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Articles 621 through 720 of 3686:
- Price Hike Hits Cong, Brickbats Within (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jun 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram faced rough weather at a marathon Congress Working Committee meeting on Thursday on the UPA Government's inability to contain inflation and spiralling prices of essential commodities.
- Bjp Lambasts Govt On Farmers’ Suicides (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The BJP today alleged that there was "absolute incoherence" at the highest levels of the Congress-led UPA government and its failure to address the issues relating to cotton growers in the Vidarbha region was glaring.
- Small Is Beautiful (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 29, 2006)
The lead article in the latest issue of Organiser sharply attacks the entry of big business in retail and flays the Left for opposing FDI but welcoming Indian corporates into the sector.
- Vision 2020 (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 29, 2006)
The North-east can no longer claim that inadequate funds are hampering development because, over the past decade, the Centre has been quite lenient.
- A Fickle Pickle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 29, 2006)
Parties and politics at Nalco
As Orissa braces for a total work stoppage on 30 June, including disruption of air and rail services, the striking feature of the political agitprop over the Centre’s decision to divest 10 per cent stake in Nalco is . . .
- India’S Hands Are Tied, Say Bjp & Cpm (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jun 29, 2006)
The United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006, which cleared the House International Relations Committee with an overwhelming majority on Tuesday, has met with stiff opposition here, with both the NDA and the CPI(M) protesting . .
- Running On Empty (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 28, 2006)
With the Indo-US nuclear deal entering the final lap, it would be interesting to second-guess the BJP’s take on it.
- How To Choose Governors With Spine (Indian Express, V.R. Krishna Iyer, Jun 28, 2006)
We in India, true to the humanist tryst with our Republic, elect our legislators and our ministers who form the Cabinet, which makes final decisions to rule the state.
- On Sonia’S Advice, Pm Becomes More Accessible (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken serious note of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s repeated suggestion that there should be greater coordination and interaction between the party and the government.
- The Bottom’S Up (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 28, 2006)
Bihar reinforces reputation for excess
It ought now to be abundantly clear that certain things in Bihar have nothing to do with who is in power but are, instead, an intrinsic part of the social fabric of the state.
- Nitish Men At It Again (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
In yet another episode of ruling coalition MLAs embarrassing the NDA government in Bihar, its sports and youth affairs minister Mr Janardan Singh Sigriwal of the BJP today picked a fight with a fellow NDA legislator in full public view near a busy . . .
- Why Saffron Can't Be Red (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
As BJP and CPM have fundamental differences, the former will require a metamorphosis before it can learn from the latter, says Prafull Goradia.
- Nda Mlas Fight In Chapra Street (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The Sports and Youth Affairs Minister of Bihar Janardan Singh Sigriwal today picked up a quarrel with a fellow NDA MLA in full public glare near a busy road-crossing here.
- V.P. Singh Finds Virtues In Sonia (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 26, 2006)
Former Prime Minister V.P Singh today clarified that Congress President Sonia Gandhi had declined the Prime Minister’s post in 2004 not because of security concerns but because she did not want to give the BJP an opportunity to embarrass the new . . .
- Subcontinental Drift (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 26, 2006)
Those European politicians have lost. Lakshmi Mittal has acquired Arcelor.
- Rajnath Singh Criticises Upa's `Minority Appeasement' Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Criticises decision to allocate 15 per cent of welfare scheme funds for minorities
BJP demands `White Paper' on the country's economy
'Some influential persons are involved in the War Room leak case'
- Nalco Protest Gathers Steam, Effigies Burnt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The agitation against Nalco's disinvestment intensified further on Saturday with employees stopping work at different plants and burning effigies of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
- Govt Must Not Delay Chawla Issue Anymore, Says Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) BB Tandon's response to the Supreme Court has come as a shot in the arm for the Bharatiya Janata Party which, on Saturday, demanded that the Centre forward its petition seeking removal of Election Commissioner Navin . . .
- Bjp Waves Court Threat On Profit Bill (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The BJP is gearing up to legally challenge the bill amending the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, which exempts certain offices from being considered offices of profit.
- Turn It On (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 25, 2006)
One of the biggest failings of this government is its inaction on the disinvestment front. Once seen as the cornerstone of reforms, disinvestment has fallen off the agenda.
