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Articles 4121 through 4220 of 9764:
- Sonia, Gowda To Meet In Patch-Up Attempt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Four days to go : Deve Gowda openly supports Kumaraswamy’s action. * Gowda remains mum on son’s decision to align with BJP. * Gowda still says he is ready to meet Sonia. * Says he will tell her who tried to destabilise Dharam govt. * Kumaraswamy meets fa
- "Fight Left In Kerala, West Bengal Elections" (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 24, 2006)
Sonia sees no contradiction in taking on parties that support the UPA at the Centre
National challenges demand cooperation. But State-level issues are different.
`Running coalition did not mean abdication of party-building'
- "We Will Form Government" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
We have sufficient strength to topple Congress Government and form a new one: BJP MLA
- Congress' Hypocrisy Exposed: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday attacked the Congress for its "Mission Help Quattrocchi" and "display of hypocrisy, sycophancy and duplicity" at its plenary in Hyderabad.
- A Meeting Shrouded In Secrecy (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Jan 24, 2006)
Kumaraswamy terms it a `courtesy call'
- I Expect Dharam Singh To Resign Today, Says Yediyurappa (Hindu, Alladi Jayasri , Jan 24, 2006)
BJP leader unfazed by the fast-changing political drama in the State
Agriculture, irrigation and rural development to get top priority
BJP-JD(S) to come out with a new Common Minimum Programme
BJP to be an ideal coalition partner
- Cong On A Roll, Says Poll (Hindustan Times, Sanjay Kumar, Jan 24, 2006)
Just imagine this. Sonia Gandhi returns from Hyderabad and asks Manmohan Singh to recommend the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
- Jd(s) Determined To Form Govt With Bjp: Kumaraswamy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Janata Dal (S) rebel leader H D Kumarswamy today said he was determined to form government with BJP in Karnataka.
- Gowda Backs Son's Acts Saying It Was To Save Jd-S (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Dealing a major blow to Congress' efforts to save its coalition government in Karnataka, JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda today backed the acts of his rebellious son H D Kumaraswamy which brought the Dharam Singh ministry to near collapse even as Gowda . . .
- Rahul Gandhi Says Not Ready For Promotion (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 24, 2006)
Rahul Gandhi, the new star of the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty and son of the ruling Congress party chief, rejected on Monday calls to shoulder more responsibility, saying he was not yet ready.
- An Axis Of Allied Forces (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
For almost three-quarters of our nearly 60-year-old political history, the Congress has led the Union government without any associate parties.
- Coalition Dharma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 24, 2006)
Onus as much on UPA allies as on Congress
The Congress party’s call to its partners in the ruling United Progressive Alliance at the Centre that the responsibility for the success of the Manmohan Singh government rests as much on them as . . .
- Return Of Raja Bhaiya (Tribune, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 24, 2006)
The re-induction of controversial Independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, into the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has proved once again that politicians are more bothered about their vote banks than the cause of preventing criminals . . .
- ‘Help Quattrocchi Mission’ Under Sonia: Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The BJP today charged the UPA government with scripting the "help Quattrocchi mission" under the directions of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
- Gowda Takes U-Turn, Backs Son (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 24, 2006)
It seems to be curtains for the Congress in Karnataka with a former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) President, Mr H.D. Deve Gowda, doing a classic turnaround and blessing his son’s rebellion after a meeting with him here today.
- Who’S In, Who’S Out (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 24, 2006)
To be an NRI, a non-required Indian, is celebrated by the regimes that rule us.
- Cong (I) To Work For Single Party Rule: Sonia (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
In a subtle message towards working for a single-party rule, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today told partymen that coalition does not mean abdication of party-building but admitted that there was "no magic wand" to revive the party in North India,
- A Racket Returns (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jan 24, 2006)
A month ago I got a phone-call from a stranger deep in Gujarat. He went on about the Yes Bank public issue, and about its manager, Karvy Consultants. Sensing a story, I passed on the telephone number to a junior colleague, who assigned it to his . . .
- Five Days To Go (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Governor reportedly briefs president about political developments
- Save Govt, Congmen Tell High Command (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Mr Kumaraswamy, camping in Goa, told Deccan Herald on telephone that he and his faction would be seeking the blessings of his father before going ahead with their next move.
- In Defence Of Sanjay Joshi (Indian Express, Sanjay Joshi, Jan 23, 2006)
Setting the record straight, the front page of the January 19 issue prominently reports an interview with RSS strongman Mohan Bhagwat entitled “RSS has full faith in Sanjay Joshi”.
