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Articles 1121 through 1220 of 9764:
- 'Frustrated' Left Mulls Alternative To Congress? (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jul 27, 2006)
Faced with increasing popular anger against the Congress-led UPA Government's economic and foreign policies, the Communist Party of India -Marxist (CPI-M) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) are coming closer to exploring a political alternative . . .
- A Batman Salutes His Major (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jul 27, 2006)
In November 2005, I got a call from Jaswant Singh's office asking if I was interested in helping the former Foreign Minister edit his memoir. I jumped at the offer; the chance to beat others to reading a book I would have read anyway was too . . .
- Is Up Going Mayawati's Way? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 27, 2006)
National and international issues hardly ever influence elections in Uttar Pradesh and 2007 is unlikely to be any different, says CP Bhambhri.
- Laloo Yadav: Myths To Die By (Daily Excelsior, Ashok Thakur, Jul 27, 2006)
Those who live by the image and image alone must die by it. Laloo Yadav had nothing going for him but the image and when that began to crack up and decay in the harsh heat of scandals and the leprous deficiencies of his regime, he too went to pieces.
- Gods Don’T Vote (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 27, 2006)
BJP CMs should be obsessing over their relative economic success and not conversions
- N-Deal Transparent, No Compromise: Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Govt ready for debate, Singh assures Parliament deal in line with July 2005 Indo-US joint statement
- Soldiers Quizzed On Rebel Link (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The army today said three soldiers from one of its units in Kashmir were being interrogated and would face a court of inquiry on charges of collaborating with militants.
- The High Risks In High Deficits (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jul 27, 2006)
Consumer prices in June 2006 were 6.5 percent higher than in June 2005. Last year in June price rise over the previous year was less than 4 percent. Under fire in Parliament, with the BJP and Left parties walking out of the Rajya Sabha on . . .
- More On ‘That Shameful Chapter’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 27, 2006)
The Organiser’s editorial this week, just as last week, is on the challenge posed by terrorism to the country. But while the UPA government’s ‘‘soft line’’ continues to be targeted, the editorial subtly attacks the BJP leadership as well.
- Pakistan Warns Against "Hot Pursuit" (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 27, 2006)
``Country's defence in strong hands''
Musharraf reiterates offer of co-operation in Mumbai blasts probe
The country's defence is in strong hands, he says
- Bjp Flays Speaker For 'Misinformation' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Strongly refuting charges that it had gone back on its promise to allow Question Hour in Lok Sabha, the BJP has expressed its reservation on Speaker Somnath Chaterjee's briefing the media about deliberation in his chamber with Opposition leaders.
- Target The Stimulus (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
War on Maoism must begin in AP ---- The killing of Burra Chinnaiah, better known by his nom de guerre, 'Madhav', in the jungles of Prakasam district, is the most salient evidence that Andhra Pradesh's renewed war against red terror is working.
- Jaswant Hints, Drops No Name (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh has kept the suspense alive for another day.
- Leaking From Top (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
Something about Congress in PMO --- Only those who are extremely naive will display shock and horror over senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh's disclosure that "a civil servant in high position in PV Narasimha Rao's PMO leaked information about India's . . .
- Saga Of A Mole Who Leaked N-Data (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
A top civil servant in the Prime Minister's Office during the Narasimha Rao government did leak data on India's nuclear programme to the US, according to former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh.
- Counter Defamation Suit To Be Filed By Govt Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The JD (S)-BJP governmnet is all set to file a criminal defamation case against suspended BJP MLC Janardhana Reddy at 11 am on Wednesday.
- Pm’S Statement On N-Deal Next Week (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a statement on the Indo-US nuclear agreement in Parliament next week but the government will not back the adoption of a resolution on this issue as suggested by the BJP and the Left parties.
- Rushing To Raisina (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 26, 2006)
The Opposition's move to rush to Rashtrapati Bhavan on the opening day of the monsoon session of Parliament is ill-advised.
- Empty Vessels Making Noise (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 26, 2006)
Banging on metal plates and gongs, BJP chief Rajnath Singh and NDA MPs put up an entertaining tamasha outside Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.
- Left, Nda Say N-Deal Caps Programme, Us Critics Say Just The Opposite (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jul 26, 2006)
On the eve of the debate in Parliament, the Left and the NDA have got together to argue that the India-specific nuclear legislation being debated in the US Congress caps India’s strategic programme. Those trying to block the deal in Washington are . . .
