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Articles 3421 through 3520 of 9764:
- Election Notification Likely Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Congress, Janata Dal (Secular) yet to initiate any move on candidates
Elections to the Upper House scheduled for March 28
Four seats from the State Assembly vacant
M. Rajashekaramurthy resigned from Rajya Sabha and joined the Janata Dal (S)
- Poll-Bound Up To Be Centre Of Bjp Yatras (Times of India, Mohua Chatterjee, Mar 10, 2006)
The twin "national integration yatras" planned by Leader of Opposition L K Advani and party chief Rajnath Singh seem to indicate that Uttar Pradesh occupies considerable mindspace of the BJP brass.
- Maoists Vs Militias (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 10, 2006)
Parts of Chhattisgarh are witnessing a strange sort of militarisation that is depriving people of their basic political and economic freedoms.
- Dampened Curiosity (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 10, 2006)
The ‘sting’ operation which unearthed the can of worms on MPs actually taking money to raise questions in the House has brought some relief to the bureaucracy, says a senior government official.
- Is Advani A Shadow Over Rajnath? (Times of India, Rajeev Deshpande, Mar 10, 2006)
It's proving to be a tough presidency for Rajnath Singh. Brought to BJP’s centrestage in what was touted as a generation shift, the thakur from Mirzapur had barely begun to sort out conflicting factional pulls that he now finds himself under the . . .
- Lok Sabha To Discuss Bush's Visit On March 11 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Lok Sabha will have a discussion on Saturday on all aspects of the recent visit of US President George W Bush here whose highlight was the clinching of the civilian nuclear deal.
- Chariots Of Ire? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 10, 2006)
To the BJP, it must appear as if circumstances have fuelled its rath. While its leaders were concentrated on the shake-out in the party organisation, issues close to the party’s agitational heart were piling up.
- All-Round Criticism Of Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Brinda Karat seeks more funds for the farm sector
- Varanasi: Show Of Solidarity (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Mar 10, 2006)
All sections, cutting across religious affiliations, take out peace marches
The U.P. Government was focusing more on Mathura, Ayodhya
High-profile visits being seen more as attempts to score brownie points
Many BHU students, RSS volunteers donate bl
- Rajya Sabha Elections Likely To Throw Up Some Surprises (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Mar 10, 2006)
but the three major parties say they are not keen on fielding a second candidate
A candidate needs a minimum of 45 votes for victory
The BJP, the Congress and the JD(S) have 79, 64 and 59 seats respectively in the Legislative Assembly
- Bjp’S Yaqoob Qureshis (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Mar 10, 2006)
The BJP, one can safely state, has never been known for appeasing India’s Muslim community.
- Sonia Calls Truce In Lucknow (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
The Congress has said it will do nothing to “destabilise” the Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh.
- House Adjourned For 2nd Day Without Any Business (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
The National Conference today forced adjournment of the Legislative Assembly without transaction of any business including discussion on the budget for second day today sticking to their demand for constitution of a House Committee . . .
- Pakistan Blamed For Temple City Blasts (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Mar 09, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, cornered by the opposition over a devastating bombing incident in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi, pointed the finger at Pakistan on Wednesday, saying that the attackers had been trained across the border.
- Assam: Most Pol Parties Yet To Finalise Poll Nominees (Press Trust of India, Sukhendu Bhattacharya, Mar 09, 2006)
With barely a month to go for the Assam assembly elections, the scene remains hazy without formation of any major alliance by political parties and most of them not even finalising their list of candidates.
- Delhi: Bjp Mlas Protesting Temple Blast Expelled For Three Days (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
Slogan-shouting BJP legislators seeking adjournment of the house in the memory of those killed in the Varanasi blasts were expelled for three days today ahead of Delhi government's budget proposals tomorrow.
- Varanasi Is Us (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Mar 09, 2006)
In that umbra moment after the blasts, when the television screens suddenly spewed out images of blood-stained floors, panic-stricken crowds and strewn personal belongings, a stone seemed to settle on the chest.
- Varanasi Shuts Down In Protest Over Blasts (Reuters, Sharat Pradhan, Mar 09, 2006)
India's ancient holy city of Varanasi shut down on Wednesday in a protest against bomb blasts in a Hindu temple and a railway station which killed 15 people, but there were no reports of any sectarian backlash.
