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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 9764:
- Sc Issues Contempt Notice To Bjp Mla Balli In Sealing Case ...... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The Supreme Court today issued a contempt notice to Delhi BJP MLA Harsharan Singh Balli for allegedly breaking open shops sealed by the MCD as part of a court-ordered drive against commercial establishments operating in residential areas.
- Post-Poll Turbulence Likely For The Pm (The Financial Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 12, 2006)
While an emboldened Left plans to raise the pressure, so do leaders from within the Congress.
- And A More Stable Polity (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 12, 2006)
The results of the recent assembly elections in five states, along with Sonia Gandhi’s resounding victory in the Rae Bareli by-election, strengthen the ruling coalition and the government at the Centre.
- Power Equations At Centre Likely To Change (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The outcome of the Assembly elections in five states today did not spring any major surprise, with the Left Front coming to power in Kerala and retaining its bastion in West Bengal, while the DMK-Congress alliance wrested power in Tamil Nadu and . . .
- Demolition Of Illegal Structures Stalls Parliament (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Vociferous protests by the Opposition on the demolition in the Capital and the demand for immediate tabling of a legislation to stop the removal of illegal construction resulted in the adjournment of both Houses of Parliament for the day here today.
- Left Wins In Bengal, Kerala (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, May 12, 2006)
Recording a stunning electoral victory in West Bengal for a record seventh time coupled with riding a strong anti-incumbency wave as well as breaking fresh ground in Kerala, the Left parties have not only emerged stronger but determined to take on . . .
- Remembering Mahajan (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 11, 2006)
When he was alive, the RSS always had an ambivalent attitude towards Pramod Mahajan, and though his tragic death has invoked fulsome tributes in the Organiser, some of that ambivalence creeps through. In a front-page . . .
- On Indo-Us N-Deal, Jaswant Test For Pm (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, May 11, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to have some explaining to do as the BJP brings up the Indo-US nuclear deal in Parliament, especially after the government has remained silent on Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh’s . . .
- Bjp To Raise Demolition Issue (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 11, 2006)
"Government looking on helplessly as drive continues"
Amnesty scheme needed: Malhotra
All-round criticism of court order
- Pramod Memories Move Leaders To Tears (Pioneer, Deepak Kumar Jha, May 11, 2006)
The sombre ambience at Talkatora Stadium on Wednesday evening brought alive several memories of the departed BJP leader Pramod Mahajan.
- Advani Calls For Joint Commemoration Of 1857 (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Going back to the “shared past” of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh in the form of “India’s first war of independence in 1857”, leader of Opposition Mr LK Advani today urged Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to explore the possibilities of a . . .
- Sonia Is Their Problem (Deccan Herald, B K Chandrashekar, May 11, 2006)
The Ordinance contemplated by the Government to protect MPs against disqualification, they charged, was meant to save Sonia's membership.
- Sonia Set To Win Rae Bareli Bypoll (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has established a lead of nearly three lakh votes over her nearest Samajwadi Party rival Raj Kumar Chowdhury in the prestigious Rae Bareli bypoll, improving her margin from the 2004 Lok Sabha elections by almost 50,000 vote
- Old Horse Karunanidhi Gallops In Tamil Nadu (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
As counting of the millions of votes cast in the staggered assembly elections is underway, at least three major states may get new governments.
- Indian Flip-Flop (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 11, 2006)
The Indian government managed to retain some credibility by going with popular sentiments despite its slipshod initial reaction.
- Chronicle Of A Prophecy Untold (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, May 11, 2006)
How is it that most astrologers are wiser only after a tragic event has taken place, asks Anuradha Dutt
- Vajpayee Wants To Do Away With Nac (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Wednesday sought the abolition of the National Advisory Council (NAC) which was earlier headed by Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
- Govt To Bring New Bill On Oop (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 10, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided to bring a Bill to amend the 1959 Act of Prevention of Disqualification of Members of Parliament to end the raging office-of-profit controversy.
- Bjp Sharpens Claws, Left To Fake Attack In Parliament (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
With the Opposition BJP all set to step up its attack on the UPA Government, there are clear indications that the Government would be under increasing pressure even from its key allies and supporters when the two Houses of Parliament reconvene on . . .
