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Articles 721 through 820 of 3686:
- Tragedy Of Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 09, 2006)
The Central government’s efficient statisticians gleefully announced a few days ago that India’s economy had crossed the 8-per cent growth barrier. At the same time, the word is being spread that the much-awaited Agni III — the intercontinental . . .
- Pm May Agree To Partial Rollback Of Oil Price Hike (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 09, 2006)
Despite the government’s disclaimers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may eventually agree to a partial rollback of fuel prices but only after discussing the matter at the next meeting of the Left-UPA coordination committee, which is likely to be . . .
- Nda Leaders To Court Arrest; Bjp Men Block Traffic (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Demanding an immediate rollback in the petroleum prices, the Opposition NDA today announced a protest programme, including satyagraha and courting arrest by its top leaders here on June 12.
- Rollback Of Petro Prices Ruled Out (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Jun 08, 2006)
Ruling out any rollback of hike in petrol and diesel prices at least for the time-being, the UPA government, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seems to be heading towards a confrontation with the Congress itself besides the Left parties and . . .
- State Plans Duty Cut On Fuel Price (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Notwithstanding the fuel price hike shock delivered by the UPA government at the Centre, here is some good news for the people of Karnataka.
- Congress Keeps Pressure On, Blasts Bjp (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 08, 2006)
Worried that the party will pay a heavy political price for the latest fuel price hike, the Congress continued to press the UPA government for a partial rollback in order to the ease the burden on the common man.
- Nda Leaders To Court Arrest In Protest Against Oil Price Hike (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jun 08, 2006)
They say they are foraam aadmibut make his life much harder"
- Pm Rules Out Rollback But Petrol Politics Still At Play (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
As principal Opposition BJP and other parties hit the streets in a robust protest against Monday's petrol price hike, the UPA Government on Wednesday ruled out any rollback.
- Bjp Launches Agitation Across The Country (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 08, 2006)
Demands a complete rollback of the "anti-people" measure of increasing prices of petrol and diesel
NDA protest demonstration on June 12 and again on June 19
Traffic halted at 400 places, effigies burnt, trains stopped
- India's Nuclear Conundrum (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 07, 2006)
The actual long-term economic costs of civilian nuclear energy tend to be obscured in discussion of its supposed limitless possibilities
- Cracks Widen Within Upa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The political management within the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) has gone completely haywire, with allies targeting each other in almost a free-for-all anarchy.
- Fuel Price Hike: Bjp To Hit Streets (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Amidst all-round clamour against the price hike, the UPA government is going to face a massive political mobilisation across the country in the coming days.
- Myopic On Economic Reforms (Business Line, A K Bhattacharya, Jun 07, 2006)
Economic reforms will certainly rank as among the most widely used—often misused and abused—expression in India today.
- Stock Market Mayhem (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jun 07, 2006)
Foreign institutional investors, who have a stranglehold on the stock markets, trigger the utter volatility of May
- Nationwide Protests On June 13 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Decision follows CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat's talks with Samajwadi Party, TDP, RLD and AGP
JD(U) to wait for NDA decision
No justification for price hike: AIFB
Anti-people move, says Abani Roy
- Coalition Calculus (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 07, 2006)
The Congress’s discomfiture over the NCP’s support to Rahul Bajaj’s candidature for a Rajya Sabha by-election is understandable.
- Q&a: 'Srinagar Meet Was India Talking To India' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 06, 2006)
The Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq refused to attend the recent second round-table in Srinagar, describing it an ill-timed seminar. The Mirwaiz explains to Aditi why the Hurri-yat chose to stay away from the gathering and its roadmap . . .
- Last Salute (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2006)
Hero's death must inspire Bihar ---- The heroic resistance and martyrdom of retired DIG Anil Kumar Singh - shot and killed while taking on a band of robbers in an epic but doomed solo struggle on the Lokmanya Tilak Express in Patna on Sunday, . . .
- Police Foils Terrorist Attack On Rss Headquarters (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
major attempt to attack the heavily-guarded RSS headquarters here was today foiled when three heavily-armed terrorists were shot dead in an encounter with the police while trying to enter the sprawling complex in the wee hours today.
