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Articles 1621 through 1720 of 9764:
- Sikh Body Draws Flak For Mixing Politics And History (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The pro-Congress Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief Harvinder Singh Sarna's attempt to corner BJP leader Sushma Swaraj for her remarks on Guru Arjun Singh's martyrdom on Saturday evoked sharp reaction from community leaders and . . .
- 2 Senior Bjp Leaders Skip Pm’S Function (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s double treat for Bangaloreans – the foundation stone-laying for the Silk Board-Electronic City Expressway and Namma Metro – on Monday also had a topping of sour politics.
- Praful Bidwai: Bull-Headed About India (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jun 25, 2006)
Current Western euphoria over India's growth betrays total ignorance of realities like the 100,000 farmers' suicides.
- Govt Must Not Delay Chawla Issue Anymore, Says Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) BB Tandon's response to the Supreme Court has come as a shot in the arm for the Bharatiya Janata Party which, on Saturday, demanded that the Centre forward its petition seeking removal of Election Commissioner Navin . . .
- Bjp Waves Court Threat On Profit Bill (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The BJP is gearing up to legally challenge the bill amending the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, which exempts certain offices from being considered offices of profit.
- Mahajan Jr Wants To Meet Grandma, But Cops Say ‘No’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jun 25, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, who is embroiled in a drug controversy, wants to be back with his ailing grandmother Prabavati as soon as possible.
- Sonia To Visit Famine, Drought Hit Rajasthan Districts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will make a two-day tour of Rajasthan from Monday to take stock of the famine and drought relief measures of the BJP Government, the PCC chief said today.
- Lesson In Tomato Soup: Don’T Give Up Milk For Tv (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 25, 2006)
When television news moved from animals to vegetables—the perfunctory, almost non-existent reportage on the forest commission’s assessment of tiger reserves to the kitchen wall to kitchen wall coverage of tomato prices
- Of Tharoor & Collateral Damage (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 25, 2006)
For a civilisation that is yet to fully overcome the disabilities of prolonged servitude, the importance attached to international recognition can hardly be overstated. Rabindranath Tagore was widely regarded as an . . .
- A Matter Of Pride (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jun 25, 2006)
Now that India has fielded Shashi Tharoor as its choice for the post of UN Secretary General, it is regrettable that the fiercest opposition is coming from his own country.
- Two Mahajan Aides Questioned (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Sudhanshu Mittal and Harish Sharma, key aides of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, were today questioned by the Delhi police in connection with the high-profile Rahul Mahajan drug abuse case.
- Leaders Set For Vp’S B’Day Bash (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh’s 75th birthday will become an occasion for bringing together top leaders.
- Triple Whammy From The Rbi (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 25, 2006)
The Reserve Bank has increased interest rates continuously since October 2004 in order to cool down the economy.
- Congress Targets Up Misrule (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Congress, without an organisation in Uttar Pradesh, is relying on a Bollywood song for revival in the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state. The song Hum honge kaamyaab (We shall overcome) will be its slogan in the battle against the . . .
- Ritual Murder (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan is about to lay out another farcical election for Kashmiris under its control. But this time the so-called "peace process" and its associated hype about "people-to-people contact" will work against Islamabad.
- Misadventures Will Backfire (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 24, 2006)
In the aftermath of the Assam Assembly elections where the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a coalition of Muslim parties in the . . .
- Food Indigo (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 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 . . .
- Was Nagpur Terror Encounter Faked? (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 24, 2006)
Afact-finding team from Maharashtra has questioned the authenticity of the terrorist attack on the RSS headquarters at Nagpur earlier in the month.
- Removal Of Chapters On Nehru Irks Congress (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Taking exception to the decision of the Madhya Pradesh Government to remove chapters on Jawahar Lal Nehru and Kamala Nehru from the curriculum, Union Minister of State for Industry Ashwani Kumar stressed it was an affront to the sensitivity of the nation.
- Centre-Right? That’S All Right (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 24, 2006)
Two events on the same day this week, in the two most distant metros in the country, each involving an adversarial brother and a fraternal adversary, raised the same, intriguing, vital and delicious question. Was it pro-rich, or pro-aam admi?
