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- Gujarat Transfers Come Under Ec Scanner (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2007)
The Election Commission has taken a serious note of complaints that the Narendra Modi government effected large-scale transfers of police officers, and agreed to consider the possibility of holding the Gujarat Assembly elections with outside . . . .
- The Going May Not Be Easy For Modi (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Oct 05, 2007)
The ground situation in Saurashtra and in the tribal areas does not permit the assumption that Narendra Modi will have a second consecutive sweep.
- Bjp Should Let Jd(s) Be In Power (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Oct 05, 2007)
Political activity is quite unpredictable in coalition politics and results from Karnataka will surprise all political parties including the JD(S).
- Keshubhai Son To Contest Polls (Asian Age, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 05, 2007)
Former chief minister Keshubhai Patel has said that he would not contest the forthcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat. Mr Patel, a prominent dissident leader and Modi baiter, has expressed his desire to "spend the rest of my life in mentoring". . .
- Mainspring Of India’S Democracy (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 05, 2007)
India’s media has come of age and into its own. Imagine the combined awesome power of 62,483 registered newspapers, with a claimed circulation approaching 10 crore copies, and 60 news channels in 16 languages watched by persons in 120 million. . .
- What I Hope To Achieve... (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
India at 60 is like an iceberg. It reveals a little but hides a lot.
- Bridging North-South Divide (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 04, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu CM irritated many Indians by rhetorically wondering whether Rama had studied engineering while responding to the demand that the chain of sand bars linking India and Sri Lanka should not be disturbed by the Sethusamudram project since . . .
- Vaghela’S Remarks On Rahul Embarrass Congress (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Union textiles minister Shankar-sinh Vaghela's comments on Rahul Gandhi have put the Congress in an embarrassing situation in Gujarat.
- Cong All Set To Chalk Out Strategy (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Oct 03, 2007)
Faced with the possibility of an early Lok Sabha election, the Congress is getting ready to devise its future political strategy at an AICC session in the light of the lessons learnt from managing its first coalition government.
- Now, Grandpas On Job Hunt (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2007)
Think of a grandpa and you think of a greyed man in a kurta-pyjama rocking on a chair reading the newspaper, or putting his savings together to buy his grandchild a bicycle. Not anymore.
- 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.
- The Changing Indian Woman (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 03, 2007)
One of the finest panel discussions that formed part of the Incredible India@60 campaign in New York, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, Tourism and seven other ministries, was the one titled ‘Women and Global Leadership’.
- Sarabande And Sauce (OutLook, Bhaichand Patel, Oct 03, 2007)
Two years ago, I coaxed a bunch of bachelors, male and female, of all shapes, sizes and ages, to write on the pleasures and perils of being single.
- 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.
- Does Mahatma Gandhi Matter? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 01, 2007)
It may sound like a blasphemous question to ask about someone hailed as the Father of the Nation, whose portrait hangs in every government office and court hall, whose picture is emblazoned on currency . . .
- ‘I Am The President. Vajpayee, Advani Are Leaders Of The Party. They Are Above Me’ (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Oct 01, 2007)
BJP President Rajnath Singh is doing a tightrope walk, trying to consolidate his authority even as the party is pulled in different directions by factionalism.
- Congress Loses Nuclear Edge (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Oct 01, 2007)
Political 'accidents' cannot be predicted. When such accidents take place, these are difficult to control. I have been writing about this for the past four weeks.
- Hindu Gods In Hindi Cinema (Pioneer, MV Kamath, Oct 01, 2007)
Indian cinema is probably the most analysed, dissected and diagonised aspect of the country's values and culture. Rachel Dwyer, the author of this excellent work, refers to some three hundred odd books and articles on the subject which shows the . . . .
- ‘If The Grandfather Had 10 Acres, The Grandson Gets Half An Acre.It’S Hard To Sustain A Family On That. The Alternative Is Industrialisation’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 01, 2007)
It’s back to my small-town college for me, and my guest is the most illustrious alumnus of the same college, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the Chief Minister of Haryana. Welcome back to our old college, the Government College, Rohtak.
