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Articles 4321 through 4420 of 9764:
- Pm's Invite To Lone Surprises Many (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s invitation for talks to Peoples Conference chief Sajjad Lone has come as a surprise to many within and outside Jammu and Kashmir and is being seen as a move to "cut down to size the moderate Hurriyat Conference", political
- Stinging Similes (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 13, 2006)
Rahul Bajaj never minces his words, whatever be the forum. Recently, while delivering the Lal Bahadur Shastri memorial lecture at Delhi, he was castigating the political system and politicians in general. But he reserved his best for the BJP.
- Venkaiah Naidu Calls For Fresh Assembly Elections In Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Says an open fight is on between Congress and Janata Dal (Secular)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded fresh elections to the Karnataka Assembly.
- Prospect Of Early Elections Irks Legislators Of All Parties (Hindu, T.S. Ranganna , Jan 13, 2006)
Some of them want their leaders to explore ways of forming a new coalition
few MLAs feel they have not been able to do justice to their constituencies
BJP group in favour of aligning with Janata Dal (S)
- Wanted: A Nitish In West Bengal (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Jan 13, 2006)
Mamata Banerjee may be whimsical but she is not stupid. So, why is the Trinamool Congress leader pursuing the mirage of a Mahajot in West Bengal?
- Courts Have No Jurisdiction (Deccan Herald, Era Sezhiyan, Jan 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court cannot concern itself with the cash-for-query scandal. It’s up to Parliament to deal with it
- Demolition Drives: Dramas Of The State? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 13, 2006)
To each his own An American, a Russian, a Chinese and an Israeli are standing at a street corner when they are approached by a pollster. “Excuse me, what is your opinion of the meat shortage?” asks the pollster. The American says, “What’s a shortage?
- Aggressive’ Goa Minister Refused Gun Licence (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
It has once more denied him the licence. South Goa district magistrate J B Singh confirmed Mr Pacheco’s application for a gun licence has been pending before him from 2002.
- Bofors Booms, Left And Right (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
The Bofors demon returned to haunt the Congress today with the Left as well as the BJP asking the Centre to explain why it told British authorities that the gun kickbacks could not be linked to Ottavio Quattrocchi’s bank accounts
- Congress' Challenge In Hyderabad (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 13, 2006)
At its plenary, the AICC will have to strike a balance between the pressure to expand and strengthen its pan-India presence and the sensitivities of its alliance partners.
- Does Pm Approve Of Law Officer's Stand? Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
"A clear attempt by the political executive to help a primary accused"
Government should not have conveyed anything to the U.K.
It was the job of the Central Bureau of Investigation to do so
- A New Mumbai, Still Born (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Jan 12, 2006)
MR Wadhwa lives in a little city of joy—Ulhasnagar—a young 13.5 sq kms township. ‘‘It was a jungle, chori day and night, no place to stay,’’ the 80-year-old garment trader recalls a time in 1948 when he left Pakistan forever, making his way . . .
- Bjp Discusses Mps' Expulsion, Mplad Scheme Scam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Speaker's efforts to convene all-party meeting "inappropriate"
Malhotra against clash between judiciary and legislature
Party divided on MPLADS issue
- "Cbi Has No Evidence To Link Quattrocchi Funds With Bofors" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
"Crown Prosecution Service in Britain informed"
The two frozen bank accounts with BSIAG Bank, London, have three million euros and $1 million
TV channel claims the CBI Director (Prosecution) has recommended against appealing a May 2005 order . . .
- Status Quo Instincts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 12, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi has made bare minimum changes in the AICC
There weren’t many surprises in Sonia Gandhi’s latest revamp of the Congress organisational set-up at the highest level. The revamped working committee and the team of AICC . . .
- Of Tapped Phones And Pravasi Lectures (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 12, 2006)
The tapping of the phone of Samajwadi Party General Secretary, Mr Amar Singh, which met a surprising mine-too chorus from non-UPA politicians, and the NRI jamboree in Hyderabad were the two highlights of last week.
- Sting Operations: Correcting The Polity? (Daily Excelsior, Arun Deep Singh, Jan 12, 2006)
What a turbulent winter session of Parliament that we witnessed! Series of events like the drama over the Volcker Committee Report and the exit of Natwar Singh, the daily walkouts over the NDA's ridiculous demand for the resignation of Sonia Gandhi, . . .
- P. C. Thomas Defends Severing Ties With Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
P. C. Thomas, MP, on Wednesday said that he and his colleagues in the Indian Federal Democratic Party (IFDP) had decided to leave the NDA, dissolve the party and merge with the Kerala Congress (Joseph) when they sensed that the BJP would adopt . . .