- Cec Awaits Centre Nod To Proceed On Plea Against Chawla (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Jun 24, 2006)
Chief Election Commissioner BB Tandon told the Supreme Court on Friday he was ready to look into the NDA's petition seeking the removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla if the Centre gave him the go ahead.
- Union Finance Secretary Accused Of Having Disproportionate Assets (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Accusing Union finance secretary Adarsh Kishore of amassing huge disproportionate assets beyond his source of income, senior RSP leader Abani Roy has asked the Centre to set up a CBI inquiry in the matter and remove him from the post.
- Nalco Workers Plan To Give Govt Hard Time (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Aluminium production at public sector NALCO's plant at Angul in Orissa came to a halt today, as employees struck work demanding that the Centre drop a decision to sell 10 per cent stake in the company or else be prepared to face a hard time.
- Turn It On (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 24, 2006)
One of the biggest failings of this government is its inaction on the disinvestment front. Once seen as the cornerstone of reforms, disinvestment has fallen off the agenda.
- Paswan To Launch Anti-Nda Agitation In Bihar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan has alleged that lack of seriousness on the part of the ruling NDA to completely rein in the activities of organised criminal gangs and other criminal elements is dampening the spirit of prospective investors to have a . . .
- Upa Govt Deviating From Pro-People Path: Bjp (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 23, 2006)
Turning the "table of inflation" on the Centre, the BJP on Thursday said the Congress-led UPA government has deviated from the pro-people path and is indulging in orchestrating "pseudo demonstrations and crocodiles' tears" in connivance with the . . .
- Nda Leaders Petition Prez, Say Most Mps Oppose N-Deal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The opposition NDA on Wednesday petitioned President Kalam over the nuclear deal with the United States, insisting there was no consensus in Parliament on the pact.
- Pm Panel Raises Price Alert (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Just as rising foodgrain prices are burgeoning into a major political headache for the government, the PM's own thinktank, the Economic Advisory Council (EAC), has confirmed the bad news.
- Nuclear Deal Cannot Bind Future Governments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
"Present regime cannot cap strategic programme"
Scientists will be exposed to "undue interference"
Separation plan will have serious implications
National consensus under threat
Memorandum to President posted on BJP web site
- Outsourced To Chennai (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 22, 2006)
Does DMK dictate Sri Lanka policy? ---- If nothing else, the Ministry of External Affairs can end its speculation as to the contours of the UPA Government's Sri Lanka policy.
- Majority Of Mps Against Indo-Us N-Deal: Nda (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 22, 2006)
The NDA on Wednesday accused the UPA Government of compromising with the country's nuclear interests and submitted a memorandum to President APJ Abdul Kalam claiming majority of the MPs were against the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Nda Petitions Kalam On N-Deal, Says No Consensus On Pact (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The Opposition NDA alliance today petitioned President A P J Abdul Kalam over the nuclear deal with the United States, insisting there was no consensus in Parliament on the pact.
- No Consensus With Parliament On Us-India N-Deal (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 22, 2006)
The UPA Government has allowed the United States Congress to decide the future of the Indian nuclear programme, while keeping the Indian Parliament in the dark, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and five National Democratic Alliance leaders . . .
- N-Deal With Us Will Bind India: Nda (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The Opposition National Democratic Alliance today asked President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to restrain the UPA government from dismantling India's nuclear programme as majority of MPs in the country were against the Indo-US nuclear deal which sought . . .
- Long-Range Cloud On Nuke Deal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Leaders of the NDA have claimed that the Indo-US deal “cannot bind India in the future” as it is not based on national consensus.
- Price Of Reforms (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA government's consistent violation of the Common Minimum Programme attracts a stiff warning from the Left parties.
- Food At Stake (Frontline, Brinda Karat, Jun 21, 2006)
The new proposals of the Department of Food and Public Distribution constitute an assault on the right to food.
- Saying It With Flowers (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 20, 2006)
A prelude to a forthcoming marriage has begun. The new political soap opera is preparing the stage for the curtain to rise before act 1, scene 1. Prakash Karat visited Mulayam Singh with a bunch of flowers.
- In “Delhiwood” (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Jun 20, 2006)
Many years ago, during an informal chat, I mockingly chided film actor Pran for “cheating” his diehard fans like me by giving up on villainous roles and playing a good man instead in many films. In an equally light tone, he said it was not his fault.
