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- '1931 Survey To Remain Basis For Obc Quota?' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2007)
Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing the petition challenging the just-promulgated reservations for OBCs in central educational institutions, directing sharp posers at the Centre on the basis for pegging it at 27%.
- Manipur, A Consolation Prize For The Congress (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Mar 08, 2007)
After losing power in Punjab and Uttarakhand, the Congress has reason to cheer about the consolation prize it has won by retaining power in Manipur. In the 60-member House, it got 30 seats - 10 more than its strength in the last Assembly.
- Laughter, The Spiritual Medicine! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 08, 2007)
When was the last time you had a really good laugh? Most of us have forgotten how to laugh. Our laughter is only an extended smile, a social necessity. We are usually laughing at someone, or simply fulfiling a duty.
- Assam Cm On Backfoot As ‘Isi Agents’ Call Bangladesh (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2007)
Reports that two detained ‘ISI operatives’ had spoken to unidentified persons over the telephone from a PCO while being taken for production in a court here last week have embarrassed the state government, with questions being raised about the . . .
- God: Generator, Operator, Destructor (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 07, 2007)
Revered by millions of people around the world for spreading love, peace, joy and compassion, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, after a long interregnum, was in Patna from February 21 to 24 on the occasion of the silver jubilee celebration of . . .
- Lessons For Congress From Recent Polls (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 07, 2007)
Oops! The Congress did it again. Usually, losing elections in ruling states is blamed on anti-incumbency, however, the fate of Congress can be attributed to various other factors .
- Reason To Look Forward (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 06, 2007)
Even as the media remained preoccupied with the Congress debacle in Punjab and Uttarakhand, an interesting scenario was unfolding in Manipur.
- Broken Promises (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 06, 2007)
The assembly poll results are a betrayal of the hopes of the people of Manipur, writes Binalakshmi Nepram Mentschel
What treaty that the whites have kept has the Red broken?/Not one./ What treaty that the white man ever made with us have . . .
- Negative Vote (Times of India, Yogendra Yadav, Mar 06, 2007)
One hates to be a spoilsport. But the interpretations being made about the election verdict in three states involve three common but erroneous assumptions.
- Consolation Prize (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Mar 05, 2007)
The victory in Manipur must have come as a consolation prize for the Congress which suffered humiliating electoral debacles in the other two states — Punjab and Uttarakhand — where Assembly elections were held in February.
- Fragile Fence (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 05, 2007)
India-Pakistan tensions persist on the Jammu border despite the ceasefire put in place in 2003.
- Cong Falling Into Shining India Trap (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 05, 2007)
The recent Assembly polls in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur have several lessons for the Congress.
- Ibobi Singh Sworn In Manipur Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2007)
Ministry to be expanded after Holi, he says
- Development Sells, Not Slogans (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 03, 2007)
THE voting pattern in India is undergoing a change beyond conjecture. There were times when Pakistan or Kashmir would be an issue at every election — provincial or central.
- Dutch ‘Mediator’ In Naga Talks Gaffe (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2007)
Michael van Walt van Praag’s entry into the Naga peace process may have been with Delhi’s consent, but there was nothing remotely official about the Dutchman’s entry into Nagaland this week without the mandatory Restricted Area Permit (RAP) for . . .
- "Satellite Communication Can Help Train Village Students" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2007)
Achieve a sustainable growth in the field of performing art: Kalam
- Battle For The Heartland (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Mar 02, 2007)
With the race for power having come to an end in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur, political players will now try their luck in UP. Going by the voters’ verdict in the two northern states, the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) is bound to be under . . .
- Pieces Of A Mandate (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 02, 2007)
Predicting human choices is often beyond the reified world of psephology. And therefore, notwithstanding the statistical projections, the exercise of ‘meaning-making’ or making sense of the what, why and wherefore of voters’ choices is inevitable in . . .
- Whither Congress ? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 02, 2007)
The Urdu papers have analysed the railway and general budgets at length. The reported construction at the disputed site in Ayodhya has also provoked much comment. There is analysis of the forthcoming election in UP.
