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Articles 9121 through 9220 of 26693:
- Blowing Hot And Cold (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 12, 2006)
While reports of government emissaries meeting the exiled leaders of the two mainstream parties have off and on appeared in the press, no headway seems to have been made.
- Congress Happy Left Happier (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, May 12, 2006)
The election results of Thursday actually has ensured the stability of the UPA government with gains for the allies and nothing for the NDA
- Sonia Wins By 4-Lakh Margin (Deccan Herald, PUJAA AWASTTHI, May 12, 2006)
Congratulations also came in from the party’s state headquarters with senior leader Pramod Tiwari labelling it “a victory of Rahul’s strategy and Priyanka’s management”.
- 'Cpi-M Not Out To Destabilise Upa' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Brinda Karat, the Communist Party of India-Marxist Rajya Sabha member and Politburo member, spoke exclusively to rediff.com Managing Editor (National Affairs) Sheela Bhatt on the verdict in West Bengal and Kerala, and the party's relations with the . . .
- Expected Lines (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 12, 2006)
The assembly elections did not present any surprises
- Jaya Out, Mk May Opt For Coalition (Deccan Herald, S Murari, May 12, 2006)
Talking to reporters at DMK headquarters, which was the scene of celebrations and jubilation, party president Karunanidhi said on Thursday that a decision on a coalition government would be taken by his party in consultation with its allies.
- Record Win For Left In West Bengal (Hindu, Marcus Dam, May 12, 2006)
The credit for our victory goes to the people, says Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee The credit for our victory goes to the people, says Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
- Congress To Form Coalition Government In Assam (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, May 12, 2006)
The ruling Congress has emerged the single largest party in Assam and set to form a coalition government. It won 52 of the 125 seats declared so far. A meeting on May 13 will elect the leader to stake the claim for forming a government.
- Sonia Registers Her Biggest Win (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Wins by a margin of over 4.17 lakh votes in Rae Bareli
Other candidates lose security deposits
Her margin higher than those of Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Feroze Gandhi
- A Vote For Development, Says Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
"Our responsibilities have increased"
Verdict a mandate for greater industrialisation
Consolidating success in agriculture, improving conditions of below poverty line people also important
No differences in CPI(M) over economic measures
- Buddhadeb Will Have To Play A Major Role: Basu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
In sorting out differences between the Left and the UPA
- The Dead Sea Is Shrinking (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, May 12, 2006)
'Can the Dead Sea be allowed to die?' is a question that concerns environmentalists of West Asia, who are also alarmed by the prospect of River Jordan going dry
- Sonia Disappointed With Congress Show (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Says Congress was in a position to form government in Assam
Party general secretary Digvijay Singh in Guwahati to oversee efforts
Likely to extend outside support to DMK in Tamil Nadu, DMK to reciprocate it in Pondicherry
Pranab takes responsibility
- Dmk Combine Sweeps Vellore, Tiruvannamalai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
DPA wins 11 seats in Vellore and 8 in Tiruvannamalai
Durai Murugan, K. Pichandi and E.V. Velu have retained their seats
Results of Anaicut constituency in Vellore district withheld due to EVM snag
DMDK's entry affects prospects of AIADMK candidates
- Chembarambakkam Lake Under `Green Attack' (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, May 12, 2006)
Water hyacinth, aquatic plants now cover half the water body
- The Election Results And Coalition Politics (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, May 12, 2006)
How will the strong showing by the Left impact on the functioning of the United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre?
- Rewind To Assembly Elections, 2001 (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2006)
This was our editorial comment on the assembly elections of five years ago
- Court As Sanctuary (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2006)
With exemplary punishment to the Maharashtra minister, the apex court empowers the citizen
- Sonia Wins (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Mrs Sonia Gandhi (photo above) today frowned upon suggestions by a group of party MPs that she take over as Prime Minister after her resounding victory in the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha by-election. SNS
- Left Wins In Kerala, Retains Bengal, Tn In Coalition Era (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
In a stunning performance, the Left Front today dislodged Congress-led alliance in Kerala and won a massive victory in West Bengal in the assembly elections that saw the rout of of AIADMK in Tamil Nadu which will have a minority government for the . . .