- Know Your Enemy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 26, 2006)
Smart parties let issues decide who their friends would be. Congress isn’t smart that way
- Deve Gowda Sees Big Conspiracy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Former prime minister and JD(S) president H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday broke his long silence over the Rs 150-crore bribery charge against his chief minister-son H D Kumaraswamy and two other ministers, and described it “a conspiracy hatched by the . . .
- Congress Responsible For Spread Of Terrorism: Rajnath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Defends Chhattisgarh Government's peace campaign
- Batting For Palestine (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 26, 2006)
In the face of Israeli raids on Lebanon, the CPM believes that India cannot be a bystander.
- Managing Diversity (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Jul 26, 2006)
As Bombay recovers from the latest terrorist attacks, as London continues to tackle with the fallout caused by 7/7, and as West European democracies grapple with real or imagined problems caused by their diverse peoples, some 14 per cent of whom . . .
- Jaswant Singh Refuses To Name Mole (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh belied all hope of getting to the bottom of the "mole" in the PMO as he today stuck to his guns refusing to disclose the identity of the alleged US spy or to seek time from Prime Minister Manmohan . . .
- Bjp Wants Reddy Charge Included In Inquiry Terms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Admitting that the BJP’s image in Bellary district has taken a beating due to the illegal mining controversy and spat between suspended party MLC Janardhana Reddy and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy over corruption charges, the BJP has said it would . . .
- Government To Tone Up Intelligence To Combat Terror (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The government on Tuesday said it would raise the strength of security and the police forces, tone up intelligence from the village level and improve coordination between different agencies to counter terrorism in the country.
- Mulayam Exploring All Options (Tribune, SURENDRA MOHAN, Jul 26, 2006)
The National President of the Samajwadi Party and Chief Minister of UP, Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav, will have to face a tough general election for the State Assembly early next year.
- Bjp Ignores Deve Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The BJP on Tuesday said it did not attach much significance to Mr Deve Gowda’s statement.
- Jaswant Still Coy On Mole, Jethmalani Takes Aim (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
With controversy tagging his memoir, A Call to Honour, former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh on Tuesday tried to explain why he remained silent for long about the mole in PV Narasimha Rao's PMO.
- Govt, Opposition Lock Horns On Profit Bill (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 25, 2006)
Even as the monsoon session of Parliament got underway today, the UPA government and the Opposition found themselves locked in a confrontation over the controversial Office of Profit Bill.
- Cbi Probe Into Privatisation Of Garbage Disposal Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Firms not removing garbage properly, producing fake receipts'
- Govt Backs Kalam’S Decision On Chawla (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The UPA government has defended the decision of President A.P.J Abdul Kalam to send NDA’s representation on the appointment of Navin Chawla as Election Commissioner (EC) to the Prime Minister in its response to the Supreme Court notice, claiming . . .
- Price Rise, Terror Rock Parliament (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The Monsoon Session of Parliament began today without transacting any business, with unrelenting Opposition in the Lok Sabha disrupting the Question Hour, demanding a discussion on the government’s “failure” to check terrorism and the rise in the . . .
- Upa Politicising War On Terrorism, Says Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
BJP leads delegation to submit memorandum to President
Leaders beat `thalis' with spoons to focus on rising prices, farmers' suicides
"Burden on common man had become unbearable"
Office-of-Profit: "use Article 143 to seek apex court opinion"
- Terrorism Motion May Backfire On Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
In the political battle between the Government and the Opposition, perhaps the unkindest cut came from Parliamentary Affairs Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi here on Monday.
- Jaswant Confidently Responds To Pm’S 'Mole' Dare (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh is understood to have forwarded to the Prime Minister the name of a 'mole' in PMO who he alleged had leaked India's nuclear test plans to USA, a day after Manmohan Singh dared him to name the person.
- Will Islam Reform? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 25, 2006)
All Muslims are not terrorists but all terrorists are Muslims; it is for the community leaders to identify jihadi elements amidst . . .
- House Is Adjourned After Bjp Disruption (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday, the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, when Opposition members, led by the BJP, charged into the well of the House raising slogans against the government and seeking its ouster.
- Bjp Kicks Up A Storm Over Terror, Prices (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
With the government and opposition blaming each other for not keeping its word even after discussions with the highest level of leadership on all sides, the opening day of the monsoon session on Monday began with Lok Sabha being adjourned for the . . .
