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- Maaf Keejiye, I’M Speaking In Hindi For The First Time: Jaya (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
In a record of sorts, bridging the North-South language divide, AIADMK supremo and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday stole the hearts of Allahabadis, with her fluency in Hindi, while addressing the election campaign . . . .
- Jayalalithaa's Poser To Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Apr 24, 2007)
Addresses Samajwadi Party election meeting in chaste Hindi
Attacks Sonia for charge against Mulayam
Describes Mulayam as a champion of secularism
- Spcial Article (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Apr 18, 2007)
Consider the state of the nation. Then consider the political response to issues that confront it. Begin with the North-east. The entire region is bleeding from separatist insurgencies that started decades ago.
- Ab 20 (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 17, 2007)
On April 16, 1987, Swedish Radio broke the news of the Bofors bribery scandal, little realising it had lit a fuse in the incendiary chamber called Indian politics.
- Bofors Scandal: Two Decades And No Conviction (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2007)
Exactly 20 years ago, Swedish Radio jolted the national conscience here with a report that the Swedish armament company Bofors had paid bribes to key Indian leaders and defence officials through secret Swiss bank accounts to win a $1.3 billion . . .
- Congress Debacle In Mcd Polls On Expected Lines (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 16, 2007)
The defeat of the Congress at the hands of arch political rival BJP in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections does not come as a surprise and is fully in keeping with the trend of election results since last year.
- Raid On Vote-Bank (Pioneer, Tavishi Srivastava, Apr 15, 2007)
What's the point in doing politics in Uttar Pradesh, or, for that matter, in most parts of India, if there is no 'minority' to shed crocodile tears for?
- "I'm Not Protecting Quattrocchi," Assures Italy's Minister Of Home (Hindu, N. Ram , Apr 15, 2007)
If there are some illegal protections, you will see their end: Giuliano Amato
- Raid On Vote-Bank (Pioneer, Tavishi Srivastava, Apr 14, 2007)
What's the point in doing politics in Uttar Pradesh, or, for that matter, in most parts of India, if there is no 'minority' to shed crocodile tears for? The Allahabad High Court order, in a sense, mocks those sections of the political class that . . . .
- Clash Is Over Social Justice (Tribune, Rajeev Dhavan , Apr 13, 2007)
Recently, in his own polite way, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rebuked the courts for excessive interference in governance. Effectively, he has told the courts to mind their own business.
- 3 Persons Killed, 8 Militants Held (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2007)
Three persons were killed and security forces arrested eight militants and recovered arms and ammunition as well as fake currency in the Jammu and Kashmir overnight.
- Quattrocchi Opposes Extradition To India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2007)
The trial for the extradition of Ottavio Quattrocchi to India began in a local court here on Friday with the Italian businessman strongly opposing it saying it was a political case.
- Brand War (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 23, 2007)
Rahul Gandhi may not be sound on history but he appears to be conscious of brand value and recall. His controversial remarks during a pre-election speech in Deoband, UP, emphasise that the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is different from Congress.
- A Babe In The Bollywoods (OutLook, Bhaichand Patel, Mar 21, 2007)
A mushy start, an incomplete triangle. All we have is a juicy, wide-eyed romp through filmdom's leftovers.
- If A Gandhi Was Active, Babri Wouldn’T Have Fallen: Rahul (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2007)
Raising the pitch in the run-up to the UP Assembly polls, Rahul Gandhi today said that had anyone from the Gandhi family been active in 1992, the Babri Masjid demolition would have never taken place.
- No Cue From 'Q' (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 20, 2007)
A cachet of arms is found, some 400 people are still reported missing, tales of fear and horror pour out, CPI(M) thugs are rounded up and interrogated - the initial CBI findings in Nandigram are telling.
- Cbi Reports To Sc On Q Extradition (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2007)
The CBI today apprised the Supreme Court of progress in its efforts to get the extradition of Italian businessman Otavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Bofors pay off case, and kept pending a contempt petition, filed against agency’s Director and DIG.
- Upa's Breach Of Trust (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 15, 2007)
This refers to the article, "UPA brazenly bats for 'Q'" (March 13), by A Surya Prakash. The Bofors scandal has surfaced yet again.
- Cbi Files Report On Quattrocchi Extradition (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2007)
CBI on Wednesday filed a status report in a city court on initiation of the extradition process relating to Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the Bofors kickback case...
- Hurdles Galore (Frontline, VAIJU NARAVANE, Mar 15, 2007)
An Argentinean Judge finds enough substance in the case to refuse Quattrocchi bail. But there are other factors too at play.
- Quattrocchi Trail (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Mar 15, 2007)
Mystery surrounds the government's efforts to get Ottavio Quattrocchi, a key accused in the Bofors payoff case, extradited from Argentina.
