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Articles 5521 through 5620 of 9764:
- Nitish Kumar To Be Sworn In Today (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Nov 24, 2005)
BJP's Sushil Kumar Modi to be the Deputy Chief Minister Nitish swept the NDA's demand for Buta Singh's ouster under the carpet, adopting a `let bygones be bygones' posture.
- Now Ayodhya, Godhra For School Textbooks (Hindu, Lakshmi B. Ghosh , Nov 24, 2005)
Nearly 13 years after the demolition of the Babri Masjid, the Ayodhya temple dispute is set to find its way into school textbooks along with the much talked about Godhra riots in Gujarat.
- Bihar: The Road Ahead (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 24, 2005)
In a clear mandate, the people of Bihar have voted across caste and communal divide to send the message that they want change. It is now up to Mr Nitish Kumar, expected to be the next Chief Minister, to deliver on his promises and put his State firmly....
- By-Elections As Political Pointers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 24, 2005)
A defeat at the hands of a friend-turned-foe hurts more than any loss to a traditional rival.
- Nitish Kumar To Be Sworn In As Bihar Cm Today (Hindustan Times, HT Correspondent, Nov 24, 2005)
JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Bihar’s 23rd Chief Minister at the historic Gandhi Maidan along with a 13-member team of ministers on Thursday.
- Political Pointers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 24, 2005)
If the Bihar assembly election results confirmed the shift of politics that was taking place under the surface in the state, the results of the by-elections held in Maharashtra and Kerala provided further confirmation of the political moods...
- Price Of Division (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 24, 2005)
United, they could have stood tall; divided, they fell. The verdict in Bihar once again upheld the simple electoral logic.
- Sena In Retreat (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 24, 2005)
The results of the two by-elections held in Maharashtra further reinforce the view that the Shiv Sena is fast losing political space which could prove to be irretrievable in the long run.
- Bjp's Loss In Kerala (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 24, 2005)
It is amazing that the BJP, within weeks of its commendable performance in the Kerala local body elections, should suffer a humiliating defeat in the by-election to the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. Nobody was expecting the BJP to emerge....
- Narayan Rane, Oedipus Rex (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Nov 24, 2005)
How do we read the results of the by-election in the Malvan constituency of Maharashtra, in terms of the personalities of Narayan Rane and Bal Thackeray, and their long and complex relationship with one another?
- A Twist Of Fate (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 24, 2005)
Natwar Singh has exhausted his capacity to hurt himself. But he has not exhausted his capacity to hurt the Congress.
- Nitish To Be Sworn In As Cm, Modi Deputy Cm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar here tomorrow at the head of a coalition government with BJP...
- Why The Crowned Head Lies Uneasy (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Nov 24, 2005)
As if the tasks ahead are not daunting enough, Nitish Kumar might soon find that the BJP is in no mood to make his going smooth,
- Natwar Was Sidelined In The Policy- Making Before He Lost The Portfolio (News International, R. Prasannan, Nov 24, 2005)
Whether he bought oil for food or not, fate didn’t allow Natwar Singh to touch last week’s food packets for Iraq. On November 8, he was scheduled to formally hand over a gift-consignment of fortified biscuits for the starving schoolchildren of Iraq.
- Bihar Puts Parliament In A Different Mood (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The impact of the Bihar election verdict was quite palpable even as both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till tomorrow after paying homage to former President KR Narayanan,
- Nitish’S Swearing-In Today (Tribune, Tribune News Service, Nov 24, 2005)
The NDA leader and Chief Minister designate, Mr Nitish Kumar, today officially staked claim to form the next government in Bihar before Governor Buta Singh marking the end of six months of President’s rule in the state...
- More Is Not Merry (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 24, 2005)
IT is unfortunate that RSS chief K.S. Sudarshan has spoken without any sense of responsibility about the family planning programme.
- Decline And Fall Of The Rjd (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
Fifteen years after he took Bihar by storm, Lalu Prasad has been handed a drubbing so severe it has stunned pundit and pollster alike.
- Parliament Faces A Winter Of Discord (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 23, 2005)
At least 50 legislative measures are scheduled for introduction or consideration in the winter session of Parliament, opening today. But this appears a tall order, given the confrontationist mood of the Opposition.
