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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Kalam, An Ideal Man: Unpa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
Leaders of seven regional parties on Monday favoured President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for a second term in office “in the interest of the nation.”
- An Assault On Women: Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
“It is unbecoming on the part of Jayalalithaa to make such a remark”
Language used by Third Front condemnable: CPI
Vilasrao Deshmukh to seek Shiv Sena support
- Third Front Leaders To Meet Kalam On Wednesday (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
Third Front leaders will meet President APJ Abdul Kalam on June 20 to persuade him to agree to contesting for a second term in Rashtrapati Bhawan.
- Shekhawat To Withdraw If There Is A Consensus On Kalam (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
In yet another turn to the Presidential race, Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhwat on Monday night kept his options open saying he would be happy if consensus could be achieved on the candidature of incumbent APJ Abdul Kalam, proposed by the Third front.
- Sonia's Choice A Joke On The People: Jaya (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Jun 19, 2007)
The Third Front, comprising eight regional parties, on Monday sprang a surprise by proposing a second term for President APJ Abdul Kalam and appealed to all political parties to support his candidature for the presidential election as there was no . . .
- Kalam Backed For Second Term (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
The Kalam factor bounced back to haunt the Congress-led UPA and the Left leadership after the third front group, christened as United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA), in the face of limited options and divisions over their endorsement for the . . .
- Jaya Tosses Up Kalam Name (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Jun 19, 2007)
Vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on Monday supported President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for a second term as President a few hours after the newly-formed United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) of eight regional parties . . .
- Race For Raisina Hill (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 19, 2007)
The battle to decide who would occupy Rashtrapati Bhavan has been well and truly joined with the BJP-led NDA announcing the candidature of Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
- Third Front Pushes 2nd Term For Kalam (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
The third Front has named the incumbent president, APJ Abdul Kalam, as its candidate for the post of president.
- War Lost, Opp Tries To Win Pr Battle: Patil A Joke, Get Kalam (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
Pratibha Patil, the UPA-Left candidate for the Presidential election, has the numbers solidly behind her but two opposition groupings, the NDA and the recently floated eight-party United National Progressive Alliance, are in no hurry to either give . . .
- Pratibha Likely To File Papers On June 23 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2007)
Patil, who called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior political leaders here on Saturday, is likely to resign as Rajasthan governor before filing her papers for the presidents post.
- The Pettiness Of The Race (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 18, 2007)
I had a feeling that this was going to happen. And I guess you did too; at some level, we all did. Two months ago, I wrote on this page, about the search for India’s next President.
- Battlelines To Be Drawn Today (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2007)
Monday will decide the line-up for the presidential contest 2007. The NDA is expected to make a formal announcement of its support to Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat as an independent candidate while the leaders of the newly-formed . . . .
- Third Front May Face Trouble In Deciding Presidential Candidate (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2007)
The eight-party grouping of regional parties, claiming to be an alternative ‘Third Front’ opposed to both the Congress and the BJP, would face a predicament of sort while deciding their strategy on the presidential election during the conclave of . . . .
- Prez Poll: Sp Hints At Abstention (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2007)
Samajwadi Party today sought to do a balancing act by adopting an equi-distance posture from both the UPA and the NDA and hinting at abstention as one of the possibility in the presidential elections while stating at the same time that . . . .
- There Is Time For Choosing Vice-President, Says Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
Candidate to be finalised after talks
Chennai airport will not be privatised
- Nda, Third Front May Play Same Card On Presidential Polls (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
After the UPA sprung a surprise on Thursday by putting up Rajasthan Governor Pratibha Patil as their candidate for the Presidency, names of other woman candidates, being contemplated by the NDA and the Third Front, were doing the rounds on Friday.
- Rift In Sena, '3rd Front' On Shekhawat (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
Even as a contest for Rashtrapati Bhavan looked certain with BJP once again rebuffing Congress’s move for a consensus on UPA nominee Pratibha Patil, serious differences of opinion have developed within Shiv Sena as well as the fledgling . . . .
- Pratibha Is Surprise Patil (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Jun 15, 2007)
Rajasthan governor Pratibha Patil on Thursday emerged as the unanimous choice of the UPA, the Left parties and BSP for the presidency, surprising many not only in the ruling coalition and its supporting parties but in the Opposition as well.
- ‘False Declaration’: Hc Tells Ec To Take Action Against Jayalalithaa (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
The Madras High Court today said there was enough prima facie material to initiate action against AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, for filing a “false declaration” before the Election Commission in 2001.