- Bofors Row Back With Fresh Ammo: A Million $ Question (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
The ghost of Bofors refuses to go away. Just as the infamous howitzer kickback case was turning cold, revelations that a senior law officer sought to facilitate defreezing of key payback link Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi’s London . . .
- Rajnath And Up’S Slow Churning (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jan 11, 2006)
The meaning being read into Rajnath Singh’s elevation as BJP president obscures the more obvious reality that the choice is a function of the total confusion in the party, particularly at its higher reaches.
- Congress Joins Battle With Dal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Even as the JD(S) has threatened to pull out of the coalition government if the Congress joins hands with the All India Progressive Janata Dal (AIPJD) in the hung zilla panchayats (ZPs), the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) leadership, in tune
- Now Cong Accuses Bjp Of Phone Tapping (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 11, 2006)
At a time when Congress-led UPA government at the Centre is under attack on the phone-tapping issue, the party's Rajasthan unit
- Goodbye Peace Process? (News International, Ghani Jafar, Jan 11, 2006)
What on earth is New Delhi up to? There clearly is a method to the madness of its deliberately raising the pitch of hostility with Pakistan through the recent spate of unwarranted official pronouncements regarding the Balochistan situation.
- Politics With Drama And Ironies (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 11, 2006)
Sometimes certain developments take place or utterances are made in politics which leave one wonder whether these are deliberate or spontaneous.
- 'Say No To State Funding' (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jan 11, 2006)
Shockingly abominable as the cash-for-questions expose involving 11 members of parliament and shown on the small screen has been, it has led to a knee-jerk reaction by the government
- 'Say No To State Funding' (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jan 11, 2006)
Shockingly abominable as the cash-for-questions expose involving 11 members of parliament and shown on the small screen has been, it has led to a knee-jerk reaction by the government
- Somnath Calls For All-Party Meet To Discuss Hc Notice (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 11, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has called for an all-party meeting here on January 20 to discuss the situation arising out of the Delhi High Court notice to the Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha, Election Commission and the Centre on the expulsion of MPs in th
- Rajnath To Discuss New Team Composition With Rss (The Economic Times, DEVESH KUMAR, Jan 11, 2006)
In an attempt to finalise the composition of its new team of officebearers, the BJP top brass is likely to hold discussions with the RSS next week
- Tn :No Change In Bjp Decision To Go It Alone In Polls (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
There is no change in the BJP's decision to go it alone in the assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, a senior BJP leader said today.
Former Union Minister and BJP's National Executive member S Thirunavukakrassar told a press meet here today the party . . .
- Behind Joshi Cd: Rss Hints At High, Mighty In Gujarat (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Jan 10, 2006)
Senior RSS ideologue M G Vaidya has said that ‘‘a highly ambitious Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’’ from Gujarat could be behind the Sanjay Joshi VCD and they could eventually be in for a Shakespearean tragic end.
- Working To Close N-Deal, Upa Fights Last-Minute Jitters From Within (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Jan 10, 2006)
With US Under-Secretary of State Nicholas Burns arriving in India on January 19 for talks with his counterpart Shyam Saran, the top UPA leadership is working overtime to arrive at a political decision to close the July 18 nuclear deal before . . .
- Now Mulayam ‘Wealth’ Under The Sc Scanner (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, Jan 10, 2006)
The Supreme Court today issued notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, seeking reply why criminal trial should not be ordered against him for allegedly accumulating wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.
- Bjp Behind Joshi Trap: Rss (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
RSS ideologue M G Vaidya today alleged some BJP men from Delhi were behind the sting operation to catch former BJP general secretary Sanjay Joshi in an objectionable act with a woman from Gujarat.
- Hc Notices On Cash-For-Query (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Delhi High Court asks Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, EC and Centre to reply
In a move which could trigger a stand-off between Parliament and the judiciary, the Delhi High Court today issued notices to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secretariats, . . .
- Serious Threat-Ii (Statesman, PR DUBHASHI, Jan 10, 2006)
It has been stated on behalf of the BJP that they had no alternative but to boycott Parliament because all along they had been treated by the UPA government as an enemy rather than an adversary and were not even allowed to speak on the floor . . .
- Yogi And Commie Star (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jan 10, 2006)
Brinda Karat is suing a Trivandrum publisher who published a photo of hers together with a quotation from an interview of hers to the effect that yoga was the secret behind health and beauty — although he published an apology the next day.
- Coalition Under Stress, Says Gowda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
JD(S) to decide on continuance in or withdrawal from Ministry
JD(S) upset at Congress "plan" to align with rebels
Congress deviating from understanding: Gowda
Issue will be sorted out: Jayanthi Natarajan
- Advani's Phones Were Tapped During Volcker Controversy: Bjp (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Jumping into the bandwagon, BJP today joined Samajwadi Party and other parties to claim it was also a victim of phone tapping alleging the landlines of Leader of Opposition L K Advani were under surveillance and demanded a probe into it.
