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Articles 721 through 820 of 9764:
- Pm Answered Us, Says Left; No, Says Nda (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
An evidently satisfied Left described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s reply to the Rajya Sabha discussion on the Indo-US nuclear deal as one with “very important assurances” that effectively set the bottom line for future negotiations with the US.
- On Backfoot, Govt Sets Up Jpc On Oop (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
With President APJ Abdul Kalam so far withholding his assent to the Office-of-Profit Bill, the Government on Thursday sprang a surprise in Lok Sabha by announcing the setting up of a joint parliamentary committee to examine the constitutional and . . .
- Pm Wins Over Scientists, Left | Coverage (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The Left parties and eminent nuclear scientists, who expressed apprehensions over the Indo-US nuclear deal on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurances in Rajya Sabha but the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party said they did . . .
- N-Autonomy To Stay: Pm (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted before the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that India would make its "own assessment" of its nuclear weapons programme and that would be the "cardinal principle" of the country’s nuclear policy.
- In Rs, Natwar Not Allowed To Speak (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Former external affairs minister K. Natwar Singh was not allowed to speak on the Indo-US nuclear deal in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.This led to a string of protests from the Opposition party, the BJP.
- Upa Giving In To Us,set Up Jpc, Says Sinha (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Initiating the short duration discussion on the Indo-US nuclear deal in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, senior BJP MP and former external affairs minister Yashwant Sinha accused the government of succumbing to . . .
- Purified By Opposition (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 18, 2006)
The only good news from Thursday’s nuclear debate in the Rajya Sabha is that the prime minister has finally stood up to defend the constitutional right of his government to conduct foreign policy.
- Kalyan Foresees Bright Prospects For Bjp In Ensuing Up Election (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Aug 18, 2006)
Against all odds, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh foresees a bright prospect for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the poll-bound state.
- Mischief Afoot (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2006)
In the guise of "connecting knowledge with real life situations", propagandists of the Congress masquerading as academicians are planning to feed young, impressionable minds with monumental lies by including them in NCERT textbooks.
- Boys Will Be Boys (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2006)
If we go by the assessment that the Left parties and the BJP are determined to embarrass the government on the nuclear issue, there is no reason to expect much light from today’s Rajya Sabha debate on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Everyone Jumps On The `Govinda Bandwagon' (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Aug 17, 2006)
The Janmashtami revelry of breaking curd pots hanging from lines as high as two storeys has now become an established source of image building for political parties, corporates and even newspapers as was evident from Wednesday's celebrations here.
- Advani Sole Bjp Leader In Rss Film On Hindutva, Akhand Bharat (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Barely seven months after he quit as BJP president over a row with the sangh for his comments on Pakistan’s founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah, party leader L K Advani has appeared as a commentator in a film on core RSS ideology of Hindutva and Akhand Bharat.
- Differences On N-Deal Worry Govt (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Aug 17, 2006)
Although the UPA government has rejected the demand of the Left parties and the BJP regarding the adoption of a resolution or a statement conveying the “sense of Parliament” opposing any changes in the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Centre . . .
- Rationalism Faces Realpolitik (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Aug 17, 2006)
When the DMK was last in power, in 1996-2001, one minister, Anthiyur Selvaraj, sent shock waves through the party when he participated in the fire-walk ritual (walking on burning coals) in a temple.
- We Shall Overcome (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2006)
The Independence Day special issue of Organiser is devoted to analysing ‘Terrorism: The Siege Within.’
- Parliament Below Par (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Aug 17, 2006)
Independence Day is an occasion for nostalgia and rededication to the goals and values of freedom. Recallng Jawaharlal Nehru’s stirring words about a tryst with destiny brings a lump to many a throat.
- Bluster And Bluff (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 17, 2006)
Telangana Rashtra Samiti president and Union Labour Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao, if his sabre-rattling on Tuesday is to be taken seriously, is an extremely angry man whose patience is running low.
- Pm Turns To In-House Advisers To Defend N-Deal In House (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
A day ahead of the scheduled discussion in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called upon the might of the nuclear establishment to help him prepare the defence of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal in the face of strong reservations . . .