- Sonia Rubbishes Plea That She Take Over As Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi's massive win in the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha bye-election today triggered a demand from a group of party MPs that she take over as Prime Minister, a campaign she nipped in the bud almost instantly.
- Tn: Karunanidhi To Stake Claim To Form Govt Tomororw (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
With the DMK emerging as the single largest party in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, its president M Karunanidhi is likely to stake claim to form a government tomorrow.
- Bush Denies Spying Infringing On Americans' Privacy (Reuters, Matt Spetalnick, May 12, 2006)
President George W. Bush denied on Thursday the government was "trolling through" Americans' personal lives, despite a report that a domestic spy agency was collecting phone records of tens of millions of citizens.
- Results, Responsibilities (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 12, 2006)
Left’s win may not alter Delhi equation
- Coalition Comes To Rule At States Too (Hindu, Neerja Chowdhury, May 12, 2006)
The results of the Assembly elections have established one thing very clearly—that alliances and coalitions are an inevitability at the Centre and increasingly in the states.
- How Gogoi Pulled It Off (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, May 12, 2006)
Two months ago when Assam entered into the election process, the feeling in the state was that Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi would not be able to make it.
- Advantage Left (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 12, 2006)
The five state election results offer the Left much to celebrate, demand that the Congress be stoic, and give the NDA a knockout punch. The Left Front has retained office in West Bengal for the seventh consecutive time and with an enhanced majority.
- Third Front, What? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2006)
A rather cynical political experiment in Assam has failed. Lessons for the Left there
- It All Adds Up (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2006)
From five states comes one message for political leaders: just govern
- Left In The Centre (Indian Express, Harsh Sethi , May 12, 2006)
The elections have thrown up expected results. Watch for unexpected consequences
- Will Shows The Way To Talk About Sex (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, May 12, 2006)
Storm over Shakespearean smut reveals parental thought control
- Deceit And Duplicity (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 12, 2006)
Unless Ulfa is constrained by a brokered ceasefire or is engaged in talks, its hit-and-run methods will persist.
- Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi Wins Poll In Style (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
India's Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi won a by-election by a landslide on Thursday, with voters in a family bastion sending her back to parliament after she quit in a row over holding a paid job while a lawmaker.
- Pramod Mahajan (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, May 12, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan's death is bound to limit the BJP's manoeuvres in realpolitik in a big way and for a considerable period.
- Hayden’S Appointment Sets Off Alarm Bells (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, May 12, 2006)
President George W. Bush’s nomination of Gen Michael Hayden to head the Central Intelligence Agency has set off alarm bells in Washington where some members of Congress are worried that U.S. intelligence services are being put exclusively in the hands. .
- Whose Freedom? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 12, 2006)
Normally it would have been taken as a positive signal from Muzaffarabad, the Capital of "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known.
- Communists Surge In Polls, Congress Stoic (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, May 12, 2006)
Communists swept to power in two of five state assembly elections on Thursday, while the chief of the ruling Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, easily won a parliamentary by-election.
- War On Iran (Daily Excelsior, Tanveer Jafri, May 12, 2006)
American President George Bush may have made up his mind, personally, to thrust war upon Iran, but it doesn't seem easy to attack.
- Tn Rejects Jaya (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 12, 2006)
Of the elections to five assemblies, perhaps, it is the outcome in Tamil Nadu that marks a significant departure.
- Hope Redeemed (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 12, 2006)
At the same time, embedded in the mandate is a demand. This can be articulated in simple terms.
- Post-Poll Turbulence Likely For The Pm (The Financial Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 12, 2006)
While an emboldened Left plans to raise the pressure, so do leaders from within the Congress.