- Pm Takes To Bjp Road (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Within days of the BJP winding up its Bharat Suraksha Yatra, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked young men and women to hold nationwide yatras to mark the 150th anniversary next year of the 1857 uprising, an event he cited as an example of . . .
- Three Steps To Mid-Course Correction (Hindu, Harish Khare , May 10, 2006)
The challenge is to convert the UPA arrangement into a maximal concord, which will re-design the polity as the facilitator of a forward-looking Indian state.
- Bjp Condolence Meet On Mahajan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The provision of reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes was incorporated in the Constitution for a limited period. However, politicians not only kept extending it through repeated constitutional amendments, but the ambit of caste-based . . .
- Bjp National Executive In Delhi On May 29-30 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The first national executive meeting of the BJP after Rajnath Singh took over as party president would be held here on May 29-30.
- Why Rae Bareli Matters (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
There have been no exit polls for the Rae Bareli by-election since no one has any doubt about the outcome. Even if the Gandhis are largely absentee landlords, they continue to enjoy an almost god-like status in this territory.
- Groundrules On Gujarat (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, May 10, 2006)
Against the backdrop of the demolition of the Sufi shrine in Vadodara and the terrorist strike in Doda, the CPM’s message to the UPA is clear: firstly, the government cannot be a bystander and secondly, the Left’s support to the UPA was clearly to . . .
- How Will Mahajan’S Death Affect Bjp? (The Economic Times, Swapan Dasgupta, May 10, 2006)
Death, according to some of the great religious traditions, is the great leveller. In Indian public life, however, death becomes the spectacular elevator.
- Upa To Face Left, Oppn Heat In Parliament Today (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The Congress-led coalition at the Centre is expected to come under intense pressure from the Left parties in the second phase of budget session beginning on Wednesday.
- Who Is Stoking Communal Fire? (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, May 09, 2006)
A week ago two Indian States - Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir and Hindu majority Gujarat - were in the news for all the wrong reasons.
- Dam Work To Go On, Says Supreme Court (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Declining to stop the construction work of raising the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam, the Supreme Court on Monday asked all the parties to fully cooperate and not cause any obstruction in the work of survey teams by the Central group.
- Exit Jaya, Enter Mk, Polls Predict (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
After weeks of suspense over the outcome of the assembly poll and the fortunes of the fierce political rivals in the state, the DMK-led alliance’s formidable arithmetic appeared to have prevailed over the AIADMK chemistry, notwithstanding a large turnout
- Monday Blues (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
After days of non-news and tragic news, the political media must look forward to the week that starts today with unusual excitement. India is poised for one of its most newsy seven days in a long, long time.
- U.P. Assembly Polls Likely In February: Mulayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Criticises Centre for its ``pro-US'' foreign policy
- Bjp To Raise Sealing Issue In Parliament (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Coming out in support of agitating traders in the capital, the BJP today said it will raise the issue of sealing of shops and offices operating in residential areas in the upcoming session of Parliment.
- Parliament Session Set To Be Stormy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Somnath to meet party leaders on Tuesday
Government to look into office-of-profit legislation
BJP to raise Congress' role in Volcker report in Parliament
- On A Low Key ... And Some Gaps (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 08, 2006)
The reverberations of Election 2006 have reached the Readers' Editor's office too. Grievances and complaints came in a steady stream.
- Bjp Versus Bjp (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 08, 2006)
Though Uma Bharti broke with the Bharatiya Janata Party some months ago, she could not exorcise her past — as was evident from her almost obsessive claim that she was the "real BJP."
- Only Social Change Can End Moditva (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 08, 2006)
The partisan role played by the local administration and police of Vadodara to instigate and abet the recent communal violence in the city, which claimed five lives, is galling. It, however, does not surprise.
- Tragic Departure Of A Dynamic Leader (Deccan Herald, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , May 08, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan was an embodiment of energy and self-confidence. He also had an amazing capacity to learn about new issues and new things.
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 07, 2006)
The answer to the question why most politicians in India do not get re-elected, is a no-brainer. It’s because of the strong anti-incumbency sentiment in the Indian voter’s mind.