- Exception In Manipur (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 02, 2007)
By winning the Manipur assembly elections, the Okram Ibobi Singh-led government in Imphal has managed to buck the trend of a Congress in retreat, as may have been evident in the results in the Punjab and Uttarakhand polls.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 02, 2007)
An election in his “home” state and another in a fledgling creation is by no reckoning a “referendum” on Manmohan Singh’s governance.
- Corner Kick (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 02, 2007)
There is a corner of India where the Congress can find solace in this season of electoral discontent.
- Congress In Disarray (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Mar 02, 2007)
The party should learn from the reverses it has suffered in Punjab and Uttarakhand elections and put its house in order
- No Vote For The Silent Majority (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 02, 2007)
If the Budget was subdued and failed to enthuse Corporate India vis-à-vis further economic reforms, focussing instead on the silent majority — the small or landless farmers or the millions who cannot give their children a decent educatio n — so be it.
- After Election, Ibobi Wins Challenger Vote (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2007)
The man who was supposed to be his challenger today turned out to be the one who put Okram Ibobi Singh on the path to a second term in office.
- Congress Routed At Polls In Two Indian States On Inflation (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
The ruling Congress party was defeated in polls in Punjab and Uttarakhand on Tuesday, in elections reflecting wider voter anger about inflation and economic reforms.
- Special Article (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Feb 28, 2007)
Last fortnight this column commented on the future of the BJP. The comment brought many letters in my personal mail. Most letter writers had leapt to wrong conclusions. Some thought that my criticism of the BJP meant support for the Congress.
- Himalayan Concerns (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Feb 28, 2007)
Rainfall extremes such as the Mumbai deluge of 2005 can become more frequent in India under the impact of climate change.
- Cong Ousted In Punjab, Uttarakhand (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
The ruling Congress suffered a double whammy on Tuesday as the party lost power in Punjab and Uttarakhand, while barely managing to retain power in Manipur.
- Patterns From The Polls (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 28, 2007)
Electoral outcomes in India are like a kaleidoscope. With just a twist, the same numbers of colourful glass pieces rearrange themselves into a new pattern. But then, an election is an election, and not just an intriguing toy.
- Poll Reverses (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 28, 2007)
Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur voters have given their verdict. They have punished the ruling Congress by denying the party fresh mandate, though a weakened-Congress will still be in a position to lead a new coalition in Manipur on account of . . .
- Moderate Setbacks To Congress (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 28, 2007)
Anti-incumbency verdicts seem to be the rule in Indian elections, with a few notable exceptions. Even without any `Quattrocchi effect' — which was kept away by an akratic conspiracy of silence for which a high political price is being paid . . .
- Cong Voted Out In Punjab, Uttarkhand, May Retain Manipur (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
In stunning reverses in the Assembly elections, Congress was on Tuesday ousted from power by the Akali Dal-BJP combine in Punjab and by the saffron party in Uttarakhand while it emerged the single largest party in a hung verdict in Manipur and is . . .
- Poll Wind (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 28, 2007)
Three assembly-poll results do not make a trend. But the Congress will be fooling itself if it ignores the results that have come in from Uttarakhand and Punjab.
- Wake-Up Call (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 28, 2007)
These are difficult times for Congress. First, the party blundered on its plan for UP. Second, the shadow of Ottavio Quattrocchi, an accused in the Bofors scam, has returned to haunt the party.
- How The North Was Lost (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Feb 28, 2007)
We do not know if Sonia Gandhi reads Shakespeare. If she does, that evocative line from Hamlet — “when sorrows come, they come not single spies but in battalions” — must surely be reverberating in her mind today.
- Congress Loses Punjab & Uttarakhand, Wins Manipur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
Akali-BJP combine triumphs, Badal set for fourth term
Uttarakhand: BJP prefers B.C. Khanduri
Manipur: Congress improves tally
- Left Cautious After Congress Defeat In Punjab, Uttarakhand (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Feb 28, 2007)
The Congress defeat in both the Punjab and the Uttarakhand Assembly elections on Tuesday has set alarm bells ringing in the Left camp with dominant Left parties calling for highest policymaking bodies to review the debacle and its impact on the Left.
- Congress Hangs On To Power In Manipur (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
Successfully playing the stability card, the ruling Congress has managed to retain its hold on Manipur by winning 30 seats, just one short of a majority in the 60-member assembly. With its coalition partner CPI bagging four seats, the ruling Secular . . .
