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Articles 1521 through 1620 of 9764:
- Bhajan Lal Quits As Haryana Chief (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Haryana PCC president and former chief minister Bhajan Lal on Saturday faxed his resignation letter to party chief Sonia Gandhi ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections.
- Sonia’S Tour Main Target Is Bjp States (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Opposition-ruled states appear to be the main target of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. This is evident from her itinerary.
- Smarting Over India N-Deal, Pak Gets F-16 Offer From Us (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 02, 2006)
The Bush Administration’s decision to seek Congressional approval last night of the sale of 16 F-16 fighter aircraft for Pakistan is, only in part, a compensation for the American refusal to offer a nuclear deal similar to the one signed with India . . .
- Weepy Sings A New Tune (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jul 02, 2006)
Some politicians aspire to be development icons - Vikas Purush, in case you remember the expression -others to be demagogues and still others to be dictators.
- Nalco: Stir Hits Life In Orissa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
A daylong strike by the ruling BJD, BJP, CPI and CPM brought normal life to a standstill in Orissa on Friday.
- Cong, Pdp, Nc Pursuing Hurriyat Agenda: Jaitley (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Policies of the United Front Alliance (UPA) at Centre towards Jammu and Kashmir came under a strong attack at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior office bearers’ meeting which was convened by Party national general secretary and former Union Minister,
- One Character In Search Of An Agenda (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 01, 2006)
What do Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Amitabh Bachchan have in common -- apart from the Allahabad and poetry connections, that is? Like the Angry Young Man who, after some years in the wilderness,
- Mad Cities (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 01, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh stirred a hornet's nest in Mumbai when he spoke on the "cancer of corruption and stranglehold of land mafias", besides calling for greater transparency in municipal governance.
- Rare Privilege (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 01, 2006)
The entire process should be completed by end of July
- Election Commission Not Under Focus In Chawla Case: Cec (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Jul 01, 2006)
Drawing a fine distinction between the ‘‘individual’’ and ‘‘institution’’, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami who took charge today said the credibility of the Election Commission had in no way been affected despite the Opposition’s case . . .
- Upa Government Accused Of Doubletalk On Price Rise, Farmers' Suicides (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Venkaiah Naidu calls for integrated national-level package to counter suicides
- Bjp Threatens To Abrogate Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 30, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has threatened to abrogate the Indo-US nuclear deal when it returns to power.
- Nuclear Deal: Bjp Questions `No Testing' Commitment (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 30, 2006)
"Vajpayee made one but Government reserved the right to detonate a bomb"
Deal will bind India; Pakistan free to continue research, test nuclear weapons
Will make India completely energy dependent on U.S.
Nothing should be done to take away . . .
- Pawar Play In Vidarbha (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Jun 30, 2006)
To understand Sharad Pawar, one has to comprehend the convulsions Maharashtra has gone through in the last three decades.
- Demolition Of Hindu Esteem (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan has again thrown the gauntlet at India by demolishing the only Hindu temple in Lahore.
- Coy Ceo (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 30, 2006)
Qualcomm’s CEO, Paul Jacobs met communications and IT minister Dayanidhi Maran.
- Upa Compromising India's N-Security: Bjp (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 30, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mounted a frontal attack on the UPA Government on Thursday for bowing to the United States on the nuclear deal that threatens the country's right to "credible minimum nuclear deterrent".
- Back To Heartland Politics (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 30, 2006)
VP Singh's latest political concoction has the potential to harm Samajwadi Party's electoral prospects in Uttar . . .
- Price Hike Hits Cong, Brickbats Within (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jun 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram faced rough weather at a marathon Congress Working Committee meeting on Thursday on the UPA Government's inability to contain inflation and spiralling prices of essential commodities.
- Bjp Denounces Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The BJP today voiced its stiff opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal, accusing the UPA government of not taking the Opposition in confidence on a deal that would mortgage the nuclear programme to the US.
- Forward Trading Locks Up Rs 6.7 Cr In The Name Of Avian Flu (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis are colossal problems in the country, but it was avian flu that attracted the attention of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss earlier this year, following which he ordered the procurement of one lakh doses of . . .