- 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.
- An Unavoidable Divorce (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 01, 2007)
Marriages, at least modern ones, need the concurrence of both parties; but more often than not, divorces are forced by one of them.
- A Poll Gimmick (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Oct 01, 2007)
The Centre has decided to extend its flagship employment guarantee programme, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, to all the districts from the present 330 select precincts.
- Unhealthy State (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Sep 29, 2007)
India’s health system is iniquitous and inefficient. Only cooperative and communitarian solutions can lead to sustained growth and development.
- Supermarkets Halted After Shopkeepers Take To Streets (Guardian (UK), RANDEEP RAMESH, Sep 28, 2007)
Reliance Industries, India's biggest private company, announced it will sack 1,000 workers and put on hold plans to open supermarkets in the north and east of the country after mounting protests from small traders.
- India Job Scheme 'Disappointing' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
India's most ambitious scheme ever to lift people out of poverty has met with largely disappointing results in its first year, studies suggest.
- India Announces Relief For Its Fishermen Jailed In Pakistan (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Sep 28, 2007)
India on Thursday announced a monetary package for its fishermen languishing in Pakistani custody. A release from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) stated that the next of kin of each fisherman in Pakistan’s custody has been granted a one-time . . . .
- Isro Plans Manned Mission In 8 Yrs (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Almost a quarter of a century after it sent its first man into space, India is getting ready to put another person into a spacecraft—this time on its own.
- Arjun Vs Autonomy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2007)
The HRD minister has evidently had enough of the IIM talking back to him. There has been a series of faceoffs between the ministry and the IIMs, and the former has not always been able to bend the latter satisfactorily to its will.
- Cpi Backs Democracy Stir In Myanmar (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
The CPI on Thursday day called for the return of peace while reminding all that the party has supported the movement for democracy in Myanmar. But, the CPI(M) will react only after its Politburo meeting, which begins in Kolkata on Friday.
- 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.
- Sunita Williams Is Gujarat's Most Admired Personality (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
She arrived here a week ago as an astronaut and on Thursday flew to Hyderabad as one of the people most admired in Gujarat.
- Leaders Compete To Praise Rahul (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Sep 27, 2007)
Senior Congress leaders, including Union ministers and chief ministers, are competing with each other to project Mr Rahul Gandhi as the "future of India" after his appointment as an AICC general secretary.
- 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 . . . .
- Culture Policing In Schools (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Sep 27, 2007)
The nationwide Adolescence Education Programme (AEP), conceived by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development and the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), is under review following protests from some State governments.
- Suicide In Southall (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Sep 27, 2007)
Immigrants from Punjab carry their gender biases with them, forcing women into misery - and often death
- Congress Hints At Rahul As Pm Candidate (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
The Congress on Wednesday hinted that Rahul Gandhi, just appointed All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary, might soon be projected as the Prime Ministerial candidate....
- ‘Government Should Have Stood By Asi’ (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Sep 26, 2007)
SURAJ Bhan, who taught archaeology at Kurukshetra University, is a member of the Central Advisory Board of Archaeology of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
- Stop Murdering The Girl Child (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Punjab loses every fourth girl. By the 2011 census, we would be killing off 10 lakh girls a year.
- Mysore Bookstore Opens With 200,000 English Titles! (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
So, you thought the book-reading habit was on the decline? A bookstore that has opened here with over 200,000 titles in English and 80,000 in the local Kannada language is set to prove you wrong.
- Pfizer: Managing Costs (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Pfizer reported lacklustre results for the quarter ended August 31, 2007, as segment revenues in its core pharmaceuticals division declined 3.5 per cent y-o-y.
- 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 . . . .
- Former Bjp Chief Jana Dead (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Former BJP president Jana Krishnamurthy died here today after a prolonged illness. He was 79 and is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters.
- 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?