- Blacklisting Arms Suppliers (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jun 20, 2006)
That there is need to blacklist as many as 118 firms involved in doing business with the various departments and public sector undertakings of the Ministry of Defence is a pointer to the extremely lucrative and extensive market that India provide . . .
- Bjp Plays Down Vajpayee’S Compliment To Left (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Jun 20, 2006)
The BJP today sought to play down former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s praise of Marxists, but said there was nothing wrong in picking up good things from everyone, including the Left.
- Coalition Course (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 20, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has abandoned his obduracy on the Bangalore-Mysore expressway, and all credit must go to his coalition partner, the BJP.
- Jd(u) Announces Tie-Up With The Apna Dal For U.P. Polls (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jun 20, 2006)
Nda tie-up is at the Centre and not in States, says Sharad Yadav
To address public meetings to unite people against SP, BSP
Attempt to unite old Janata Party groups in Haryana
New office bearers and executive committee members announced
- Against The Dole (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 19, 2006)
The unemployment allowance scheme formally kick-started by Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh raises many issues.
- Incidents Of Hr Abuses Vitiating Atmosphere: Mufti (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) patron and former Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said that Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh’s pledge regarding zero tolerance for human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir should be translated into action . . .
- Learn From Left, Says Atal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee wants the men and women in his party to learn from the communists — about how to climb back to power.
- Vajpayee Praises Communists At Bjp Meeting (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jun 19, 2006)
The return to power by the Left parties in the recent state elections has come in for a praise from veteran BJP leader and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who while pointing to the success of the Communists has asked his party to . . .
- Quota Bill Seeks Right To Interfere With Iits, Iims (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jun 19, 2006)
‘‘The UPA government will ensure that all institutions of higher learning and professional educational retain their autonomy,’’ says the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP) of the ruling alliance.
- Official Bungling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 19, 2006)
Money meant for military needs should be fully utilised
- "Bjp Should Learn How To Get Re-Elected From Communists" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
There is no doubt NDA did well. Yet something was lacking: Vajpayee
We should introspect about exit of senior leaders
Work out strategy to retain power in BJP-ruled States
Let us face problems collectively
- Left Smells A Threat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 19, 2006)
Would like nothing better than the status quo
The CPI-M states the obvious by declaring it will snap ties with the Congress if it decides on a mid-term poll.
- Vajpayee Praises Communists At Bjp Meeting (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
In a rare praise of the commmunists by a BJP leader, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said the saffron party should learn from them the art of getting re-elected to power and admitted there was "something lacking" in his Government . . .
- Back To No Talks (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 18, 2006)
National Security Adviser MK Narayanan is right in suggesting to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the futility of going to Pakistan, which has no intention of ending terror as an additionality to its diplomacy.
- Invert The Pyramid (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jun 18, 2006)
The nation is once again caught in two contradictory trends of performance and non-performance in several critical areas of governance.
- Tarn Taran Is 19th District Of Punjab (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Jun 17, 2006)
Tarn Taran was formally made the 19th district of the state to mark the 400th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev here today.
- Ramadoss Talks Tough First, Then Quickly Backs Off (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Jun 17, 2006)
The battle at AIIMS continued for the second day today, with Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss taking an aggressive stance against director P Venugopal and then backing away later in the day.
- Invert The Pyramid (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jun 17, 2006)
The nation is once again caught in two contradictory trends of performance and non-performance in several critical areas of governance.
- Back To No Talks (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 17, 2006)
National Security Adviser MK Narayanan is right in suggesting to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the futility of going to Pakistan, which has no intention of ending terror as an additionality to its diplomacy.
- No, Papa (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 16, 2006)
Madhya Pradesh has come up with an absurd idea. It has banned English nursery rhymes in schools "to reduce western influence on children".
- Defence Ministry Not Able To Spend Total Allocated Amount (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Jun 16, 2006)
It surrendered Rs. 2,500 crore last year; Pranab had said Left idea was not agreeable
Finance Ministry imposed a cut of Rs. 1,300 cr.