- Sc Refuses To Stay Mulayam Probe (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 14, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain UP chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav’s plea for a stay on the CBI inquiry against him and his family members for allegedly amassing wealth disproportionate to known sources of income till the . . .
- Mulayam Singh's Battles (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 14, 2007)
Mulayam Singh Yadav is now battling on two fronts: in court in a wealth case and outside it in a high-stakes election.
- The Point Of Democracy (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Mar 13, 2007)
A couple of months ago, I spent some time in Luxemburg. I could not meet the Prime Minister because he was away in Brussels conferring with his fellow European Prime Ministers.
- Knock, Knock. Who’S There? George... (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 13, 2007)
George, George, George. What are we to do with you? Every time we wrack our brains to defend our favourite ex-anti-establishmentwalla George Fernandes, co-inventor of the Fosbury Flop and the original Medha’n’Arundhati rolled-in-one kurta, there . . .
- Upa Brazenly Bats For 'Q' (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Mar 13, 2007)
Documents obtained by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) long years ago conclusively proved that Congress president Sonia Gandhi's friend Ottavio Quattrocchi was paid over $ 7 million as commission by the Swedish arms manufacturer . . .
- Quattrocchi Moves Out Of Hotel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2007)
Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, grounded in Argentina on an Interpol red corner notice, has shifted from the Sheraton hotel here to an undisclosed place.
- Letter From New Delhi: The Unimportance Of Being Tainted (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 10, 2007)
It is an open secret that governments go to any extent to stay in office. But when they do so by trampling on the principles of morality, they look ugly and power-crazy.
- Whose Agents? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 10, 2007)
On a day like Thursday, it must be tough being the CBI. In the Supreme Court, the agency had to refute allegations that it concealed information on the detention of Bofors-accused Ottavio Quattrocchi in . . .
- Full Cooperation Given To Cbi: Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2007)
Nothing in the agency's affidavit on Quattrocchi issue indicates a "mess-up"
CBI request on grounds of time bar
Letters Rogatory sent to Switzerland
- Quattrocchi Apart, Cbi Awaits Extradition Of 40 (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Mar 10, 2007)
Most requests are pending for more than three years
Many of the fugitives wanted by the CBI
21 criminals extradited over the past 11 years
- Use Rti To Nail Q's Saviours (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 10, 2007)
Whether the CBI will succeed in extraditing Octavio Quattrocchi is anybody's guess. The team that it has sent does not inspire confidence.
- Cbi Blames Mea For Quattrocchi Mess-Up (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2007)
CBI has washed its hands of the controversial delay in disclosing the detention of the Bofors payoff accused, Ottavio Quattrocchi, in Argentina, blaming the cover-up on MEA.
- Q’S Extradition: Cbi Files Affidavit In Sc (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Mar 09, 2007)
The CBI does not recognise the 1989 British India’s extradition treaty with Argentina for securing the extradition of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattarochi, an accused in the Bofors payoff case, but said every steps were being taken to bring him . . .
- Marking End Of Communalism (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Mar 09, 2007)
Most commentators have interpreted the electoral verdicts in Punjab and Uttarakhand as rejection of the Congress and resurrection of the BJP.
- Govt Kept Cbi In Dark On 'Q' Bail (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Mar 09, 2007)
Caught on the wrong foot over non-disclosure of information about Bofors accused Ottavio Quattrocchi, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has claimed that it was throughout kept in the dark by the Centre while the fugitive walked out on bail.
- Congress Has Lost Trust Of The People, Says Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2007)
Delhi unit of the party organises `Parivartan Sabha'
People of the country are ready for change, says L.K. Advani
`Congress is not worried about the country but about saving its Government'
- Savouring Victory (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 08, 2007)
In a front-page report in the latest issue of Organiser, editor R. Balashankar is full of praise for “team Rajnath” for bringing about a “saffron spring” in Punjab and Uttarakhand.
- Big 'Q' Mark Over Army's Artillery Plan (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Mar 07, 2007)
Much like the Congress, the Army continues to be haunted by the Bofors ghost. Despite the new Bofors howitzer outperforming its rival guns during an unprecedented four rounds of trials held since 2002, a big question mark still hangs over the . . .
- Sonia's `Silence' On Quattrocchi Issue Proves Guilt: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday expressed unhappiness over the `silence' of Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the Ottavio Quattrocchi affair saying that this ``demonstrates" her guilt.
- Argentina's Questions Answered (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Mar 07, 2007)
The Argentine foreign office on Tuesday confirmed that the extradition papers filed by the CBI have been forwarded to the court in El Dorado, the city in the northern Missiones province where Ottavio Quattrocchi, the prime accused in the Bofors . . .