- Cec Awaits Centre Nod To Proceed On Plea Against Chawla (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Jun 24, 2006)
Chief Election Commissioner BB Tandon told the Supreme Court on Friday he was ready to look into the NDA's petition seeking the removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla if the Centre gave him the go ahead.
- Flash Strike In Nalco As Unions Protest 10% Selloff Plan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Production of finished aluminium at Nalco's smelter plant in Orissa came to a grinding halt on Friday with employees going on a flash strike to protest the UPA Government's decision to divest 10 per cent stake in this public sector unit.
- Bjp Points Fingers At Lalu Daughter's Marriage Bash (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Like in the past, the recent marriage of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's third daughter has again landed him in controversy.
- Sale Critics Bring Nalco To A Halt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
A token 24-hour strike against the planned divestment in Nalco today brought production to a halt at the aluminium major’s 950-tonne-a-day smelter plant.
- Rains Hit Ongc Inaugural, Pm Deora Take Cover (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Rs 4,900-crore petro-chemical project of the ONGC turned out to be a damp squib following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s inability to land in Mangalore on Friday due to inclement weather.
- Dilemma Of The Communists (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Jun 24, 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.
- A Matter Of Pride (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jun 24, 2006)
Now that India has fielded Shashi Tharoor as its choice for the post of UN Secretary General, it is regrettable that the fiercest opposition is coming from his own country.
- Lesson In Tomato Soup: Don’T Give Up Milk For Tv (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 24, 2006)
When television news moved from animals to vegetables—the perfunctory, almost non-existent reportage on the forest commission’s assessment of tiger reserves to the kitchen wall to kitchen wall coverage of tomato . . .
- Bjp Asks Govt To Use 'Leads' Given By Advani (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Expressing doubts about the success of CBI raids in connection with the Navy war-room leak, BJP on Friday suggested that the government use "leads" given by its leader L K Advani regarding the money trail of a suspected intermediary whose name . . .
- War Room Leak: Cbi Raids In 4 Cities (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The CBI today raided 19 locations across the country as part of its investigations into the navy war room leak case.
- Not So Nice (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Murky dealings cloud Karnataka project
- A Nice Dinner For Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The row over the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project seems to have triggered off differences within the ruling ally, BJP.
- Indian Cabinet Allocates Funds For Minority Development (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 23, 2006)
Indian Cabinet on Thursday decided to allocate 15 per cent funds of the Central schemes and programmes for the minorities and revised the Prime Minister’s 15-point programme for welfare of minorities.
- Plea For Narco-Analysis On Mahajan Withdrawn (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
But police will press for brain mapping tests
- Funds Quota For Minorities (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Fifteen per cent of funds allotted for development and welfare schemes will now be set aside for the minorities.
- 'Govt Pursuing Divisive Policies For Political Gain' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Terming the Centre's 15-point programme for welfare of minorities as a "gimmick", BJP on Thursday accused government of pursuing "divisive policies" to divert public attention from its failures.
- Upa Govt Deviating From Pro-People Path: Bjp (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 23, 2006)
Turning the "table of inflation" on the Centre, the BJP on Thursday said the Congress-led UPA government has deviated from the pro-people path and is indulging in orchestrating "pseudo demonstrations and crocodiles' tears" in connivance with the . . .
- U.P. Govt. To Honour Misa, Dir Detainees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
SP leaders touring the State to invite detainees for felicitation ceremony on June 26
- 2007 Assembly Polls: ‘Power Axis’ Of Up Polity (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Power has become a major poll issue in the run up to the 2007 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, even as the severe electricity crisis refuses to subside any time soon.
- Price War Amid Mischief Theory (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The Centre today announced steps to rein in food prices, scrambling amid whispers of divisions within the cabinet to address an issue that could gift the Opposition a potent weapon.
- Bjp To Hold National Executive Of Sc Morcha (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party will hold its two-day national executive meeting of BJP SC morcha in the city from June 24, with the demand for reservation to Scheduled Castes in private sector and minority educational institutes high on its agenda.