- E-Delivery Of Certificates Can Be A ‘Killer App’ (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, May 12, 2006)
For this, hundreds of e-governance ‘pilot’ projects need to move beyond this stage and achieve results.
- More Or Less (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 12, 2006)
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi is clearly somewhat of a realist, if a rather pedantic one.
- And A More Stable Polity (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 12, 2006)
The results of the recent assembly elections in five states, along with Sonia Gandhi’s resounding victory in the Rae Bareli by-election, strengthen the ruling coalition and the government at the Centre.
- Left Won't Rock Upa Boat (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Though the Left parties supporting the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) have made it clear that they would not withdraw support to the Manmohan Singh Government, the thumping victories of the Left parties in Kerala and West Bengal have made the . . .
- `India Desirable Market For Us' Energy Sector Investments' (Business Line, Richa Mishra, May 12, 2006)
E & Y poll also reports some deficiencies in India's case
- Left Is Set To Flex Muscle, But Won’T Rock Upa Boat (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
A mow-down-all victory in West Bengal, a thumping win in Kerala — at one stage the state elections looked like a red tidal wave threatening to dramatically shake the existing order. But eventually, it turned out to be only a tremor that may have put . . .
- Dmk To Consult Allies On Ministry Formation (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Unable to muster a majority on its own, the DMK today said a decision on a coalition ministry in Tamil Nadu will be taken after consultation with its allies.
- Behind The Mystery Letter (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 12, 2006)
Journalists in the capital were busy trying to unravel the mystery behind last Sunday's news leak that Ms Sonia Gandhi had written to the Prime Minister cautioning against entering into a host of Free Trade Agreements .
- Power Equations At Centre Likely To Change (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The outcome of the Assembly elections in five states today did not spring any major surprise, with the Left Front coming to power in Kerala and retaining its bastion in West Bengal, while the DMK-Congress alliance wrested power in Tamil Nadu and . . .
- Amma Quits (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Aiadmk general secretary and chief minister Miss J Jayalalitha resigned this evening, admitting that her party had been defeated in the 8 May Assembly election. Mr M Karuna-nidhi is likely to stake claim to form a govern-ment tomorrow.
- Sonia Wins By A Landslide (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
India’s Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi won a by-election by a landslide on Thursday, with voters in a family bastion sending her back to parliament after she quit in a row over holding a paid job while a lawmaker.
- Red Light For Reform? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 12, 2006)
Now that the Left has triumphed in West Bengal and Kerala, does it mean that the government at the Centre should abandon all hope of further economic reform? On the contrary.
- Narmada Vs Narmada (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , May 12, 2006)
The Supreme Court has reiterated its earlier decision to permit the Sardar Sarovar dam to be raised from 111m to 122 m.
- Cong Proves Naysayers Wrong (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, May 12, 2006)
Despite the dark prophecies, Congress at final count has acquitted itself fairly well by capturing power in three states along with its allies, which include retaining the pole position in Assam, where it faced a stiff challenge from AGP and a new . . .
- Lessons In Democracy (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 12, 2006)
It seems appropriate that, due to the Iraq war, the world has been debating the nature of democracy 200 years after Alexis de Tocqueville's birth.
- Brand Buddha Is A Complete Sellout (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
There are turning points in the lives of politicians when they are transformed from mere leaders into symbols of a larger radical change. This election was one such turning point for Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee — today the 62-year-old West Bengal CM has . . .
- Karunanidhi Ends Jaya’S Reign (Tribune, Arup Chanda, May 12, 2006)
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led Democratic Progresive Alliance (DPA) swept the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections routing the ruling All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and its allies today.
- Viva Voce (Tribune, S. Raghunath, May 12, 2006)
The Haryana Government has lifted with immediate effect the ban on recruitment of staff in essential services and the State Road Transport Corporation (HSRTC) has set in motion the stupendous task of interviewing some 50,000 candidates for the posts . . .
- Take It As Red (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , May 12, 2006)
West Bengal continues to be the despair of psephologists.