- Pm’S Unscheduled Meeting With Kalam Sparks Speculation (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Aug 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s unscheduled meeting with President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam this evening sparked off speculation about the fate of the controversial Office of Profit Bill which is still pending in Rashtrapati Bhavan even a fortnight . . .
- Advani Finds Pm’S I-Day Speech Wanting On Terror, Graft (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The Opposition BJP, which has launched an offensive on the Government over the Pathak Authority report, today voiced dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Indpendence Day speech, insisting it fell short of addressing corruption . . .
- India Should Take World Into Confidence On Terror (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The BJP on Tuesday said India should take the international community into confidence for dismantling terrorist camps, being run in Pakistan.
- Indian Allegation Rejected (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The Foreign Office spokesperson on Tuesday rejected the Indian allegation that Pakistan was involved in cross-border terrorism.
- 'Corruption, Terrorism Missing In Pm's Speech' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The Opposition BJP, which has launched an offensive on the government over the Pathak Authority report, on Tuesday, voiced dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Independence Day speech, insisting it fell short of addressing . . .
- Embryonic End (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 16, 2006)
The clock turns back in globalised India
- Making Heavy Weather (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Aug 16, 2006)
After a year and a half of courtship, President George W. Bush came to Delhi and signed an agreement with the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, on March 1.
- Cbi To Book Maneka In Ngo Funding Scam, She Calls It Vendetta (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Aug 16, 2006)
Five years after she demitted office as Social Justice Minister in the NDA regime, the CBI is set to file criminal cases against former Minister and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi, among others, in the NGO scam.
- Sense Of Parliament (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 16, 2006)
The CPM is leaving no one in doubt that there is no alternative to an expression of a ‘sense of Parliament’ on the Indo-US nuclear deal. As party chief Prakash Karat writes in a strongly worded article in the People’s Democracy, it has been at . . .
- Indian Beneficiaries (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
THE Justice R.S. Pathak Inquiry Authority's frame of reference during its eight-month-long examination of some Indian dimensions of the United Nations Oil-for-Food programme in Iraq covered only two . . .
- Consensus On National Issues Must: Manmohan (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the political class in his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort here on Tuesday to "shun the politics of divisiveness" and adopt the politics of "change and progress".
- Natwar Singh In The Dock (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Aug 16, 2006)
The Pathak report sets off events that culminate in former Minister Natwar Singh's suspension from the Congress.
- Invisible Mole (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Aug 16, 2006)
Former BJP Minister Jaswant Singh's claims about a mole in the PMO turn out to be an embarrassment to his own party.
- Janata Dal (S), Bjp To Counter Campaign Launched By Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
JD(S) legislature party meeting to be convened soon
- Pak Wants ‘Evidence’ To Fight Terror (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Aug 16, 2006)
Pakistan today said it would be "unfortunate" if India allowed incidents of terrorism to undermine the peace process and suggested that it was not possible to cooperate with New Delhi "in the absence of evidence" about Pakistani involvement in . . .
- Nda Boycott, Speaker’S Sorrow & Natwar Hog Limelight (Statesman, R C Rajamani, Aug 14, 2006)
The surprise of the week was that parliament did transact legislative business despite the din over the leak of the Pathak Authority report and the NDA boycott of the Lok Sabha for a day. But shockingly the emotive debate on Netaji Bose was . . .
- Bedfellows In (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 14, 2006)
Glance at a newspaper or a television scroll and you will invariably notice a headline on a protest by leaders of the CPI-M, CPI, RSP and Forward Bloc over some decision of the central government.
- Natwar Is One Of Us (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Aug 14, 2006)
Middle-class Indians now like America. But, luckily for politicians, they still don’t appreciate its best qualities
- Bjp Executive Likely To Meet In September In Dehra Dun (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Aug 14, 2006)
The party hopes to form a government in hill State on its own
The Dehradun meet may boost the party's prospects
Corruption levels in the hill State at `all-time high'
- Ysr For Better Compensation Package (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Chief Minister says that there should be no "heartburn" among small farmers
- Floods Ravage Vadodara City Again (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Aug 14, 2006)
70,000 people evacuated from villages on the banks of the Mahi, the Vatrak and other rivers in spate .