- Ec To Act Against Jaya On Hc Order (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
The Election Commission (EC) said today it would act on the Madras High Court direction to it in the matter relating to AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa allegedly filing false affidavits in the 2001 Assembly elections.
- Take Action Against Jayalalithaa: Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission to initiate penal action against the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, for having filed "false declarations" before election authorities in 2001 when she filed her . . . . .
- "Clear Case Of Giving False Information By Jayalalithaa" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
Bench criticises returning officers
Matter barred by limitation: Jayalalithaa
Mr. Kuppusamy did not have any locus standi, she says
- Cong Firm On Shivraj Patil (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
With the Election Commission announcing the schedule for the presidential elections, the UPA is likely to announce its presidential nominee on Friday and the candidate would file his nomination on Monday.
- 2001 Polls: High Court Orders Ec To Act Against Jayalalithaa (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Chief Election Commissioner and Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer to initiate within six weeks action against AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa for filing false declarations in her election nominations in .. .
- Court Orders Ec To Take Action On Jaya (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
The Madras high court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission to take action against former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa within six weeks for making false declarations during the 2001 Assembly elections and filing nominations in . . .
- Mosquito Menace (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jun 14, 2007)
Kerala is once again in the grip of chikungunya and the scare, if not the virus itself, has crossed the border into Tamil Nadu.
- Non-Congress, Non-Bjp Front To Meet In Chennai On June 18 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
Certain important decisions will be taken: Jayalalithaa
- Nda To Wait For Jaya & Co To Show Their Cards (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
Matching hectic activity in the UPA-Left camp, the NDA top brass and Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat met at the residence of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee this evening to take a fresh count of their stock vis-à-vis the . . .
- 3rd Front’S First Choice Is Farooq (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
The presidential polls are likely to take a new and dramatic turn if the third front takes a final decision to field former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah. Sources said that talks are on and the third front, which is expected to . . . .
- Presidential Election: Shekhawat To Contest As Independent (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
Banking on the confusion in the UPA over the Presidential candidate, the BJP on Tuesday deferred the NDA meeting till June 18, while Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat has signalled his determination to contest the Presidential election as an . . .
- Supreme Court Reserves Order On Plea Against Mayawati (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved verdict on a petition questioning the appointment of Mayawati as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister without her resigning her Rajya Sabha membership.
- Congress, Bjp In Dire Straits (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jun 11, 2007)
Coalition structures with diverse power bases and political objectives make the selection of the President and Vice-President extremely difficult to forecast.
- Another Front Is Forged (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Jun 11, 2007)
With the emergence of a new political front comprising a motley group of regional parties, yet another bloc has been created in our increasingly fractured polity. Can the old political certainties prevail over emerging uncertainties?
- Government Blamed For Aiadmk Man's Death (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2007)
Jayalalithaa alleges rights violations in prisons "We have approached the High Court and also filed complaints before Rights Commissions"
- 3rd Front’S Nominee In A Fortnight, Says Naidu (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2007)
Telugu Desam chief N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday that the third front would announce the name of its presidential candidate after a meeting in Chennai which would be held within the next fortnight.
- Third Front, Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 08, 2007)
Although the formation of a front comprising eight regional parties is unlikely to cause any jitters to either the Congress or the BJP, the significance of the effort cannot be undermined.
- Free To Roam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 08, 2007)
Although the formation of a front comprising eight regional parties is unlikely to cause any jitters to either the Congress or the BJP, the significance of the effort cannot be undermined.
- Dmk Accuses Jaya Of Trying To Divert Attention From Kodanadu (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2007)
DMK leadership on Thursday night accused AIADMK chief Jayalalitha of "instigating" her partymen to organise protests against Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to "sidetrack" attention from the Kodanadu tea estate issue.
- Admk Workers Protest 'Insult' To Jayalalithaa (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Jun 08, 2007)
Thousands of AIADMK workers were arrested in various parts of Tamil Nadu on Thursday, after they staged sudden protests, blocking traffic and burning effigies of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for his alleged derogatory remarks against their leader . . . .
- New Front Rejects 123 Agreement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
Opposing the India-United States nuclear deal, the newly formed eight regional parties front, alleged that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government was on the verge of surrendering "India's nuclear crown jewels and strategic independence . . . .
