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Articles 5121 through 5220 of 9764:
- The Great Indian Political Circus (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 07, 2005)
If the Congress party is going through troubled times amid the fallout of the Volcker report, the BJP has had its share of problems with the volatile Uma Bharti. A trying time for the country's two main parties.
- ‘Innocent’ Natwar In Rescue Act (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Natwar Singh announced his resignation tonight, using the face-saver that he was stepping down to rob the Opposition of an excuse to stall Parliament and not because he was guilty.
- Beleaguered Natwar Quits Cabinet (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Minister without portfolio K Natwar Singh on Tuesday announced his resignation from the Union Cabinet saying he did not want to be an excuse for paralysis of Parliament after the opposition stalled both the Houses insisting on his immediate exit.
- Bharti Janata Party? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Something tells us that the relationship between sanyasin Uma Bharti and the BJP is not quite over.
- "Lalu Will Not Get Justice In Bihar" (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Dec 07, 2005)
Great prejudice has been caused by earlier order, counsel tells Supreme Court
- Advani Launches `Nyay Yatra' At Varanasi (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Dec 07, 2005)
Initiative aimed at "getting justice to the family of slain party MLA Krishnanand Rai"
- Opposition In No Mood To Relent (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 07, 2005)
Parliamentary proceedings will be stalled until Natwar's resignation comes through
- Court Says `No' To Dissolution Of Municipal Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
SEC told to conduct election of chairperson
Court gives commission two weeks' time to conduct election
Tells police to give protection for the conduct of poll
Dismisses writ petitions of councillors
- Bjp Holding House To Ransom, Says Cpi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
`Bring in a no-confidence motion instead of resorting to stalling tactics'
Disruption from the beginning of 14th Lok Sabha 62 hours of work lost this year Congress also to blame for impasse
- Reconsider Expulsion, Says Uma (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Appealing for reconsideration of her expulsion, Ms Uma Bharati today sent a petition to the BJP disciplinary committee requesting she be given a chance to explain her viewpoint. “Acquiescing to the BJP parliamentary board’s decision to expel . . .
- Campaign On Aids Awareness In State From February (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Anti-AIDS volunteers to make house visits and talk to people on dreaded disease
Collectors asked to prepare comprehensive action plans
Counselling to be provided at PHCs
Supply of drugs at Government hospitals from January 1
- Natwar Wilts Under Volcker Issue Heat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Minister without portfolio K Natwar Singh on Tuesday night announced his resignation from the Union Cabinet saying he did not want to be an excuse for paralysis of Parliament ...
- Opposition Targets Sonia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
With Mr Natwar Singh, now almost certain to resign from the Union Cabinet, the Opposition targeted the National Advisory Council head and Congress chief, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, and disrupted proceedings in both Houses of Parliament today.
- Congress Pulls Off A ‘Bloodless Coup’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Mr Natwar Singh might be more indignant with a section of the Congress leadership than with the NDA that led the campaign for his removal from the Cabinet over the Volcker expose.
- Natwar Resigns (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Minister without portfolio K. Natwar Singh tonight announced his resignation from the Union Cabinet, saying that he did not want to be an excuse for the Opposition to stall Parliament.
- Spurned Sanyasin (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The expulsion of Ms Uma Bharti from the BJP would not have surprised anyone, least of all the sanyasin herself. If the day after her suspension she appeared a little apologetic, she was belligerence personified by the time she sent her reply . . .
- Khushboo: A Larger Question (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Dec 07, 2005)
After Ms. Jayalalithaa, no actress of Tamil cinema has provoked so much political discussion as Khushboo has done. And, strangely, it is the lesser of the two stars, who raises a larger political question, though it has not figured so far in the furore
- Bjp Rules Out Any 'Appeal' By Uma (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
A day after she was thrown out of the party, BJP on Tuesday ruled out any possibility of Uma Bharati "appealing" against disciplinary action with former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee rebutting her charges that the party was "anti-OBC" and that its top . . .
- No Taking Uma Back, Says Bjp (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Firmly shutting its doors on expelled leader Miss Uma Bharati, the BJP today ruled out any scope for her to appeal against the disciplinary action even as former Prime Minister Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee rebutted her charges that the party was “anti-OBC” and
- Bjp Projects Varun To Counter Rahul In Up (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Aiming to counter the Congress' bid to project first-time MP Rahul Gandhi as a young dynamic leader and a crowd puller in Uttar Pradesh, the opposition BJP has sought to project his cousin, Varun Gandhi in a similar light, hoping to infuse . . .