- Q-Case: Argentina Has 15 Days (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2007)
The Argentinian judge, to whom the papers for extradition of Bofors case accused Ottavio Quattrocchi’s have been forwarded, has 15 days to commence the hearing.
- Bofors Still Afflicts Arms Purchase (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Mar 06, 2007)
At a time when national security must be given the top priority, it's a scandal that numerous defence deals remain non-starters, says Cecil Victor.
- Runaway Romans (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Mar 06, 2007)
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's obvious complicity in the Government's appalling 17-day silence over the arrest of Italian fugitive Ottavio Quattrocchi is far more serious than ordinary suppression of information or contempt of the Supreme Court.
- Quattrocchi Papers Cleared For Trial (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2007)
A move forward in Bofors case
India's request for extradition found intact
Papers to go to the Federal Court in Missiones province
- Quattrocchi's Extradition Papers Cleared For Court Trial (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2007)
The attempts to seek extradition of Bofors accused Ottavio Quottrocchi moved a step forward on Monday when the Argentinean Government cleared the papers submitted by Indian Government for proceedings before a federal court in a province.
- Argentinian Govt Clears Q's Extradition Papers (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2007)
Attempts to seek the extradition of Bofors accused Ottavio Quattrocchi moved a step forward on Monday when the Argentina government cleared the papers submitted by the Indian government for proceedings before a federal court in a province.
- India Wants Suspect Extradited (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 05, 2007)
India has made a formal request to Argentina for the extradition of an Italian businessman named in a major bribery case.
- Law Officer In Cbi Team Set Stage For De-Freezing Q’S Cash (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Mar 05, 2007)
CBI’s director of prosecution (DoP) S K Sharma, who handed over the documentation to the Argentinian authorities in the Ottavio Quattrocchi extradition case, has a record of disagreement with the agency in key corruption cases, including Bofors.
- Defence Spending (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 05, 2007)
It would be churlish to deny the soldier the best the nation can afford, it is also true that no price is too high to pay for security.
- Confront The Regime (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 05, 2007)
By yielding to the Opposition's demand for a full discussion on the sly, though ham-handed, attempt to suppress news of Mr Ottavio Quattrocchi's detention in Argentina, where authorities complied with Interpol's Red Corner notice against the wanted . . .
- Someone’S Knocking At The Door (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Mar 05, 2007)
A President’s rule that could not be. A ghost that came knocking at the door again. A verdict that toppled two governments.
- 'Q' Issue: New Lawyer To Plead India's Case (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 05, 2007)
Argentinian government on Saturday named a new lawyer to plead CBI's case for extradition of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi who is going to rely on the judgements given in India in the Bofors cases and the failed extradition attempt in . . .
- Quattrocchi: New Lawyer To Plead India's Case (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 05, 2007)
Argentinian government today named a new lawyer to plead CBI's case for extradition of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi who is going to rely on the judgements given in India in the Bofors cases and the failed extradition attempt in Malaysia . . .
- New Cbi Counsel For Ottavio Extradition (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 05, 2007)
The Argentinian government has named a new lawyer to plead the CBI’s case for extradition of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, who is going to rely on judgments given in India in the Bofors case and the failed extradition attempt in Malaysia . . .
- Protecting The Poor Is Nobody’S Exclusive Right (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Mar 04, 2007)
India’s political language is heavily weighed down by dead words. And of these the deadest of all is “pro-poor”. Is there anyone who is against the poor becoming less poor? Yet those who pin this self-regarding label on themselves apparently . . .
- Judgments In India To Be Basis For Defence: Quattrocchi Lawyer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2007)
Says he and his client "confounded" at the turn of events leading to his arrest
He has no access to the papers supplied by the CBI to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Quattrocchi is tired, annoyed and in questionable health
- How Quattrocchi Got Bail In Argentina (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Mar 04, 2007)
It was in this somewhat sleepy provincial capital that Ottavio Quattrocchi's appeal against a court decision to refuse him bail was heard on February 23.
- New Lawyer To Assist Cbi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2007)
The Argentinian Government named a new lawyer on Saturday to plead the Central Bureau of Investigation's case for extradition of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Bofors payoffs case.
- Confront The Regime (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 04, 2007)
By yielding to the Opposition's demand for a full discussion on the sly, though ham-handed, attempt to suppress news of Mr Ottavio Quattrocchi's detention in Argentina, where authorities complied with Interpol's Red Corner notice against the . . .
- Defence Spending And Public Service (The Economic Times, C UDAY BHASKAR, Mar 04, 2007)
The Indian defence expenditure (DE) for fiscal 2007-08 has been pegged at Rs 96,000 crore and is estimated to be about 2.14% of the GDP. This figure is a little short of the imposing 100,000 crore figure and it merits recall that two decades . . .
