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- Terror Site Was H'bad But Target India (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Forty eight hours after the blasts, it’s not lost on anyone why the bombers chose Hyderabad, that living mosaic of people and cultures which now rivals Bangalore as the country’s software and services-outsourcing hub. Because the target was not . . . .
- Terror Site Was Hyderabad But Target India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Forty eight hours after the blasts, it’s not lost on anyone why the bombers chose Hyderabad, that living mosaic of people and cultures which now rivals Bangalore as the country’s software and services-outsourcing hub.
- 19 Unexploded Timer Bombs Found In Hyderabad (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday blamed terrorist groups based in Bangladesh and Pakistan for the two blasts here that claimed 42 lives and said it would revive a tough law to deal with terrorist activities.
- Ready, Set, Cut The Action! (Deccan Herald, Rashmi Vasudeva, Aug 27, 2007)
This book would have done better as a non-fictional account of sugar mill politics than the 'passionate' tale it sets out to be.
- “External Forces Behind Hyderabad Blasts” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy said here on Sunday that there were Bangladeshi and Pakistani connections to the twin explosions that rocked Hyderabad on Saturday leaving 40 dead and 54 injured, although police have not . . . . .
- Ap Govt Blames Terror Groups In Pak, B’Desh (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Aug 27, 2007)
As the city struggled to come to terms with the tragedy inflicted by the twin blasts, the Andhra Pradesh government blamed international terrorist organisations based in Pakistan and Bangladesh for the bombings that left 42 killed and 54 injured.
- Call The Left's Bluff (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 27, 2007)
The Congress should be grateful to the Left. If it has any survival instinct, Congress would thank the Left for all the confrontations and arm-twisting of the last three years.
- Sc Dismisses Sebi Plea On Transfer Of Pending Cases (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) plea, seeking transfer to the apex court all petitions pending in various courts across the country challenging its regulatory power.
- Mid-Term Elections Will Help Congress (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Aug 25, 2007)
I had written last week about the possibility of political accidents taking place. In this context, I really cannot understand the logic behind the Left serving a nuclear ultimatum to the UPA government.
- The Fallout Of Moisture Stress (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 25, 2007)
Including pulses and edible oil in the PDS and strengthening essential food supplies brook no delay.
- Congress Demands Action Over 'Trick Photography' Of Monica (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
Accusing the jail authorities of allegedly clicking 'objectionable' photographs of former Bollywood actor and gangster Abu Salem's companion Monica Bedi, during her stay in the prison, Madhya Pradesh Congress on Friday sought the resignation of . . . . .
- Mittal Wants To Buy Stakes In Bpcl, Hpcl Refineries (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
Billionaire steel tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal is now considering acquiring stakes in two more new refineries in India — in state-run Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd’s (BPCL) Bina refinery in Madhya Pradesh and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd’s . . . .
- For Congress, Poll No Longer A Bogey (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
The government and the Left are waiting for the other side to come up with a proposal to find a middle ground on the nuclear deal but the Congress has drawn the parameters within which it wants negotiations to be held, sources said.
- Deport Taslima (Pioneer, N Jamal Ansari, Aug 22, 2007)
Roughing up of Taslima Nasreen has once again brought up the issue of 'freedom of speech' in focus. What happened in Hyderabad was not in good taste, but who are responsible for that?
- Pm To Try And Woo Nitish Over Dinner (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2007)
Even as the UPA-Left standoff threatens to push the country towards a mid-term poll, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has invited Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for a dinner meeting on Wednesday.
- Arrest Cannot Deter Fight: Uma Bharti (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
Bhartiya Janshakti Party leader Uma Bharti today asserted that she was not bothered even if she was arrested for the cause of saving Ram Sethu from destruction for the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project.
- Japan Woos India With Funding Pledges (British Broadcasting Corporation, Shilpa Kannan, Aug 21, 2007)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India, which begins on Tuesday, comes at a crucial time in economic relations between the two countries.
- Bjp Mustn't Let Govt Fall (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
The BJP has erred in opposing so vociferously the India-US civil nuclear deal. In public perception, its opposition is largely political.
