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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- What Mayawati Thinks Today, Paswan Thinks Tomorrow (Statesman, Manoj Chaurasia, May 21, 2007)
With Miss Mayawati pulling off an image change from a bahujan to sarvjan leader during the recent UP elections it appears Bihar’s Union chemical, fertiliser and steel minister, Mr Ram Vilas Paswan, is after a political make-over himself.
- 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.
- The Upa: Muddling Through (The Economic Times, CP Bhambhri, May 19, 2007)
In May 2004, the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre had raised expectations not only of the socially progressive secular forces, but also of the ‘aam aadmi’ because the new National Common Minimum Programme was perceived as a manifesto . . .
- Lalu Flip-Flop On Circular (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
In a flip-flop after an uproar in the Lok Sabha, the railway minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, today maintained status quo on a cont roversial circular over use of a third language in name boards in trains and stations in Tamil Nadu after announcing its . . . .
- Left Backs Pranab For President (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , May 18, 2007)
The Left has decided to support minister for external affairs Pranab Mukherjee if he is fielded by the Congress and UPA as their candidate for the presidential polls.
- Prez Poll: A Ready Reckoner (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
Amid hectic political activities within the ruling UPA over the finalisation of name of the presidential nominee, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has emerged the frontrunner Congress candidate for Raisina Hill.
- Poor Man’S Rainbow Over Up (Indian Express, Yogendra Yadav, May 17, 2007)
Okay, we all know the social chemistry of the BSP’s victory. We know that the BSP is a dalit party, that this time it stitched together an alliance with brahmins and some Muslims and thus bypassed the OBCs.
- Ulfa Attacks Three More Hindi-Speaking Persons (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, May 17, 2007)
The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) continued to target Hindi-speaking people in the state, gunning down three more on Wednesday in two separate incidents. With today’s attack, the toll has gone up to 9 within 24 hours.
- Cpm Once Bitten, Twice Shy; Realises Import Of Left Unity (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, May 15, 2007)
After Bihar and Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the CPI(M) has realised the importance of Left unity and futility of going with the regional parties in the Assembly elections for a few seats.
- Cag Finds Holes In Railway's 'Turnaround' Claim (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, May 15, 2007)
The Indian Railways' much bandied about 'turnaround' claim has not stood the scrutiny of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). In its report for 2005-06, the CAG has said that the railways achieved a huge jump in freight earnings by permitting . . .
- Invention On Rails (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 15, 2007)
Lalu Yadav may take credit for turning Indian Railways around, but he is still to figure out how to make platform tickets easily accessible to those willing to pay for them. Take, for instance, the New Delhi Railway station.
- Gory Tales Of A Patch Of Green (Telegraph, UDDALAK MUKHERJEE, May 15, 2007)
Uddalak Mukherjee and Sudeep Paul unearth the details of turf wars on the Maidan which claimed the life of a young cricketer recently.
- A Temporary Setback (OutLook, B. Raman , May 15, 2007)
Mullah Dadullah's death is the second major success of the US-led forces against the Neo Taliban leaders. The Neo Taliban should be able to get over this temporary set-back. The question is: how soon?
- Uttar Pradesh, Ready For Takeoff (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 14, 2007)
Mayawati is most adept at managing caste equations. She now has a chance to prove that she can do more than build Ambedkar parks
- Script To Fit The Role (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, May 14, 2007)
Mayawati is being feted in the national media she has consistently scorned and which has been wary of her.
- Sab Maya Hai (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2007)
It would be hard to turn up a moment of greater radical symbolism in recent times in India, or perhaps the world: a woman, leading a party of the most marginalised section of India’s highly stratified society, a party moreover that was born only . . .
- Cauvery Will Be Solved: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday assured Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi that the UPA government would find a solution to festering problems like the Cauvery dispute.
- Karunanidhi Seeks `Gifts' From Manmohan For The People (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, May 12, 2007)
Lists water disputes and reservation for women, backward classes as major problems
- Madurai Violence Mars Karunanidhi Celebrations (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, May 11, 2007)
A Blanket of despondency settled over Chennai on the eve of what was to be gala celebrations to mark Chief Minister and DMK President M Karunanidhi’s 50th year as legislator. Party spirits plunged following Wednesday’s violence in Madurai . . . .
