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Articles 8321 through 8420 of 9764:
- Gujarat Bjp Exports Zaheera Nightmare For Dream Chance In Mp (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Nov 18, 2003)
RSS takes over campaign in Bhojshala, Gujarat’s Madhu Srivastava will run it; local BJP says it’s not fair
- Damage Control Day: Mulayam Fires Lawyer, Does A Babri Rewrite (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2003)
His allies and Muslims quick to notice the sudden softening of his attitude towards the Vajpayee government, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today launched an exercise in damage control: he fired his government’s counsel in the Supreme Co
- Rss Saffron Has Many Colours: One For Dalit Bangaru, Another For Judeo (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 18, 2003)
When the BJP’s first Dalit president Bangaru Laxman was caught on tape accepting Rs 1 lakh in cash, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was quick to condemn him the same evening as a ‘‘failed swayamsevak.’’ But in the case of Dilip Singh Judeo, the Sang
- Party’S Fear In Poll Year: Judeo Video May Play, Replay (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Nov 18, 2003)
Monday morning for the top brass of the BJP and the Government was a lot clearer. Prime Minister A B Vajpayee had set the stage the previous night and with both Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and party president M Venkaiah Naidu agreeing with the PM tha
- Before He Became Mos, Judeo Asked In House: Can Foreign Firms Get Mining Leases In India (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 17, 2003)
IF it’s a coincidence, it’s a very very telling one.
Guess one of the questions Union Minister of State for Environment Dilip Singh Judeo asked in the Rajya Sabha on December 18, 2002, a month before he became Minister: He requested information on ‘‘c
- Frames Of Shame (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2003)
The NDA govt has many achievements to its credit, it should quickly clean this ugly blot
- Party Hits Delete, Pm Pause (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Nov 17, 2003)
If he is guilty, he will have to go: PM
- Tolerance Paves The Way, Jaya (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Nov 17, 2003)
It is incomprehensible why Jayalalithaa, who is known to have national ambitions, chose to blot her copybook by attacking a national media institution like the Hindu. By that one act, she ended up uniting the media behind that organisation, as seldom befo
- Congress Hopes It Can Milk Judeo Tape And So Whitewash Jogi (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 17, 2003)
The Congress, so far on the defensive in Chhattisgarh as it battles the cloud over Chief Minister Ajit Jogi—facing alleged forgery charges and EC stinkers—seized upon the videotape in The Sunday Express expose and made it clear that it would be utilised b
- It’S A Bubble In The Sea, Says Judeo (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2003)
As Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Dilip Singh Judeo walked into his party office in Raipur this evening, waiting partymen shouted ‘Jai Judeo’ and ‘Jai Shri Ram.’ After the press conference in which he said the VCD which shows him acce
- Another Scandal (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 17, 2003)
New revelations about pressure on PSUs only confirm old truths
- Winds Of Change? (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Nov 16, 2003)
Can the BJP take advantage of the anti-incumbency sentiment in Madhya Pradesh
- Backburner Bench (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 16, 2003)
Many fear that the Supreme Court intervention in the arrest of five journalists for breaching the Tamil Nadu Assembly’s privilege will lead to a judiciary versus legislature confrontation. But indications are that the highest court in the land will avoid
- A Harvest After The Drought? (Hindu, Sunny Sebastian, Nov 16, 2003)
In Rajasthan, the Congress is approaching the elections with a great deal of confidence
- Dry Run (Indian Express, Anuradha Nagaraj, Nov 16, 2003)
Gehlot hopes to ride drought wave to power
- Bahu Adopts Parivar (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Nov 16, 2003)
They seem to be made for each other. Both stand for trademark tradition and the values of the Parivar. Meet the ideal Hindu naari of soap world, Tulsi of Kyonki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi fame, the BJP’s latest tinsel mascot.
- Initiative With The Incumbent (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
The BJP is Delhi is handicapped by the absence of any major election issue, says SUJAY MEHDUDIA.