- Bjp, Allies End 15 Years Rule Of Lalu Prasad In Bihar (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 23, 2005)
Bringing an end to 15-year-long uninterrupted rule of Lalu Prasad’s RJD, the alliance of JD(U)-BJP Tuesday wrested the power by roping in 140 seats in the 243-member Assembly.
- To Hubris Of Identity Politics (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Lalu has been decimated, the Nitish Kumar-led NDA given a clear mandate to rule Bihar and the CPI (M) that matters in the state is the CPI (Maoist).
- 14 Ministers In Nitish's Cabinet (Hindustan Times, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
Bihar's would be Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced that he would be inducting about 14 ministers, including a deputy chief minister, in the new NDA government in the state.
- Hard Lobbying In Bjp For Deputy Chief Minister Post (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 23, 2005)
It was a bipolar election — a direct fight between the NDA and the RJD-Congress alliance, says Jaitley
- Secular Vote Divided: Congress, Cpi(m) (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
The Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday said the division in the secular and democratic parties' vote resulted in a clear victory of the Janata Dal (United)-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance in the Bihar Assembly elections.
- Nitish Kumar Wins Clear Mandate In Bihar (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Nov 23, 2005)
Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar has led the National Democratic Alliance to a resounding victory in the Bihar Assembly elections.
- The Other Yadav (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 23, 2005)
Absent from Bihar polls: Ram and Jinnah, Muslims with job quotas and subsidised Urdu teachers
- Rbi Issues New Guidelines For Npa Settlement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Bihar's would be Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today annnounced that he would be inducting about 14 ministers, including a deputy chief minister, in the new NDA government in the state.
- Bihar Cabinet To Have Deputy Cm: Nitish (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
Bihar's would be Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today annnounced that he would be inducting about 14 ministers, including a deputy chief minister, in the new NDA government in the state
- Left Wins Thiruvananthapuram (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
Dealing another blow to the Congress-led United Democratic Front in Kerala, the Left Democratic Front candidate on Tuesday romped home in the by-election to the Lok Sabha
- Municipalities Told Not To Act Against State's Interests (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 23, 2005)
Dharam Singh defends Government's action in superseding Belgaum City Corporation
- Resounding Victory For Ldf In Bypoll (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
Pannian Ravindran wins by 74,200 votes; poll debacle a lethal blow to both UDF and BJP
- "A Vote For Change And Governance" (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Nov 23, 2005)
We will explode the myth that Bihar is non-governable, says Nitish Kumar
- Lalu's Rjd Ousted In Bihar, Nitish To Be Next Cm (See Graphics) (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
Riding an anti-incumbency wave exploiting the division in the secular camp, the JD (U)-BJP combine today dislodged the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led RJD, entrenched in power in Bihar for the last 15 years, winning an absolute majority securing 142 seats in the 24
- Bihar Pins Hope On Nitish Kumar (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Nov 23, 2005)
It is the dawn of a new era in Bihar. An era of hope and resurgence, an era whose foundation will be laid on the ruins of caste and communal politics, an era ushered in by a verdict whose impact will send tremors in the corridors of power in New Delhi
- Verdict For Governance, Says Nitish (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Nov 23, 2005)
It was his day all along and there was no reason for understatement. After making a clean sweep of Bihar, defeating Laloo Prasad Yadav so decisively, Nitish Kumar could well have afforded a few good soundbites. But he knew better.
- Fear Prompted Cong Alliance With Rjd: Bjp (Indian Express, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, the BJP today said its president Sonia Gandhi owed an explanation to the people for entering into an "unprincipled alliance" with RJD in Bihar "to save" its government at the Centre.
- Bihar Joins The National Mainstream (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 23, 2005)
Lalu Prasad refused to understand that Bihar could not remain a stranger to the larger process of growth and development that characterises much of the rest of India.
- Rjd Trounced (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 23, 2005)
The results of elections in Bihar are a clear mandate for change.
- In The End, His Joke Was Tired And On Him (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 23, 2005)
Mandal's architect V P Singh called the rise of Laloo Prasad Yadav in Bihar his “lab experiment in social justice
- Belgaum Corpn Dissolution Angers M’Rashtra (Deccan Herald, DH news, Nov 23, 2005)
The Karnataka Government’s decision to dissolve the Belgaum City Corporation (BCC) on Monday, coinciding with the Golden Jubilee of Samyukta Maharashtra movement, has evoked angry reactions in Maharashtra.