- Divide And Rule (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 11, 2007)
The shocking violence over which of ageing DMK supremo M Karunanidhi's sons should inherit his empire, in which three people were killed in Madurai, doesn't have to be a logical culmination of dynastic politics.
- Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
Don’t voters care for performance at all? Well yes, they do, which is why 20% of incumbent governments get re-elected. But in democracies the desire for change is strong: even rich, well-governed countries tend to change governments frequently.
- Railways Offers Freight Relief To Industry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
To consider leasing of terminals subject to conditions
Invites steel, cement companies to sign long term agreements
Decision on freight discount scheme will be taken by zonal administration
- Pm, Sonia To Attend Celebrations (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are among a host of VIPs who will be attending the celebrations to commemorate Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhis completion of 50 years in the State Assembly.
- Lalu Disapproves Remarks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
Amid an uproar in Parliament over Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit's remarks on migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Thursday disapproved of her remarks , but said the chapter should be closed in view of the . . .
- Who Will Be Kingmaker In Up? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 10, 2007)
The birth of the new UP government will not be painless. As the single largest party moves into delivery mode, the midwife might actually turn out to be more powerful than the mother.
- Beginning Of End (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 10, 2007)
RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin has been a law unto himself for so long that it is hard to believe that he has finally been sentenced to life imprisonment in a case of kidnapping and alleged murder of a political party worker eight years back.
- Quota Cheer For Govt (Tribune, S.S. Negi , May 09, 2007)
The UPA government has something to cheer about on the OBC quota issue for the first time with the Supreme Court today giving a positive indication on considering its plea for referring the matter to a Constitution Bench and directed solicitor . . . .
- Lalu, Beware Of The Big Birds (Telegraph, JAYANTA ROY CHOWDHURY, May 09, 2007)
A Rajdhani on wings could give Lalu Prasad’s railways a run for its money.
- Indian Mp Jailed For Life (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2007)
An Indian court on Tuesday jailed for life a federal MP over the abduction and disappearance of a political activist in 1999.
- Don On The Run (Indian Express, J P Yadav, May 09, 2007)
Betel shop owner Nandlal (name changed) still remembers that day in 1996 when ‘Shahabu’ — as Mohammad Shahabuddin was popularly known — along with his supporters had opened fire on the vehicle of Superintendent of Police (SP) S.K. Singhal in the . . .
- Pm Meets Left On President Poll (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, May 08, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got the ball rolling on the presidential election by holding consultations with Left leaders over the weekend.
- Lalu Predicts Hung Assembly In Uttar Pradesh (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
Predicting a hung assembly in Uttar Pradesh, RJD leader and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Friday said secular forces should cobble together a non-BJP and non-SP alliance to form a government in the state.
- Bjp: Why Blame Modi, Probe All Encounters (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, May 03, 2007)
Throwing its weight behind Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is facing flak from the UPA partners over the issue of fake encounters, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday challenged the rivals to take on their . . . . .
- ‘India Shrinking’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 03, 2007)
The lead article in this week’s Organiser claims that under the UPA regime, India’s influence “is shrinking — both internally and on its external periphery.” According to the author of the article, Bharat Verma, the external . . . .
- Who Moved My Idli? (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Apr 30, 2007)
This is really hard to stomach — Indian Railways doing away with idli and dosa. Woe betide the man who came up with the idea of eliminating these southern favourites from the Railways menu.
- Hung House? Cong May Force Prez Rule (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Apr 30, 2007)
The Government is seriously considering the option of imposing President's rule in Uttar Pradesh in case of a fractured verdict by putting the new State Assembly under suspended animation immediately after its constitution.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 28, 2007)
It was the kind of charade one would have expected in Bihar during the heyday of Lalu Prasad. Poets writing in Bhojpuri and other dialects would line up to sing praises of the then chief minister.
- The Simmering Up Cauldron (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 27, 2007)
As all the electoral combinations are being discussed and analysed, nobody is asking if the long-suffering people of UP will get a decent government.
- U.P. Heading For Central Rule Or Fresh Polls: Paswan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
Predicts hung Assembly like in 2005 Bihar elections
Demands joint session of Parliament on quota issue
Supports Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's view
- Paswan For Joint Session On Quota (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
Union Fertiliser Minister and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan today demanded the convening of a joint session of Parliament to discuss and solve the present imbroglio on OBC reservation in higher academic institutions.