- Chuck De, Shah Rukh (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Aug 21, 2007)
What do you say about a man who is icon, whose sensitive yet impassioned portrayal of the coach of the Indian women’s hockey team inspires them to a World Cup victory and in the process upholds the ideals of patriotism, non-discrimination . . . .
- Strings Unattached (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
THE BJP and the RSS have always stoutly denied that the latter is instrumental in the party’s decision-making process.
- Upa Allies Throw Weight Behind Sonia, Manmohan (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
With the political atmosphere heating up as differences between Left parties and the Congress-led UPA, over the Indo-US nuclear deal pushed the government to the edge, Opposition BJP on Sunday declared, "possibility of mid-term polls is a reality."
- Sangh Poori Bahar (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
The RSS, according to a report in this paper, has decided on a “phased withdrawal” from the BJP’s day-to-day affairs, it will “micro-manage” the party no more.
- Opposition Demands Chouhan’S Resignation (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
Politics is on the boil in Madhya Pradesh with Congress, the main Opposition party of the state demanding chief minister Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s resignation on moral rounds.
- Nod For Firm To Oversee Industrial Corridor Project (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Aug 18, 2007)
Project is part of Japan-India Special Economic Partnership Initiative
Includes creation of 24 investment regions and industrial areas across six States
- Lost In The Earthquake At 12, Found At 17, Dead A Year Later (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
Every one thought he was dead. The 2001 Gujarat earthquake had brought the roof down on his classroom. But his mother waited for him for five years.
- Systemic Ills (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Aug 17, 2007)
Preoccupied with AIDS control, government and funding agencies gloss over other health priorities.
- Targeting Migrants (Frontline, Pravir Malik, Aug 16, 2007)
Islamists in Kashmir appropriate the issue of the rape and murder of a girl to whip up a wave of xenophobia.
- Science Education In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2007)
Science should emerge as something alive, fallible, and therefore exciting.
- Politics Is Heating Up (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 14, 2007)
IT is said of the American presidential election that campaigning for his successor or his re-election begins almost the day he is sworn in.
- Nutrition Security Under Increasing Threat (Business Line, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Aug 14, 2007)
The National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) are extremely useful indicators of many basic conditions of life and health among our population.
- Sonia Plans Zonal Conventions (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Aug 13, 2007)
After the victory in the presidential and vice-presidential elections, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is planning to address zonal conventions and hold a "chintan shivir" as well as a conference of party chief ministers in the coming months.
- It’S Modi Vs Patels, Rss, Vhp In Gujarat (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
New Delhi’s posh Chanakyapuri area witnessed a strange brawl between two IAS officers over a stray dog. Rashmi Priyadarshini is posted as joint secretary in the ministry of rural development and lives in a government accommodation on Vinay Marg.
- Case For Smaller States (Tribune, George Mathew, Aug 13, 2007)
Small is beautiful, they say. But is small also good? The experience certainly suggests that smaller states are better governed and better managed.
- Bhopal Survivors ‘Honour’ Manmohan, Ambani (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Aug 13, 2007)
It was an award ceremony with a difference. The “Dalal Foundation”, formed just around 15 days ago by Bhopal survivors’ organisations, yesterday presented “Mir Zafar awards for treachery” to top politicians and bureaucrats of the country in a . . . .
- Court Orders Cbi Probe Into Psi’S Killing (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2007)
The Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the CBI to take over the probe into the Chetna Sharma murder case from the Criminal Investigation Department.
- Maya’S Mp Mission (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
The prominent roundabouts in the Madhya Pradesh capital, Bhopal, give one a feeling of being in UP’s capital Lucknow.
- Judicial Lapses (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 07, 2007)
As in Gujarat earlier, the Supreme Court has had to intervene in a criminal case in yet another state ruled by the BJP.
- Pm For Immediate Steps To Arrest Decline In Tiger Population (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
Dr Singhs concerns probably rise from an estimate by the Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India, which has pegged the national tiger count between 1300 and 1500 a drop of more than 50 per cent, when compared to the 2001-02 tiger census...
- Congress Grapples With Two Fears (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
The Congress is grappling with two fears -- the prospects of the BSP expanding its area of influence from UP to other states and the party’s inability to translate the UPA government’s achievements into political benefits for the party.