- Communal Ammunition (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 09, 2006)
The bomb blasts in Varanasi, coming a little over four months after a similar attack in Delhi, are yet another attempt to incite communal violence in the country.
- To Keep The Flock Together (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 09, 2006)
The anti-defection law needs to be amended if the political face of India’s largest state has to be changed.
- Lk Advani Back In Yatra Mode (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
The Varanasi terror outrage has put BJP back in the yatra mode.
- Remembering Golwalkar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 09, 2006)
Underplaying the big ticket items of the last week — Budget and Bush visit —the latest Organiser chooses to focus on the ‘‘scintillating launch’’ of the centenary celebrations of the second sarsanghchalak and premier ideologue of the RSS, M.S. Golwalkar.
- Ec’S Disqualification Move Opens A Pandora’S Box (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Mar 09, 2006)
Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan is in the spotlight for holding an office of profit
- Pieces In Terror Jigsaw, Two Top Lashkar Men Shot In Up, Delhi (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Mar 09, 2006)
Within hours of the terror strike in Varanasi, two top-ranking Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were killed by the police in Lucknow and Delhi.
- 22 Iron, Manganese Mines Closed Down (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
Minister of State for Mines T Subbarami Reddy told M Shivanna (JD-S) and R L Jalappa (Cong) that 70 iron ore mines, 15 manganese mines and two chromite and two gold mines are in operation in the State.
- Woman Molested At Delhi Secretariat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
International Women's Day is celebrated in India with pomp and show where achievements of a few celebrated Indian women - past and present - are cited proudly. In such gatherings, heart rendering sufferings and exploitation being undergone by Indian . . .
- Kalam Seeks Legal Opinion On Jaya Issue (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
President Kalam has sought legal opinion on the issue of disqualification of Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan after the latter approached him on Monday explaining why she should not be unseated from the Upper House.
- Concessions And Gains (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Mar 08, 2006)
There would be no dearth of former officials and experts in Washington and New Delhi, taking potshots at the Indo-US agreement on nuclear separation that was unveiled in Parliament on Tuesday by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and soon . . .
- Time For Activists To Look At Social Minefields (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Mar 08, 2006)
Even after a decade of the legally guaranteed representation for women in the Panchayat Raj system, there is no groundswell of opinion for legislative reservation for women
- Blasts In Sankatmochan Temple And Railway Station Kill Dozen, Several Injured (Indian Express, CR Jayachandran, Mar 08, 2006)
PM, Kalam appeal for peace • BJP slams ‘competitive minorityism’ • Shameful, say Muslim law board and Jamiat
- Bjp And Vhp Call For Bandh To Protest Varanasi Blasts (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
The BJP and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad tonight gave separate calls for Uttar Pradesh bandh tomorrow in protest against the bomb blsts in varanasi.
- Varanasi Blasts: Bandh Paralyses Normal Life (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Normal life here was paralysed today as the BJP-sponsored bandh to protest the twin terror attacks in the city went underway amidst tight security, especially at places of worship, including the famous Kashi Viswanath temple-gyanvapi mosque.
- Lalu Statement On Banerjee Report Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
The Government on Tuesday postponed its statement in the Rajya Sabha on the U.C. Banerjee Commission report on the Godhra train fire. An announcement to this effect was made by Deputy Chairman K. Rehman Khan.
- Govt Seeks Rs 8,565 Crore More (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Supplementary demand for grants includes debt repayment of Rs 4,20,203 crore.
- Mdmk Shifts Camp — Is It Advantage Aiadmk? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 08, 2006)
With Mr Vaiko walking out of the DMK-led alliance to the AIADMK, Ms Jayalalithaa appears first off the block in the race to the Tamil Nadu Assembly. For the DMK it appears to be a double whammy as now the other allies may demand more seats.
- Twin Blasts Kill 20 In Varanasi (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Two blasts in quick succession rocked Sankatmochan temple and the Varanasi Cantonment railway station here this evening, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 50, some of them seriously. Bomb disposal squad personnel helped avert . . .
- Terror Strikes Varanasi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
20 dead, 50 hurt in blasts Alert in states PM, Kalam appeal for calm
- Babbar Accuses Sp Of Having Saffron Nexus (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Accusing the Samajwadi Party of having close links with saffron forces in Uttar Pradesh, suspended Samajwadi Party MP Raj Babbar today sought the Centre’s intervention in the wake of communal violence in Lucknow recently and elsewhere sometime ago
- Nothing Historic About N-Deal, Claims Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Stating that there was nothing 'historic' in the Indo-US Nuclear deal signed between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George Bush, the BJP today said there were more losses than gains for India.
