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Articles 2521 through 2620 of 9764:
- Man In A Hurry (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 04, 2006)
For the fledgling Bharatiya Janata Party, New Year’s Day, 1985 was not the occasion to celebrate. As the general election results poured in, the anticipated victory of the Congress turned into an avalanche.
- Advani Calls For Bjp-Muslim Unity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Has the negative outlook towards the BJP helped the minorities or the nation at large? Floating the question to Indian Muslims, veteran BJP leader L K Advani took a dig at the Congress party for trying to divide the Nation by harping on “minority . . .
- Rest In Peace (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 04, 2006)
Whenever he was buffeted by a political storm, and there were many in the two-and-a-half decades that Pramod Mahajan spent in the BJP, he would resolutely battle on, refusing to accept defeat.
- Pramod Was A Caring, Generous Friend (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, May 04, 2006)
When the mission in Cairo was informed that a parliamentary delegation would be visiting Egypt, a collective groan went up.
- Farewell Pramod (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, May 04, 2006)
Death snatched away one of the brightest politicians that the country has produced in recent times.
- Obituary: Pramod Mahajan (Statesman, Pramod Mahajan, May 04, 2006)
A strategist & an expert organiser
An iconoclast till his last day, Pramod represented that new breed of hyperactive “Gen next” eager to make an impact at the centre-stage of the national politics.
- Surviving Devils (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 04, 2006)
Dum Dum hoodlums mock CM’s assurances
- Pramod Mahajan Dies 11 Days After Shooting (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan, a top leader of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) died on Wednesday, 11 days after his younger brother allegedly shot him over personal disputes, his party and hospital authorities said.
- Mahajan Outstanding Organizer, Able Parliamentarian: Parties (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Leaders across the political spectrum today said that with the death of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan the country has lost an outstanding organizer and an able parliamentarian who had a bright future ahead of him.
- Delhi Bjp Suffers In Silence, Lets Shock Sink In (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
At a time when the BJP headquarters was busy making arrangements to receive the twin Bharat Suraksha Yatra on Wednesday, wreaths piled up inside the meeting hall in 11, Ashoka Road.
- L.K. Advani Discontinues Yatra Programme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Along with Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, flies to Mumbai
- It Is A Personal Loss To Me, Says Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
A gem of a person: Shekhawat; a charismatic and youthful leader full of promise and energy, says Manmohan
- Mahajan Passes Away (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Mr Pramod Mahajan, BJP General Secretary and former Union Minister for Telecommunications, Information Technology and Parliamentary Affairs, succumbed to the bullet injuries he sustained on April 22. The 56-year-old `Generation Next' leader of the . . .
- 'Mahajan Was One Of The Most Competent Ministers' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Congress on Wednesday expressed deep grief over the death of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, whom it described as one of the most competent ministers, a very good organiser and an able politician who played an important role in Indian politics.
- Body Blow (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 04, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan embodied the best, and worst, qualities of Generation Next in Indian politics. His death, at the age of 56, leaves the BJP crippled. Politics will miss him. Mahajan was representative of a generation in politics that valued efficiency . . .
- Mahajan To Get State Funeral (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan, who passed away at 4.10 pm on Wednesday, will be cremated on Thursday at Shivaji Park crematorium in central Mumbai, Nitin Gadkari, state BJP president.
- A Flamboyant Warrior (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 04, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan's tough as nails image and the aura of invincibility around him suggested that he would simply shrug off the worst crisis of his life, that he would somehow conjure a miracle that would place him once again in the thick of action in . . .
- Mahajan Loses Battle For Life (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
The 56-year-old BJP general secretary is survived by his wife Rekha, son Rahul and daughter Poonam who were at his bedside when he finally gave up the most difficult battle of his life at 4:10 pm.
- Pramod Mahajan Loses Battle For Life (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Dies of multiple organ failure after 12 days in hospital; cremation today
A leader known for his "can do it" approach: Kalam
Manmohan says he was full of promise and energy
Cruel time snatched Mahajan away before youthfulness fully . . .