- Let Us Go Ahead With Quota, Say Mps (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Apr 27, 2007)
As expected, the freeze ordered by the Supreme Court on the OBC quota took on the dimension of a judiciary versus legislature clash, with OBC outfits from the north joining hands with Dravidian formations from the south to launch into a harangue . . . .
- Lok Sabha Passes Rail Budget (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Appropriations (Railways) Bill for 2007-08, authorising payment of over Rs 1,30,000 crore, without any discussion.
- Govt Gives Nod For Admission To Iims (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
The UPA government on Thursday decided to give the go-ahead to IIMs, IITs and other Central institutions to proceed with admissions for general and SC/ST candidates as per last year’s norms without the OBC quota for the moment.
- Cabinet Panel For Wider Consultations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) on Wednesday night decided to convene a meeting of all constituents of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and supporting Left parties on Thursday to evolve a suitable response to the Supreme . . .
- Speaking Of Us (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 26, 2007)
There had been no signs that calm March day three years ago that there’d be a mid-morning and most unparliamentary redrawing of political alignments on the floor of the House.
- Railway-Like Turnaround In Up: Laloo (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
Rashtriya Janata Dal president Laloo Prasad Yadav on Wednesday promised to change the face of Uttar Pradesh like the turnaround he brought in the railways, if voted to power.
- Congress Hands Veto To Left On Iim Admissions (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
The stalemate between the Centre and the IIMs over introduction of OBC quota from current academic year continued even after the direct intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Lucknow Ready For Sonia, Vajpayee (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
Security and other details were being finalised to greet the two leaders, who will be here to campaign for their parties in round five of Uttar Pradesh’s seven-phased poll on Saturday.
- Emergency Was Necessary To Curb Indiscipline: Lalu (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
In an audacious statement, Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday justified the indefensible when he said the imposition of Emergency in 1975 was “necessary for curbing indiscipline in the country”.
- A Chapatti Railway! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 26, 2007)
Former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa may have startled the electorate in UP by speaking in Hindi at a rally.
- Consensus Eludes Ccpa On Quota; Upa-Left Meet On Thursday (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) on Wednesday night failed to evolve a consensus on the Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh’s proposal to allow the IIMs to go ahead with admissions in the general category, while the OBC list could . . .
- No Action Against Tainted Mps, Says Mayawati (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Apr 23, 2007)
Amid the unfolding scandal involving some lawmakers in human trafficking, Parliament may face a piquant situation on likely demand for their expulsion, as their conduct did not impinge on their legislative functioning.
- 'Brand' Express To Earn Indian Railways Rs 800 Crore (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
After the 'Blue Billion' and 'Mast Kurkure', trains sporting brand names are set to criss- cross the country under an initiative by the railways to rake in profits.
- Unveiling Reality (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2007)
Irshad Tounsvi’s collection of poems Naddi Naan Sanjoke, carries within it the aroma of Saraiki soil. A bouquet of assorted flowers, the poems have been based on subjects such as optimism, awareness, passion, sadness, solitude and dejection.
- Railways Float Tenders For "Luxury Budget Hotels" (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Apr 21, 2007)
100 locations identified; 20 letters of intent issued
Unused railway land near railway stations to be used
Number of rooms would be around 80 to 100
- Bite The Bullet (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 21, 2007)
For as long as we can remember, Indian Railways has been mulling a bullet train. Railway minister Lalu Prasad’s predecessor, Mr Nitish Kumar, had even spelt out a grand plan which envisaged a high-speed train link between Mumbai and Vadodara.
- Cash And Parry (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
The BJP’s Shatrughan Prasad Sinha thinks big: as a film star, he sees himself at par with Amitabh Bachchan and in politics, he compares himself to Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
- Political Change Is In The Air (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Apr 20, 2007)
Change is in the air as the UPA is demolished in four elections (Mumbai, Delhi, Punjab and Uttarakhand). It will achieve little in Uttar Pradesh and faces defeat in the next three elections in Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 20, 2007)
It is amazing that the CPI-M refuses to learn from what its Chief Minister admits are mistakes. One tactical blunder follows another even a month after the Nandigram killings.
- Karunanidhi Wants All Crossings Guarded (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2007)
Road underpasses to replace nine unmanned level crossings in risk-prone stretch
Wants Rs. 5,000 crore earmarked for the project Defends solatium amount announced for victims' kin
- No Privatisation, Says Railway Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2007)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Monday gave a categorical assurance to railway employees that there would be no privatisation and retrenchment as feared by them.