- Put Him Down (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has an innate ability to unleash furious storms and he is invariably in the eye of each one of them.
- Yechuri, The Left’S Most Vocal Face (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , May 07, 2006)
The BJP might question the role of Sitaram Yechuri in Nepal but the part played by this young Marxist in brokering a deal between the outlawed Maoists and the seven-party alliance would remain a landmark in the history of the Himalayan Kingdom.
- The Right To Live Better (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, May 06, 2006)
It happens every time. I arrive in a beautiful European city and find myself wondering when we will have one Indian city that looks this good.
- An Amazing Reversal Of Roles (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, May 06, 2006)
In 2004, the Congress would not name its PM. Now the BJP can't.
Here is a puzzle. Indian television is run by some of the brainiest people in the country. They still manage to put out some of the worst nonsense you can imagine.
- A Lucrative Career (Business Standard, T N Ninan, May 06, 2006)
A book that studied millionaire businessmen in the US some few years ago said that most of them knew the role chance had played in their success. As a consequence,
- In Life And Death (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 06, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan's untimely demise — and what happened immediately afterwards — suggests one thing, namely, that circumstances can inject a totally different dimension to the memory of a man, at least at that point of time which (in this case) closely . . .
- Strike One: The Chautalas (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 06, 2006)
It is indeed welcome that the CBI has investigated the assets of a leading political family, the Chautalas of Haryana, and unearthed huge unaccounted wealth.
- Kalam Gives Clean Chit To Vk Malhotra (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Acting upon the opinion of the Election Commission, President APJ Abdul Kalam on Friday gave a clean chit to senior BJP leader VK Malhotra from charges of holding office-of-profit.
- Put Him Down (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 06, 2006)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh has an innate ability to unleash furious storms and he is invariably in the eye of each one of them.
- Bengal's Nervous Favourites (Pioneer, Ashok Malik, May 06, 2006)
Driving through Balurghat in an open jeep this past week, Mr Arun Jaitley must have felt a rare moment of ecstasy.
- Ec Dismisses Petition For Malhotra’S Disqualification (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The Election Commission on Friday dismissed a petition for disqualification of BJP leader V K Malhotra from the Lok Sabha on charges of holding an office of profit.
- Mahajan's Ashes To Be Taken Across Country (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
An urn containing the ashes of the late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan will be brought to Delhi and kept at the party headquarters to enable party workers and supporters to pay homage to the departed leader.
- Volatile Vadodara (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 06, 2006)
Bulldozers and bullets in place of negotiations
- Wasted Yatras (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 06, 2006)
The BJP’s decision to cancel the remaining part of the Bharat Suraksha Yatras of former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani and party chief Rajnath Singh is the most sensible it has taken in recent months.
- Ec Notice To 19 Cong Mlas, Mp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Nineteen MLAs and an MP belonging to Congress in Delhi are in a spot of trouble, with the Election Commission (EC) issuing notices to them on a complaint seeking their disqualification in the office of profit issue, sources said.
- Pm To Meet Mahajan's Family In Mumbai (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would meet bereaved family members of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan at the late leader's residence in Mumbai on Friday.
- Tv For Your Vote (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, May 06, 2006)
MR Muthuvel Karunanidhi, patriarch of ‘Dravidian’ politics, of course, does not bear the palest resemblance to Marie Antoinette. But he has come out with a message to the electorate that his critics can make sound remarkably like the reported . . .
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 06, 2006)
Amma’s got a lot done so why’s she worried? Is there a gleam behind those famous Karunanidhi goggles? What’s Kalam doing atop a building? Looking for answers from a limo
- Police On Fast Track, Sarangi In Shock (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Mumbai police swung into action on the day of Pramod Mahajan’s funeral, securing sanction to prosecute brother Praveen for murder and moving to fast-track the case.
- An End Forewarned (Pioneer, Pramod Mahajan, May 05, 2006)
It was three months ago when I got the opportunity to ask Pramod Mahajan about his birth details.
- Journey Of A Lifetime (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, May 05, 2006)
The immediate fallout of Pramod Mahajan's untimely and tragic death was the cancellation of the two Bharat Suraksha yatras by Mr LK Advani and Mr Rajnath Singh.