Pranab had said a higher outlay was required to purchase more equipment
- Strange Bedfellows Of Politics (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 16, 2006)
CPM's alliance with TDP in Andhra Pradesh could destabilise the UPA if the experiment succeeds in the panchayat election, says Kalyani Shankar
- Unfit To Print (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 16, 2006)
---- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has notched one more medallion from its political master, the Human Resource Development Ministry.
- Joshi Opposes Talks With Pak Till Terrorist Camps Are Closed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Former Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi has stressed that no talks be held with Pakistan till it does not close all the terrorist camps on its soil as well as Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK).
- Telengana Caught In Power Politics (Daily Excelsior, G.S.Bhargava, Jun 15, 2006)
Failure to redeem the promise to carve a separate Telengana State out of incumbent Andhra Pradesh sticks out like a sore thumb in the two-year record of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Bjp To Intensify Stir Against Price Hike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The BJP today said that the party along with its NDA allies is going to intensify its agitation on the fuel price hike issue and condemned the Centre's proposed move to increase PDS grain prices along with a cut down in the quantum of grains being . . .
- Handpicked Leaders (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 14, 2006)
Whatever your political inclinations may be, you would be inhuman not to feel sorry for those poor politico dearies whose wallets and mobile phones have been nicked.
- Outright Dishonesty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 13, 2006)
In the politics of petrol, reason has no place. The circumstances in which the Manmohan Singh government increased the price of petrol by Rs 4 and diesel by Rs 2 per litre are well known, the international price of crude oil having crossed the $70-mark.
- Voting From Abroad (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 13, 2006)
The government’s plans to give voting rights to NRIs fulfils a long-standing demand of the Indians living abroad and is likely to be welcomed within the country as well.
- Vajpayee, Advani Court Arrest On Fuel Price Hike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani and other NDA leaders today courted arrest in protest against the fuel price hike, terming the move of asking states to slash sales tax on fuel a joke.
- North-East: Troubling Portends (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jun 13, 2006)
Insurgency and instability in the north-eastern segment of India appears set to exacerbate and there could be no worse omen of unpleasant things to come than the flowering of the bamboo, a phenomenon that repeats itself every half century and brings . . .
- Fuel Price: Vajpayee, Advani Court Arrest (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Protesting against the increase in prices of petrol and diesel, former prime minister A B Vajpayee and Leader of the Opposition L K Advani on Monday courted arrest and described the Congress move to slash sales tax on fuel in states under its control . .
- Coalition Or Arm-Twisting? (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jun 12, 2006)
The tragedy for the Mahajan family continues as Mr Rahul Mahajan is in custody and his father's secretary Bibek Maitra is dead.
- Quit Protest Over Fuel Price Hike, It Lacks Honesty (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jun 12, 2006)
A day before the BJP embarks on a high-profile “satyagraha” under the NDA banner to protest the hike in fuel prices, the RSS made its disapproval known, saying such “protests lack intellectual honesty”.
- Planning Punjab’S Future (Tribune, B S Thaur, Jun 12, 2006)
The Punjab government was on cloud nine a while ago. Big industrialists appeared, descending on the state.
- Plane Tales From The Rashtrapati (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 12, 2006)
Ah, good old boys with their toys. There’s nothing that drives home the point better than seeing worthies dressed in fighter pilot gear and inside a cockpit.
- Bjp States Say No Cutting Fuel Tax (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
As Congress-ruled States sought to subdue public outrage against the UPA Government's petrol price hike by announcing marginal reduction in the sales tax charged by them, Opposition BJP on Saturday ridiculed the gesture as a "diversionary tactic".
- Netaji Controversy Revived (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Jun 11, 2006)
Once again the controversy surrounding the last days of Subhash Chandra Bose has been revived, thanks to the Mukherjee Commission declaring that there is no evidence that he had died in a plane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945.
- Vajpayee To Lead Protest Against Fuel Price Hike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
NDA leaders with former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in the vanguard will court arrest here on Monday, protesting against the hike in petrol and diesel prices.
- Time For A Reality Check (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jun 10, 2006)
Agricultural imports have hit Indian farmers’ interests, especially the plantation sector with workers being laid off
- Shades Of Green (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 09, 2006)
Avoiding any mention of the latest twist in the sordid Mahajan family saga, the latest issue of Organiser chooses to focus on the foiled terrorist attack on the RSS headquarters in Nagpur on June 1. A detailed two-age report, statements from the RSS . . .
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