- Nuclear Concerns (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
Nda's memo deserves answers ---- By submitting a detailed memorandum to President APJ Abdul Kalam, listing its concerns about Americans shifting the goal posts of the India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement as contained in the July 18, 2005, . . .
- Bjp Lashes Out At Govt's 'Minorityism' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government’s proposal to keep the minority institutions out of the SC/ST/OBC quota regime had drawn fire from the BJP.
- India, Inc. Has A Terror-Proof Jacket (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
India Inc braced itself for turbulent days ahead as the busting of a terror plot in London on Thursday, a raft of hoax calls in Mumbai and security warnings by the US embassy in Delhi revived memories of the panic-stricken days following the . . .
- Rise In Popular Support For Congress And Upa (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Aug 13, 2006)
Ruling coalition could win over 300 Lok Sabha seats, findsThe Hindu-CNN-IBN State of the Nation Survey
- A Problem Of Plenty (Hindu, Sevanti Ninan, Aug 13, 2006)
The frenzied competition among TV channels for viewership share leaves very little room for sensible reporting or thoughtful analysis.
- India Must Attack ‘Terror Centres’ In Pakistan: Bjp (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
India should attack Pakistan and Bangladesh to dismantle ‘terrorist centres’ in the neighbouring countries, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh according to a report in the Pioneer, an Indian newspaper, on Saturday.
- Sp Distances Itself From Natwar (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The suspended Congress leader, Mr Natwar Singh, who has been completely isolated in his party ranks, also seems to be losing his “new-found partners” in other parties.
- What Explains The Rise Of The Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Perceptions of the Central Government's record and the shifting pattern of support away from regional parties to national ones are some of the reasons, say Sanjay Kumar and Yogendra Yadav
- India Should Attack Pakistan, Bangladesh: Bjp (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The BJP today demanded that India attack Pakistan and Bangladesh “to dismantle terrorist centres” in these countries.
- Advani Keen To Return As Bjp Chief (Statesman, Dipankar Chakraborty, Aug 13, 2006)
Currently cooling his heels in the party, with little or no direct role in the organisational decision-making process, Mr LK Advani is keen to make a comeback as the BJP president at the party’s scheduled election to the top post in November.
- The More Things Change... (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 13, 2006)
The Congress’s chargesheet against the NDA has returned to haunt the party.
- Bjp Meet Likely Next Month In Dehra Dun (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The BJP is expected to hold its three-day national executive meeting from September 7 in Dehra Dun.
- Left Nuke Stand Confusing: Bjp (Asian Age, Sanjay Basak, Aug 13, 2006)
The BJP, determined to go ahead with its demand for a Parliament resolution on the Indo-US nuclear deal, was finding the Left parties’ stand somewhat "confusing" on the issue.
- Picking Up Pieces, A Month On (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Anam and Affan wait for their father to come home for dinner. It’s been a month since Aejaz Shekh died in the serial train blasts, but his children are still holding on to hope.
- Exit Route Readied For Natwar (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Aug 12, 2006)
The dirty politics of Indian variety is in full glare, and the blame game to knockout the former Foreign minister K. Natwar Singh is being played with great precision.
- ‘Pokhran Sullied India’S Image’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Distancing the CPI(M) from the BJP on the issue of India-US nuclear deal, Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury on Friday said the saffron party, by conducting Pokhran-II blasts, had brought India’s stature to a parity with that of Pakistan from a . . .
- Hyderabad Now On Lashkar Radar, Warns Intelligence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
After Mumbai, it’s Hyderabad’s turn to come under the terror scanner.
- Nda Seeks Kalam’S Intervention On Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Asserting that the events relating to the Indo-US nuclear deal could prove detrimental to India's nuclear sovereignty, the NDA today sought the intervention of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to ensure that the UPA government accepts “The Sense of . . .
- The More Things Change... (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 12, 2006)
The Congress’s chargesheet against the NDA has returned to haunt the party.
- Bedlam In Lok Sabha Over Vajpayee’S Letter (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Lok Sabha witnessed noisy scenes on Friday over the letter written by former PM A B Vajpayee to Speaker Somnath Chatterjee even as the latter sought to end the impasse saying the “painful chapter” should not be prolonged.