- Stoking Communal Flames (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2006)
The extended communal violence in Vadodara in Gujarat cannot be explained by its immediate provocation: the demolition of a dargah in Fatehpura area by the municipal authorities as part of a road-widening project.
- A Week Of Tragedy (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 05, 2006)
Like their English-language counterparts, newspapers in regional languages had barely got over their coverage of Indian engineer K Suryanarayana’s killing in Afghanistan, when news came in of the death of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan in Mumbai.
- The Widening Net Of Quota (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, May 05, 2006)
Will the supporters and detractors of quota for students fight pitched battles, or will the movement subside? Will we see another Mandal-like agitation, as was witnessed in 1990, with self-immolations over the Government's decision to introduce . . .
- Tricolour And Tears At Mahajan's Funeral (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, May 05, 2006)
He was magnetic and lustrous even in his death. The immense popularity that senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan had enjoyed across the country's political spectrum and among various sections of society was very much in evidence, as he was cremated . . .
- Surviving Devils (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 05, 2006)
Dum Dum hoodlums mock CM’s assurances
- Tearful Adieu To Pramod Mahajan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Thousands of mourners bid a tearful adieu today to one of the country’s promising politicians and BJP’s master strategist Pramod Mahajan, who was cremated here with full State honours in the presence of a galaxy of dignitaries led by Vice-President . . .
- Designs In Demolition (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2006)
BJP is playing the communal game
- Pramod Mahajan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2006)
General secretary of the BJP he may have been, but Pramod Mahajan always set forth as if he was a general launching into battle. Regardless of his party designation, he was the organisation’s man for all seasons and reasons.
- Tearful Adieu To Pramod (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan, who died of gunshot wounds yesterday, was cremated today with full state honours at the Shivaji Park crematorium here.
- Riots Are So 2002 (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, May 05, 2006)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi tending to a Muslim riot victim. Narendra Modi seeking an army flag march in the beleaguered town of Vadodara.
- Several Targets For Arjun’S Broken Arrow (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 05, 2006)
HRD minister’s quota card was less a joker than a calculated ploy to improve his own lot and, via Assembly elections two years hence in Madhya Pradesh, that of his son
- Untimely Death (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 05, 2006)
BJP has lost a promising second rung leader
- Old Query On Young (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2006)
With Pramod Mahajan no more, Uma Bharati out and Rajnath Singh’s earlier elevation to party presidentship in some ways taking him out of the future race, the BJP’s so-called second generation leaders have less competition but are perhaps no more . . .
- Curfew Relaxed In Vadodara (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, May 05, 2006)
Clash in Navapura before Army moved in
Army stages flag march in affected areas
"Handling of situation by police raises a lot of questions"
- Cbi Raids Chautala Residences (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The CBI, which started the raids early on Thursday, said preliminary investigation revealed that the family has both movable and immovable property worth hundreds of crores of rupees in Delhi (including four huge farm houses in . . .
- Bjp, Aiadmk Have Secret Pact: Brinda Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Says Jayalalithaa is not attacking BJP, RSS, due to this
Describes AIADMK Government as anti-poor, anti-peasant, anti-Dalit"
Praises DMK's election promise of subsidised rice
- Mahajan Gets An Emotional Farewell (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The grief in the air was palpable. At 1.30 pm on Thursday, Rahul Mahajan lit his father Pramod Mahajan's pyre amid chanting of Vedic hymns at the Shivaji Park crematorium, not far away from the very maidan where the late BJP leader had charmed mammoth . .
- Is The Tn Poll Free And Fair? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, May 05, 2006)
When the Election Commission has been piling up accolades for managing even more complex assignments with aplomb, it might seem an odd question to ask, but it must be asked: are the Tamil Nadu elections really free and fair?
- Jairaj Is Bmp Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
With a slew of infrastructure projects lined up for Bangalore, the JD (S)-BJP Government on Thursday changed the chiefs of three civic bodies in the City, along with a major reshuffle of bureaucrats in which 53 IAS and IPS officers were transferred.
- A Man Of The Modern World (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 04, 2006)
There was no job in the BJP that Pramod Mahajan did not handle — and handle with some finesse. Whether he was in the party or the government, he took every job seriously, working out every detail.
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