- `This Government Can No Longer Carry Out Any Reform' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jul 25, 2006)
"It is very difficult to establish whose hand is on the steering wheel of the economy and, for that matter, whose foot is on the accelerator and whose on the brake pedal?... " — MR JASWANT SINGH, LEADER OF OPPOSITION IN RAJYA SABHA
- Bjp To Kalam: Ask Sc If You Can Bypass Cabinet (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jul 25, 2006)
The word “liar” is a grossly unparliamentary term but charges of lying flew thick and fast in the corridors of Parliament through the day, underlining the breakdown of trust between the BJP-led Opposition and the UPA government as well as between . . .
- Terror, Price Rise Stall Lok Sabha (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The first day of the Monsoon Session today began with the BJP’s twin attack — on terrorism and price rise. Slamming the government on its failure to tackle either, the Opposition led by the BJP forced the Lok Sabha to be adjourned for the day.
- The Spy Whom Jaswant Left In The Cold (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 25, 2006)
What could be more scary than a cockroach in the kitchen? Why, a mole in the PMO, of course.
- Jaswant Will Disclose Us Mole’S Name (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Picking up the gauntlet thrown by Manmohan Singh, former foreign minister Jaswant Singh has said that he is ready to tell the PM about the mole who snooped on the PMO a decade ago.
- The President Has No Red Cards (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 25, 2006)
He has no mandate to set himself as a constitutional referee.
- Pm Dares Jaswant (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
In a somewhat caustic reaction to the charge by BJP leader Mr Jaswant Singh that there was “a mole” in the PMO passing on India’s nuclear plans to the USA during the tenure of PV Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today dared him to . . .
- Why Didn’T Left Profit (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 24, 2006)
Priyaranjan Das Munshi said all the right things about respecting the president while returning the un-amended office of profit bill.
- Bjp May Move No-Trust Motion (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
For the first time in two years, the Dr Manmohan Singh-led UPA government is likely to face a no-confidence motion the principal Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party plans move towards the end of the monsoon session of Parliament.
- Call The Bluff (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 24, 2006)
The fanatical agenda of the BJP dispensation in Madhya Pradesh is getting incredibly outrageous.
- Scoops, Spooks And Scepticism (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jul 24, 2006)
I was going to start this edition of the column talking about general TV reportage on two definitely bearded men, Amitabh Bachchan and Swami Ramdev, who allegedly infiltrated a proud . . .
- Name Mole: Manmohan Tells Jaswant (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jul 24, 2006)
Monsoon session begins today
BJP to move adjournment motion
CPI (M) says Parliament should determine nuclear deal parameters
- Pm Dares Jaswant To Name Mole (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today challenged former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh to prove the allegation he made in his book “A Call to Honour” that there was a mole in the Prime Minister’s Office during the premiership . . .
- Jaswant’S Book Embarrasses Bjp (Tribune, Satish Misra, Jul 24, 2006)
“Call to honour” of former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh is turning out to be a “matter of honour” for the BJP.
- State Govt Skips Reddy's Charges (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The State Government in its “terms and conditions” laid down for the U L Bhat Commission of Inquiry, has made no specific reference to the Rs 150-crore bribery charges levelled by suspended BJP MLC Janardhana Reddy against Chief Minister . . .
- Name The Mole, Pm Challenges Jaswant (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
In an unusually aggressive tone, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Sunday took umbrage at senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh’s allegation that there was a “mole” in the PMO during the P V Narasimha Rao’s tenure, and challenged him to name that person.
- Oop To Kick Up Stink In House (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The government may have been able to convince President A P J Abdul Kalam that the bill on office of profit, returned by him, should be passed in the present form. But its efforts to reason with the Opposition BJP have faltered with the latter . . .
- Bjp States Walk Off With Sonia Largesse (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Jul 24, 2006)
Madhya Pradesh tops in delivering NREG benefits to aam aadmi ---- Congress may take the credit for launching the National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (NREG) , but at the ground level, the Opposition-ruled States have excelled in delivering . . .
- Pm Dares Jaswant To Name Us Mole In Rao Pmo (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday dared senior BJP leader and former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh to name the person who he claimed was a "mole" in the PMO leaking nuclear secrets to the United States during the days of the . . .