- Congress, Bsp Inching Closer (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 06, 2007)
It is time to reflect on the political changes that are likely to take place in the future, and it is good to see that political parties have started thinking and acting, instead of waiting and reacting to situations.
- Sonia Gandhi May Reshuffle Cong Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
An organisational reshuffle in the Congress is expected soon with indications that party president Sonia Gandhi may send senior leaders to their home states bound for elections while leaving the younger ones, including Rahul Gandhi, to handle . . . . .
- Monsoon Likely To Revive (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
There is some good news on the monsoon front. The India Meteorological Department on Thursday announced that the system could revive over the next two days bringing an end to a fortnight-long weak phase.
- Should We Allow U.P. To Hijack Indian Politics? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 02, 2007)
In a federal nation like ours, no State should have more than 10 per cent of the seats in the popularly elected house of Parliament, i.e. the Lok Sabha. We must, therefore, seriously consider bifurcation of Uttar Pradesh.
- Jats As Obcs (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Aug 02, 2007)
THE root cause of the recent outburst of Gujjar fury in Rajasthan is traced to the inclusion of Jats in the list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for reservation in Central services in October 1999.
- Maya Deploys Mishra To Expand Base In Mp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Haryana, three BJP and one Congress-ruled States, are now on BSP chief Mayawati's radar.
- Left Sceptical About N-Deal, Plans Course Of Action (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
While waiting for the details of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal inked in Washington, the Left parties remain sceptical about the final 123 agreement living up to assurances given by the Prime Minister in Parliament on the issue.
- Save The Girl Child (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Aug 02, 2007)
Ours is a country caught in a strange social dichotomy. On the one hand, we worship the Mother Goddess in her many manifestations, including the girl child (a kanjak), and on the other we have gained notoriety as a nation known. . .
- Crafted With Care (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
The weekend visit to an exhibition of handicrafts and handlooms in town is always a family affair.
- Pratibha Patil Wins Big (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Aug 01, 2007)
UPA nominee Pratibha Patil wins big and the BJP’s attempt to convert the poll into a game of realpolitik comes a cropper.
- Flawed Electoral System (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Jul 31, 2007)
Despite mounting evidence that most legislators in India today enter democratic bodies riding on a minority vote in their constituencies because of the fragmentation of the polity, lethargy and the fear of change has prevented the political class . . . .
- Reliance Energy Wins Sasan Project (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
The government on Monday awarded the 4,000 MW Sasan ultra mega power project in Madhya Pradesh to Anil Ambani’s Reliance Energy as its revised bid of Rs 1.19616 per kilo watt hour was the lowest.
- Congress Leaders Fear Fate In Polls (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Jul 30, 2007)
The absence of regional heavyweights in key states will affect the Congress' electoral prospects in the coming Assembly polls and in the general election as well, fear senior party leaders even after the massive victory in the presidential election.
- Indian Oil Plans Foray Into Bio-Crop Biz (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Jul 30, 2007)
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC), a major fuel supplier in the country, proposes to get into agri-related activities, particularly bio-crops.
- Need For Economic Uplift Of Over 220 Million People (Hindu, K. Raju, Jul 28, 2007)
Employment generation should be the central activity of Providing Urban Facilities in Rural Areas (PURA) programme.
- New Appointment For Defence Secretary (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
Defence secretary Shekhar Dutt has been appointed deputy national security advisor (DNSA). Dutt retires as defence secretary on July 31.
- Substitute For The State (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
The economy continues to grow at more than 9 per cent. Corporate profits are breaking records.
- Culling On In Manipur (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jul 27, 2007)
Even as culling of poultry began around the bird flu-affected village in Manipur on Thursday, the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal confirmed that the highly pathogenic H5 virus that caused mortality in the backyard poultry unit . . . .
- Pratibha Patil Takes Oath (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
Ms Pratibha Patil was sworn in on Wednesday as the country’s first woman President at a glittering function held in the historic Central Hall of Parliament.
- The Right's Wrongs (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 25, 2007)
PUBLISHED on May 15 this year, this book makes a timely appearance.
- A Rebel's Journey (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jul 25, 2007)
ONE of the most enduring images of former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, who passed away on July 8, relates to the Bharat Yatra that he undertook as an opposition leader in early 1983.