- Sonia Visits Rai Bareli Today, Confident Of Victory (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will leave for Rae Bareli on Wednesday. She will campaign in the constituency for two days.
- "Dmk And Aiadmk Have Ruined Democratic Fabric" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Former Union Minister and spokesperson of the BJP, Sushma Swaraj today lashed out at the DMK and AIADMK, charging them with ruining the democratic fabric of the country.
- Sonia Gandhi's Word Final, Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Congress president yet to reveal her mind on the issue
- Sacred Space, Uncommon Ground (Indian Express, AYESHA KHAN, May 03, 2006)
On Monday morning, the removal of an old dargah by municipal authorities in Vadodara was apparently a simple civic demolition exercise.
- Time For A Hard Look (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , May 03, 2006)
It is time for the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to sit up and take a long, hard look at India’s foreign policy, of which he has been directly in charge now for six months. He must do it quickly for his own protection because depth and insight are . . .
- Mahajan Sinking, Doctors Cling To Hope (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan's condition worsened on Tuesday morning, sending telephones lines buzzing between Mumbai and Delhi but doctors still clung on to hope and ordered nitric oxide cylinder from Delhi to revive his flagging blood pressure.
- Advani Says Siachen Pull-Out Would Be A Sell-Out (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
The BJP today said any “ill-conceived” pull out from Siachen would be a “sell-out”.
- Will Bihar Politics Have Any Bearing On National Politics ? (Daily Excelsior, Ashok Thakur, May 03, 2006)
In politics there is no permanent friend or foe. The ouster of George Fernandes as the president of the Janata Dal (United) by Sharad Yadav in league with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is an example of the age-old adage. Mr. Nitish Kumar has not made . . .
- Provocative Act (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 03, 2006)
Trouble in Vadodara was due to insensitivity
- Dargah Demolition Sparks Violence (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, May 02, 2006)
Striking at two places targetting minorities, the militants gunned down 28 civilians—19 in Kulhand area of Doda district and nine at Lolan Galla in Basantgarh area of Udhampur district since last night. Ten others were injured in Kulhand shoot-out.
- Mahajan Develops Respiratory Problem (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
A worrying development and an immediate cause for concern, say doctors
- Advani Wants Maran Shifted (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, May 01, 2006)
Seeks `credible' investigation into allegations against the Union Minister
- `The Ldf Wants To Distribute Poverty' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy followed a different tack during the campaign by highlighting development issues.
- Ec Examining Complaint On Rae Bareli Poll (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The Election Commission is examining BJP’s complaint of Punjab Congress leaders inducing voters in Rae Bareli parliamentary constituency, where the Congress President Sonia Gandhi is contesting elections.
- Extremist Positions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 30, 2006)
In Kerala, militant fundamentalism is now hogging the inviting political space that the two coalition fronts have kept open, for a legitimacy that it never managed to have before.
- Facts Still Incomplete And No One Knows Why (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 30, 2006)
The way television channels have hyped the attack on Pramod Mahajan and his subsequent hospitalization for two days… crossed the limits of sanity.
- Voices From Nepal (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Apr 30, 2006)
Nepal is one of those unrecorded stories that only emerge when there is a crisis.
- Bjp Flays Tdp Stand On Telangana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The BJP has flayed the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for accusing it of pursuing "opportunistic" politics on Telangana.
- No Differences Between Jd (S) And Bjp, Claims Deve Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
It is time for JD (S) leader H D Deve Gowda to defend his past actions. It is time for him to pat the government led by his son. And, it is also time for him to ignore the embarrassing questions posed by the media.
- We Will Help Farmers And Jobless Youth: Sharad (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Apr 30, 2006)
Sharad Yadav’s election as Janata Dal (United) President has been a subject of controversy within and outside the party. A seasoned politician who was first elected to the fifth Lok Sabha in 1974 at the age of 25, Yadav has before him the gigantic . . .
- Pramod In Ot, Praveen Asks For Car (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan today went under the scalpel for the third time to clear possible infections in his abdomen, but doctors continued to describe the BJP leader’s condition as “critical”.
