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Articles 1921 through 2020 of 3686:
- Is Goodness Alone Enough? (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, May 24, 2005)
The Prime Minister is hamstrung by compulsions of coalition politics and the inevitability of expediency
- Sick Of Shenanigans (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2005)
Bihar politics must evolve beyond Lalu and Paswan
- A "Fraud" On The Constitution: Nda (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 24, 2005)
Bihar bandh today; ``no faith in Governor''
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The Centre's decision was taken in a hurry to stop government formation: Advani
- No Merit In Nda Charge: Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2005)
Our effort will be to keep the alliance together; we need not be defensive
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`It is the only option'
Effort to ``buy up MLAs'' a mockery
RJD blamed for `sor
- Laloo And Paswan In Blame Game (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2005)
Laloo says he won’t repeat mistakes. Will that mean he will tie up with Paswan? With defeating communal forces being his topmost priority, anything is possible
- New Upa Formula For Bihar (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 23, 2005)
The battle for government formation in Bihar moved from Patna to the national capital on Sunday with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) making last-minute efforts to prevent the National Democratic Alliance from winning the numbers game.
- Thumbs Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2005)
The Govt has scored well on economy but not on national security
- History Of The Changing India (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, May 22, 2005)
Challenging the stereotype of the ‘unchanging’ India, the book underlines the changes in its social structure over centuries.
- A Year Of Dr Manmohan Singh-Ii (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 20, 2005)
One way to assess the successes and failures of the Manmohan Singh government at the end of its first year is to recall that, in April 1999, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee ...
- Tripura Hands Over 20 Departments To Panchayat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Tripura will now be the first state in the Northeast to hand over the executive authority of twenty major departments to the local self-government as part of decentralisation of power.
- Advani Advice: Tell Left To Pipe Down For Double Digit Growth (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
BJP president L.K. Advani today praised PM Manmohan Singh for starting the reforms process but cautioned him against leaning heavily on the Left, an act, he said, that would make it more difficult to achieve a double-digit growth.
- Advani Bites Barking Left (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
BJP president L.K. Advani today warned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that his “dependence” on the Left will be a hindrance to achieving double-digit growth.
- Advani Cautions Upa Against Depending On Left (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
The BJP President, Mr L.K. Advani today launched a frontal attack on the Left parties advising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to fall prey to the Communist propaganda.
- No Small Dilemma (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
world's biggest retailer wanted to scale up sourcing substantially from India and the retail sector opened up to allow the company make "significant" investments in the country.
- Left Out Of Sync With Upa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
After a marathon meeting of the coordination committee the Left said the UPA’s economic policies were no different from the NDA’s.
- Do Not Rely On The Left: Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Warns against "vindictive policy" towards previous BJP-led Government
- No Sting In Mayajaal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
There is more bark than bite in Mayawati's threat to withdraw support to the United Progressive Alliance Government.
- Washington’S Watching (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 18, 2005)
Two months before the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, arrives in Washington to meet the president of the United States of America, George W. Bush, his trip...
- Goi Proposes, Left Disposes (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 18, 2005)
The government’s attempt to push through the much needed price hikes in petroleum products is reminiscent of Microsoft seeking to improve its Windows-based operating system in the initial days.
- Cpm Slams Centre’S Fdi Policy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2005)
The CPM said the current policies of the UPA government could erode national sovereignty and cause massive retrenchment in retail trade.
- Acrimony In Parliament (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, May 16, 2005)
Now, in Parliament, political differences have turned into personal animosities.
- Progress Card Of The Upa Regime (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 16, 2005)
It must be said to the credit of the UPA Government that, despite the mix of political and economic philosophies that form the corpus of UPA governance, it has done a good job till now.
- Targeting Kashmir’S Leaders (Tribune, Anil Nauriya , May 14, 2005)
There has been a spate of politically motivated assassinations in Kashmir. On May 1 the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed’s nephew, Atiqullah was shot at in Anantnag and died later.
- Cbi Adopting Double Standards, Targeting Me, Says Mayawati (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Upset over the questioning of Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a disproportionate assets (DA) case, party members today
- Centaur Deal Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg: Cpi-M (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Stating that “serious objections” had been raised by Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its report on the sale of the two Centaur hotels in Mumbai, CPI-M demanded that a CBI enquiry into the deals be initiated immediately.
- Govt Orders Inquiry Into The Nda Sale Of Centaur Hotels (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
India will investigate the sale of two hotels by the previous NDA government after the federal auditor said last week that the transaction took place without competitive bidding and may not have fetched the best price.
- Judiciary Interfering With Legislature, Says Speaker (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who had taken a strong view over the Supreme Court order regarding the conduct of a floor test in the Jharkhand Assemby
- Left Urges Upa To Fulfil Cmp Promises (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
The Left parties have demanded a legislation on agricultural workers and also the tabling of the women’s reservation bill in the Parliament.