- Bjp Wants Pm To Reject Us Conditions On Nuke Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Picking holes in the draft US law that will enable civilian nuclear cooperation with India, the BJP today demanded rejection of the "conditions" that could restrict the country's independent nuclear doctrine and render infructuous its minimum nuclear . .
- Democracy Under Stress (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jun 30, 2006)
Democracy is not just about a multi-party system that allows free participation in elections.
- Sonia Prods Pm On Price Rise (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi today called an emergency party meeting to tell the Prime Minister and finance minister that the soaring prices of essential commodities must be reined in at once.
- Cwc Meet Will Discuss Rising Prices (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has decided to call a meeting of the party’s working committee on Thursday to discuss the issue of rise in price of essential commodities at a time when the Centre has already undertaken steps to check the price rise.
- Pravin’S Custody Extended Till July 12 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
A local court here today extended the judicial custody of Pravin Mahajan, accused of murdering his elder brother and senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, till July 12.
- Bjp Lambasts Govt On Farmers’ Suicides (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The BJP today alleged that there was "absolute incoherence" at the highest levels of the Congress-led UPA government and its failure to address the issues relating to cotton growers in the Vidarbha region was glaring.
- Sonia Is Nac’S Lifeline, But Will She Oblige? (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jun 29, 2006)
With Sonia Gandhi yet to reveal her mind on the future of the National Advisory Council, there is growing concern within the Congress and Left that it may become dysfunctional — even if it is not formally disbanded — unless the Congress president . . .
- Gauhati Hc Pulls Up Cbi For Delay In Probing Murder (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Jun 29, 2006)
The Gauhati High Court has pulled up the CBI and the trial court for non-compliance of its directions on the Parag Kumar Das murder case.
- Nepal Maoist Leaders Meet Indian Envoy (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jun 29, 2006)
Key Maoist ideologue Baburam Bhattarai and spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara today called on Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee as part of Maoist efforts to convince the international community about their “seriousness” in the peace process.
- Vajpayee:v.P. Claim About Me Laughable (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Wednesday ridiculed former Prime Minister V.P. Singh’s claim in his memoirs that he (Vajpayee) had once wanted to quit the party 20 years ago.
- Threat Rewarded, Docility Ignored (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 29, 2006)
It is strange to see the Government providing relief packages to terrorists, but leaving Hindu victims to fend for themselves, notes YK Sharma
- A Fickle Pickle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 29, 2006)
Parties and politics at Nalco
As Orissa braces for a total work stoppage on 30 June, including disruption of air and rail services, the striking feature of the political agitprop over the Centre’s decision to divest 10 per cent stake in Nalco is . . .
- Stage Set For Price Hike War Within Congress (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The Congress may have persuaded a sulking Sharad Pawar to accompany Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his visit to Vidharbha.
- India’S Hands Are Tied, Say Bjp & Cpm (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jun 29, 2006)
The United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006, which cleared the House International Relations Committee with an overwhelming majority on Tuesday, has met with stiff opposition here, with both the NDA and the CPI(M) protesting . .
- Running On Empty (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 28, 2006)
With the Indo-US nuclear deal entering the final lap, it would be interesting to second-guess the BJP’s take on it.
- Jp’S Kashmir Policy (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Jun 28, 2006)
Out of all leading personalities of the country, Jayaprakash Narayan paid maximum attention to the Kashmir problem.
- Gandhi Accuses Raje Govt Of Discrimination In Drought Work..... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Stepping up her attack, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today accused the BJP Government of discrimination in the drought relief work and not paying minimum wages to workers in the Congress-dominated areas.