- Bjp Leaves No Room For Bharti Re-Entry (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Firmly shutting its doors on expelled leader Uma Bharti, BJP today ruled out any scope for her to appeal against the disciplinary action even as former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee rebutted her charges that the party was "anti-OBC" and its top bras
- Uma’S Dance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 07, 2005)
The ideological distance the Bharatiya Janata Party has travelled between December 6, 1992 and December 6, 2005 is easily measured in terms of its attitude to Ms Uma Bharti. In 1992, in the period leading up to the destruction of the Babri Masjid and its
- Natwar Quits Over Iraq Oil Scandal (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Indiaís suspended foreign minister, Natwar Singh, quit the cabinet on Tuesday amid unrelenting pressure from opposition groups over his role in Iraqís oil-for-food scandal. Singh said although he was innocent, he had decided to resign as opposition . . .
- Natwar To Resign Over Oil-For-Food Scandal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Former Indian foreign minister Natwar Singh will resign, the party announced Tuesday, a move that failed to quell opposition fury over charges that he and the ruling Congress party skimmed the UN oil-for-food scheme in Iraq.
- Nda To Disrupt Parliament Until Natwar Quits (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Continuing with its insistence on the immediate resignation of Mr Natwar Singh, the BJP today said the NDA would not relent from its demand of the resignation of Congress President Sonia Gandhi from the chairmanship of the National Advisory Council.
- How Many More Uma Bharatis And Raj Thackerays? (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 07, 2005)
Uma Bharati, once of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and Raj Thackeray of the Shiv Sena may not be chips off the same block. But their resentment underlines the same point: personal ambitions dent the armour of parochialism as easily as that of pluralism.
- Class For Comrades (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 07, 2005)
With Natwar Singh finally calling it quits—are we being recklessly presumptuous?—the nature of public discourse will dictate that the curtains start falling on the Volcker stage. That would be a pity. There’s the money trail to be discovered.
- Ayodhya Redux (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 07, 2005)
BJP’s best option: exorcise the ghosts of the past and emerge a modern party of the right
- Goodbye To Ground Zero (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Dec 07, 2005)
Many years ago, a friend and mentor introduced me to an old Chinese proverb: when the finger points to the moon, the idiot points to the finger. Given the punditry that has followed Uma Bharati’s expulsion from the BJP, the wisdom in that one-liner seems
- Vajpayee Shuts Door In Uma’S Face (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Breaking his silence on the Uma Bharati episode, former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today denied her charges that the BJP was ‘‘anti-OBC’’ or that it had been ‘‘hijacked’’ by certain leaders for their own benefit, giving a clear indication . . .
- Uma Seeks Personal Hearing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
After her expulsion from the BJP, firebrand leader Uma Bharti on Tuesday appealed to the party’s disciplinary committee for granting her a personal hearing on charges of indiscipline and anti-party activities against her after the completion . . .
- Uma's Obsession: No Flowers, Just Flags (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
In an effort to project herself as the ‘real BJP’, expelled leader Uma Bharati on Tuesday asked her supporters to gift her party flags, instead of bouquets and garlands to extend support to her.
- Cong Mishandled Situation: Jagat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Embroiled in a controversy over his role in the Iraqi Oil-for-Food scam, Union Minister Natwar Singh's son Jagat Singh on Tuesday said the Enforcement Directorate has not summoned him for questioning and blamed the Congress for "mishandling" . . .
- Parliament Will Function If Natwar Quits: Bjp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
The BJP on Tuesday conveyed to the government its willingness to cooperate in the smooth functioning of Parliament from Wednesday provided Natwar Singh submits his resignation by the morning.
- Bjp Leaves No Room For Bharati Re-Entry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Firmly shutting its doors on expelled leader Uma Bharati, the BJP on Tuesday ruled out any scope for her to appeal against the disciplinary action even as former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee rebutted her charges that the party was 'anti-OBC' . . .
- Uma Loyalist Among Ministers (Tribune, N.D.Sharma, Dec 06, 2005)
Mr Anup Mishra is lucky to have his cake and eat it. As a Cabinet Minister in the Babulal Gaur government, he was in the forefront, along with another Cabinet Minister Gauri Shankar Shejwar, in carrying out the “remove Gaur and bring Uma Bharati back”
- Volcker Stalls Houses Again (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
An unrelenting Opposition, demanding the sacking of an “obdurate” Mr Natwar Singh from the Cabinet over the Volcker report, today forced the adjournment of both the Houses of Parliament that did little business since Friday.
- Govindacharya Stands By Uma (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Former BJP ideologoue Mr KN Govindacharya today said the firebrand former BJP leader, Miss Uma Bharati, was capable of tackling the present crisis on her own and would emerge successful.
- Cpm Flays ‘Slogan-Shouting’ Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Lashing out at the BJP-led Opposition for its “slogan-shouting politics” stalling Parliament proceedings, the CPM on Monday said the BJP leaders should also question the benefits accruing to Reliance in the Iraqi oil payoffs.