- Maya Erupts In House (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
A visibly upset BSP supremo Mayawati erupted in anger today in the Rajya Sabha over the CBI probe against her in the Taj corridor case and threatened to withdraw BSP’s support to the UPA government
- Cbi ‘Harassment’: Bsp Threatens To Withdraw Support To Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2005)
Mayawati accused the CBI of acting on the wishes of the government and posed a question to it as to whether it could question leaders of other parties.
- Not Persuasive Enough (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 09, 2005)
GOING PURELY BY the record of evidence presented, the Comptroller and Auditor General of Indiadoes not quite make out a persuasive case of financial wrong-doing in the sale of Centaur Hotel properties belonging to the Government, as the CAG report . . .
- Three-In-One Snub (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 09, 2005)
THE BJP-led National Democratic Alliance could not have got it worse. The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India’s report tabled in Parliament on Friday has found fault with the way the NDA government had conducted itself on three issues
- Right To Information (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 09, 2005)
IT is surprising the revised Right to Information Bill does not contain some important recommendations of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Personal, Public Grievances, Law and Justice.
- Tdp’S New Track (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 09, 2005)
THE Telugu Desam Party breaking ranks with the National Democratic Alliance to end its boycott of Parliament is a pointer to re-alignments in the making.
- Nda Must End Boycott: Tdp (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, May 08, 2005)
THE Telugu Desam Party’s decision to end the boycott of Parliament provided a window of opportunity to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take on the NDA.
- Sticking Taint (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2005)
Just how important Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav's 24 Rashtriya Janata Dal MPs are for the survival of the UPA Government at the Centre can be ascertained from the breathtaking statement made by the Law Minister,
- Drop Tainted Ministers (Tribune, Rajinder Sachar, May 07, 2005)
WHOSE country is it any way,” is the persistent question being asked by the average citizen when he watches with pain squabbles of politicians regarding Lalu Yadav continuing to be a minister notwithstanding court having framed charges of corruption . . .
- Wrong Decision (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 06, 2005)
Opposition’s boycott of Parliament is a blatant denigration of democracy
- Silly Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 06, 2005)
Being tarred with the same brush is hardly something to be proud of. Boycotting parliament sessions is not a new tactic,
- The Dough Is In The Land, Not The Bread (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 05, 2005)
Five years after privatisation, Modern Food assets are being stripped.
- End The Boycott (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 04, 2005)
The National Democratic Alliance’s decision to continue its boycott of Parliament, after participating in the debate and voting of the Finance Bill on Monday, is unfortunate.
- Sight Of The Tainted (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Apr 30, 2005)
Democratic polity and the institutions that are meant to serve it need to be continuously nurtured. In India where the democratic tradition is young and its institutions were set up only after Independence, these institutions were expected to be. . .
- Redefining Rss (Tribune, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Apr 26, 2005)
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its affiliates remain completely oblivious of the fact that societies that refuse to accept the need to address the problem of generation gap are torn asunder.
- Victim Of Petty Play (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Apr 26, 2005)
The Congress, true to form, is assaulting those, within its borders, who deliver
- Un Escap Survey — Reaffirms Resilience Of Regional Economies (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Apr 26, 2005)
While assessing the impact of the tsunami and the soaring oil prices on the economies of the Asia-Pacific region, the UN ESCAP Survey contends that the impressive economic performance under conditions of generally low inflation reaffirms the resilience...
- Onus For Bihar Crisis On Jd (U), Says Paswan (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 24, 2005)
Having emerged as the “kingmaker” in the Bihar Assembly elections, Union Steel Minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan suggests the continuance of President’s Rule in the state,
- Strengthen Case (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 21, 2005)
The ruling party and the Opposition should present a united front to the tribunal
- Industrial Upsurge In Himachal (Tribune, Pratibha Chauhan, Apr 20, 2005)
In the past two years, more than 500 medium and large and 4,613 small units have been cleared to be set up in Himachal Pradesh after the grant of a special package by the previous NDA regime in 2003.
- The General Who Won Hearts (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 20, 2005)
Amid the one-dayer, the sherwani diplomacy, and the general goodwill and cheer, the Pakistani President, Gen Pervez Musharraf's visit has set India and Pakistan on a new path of peace
- Attack From The Larger Family (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Apr 19, 2005)
What the Congress-led coalition consciously decided not to do, lest they appear to be vindictive, the RSS has done rather emphatically.
- Fifth Column (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Apr 18, 2005)
This incident happened 12 years ago. A small state government plane was taking Laloo Prasad Yadav to address election meetings in Uttar Pradesh.
- Trouble In The Parivar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 15, 2005)
THE spat in the Sangh Parivar is the worst thing that could have happened to it. Those who tended to dismiss RSS chief K.S. Sudarshan’s demand that Mr A.B. Vajpayee and Mr L.K. Advani
- Lessons For Bjp, For Rss Too (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 13, 2005)
It has become tiresomely predictable, this media brouhaha over who said what about whom and why - within the BJP and in the larger family headed by the RSS.