- Waving, Not Drowning (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 02, 2006)
If the BJP wants to stage a comeback, it must regain the Opposition space that it has lost to the Left -
- Office Of Profit: Kalam Move Has Mps On Toes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
The ghost of disqualification is revisiting several MPs, including Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and ministers, in the light of President A P J Abdul Kalam returning the controversial Office of Profit Bill to Parliament with the main . . .
- Safari Tourism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 01, 2006)
Any effort to promote tourism in Assam, or for that matter the North-east in entirety, is welcome.
- Upa In Bind Over Bill (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 01, 2006)
The UPA government is scrambling to contain the damage caused by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s decision to withhold his assent to the recently-amended Bill exempting certain posts from being considered as Office of Profit, but the Congress is . . .
- Office Of Profit Issue: Nda Delegation Meets Ec (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Buoyed by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s decision to return the Bill pertaining to Office of Profit, the NDA today urged the Election Commission to process all pending cases pertaining to Office of Profit expeditiously and furnish the opinion to . . .
- Pm Meets Kalam, Discusses Office Of Profit Bill (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Jun 01, 2006)
With the prospect of the disqualification of MPs looming large in the wake of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam returning the Office of Profit Bill for the reconsideration of Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met the First Citizen this evening . . .
- It Is Now Ladakh Singhey Khabab Spring Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
Sindhu Darshan renamed to ensure greater local participation
- Upa Loses Face Over Bill To Save Skin (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Already wracked by the quota crisis, the UPA faced a severe setback today when President A P J Abdul Kalam returned the amended “Office-of-Profit” Bill to Parliament for reconsideration.
- Final Four-Lane Stretch To Chandigarh Faces Land Hurdle (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, May 31, 2006)
The National Highway between Ambala and Chandigarh, notorious as the killer stretch, is at last taking baby steps towards safety and decongestion.
- Bjp’S Latest Rider: Form Panel (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, May 31, 2006)
While backing OBC quotas, the BJP added a new rider today. The party national executive demanded that the Government appoint an expert committee to subserve ‘‘three obligations’’ — the space for merit and excellence of institutions is not reduced . . .
- Bjp Divided Over Obc Quota Issue (Tribune, S Satyanarayanan, May 31, 2006)
Divisions within the BJP over the party’s stand on the OBC quota issue came to fore today even as the party’s National Executive unanimously adopted a resolution which supported OBC quotas in higher educational institutions while suggesting the . . .
- Bjp Dubs Pm 'An Object Of Pity' (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, May 31, 2006)
In a multi-pronged attack on UPA for its "failure on all fronts" the BJP on Tuesday dubbed Prime Minister as "an object of pity who could be easily pushed around".
- Bjp Upholds Quota, Adds 'Don't Compromise Merit' (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, May 31, 2006)
On Tuesday, the National Executive of the BJP endorsed 27 per cent reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) but without compromising on merit and excellence.
- Rethink Oop Bill, Prez Tells Govt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
In a major loss of face for the UPA Government, President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday returned to the consideration of Parliament a Bill seeking to exempt certain posts from the purview of 'office-of-profit' with retrospective effect.
- Pakistan Politics Up For Rapid Changes (Daily Excelsior, V M Gokuldas, May 30, 2006)
Pakistan's political scene is in for rapid changes and India has per force to take a close look at the fast-moving developments to see what impact they could make on its domestic scene and on its overall security.
- India’S Insecurity~ii (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, May 30, 2006)
If the state of India’s external security is a cause for serious concern, the country’s internal security situation is equally dismal.
- Keep Creamy Layer Out Of Quota, Says Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Forced to tread a middle path on the controversial OBC reservation issue, the BJP today said it favoured quota for OBCs in higher educational institutions and wanted that the ‘creamy layer’ be kept out and economically weaker sections of upper . . .
- "Khanna Committee Report To Form Basis Of New Master Plan For Delhi" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Jaipal Reddy addresses rally organised by the DPCC
- Fuel Price Increase: Cpm To Launch Stir (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
The CPM general secretary appealed to agitating students to withdraw stir as the formula proposed by the UPA and the Left parties will provide “an equitable and balanced solution keeping in mind the interests of all sections.”
- In Margins Of History (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, May 29, 2006)
Manmohan Singh seems to have lost the confidence of Sonia Gandhi, who was the biggest source of support for the technocrat Prime Minister.
- Trading Places (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 29, 2006)
Neighbourly trade is not only desirous but also constitutes an historic process, so the Centre’s decision to open 13 new border trade centres ~ four of them in the North-east ~ is welcome.