- Affirmative Action Not At The Pvt Sector’S Cost (Deccan Herald, Anant R Koppar, Apr 30, 2006)
"In Malaysia of 1970s, locals were given education and brought on par with Chinese & Indian immigrants"
- 70 P.C. Vote In Kerala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Second phase polls witness blast, incidents in Kozhikode district
- Pramod Takes Third Surgery Well, Stable (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan underwent a surgery to wash his abdominal cavity and clear infection, on the eighth day of his admission to the PD Hinduja Hospital here on Saturday.
- Karnataka Leg Of Advani's Yatra Called Off (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Advani's 'Bharat suraksha yatra' in the Karnataka stretch, to be resumed on May 3, had been called off as the BJP leader would be involved in campaigning in the states going to the polls, senior party leader M Venkaiah Naidu said today.
- 68 Pc Turnout In 2nd Phase Kerala Polls (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
An average 68 per cent of voters exercised their franchise on Saturday in the second phase of assembly polls in Kerala covering 66 segments in six central and northern districts.
- Bjp Leader Joins Uma Bharti Camp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
I will continue to maintain links with RSS: Raghunandan Sharma "Growing frustration among workers as the party has been hijacked by a coterie of power brokers"
- Nothing Is Ruled Out In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The only thing that can be said with a measure of certainty is that — barring a late swing — no one party is likely to get a majority on its own, say Yogendra Yadav and Sanjay Kumar
- Exit Poll Says Ldf Will Gain 58 Seats, Udf Lose 56 (Hindu, Renu Ramanath, Apr 30, 2006)
The India Vision-AC Nielsen Exit Poll conducted among the Kerala voters on Saturday predicted that the UDF share would go down to 37 seats.
- Challenge Of Coexistence With India (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Apr 30, 2006)
Having been created in the teeth of India’s opposition, whose Hindu majority considered the division of “Bharat Mata” (Mother India) a sacrilege, Pakistan has had to contend with India’s hostility from its very birth.
- Aiadmk Main Political Adversary, Says Brahmins Association (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
"Polls opportunity for Kanchi devotees"
- Siddu Forthcoming, Others Reserved (Deccan Herald, B S Satish Kumar , Apr 29, 2006)
Siddaramaiah’s AIPJD has scored a point over other parties by demanding reservation in the private sector
- Political Consensus (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Apr 29, 2006)
The history of reservation for OBCs underscores a strong political commitment to the policy of positive discrimination in their favour.
- The National As Local (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Apr 29, 2006)
The Lok Sabha and the state assembly elections in India of the twenty-first century have all-India significance because neither the Congress nor the BJP, the two claimants for an all-India political space, are able to form a central government on . . .
- Cong Unhappy Over Natwar’S Remarks (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The Congress has taken a serious view of former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh’s recent statements implicating the party in the Volcker controversy. However, it is unlikely to proceed against him in a hurry.
- Extremist Positions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 29, 2006)
In Kerala, militant fundamentalism is now hogging the inviting political space that the two coalition fronts have kept open, for a legitimacy that it never managed to have before. But no one is complaining, not when few Malayalis can tell — or care . . .
- Facts Still Incomplete And No One Knows Why (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 29, 2006)
“The way television channels have hyped the attack on Pramod Mahajan and his subsequent hospitalization for two days… crossed the limits of sanity.
- What Is This Law About? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 29, 2006)
Does Vasundhara Raje need a poll debacle to withdraw the recently passed Freedom of Religion Bill 2006, as Jayalalithaa had to do after the drubbing she and her party received during the 2004 Lok Sabha . . .
- Pressed For Freedom (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Apr 29, 2006)
There is nothing new about attacks on journalists. There have been several brutal attempts to curb freedom of the Press.
- Sharad Quota Jab At Bjp (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The Janata Dal (United) today sought to distance itself from the BJP, charging its NDA ally with “doublespeak” on reservation for OBC students in central educational institutions.
- Mahajan To Undergo "Minor Surgical Procedure" (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, whose condition remains "critical", would undergo a "minor surgical procedure" today.