- Sangh Didn’T Pressure Advani To Quit: Rajnath (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The newly-appointed BJP president, Mr Rajnath Singh, today denied that his predecessor, Mr LK Advani, had been under any pressure from the RSS to resign from the party’s top post.
- Bjp Demands Inquiry In Phone Tapping (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Controversy over the issue of phone-tapping of senior Opposition leaders gathered momentum today with the BJP alleging that the telephone of Leader of the Opposition L K Advani was being bugged
- Rajnath To Remove Expelled Mps (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
RSS ideologue M G Vaidya today alleged some BJP men from Delhi were behind the sting operation to catch former BJP general secretary Sanjay Joshi in an objectionable act with a woman from Gujarat.
- Rss Sees Bjp Hand In Joshi Sting (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
RSS ideologue Mr MG Vaidya today alleged that some BJP men from Delhi were behind the sting operation to catch former BJP general secretary Mr Sanjay Joshi in an objectionable act with a woman from Gujarat.
- Court Takes Moolah-Am Count (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The Supreme Court today asked Uttar Pardesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav to respond to charges that he and his family owned unaccounted assets worth crores.
- Up Keeps ‘Tapping’ Lines Crackling (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Soon, you will need a logbook as thick as the once-indispensable telephone directories to keep track of the tapping controversy.
- Hc Notice To Houses On Mps’ Expulsion (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
A day after Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee stated that he was against the interference of courts in Parliament’s decision of expelling 11 MPs for their “involvement” in the “cash for query” scam, the Delhi High Court today issued notices . . .
- India’S Political Freedom In Question – Bjp Finds Foul In Phone Tapping Of Leaders –politicians Look For Supreme Court’S Help (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Jan 10, 2006)
India may be silently experienced loss of political freedom while preaching the same to Nepal and other countries.
- Show Of Strength: Bjp Outdoes Uma (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Former chief minister and state BJP heavyweight Sunderlal Patwa shared the dais with the chief minister. He too attacked Ms Bharati, albeit indirectly. The Bharati supporters of the area, including a former senior cabinet minister, chose to remain absent.
- Amar Singh Apologises To Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Samajwadi Party general secretary and spokesman Amar Singh on Monday offered an apology to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his remarks that some people in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) were also involved in the phone tapping case.
- No Intention To Cause Hurt To Manmohan: Amar Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Claims telling Dr. Singh about phone tapping for a year
Alleges that phones of Congress' rivals were tapped by RAW and CBI
- Hc Notice To Rs, Ls, Ec And Centre On Expulsion Of Mps (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
In a move which could trigger a stand-off between Parliament and the judiciary, the Delhi High Court today issued notices to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secretariats, Election Commission and the Centre on petitions by eight of the 11 expelled MPs . . .
- Late Call: Bjp Says Advani Phone Was Tapped Too (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Striking a ‘‘me-too’’ note, the BJP on Monday claimed it received ‘‘credible information’’ four days ago that the landline phones of former party chief L K Advani had been tapped during the Volcker controversy.
- Expelled Bjp Mps Likely To Be Removed From The Party (Press Trust of India, K G Suresh, Jan 10, 2006)
Taking a tough line on corruption, new BJP President Rajnath Singh has made up his mind to remove all six party Members expelled from the Parliament in the cash-for-query scam from the party as well.
- Partners At War -Navin Now On Slippery Ground (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Orissa has presented the strange spectacle of the two partners in the ruling coalition practically not being on speaking terms and yet managing to keep the tensions concealed.
- Yechury Condemns Killing Of Tribals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
"Don't evict them by use of force in the name of industrialisation"
- Upa Plan For Minorities May Fragment Society, Warns Bjp; Not On, Agrees Left (Hindu, Varghese K George, Jan 09, 2006)
The UPA government’s controversial move to reserve a ‘‘certain percentage’’ of all development funds for minorities has been criticised by the BJP and the Left too has expressed concern.
- Yechury Condemns Killing Of Tribals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
"Don't evict them by use of force in the name of industrialisation"
- Communal Bill Comes Under Public Scrutiny (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Former Chief Justice Ahmadi expressed apprehensions that the clause empowering the state government or Centre to declare an area as communally-sensitive could be misused.
- Left Front Seeks A Massive Mandate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
No alternative to the Front, says Buddhadeb
Opposition's attempt to forge alliance "an unprincipled exercise"
Industrialisation to be top priority if voted back to power
- Parliament Shows The Way Forward (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 09, 2006)
The determined way both Houses acted against the MPs involved in the cash-for-questions case has given rise to hope that something can be done to curb corruption in the country.