- Caught On Tape: Union Minister Taking Cash, Saying Money Is No Less Than God (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Nov 16, 2003)
As the polls draw near, the dirt has begun to fly faster and thicker.Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Dilip Singh Judeo, considered a strong BJP chief ministerial candidate for Chhattisgarh, has been caught on camera accepting cash in a
- Sai Hitch In Ncp-Bjp Pre-Poll Alliance (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Nov 16, 2003)
Anxious to avoid a split of the anti-Jogi vote in Chhattisgarh, the BJP is exploring the possibility of a tie-up with the Nationalist Congress Party. One issue, however, stands in the way - the NCP which has fielded Hemwant Porte against Chief Minister Aj
- Cpm Set To Back Cong In Andhra (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Nov 16, 2003)
The CPI(M) today decided to commit itself to an alliance with the ‘‘Congress-as-the-opposition’’ for the Andhra polls to defeat the BJP-TDP combine after having backed out in the other states as the Congress is the ruling party there.
- Hands Full (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Nov 16, 2003)
With a few smaller parties in the fray, CM has more than BJP to reckon with
- The First Battle (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2003)
The only tactic of the BJP, a house divided, is to gun for Ajit Jogi who has his own problems. AARTI DHAR on the first Assembly election in Chhattisgarh.
- Survivor, Andhra Style (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2003)
The success of Chandrababu Naidu’s gamble hinges crucially on rural Andhra’s response
- The Indo-Pak Impasse (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 15, 2003)
When two parties to a dispute are determined not to see the adversary’s point of view, the chances of their resolving it are bleak. The recent overtures made by India and the response to them by Pakistan are ample proof that neither party is serious in se
- The Indo-Pak Impasse (Deccan Herald, Kushwant Singh, Nov 15, 2003)
When two parties to a dispute are determined not to see the adversary’s point of view, the chances of their resolving it are bleak. The recent overtures made by India and the response to them by Pakistan are ample proof that neither party is serious in se
- Cong Pulls Rama Pilot Out Of Poll Hat (Indian Express, Anuradha Nagaraj, Nov 15, 2003)
She will take on Vasundhara, fight just got more exciting
- Is It Advantage Congress? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 14, 2003)
From first impressions it appears the Congress(I) is ahead in Delhi, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, which go to the polls next month along with Madhya Pradesh, where, however, the party is not so happily placed. Rasheeda Bhagat surveys the electi on scene.
- Is It Advantage Congress? (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 14, 2003)
From first impressions it appears the Congress(I) is ahead in Delhi, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, which go to the polls next month along with Madhya Pradesh, where, however, the party is not so happily placed. Rasheeda Bhagat surveys the electi on scene
- Poll Iron Hot, So Naidu Strikes (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2003)
Ending weeks of speculation, the general body meeting of the ruling Telugu Desam Party today unanimously favoured early polls, setting the stage for dissolution of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly.
- Congress Poll Tickets For All Delhi Ministers (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Nov 13, 2003)
Congress in Delhi has decided to send most of the sitting MLAs and all the ministers back into contest for the Assembly elections in a bid to retain the face of the government and count on positive incumbency.
- In The Name Of The Party (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 13, 2003)
Under the doctrine of "in the name of the party", bribes are not seen as such but as a legitimate requirement of political outfits.
- In Mp, Bjp Can Bank On Digvijay (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Nov 12, 2003)
Last month, with time on his hands before ticket allotment, Digvijay Singh untied the blindfold he wrapped around the eyes of Sri Sri 108 Namdevji Das Tyagi five months ago to aid Sri Sri 108’s quest for a good monsoon in MP.
- Stamp Out The Scam (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2003)
This is just the tip of the iceberg. We need to unearth fully this ugly multi-crore fraud
- Personal Undertakings (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 11, 2003)
The PSU expose reveals that our ministers have learnt little from the Petrol Pump Scam.
- Screen Presence (Hindustan Times, Kalyani Shankar, Nov 10, 2003)
Rajya Sabha members may soon see another film star join their fold if UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav has his way. With Hema Malini accompanying Dilip Kumar and Sharat Kumar to the House of Elders, there is now an impressive number of film personali
- Personal Policies (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 09, 2003)
Minister of State for Finance A V Adsul wanted his loyal political worker Anwar Ibrahim Qasi to be appointed as his assistant personal secretary. But the Shiv Sena minister was thwarted by the Department of Personnel which turned down his candidate on the
- The Nephew Also Rises (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Nov 09, 2003)
The nephew also rises
- New Delhi, New Voter (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 08, 2003)
In Raipur, they throw free schoolbags at you; in the capital, lower SPM levels
- Early Elections & Tdp Calculations (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Nov 08, 2003)
Chandrababu Naidu's main strength remains the lack of cohesion within the Congress, which is the main opposition in Andhra Pradesh.
