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- Left, Upa Rooted To Stands (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Beyond the photo-op and extra camaraderie displayed by railway minister Lalu Prasad, who insisted that the government would not fall, there was absolutely no change in the basic position of the Left and the UPA on the nuclear deal at the panel . . . .
- Indian Envoy Met Suu Kyi, Delhi Backs Talks With Junta (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
While underlining that it was against imposing sanctions on Myanmar even as efforts were underway in the United Nations, India is looking to step up engagement with Aung San Suu Kyi with the Indian Ambassador in Myanmar having met her a couple of . . . .
- The Muslim Question In Gujarat (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Oct 09, 2007)
By an unspoken consensus, Muslims have been excluded from the election debate in Gujarat.
- 12 Up Schemes In Kanshi’S Memory (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
To mark the first death anniversary of the late BSP leader Kanshi Ram on Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh government will unveil 12 ambitious schemes named after him. The estimated cost of these schemes is Rs 3,987 crores.
- No More A Silver Bullet (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 09, 2007)
Biofuels will not be the "silver bullet" that will break the worlds dependence on fossil fuels.
- Border Talks With China Positive (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Yet another round of talks spread over three days, eleventh in the series on the border dispute between India and China, concluded in Beijing on September 26.
- Maya Is Mafia Queen: Amar (Asian Age, Amita Verma, Oct 09, 2007)
Samajwadi MP Amar Singh, on Monday termed UP chief minister Mayawati as a "mafia queen who is trying to eliminate her rival gangs".
- Karnataka Cartwheels (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
The act of political duplicity perpetrated by the reigning father-son duo in Karnataka marks a new low in political morality.
- Withdraw Support From Anti-People Govt: Jd(u) To Left (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
As a mid-term poll seems imminent, Janata Dal(U) has dubbed the UPA Government at the Centre as "anti people" and urged the Left parties to withdraw their support from the Government.
- Soft Hands (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Oct 08, 2007)
Politics prefers soft hands. Why have Indian politicians suddenly started playing with knuckledusters? Democracy functions best when handled gently.
- The Pressure Cooker (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 08, 2007)
It is sometimes strange to see the political class, that is supposed to have emerged from the grass roots and represents the masses of India, be so insensitive to the growing disparity between the rich and the poor.
- Grease Palms And Govern (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Oct 08, 2007)
The Mayawati Government in Uttar Pradesh has sacked more than 10,000 policemen in September 2007 on the ground that their recruitment and selection process was not fair.
- N-Deal Or No Deal, Upa Starts The Countdown (Indian Express, D K Singh, Oct 06, 2007)
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Left today that given the calendar for the nuclear deal, the government would soon have to begin negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the India-specific safeguards . . . .
- Constituent Assembly Poll Postponed In Nepal (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Oct 06, 2007)
Nepal’s fragile peace process suffered a setback on Friday after the coalition government decided to suspend the Constituent Assembly election scheduled for November 22, owing to irreconcilable differences among partners of the ruling combine.
- Upa, Left Agree To Disagree (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Oct 06, 2007)
The third meeting of the UPA-Left joint panel on civil nuclear agreement may have ended on a cordial note with both sides agreeing to continue with their deliberations but there has been no substantial shift in their . . . . ..
- Rly Land Reforms (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
It’s taken a long time coming. But the railways’ decision to commercially utilise its surplus land is still paradigm shifting, provided it catches on everywhere in the government.
- Mayawati In Modiland (Indian Express, SHIV VISVANATHAN, Oct 06, 2007)
This essay is an exercise in speculation. Such an act is necessary because sometimes one needs to dream beyond the empirical because an empiricist view of politics is often limiting.
- Govt Insists On Iaea Talks (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 06, 2007)
The UPA government is determined to pursue the negotiations for the safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
- Upa-Left Talks On Nuclear Deal Continue (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 06, 2007)
The government has held no formal talks yet with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on India specific safeguards, the United Progressive Alliance-Left Committee on the India-United States nuclear agreement was told at its . . . . ..
- Left Remains Adamant At N-Deal Panel Meet (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Oct 06, 2007)
The deadlock on the nuclear deal between the warring Left and the UPA continued even after the third round of deliberations on Friday.