- A Spurious Crusade (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 12, 2006)
As someone who is passionate about saving the environment, it angers me when environmental groups trivialise issues of deep seriousness.
- Nda Apprises Kalam Of Its `Concerns' On Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
A National Democratic Alliance delegation led by the former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, met President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam on Friday to apprise him of their "concerns" on the India-U.S. nuclear deal and seek his intervention to prevail . . .
- Mlc Has Evidence On Bribery Charge, Says Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Statement leads to speculation that Janardhan Reddy is in company of Congress leaders
- Bjp Wants Cbi Probe Into Serial Blasts (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The BJP wants the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the 7/11 serial bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed over 200 people. Senior BJP leader and former state home minister Gopinath Munde on Friday said the Maharashtra police have not been . . .
- Cashing In On Reddy Bribery Charge? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Suspended BJP leader G Janardhana Reddy’s much hyped CD, purportedly containing evidence to prove his bribery charges against Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and two of his cabinet colleagues, created a flutter once again on Thursday, this time . . .
- Pointless Politics (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 11, 2006)
The picture of NDA MPs with gags sitting outside Lok Sabha on Tuesday summed up the state of affairs in Parliament. The MPs had chosen to wear gags to protest the Speaker's refusal to accept their demand to adjourn the House.
- Good Out Of The Bad (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 11, 2006)
The only silver lining, if one is possible, to the Natwar Singh farce is that the prime minister and Sonia Gandhi will have to come together as proactive leaders of both the government and the party.
- Nda Softens Its Stance On Pathak Report (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Softening its stand on the Natwar Singh issue and the Pathak report, the National Democratic Alliance on Thursday decided not to disturb proceedings in the Lok Sabha but sharpen its attack against the Congress and its president Sonia Gandhi for . . .
- The Gathering Storm (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 11, 2006)
Despite Natwar Singh's flip-flops, problems of the UPA are far from over, particularly with an aggressive Left with an eye on the main chance . . .
- Bjp's Natwar Gambit Goes Up In Smoke (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
BJP's Natwar Singh gambit — no one in the party is entirely clear what it was supposed to achieve — has vapourised.
- House In Order (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
Shekhawat’s ruling on the privilege motion should tell MPs where they have been going wrong
- Dr Singh, Mp, Lok Sabha (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
Thase columns had observed yesterday Natwar Singh’s fulminations against the prime minister could help the Congress rediscover the virtues of party-government solidarity.
- Desperate To Oppose (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 11, 2006)
Even before these civilized assumptions were rendered redundant by the rough and tumble of ‘emerging’ democracies, there were alternative perceptions of the Opposition’s role. Radical politicians, particularly . . .
- Nda Set To Nuke Deal With Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will submit a memorandum to President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday against the India-US nuclear deal to “expose” the Left parties who allegedly “are colluding with the government” while “making public . . .
- Nda To Meet Kalam On Nuclear Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The delegation will be led by Vajpayee
- India Avoiding Debate On Nuclear Deal? (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 11, 2006)
India is planning to wind up the monsoon session of parliament to avoid prodding from its allies and the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Nda-Left Clash Over Vajpayee’S Letter (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Amid repeated clashes between Left and BJP members over former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s letter to Speaker Somnath Chatterjee sharply critical of his conduct, the Lok Sabha today plunged into turmoil and the house had to be adjourned . . .
- Natwar Relents, Wants To Meet Pm (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Aug 11, 2006)
After launching a personal tirade against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a mellow and friendless Natwar Singh today sought an appointment with him and Congress President Sonia Gandhi in a belated attempt to mend fences with them.
- This Impasse Must Be Broken (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 11, 2006)
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat should take the lead in resolving the standoff in Parliament.
- Unedifying Behaviour (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 11, 2006)
In the last week, the Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentary conduct has plumbed new depths.
- Nda Team Meets Kalam Today On N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Amid repeated clashes between Left and BJP members over former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s letter to Speaker Somnath Chatterjee sharply critical of his conduct, the Lok Sabha today plunged into turmoil and the house had to be adjourned for . . .
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