- Vote Manmohan (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, May 29, 2006)
You have to hand it to the government. They haven’t even figured out if the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Act is as afflicted by fraud as other government schemes are, and they go and work out the details of an even grander one, once . . .
- Beijing's Arab Initiative (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 28, 2006)
After a highly focused African initiative that will conclude in a China-Africa summit later this year, Beijing is well poised to repeat the pattern in the Arab world.
- Corruption Is A Necessary Evil In Every Govt: Munda (Times of India, Sonali Das, May 27, 2006)
Babulal Marandi's allegations that he runs a corrupt government have been a constant irritant for Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda.
- J&k Problem More Than Centre-State Ties: Pdp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Stating that the legislation of the State needed to be empowered and its decisions respected by New Delhi, People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday suggested that the problem of Jammu and Kashmir was more than the . . .
- First In J&k: A Five-Group Plan (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, May 26, 2006)
Giving tangible shape to what he said yesterday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today set to institutionalise the Centre’s Kashmir peace process as he wrapped up his second roundtable meet hoping that ‘‘those who chose to stay away will participate . . .
- Upa Is Losing Its Sheen (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, May 26, 2006)
The UPA Government completed its two years in office on May 22, and it was a gala festivity at 7-Race Course Road.
- Privatise Affirmative Action (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , May 26, 2006)
Our great government has decided that since they cannot improve primary and secondary education, they will have quotas in higher education both in elite government institutions (IITs, IIMs, etc) and in private institutions (except those run . . .
- Voters Beat Up Rjd Leader For Trying To ‘Rig’ Poll (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Voters today beat up a youth leader of the RJD for allegedly trying to intimidate them and loot the booths during the fourth phase of panchayat poll at Siwan.
- Quota: Bjp Against Dilution In Excellence (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
While favouring reservation for OBCs in institutions of higher education, the main Opposition party, the BJP, today drew the UPA government’s attention towards the constitutional amendment related to reservation, which was passed during the last . . .
- Pm Enters Third Year In Office (Daily Excelsior, Atul, May 25, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has entered his third year in office as Prime Minister of India amidst an ominous sign of student unrest all over the country, triggered ostensibly by the controversy over reservations for other backward classes (OBCs) in higher institutes
- Market, Quotas Poop The Party (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 25, 2006)
If it was baptism by fire for the gentleman-politician, Dr Manmohan Singh, in May 2004, when as dramatically as unexpectedly he was anointed Prime Minister by the Congress chief, Ms Sonia Gandhi, it was nothing short of a tumultuous second . . .
- Stock Market Turmoil Spoils The Upa Party (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , May 24, 2006)
More than the external and extraneous factors, the role of the regulatory agencies assumes importance.
- Code Of Sustained Minorityism (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 22, 2006)
UPA has shown rare maturity in allowing the Da Vinci Code to be shown, but will it brush aside Muslims when they protest, wonders Anuradha Dutt.
- Beijing’S Arab Initiative (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 22, 2006)
After a highly focused African initiative that will conclude in a China-Africa summit later this year, Beijing is well poised to repeat the pattern in the Arab world.
- Attack Will Not Hamper Peace Process: J&k Governor (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 22, 2006)
Terror tactics will not deter the people, says Ghulam Nabi Azad; A barbaric act, says Mufti Mohammed Sayeed
A desperate bid of isolated militants to make their presence felt, says Azad
Move to scuttle Prime Minister's roundtable conference, says . .
- Tribal Politics Comes To The Fore In Jharkhand (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, May 20, 2006)
Going by all available indications and barring any unforeseen development, the simultaneous resignations by Mr Babulal Marandi and Mr Stiphen Marandi from the BJP and UPA respectively, are likely to make their effects felt beyond Jharkhand.
- Give Reasons For Rejecting Mukherjee Report, Centre Told (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Questioning the Government's reasons for rejecting the Mukherjee Commission report on the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 1945, the Opposition NDA and the Left forced the Government to agree to a structured debate in Parliament . . .
- Assembly Elections In Five States (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, May 19, 2006)
There is something positive for all the UPA constituents which had contested the recent assembly polls. If the Left parties chalked up landslide wins in their traditional bastions West Bengal and Kerala, Congress managed to overcome . . .