- Bjp Expels Uma Bharti (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Cracking the whip, BJP today expelled one of its mass leaders Uma Bharti for "anti-party activities" after she made a scathing attack on the top brass in her response to a show cause notice to her.
- Bjp Boots Out 'Anti-Party' Uma (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Uma Bharti’s stint with the BJP came to an abrupt end today with the party expelling her indefinitely for “indiscipline and anti-party activities”.
- Natwar Hints At Quitting (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The writing was on the wall for Union Minister K Natwar Singh as Congress leaders on Monday mounted pressure on him to quit, taking cue from the leadership’s late Sunday night move to throw him out of the party’s highest executive body.
- Expel Advani Also: Uma (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Hitting back at BJP leadership after she was expelled, firebrand leader Uma Bharti today demanded expulsion of party president L K Advani accusing him of committing "gross indiscipline" by "saluting" Pakistan founder Mohd Ali Jinnah.
- Natwar Meets Sonia, Offers To Quit (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
day after his removal from the Congress Steering Committee, Union Minister Natwar Singh, who has been in the thick of Volcker controversy, tonight offered to resign, Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma said.
- Up: Police Raid Mukhtar Ansari's Residence, Hotel (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
ttar Pradesh police today raided the residence of the independent legislator from neighbouring Mau assembly constituency Mukhtar Ansari who was named in the FIR in connection with the killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai.
- Volcker Fire To Rage Till Pm Returns (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
As the BJP-Congress showdown over the Volcker controversy intensifies, the functioning of Parliament is set to be paralysed in the coming few days. In the midst of the NDA and the UPA government exchanging fire and trading charges, . . .
- Government Defers All-Party Meeting (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The stalemate in Parliament over the Volcker issue is unlikely to subside till the return of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from Moscow, as the government has deferred its plans for an all-party meeting tomorrow due to insistence of the Opposition . . .
- Pm Informed Of Natwar’S Ouster: Cong (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Congress today accused the BJP of stalling the proceedings of Parliament on the Volcker issue to hide its own discomfiture over the developments related to Ms Uma Bharti.
- Volcker Report Rocks Parliament For Third Day (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The political fire sparked off by the Volcker report continued to rage unabated with both Houses of Parliament adjourning with the Opposition storming the proceedings today.
- On Babri Eve, Uma Demolished (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 06, 2005)
Cracking the whip, the BJP today expelled Uma Bharati for ‘‘anti-party activities’’ after she made a blistering attack on the party top brass in her response to a show cause notice.
- Countrywide Alert For Babri Demolition Anniversary (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
A countrywide alert is on for the 14th anniversary of Babri masjid demolition tomorrow, which the Sangh parivar and minority community plan to observe as "Shaurya" (glory) and "Kala" (black) day separately.
- Bjp Chief Ignites Oil Slick In House (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Keeping the Volcker pot boiling, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L K Advani on Monday demanded that the ruling party apply the same yardstick as it did in the case of former foreign minister Natwar Singh ....
- Oppn Aims For Sonia’S Jugular (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Both the Houses of Parliament were disrupted again on Monday over the Opposition demand for the resignation of Union Minister Natwar Singh and National Advisory Council Chairperson Sonia Gandhi over the Iraqi oil-for-food scam.
- ‘There’S A Cadre-Leader Disconnect’ (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Dec 06, 2005)
K N Govindacharya, former BJP general secretary: “Advani says different things at different times.”
- Implement `Bihar Model' In Polls: Trinamool (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Takes out rally in Kolkata with allies, including BJP
- Expelled, Bharti Hits Back At Advani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
An unrepentant Uma Bharti was on Monday expelled from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for indiscipline and anti-party activities....
- State Assembly Adjourns Without Doing Business (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Opposition disrupts proceedings for debate on various issues
Uproar over adjournment motions
CPI (M) members stage sit-in
Opposition boycotts BAC meet
House adjourned three times
- Uma Bharti Expelled For "Indiscipline" (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 06, 2005)
Her recent utterances and behaviour were taken into account, says Arun Jaitley
"Parliamentary Board considered her response to notice"
Nine MLAs have regretted their behaviour
- ``Advani Should Quit For Praising Jinnah'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
After her dismissal from the Bharatiya Janata Party, the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Uma Bharti, demanded that BJP president L.K. Advani immediately resign as he ``disgraced'' the party by going to Pakistan and praising its founder Mohammad Ali
- Udf Nod To Reduce Electricity Tariff (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Programmes for weaker sections of society, farmers
- Bjp Has No Other Issue But To Attack Sonia Gandhi, Says Oscar Fernandes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Her name being dragged unnecessarily into the Volcker report controversy, says Fernandes
- Opposition Parties Come Under Attack (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
BJP charged with lowering the prestige of Parliament
Opposition accused of undermining Justice Pathak inquiry committee
CPI (M) not to demand Natwar Singh's resignation
- Omar Abdullah To Discuss `Self-Rule' With Pervez Musharraf (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 06, 2005)
On the heels of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's statement suggesting "self-rule" for Kashmir, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said he would discuss the issue with him and Prime Minster Showkat Aziz. He would present them a copy of the . . .