- Monica Bedi Released From Hyderabad Jail (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
Monica Bedi, Bollywood actress and a companion of extradited gangster Abu Salem, was released from a jail in Hyderabad on Wednesday after she secured a bail from a court in connection with a case of passport forgery.
- Pratibha Wins, Defeats Shekhawat (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
UPA-Left nominee Pratibha Patil won the Presidential election by a huge three lakh margin defeating NDA-backed independent candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat to become the first woman Head of State in a bitterly-contested poll that saw some . . . ..
- Monica Bedi Released From Hyderabad Jail (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
Monica Bedi, Bollywood actress and a companion of extradited gangster Abu Salem, was released from a jail in Hyderabad on Wednesday after she secured a bail from a court in connection with a case of passport forgery.
- Bedi Released From Hyderabad Jail (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
Monica Bedi, Bollywood actress and a companion of extradited gangster Abu Salem, was released from a jail here on Wednesday after she secured a bail from a court in connection with a case of passport forgery.
- Monsoon Has Taken A Break, No Alarm Yet But Met Says There’S Reason To Be Worried (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Jul 24, 2007)
It’s too early to raise an alarm yet but the monsoon has taken a break — and a longish one at that. It’s normal for the monsoon to slide into such “low-activity phases” but what’s beginning to cause concern is the fact that this is turning out to be . . .
- India Bandits Kill 6 Cops In Revenge Attack (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
A notorious gang of bandits killed six police commandos in an ambush in northern India, police said on Monday, as authorities cracked down on armed outlaws in the lawless region.
- Notorious Indian Bandit 'Killed' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
A notorious bandit has been shot dead by police in India after evading them for more than 30 years, police say.
- Intellectual Power Of India Takes Hold In Uk (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
In a drab 1960s office block on the unfashionable Pinner Road in Harrow, North London, a dozen or so lab technicians in white coats are poring over clinical research for Intas Pharmaceuticals.
- India's Robin Hood Is Shot Dead After 30 Years On Run (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
Police shot dead India’s most wanted bandit yesterday, ending the 30-year reign of a criminal hailed by poor villagers in the north as the country’s modern-day Robin Hood.
- Indian Bandit Slain In Gun Battle With Police (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
The Indian police have killed one of the country's most notorious bandits, a man who ruled the ravines and forests of central India through a mixture of fear and love for three decades.
- Progress Report (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
Field reports suggest that the anticipated benefits of employment guarantee are beginning to show in the pioneer districts.
- Power Of Contempt (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 24, 2007)
The Supreme Court’s directive to the judges to exercise the power of contempt with due restraint and circumspection is most welcome.
- In Disarray (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 24, 2007)
As usual, the media are to blame. It seems now that Najma Heptullah is proud to be the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate for vice-president, and she never did refuse to take part in a “token” contest. It was only the distortion of a television channel.
- Action At Last (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 24, 2007)
The BJP central leadership's decision to suspend five dissident MLAs in Gujarat has come not a day too early.
- Neglected Grandeur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
The inscription at the Ahu Khana — or royal pavilion — in a sleepy town in Madhya Pradesh reads: “Constructed during the reign of Shahjahan, Mumtaz Begum was buried here before her remains were transported to Agra”.
- Funds Await Mayawati At Plan Panel (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
Almost four months of the current financial year have gone, but the Planning Commission has not been able to finalise the annual plan allocation for Uttar Pradesh, the country's largest State.
- Dadua + 10 Finally Eliminated (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
After unleashing a reign of terror in the badlands of Bundelkahnd, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for more than three decades, infamous brigand Shiv Kumar aka Dadua is dead.
- Expect Bumper Kharif Crop (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
With the southwest monsoon already covering the entire country and total rainfall 26 per cent higher than last year, farmers are expecting a plentiful kharif crop this year.
- 30 Year Reign Of India's Robin Hood Ends (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
Police shot dead India’s most wanted bandit yesterday, ending the 30-year reign of a criminal hailed by poor villagers in the north as the country’s modern-day Robin Hood.
- India's Most Wanted Bandit Killed With 10 Gang Members (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday shot dead Dadua, who senior officers said was India's most wanted bandit carrying a reward money of Rs.500,000 on his head.
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