- Amma Has Freedom To Press — Hard (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2003)
The Hindu: Citing privilege, House orders arrest of 6 journalists, MLA
- Chandrababu Wants To Logout And Reboot (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Nov 08, 2003)
Decision likely as early as today
- Dalits And The Horizontal Ladder (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 07, 2003)
In the 1984 elections, Kanshi Ram played the game of defeating the otherwise winnable Congress candidates in UP. In the name of Bahujan rhetoric he organised Dalits into an electorally confident group. Slowly in many constituencies, apart from Dalits, he
- Dalits And The Horizontal Ladder (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Nov 07, 2003)
In the 1984 elections, Kanshi Ram played the game of defeating the otherwise winnable Congress candidates in UP. In the name of Bahujan rhetoric he organised Dalits into an electorally confident group. Slowly in many constituencies, apart from Dalits, he
- All In The Family (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2003)
Check the list of candidates: succession continues to knock out competition
- Fission And Fusion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2003)
THE LEADERS WHO were part of the Janata Party experiment in the post-Emergency period have been part of an endless cycle of squabbling among themselves and coming together to form new political formations. The merger of the Samata Party and the ...
- Giving Peace A Second Chance (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 06, 2003)
The Defence Ministry took the unprecedented step last weekend of going to the press twice, on consecutive days, with details of Vajpayee’s address to the Corps Commanders. Yesterday’s news is rarely recycled like this but the ministry’s public relations d
- Jogi State Worse Than Gujarat: Cec (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Nov 05, 2003)
Says officials are more partisan; and he’s less confident
- Poison Myths (Indian Express, Anil Chamadia, Nov 05, 2003)
There’s no correlation between religion and population growth
- Diplomacy As Verbal Gymnastics (Indian Express, Najam Sethi, Nov 04, 2003)
India makes proposals it knows Pakistan can’t entirely accept. Pakistan responds similarly. How silly it all is
- A Liberation From Lies (Indian Express, Prabhakar Sinari, Nov 04, 2003)
In a bid to rewrite history, the RSS appropriates credit for the liberation of Goa. But its role in the state’s freedom struggle was only marginal
- George Fails To Move Dmk On Pota (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2003)
The Centre’s efforts to mollify the DMK on the issue of POTA fell flat tonight after the party president, M. Karunanidhi, stuck to his ground that nothing short of a repeal of the act was acceptable.
- Spoilers In The Peace Process (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 04, 2003)
Indians and Pakistanis have got caught between provocation and arrogance
- Training Politicians (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 03, 2003)
AMONG all political parties that I have known and observed, the Paattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) of Tamil Nadu under the leadership of Dr Ramadoss has begun to appeal to me more and more. This is because it is a party which has shown itself capable of introsp
- Training Politicians (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 03, 2003)
AMONG all political parties that I have known and observed, the Paattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) of Tamil Nadu under the leadership of Dr Ramadoss has begun to appeal to me more and more. This is because it is a party which has shown itself capable of introsp
- Cong Gives Room, Bsp Opens Door (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Nov 02, 2003)
Sonia declares Madhya Pradesh list, doesn’t name candidates for 10 seats
- Roti, Kapada, Makaan, Bijli, Road...Did Someone Say Ram Mandir? (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 02, 2003)
When was the last time you heard politicians wooing voters with something as mundane as a schoolbag? And children are not even voters! The most publicised symbol of ‘‘electoral malpractice’’ in the run-up to the polls in four key north Indian states—the J
- Pulled Up By Ec, Jogi & His Men Loudly Knock (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Nov 01, 2003)
If you happened to be outside the Election Commission today, you would have got to see a part of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. Because Chief Minister Ajit Jogi showed up at the EC door in full force to present his case and counter the ‘‘trumped-up
- Sugarcoating Pota (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 31, 2003)
What has been proposed is an embarrassing gimmick to counter the mounting criticism of gross abuse of POTA by empowering powerless committees to prescribe ineffective remedies.
