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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- Under Siege (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 22, 2007)
Afghanistan, Iraq and now Pakistan — all three countries are up in flames. The Al Qaeda that the US forces went in to combat has strengthened roots, or as in the case of Iraq, entered that hapless country for the first time.
- Item Number (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Oct 22, 2007)
Trust a Calcuttan to come up with the perfect political metaphor. We were chatting about the political mood of Muslims over tea and savouries on Id, and the conversation turned inevitably to the fate of Rizwan ur Rehman, the young man whose . . . . .
- N-Deal: Hopeful Pm Attacks Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
On board his special flight, Mr Singh reacted with uncharacterstic bluntness to a question about BJP's contention that he had lost the "moral right" to govern and he should quit following the "failure" of the deal.
- Pranab Was Not Frisked: Cong (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
Chairperson of the Congress media department M Veerappa Moily, who was also in Moscow earlier this month, on Thursday dismissed the 'frisking" reports in the media. According to reports, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee underwent a . . . .
- War Of Words On Food Security (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
A war of words has broken out between Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and the Bharatiya Janata Party on issues related to food security, wheat import and the minimum support price for paddy.
- Pawar: Premature To Speculate On Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said it was premature to speculate on elections now.
- Manmohan: I Have Not Given Up Hope Yet (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 19, 2007)
While conceding that the government’s image was affected in the wake of the controversy over the India-U.S. nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party for seeking his resignation.
- Gurjar-Meenas Row: Raje Does A Tightrope Walk (Deccan Herald, ABHA SHARMA, Oct 19, 2007)
In line with the strategy followed by Gurjars, the Meenas are also holding mega meetings to garner support on opposing the Gurjars.
- Stop The Mischief (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2007)
The peace and tranquility at Bababudangiri – the abode of a Sufi saint, revered by both the Hindus and Muslims for centuries – is once again sought to be disturbed by the Sangh parivar with the so-called Datta mala abhiyan some time next week.
- New Clarity (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Oct 19, 2007)
When the dust finally settles on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s decision to avoid a confrontation with the Left over the Indo-US nuclear deal, few will doubt the sensibility and political wisdom concealed within the decision.
- Pm Reminds Partners: You Too Okayed N-Deal (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Oct 19, 2007)
Conceding that the Indo-US nuclear deal was “something that didn’t work out the way you wanted it to” and that it did have an “effect” on his government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today reminded his UPA partners that “they were part and . . . .
- Bjp Sees ‘Manipulation’ Behind Sensex Crash, Wants Jpc Probe (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The BJP on Wednesday held the UPA Government responsible for the bloodbath at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) inquiry to find out beneficiaries of the crash triggered by market regulator . . .
- Bjp Seeks Jpc Probe (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The BJP today demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe to find out the beneficiaries of the market crash that got triggered over SEBI’s proposal.
- I Will Nail The Bjp’S Lie, Says Deve Gowda (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 18, 2007)
The former Prime Minister and national president of the Janata Dal (Secular), H.D. Deve Gowda has lashed out at the BJP and said the party tried to use the JD(S) to launch itself in the south.
- Watch This Space (Indian Express, Ed Vulliamy, Oct 18, 2007)
The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated”. The United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) that positioned itself as an alternative to the two dominant coalition fronts, the Congress-led UPA and the BJP-led NDA, could well . . . ..
- Sensex Records Biggest Intra-Day Drop; Claws Back (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Two days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh informed President George Bush about the concerns in India over the 123 nuclear agreement, the Congress on Wednesday said the deal has neither been put on hold nor on the backburner.
- Bjp Again Demands Tn Cm's Apology (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The BJP on Wednesday appeared unimpressed by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's softening of stand on the Lord Ram controversy and continued to seek his apology for his remarks against the Hindu God.
- Bjp Wants Jpc To Look Into Reason Behind Market Crash (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
Blaming the UPA for Wednesday's bloodbath in India's capital market, the BJP demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into its causes.
- Bjp For Probe On Sensex Crash (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Oct 18, 2007)
The BJP on Wednesday demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate the Sensex crash.