- Storm Clouds Ahead (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 24, 2006)
The UPA Government can look forward to a stormy Monsoon Session of Parliament which begins from Monday.
- Pm To Kalam: No Change (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The Union government on Saturday decided to reintroduce the controversial Office of Profit Bill in Parliament without any changes. President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had returned the bill in May for reconsideration.
- Accept Failures, Act Tough (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Jul 24, 2006)
Instead of playing to India's strengths, the UPA Government, in a panic reaction, is exposing its own weaknesses -----
- Pm Dares Jaswant To Name Us Mole (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday challenged Jaswant Singh to name the US mole who the latter alleged had snooped on PV Narasimha Rao’s PMO.
- N-Deal: Cpm Issues Red Alert (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jul 24, 2006)
The US civilian nuclear agreement negotiated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with US President George W. Bush has run into a major roadblock, with the CPI(M) coming out in strong opposition to the deal.
- Govt Ignores Kalam Queries (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jul 23, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Saturday decided to return the Office of Profit Bill as it is, refusing to respond to queries raised by President APJ Abdul Kalam.
- Parliament Forecast: Stormy Times Ahead (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 23, 2006)
Amendment to Parliament (prevention of disqualification) Act, 1959: The Office of Profit bill, exempting over 50 posts from disqualification, has its genesis in Jaya Bachchan’s disqualification following a Congressman’s petition. President . . .
- Sheila Government Has Broken All Records Of Corruption: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
MCD by-election will mark the beginning of the end of Congress rule in Delhi'
People are waiting for an opportunity to teach the Congress party and its Government a lesson'
- Siddaramaiah Joins Congress, Vows To Bring Party To Power (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Admitted in the presence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi
Congress the only secular party with which he could associate
People of Karnataka have never accepted any regional party
- We Are With You, Jd (S), Bjp Assure Kumaraswamy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
The joint legislature party meeting of the JD (S) and BJP held on Saturday night, expressed ‘total confidence’ in the leadership of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.
- Parl Could See First No-Confidence Motion Against Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
With the Mumbai serial blasts and the rise in prices of essential commodities hotting up the political environment, the monsoon session of Parliament beginning tomorrow is expected to be a stormy affair and could see the first no-confidence motion . . .
- Ringing A Bell (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 23, 2006)
Being “clever” is a BJP speciality. At times it is too clever to be wise. Sounding an alarm on terrorism would underpin its plans to have bells rung across the nation to coincide with the quorum bell to launch the monsoon session of Parliament.
- Siddaramaiah Joins Congress (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
As the JD(S)-BJP coalition appeared fragile and ridden with controversy, the Congress got a boost in Karnataka with former Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, a known detractor of former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda, joining the party.
- Cabinet Clears ‘Profit’ Bill Unchanged (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 23, 2006)
Disregarding President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s objections to some of its provisions, the UPA government today decided against making any changes in the controversial Office of Profit Bill.
- Jaswant’S Book Timing Blunts Bjp Edge (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jul 23, 2006)
Controversy may have done a lot of good for Jaswant Singh’s A Call To Honour, but his party is far from amused.
- Scoops, Spooks And Scepticism (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jul 23, 2006)
I was going to start this edition of the column talking about general TV reportage on two definitely bearded men, Amitabh Bachchan and Swami Ramdev, who allegedly infiltrated a proud entity, Great Britain. But 24x7 TV news is so unsettlingly dynamic.
- Rahul Mahajan Files Caveat In Sc (New Indian Express, PTI, Jul 22, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, son of the late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, on Friday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court to pre-empt any possible move on the part of Delhi police to get an ex-parte order against Delhi High Court's direction staying his brain . . .
- A Tale Of Two Probes: One Off, One On (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The State Cabinet on Friday decided to order a judicial probe into illegal mining as well as the bribery charges levelled by BJP MLC Janardhana Reddy against Chief Minister H D Kumaraswmy and two of his Cabinet colleagues.
- Nuke Secrets Leaked From Pmo: Jaswant (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Former foreign minister Mr Jaswant Singh has alleged that someone in the PMO during PV Narasimha Rao-led Congress government had been leaking nuclear secrets to the USA and “we are still being snooped”.
- Enacting Farce And Tragedy (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Jul 22, 2006)
Should New Delhi’s policy makers adopt a hard military option with Pakistan or pursue the peace process?
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