- Pranayamarx (Indian Express, SANDIPAN DEB, Jan 09, 2006)
Ramdev fans willing to eat crushed bones; CPM fighting for vegetarians. What next?
- No Compromise On Party Ideology, Says Rajnath ..... (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
While preferring to steer clear of the ongoing debate on the relationship between the RSS and his party, BJP President Rajnath Singh appears to be in a tearing hurry to cleanse the 25-year-old organisation of all the ills afflicting it.
- Parliament Under Cloud (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Jan 09, 2006)
It was black December for In-dian Parliament as its worst nightmare came true for the largest democracy in the world.
- No Withdrawal Of Support To Patnaik Government: Rajnath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Orissa BJP delegation meets BJP president
Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh on Saturday told a delegation from Orissa that there was no question of withdrawing support to the Naveen Patnaik Government, but matters that have soured the . . .
- Rss Responsible For Partition: Arjun (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Holding the RSS and Hindu Mahasabha responsible for Partition, senior Congress leader and Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh claimed that the BJP would collapse like a pack of cards due to "its inner contradictions and hollow principles."
- Bangaru Hopes For A Comeback (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Former BJP president Mr Bangaru Laxman said he met the newly-elected BJP president, Mr Rajnath Singh, on 2 and 3 January with the hope of getting some active role in the party.
- ‘I’Ve No Ego In Meeting People. If I Can Meet Leaders Of Other Parties, Why Not My Own?’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
I’ve no ego in meeting people. If I can meet leaders of other parties, why not my own?’
- Advani’S Swan Song (The Week, Debashish Mukerji, Jan 08, 2006)
RSS wants to know who would succeed Venkaiah Naidu
The list of contenders remained broadly the same. But their rankings kept changing every week. However, one front-runner has emerged in the race for the next BJP president once Lal Krishna Advani . . .
- Shotgun Weeding (The Week, R. Prasannan, Jan 08, 2006)
Television stings have caused a stir; the big battles will follow
- After Kisan-Speak, Pm, Rajnath Must Walk The Talk (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 08, 2006)
Those who wish to see India emerge as a developed nation in a holistic sense—prosperous, harmonious, egalitarian and culturally vibrant—know very well the critical importance of two large but long-neglected sections of our economy:
- A Challenging Role For Rajnath (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jan 08, 2006)
The new BJP President, Rajnath Singh has gained wide experience at his age. He is just 54. Known as a soft spoken and low profile gentleman-politician, he lacks the stature to lead the second biggest political party after the Congress.
- Deciphering The Mirwaiz’S Statements (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 08, 2006)
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) who is visiting Pakistan, has said that the proposal for self-rule or self-governance should not be confused with “autonomy”.
- Rss, Hindu Mahasabha Responsible For Partition: Arjun Singh (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Holding the RSS and Hindu Mahasabha responsible for Partition, senior Congress leader and Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh today claimed that the BJP would collapse like a pack of cards due to "its inner contradictions and hollow principles."
- Old Order Gives Way (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Jan 08, 2006)
The year just begun is likely to see a radical change in the political equations between the country’s principal parties broadly divided into two: the Hindu Right-wing and others.
- Chances Slipping For West Bengal ‘Mahajot’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
With Assembly polls around the corner in West Bengal, the formation of a united ‘‘mahajot’’ against the ruling Left Front continues to evade the opposition parties in the State.
- Advani Is Party: Bjp Spokesman (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Even a week after he resigned as party President, LK Advani appears to continue to hold sway over BJP with its spokesman Prakash Javadekar declaring on Saturday that "Advani is Party".
- Let’S Tango, Bjp Tells Jd(s) (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Cashing in on the simmering discontent among the coalition partners – the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) – following the Taluk and Zilla Panchayat election results, the State Unit of BJP is prepared to form an alternative government . . .
- Pm’S Left Hook (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jan 08, 2006)
The Left saw another side to the usually soft-spoken Manmohan Singh when it made an issue over the joint Indo-US air force exercise in Kalaikunda, West Bengal, last November.
- Venkaiah Naidu Not To Hold Party Post (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
Former BJP president M. Venkaiah Naidu has said he had conveyed to the incumbent, Rajnath Singh, not to consider him for any post when he reconstitutes the party's national executive.
- Clarify Stand On Nuclear Plan: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2006)
"Centre must keep all parties informed"
Concern over plan being shared with U.S. Congress
Wonders whether it amounts to capping India's n-resources
Wants Government to take other political parties into confidence
- Bjp: Present Tense, Future Uncertain (Tribune, Satish Misra, Jan 07, 2006)
Last month’s silver jubilee celebration of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Mumbai will go down in the party’s history as a landmark which focused on the past, but refused to take up the present and shied away from the future.
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