- Special Article (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Oct 18, 2007)
It might have been the 150-year dream of the people of Tamil Nadu to take up the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project to cut short the distance navigated by ships sailing from the west coast of the country for ports on the eastern . . . . . .
- Jd(s) Shuts The Door On Congress, Bjp On Government Formation (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 17, 2007)
Kumaraswamy rules out revival of ties with the BJP
Legislators express their helplessness to face elections
Two-day meeting of JD(S) legislators concludes. . .
- Upa Has Touched Its Lowest Depth, Says Advani (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
The BJP on Tuesday fired yet another salvo at the UPA Government on the India-US nuclear deal, saying the difficulties faced by it in operationalising the agreement reflected the very nature of the "opportunistic alliance".
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal: It's Dead Or In Deep Freeze? (Hindustan Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 17, 2007)
The Left parties on Tuesday were awaiting a formal communication from the UPA about the government's decision on not initiating talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the India-US civil nuclear deal.
- I Have Nothing Against Ram: Karuna (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Seeking to take the wind of criticism for his anti-Ram Remarks, DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi on Tuesday said he had nothing against Ram as a human prince and said even late Rajaji, who had authored a book on Ram, had stated that Ram was a human. . .
- A Persuasive Account (Pioneer, Bidyut Chakrabarty, Oct 17, 2007)
In the context of globalisation, Indian economy is becoming more and more 'open' and subject to supra-national economic influences.
- Bjp Fires Another Salvo At Upa Govt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party today lashed out at the UPA government on the Indo-US nuclear deal, saying the difficulties faced by it in operationalising the agreement reflected the very nature of the opportunistic alliance.
- Fear Of Polls Made Congress Pause (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 17, 2007)
I wish the party were over. The participants would have at least gone home. But both the Congress and the Left have lingered to revive what may not be possible.
- Dal Leaves It To Hdk, Prakash (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
"While many legislators opposed an mid-term election, some favoured it. The final decision will be taken within a day or two after consulting Mr Deve Gowda," Mr Kumaraswamy told reporters after the two-day crucial JD(S)LP meeting.
- Prayer For Congress (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 17, 2007)
In a cautionary tale, a Muslim, a Christian and a Hindu are crossing a river in a ferry.
- Have In-House Mechanism To Check Terror: Centre (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
In the backdrop of the Ludhiana bomb blast, the Centre today asked the owners of cinema halls and shopping complexes to have an in-house mechanism to prevent terror strikes.
- Upa Blames Bjp On Terror Attacks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
The terror attacks in Punjab and Rajasthan on Monday acquired a political hue with Congress-led UPA blaming BJP-ruled states for not paying proper heed to its advice to beef up security and the saffron party rubbishing the charge.
- Centres Of Power: Updating A Quip! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 16, 2007)
Shortly after the UPA coalition came to power with the support of the Left, L K Advani quipped in his capacity as Leader of the Opposition that India was ruled by a PM (Manmohan Singh), a Super PM (Sonia Gandhi) and the CPM.
- Reschedule Elections In Hp: Cong (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Don't buckle under pressure, change will affect your credibility: BJP to CEC
- Upa Blames Bjp On Terror Attacks (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
The terror attacks in Punjab and Rajasthan on Monday acquired a political hue with Congress-led UPA blaming BJP-ruled states for not paying proper heed to its advice to beef up security and the saffron party rubbishing the charge.
- Upa Blames Bjp On Terror Attacks (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
The terror attacks in Punjab and Rajasthan on Monday acquired a political hue with Congress-led UPA blaming BJP-ruled states for not paying proper heed to its advice to beef up security and the saffron party rubbishing the charge.
- Ec Shifts Top Gujarat Officials (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
Taking a serious note of representations followed by its own fact-finding, the Election Commission on Monday ordered the transfer of eight top Gujarat police and civil officers, including director-general of police P.C. Pande.
- Bjp Urges Ec To Enforce Code (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Oct 16, 2007)
The BJP on Monday urged the Election Commission to strictly enforce the model code of conduct in the election-bound Himachal Pradesh.
- Anarchy Everywhere (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Oct 16, 2007)
When protesting farmers are fired at in Nandigram and Singur, it is not a democratic system of governance.