- Bjp Against Pension For Emergency Detenus (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
But it welcomes honouring them as fighters for democracy
Deoras rejected dole idea even in 1977 No soft line towards Mulayam: Javadekar
- V.P. Singh's Remarks On Sonia Gandhi Refusal To Become Prime Minister Baseless: Fotedar (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 28, 2006)
"Pathetic to attribute to me any statement on increased threat to Sonia's life"
Even in 1999 Sonia wanted Manmohan to be PM
"Soniaji is a Bharti Nari in the true sense of the word"
- Nitish Kumar Asks Ministers, Legislators To Behave (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Appeal follows incidents of misconduct by MLAs, Ministers
Raises possibility of `counselling' for NDA legislators
Says Chapra incident will not drive a wedge between his party and BJP
- No Way To Ensure Urban Reform (Business Standard, Subir Roy, Jun 28, 2006)
Last week the prime minister inaugurated work on metro rail projects in Mumbai and Bangalore.
- Errant Sebs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 28, 2006)
Doubling per capita power availability by 2012 is a tall order, given the disconnect between policy and populism.
- ‘Bmic Work To Begin From Mysore End Next Week’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
NICE Managing Director Ashok Kheny on Monday forecast that investments will flow into the State once the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project is completed.
- Munde: Rahul Must Prove Innocence First (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan will have to fight the legal battle in his drug abuse case and prove his innocence before he is admitted to the Bharatiya Janata Party, his uncle and party leader Gopinath Munde has said.
- Bjp Charges V.P. Singh With Double Standards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
"His shifting stand well documented; we don't need his certificate"
Why is he silent on Volcker, Quattrocchi, Scorpene?
BJP worried about its prospects in U.P.
- Cong Irked Over Not Being Invited For Pm’S Functions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The Opposition Congress members staged a walkout in the Legislative Assembly on Monday alleging that the JD(S)-BJP government had violated protocol by not extending a formal invitation to leaders of the Opposition in both houses of the State legislature.
- Rahul Has To Prove His Innocence: Munde (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan will have to fight the legal battle in his drug abuse case and prove his innocence before he can be admitted to the BJP, his uncle and party leader Gopinath Munde has said.
- Still A Riot (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 27, 2006)
There are many objections to the communal violence (preventions, control and rehabilitation of victims) bill, 2005.
- Sugar Daddy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 27, 2006)
Mulayam can still go to UP voters with a governance card. Western UP holds the key
V.P. Singh may have cut the cake. But Mulayam Singh Yadav can still have it. The UP chief minister, however, would have to ensure his reelection strategy is not . .
- In Karnataka, Quota Rejig Gets Political Twist (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 27, 2006)
In a political move aimed at making inroads into the backward class vote base in Karnataka, the ruling JDS-BJP coalition is likely to introduce a legislation to restructure reservations for OBCs.
- Congress Weary Of Contesting Mcd By-Election (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 27, 2006)
BJP upbeat, Third Front in active mode
BJP feels this could well lay the foundation for its return to power in the Capital
DPCC president wants the Chief Minister to decide on the candidate
- Flight Or Fight (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 27, 2006)
If you are planning to fly out of the country any time soon from the national capital — or even taking a flight back to the Indira Gandhi International Airport — factor in at least one hour of waiting time either ways, apart from the delays while . . .
- Disinvestment Initiative (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 27, 2006)
Opposing arguments lack rationale
- Withering Centre, Flourishing Margins (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
With Congress weakening by the day and BJP in no position to fill the vacuum, the prospect of the Third Front seems bright, says A Prabaharan.
- Nitish Men At It Again (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
In yet another episode of ruling coalition MLAs embarrassing the NDA government in Bihar, its sports and youth affairs minister Mr Janardan Singh Sigriwal of the BJP today picked a fight with a fellow NDA legislator in full public view near a busy . . .
- Memoirs Of V.P. Fictional, Says Bjp (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The BJP on Monday dismissed as fictional former Prime Minister V.P. Singh’s remarks in his memoirs that veteran BJP leader Atal Behari Vajpayee wanted to quit the party some 20 years ago.
- An Amazing Feat (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
It was a tumultuous period in Indian politics - a battered Congress, led by a leader bruised by allegations of corruption and charges of ineptitude, was fighting with its back to the wall.
- Why Saffron Can't Be Red (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 27, 2006)
As BJP and CPM have fundamental differences, the former will require a metamorphosis before it can learn from the latter, says Prafull Goradia.