- Hounslow Millionaire Stuns His Rivals With Victory In Punjab Poll (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
Jasbir Khangura, a British Indian who gave up his UK citizenship last year to enter Indian politics, has won his seat in local elections in the northern state of Punjab.
- India's Ruling Party Poised To Lose In 2 States (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
India's governing Congress Party looked set to suffer defeat in at least two states on Tuesday, as voters expressed dissatisfaction over soaring price rises.
- Congress Defeated At Indian State Polls (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2007)
India's ruling Congress party lost the crucial Punjab and Uttarakhand state assembly elections on Tuesday. Only solace for the Congress was the retention of the tiny northeastern state of Manipur.
- V-Day Dawns, With Prices On Mind (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
If politicians are keeping their fingers crossed, the man on the street is counting the hours.
- Akalis Leading In Punjab, Cong-Mpp Battle It Out In Manipur (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2007)
The Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine on Tuesday took early lead as counting for Punjab's 116 out of 117 Assembly seats got underway.
- Will People Of Manipur Vote Out The Curse Of Afspa? (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Feb 27, 2007)
The AFSPA– enacted in 1958 - grants laissez-passer to soldiers of the central armed forces to pick up anybody merely on suspicion. Even a non-commissioned officer can open fire and kill people if he feels it is necessary.
- Congress Party Loses State Elections (WhatIsIndia Publications, Aravind Sitaraman, Feb 27, 2007)
Main coalition partner of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governing the federal government, the Congress Party, lost several key states including economically rich Punjab and militarily rich Uttarakhand.
- Muddled Perceptions (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 27, 2007)
Only a calculated move to whip up the communal fervour at a sensitive juncture can explain Abdur Razzak Mollah’s attempt to package the land acquisition issue with the Sachar committee report that has a far wider context.
- Indian Authorities Look For Killers Of 16 Policemen In Manip (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 26, 2007)
Indian police are searching for suspected rebels who ambushed a security patrol in the northeastern state of Manipur, killing 16.
- Indian Army Launches Hunt For Killers Of 16 Policemen (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 26, 2007)
A massive manhunt is underway in the dense jungles of India’s troubled northeastern state of Manipur after 16 policemen were killed in a militant ambush, a top military commander said on Sunday.
- Manipur Ambush, Army On Hunt (WhatIsIndia Publications, Aravind Sitaraman, Feb 26, 2007)
After 40-50 heavily armed terrorists ambushed and killed 16 policemen in Manipur, security forces are combing the area to catch the perpetrators and have recovered a large cache of weapons.
- Kalam Hints Not Keen On Second Term (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 26, 2007)
President APJ Abdul Kalam has hinted returning to his alma mater - Madras Institute of Technology - after the completion of his term at Rashtrapati Bhavan in July.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 25, 2007)
Uttar Pradesh is in a flux and ironically enough the predicament of the Congress is now decidedly more acute than that of the Samajwadi Party.
- Up And Down (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Feb 24, 2007)
It is almost certain now that the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh is on its last legs. Whether the government gets dismissed by the Centre in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment disqualifying 13 BSP MLAs, leading to a strong . . .
- Cong May Find It Tough To Get Prez Of Its Choice (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2007)
With the stage all set for UP Assembly polls in April, the crucial state will figure prominently in the electoral college that elects the President of India.
- Budget Session, A Testing Time For Upa (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Feb 23, 2007)
The Budget session of Parliament, beginning today (Friday), comes at a trying time for the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government, which is three-fifth through its term.
- A Squalid Crisis (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Feb 23, 2007)
WITH the announcement of the dates for the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the imposition of President’s rule there has become extremely difficult, if not impossible.
- Up To Cast Shadow On Budget Session (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Feb 23, 2007)
The Congress party’s misadventure on the Uttar Pradesh front and the upcoming elections in this crucial state will cast a long shadow over the budget session of Parliament commencing tomorrow.
- Budget Session Set To Be Stormy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2007)
Budget sessions are, in any case, dreaded by coalition regimes that have to manage the numbers to ensure that there is no threat to the government.
- Cashing In On The Sporting Spirit (Hindu, M.S. Prabhakara, Feb 23, 2007)
Can the feel-good factor from the success of the National Games held in Guwahati be used to address the alienation in the Northeast?