- 8 Parties Form New Front (Hindu, K. Venkateshwarlu , Jun 07, 2007)
For viable alternative to Congress, BJP
Chennai meet to decide on Presidential poll strategy
More parties likely to join: Jayalalithaa
- Dmk May Seek Jayalalithaa's Disqualification: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
Photos of estate construction released
Raid on Jayalalithaa's house a `rumour'
- Jaya Faces Disqualification: Mk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
Karunanidhi said that Jayalalithaa faces disqualification from contesting future elections if it was proved that she had withheld details about the Kodanadu estate bungalow while filing nominations during the last elections.
- Jayalalithaa Accuses Dmk Of Indulging In Political Vendetta (Hindu, Y. Mallikarjun, Jun 07, 2007)
Similar situation obtains in Andhra Pradesh and other States, she says
"Unhealthy trend" of political victimisation
"I will continue fighting my battles"
- 8 Regional Parties Form Front (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Jun 07, 2007)
A motley group of eight regional parties today launched a new front as an alternative to the Congress and the BJP at the national level, while keeping the doors open for a tie-up with the Left parties.
- Cm Says Jaya Can Be Disqualified (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi on Wednesday warned AIADMK general-secretary J Jayalalithaa of a possible electoral disqualification since she had not disclosed in her May 2006 Assembly election affidavit that she had . ..
- Indo-Us N-Deal Detrimental To National Interest: Jaya (Pioneer, Omer Farooq, Jun 07, 2007)
The newly formed front of the regional parties has strongly denounced and opposed the proposed Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Regional Parties Launch Front As Alternative To Upa, Nda (Pioneer, Omer Farooq, Jun 07, 2007)
The group of seven regional parties all in Opposition in their respective States on Wednesday launched a new front with the aim of providing a third alternative to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the BJP-led National . . . .
- G-8 May Tilt Balance Against Congress (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Jun 07, 2007)
The prevailing anti-Congress sentiments among the regional parties may become a crucial factor in the forthcoming presidential election.
- Jaya Fears Tax Raid On Residence (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
AIADMK leader Ms J Jayalalithaa today feared that there would be Income Tax raids on her residence at Chennai and places belonging to her associates. “We have information of IT raids on our premises.
- Jaya Front Leader (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
A new political front comprising eight regional parties was formed here on Wednesday as an alternative to the Congress-led UPA and the BJP-led NDA. It is likely to be led by AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa.
- Jayalalithaa, Mulayam To Attend `Conclave' Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
Chautala, Bangarappa, Amar Singh among those attending
Regional parties' meet hosted by TDP chief
Discussion likely on Presidential election
- Supporters Throng Jaya's House Following Rumours Of It Raid (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
Hundreds of AIADMK cadres on Wednesday stood guard in front of their party supremo Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden residence following rumours that an Income Tax raid was going to be conducted there.
- "Jayalalithaa Should Take Up Demolition Notice With Court" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2007)
Government has nothing to do with it, says Karunanidhi
- With Enemies Like This (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 05, 2007)
Birthday greetings come in all sizes and shapes, especially when the recipient is a political leader who has been around for decades, who is the chief minister of a major state and whose party is a key member of the coalition government ruling the . . .
- `Dmk Will Strive For Secular Regimes' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Sunday said his party would strive further for ensuring that only secular Governments come to power in the country both at the Centre and the States.
- ‘Tamil Nadu Govt Plotting To Demolish Aiadmk Headquarters’ (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
The DMK government in Tamil Nadu has served a notice on its arch rival AIADMK asking it to demolish its party headquarters here, after which party supremo Jayalalithaa on Sunday termed the action as vendetta politics, a charge denied by . . . .
- A Nominated Pm Has A Limited Shelf Life (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Jun 02, 2007)
Coalition politics brings into focus regional powers. And today, after five election losses in the states, and another three hard contests in the next six months, the Congress and the UPA have little option but to sing and dance to the demands of . . .
- A Nominated Pm Has A Limited Shelf Life (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Jun 01, 2007)
Coalition politics brings into focus regional powers. And today, after five election losses in the states, and another three hard contests in the next six months, the Congress and the UPA have little option but to sing and dance to the demands of . . .
- All Round Confusion (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 01, 2007)
Who is calling the shots on the presidential race? It doesn't seem to be either the Congress or the BJP. The Left and smaller parties appear to have the upper hand and are bargaining hard
- Mayawati's Appointment As Chief Minister Unconstitutional: Pil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2007)
"An MP cannot be appointed CM unless he or she quits Parliament"
Such appointments also offend office of profit law Mayawati, colleague "usurped" office
- Vajpayee Calls Up Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2007)
AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa will attend a meeting in Hyderabad in the next few days to hold discussions with leaders of the Samajwadi Party, Telugu Desam and Asom Gana Parishad on deciding whom to support for the President.