- Bjp, Rss Think-Tank Discuss Party's Future Course Of Action (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Led by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the senior BJP leaders and top RSS functionaries on Thursday sat across the table to chalk out the future course of political action marked by 'mutual understanding and cohesion' between them.
- Attacks On Christians (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Jun 22, 2006)
Attacks on the Christian community have registered a sharp increase in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh in recent times.
- Nda Leaders Petition Prez, Say Most Mps Oppose N-Deal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The opposition NDA on Wednesday petitioned President Kalam over the nuclear deal with the United States, insisting there was no consensus in Parliament on the pact.
- No Place For Nehru In School Books (Times of India, Suchandana Gupta, Jun 22, 2006)
The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, it seems, does not want children in the state to be familiar with the life and works of the country’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Pranab Clean Chit To Army Vice-Chief (Statesman, DIPANKAR BOSE, Jun 22, 2006)
Defence minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee today gave a clean chit to the Vice-Chief of the Army Lt Gen S Pattabhiraman for his comments on women in the Army.
- In The Political Corridor (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
L'AFFAIRE BMICP (Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project) has all the makings of a political thriller: a Chief Minister who accuses the company executing the project . . .
- India’S Largest $12-B Fdi In Orissa Hits A Roadblock (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
The makeshift road-blocks cordoning off three village panchayats— Dhinkia, Nuagaon, and Gadakujanga— are taking on metaphorical dimensions for the Orissa and the central governments.
- Training Swayamsevaks (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
No membership rolls are kept by the RSS and insiders often complain of dwindling attendance at the “shakhas”.
- Mlas File Reply On `Office Of Profit' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The common reply says that the offices held by them are not offices of profit
Demand proceedings against them should be terminated without any further delay
The EC would now look into the whole issue before passing any judgment
- Nuclear Deal Cannot Bind Future Governments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
"Present regime cannot cap strategic programme"
Scientists will be exposed to "undue interference"
Separation plan will have serious implications
National consensus under threat
Memorandum to President posted on BJP web site
- Kumaraswamy Expands Ministry, Leaves Four Slots To Be Filled (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Four ministers each inducted from the Janata Dal (S) and the BJP
Seven new ministers get Cabinet rank
Vacancies to be filled soon
The Ministry was expanded for the first time on February 17
- Poem On Nehru Removed From Madhya Pradesh Textbooks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Chapters were being removed on instructions from RSS, alleges Congress
The chapters were being removed on instructions from RSS, alleges Congress
Memorandum submitted to Governor
Some popular nursery rhymes also removed
Decision taken on . . .
- Review Policy Against Terror (Pioneer, Hari Om, Jun 22, 2006)
Despite the seditious preachings of Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq - and his ilk - he roams about freely.
- Majority Of Mps Against Indo-Us N-Deal: Nda (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 22, 2006)
The NDA on Wednesday accused the UPA Government of compromising with the country's nuclear interests and submitted a memorandum to President APJ Abdul Kalam claiming majority of the MPs were against the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Nda Petitions Kalam On N-Deal, Says No Consensus On Pact (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
The Opposition NDA alliance today petitioned President A P J Abdul Kalam over the nuclear deal with the United States, insisting there was no consensus in Parliament on the pact.
- Who Are We? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2006)
The Mahajans and individual responsibility
Pramod Mahajan, like the proverbial Harvard MBA student, always had some answer, right or wrong, to give to any question.
- Death Of A Soldier (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2006)
Sir, ~ Lieutenant Sushmita Chakraborty’s suicide reveals that even 60 years after independence, all is not well in the army ~ not even for women. Brigadier KK Chopra of the Northern Command is reported to have told a press conference that “she had . . .
- No Consensus With Parliament On Us-India N-Deal (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 22, 2006)
The UPA Government has allowed the United States Congress to decide the future of the Indian nuclear programme, while keeping the Indian Parliament in the dark, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and five National Democratic Alliance leaders . . .
- Middle India Under Siege (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Jun 21, 2006)
Middle India is under siege along a long-neglected, exploited, underserved, ill-governed, poorly connected poverty belt of forest and hill country covering contiguous areas in nine states “from Pashupati to Tirupati”.