- Hobson's Choice For Upa Govt (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Feb 23, 2007)
It will be another eight days before the results of the Assembly elections in Punjab, Uttaranchal and Manipur are out. If the mood in the corridors of power is any indication, the Congress seems prepared for the worst.
- Up And Down (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Feb 23, 2007)
It is almost certain now that the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh is on its last legs. Whether the government gets dismissed by the Centre in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment disqualifying 13 BSP MLAs, leading to a strong report . ..
- Indian State Votes Amid Tight Security (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2007)
India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand went to the polls on Wednesday amid tight security, two days after blasts on a train headed to Pakistan killed 68 people.
- Mature Response (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 22, 2007)
If there was one positive angle to the fall-out of the Samjhauta Express tragedy it was the restrained reaction of the Indo-Pak leadership: in happy contrast to what followed the blasts in Mumbai’s locals it must, regretfully, be added.
- Up And Down (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Feb 22, 2007)
It is almost certain now that the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh is on its last legs. Whether the government gets dismissed by the Centre in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment disqualifying 13 BSP MLAs, leading to a . . .
- Up And Down (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Feb 21, 2007)
It is almost certain now that the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh is on its last legs.
- Ill-Conceived Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 21, 2007)
The Congress has embarked on a political course which, if taken to its logical conclusion, is fraught with the risk of creating a first rate political crisis in Uttar Pradesh.
- Hobson's Choice For Upa Govt (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Feb 20, 2007)
It will be another eight days before the results of the Assembly elections in Punjab, Uttaranchal and Manipur are out.
- No Centre Ground In Up (Indian Express, Rajeev Dhavan , Feb 20, 2007)
President’s rule is not a political ploy. It is meant to be used upon a breakdown of constitutional machinery when there is no other choice in the matter.
- Up And Down (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Feb 20, 2007)
It is almost certain now that the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh is on its last legs.
- Manmohan's Assurance To Manipuris (Hindu, Iboyaima Laithangbam, Feb 19, 2007)
Says only Congress can deliver
Work on power projects in progress
Ample Central funds for promoting education
- Desist From Dismissing Mulayam Government: Karat (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2007)
Sharp divisions emerged in the UPA on attempts to impose President's rule in Uttar Pradesh with CPI-M stepping up its opposition and DMK making known its aversion to such a move as Congress convened a meeting of its working committee on Monday to . . .
- Pm Chants Peace Mantra In Manipur (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2007)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Sunday chanted the peace and development mantra in the conflict-zone of Manipur...
- Hobson's Choice For Upa Govt (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Feb 18, 2007)
It will be another eight days before the results of the Assembly elections in Punjab, Uttaranchal and Manipur are out. If the mood in the corridors of power is any indication, the Congress seems prepared for the worst.
- Burma 'To Fight India Militants' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2007)
Burma will launch military operations soon against Indian separatists based in the country's western Sagaing Division, Indian officials say.
- A Stewing 'Onion Crisis' Rattles India's Governing Elite (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2007)
With its capacity for bringing down governments and scarring political careers, the onion plays an explosive role in Indian politics.
- Democracy And Its Defectors (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 16, 2007)
The decision of the Supreme Court to disqualify the 13 MLAs who had left the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and joined the Samajwadi Party (SP) in 2003 represents an advance in the institutional evolution of parliamentary democracy.
- Congress, Rivals Claim Victory In Punjab Polls (Arab News, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2007)
India’s Congress party and regional rivals were both claiming victory yesterday in elections in the northern state of Punjab, seen as a bellwether of national concerns over rising food prices and economic reforms.
- Heavy Turnout In Manipur Polls (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Feb 15, 2007)
At least 75 per cent of nearly 7.39 lakh voters exercised their franchise amid heavy shower and tight security arrangements in the second phase of polling in Manipur on Wednesday.
- 83 P.C. Vote In Manipur Second Phase Assembly Poll (Hindu, Iboyaima Laithangbam, Feb 15, 2007)
Braving rain, people line up at booths; voting time extended
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 15, 2007)
President Putin’s weekend remarks in Munich amount to Russia’s severest condemnation yet of the US of A since the heady days of the Cold War.
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