- Govindacharya Ropes In Former Bjp Leaders (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Denies reports of Uma Bharti joining his organisation
- Indian Opp Piles Pressure On Govt Over Volcker Report (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
India’s opposition piled pressure on the government on Monday in parliament over new charges that the former foreign minister and the ruling Congress party joined a scam to profit from the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq.
- Sanyasin Or Out? (The Week, Deepak Tiwari, Dec 06, 2005)
Emerging from the BJP office in Bhopal on November 27 to start her Ram-Roti march, Uma Bharti was at her symbolic best when she stood on top of an Ambassador car with her foot on its red beacon (symbol of power) to address the people.
- Bjp Expels Firebrand Sanyasin (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Uma Bharati was on Monday expelled from the primary membership of BJP for indiscipline and anti-party activities.
- Uma Bharati Expelled From Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
On the eve of 13th anniversary of the demolition of the disputed structure in Ayodhya, one of the most vocal and prominent Hindutva leaders of the BJP, Ms Uma Bharati, was today expelled from the primary membership of the party for indiscipline and anti-p
- Uma Will Tackle Present Crisis: Govindacharya (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Former BJP ideologoue Govindacharya on Monday said firebrand leader Uma Bharti was capable of tackling the present crisis on her own and would emerge successful.
- Uma's Exit Will Make Cm’S Task Tough (Times of India, Mohua Chatterjee, Dec 06, 2005)
The expulsion drama on Monday was heightened by the presence of an Uma Bharati associate, former general secretary K N Govindacharya in Delhi, who announced the formation of a national steering committee of disgruntled leaders.
- Congress, Bjp In A Bind (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 06, 2005)
In one of his more perceptive comments, Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani had declared some time ago that he would be concerned if the Congress party were to disintegrate. In a similar vein, he had urged voters in the lead-up to an . . .
- Bjp Expels Uma Bharti; No Time Frame For Return (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Cracking the whip, BJP today expelled one of its mass leaders Uma Bharti for "anti-party activities" after she made a scathing attack on the top brass in her response to a show cause notice to her.
- On Natwar, Oppn In No Mood To Relent (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Dec 06, 2005)
With the Government and the Speaker failing to mollify the Opposition on the Natwar Singh-Volcker controversy, the next two days of Parliament are likely to prove stormy. Defence Minister and Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha, Pranab Mukherjee, . . .
- Advani Wonders Whether Natwar Being Made A Scapegoat (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Maintaining that Natwar Singh was being made a scapegoat by the Congress to "save its skin" in the Iraqi oil deals, Leader of Opposition L K Advani today demanded that the ruling party apply the same yardstick and remove Sonia Gandhi as Chairperson of Nat
- Advani Should Be Expelled From Bjp For "Saluting" Jinnah: Uma (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Hitting back at BJP leadership after she was expelled, firebrand leader Uma Bharti today demanded expulsion of party President L K advani accusing him of committing "gross indiscipline" by "saluting" Pakistan founder Mohd Ali Jinnah.
- Congress Ka Lafda Hai, Natwar To Bakra Hai: Advani (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
Resorting to ‘Bambaiyya Hindi’, BJP president L.K.Advani today described the fallout of the Volcker Committee report as ‘‘Congress ka lafda hai, Natwar to bakra hai,’’ (the Congress is involved, Natwar is only a scapegoat), and demanded that Congress . .
- Uma’S Life, No Longer A Party (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 06, 2005)
In her reply to the showcause notice served to her, Uma Bharati stated that the “BJP experiment” had failed. She must have known what was in store for her when she set those words down. Decode, also, her statements, “I am the real BJP”,
- Our Limpet Obsession (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Dec 06, 2005)
Natwar Singh does not believe that the mention of his name in the Volcker report is sufficient reason for him to go gently into the night. “Why should I resign?” he queries belligerently.
- House Trained (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 06, 2005)
The BJP can make a few smart points now. But it’s busy being shrill and silly
- Where Is Mathrani? ‘The Country Is Being Sold And Criminals Are Being Protected’ : Nda (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 06, 2005)
Situation in New Delhi is serious. Taking strong exception to the whisking away of Indian Ambassador to Croatia Aniel Mathrani on his arrival at Delhi airport,
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