- Left Wins In Bengal, Kerala (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, May 12, 2006)
Recording a stunning electoral victory in West Bengal for a record seventh time coupled with riding a strong anti-incumbency wave as well as breaking fresh ground in Kerala, the Left parties have not only emerged stronger but determined to take on . . .
- Remembering Mahajan (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 11, 2006)
When he was alive, the RSS always had an ambivalent attitude towards Pramod Mahajan, and though his tragic death has invoked fulsome tributes in the Organiser, some of that ambivalence creeps through. In a front-page . . .
- Blair Support Waning: Poll (Telegraph, GEORGE JONES AND BRENDAN CARLIN, May 11, 2006)
Tony Blair, who broke all records for public approval when he entered No 10 nine years ago, is now the most unpopular Labour Prime Minister of modern times, a YouGov survey for The Daily Telegraph shows today.
- Under-Reporting Of Assets By Candidates: Election Watch (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, May 11, 2006)
Poll panel urged to look into the true nature of assets
Study covers candidates from major parties
Two candidates have U.S., U.K. degrees
Only 70 women among 931 candidates
- Re-Poll Attracts Just One Elector (Hindu, K.T. Sangameswaran, May 11, 2006)
An entire village in the Tiruttani constituency refused to come to the polling station where re-polling was held on Wednesday.
- Indian Obduracy (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 11, 2006)
DESPITE much flexibility having been displayed by General Musharraf on Kashmir, Islamabad has not succeeded in making a dent in Indian obduracy.
- Q&a: 'We Will Raise Finances For The State From Nris' (Times of India, Amrith Lal, May 11, 2006)
He is one of the founders of CPM and a member of its powerful politburo. Despite that V S Achuthanandan , 83, has never held ministerial office. That could change if the Left Front wins this election.
- Pramod Memories Move Leaders To Tears (Pioneer, Deepak Kumar Jha, May 11, 2006)
The sombre ambience at Talkatora Stadium on Wednesday evening brought alive several memories of the departed BJP leader Pramod Mahajan.
- Results Likely By 1 P.M. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Both the DMK and the AIADMK say they are confident of victory
- Communists Take Early Lead In State Polls (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Communist parties took early leads on Thursday as votes were counted after polls for five state assemblies, the biggest electoral test of the ruling Congress party since it came to power two years ago.
- Violence Fear Looms On Counting Day (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The spectre of fresh violence hangs over Assam as the state gets ready for the counting of votes tomorrow.
- New Rajya Sabha Members Take Oath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Seven new members including Union Minister Dasari Narayana Rao took oath in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
- Assembly Polls Counting To Begin On Thursday (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The fate of 2586 candidates including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and DMK president M Karunanidhi, contesting the assembly elections, will be known on Thursday when the votes are counted.
- An Honour But… (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 11, 2006)
It is no doubt a matter of honour for Pakistan to be elected to the UN Human Rights Council, polling 149 votes against the minimum required 96.
- Vital Role (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 11, 2006)
India should discharge its duties with responsibilty
- Over 2,000 Police Personnel Deployed At Counting Centres (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Collector holds discussion with returning officers Collector holds discussion with returning officers
Two-tier security has been provided to avert any untoward incidents
Officials have also planned to record the counting process in the centres
- Art Of Rigging In Bangladesh (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, May 11, 2006)
The ruling alliance in Bangladesh, spearheaded by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (JeIB), is all set to rig the forthcoming elections to the country's National Parliament early next year.
- Sonia Is Their Problem (Deccan Herald, B K Chandrashekar, May 11, 2006)
The Ordinance contemplated by the Government to protect MPs against disqualification, they charged, was meant to save Sonia's membership.
- Kerala: First Results Go In Favour Of Ldf (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The first results of the Kerala Assembly elections have gone in favour of the LDF.
- Who Will Be The Top Gun? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, May 11, 2006)
Musharaff claims to be negotiating a deal with Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto
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