- Rahul Begins Takeover (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
As Congress president Sonia Gandhi confidently walked across from her 10 Janpath residence to Congress headquarters with her 37-year-old son Rahul on Tuesday evening, the party seemed to have completely resolved the question of future . . . . .
- Growing Olives In The Desert With Some Help From Israel (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Rajasthan will very soon diversify its vegetable oil portfolio by taking up production of olives with active help from Israel, pioneers in the use of drip irrigation.
- Come, Break My Records, Says Sunita (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, on a week-long visit to Gujarat, on Saturday advised students to study space science for the exciting opportunities it offers and light-heartedly challenged them to break the space walk records she . . . .
- Movies And Levies (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 25, 2007)
The State Governments would do well to heed the call of the Information and Broadcasting Minister, Mr Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, for a rationalisation of the entertainment tax structure on the film and broadcasting industry at the recent conference of . . . .
- Digvijay For U.P., Arunkumar For Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
On the reconstituted All-India Congress Committee, Andhra Pradesh leader Arun Kumar has been appointed general secretary in charge of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Motilal Vora will remain treasurer with additional charge of Administration.
- More Difficult Than Rajiv’S First Mission (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Sep 25, 2007)
Sonia Gandhi has taken a leaf out of mother-in-law Indira Gandhi’s book by appointing son Rahul a Congress general secretary in his late thirties.
- From Heir Apparent To Heir Manifest (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 25, 2007)
The moment Sonia Gandhi — who had kept clear of any formal role after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi — overcame her reluctance and agreed to become president of the Indian National Congress in 1998, it became clear that the attempt to find a . . . .
- Gender Bias (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Sep 25, 2007)
Internationally sex ratio is defined as the number of men per 1000 women.
- Non-Fiction Cinematic Work (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Filmmaker and writer B.D.Garga has written this book about an important but often forgotten dimension of the film history in India — the non-fiction films. Documentaries, newsreel and actuality material that merely records an event, like . . . . .
- Back To Ram (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 24, 2007)
THE BJP declared during its national executive meeting in Bhopal that it would support the Rameshwaram Ram Sethu Raksha Manch movement for the “protection, preservation and declaration of the Sethu as a national heritage monument”.
- One Earth (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Sep 24, 2007)
God made one earth. Man broke it into continents and countries. It is the borders which divide the world. But more than these geographical borders it is the borders which exist in the minds that are dangerous.
- 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.
- Security Issues On Bjp Poll Plank (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will approach the electorate on the issues of national, social, food and economic securities, party president Rajnath Singh said Sunday.
- Calculators Are Out But Topplers Have Got Their Timing Hopelessly Wrong (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 24, 2007)
Since the Bharatiya Janata Party’s political record in opposition in the past three years has been more inclined to the occult than ordinary politics, I am going to use metaphysical language to proffer this piece of gratuitous advice.
- Centre Plans Panel On Ram Setu To Avoid Infighting Within Upa (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 24, 2007)
With sharp differences within the UPA over the issue of Ram Setu, the Government has planned to set up a committee to resolve the conflict over alignment of a tunnel between India and Sri Lanka.
- Rein In Dmk, Bjp To Centre (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Sep 24, 2007)
BJP president Rajnath Singh has asked the Congress-led UPA government to rein-in its alliance partner, the DMK, for the violence in the Tamil Nadu, in the wake of the attack on the BJP headquarters in Chennai.
- Echoes Of Gujarat Dissidence At Bjp National Meet (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Sep 22, 2007)
Dissidence within the Gujarat BJP had its echoes at the party’s national executive meeting, which got underway here today, with two prominent leaders who are opposed to the style of functioning of Chief Minister Narendra Modi staying away.
- Succession: Vajpayee's Pause Is Party's As Well (Deccan Herald, Deepak Upreti, Sep 22, 2007)
It was, perhaps, for the first time that the party national executive was proceeding without Vajpayee's astute margdarshan (guidance) .
- Cong Hits Poll Button (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Sep 20, 2007)
A snap Lok Sabha poll may truly be round the corner. Pointers in that direction are getting clearer as the UPA-Left nuclear deal gulf appears unbridgeable.