- Nda And Trs (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 29, 2006)
Advani takes opportunistic line
Whatever the NDA may think of the alliance between the Congress and the Telengana Rashtra Samithi, forged prior to the last assembly poll essentially to dislodge Chandrababu Naidu, it is plainly opportunistic on . . .
- Record Victory (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 29, 2006)
This was the first popular election that Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had contested and what a victory he scored! The record margin of over 58,000 votes by which he won the Bhaderwah Assembly seat gives solid legitimacy to . . .
- The War Of The Freebies (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 28, 2006)
The battle for Tamil Nadu is being fought with rice and TV sets, as the Kazhagams go on a dole overdrive. Here, a quick measure of the people's pulse, especially vis-ŕ-vis the Vaiko factor and the caste issues. In Tamil Nadu, so mixed is the . . .
- Advani Accuses Cong Of Deceit On Telangana Issue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Accusing the Congress of deceit on a separate Telangana, senior BJP leader L K Advani today alleged that it was trying to shift people's attention from its own "betrayal of irrefutable promises" on the issue by indulging in . . .
- Cm Breaks Records In His Maiden Victory To Assembly (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Apr 28, 2006)
Chief Minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today broke all records of margin to win first ever Assembly election from his home State in his 30 years political career defeating BJP’s novice Dhanantar Singh alias Koushal Kotwal by a . . .
- Bjp Rises Above Petty ‘Profit’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
After keeping its opponents guessing about its stand on the office-of-profit issue, the BJP today sought to take a “moral” high ground ruling out any compromise on the “larger moral principle” while moving any amendment to the existing law defining . . .
- Mahajan Continues To Be On Ventilator, Dialysis Support (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan continues to be on ventilator and dialysis support and his condition remains "critical but stable", doctors said this morning.
- Congress Retains Vizag Assembly Seat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao wins with big margin
- Can Cm’S Anger Solve All Problems? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Apr 28, 2006)
That the member of a family that has opposed the international airport project, the metro rail project and the expressway project, to name just three, is now seeking refuge behind “development” will not fool many.
- Muslim Offers Kidney To Mahajan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
With the condition of senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan continuing to be critical, a Muslim man from Bihar has offered to donate his kidney to him.
- Mahajan Stable, Police Question Businessman (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Mr Mishra is a tanker-water supplier. He had entered into a deal with Pravin’s PVM Enterprises to buy two air-conditioned buses at a cost of Rs 17 lakh in 1998-99.
- Advani Accuses Congress Of `Mischievous Propaganda' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani on Thursday lashed out at the Congress saying that it had launched "mischievous propaganda" against him on the Telangana issue.
- Nda And Trs (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 28, 2006)
Advani takes opportunistic line
- The Curse Of ‘Giganticism’ (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 27, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar has drawn support from a cross-section of society in her long struggle for the rights of tribals and marginalised sections of society.
- The Battle For Chennai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The city has traditionally been a DMK stronghold, but the AIADMK has been making inroads of late, says V. Jayanth
- Bjp Slams Pm On Office Of Profit (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The BJP today accused the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, of dilly-dallying on making public the contents of the proposed Bill on the “office of profit” before Parliament session starts on 10 May.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
The Supreme Court order may have been even-handed to both the pro-Narmada Dam lobby and the Narmada Bachao Andolan, but the Organiser sees it as a victory for the “principled stand” of Narendra Modi.
- The Debate Over Development (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Apr 27, 2006)
Politics has always overshadowed other issues in Kerala but in this election, development has received unprecedented attention.
- He, She And Them (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
Two summers ago when it unexpectedly emerged as the single largest party in the 14th Lok Sabha, India’s Grand Old Party was brought face to face with a set of . . .
- It's Union Ministers Versus The Chief Minister (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 27, 2006)
Debate between Jayalalithaa and Chidambaram stands out
"Oust Jayalalithaa" slogan dominates DPA campaign
Jayalalithaa accuses Union Ministers of blocking Central aid
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