- Cbi Autonomy Is A Myth (The Economic Times, V KRISHNA ANANTH, Mar 04, 2007)
The CBI, we are told, is an autonomous agency. It is also held, in some quarters, that the CBI is capable of unraveling crime and establishing criminality where other investigating agencies of the state would fail.
- Law Officer In Cbi Team Set Stage For De-Freezing Q’S Cash (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Mar 03, 2007)
CBI’s director of prosecution (DoP) S K Sharma, who handed over the documentation to the Argentinian authorities in the Ottavio Quattrocchi extradition case, has a record of disagreement with the agency in key corruption cases, including Bofors.
- Wait Begins, India Files Its Q Claim (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2007)
India’s ambassador to Argentina said today that he had filed paperwork seeking the extradition of Bofors-accused Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi detained under a 1997 Interpol warrant.
- Rajiv Brought Q Into Bofors Deal: Former Envoy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2007)
A former Indian ambassador to Sweden says that if Ottavio Quattrocchi is extradited to India to face trial, his revelations may “create a storm” as he was brought into the multi billion dollar Bofors gun deal at the behest of then Prime Minister . . .
- India Presents Extradition Case To Argentina (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Mar 03, 2007)
The CBI team is short of a legal interlocutor
Extradition request made in a timely fashion: CBI Director of Prosecutions
List of names of top Argentine lawyers forwarded to India
- Sonia To Clarify Stand On Quattrocchi (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Mar 03, 2007)
With the Bofors issue booming to roil the political climate, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has decided to address the sensitive Quattrocchi question to clarify her party's stand on the issue.
- Bjp Seeks Judicial Probe Into Mulayam Assets (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2007)
The BJP on Friday sought a judicial inquiry into allegations of corruption against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, alleging that the CBI has lost its credibility because of its handling of the Bofors case.
- Someone’S Knocking At The Door (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Mar 03, 2007)
A President’s rule that could not be. A ghost that came knocking at the door again. A verdict that toppled two governments.
- Cbi Autonomy Is A Myth (The Economic Times, V KRISHNA ANANTH, Mar 03, 2007)
The CBI, we are told, is an autonomous agency. It is also held, in some quarters, that the CBI is capable of unraveling crime and establishing criminality where other investigating agencies of the state would fail.
- India Puts In A Plea For Q (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2007)
India has formally requested Argentina to extradite Ottavio Quattrocchi.
- The Truth Beyond The Punch & Judy Shows (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 03, 2007)
It’s uncanny how each time a VIP — or, for that matter, a friend of a VIP — is suspected of any wrongdoing in this country, instead of the matter being cleared up by a process of critical inquiry, it enters a whirlpool of political chicanery.
- Argentinian Foreign Office Processing India's Q Plea (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2007)
The Argentinian Foreign Office was on Friday processing 250 pages of documents presented by the Indian government for the extradition of Bofors accused Ottavio Quattrocchi.
- As Quattrocchi's Detention Reopens The Bofors Theatre (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Mar 03, 2007)
With the detention of the kingpin of the Bofors scam, Ottavio Quattrocchi, in Argentina, the scam rises again from the grave.
- ‘Q Brought Into Deal At Rajiv Behest’ (Asian Age, Manish Chand, Mar 03, 2007)
A former Indian ambassador to Sweden says that if Mr Ottavio Quattrocchi is extradited to India to face trial, his revelations may "create a storm" as he was brought into the multi billion dollar Bofors gun deal at the behest of then Prime Minister . . .
- Let The Bofors Ghost Go (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 03, 2007)
News of Quattrochi detention could not have come at a worse moment coinciding as it did with news that the Congress party had lost its governments in Punjab and Uttarakhand.
- Why The Defense Of ‘Q’ Then And Silence Now? (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Mar 03, 2007)
That an idling, almost forgotten, Interpol Alert to arrest Q issued way back in 1997 would do a Pokhran on the UPA Government was beyond its comprehension. An honest government would have proclaimed the arrest of Q in Argentina as a great achievement.
- Sonia Is Preventing Extradition Of Ottavio: Swamy (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2007)
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Friday alleged that Congress president Sonia Gandhi was preventing the extradition of Mr Ottavio Quattrocchi, a prime accused in the Bofors case, to India.
- Common Theme: Protect Him To Protect Her (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Mar 03, 2007)
When Sten Lindstorm, the Swedish Police Investigator who probed the Bofors fraud in Sweden, said that 'Sonia must be questioned on the scam' and on her links with Q, he was obviously on sure grounds.
- Defence Spending And Public Service (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 03, 2007)
The Indian defence expenditure (DE) for fiscal 2007-08 has been pegged at Rs 96,000 crore and is estimated to be about 2.14% of the GDP.
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