- Don’T Cross Your Limits, Cong Warns Left, Upa Partners (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jan 23, 2006)
AICC Will aggressively confront and fight the Left in Kerala, Bengal and Tripura, says party
- Congress Rejects Deadline On Telangana Issue (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress today firmly rejected the two-month deadline set by its alliance partner the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on the Telangana issue.
- Self-Respect -- Key To Economic Growth (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 23, 2006)
Mainstream economists hold that the provision of basic facilities like roads and capabilities like education and health to the people would lead to higher economic growth rates.
- Respect Coalition Dharma: Congress (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 23, 2006)
The Congress today reiterated its commitment to the coalition politics but, at the same time, sent out a strong message to its allies that they should not go beyond constructive criticism as they also have a responsibility to keep an alliance intact.
- Cong Resolution Lauds Arjun, Patil (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 23, 2006)
If the political resolution adopted at the AICC plenary session is any indication, then Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh and Home Minister Shivraj Patil have no reason to worry about losing their jobs in the UPA government.
- Gowda To Meet Sonia On January 25 (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Jan 23, 2006)
A last-ditch effort to save the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) Government in Karnataka will possibly come on January 25, when Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda..
- Gowda Writes To Sonia, Sets Conditions (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 23, 2006)
The scene at former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) National President H.D. Deve Gowda’s house speaks aptly of the political drama being enacted in Karnataka. Gowda may be seen pouting at the betrayal by his son H.D. Kumaraswamy but the mood...
- Congress High Command Hears Karnataka Leaders' Views (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Taking time off from the deliberations at the Congress' 82nd plenary session on Sunday, the high command heard the views of senior party leaders from Karnataka, where its coalition Government is facing a threat.
- It’S The Italian Blood That Mattered, Says Sushma (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jan 23, 2006)
Raking up the issue of Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origin, senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said her party’s opposition to the Congress president becoming ...
- Upa Government Not Bound By Any Deadline On Telangana, Says Pranab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Makes light of TRS demand for resolution of tangle within two months
- ‘Dharam Singh Giving Up His Post Is Also A Possibility’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
With the meeting of the extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) in progress at Rajiv Nagar in Hyderabad, perhaps the one issue topmost in Congress strategist Ambika Soni’s mind is the crisis in Karnataka, where the party’s coalition government . . .
- G Too May Have To Join The Exit Q If... (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 22, 2006)
‘‘If Abu Salem had a political godfather, CBI would have argued he should stay in Lisbon.’’ The Indian Express wrote this in a caustic editorial last Wednesday on how the UPA Government enabled defreezing of Mr Q’s frozen bank account in London . . .
- Gowda, Sonia Meet To Decide Dharam Fate (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 22, 2006)
Th final fate of the Dharam Singh government in Karnataka now rests on a meeting between Janata Dal (Secular) national president H D Deve Gowda and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, scheduled for January 23.
- Sonia Gandhi May Meet Gowda (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
In a last bid to save Karnataka going the BJP way, the Congress on Saturday gave signals of possible talks between Sonia Gandhi and JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda after the plenary session to resolve the crisis in the Dharam Singh government.
- He Is My True Son: Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
According to sources, Mr Gowda is unlikely to change his stand of not supporting Mr Kumaraswamy as the party’s senior leaders are also not in favour of going against party’s ideology.
- Signals Of Possible Talks Between Sonia Gandhi, Gowda (Press Trust of India, Sunil Gatade, Jan 22, 2006)
In a last-ditch bid to save Karnataka going the BJP way, the Congress today gave signals of possible talks after the Plenary Session between Sonia Gandhi and JD (S) supremo H D Deve Gowda to resolve the crisis in the Dharam Singh government.
- Vajpayee Told Us We Have Been Unfair To You: Hindujas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Srichand Hinduja, eldest of the Hinduja brothers, has claimed that former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee once told them he regretted the way the Hindujas had been hounded (on the Bofors issue).
- Sonia To Meet Gowda (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 22, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to speak to Janata Dal (S) leader H.D.Deve Gowda after the ongoing AICC session in an effort to broker peace with the estranged coalition partner and save the Dharam Singh government in Karnataka.
- Sonia To Meet Deve Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
AICC general secretary Ambika Soni’s announcement means Ms Gandhi’s meeting with Mr Gowda could happen any day between January 24, the day after the session gets over here, and January 27, the date fixed for the vote of confidence for the Dharam Singh ...
- Drama Of Revolt -Father And Son Game Show In Karnataka (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 22, 2006)
In the maze of extraordinary developments in Bangalore, one of the conclusions to be drawn is that coalition politics, which has come to stay, has only fuelled the greed of opportunistic parties.