- Losing Battle Against Corruption (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Apr 11, 2005)
A raid conducted by the CBI in the third week of March on the premises of a former Chief Secretary of UP unearthed unaccounted wealth amounting to Rs 120 crore. . . .
- Two Taxes The Country Needs (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Apr 11, 2005)
Why are political parties and the corporate world opposing two taxes that are apparently innocuous?
- Continuity And Change (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Apr 11, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Is Bihar Changing Under President’S Rule? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2005)
With Governor Buta Singh regularly monitoring the crime scene, an improvement in law and order situation is clearly visible in the state.
- Strange Bedfellows (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 06, 2005)
Politics makes for strange bedfellows, but never without a reason . . .
- Uncertainty On Pension Authority (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 04, 2005)
THE NEW PENSION fund authority, which came into existence from April 1, presides over a segment of the asset management industry whose contours can only be described as still evolving.
- Politicians Play Holi (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Apr 04, 2005)
Rang bhang, masti was the theme of the Holi party at M.P. Rajiv Shukla’s residence. Chat, gol gappas and all kinds of sweets were in abundance
- Combat Reddy? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 02, 2005)
Has the Andhra Pradesh Government really woken up to the need to crush the naxalite menace? Or is it a case of the right hand not knowing what the left is doing? It is no secret the YS Rajshekhar Reddy regime's heart bleeds for left extremist "sons gone..
- Horse Trader, Pass By (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Apr 02, 2005)
There has been enormous focus on the 'constitutional crises' and the abuse of the Governor's office during the recent processes of government ...
- Legality Of Denying Visa (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Apr 01, 2005)
The controversy over the U.S. denial of a visa to Narendra Modi cannot be raised to the level of an international crisis.
- Eagle Is Blinded (Pioneer, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 01, 2005)
No visa for Mr Narendra Modi. No entry to Maulana Kalbe Sadiq. No World Bank/IMF loans if India does not 'check' human trafficking.
- Bjp’S Somersault (Deccan Herald, G THIMMAIAH, Mar 31, 2005)
The BJP, which did the spadework for the VAT process, is now opposing it under pressure from traders
- Done In By Dynasty (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2005)
Last year's Maharashtra polls had the NCP, the Congress's junior partner in the State, steal the show: Mr Sharad Pawar triumphed, not Ms Sonia Gandhi. This year, Bihar and Jharkhand have again put paid to the Congress's 'Sonia Shining' rhetoric.
- Retain The System (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 30, 2005)
Govt should allow fast track courts to continue
- Done In By Dynasty (Agence-France Presse, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 29, 2005)
Last year's Maharashtra polls had the NCP, the Congress's junior partner in the State, steal the show:
- The Bjp’S Modi Problem (Agence-France Presse, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 29, 2005)
Irrespective of one’s views on the propriety of the US denial of a visa to Gujarat’s Chief Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, he has become a symbol of the biggest dilemma to face the Bharatiya Janata Party in the era of its post-general election defeat
- Labour Reforms Hanging Fire (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 28, 2005)
Despite comprising JNU trained economists, the Left has not learned anything from data of over 15 years
- Bjp Flays Left ‘Volte-Face’ On Patents Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 26, 2005)
Former BJP president Venkaiah Naidu said the new law would limit the scope for producing affordable versions of life-saving medicines.
- Consensus Is The Diplomatic Key (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Mar 26, 2005)
India seems caught up in its own contradictions in foreign policy postures, with the result that it is unable to acquire its rightful position in the comity of nations.
- For Nothing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 25, 2005)
When, in the not-so-distant past, Mr L.K. Advani was the deputy prime minister of India, he declared that politics in India was no longer about ideology but about governance.
- Pm Okays Rs 1,032 Cr For Iti, Bangalore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sanctioned Rs 1,032 crore for the revival of Indian Telephone Industries (ITI), Bangalore, and the Indian company has entered....
- ‘Linking Of Rivers In South Will Get Priority’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2005)
The Centre on Thursday assured MPs from Tamil Nadu that it would give priority to linking of rivers in southern states and a comprehensive feasibility report would be prepared in consultation with chief ministers.
- Holding A Mirror (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 24, 2005)
Granted the role of an Opposition party is to oppose and criticise policies of the government, so that it can act as a check and balance and encourage debate and discussion on policies.
- Two Cheers For Patents (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 24, 2005)
The passage of the Patents (Amendment) Bill, 2005, in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday is not just proof of the political strength of the United Progressive Alliance Government.
- Ls Adopts Modified Patents Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2005)
The Left claimed victory after 10 of the 12 changes it suggested were accepted. BJP said the Left flaunts red flag only outside Parliament and waves green flag inside.
- Govt Forced To Defer Patents Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2005)
The Centre was forced on Monday to defer by a day the controversial Patents (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha in the face of strong opposition from NDA, Left Parties and coalition partner RJD.
- Under Eastern Eyes (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 22, 2005)
Condi Rice. She was in Delhi last week telling India, in true condescending style, that this country could possibly play an international role along with other developed countries, in the near future, that we have been “accepted” as a nation that can deli
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