- Upa-Left Logjam On N-Deal Continues (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
The deadlock between the Congress-led UPA and the Left on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal continued on Friday.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 06, 2007)
The virus is spreading and from Bankura to Birbhum, rural Bengal appears to be falling apart. Whether it is land acquisition or a decrepit rationing system, pulling the trigger to quell protests has of late become the standard response of a . . . .
- Mulayam Nixes Counsel To Tie Up With Cong To Rein In Mayawati (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
The Samajwadi Party has shot down a move engineered by a section of its leaders to join hands with the Congress in an effort to checkmate their common foe — BSP president Mayawati.
- Bharti, Vodafone, Idea May Merge Tower Biz (Business Line, Thomas K. Thomas, Oct 06, 2007)
This could be one of the biggest mergers in the telecom sector. After entering into an agreement to share their infrastructure, GSM mobile companies including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular are now exploring the possibility of merging . . . .
- Power Tussle In Bangalore (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Oct 05, 2007)
The mess in Karnataka reflects the failure of coalition politics in that State in particular and the country in general. At the moment, going to the people for a fresh mandate seems the best possible solution
- Family First, Nation Later (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Oct 05, 2007)
More by coincidence than design, the Congress, by making Mr Rahul Gandhi the general secretary of the party, has tried to capitalise on the increasingly recognised global success of India's youth power. But no one with a sense of history has . . . .
- Sbi, Icici Bank To Start Business In Singapore (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
Singapore has agreed to allow State Bank of India and ICICI Bank to launch full banking operations in the South-East Asian countries, under the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with India.
- Ulfa Trains New Cadres In Bhutan Border Area (Asian Age, Manoj Anand, Oct 05, 2007)
The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom is using the border areas of Bhutan to train its new recruits in Western Assam’s Nalbari and Baska districts.
- Nepal Cabinet Again Puts Off Constituent Assembly Polls (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Oct 05, 2007)
In a political move that could cost Prime Minister G P Koirala his chair and also affect the ongoing peace process, the November 22 election to the Constituent Assembly is being postponed.
- Nrega And Rural Employment: In Orissa, Corruption Robs The Poor (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 05, 2007)
In reality, the Rural Employment Scheme has made virtually no impact on the livelihood security of Orissa’s rural poor. Unless transparency safeguards incorporated in the NREGS are implemented in letter and spirit, the scheme may just sound radical. . .
- Indian Pm, Sonia Gandhi To Decide On Lok Sabha Polls (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 05, 2007)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the ruling Congress President Sonia Gandhi will take a final decision on Saturday on whether and when to go for the mid-term Lok Sabha polls, a top Congress source disclosed here.
- 15 Women Die In Stampede In Mughalsarai Railway Station (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Fifteen women were killed and 48 people injured in a stampede on the staircase of an over-bridge at Mughalsarai railway station in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.
- Brushes With Law Second Nature For Ex-Mp (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
An eerie calm prevailed at Panchgachhia, the native village of former MP Anand Mohan, as news spread about the capital punishment awarded to him for the killing of Gopalganj DM G Krishnaiah.
- For Bihar Dm’S Murder, A Former Mp Gets Death, His Wife A Life Term (Indian Express, J P Yadav, Oct 04, 2007)
Thirteen years after the murder of Gopalgunj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah, a Patna trial court today sentenced to death former MP Anand Mohan and two other politicians, former MLA Akhlaq Ahmad and Arun Kumar Singh.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 04, 2007)
Incontrovertibly now, Kolkata’s Police Commissioner, Prasun Mukherjee, is under a cloud in the Rizwan-ur Rehman-Priyanka Todi matter.
- 15 Women Die In Up Stampede (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Fifteen women were killed and 48 people injured in a stampede on the staircase of an overbridge in Mughalsarai station, the biggest railway junction in the country.
- Gandhi On Our Minds (Hindustan Times, Editorial, Gulf News, Oct 03, 2007)
So much has been written on M.K. Gandhi that it would be presumptuous to attempt to contribute any insight into this complex personality.
- Fifty Years Of Fragmentation (Indian Express, Rakshit Sonawane, Oct 03, 2007)
In his last days, B.R. Ambedkar wanted to wind up the Scheduled Caste Federation and form a broadbased political party that would include the poor and the oppressed across religions and castes.