- Upa Blames Bjp On Terror Attacks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
The terror attacks in Punjab and Rajasthan on Monday acquired a political hue with Congress-led UPA blaming BJP-ruled states for not paying proper heed to its advice to beef up security and the saffron party rubbishing the charge.
- More On Balance And Predilections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
My last column, “Preferences and Prejudices” (October 1, 2007), as I expected, produced quite a few responses.
- Lakhs Offer Prayers At Idgah After 20 Yrs (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Id was today celebrated across Jammu and Kashmir with religious fervour with over one lakh people offering Id prayers at the famous Idgah after a gap of about 20 years.
- Fear Of Polls Made Congress Pause (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 15, 2007)
I wish the party were over. The participants would have at least gone home. But both the Congress and the Left have lingered to revive what may not be possible. The Indo-US nuclear deal is not available in parts.
- Crucial Meet Of Jd(s) Mlas From Today (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 15, 2007)
A crucial meeting of the Janata Dal (Secular) Legislature Party has been scheduled for Monday and Tuesday to take stock of the political developments in the State and to arrive at a conclusion on which way the party should go — seek immediate . . . .
- Polls Can Be Held At Any Time: Advani (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
The Leader of the Opposition, Mr L.K. Advani, said on Sunday that a mid-term Lok Sabha election was inevitable and could be held anytime.
- Gujarat Polls Hold The Key (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
As the political uncertainty continues, the Congress appears to have suddenly come under pressure.
- Governor Turns Karnataka Raj Bhawan Into Congress Office (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Has Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur reduced the Bangalore Raj Bhawan to a Congress office at a time when he is supposed to govern the State in the name of the President of India?
- Congress Plays Piano Teacher’S Husband’S Tune (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Oct 15, 2007)
Gauging the public mood was one of the reasons why the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections were brought forward.
- Bjp’S Glass House (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 15, 2007)
L K Advani's critique of the Congress would have had more substance had his own party not been equally vulnerable to similar charges.
- Cong's Backdoor' Entry To Grab Power: Hdk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today accused the Congress of playing 'backdoor' politics by keeping the State Assembly under suspended animation.
- Last 'Resort' To Hold Flock Together (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
On Monday, Former chief minister Mr H D Kumaraswamy is expected to take a section of his Party MLAs to a resort on the outskirts of Bangalore City.
- Pawar Does A Wheatwash (Asian Age, Harish Gupta, Oct 15, 2007)
Union agriculture and food minister Sharad Pawar did exactly what was expected of him. He shrugged off responsibility on the wheat import issue.
- Terror Strikes Ludhiana; Six Killed (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Terror struck Ludhiana on Sunday night when at least six men were killed and 30 others injured in a blast in one of the three cinema halls in a multiplex located in a busy shopping area of this industrial town in Punjab.
- Early Poll Will Help Congress (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Oct 15, 2007)
Political assessments given a few weeks ago had indicated that the next general election would take place in December 2007 or February 2008. The fact that the Congress and the CPI(M) are trading charges on the India-US nuclear deal does not . . . .
- A Persuasive Account (Pioneer, Bidyut Chakrabarty, Oct 15, 2007)
In the context of globalisation, Indian economy is becoming more and more 'open' and subject to supra-national economic influences.
- No Coalition With Bjp, Cong: Kumaraswamy (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Oct 13, 2007)
Former karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) legislature party leader H D Kumaraswamy on Friday said he preferred polls for his party over any immediate experiment to form coalitions with the BJP or the Congress.
- A Somersault, Says Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The Bhartiya Janata Party on Friday dubbed a “somersault” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s “not the end of life” talk on the nuclear deal.
- Netas Uncork Mythology: Oktoberfest Of Avatars (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2007)
If developments in the last week are any indication, the JD(S) in Karnataka is all set to lose its moral authority.
- Centre's Populist Announcements Against Model Code: Bjp Tells Ec (Pioneer, KUMAR UTTAM, Oct 13, 2007)
The BJP on Friday moved the Election Commission accusing the Union Cabinet of violating the model code of conduct by making populist announcements just a day after the announcement of dates for Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
- Upa Is Govt Of U-Turns, Says Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
As the Government "softened" its stand on the India-US civil nuclear deal, the BJP on Friday described the UPA Government as a "Government of U-turns" that took "three steps backward after taking one step forward" in order to cling to power.