- In National Disinterest (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, May 19, 2006)
How responsive is the UPA Government towards the external security imperatives of India?
- The Netaji Mystery (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 19, 2006)
The Mukherjee Commission’s findings on the disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose – which have been rejected by the Union Government – should give the quietus to the controversy, though the mystery of his end remains unresolved.
- Govt Double Negatives Mukherjee Report (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, May 18, 2006)
The Congress-led UPA Government has decided to let the mystery surrounding Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose endure for another day.
- Netaji Did Not Die In Plane Crash: Mukherjee Panel; Govt Disagrees (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
The Mukherjee Commission on alleged disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has inferred that he did not die in a plane crash in 1945 but Government today said in the Lok Sabha that it did not agree with the findings.
- Marandi Quits Bjp, Resigns Lok Sabha Seat (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
In a major setback to the BJP, its national vice-president and lone Lok Sabha member from Jharkhand, Mr Babulal Marandi resigned today both from the primary membership of the party and Parliament.
- Post-Poll Possibilities (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 18, 2006)
A Two-Party System Is Achievable
Elections to five states are over. What do they tell?
- Mark The Details (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, May 18, 2006)
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles over Nature.
- Why Play Down India's Growth Rate? (Daily Excelsior, M.N. Minocha, May 18, 2006)
At current prices, the latest national accounts figures (provi-sional) we have, courtesy Central Statistical Organisation, are for Q1 (April-June) of 2006-07.
- Sonia Likes It, Priya Has A Problem (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi has read The Da Vinci Code and enjoyed it too, but her party has no answer why Priya Ranjan Das Munshi chose to play high priest-cum-moral cop by deciding to arbitrate on whether the film was fit for screening.
- Govt’S Quota Package To Unfold Over Three Years (Hindustan Times, Vinod Sharma, May 18, 2006)
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday amid indications that the government was contemplating a three-year time frame for graduated implementation of the proposed quota system in central institutes and private . . .
- With Congress Back, Ulfa Talks On Course (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, May 17, 2006)
The Assam poll outcome can be expected to have a positive bearing on the ongoing peace talks with the banned terrorist outfit, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
- Pope Priya To Judge The Code (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
The Pope hasn’t called for a ban. Catholic Philippines has simply issued an ‘A’ certificate.
- Post-Poll Possibilities (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, May 17, 2006)
A Two-Party System Is Achievable
Elections to five states are over. What do they tell?
- Ls Passes Office Of Profit Bill Amidst Nda Oppn (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Capping a two-month row, the Lok Sabha today passed a bill that provides for exempting 56 posts, including the Chairpersonship of National Advisory Council, from being considered office of profit but the BJP-led NDA strongly opposed the measure.
- Lok Sabha Passes Office Of Profit Bill Amidst Nda Opposition (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Capping a two-month row, the Lok Sabha today passed a bill that provides for exempting 56 posts, including the Chairpersonship of National Advisory Council, from being considered office of profit but the BJP-led NDA strongly opposed the measure.
- Phew! Sonia Can Count Her Profits (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Bill exempting 56 posts passed, NAC and UP film council on list
- Nda Opposes Office Of Profit Bill (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Opposition National Democratic Alliance on Monday decided to oppose a government Bill that proposes to exempt 46 . . .
- Minister As Liability (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 16, 2006)
With Arjun Singh taking public debate to a new low, PM and Congress president must intervene
- Nda Says No To Office-Of-Profit Bill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
Determined to cash in on the UPA and Left desperation to get their bigwigs off the hook, the NDA today resolved to oppose a Government-sponsored amendment Bill, which provides for the exemption of 46 posts, including NAC chairperson, from the . . .
- 5% Solution (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 15, 2006)
The government’s decision to mandate 5% blending of ethanol with petrol from October is but a partial solution to rising oil bills and, in the Indian context, higher subsidy bills.
- How Bengal Was Won (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 14, 2006)
The staggering victory of the CPI(M)-led Left Front in West Bengal this week is remarkable for obvious reasons.
- Doda-Hit Bjp Calls For Stir Against Upa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Outraged by the terrorist attack on a party rally in Doda, the BJP on Saturday announced a nation-wide stir against the UPA Government's failure to counter Pakistan-sponsored militant campaign to "de-Hinduise" Jammu and Kashmir.
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