- Rjd Loses Power In Bihar (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
PATNA, Bihar (Reuters) - A major partner in the ruling coalition, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) lost power in Bihar on Tuesday, a defeat analysts say may weaken the federal government and slow reforms.
- Nda Blows Out Rjd Lantern (Deccan Herald, DH news, Nov 23, 2005)
Terming the remarkable win “people’s victory”, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar said the electorate of Bihar had given a befitting reply to the injustice done to the state by the “illegal” dissolution of the previous Assembly.
- Nda Sweeps Bihar Poll (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 23, 2005)
Nitish Kumar made the most of the wave for a change in Bihar when he led the NDA combine to a landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, ending the 15-year Lalu-Rabri reign this evening.
- End Of The Lalu Raj (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 23, 2005)
A NEW era has begun in Bihar with the people voting out the Lalu Prasad Yadav regime and giving a clear mandate to the JDU-led National Democratic Alliance.
- Nitish Promises Good Governance (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Bihar's would-be Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today outlined his priorities with good governance taking a prime place in his government.
- Electorate Has Been Misled, Says Lalu (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Nov 23, 2005)
RJD supremo and Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav had it coming in his home state of Bihar but refused to see the writing on the wall.
- Bihar Speaks (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 23, 2005)
There are times to lament the state of India’s institutions and times to celebrate them.
- Buoyed By Bihar Results, Nda All Set To Take (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 23, 2005)
Buoyed by its victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, the opposition NDA will cross swords with the Government in the winter session of Parliament, commencing tomorrow, on a host of issues, including the raging Volcker report controversy and the policy
- Bihar Results: Nda Leading In 12 Seats, Rjd Six, Inds Three (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Former Bihar Chief minister Rabri Devi was trailing in Raghopur constituency as NDA combine of BJP-JD(U) established an early lead in 32 of the 55 seats, trends were which were available.
- Counting For 243 Bihar Assembly Seats Begins (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Counting of votes for the 243-member Bihar assembly began this morning under heavy security.
- Beyond The Boundaries (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 22, 2005)
I did not find any one from the media. But I watched the editor of an Urdu daily, Aziz Burney, offering Eid namaz at Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi, to atone for the bomb blasts in Delhi.
- Left-Upa Tradeoff (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
In a move to buy peace ahead of a stormy Winter Session of Parliament, the UPA government today agreed with the Left parties on the IAEA-Iran issue being resolved within the atomic agency’s purview, while securing a green signal from red flag bearers for
- Rjd ‘Confident’ Of Majority In Bihar (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Disagreeing with the exit poll predictions giving edge to the NDA in a hung assembly, the RJD on Monday said that it was confident of getting total majority after counting of votes, but in case the number fell short "the other secular parties including...
- Bihar Boxes Out Laloo (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
According to the latest trends, the JDU-BJP combine is ahead of Laloo Prasad-led combine in the Bihar Assembly polls. Union Minister RamVilas Paswan is expected to be the biggest loser in these elections
- Bjp To Discuss Madhya Pradesh Leadership Issue (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 22, 2005)
Babulal Gaur could be on his way out
Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Uma Bharti in the race
Outcome of Bihar polls also to be discussed
Decision on election of new party president
- Volcker: Left May Demand Discussion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Keen on expansion of probe
- A Bonanza For Delhi Mlas, Ministers And Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Notwithstanding their party president Sonia Gandhi's much talked about directive to the Congress rank and file to observe utmost austerity, the Delhi Cabinet on Monday voted for a post-Diwali bonanza of a hundred per cent increase in the salaries . . . .
- Rss Does A Favour To Udf Nominee (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The BJP has given a sensational twist to the eagerly awaited outcome of the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha byelection on Tuesday by publicly admitting to an erosion of its votes favouring the Congress candidate.
- Power Equations In The Winter Session (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2005)
The much-predicted expansion of the Union Cabinet has turned out to be a minimalist cut-and-paste job. No additions, only a few changes involving four portfolios — Information and Broadcasting, Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, and Water Resources
- Ready, Unsteady, Go (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Nov 21, 2005)
The last word on the BJP-RSS tussle is yet to be heard. There has been intense speculation these last few weeks as to who will succeed L.K. Advani as the BJP chief after he demits office in December at Mumbai.