- ‘No J&k Model In State’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Asked whether Mr Gowda would succeed in his efforts to prevent his son Mr Kumaraswamy from aligning with the BJP, Mr Singh said, “It’s their party affair. I can’t comment. I am the last person to indulge in politicking.”
- Jd(s) Flies Mlas To Goa (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 22, 2006)
JD(S) group, BJP pile up pressure
Kumaraswamy resolute, confident
Dharam Singh looks to high command
Janata Dal(U) supports new grouping
- Dharam May Quit Before D-Day (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Karnataka chief minister Mr N Dharam Singh today ruled out the J&K model of power sharing with JD(S) even as Congress leaders close to him claimed that he had practically made up his mind to quit before 27 January — the day he has been asked to . . .
- I Will Prove My Strength On Jan 27: Kumaraswamy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Sticking to his guns on forming a coalition government with BJP, JDS rebel leader H D Kumaraswamy today said he would prove his strength on the floor of the Assembly on January 27, when beleaguered Chief Minister N Dharam Singh seeks a vote of confidence.
- Never A Dal Moment In Karnataka (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Jan 22, 2006)
The most significant development of this week was the collapse of the coalition government in Karnataka, with the JD(S) seeking to replace the Congress with the BJP in the khichdi.
- Dharam Singh Should Quit: Yediyurappa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly B.S. Yediyurappa on Saturday asked Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh to resign immediately and allow the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (S) to form a coalition government headed . . .
- Uma Too Chants Telangana Mantra (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Calls on TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao
Separate State only solution for development, says Uma
KCR hosts lunch in honour of the expelled BJP leader
Decision on new party to be taken after countrywide tour
- Karnataka Mlas Moved Out (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 21, 2006)
Kumaraswamy won't relent; Congress sends emissary to Gowda
- A Contingent Lands In Chennai (Hindu, K.T. Sangameswaran, Jan 21, 2006)
A contingent of 68 BJP MLAs from Karnataka was flown in here on Friday just before 10 p.m. and taken to hotels in the city.
- Mps Ready For Face-Off With Court (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The political class on Friday set itself up for a face-off with the judiciary, with an all-party meet unanimously backing Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s decision to "return" the Supreme Court notice issued to him over the expulsion of MPs . . .
- One Party, Two Visions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 21, 2006)
The Advani era, pundits proclaimed, had ended with the advent of Rajnath Singh as the Bharatiya Janata Party's new helmsman. But Lal Krishna Advani, 78, is in no mood to walk into the sunset.
- Glued To The Coalition (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Jan 21, 2006)
The AICC session to be held in Hyderabad later in the week assumes added significance since for the first time the party, since coming to power and under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi,
- With An Enemy Like This (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 21, 2006)
Formally handing over charge in Mumbai this New Year’s eve, outgoing BJP president Lal Krishna Advani had said he was confident that Rajnath Singh “will preside over the party’s growth to newer heights” and the “bad patch” faced by the BJP in 2005 would..
- Gowda Mum On Son (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Three days after H D Kumaraswamy created a political coup by shaking hands with the BJP, there is no action or reaction from his father and JD (S) national president H D Deve Gowda...
- Will Sonia And Deve Gowda Meet? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The Congress central leadership will firm up its response to the situation facing its coalition government in Karnataka following a split in the Janata Dal (Secular) after gauging first hand the mood of its State leaders.
- Nda Delegation Meets Kalam On Quattrocchi Issue (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jan 21, 2006)
Accuses UPA Government and Congress of abuse of power
Kalam's intervention sought to get resignation of Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj
"Manmohan and Sonia should make statement on their position on defreezing of bank accounts"
- A New Beginning, Says Vajpayee (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 21, 2006)
Congratulates Rajnath on his assignment
"Change will be beneficial to the party"
"We are all beholden to Advani for taking the party forward"
BJP's national council session concludes
- I Have An Option To Step Down From My Post, Says Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Chief Minister still confident of winning the floor test
He says...
I am tired of these political developments and running the coalition Government
Any miracle can happen before January 27
Kumaraswamy has forcibly taken away the MLAs
- Week Means Weak? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2006)
With the BJP questioning the number of days Karnataka’s Governor T.N. Chaturvedi has given to Dharam Singh’s government to prove its strength in the House, the state’s political storm has knocked at the doors of its Raj Bhavan.
- Dharam Speaks Of 'Option To Exit';jd-S Rebels Stick To Guns (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
With the number game against him a week ahead of the trial of strength in the assembly on January 27, beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh today spoke of "option to exit" while JD(S) rebel faction ruled out reversing its decision . . .