- Who Will Be President? (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, May 30, 2007)
LOSING A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as Head of State will be like shedding one’s soul. In 1939, when the British Labour Party expelled Sir Stafford Cripps for supporting a ‘united front’ with the Communists, it was said that the party had blown its brains out.
- Aiadmk Candidates For Rajya Sabha Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
General secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Jayalalithaa on Sunday announced that V. Maithreyan and A.Ilavarasan would be the party's nominees for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections slated for June 15.
- Mayawati Now Holds The Key (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, May 28, 2007)
The usual post-mortem and political blame-game are on in Uttar Pradesh. The fact is that the people, in a very free and fair Assembly election, have proved all forecasts by political leaders and the media wrong and opted for a majority Government . . . .
- Congress Is Set To Be A Regional Party (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, May 26, 2007)
The usual post mortems and political blame games are on in Uttar Pradesh. The fact is that the people, in a very fair election, have beaten all forecasts by political leaders and the media and opted for a majority government in favour of the BSP.
- Politics Of Idiot Box (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 26, 2007)
While most political parties in India are vying for airtime to field their talking heads, in Tamil Nadu the parties are battling it out with their own channels.
- A Certain Ruthlessness (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , May 26, 2007)
The day the Uttar Pradesh election results came in, I was having lunch with a friend in Mumbai. “Mayavati appears to be the Jayalalithaa of the North,” he said, before passing on to other matters. But his remark stayed with me; the more I thought . . .
- Scrapping Adag’S Sez Is A Bad Idea (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 26, 2007)
The move by the Mayawati-led administration in UP to block an SEZ promoted by the Anil Ambani Group is unfortunate and sends wrong signals to investors.
- Small Screen Is Big News In Tn Politics (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
Tamil Nadu’s politico-television culture has breached a new frontier with the announcement of the launch of a channel named after DMK president and chief minister M Karunanidhi or ‘Kalaignar’. The TV medium, which has been used by the two main . . .
- Empire Strikes Back (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 22, 2007)
Tamil Nadu's popular culture and politics are at a crossroads. TN's politics has recreated the drama of a bygone era for the youtube generation over a family feud between politician uncles and businessmen nephews.
- Crime Branch Closes Case Against Karunanidhi (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, May 21, 2007)
Even as curtains came down on grand jubilee celebrations of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi as legislator, the state Crime Branch-CID quietly closed the ‘mini-flyover case’, in which he was a key accused and which had led to his sensational . . . .
- Are Puri, Sringeri, Dwaraka And Badri Acharyas Anti-National, Dr Mk? (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , May 21, 2007)
"Sethu critics anti-national, says MK." This is how a newspaper front-paged Dr M Karunanidhi's address at a public meeting in Chennai held in defence of the Sethu Samudram Project.
- Regional Parties Will Occupy Centre Stage (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, May 19, 2007)
Mayawati wins Uttar Pradesh and creates many records in the process. Few had credited her with a majority.
- Examples Of Realpolitik (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, May 19, 2007)
Last week two events of significance attracted the attention of the whole country. First, the BSP leader Mayawati organised a multi-caste and multi-community coalition and won the UP elections with an absolute majority.
- Son Over Nephew (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, May 18, 2007)
Dynastic politics is not the sole prerogative of the Congress. Other single leader-driven parties practise this, too.
- Dmk: Commerce For Kanimozhi (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, May 18, 2007)
Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK chief M. Karunanidhi's poet daughter, Ms Kanimozhi, is likely to be inducted shortly into the UPA government with Cabinet rank in one of the economic ministries, possibly commerce, which is now held by Mr . . . .
- Pm Skips Meeting With Aiadmk Mps (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
AIADMK MPs seeking an appointment with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to press their demand for realignment of the proposed Sethusamudram shipping canal have been kept waiting as concern that coalition partner DMK might be miffed if he met . . . .
- Son And Substance (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, May 16, 2007)
The brothers Maran had it coming. They were getting too big for their boots. They forgot the simple fact that the boots, given by the DMK, can also be taken away by the DMK. Which is what patriarch Muthuvel Karunanidhi did when he had Dayanidhi Maran . .
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