- Mahajan Predicts Nda Win In Bihar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Says it will lead to disintegration of the UPA regime at the Centre
Dismisses possibility of hung Assembly
Andhra policy on naxalism lacks coherence
Partymen proud of RSS association, says Venkaiah Naidu
- Undercurrents May Decide By-Election Outcome (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, Nov 21, 2005)
Both fronts insist it was fought on issues
- Indian Polity And Poor People (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Nov 21, 2005)
The 2004 parliamentary verdict was a mandate for tolerance, social justice and secularism. Inspired by Nehruvian ideas, this model had ensured some level of tolerance and distributive fairness and yet at the same time sought to achieve economic growth,...
- Of Us And Roman Empire (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Nov 21, 2005)
Natwar Singh has not only been hit hard-fairly or otherwise is a different matter—by Paul Volcker, former head of the US Federal Reserve (bank), but also humbled in the most imperial way by this ‘distinguished’ American.
- Why Have Infrastructure Reforms Failed? (Hindu, V. Ranganathan, Nov 21, 2005)
Lack of a strong internal constituency to blame for poor performance; paucity of resources is another major constraint
- Parliament Session Set To Be Stormy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The winter session of Parliament beginning Wednesday is expected, by all accounts, to be stormy with the Congress-led coalition facing a determined Opposition in the wake of the ....
- Bihar Parties Draft Would-Be Cabinet (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Is there going to be any change in Bihar this time or will the status quo continue further?
- Udf Had No Truck With Bjp And Rss, Says Hassan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
`Pinarayi, Karunakaran trying to cover up impending defeat in byelection'
- Thursday's Stormy Heat To Beat Manmohan's Winter Chill (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The winter session of parliament beginning on Wednesday is expected to be stormy, with the government set to face flak over a number of issues ranging from Iraq's oil-for-food deal to Bihar.
- Volcker Probe: The Big Picture (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 21, 2005)
At the grassroots level, it can be argued that the seeds of corruption which ultimately affected the operation of the oil-for-food programme were sowed by the rules and guidelines drawn up to implement the programme.
- Congress Promises Speaker Of Complete Cooperation In House (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Unwilling to accommodate Opposition plan to discuss Mitrokhin archives
- Ncert’S New Syllabus Covers Controversial Political Issues (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 21, 2005)
With the new school syllabus approved after long-drawn controversies, the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has speeded up the preparation of textbooks.
- Nanavati Panel Issues Ultimatum To Bannerjee Committee (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2005)
The recent riots in Mau, according to a Citizen's Report, is indicative of the fact that "Eastern Uttar Pradesh is sitting on the mouth of a communal volcano."
- The Perfect Storm (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Nov 20, 2005)
As Parliament readies for its winter session, Santwana Bhattacharya reads the acrimony on the wall
- Mau Riots: Report Criticises Civil Society's Role (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2005)
The recent riots in Mau, according to a Citizen's Report, is indicative of the fact that "Eastern Uttar Pradesh is sitting on the mouth of a communal volcano." Basing this conclusion on the way "swift attempts" were made to incite communal violence in Bal
- Exit Polls Predict Nitish's Victory (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 20, 2005)
Exit polls after fourth and final round of polls for the 243-member Bihar Assembly predict the Nitish Kumar led NDA alliance could garner a simple majority securing 117 seats, leaving Lalu Prasad’s RJD-led alliance trailing way behind the magic figure of
- According To Exit Polls Nda Has Won In Bihar – Will Form Government In Alliance With A Few Independents And Small Parties (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Nov 20, 2005)
As predicted again and again in India Daily, NDA has won in Bihar
- Bjp Tells Speaker: We Won't Stall Proceedings (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2005)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday night indicated to Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee that it would not hold up proceedings in the winter session of Parliament beginning on November 23.
- The Politics Of Remote Control (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Nov 20, 2005)
Indian politics is not just into a coalition phase. It has moved into an era where the ruling party boss appoints someone else to head the government while indulging in backseat driving
- Nda Just Short Of Majority: Exit Polls (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 20, 2005)
After the final phase of voting in Bihar, two television exit polls tonight predicted that Nitish Kumar-led NDA may end up just short of the winning post in the Assembly polls with projections giving it 117 of the 243 seats, way ahead of the RJD-Congress
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