- For South Asian Cooperation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 03, 2007)
LOOKING at the history of South Asia, it becomes obvious that the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) has not come up with sufficient initiatives to synergise the process of cooperation and give it an institutional base.
- Sbi, Icici Bank To Start Business In Singapore (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Singapore has agreed to allow State Bank of India and ICICI Bank to launch full banking operations in the South-East Asian countries, under the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with India.
- Cm Blames Bjp For Delay (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy today blamed coalition partner BJP for delay in the transfer of power as “it was not ready to ‘sit and talk’ with him to thrash out the modalities.”
- When Myths Compete (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
It is tempting to read Karunanidhi’s remarks on Ram and the Ramayana as a return to DMK’s rationalist origins.
- Icici Bank, Sbi To Start Singapore Biz (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Singapore has agreed to allow State Bank of India and ICICI Bank to launch full banking operations in the South-East Asian countries, under the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with India.
- Jd-U Executive Meet This Week (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
The Janata Dal-U will hold a two-day meeting of its national executive here from 6 October to formulate electoral issues and seat adjustment policy.
- No Easy Way Out For Up (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Oct 03, 2007)
A serious analysis of Uttar Pradesh politics deserves to be undertaken because the Congress-led UPA Government cannot postpone a mid-term poll for long.
- ‘Strip-Shocked’ Govt Plans To Check Corporal Punishment (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Two days after a six-year-old girl studying in a city school was stripped by her teacher for not doing her homework, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday said her government is planning to set up a panel with the specific mandate to check . . . .
- Left Thinks Congress Will Opt For Polls (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
A majority of CPM Central Committee members, after two days of debates and discussions here, have decided to prepare for a mid-term election. They are not willing to compromise their basic ideology on “imperialism.”
- Iaea Safeguards Not Just For Us, Govt To Tell Left (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
With CPI(M) stalwarts like Jyoti Basu and West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee speaking out in favour of nuclear power, but against the strategic partnership with the US, the Government is looking to convey to the Left . . . . .
- Angst Of A Community (Indian Express, Dominic Emmanuel, Oct 01, 2007)
Every day brings news of attacks on Christians from one or other part of the country.
- Rights Activists: Persecution And Resistance (Hindu, MUKUL SHARMA, Sep 29, 2007)
Harassment of human rights activists is so often part of their daily life that it goes unreported. Detention or abduction, disappearances and politically motivated imprisonment are used to intimidate them.
- Mayawati Govt Asks For N-Power Plant (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Sep 29, 2007)
While the Left continues its protests against the nuclear deal, the Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh is pushing the Centre to set up a nuclear power plant in the state.
- India, Us Talk Cooperation In Space Research (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Close on the heels of the civilian nuclear cooperation, India is negotiating another important agreement with the United States, this time in the area of space research and exploration.
- ‘Warring’ Nc Factions Hold Joint Rally (Tribune, Dinesh Manhotra, Sep 29, 2007)
As all political parties have virtually kicked off their election campaigns for the next Assembly elections, Opposition National Conference, which has a big stake in Kishtwar district, has initiated serious efforts to iron out differences between . . . .
- Berthright (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 29, 2007)
THE Railway Ministry’s proposal to provide additional berths in between the two rows of berths in the passage of sleeper class and air-conditioned three-tier coaches is flawed.
- High Drama Over Transfer Of Power (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
The father-son duo of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is known to talk in different voices while striving to achieve the same political objectives.
- Democracy Plus Growth Equals India (Indian Express, Bharat Wariavwalla, Sep 28, 2007)
From around the time of our 60th Independence anniversary a month or so back, the national mood has been upbeat.
- A Novel Attempt (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Shabari is a novel attempt by Baraguru Ramachandrappa. Fiction based on the lived life of a community is of great significance to Kannada literature, considering the times and the circumstances.
- The Glory Of Hoysalas (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 28, 2007)
Hosaholalu is a small village near K R Pet, home to a beautiful Hoysala style temple dedicated to Lord Lakshminarayana.
- No Space For Bsp In Gujarat (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Sep 28, 2007)
On September 16 was held a public meeting in Vadodara where Ms Mayawati inaugurated the arrival of the BSP in Gujarat.
- The Road Home From Khalistan (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 27, 2007)
Fifteen years after the end of the war for Khalistan, terror commanders are rebuilding their lives.