- Godhra Report Rocks Parliament (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
The government today informed the Rajya Sabha that it would table the U.C. Banerjee Committee report on the Godhra train tragedy in Parliament tomorrow, which found that the blaze in the Sabarmati Express was “accidental.”
- Watch A Space Called Tamil Nadu (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Mar 07, 2006)
Of the five states going into election mode, it is Tamil Nadu that will most affect national politics.
- On Naxal Trail, Chhattisgarh Slips In Gag Law (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Mar 07, 2006)
With all eyes on the government-sponsored and opposition-backed Salva Judum campaign in Chhattisgarh, in a quiet move two months ago, the government armed itself with draconian powers that can be used to gag the media in the name of fighting Naxalites.
- 'The Mindset Has To Change, The World Is Moving Fast... There Is No Second Chance’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Mar 07, 2006)
VASUNDHARA RAJE SCINDIA, Chief Minister, Rajasthan
‘The mindset has to change, the world is moving fast... there is no second chance’
- Statement On N-Deal Likely Today (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 07, 2006)
Manmohan to make statement on Bush visit too
Joshi will speak on issue in Upper House
PM ignoring main Opposition: BJP
Announcement soon on rescheduling session
- Tn Kaleidoscope (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 07, 2006)
The alliance between the ruling AIADMK and the MDMK for the May 8 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu is yet another proof of the adage that politics is the art of the possible.
- 62 Opposition Members Suspended In A.P. House (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Sripadsagar project tenders rock Assembly again
- Bjp Slams Upa For Disrupting Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday criticised the United Progressive Alliance constituents for disrupting Parliamentary proceedings vis-à-vis the Banerjee Committee report on burning coaches of the Sabarmati Express at Godhra in Gujarat in 2002.
- Dividing To Rule (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Mar 07, 2006)
Yakub Qureishi can’t lead India’s Muslims. Muslim leaders must realise this
- Lucknow Violence (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 06, 2006)
MERCIFULLY, Saturday’s bandh in Lucknow, held at the behest of the VHP and the BJP following the death of four persons in communal violence in the city on Friday, passed off peacefully.
- Nuclear Separation Plan A "Surrender" To Us: Bjp (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
The BJP today accused the UPA government of "surrendering" to the US on the nuclear separation plan and said it would result in a gap in fissile material for weapons purposes.
- No Threat To Mulayam Govt (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
:Dismissing any immediate threat to Mulayam Singh Yadav Government in Uttar Pradesh in the wake of the High Court ruling setting aside the split in BSP whose 40 rebel MLAs support him, Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh today, whose partly of . . .
- Breaking From The Past (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Mar 06, 2006)
Nations like individuals cannot afford to remain prisoners of the mantras that have outlived their utility.
- 'N-Separation Plan A Surrender To Us' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
The BJP on Sunday accused the UPA Government of "surrendering" to the US on the nuclear separation plan.
- Mulayam’S Dilemma (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 06, 2006)
The trauma that the Samajwadi Party confronts following a High Court order setting aside the defection of 40 BSP MLAs is a classic example of the hazards of opportunism. The SP had claimed then it was the only means of keeping the BJP out of power. But th
- Govt Surrendered To Us Pressure On (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
On the eve of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s proposed statement in Parliament on the nuclear agreement with US President George W. Bush, the BJP today charged the UPA government of “surrendering” country’s interests to America on the . . .
- Test Of Fire (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
The Justice U.C. Banerjee report on Godhra could not have been more forthright. It has concluded that the fire on Sabarmati Express at Godhra in which some karsevaks returning from Ayodhya were killed was an accident.
- Mittal Versus Arcelor: The Hypocrisy Within (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Mar 06, 2006)
Lakshmi Mittal is the kind of guy who makes India proud. He represents the new, confident and successful face of India that is able to give the jitters to businessmen and governments around the world.
- Next Steps In The Indo-Us Deal (Indian Express, Gurmeet Kanwal, Mar 06, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal has been signed.
- Take Action (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 06, 2006)
The conspiracy theory propagated by the Sangh Parivar with regard to the Godhra train tragedy has been dealt a severe blow by the findings of the Justice Banerjee Committee.