- Mulayam Announces Sops For Emergency Detainees (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 27, 2006)
Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today extended his generosity to political leaders arrested during Emergency by granting them a pension of Rs 500 per month and free travel along with an escort in state-run buses.
- Nda Mlas Fight In Chapra Street (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The Sports and Youth Affairs Minister of Bihar Janardan Singh Sigriwal today picked up a quarrel with a fellow NDA MLA in full public glare near a busy road-crossing here.
- Rajasthan Not Doing Enough For Drought-Hit: Sonia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accused the Rajasthan Government of “not doing enough” to provide relief to the drought affected in the state, saying it has even failed to utilise the Central funds for the purpose.
- Advani: Cong Still Caught In Emergency Mindset (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
On the 31st anniversary of the Emergency today, the BJP said the Congress-led UPA government had created an ‘‘Emergency-like’’ situation in the country, with the recent controversies surrounding the office of profit bill, the Volcker scandal and the . . .
- V.P. Singh Finds Virtues In Sonia (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 26, 2006)
Former Prime Minister V.P Singh today clarified that Congress President Sonia Gandhi had declined the Prime Minister’s post in 2004 not because of security concerns but because she did not want to give the BJP an opportunity to embarrass the new . . .
- Politics Spoiling Tryst With Sikh Destiny (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, Jun 26, 2006)
THE quad-centennial martyrdom anniversary of Sri Guru Arjan Devji and all the commemorative events connected with it will soon pass into history.
- Subcontinental Drift (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 26, 2006)
Those European politicians have lost. Lakshmi Mittal has acquired Arcelor.
- Sp-Bashing At Vp's Birthday Party (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was among the prominent personalities who felicitated former PM V P Singh on his 75th birthday on Sunday.
- Bjp Opposes Bill To Fight Riots (Telegraph, Poornima Joshi, Jun 26, 2006)
The BJP has told the Standing Committee on Home Affairs that the Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, 2005, is “totally unacceptable” as it threatens to disrupt the federal structure of the country.
- Sonia To Visit Drought-Hit Areas Of Rajasthan Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday will visit drought-hit areas in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.
- Rajnath Singh Criticises Upa's `Minority Appeasement' Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Criticises decision to allocate 15 per cent of welfare scheme funds for minorities
BJP demands `White Paper' on the country's economy
'Some influential persons are involved in the War Room leak case'
- Centre Not Giving Enough Aid, Says Rajasthan Govt. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Launch of drought relief work in the State
- Police To File Chargesheet On June 28 Against Praveen Mahajan........... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Police is likely to file on June 28 a comprehensive chargesheet against Praveen Mahajan who has been arrested on the charge of killing his elder brother and BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan.
- Singh, Sonia To Push Own Agendas (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Jun 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are both expected to have their way in the monsoon session of Parliament.
- Sonia Clear She Wouldn’T Become Pm, Reveals V.P. (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Mrs Sonia Gandhi was all along clear and determined not to accept the office of Prime Minister, declared former Prime Minister V.P. Singh at a function at his house to celebrate his 75th birthday on Sunday.
- Media Circus Goes On (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jun 26, 2006)
The Left parties are clearly getting more aggressive and the meeting between Mr Prakash Karat and Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav cannot be ignored as they jointly represent close to 105 MPs.
- Bjp Leader Gives Tips To Madhya Pradesh Party Men (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Madhya Pradesh is only two-and-a-half years old, but election blues have already afflicted the party.
- Dilemma Of The Communists (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Jun 25, 2006)
Indian communist parties have set the ball rolling for the formation of a non-Congress and non-BJP bloc of parties and groups with a view to form a coalition government at the Centre.
- Food Indigo (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2006)
While the UPA Government's decision to allow increased import of wheat, pulses and sugar can be expected, over the coming days, to ease the current shortage and curb the galloping prices of essential commodities, the resort to such . . .
- Misadventures Will Backfire (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 25, 2006)
In the aftermath of the Assam Assembly elections where the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a coalition of Muslim parties in the State that came into existence just months before the polls, captured 10 seats, there is now a focused . . .
- Ritual Murder (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 25, 2006)
Pakistan is about to lay out another farcical election for Kashmiris under its control.
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