- Mayawati's D-M Lays Siege To Mulayam's M-Y (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, Apr 16, 2007)
The 75-km-long stretch from Gajraula in Jyotiba Phule Nagar (Amroha district) to Rampur in the east on the Delhi-Lucknow highway is where Mulayam Singh Yadav is locked in the most crucial battle of the 2007 Assembly poll.
- No Need For Sanction In Graft Cases: Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2007)
In yet another attempt to curb rampant corruption among public servants, the Supreme Court has ruled that in corruption cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PCA), sanction is of automatic nature and factual aspects are of little or . . .
- Lalu’S Most Wanted, More Than Pm (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2007)
Lalu Prasad is not a Congressman but he’s on the party’s election posters in Uttar Pradesh — the only national leader to share space with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.
- Hoping Against Hope (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Apr 13, 2007)
The Congress is praying that Rahul Gandhi's 'charisma' makes up for the lack of its organisational base in Uttar Pradesh, and thus help the party regain mass support which was as high as 51 per cent two decades ago
- Petty And Vindictive (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2007)
By deciding to deliberate on the BJP's stand that Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, against whose appointment the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, cannot participate in the proceedings to . . .
- 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.
- Shades Of The Past (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Apr 13, 2007)
The OBC political class sees the socio-political situation emerging now as similar to the one that developed in the 1990s.
- Koda Tests Water In Delhi (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2007)
Chief minister Madhu Koda today called on Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi, amid speculation that the state is inching towards a spell of President’s Rule.
- With Railways, Families Try To Put 7-11 Behind (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2007)
Mumbai Central Station doesn’t intimidate Katha anymore. For, after her husband Hriday was killed in the 7/11 train blasts, it has become her workplace.
- Tokens Of Love For Ash... (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2007)
If Beauty Queen Aishwarya Rai gets mehendi from Sojat in Rajasthan, she will get a unique sari from a girl who has not missed a single film of hers and also lahatiâ (lacquer bangles) from a local manufacturer in Bihar.
- ‘It Is As If Those Who Do Not Go To The Ec Will Lose The Muslim Vote’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 12, 2007)
An inflammatory CD was released at a press conference in Lucknow a few days ago. The BJP has disowned it since. The Election Commission has deferred a verdict. Who is responsible? Who must be held accountable?
- Assembly Bays For Nrn’S Blood (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2007)
Infosys Technolgies Chief Mentor N R Narayana Murthy came under attack from members of the legislature on Tuesday for two of his statements — for not singing the national anthem during the president’s visit to the company’s campus in Mysore and . . .
- In Heart Of Cong’S Muslim Bastion, Voters Prefer To Ride On Mulayam’S Cycle (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2007)
Of the 25 odd seats that the Congress won in the 2002 Uttar Pradesh elections, the victory in Aligarh was arguably the most significant.
- Record Cherry Output Likely (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2007)
A record production of about 8500 metric tonnes of cherry is expected in Kashmir this year.
- Arrest Us: Rajnath; Sorry, We Can't: Cops (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
In a bid to expose the malicious intent of the Election Commission and some parties over the controversial CD issue, BJP president Rajnath Singh and senior leader Lalji Tandon walked into the Hazratganj police station on Monday afternoon, offering . . .
- Electoral Emergency: Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
At a press conference here, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani termed the situation arising out of the CD controversy as an "electoral emergency" to keep the BJP out of the election process.
- Bjp Top Brass To Court Arrest On Cd Issue (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Apr 09, 2007)
After its massive victory in Delhi Municipal poll, an emboldened BJP has decided to go on offensive in the battle for Uttar Pradesh.
- Bjp To Protest Against Second Fir Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
The BJP today said it would hold demonstrations in all state capitals tomorrow against the second FIR filed against party president Rajnath Singh in connection with the controversial CD containing objectionable remarks against Muslims and visuals . . .
- Uttar Pradesh All Set For First Phase Of Assembly Elections Today (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Apr 07, 2007)
The first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections will be held on Saturday in 62 constituencies spread across 13 districts, including Etawah, home district of Chief Minister Mulayam Singh. Mr. Singh is in the fray in Bhartana there.
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