- Courting Politics, Tamil Nadu Style (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Oct 13, 2007)
Naadorum naadi murai seyya mannavan,/Naadorum naadu kedum (when a king fails to assess his rule day by day and set right all irregularities, the country will slowly deteriorate).
- Singh Stings, Sonia Rubs In Salve (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Oct 13, 2007)
A gleam in his eye, Manmohan Singh today robustly defended the nuclear deal, scorned the Left for living in the past and dismissed a journalist’s question on his resignation as absurd.
- “Prioritise Issues Which Affect Common Man” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The Left parties on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s remarks on the India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal at the HT Leadership Summit here.
- Governor Grants Cong Wish (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Friday scrapped all nominations made by the previous JD(S)-BJP coalition government to various co-operative societies in the State.
- Hdk Turns Defensive (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Addressing a press conference at the Party office, former chief minister Kumaraswamy said national leaders of the BJP had twin objectives to achieve - tarnish his (Kumaraswamy's) image and ensure that Yediyurappa did not become CM so that the . . . .
- Elections But New Themes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 13, 2007)
The context in Gujarat in 2007 is certainly different from that of 2002 and Chief Minister Narendra Modi is doing his best to shift the emphasis from his earlier image as a Hindutva icon to one as an earnest economic reformer.
- Bjp Dissidents Hold Strategy Session (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
With the Assembly elections staring them in the face, senior BJP dissident leaders from Gujarat met at a day-long strategy session at the residence of the former Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel here on Thursday.
- Jd(s) President Faces Music (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
JD(S) party workers are enraged at the way the party has treated them. It not only the JD(S) MLAs who are fuming, but also party workers who are making allegations.
- Bjp Demands President’S Rule In Himachal Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded immediate imposition of President’s Rule in Himachal Pradesh to ensure free and fair elections.
- Upa Lives (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Urdu press seems to believe that the UPA government is likely to continue for a while longer.
- Army Iftaar Parties Help Clear Misunderstandings (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Iftaar parties being organised by the Army and other forces during the holy month of Ramzan are helping strengthen secular fabric as members of both communities are participating in these parties.
- Modi Rivals Eye Cong (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The BJP rebels in Gujarat today said they would contest the Assembly elections “in alliance” with the Congress and claimed they were talking to Sonia Gandhi’s political secretary.
- Path To Partion: (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 12, 2007)
IN the entire corpus of American writings on India, this book stands out in all its uniqueness.
- Liberals At War In India (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 12, 2007)
THE political scene in India is hotting up. The general election is still one-and-a-half years away.
- Jd(s) Legislators Rally Behind M P Prakash (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Having lost power, a number of JD(S) legislators have rallied behind senior party leader M P Prakash to work out an alliance with the Congress and somehow avoid elections for now.
- Karnataka Governor Formally Takes Over Administration (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Governor said he would be present at the Vidhana Soudha, the State Secretariat, on working days between 1030 hrs and 1330 hrs.
- Dissolution Cong Choice (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Not too keen that its party should attempt to form a government in Karnataka, the Congress leadership is understood to be of the view that dissolution of the Legislative Assembly was the best option before it.
- Protests And Politics (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Oct 12, 2007)
The protest action by the DPA for the implementation of the Sethusamudram project invites strong remarks from the Supreme Court.
- Anti-Modi Bjp Leaders Talking With Congress (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Continuing with their efforts to corner Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming Assembly elections, BJP rebels led by former minister Gordhan Zadhaphia arrived in the capital on Thursday to resume talks with the Congress leadership on . . . .
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 12, 2007)
By its insistence that HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal (Secular) abdicate chief ministership of Karnataka in favour of his deputy, BS Yediyurappa of the BJP, on 3 October itself in accordance with the agreement the two parties had entered . . . . .
- To The Polls (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2007)
The announcement of elections in Himachal Pradesh three months ahead of schedule, to coincide with those in Gujarat, has enlivened the political scene.
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