- Nda Petitions Prez On Quattrocchi Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Mounting its offensive on the Bofors issue, NDA today sought President A P J Abdul Kalam's intervention to ensure that Law Minister H R Bhardwaj was dismissed and the Prime Minister and the UPA Chairperson make a full statement on their role in . . .
- Karnataka: Bjp Wants Trust Vote Tomorrow (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The BJP today demanded Karnataka Chief Minister N Dharam Singh be asked to take a vote of confidence tomorrow instead of January 27, saying it feared any further delay to let him prove majority support could be used by the Congress for horse-trading.
- Karnataka: Cong Confident Of Singh Sailing Throught Vote Of Confidence (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The Congress today exuded confidence that its Chief Minister in Karnataka N Dharam Singh would win the vote of confidence and prove the majority in the state Assembly on January 27.
- Speaker To Return Notice (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The legislature and the judiciary is heading on a collision course with the all-party meeting convened by the Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee decided to “return” the notice issued by the courts in cash-for-query scam.
- Congress Too Slow For Coalition Test (Daily Excelsior, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 21, 2006)
There is little doubt the Congress state leadership in Bangalore overplayed its hand in taking on its partner the Janata Dal (Secular) over the last few months.
- Defreezing Accounts (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jan 21, 2006)
First it was the Law Minister Hansraj Bhardwaj, not strictly a man of law given his past track record in other capacities. A lawyer he may have been but he has always been a loyal servant of the Gandhi parivar.
- Jews Have Wailing Wall, We Need Ram Temple: Bjp Chief (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 21, 2006)
In a two-hour speech marked by ringing confidence, elaborate articulation of the party’s philosophy and a hard-nosed realpolitik, BJP president Rajnath Singh sent a clear message that he was very much his own man—and under him the BJP . . .
- Quattrocchi Issue Is Directly Linked To National Interest’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Friday said that the latest controversy involving Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi has made it clear that the issue had a direct link with the country’s national interest. Taking a dig at the Congress party, . . .
- Dharam Offers To Resign (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Chief Minister N Dharam Singh on Friday sounded optimistic about saving the coalition with the support of Janata Dal (Secular) supremo H D Deve Gowda, but JD(S) working president H D Kumaraswamy ruled out any reversal of his plans to . . .
- Cong Cornered In Hung Zps Too (Deccan Herald, Asha Krishnaswamy, Jan 21, 2006)
All politicians, barring Chief Minister N Dharam Singh, seem to be in a hurry. The JD (S) is eager to dump the Congress. The BJP is manoeuvering to reach the corridors of power. The Congress leaders are also hard-pressed for time as they want to . . .
- I’M Waiting For Nod To Exit: Dharam (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 21, 2006)
UP against a daunting task to prove his majority in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Dharam Singh on Friday indicated he would relinquish his post before January 27, if the Congress high command gives its nod.
- Floor Test By January 27 (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 20, 2006)
Dharam Singh confident; Deve Gowda swears by coalition; BJP questions time-frame
- Uma Bharti To `Re-Establish' Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Accuses party leaders of deviating from the ideology
No launch of new party, says Uma
Parries question on her political equation with Mulayam Singh Yadav
To seek rehabilitation package for farmers
- I Will Adhere To Rulebook, Governor Tells Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Deve Gowda's wife confident of bringing Kumaraswamy around
BJP leaders back at party office at 8 a.m.
Senior leaders, including Venkaiah Naidu, H.N. Ananth Kumar, B.S. Yediyurappa and D.H. Shankaramurthy, lead party legislators to Raj Bhavan
- Karnataka Governor Tells Bjp That He Will Adhere To The Rulebook (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Deve Gowda's wife confident of bringing Kumaraswamy around
After the swift political developments in Karnataka on Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were at the party office at 8 a.m. here on Thursday.
- Scrutiny Scuffles (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 20, 2006)
The E Sreedharan committee report which downgraded the Reliance Energy-ASA bid, thereby eliminating it from the race for the Delhi/Mumbai airports modernisation contract, created quite a furore at the empowered group of ministers’ last meeting.
- Bjp Boycotts Governor's Address, Wants Dharam Singh's Resignation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Party leaders stage dharna in front of Raj Bhavan, express support to Kumaraswamy Party leaders stage dharna in front of Raj Bhavan, express support to Kumaraswamy
- Karnataka: Breather For The Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
BJP fears that Kumaraswamy may change his mind
The Congress' core group went into a huddle at the Prime Minister's residence to take stock of the situation
- Karnataka Crisis: Another D Company? Not Quite (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
That there has been no media hype surrounding the third round of talks between the Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries this week in itself marks the distance the two nations have covered since the peace process was launched in January 2004.
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