- Hope For Justice In Gujarat (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 06, 2006)
THE final report of a retired Supreme Court judge of India on the Gujarat riots of 2002 adds to the growing pile of evidence pointing to the innocence of the Muslim community in the traumatic communal massacre four years ago. Justice Bannerjee’s findings
- Mine Fields Of Chhattisgarh (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 06, 2006)
Even as the Union budget and US President George Bush exercised metropolitan India’s imagination, more than 30 tribals were killed in a brutal land-mine attack triggered by Maoists in back-of-the-beyond Chhattisgarh.
- `Leadership Change Only If Sonia Desires' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Sheila exhorts party MLAs to stand united to take on the Opposition
- Bush, With Indian Myth (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
If you have been wondering why the Left’s been leading protests against President George Bush when everybody else was effusively welcoming him, and that includes the Congress and the BJP, the Left parties are just as incredulous why many Indians . . .
- Pm’S Statement On N-Deal In Parliament On March 6 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a statement and give details of the Indo-US nuclear deal in Parliament on March 6.
- Bush Fire Continues To Rage (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Protests continued to echo in the Lok Sabha for the second consecutive day on Friday over the ongoing visit of US President George W Bush even as he was engaged with Indian leaders.
- Resistance Within (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 04, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government's apparent subservience to the U.S. invites protests from alliance partners of the Congress.
- Indian Left Slams N-Deal, Nehru’S Legacy Overturned (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 04, 2006)
While Indian scientists have welcomed the nuclear deal with the United States, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s allies the Left parties and other socialist groups have accused the government of “completely altering” the independent foreign policy foundatio
- The Left Perspective (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 04, 2006)
Interview with CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat.
- On A Mission To India (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Mar 04, 2006)
United States President George W. Bush is visiting India at a time when he is buffeted by controversies. Many U.S. commentators have said that the "lame duck" phase of his presidency has already begun. The Republican Party is showing signs of restiveness.
- Azad Asks Hurriyat To Change Attitude (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that separatist leaders of Hurriyat Conference are neded to bring change in their attitude and should actively participate in the dialogure process over Kashmir as no solution to any problem is possible by . . .
- Penny For Your Money (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Mar 04, 2006)
One Diwali day a Sardarji rang me up to say he had met God and wanted to tell me about it. He also wanted to wish me a happy Diwali. He turned up a little later.
- Blind Man’S Bluff (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Mar 04, 2006)
The public outrage over the outcome of the Jessica Lall murder case is understandable, given that while the ramp model was shot at point-blank range in the presence of at least 40 to 50 persons, those accused of killing her have walked away free.
- India, Us Must Fight Terrorism Everywhere: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2006)
Contending that New Delhi sought a neighbourhood of peace and prosperity, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India and the US must fight terrorism wherever it exists as it threatens democracy everywhere.
- Left, Bjp Demand Pm's Statement On Indo-Us Pact (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2006)
With India and the US clinching the nuclear deal, members belonging to Left parties and BJP in the Rajya Sabha today vociferously demanded a statement from the Prime Minister on the agreement.
- Wb: Bjp Urges Ec To Defer Assembly Poll (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2006)
Citing lack of time for campaign for the coming assembly election in West Bengal, BJP today urged the Election Commission to defer the election schedule, though its ally Trinamool Congress has welcomed it.
- Budget Session To Be Rescheduled, Extended For State Polls (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Mar 03, 2006)
The government is planning to reschedule the Budget session of Parliament to allow members from the five states headed for Assembly polls between April 3 and May 8 to do their bit for the election process.
- Do Our Thinkers Value Freedom? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Mar 03, 2006)
The ice-cold response from Indian historians and freedom of expressionwallahs to the ban on James Laine's book The Epic of Shivaji shines a mirror on how easy it is to grandstand on the Danish cartoons' contrToversy while ignoring our own dark underbelly
- Why It’S Not Just About Nuclear Power (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Mar 03, 2006)
The understanding that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clinched with visiting US President George W. Bush today was only peripherally about renewing civil nuclear energy cooperation.
- Chidambaram Overcautious (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Mar 03, 2006)
There is a danger in trying to please a lot of people simultaneously. You might end up spreading the happiness so thinly that no one is overjoyed. On the contrary, everyone feels a little dissatisfied.
- High Stakes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 03, 2006)
The greater the stakes the more frenzied the game
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