- Infantile Protest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
We have rued ad infinitum the historic incapacity of Indians to deal with the enemy within - to speak nothing of invaders. But what we are witnessing in the instance of the organised misrepresentation of the Salwa Judum movement is truly unbelievable.
- Chaining Freedom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2006)
The Rajasthan Freedom of Religion Bill, 2006, is a supreme example of inexactitude. While it purports to strengthen the freedom of religion, it actually seeks to curtail it.
- Price Of Reforms (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA government's consistent violation of the Common Minimum Programme attracts a stiff warning from the Left parties.
- Sahil Being Taken To Mumbai (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
A court in Delhi today granted the Mumbai police two day’s transit remand for taking Sahil Zaroo, co-accused in the Rahul Mahajan drug abuse case, to the metropolis in connection with a theft and criminal assault case there.
- Thinking It Big (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2006)
Haryana is set to have the honour of having the country’s biggest special economic zone (SEZ) following the signing of an agreement with Reliance Venture Limited (RVL) on Monday.
- Setting Prices Alight (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jun 21, 2006)
The sharp increase in petroleum product prices is unnecessary and threatens to stoke inflation.
- Legislators & Their Double Standards (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, Jun 21, 2006)
A few years ago, Indian parliamentarians passed a legislative Bill in record time. The Bill sought to increase their salaries and perquisites.
- Seeds And Protests (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA government's decision to allow field trials in GM food crops may have human and economic costs.
- Third Front Protagonists Hopeful Of Settling Differences (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Jun 21, 2006)
The protagonists of the proposed third front are hopeful that the minor differences between CPI and CPI (M) may not be an impediment in formation of the non-BJP, non-Congress alternative at the national level .
- Three-Handed Cut-Throat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
Congress, BJP And Left Hold Cards Close To Chests!
- Bjp To Support Independent Candidate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Pondicherry: President of the Pondicherry state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) R. Kesavalu said here on Tuesday that the party would support the Independent candidate and former Health Minister of Pondicherry, V. Pethaperumal who is . . .
- N-Deal Approval Unlikely This Year’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
An influential lawmaker has said the US Congress is unlikely to give its seal of approval to the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal this year.
- Bjp For Immediate Rollback Of Hike In Petro Price (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Traffic on the busy Khairatabad-Raj Bhavan stretch goes haywire
Dattatreya urges Left parties to withdraw support to the UPA Government
Bangaru Laxman suggests rationalisation of sales, other taxes
- Vice-Chief Of Army Apologises (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Four days after his remarks on women officers stirred a hornet's nest, Vice-Chief of the Army Lt Gen S Pattabhiraman on Tuesday tendered an apology saying he had "personal commitment and healthy respect towards the role of lady officers in Army".
- Celeb Circuit Ticks On Substance Abuse (Deccan Herald, DEVIKA SEQUEIRA , Jun 21, 2006)
The police, however, deny there is cocaine going around at Goa parties.
- Reclaiming The Public Imagination (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 21, 2006)
Disquieting impressions are gaining ground. If these are not corrected, Manmohan Singh might be inviting dangerous challenges, not just to himself but to the interests of the Indian state.
- Saying It With Flowers (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 20, 2006)
A prelude to a forthcoming marriage has begun. The new political soap opera is preparing the stage for the curtain to rise before act 1, scene 1. Prakash Karat visited Mulayam Singh with a bunch of flowers.
- In “Delhiwood” (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Jun 20, 2006)
Many years ago, during an informal chat, I mockingly chided film actor Pran for “cheating” his diehard fans like me by giving up on villainous roles and playing a good man instead in many films. In an equally light tone, he said it was not his fault.
- Political Affairs (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 20, 2006)
It need not just be in affairs of the heart but also in political matters that opposites attract and likes repel.
- Of Lalu, Sidhu And Gm (Business Standard, Sunita Narain, Jun 20, 2006)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu are the clowns of Indian politics. But with a difference. Sidhu led the protest for the BJP against the fuel price hike by riding an elephant.
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