- Bank Of Baroda To Open Branch In Trinidad, Tobago (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
Bank of Baroda, the fifth largest bank in India, is all set to open shop in four countries, including Trinidad and Tobago.
- God’S Many Colours (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Sep 20, 2007)
In the UPA’s handling of the Sethusamudram affidavits, the BJP has been handed an excellent opportunity to close ranks and get back to their comfort zone.
- Ram Sethu To Dominate Bjp Conclave (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Sep 20, 2007)
The BJP national executive in Bhopal from September 21-23 will be dominated by the Ram Sethu issue.
- Bjp Focus On Upa’S ‘Divisive Politics’ (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 20, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s three-day national executive committee starting on Friday in Bhopal is expected to focus on what the BJP calls “divisive politics” of the United Progressive Alliance.
- Flood Preparedness, A Necessity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 19, 2007)
It has been a grim monsoon, with floods ravaging vast areas of the country and leaving behind crops destroyed and lives shattered. In June, the very first month of the monsoon, torrential downpour hit Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
- Nuke Sparring Amid Glimmer Of Hope (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Sep 19, 2007)
Prakash Karat today said the Centre should wait for at least six months before continuing efforts to operationalise the nuclear deal, while minister Kapil Sibal asserted the government couldn’t “renege” on an international treaty.
- Haryana Hurricane (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 19, 2007)
The regional distribution of investment in states offers some surprises and reinforces some stereotypes. Haryana and Orissa are witnessing big gains in investment, while Rajasthan, UP and Bihar remain BIMARU.
- India, Pak Anti-Terror Meet On Oct 22 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
The second round of India-Pakistan Joint Anti-terror Mechanism meet will take place on October 22 in New Delhi.
- Cong Sliding But Upa Retains Goodwill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Earlier this month, The Indian Express reported that far from the heated debate in New Delhi over the possibility and outcome of a mid-term poll, most of the country was unaware of the nuclear deal and certainly didn’t want to face an election over it.
- ‘Gujarat Asmita’ Sunita Williams: Tug Of War Between Cong & Bjp (Indian Express, D K Singh, Sep 18, 2007)
It's election time in Gujarat and so the Congress plans to ride on the popularity of Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams during her week-long visit to the state beginning September 20 during which she is scheduled to visit her . . . .
- Abolish Asi (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Sep 18, 2007)
Instead of excavating and preserving our cultural heritage, ASI has been involved in concealing it
- Cong Squabble Over Goof-Up Rages (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
As the Congress high command assesses the political fallout of the controversial affidavit denying the existence of Lord Ram, party leaders are busy settling scores with each other. The latest to join the intra-party wrangling is CWC member . . . .
- Clean Up Your Act (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 17, 2007)
In a welcome development, UP chief minister Mayawati has announced that the population of Dalits will no longer be the criterion for developing certain villages under the Dr Ambedkar rural development programme that she is pushing.
- Sunita To Encourage Kids In India (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 17, 2007)
US astronaut Sunita Williams plans to use her forthcoming visit to India to generate interest in space among schoolchildren.
- For The People, All The People (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 17, 2007)
The controversial affidavit on the Sethusamudram project filed by the Centre in the Supreme Court is a classic case of the UPA handing over an issue to the BJP on a platter. And that, too, prior to what seems like a virtually imminent mid-term . . . .
- Maya Says Bjp, Cong Plotting To Deny Quotas To Upper Castes (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Sunday alleged that there is a conspiracy by the Congress and BJP for not providing reservations to poor among the upper castes.
- Ramar Sethu: Modi Attacks Congress (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Sep 17, 2007)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is clinging on to the “Ramar Sethu” issue to whip up the “Hindutva” passion to the run up to the Assembly elections later this year.
- Radical Surgery (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Sep 17, 2007)
The government, in a complete turnaround, withdrew the entire affidavit in the Sethusamudram case from the Supreme Court.
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