-time admirers of Israel, were keen to meet Sharon. They
- Clouds Over Panchayati Raj (Hindu, Pran Chopra , Sep 13, 2003)
Panchayats have become local agencies for implementing a plethora of Centrally-sponsored schemes and those drawn up in distant State capitals.
- How Modi Govt Stooped Low In Its Bid To Conquer (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2003)
The Narendra Modi Government today came up with two politically loaded arguments while countering the NHRC’s legal plea for a retrial of the Best Bakery case.
- The Arithmetic Of Annexation (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Sep 12, 2003)
THE WAR waged by the US and some of its allies against Iraq rested on one promise and one premise. The premise was that the Saddam Hussein regime possessed a clandestine cache of weapons of mass destruction which, in conjunction with its waywardness,
- The Dabhol Award (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2003)
IT SHOULD OCCASION no surprise that the arbitrators to the dispute between the two consortium partners in the Dabhol power project and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which underwrote their investment risk in the project, have found favour
- Militant’s Words Cost J&k Minister His Job, Mufti His Sleep (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Sep 12, 2003)
Quickly moving in for damage control in the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed coalition government, senior PDP leader and J&K Agriculture Minister Abdul Aziz Zargar resigned today after a key witness claimed that the Minister’s native residence was frequently used by
- Sree Narayana Guru (Indian Express, V. MANIYAN , Sep 11, 2003)
Like Adi Sankaracharya, Sree Narayana Guru (whose birth anniversary was yesterday) propagated Advaita (non-duality) in the early 20th century.
- Now Science Is Behind Us On Ayodhya, Says The Deputy Pm (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 11, 2003)
: Joining the debate over the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the Ayodhya excavations,
- Uneasy Lies The Up Head... (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 10, 2003)
After much horse-trading, the Samajwadi Party leader, Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav, has won the vote of confidence in the UP Assembly. But the political shenanigans are far from over in the State, and for Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav the crown is but of thorns
- Countdown To Violence (Indian Express, Jyoti Punwani, Sep 10, 2003)
Sudhakar Naik or Sushil Kumar Shinde, Chhagan Bhujbal or Babanrao Pachpute, 1993 or 2003 — the only difference is in names and dates. Otherwise, it’s the same old Congress culture of ‘‘leave-things-alone-till-they-explode’’. The BJP has started a ...
- Expansion And Expedience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2003)
THE PRIME MINISTER'S Cabinet expansion, which saw the re-entry of former Ministers Mamata Banerjee and Gingee Ramachandran, wears the unmistakable stamp of an attempt to fortify the ruling coalition. To a large extent, the compulsions behind this ...
- Democracy And Adult Suffrage (Deccan Herald, R G Subramanyam, Sep 10, 2003)
There is need to formulate new norms and rules to make democracy more effective and meaningful
- A New Regime In Uttar Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2003)
THE EMPHATIC VICTORY scored by Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in the confidence motion he moved in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly should ensure a stable regime in the State for at least a while. The resourceful Mr. Yadav appeared ...
- The Tigress Mews (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2003)
Didi is back in town, and the air crackles once again. At first glance, she even seems in good form. She is Minister Without Portfolio. Read that as — she is holding out for the one she wants. She is the only Trinamool Congress leader to be accommodated
- Read Their Lips (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2003)
In Uttar Pradesh, it’s time to swear by good governance once more
- Mayawati’s Win-Win Gambit (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Sep 08, 2003)
Mayawati's balancing act is amazing. Her party may be headed for a split, the CBI may be sniffing around for wrongdoings in the Taj corridor case, but there she sits, with ladoos in both hands. A jubilant Congress was all set to do a deal with her, and...
- Hail Mogambo (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Sep 08, 2003)
On the 15th of Xanthicus (roughly, April), AD 74, Eleazer ben Yair, leader of a Jewish community besieged by invading Romans in their rock fortress of Masada, rose to address his people. He had a simple message: There would be no surrender. They would all
- National Consensus (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Sep 08, 2003)
Has it occurred to the politicians on the two sides of the political fence that they owe it to the country to work unitedly in matters related to the safety and security of the people?
- Settle Ayodhya Before Vhp Gets Into Act: Rss (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 08, 2003)
Encouraged by the Archaeological Survey of India report on the excavations carried out at the Ayodhya site, the entire RSS leadership, led by Sarsanghchalak K S Sudarshan, met Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today and urged him to resolve the temple ...
- Newsreel 07.09.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2003)
Uttar Pradesh continues to experiment with political equations as the judgement day for the Mulayam government gets near. The Congress pot too is on the boil as a rift between the Central and state leadership surfaces over joining the issue.
- You Need To Play It Again, Sam (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Sep 07, 2003)
Cong sits on Sam Pitroda’s key proposal: send fossils home, remove party brokers
- The Man From Vermont (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2003)
THE CANDIDATE from Vermont is keen on running for President but his colleagues in the nomination race are equally keen on getting rid of the physician-turned-politician; and the money bags are watching apprehensively as the Democratic race unfolds in all
- Driven Out By Jats, Harsola Dalits Too Scared To Return (Indian Express, RAJENDRA KHATRY, Sep 07, 2003)
Chased away from their homes by Jats seven months ago, the Dalits of Harsola village are too scared to return, preferring to live on alms within the Guru Ravidas Mandir here.
- Car Sewa Petitions (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Sep 07, 2003)
Even after the courts settle whether or not Sachin Tendulkar has to pay Customs duty on his Ferrari, he may have to wait a while before he gets to drive his new car. The rules stipulate that foreign car models which are not generally imported have to be
- Up, Up To The Upper House (Indian Express, Raju Santhanam, Sep 07, 2003)
“I am a journalist who always opposed any kind of emergency whether in India or at home imposed by my dictatorial wife,’’ I wailed.
‘‘That’s not good enough,’’ said my ‘‘connected’’ friend taking a second look at my application for a nomination to
- Measuring Up Special Forces (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Sep 07, 2003)
A small town 12,000 ft above sea level, with the Line of Control on the west and the Line of Actual Control on the east is backdrop for the latest chapter in the Indo-US military relationship.
- Maya Rebels Help, Mulayam Cong-Proof (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Sep 07, 2003)
37 BSP MLAs, mainly upper-caste, cross; Cong offers outside support, ‘for now’
- Mp Sex Scandal: Bjp Demands Fir Against Cong Spokesperson (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Sep 07, 2003)
In the first political fallout of allegations of sexual exploitation that surfaced recently, the BJP has demanded that an FIR be registered against Congress spokesperson and former bureaucrat Man Dahima on these charges. The charges surfacing as they do,
- Can Democrats Take The War To Bush? (Hindu, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Sep 07, 2003)
The Democrats could make a contest of the U.S. Presidential elections
- Cong To Play It Safe, Give Support From Outside (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Sep 07, 2003)
Seeking to play it safe, the Congress today turned down the SP offer to join the UP government in tomorrow’s Cabinet expansion and decided instead to support from outside.
- Homecoming (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Sep 06, 2003)
Past brings nostalgia. But it haunts the displaced. When I visited Pakistan recently, I met Islamabad billionaire Md Alvi. Now in his 70s, Alvi, left Karol Bagh when he was just 14. But he remembers every detail of the Delhi neighbourhood that constituted
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