- New British High Commissioner To India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
Mr Richard Stagg CMG has taken over as the British High Commissioner to India. He succeeds Sir Michael Arthur KCMG, who has moved to Berlin as British Ambassador.
- Crown Doesn’T Pinch (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 27, 2007)
There is talk of anti-incumbency in the air in Gujarat. Caste and community groups like the Patidars, Kolis, Tribals, OBCs, Brahmins, Muslims, Dalits as well as Sangh Parivar outfits like the VHP, RSS, and BKS are seen declaring their resentment . . . .
- The Cost Of Liberalisation (Deccan Herald, KATHYAYINI CHAMARAJ, Sep 27, 2007)
The bitter medicine of economic reforms has affected the developing countries badly.
- Starving In Madhya Pradesh (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 26, 2007)
Hunger and malnutrition stalk Madhya Pradesh villages despite schemes to improve the services of anganwadis and nutrition centres.
- Cbi Arrests Former Up Chief Secy On Graft Charges (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
The CBI on Tuesday arrested former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Akhand Pratap Singh for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
- Election Season (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 26, 2007)
For those looking for confirmation that the Congress is inclined towards dissolution of the Lok Sabha before its terms ends in 2009, a very heavy straw in the wind floated in through the window on Monday afternoon — the appointment of Rahul Gandhi . . . .
- Belying Promises To The Unorganised Sector (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Sep 26, 2007)
The UPA government is firmly committed to ensure the welfare and well-being of all workers, particularly those in the unorganised sector who constitute 93 per cent of our workforce. Social security, health insurance and other schemes for such . . . .
- For National Interest's Sake (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
For all of the last month or so, people have been stopping journalists in the streets and asking the same questions: will there be an election? And when exactly will this mid-term poll be called?
- A Compromise Formula (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 25, 2007)
Gandhi (1982) is a multi-award-winning biopic film about the life of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Polls In Mind, State Teams Rejigged (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Along with revamping the AICC, Sonia Gandhi has started restructuring the organisation at the state level to meet challenges from regional forces and caste-based parties.
- Now, For Real Politics (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
The elevation of Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi to the post of Congress general secretary had been a foregone conclusion.
- Congress Basks In Son-Shine (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi named her son Rahul one of the general secretaries of her party in a move seen as mixing youth with experience ahead of the general elections widely expected to be held before schedule.
- Upa Hesitant, Bjp Hostile To Sachar Committee Recommendations: Cpm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Blaming the UPA for its “hesitant and tokenist” approach in implementing the recommendations of the Sachar Committee report, the CPI(M) on Monday said immediate steps should be taken in the fields of education and credit disbursal . . . . .
- Endgame For Deshmukh? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 25, 2007)
Age brings with it senility. Among all the political parties in the country, the oldest one, Congress, is perhaps already showing some signs of this ageing process. Caught between the pincers of its coalition partners (Messrs Karat and Karunanidhi) . . .
- An Amoral Code (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Sep 25, 2007)
WHEN a coalition begins to melt, its partners subtly, if not silently, begin to shift their public agenda from common concern to individual need. The debate over the bridge built by Lord Ram between the Tamil coast and Sri Lanka is hardly new.
- Assam Clears Nrc Hurdle (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
The Tarun Gogoi government today cleared the first hurdle for updating the National Register of Citizens with the group of ministers constituted for the purpose finalising the modalities for the process.
- Nightmare At Taj (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Even as Incredible India celebrates its 60th birthday in New York with dancing and colourful displays, back home India’s star tourist attraction and symbol of eternal love, the Taj Mahal, stood silent witness to violence against two . . . .
- Ugly Turn To Ram Row: Dmk Attacks Bjp Office (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Sep 24, 2007)
The war of words over Ram took an ugly turn today when a large group of protesting DMK volunteers stoned Kamalayalam, the BJP headquarters in Chennai, to condemn a reported remark in Ayodhya by VHP leader Ram Vilas Vedanti against Tamil Nadu . . . . .
- Ambika’S Past Visits With A Vengeance (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Sep 24, 2007)
Minister with many enemies Sins of her past are visiting Ambika Soni with a vengeance.
- Endgame For Deshmukh? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 24, 2007)
Age brings with it senility. Among all the political parties in the country, the oldest one, Congress, is perhaps already showing some signs of this ageing process.
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