- To Bargain With Bjp, Stall Cong, Regional Players Come Closer (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Oct 30, 2003)
Pushed against the wall and wary of the upcoming polls, regional parties within the NDA have begun the process of getting together to increase their collective clout vis a vis the BJP.
- Pota Gets A Cosmetic Touch (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Oct 30, 2003)
The Centre’s sudden decision to promulgate an ordinance seeking to check the abuse of Pota reminds me of a nasty encounter I had with Arun Shourie two years ago. It was on a TV programme just after the draconian law came into force.
- Fission And Fusion (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
George Fernandes’s new party will always be haunted by its irrelevance
- Bsp Splits, Letting In A Ray Of Hope For Wary Digvijay (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Oct 29, 2003)
BSP vote share in Vindhya, Chambal explains why Cong could do with help from Maya
- Autumnal Tryst With Elections (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2003)
When Kashmir got a new government and four states readied for a confused campaign
- Throw Pota Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2003)
THE SHORT AND benighted history of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (2001) and Act (2002) has made some things clear. Adopted under cover of re-empowering the state to combat terrorism post-September 11, this extraordinary law was bad in ...
- Dawood, A Trial Run (Indian Express, R. P. Subramanian, Oct 27, 2003)
One day he walks into a police station and surrenders, the rest is a farce
- Digvijay To Encash Maya Fury, Signals Poll Pact With Bsp (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Oct 27, 2003)
But it has BSP divided
- Personality Politics (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Oct 27, 2003)
Both the BJP and the Congress plan to focus on their prime ministerial candidates, and the exchanges between them could get nastier in the days to come.
- ‘bjp Doesn’T Have Double Standards, They Say Whatever’S In Their Mind’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 27, 2003)
You are very proud of your humble origins, and the fact that you still live life more or less in the same style...
- Pm Trips Up Kalam (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Oct 26, 2003)
President Abdul Kalam had to be content touring Bulgaria, Sudan and the UAE on his first state visit abroad. Many of the exciting destinations he would have liked to have traveled to had already been visited by Vajpayee, or else are on the PM’s itinerary
- On The Ground In Gujarat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
THE GUJARAT Government and the BJP have repeatedly accused the NHRC of bias. For the Narendra Modi Government, which is accused of complicity in the 2002 communal violence, the embarrassment value of the Commission's interventions is high, particularly
- ‘vhp Should Cooperate With Bjp And Support Pm’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
VHP is an independent organisation and the BJP does not get defensive about their activities. BJP is also concerned about certain issues such as Ram temple in Ayodhya, Gorakhsa etc. But BJP has its own clear cut views on such issues. When issues are commo
- The World Through New Eyes (Indian Express, Sanjaya Baru, Oct 25, 2003)
Trade and terrorism shape our international relationships now
- Welcome Aboard A Sexist Flight (Indian Express, Jayanthi Natarajan, Oct 25, 2003)
To hold ‘unpresentable’ air hostesses responsible for the woes of AI and IA is hogwash
- Change The Subject (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Oct 24, 2003)
In Uttar Pradesh, ask about the common minimum programme
- Will Amendment Set Free Vaiko? (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 24, 2003)
The Union Cabinet's decision to amend the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act has brought some cheer to the Tamil Nadu allies of the National Democratic Alliance — the PMK and the MDMK in particular.
- Georgian Mystery (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Oct 23, 2003)
Something’s cooking in defence minister and NDA convenor George Fernandes’ pot. But apart from dropping hints calculated to whet appetites, he’s not letting anyone in on his secret.
- Vhp's Specious Logic (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 23, 2003)
Although the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's challenge to the rule of law and peace and tranquillity in Uttar Pradesh, especially at Ayodhya, has mercifully been defeated, it has left behind at least three sources of concern that can cause turmoil in future and
- Where Are The Schools I Sanctioned, Joshi Asks Mulayam Singh Yadav (Indian Express, Dmitry Shlapentokh , Oct 22, 2003)
Eager that his pet programme, Sarva Shikha Abhiyan (SSA), is implemented in right earnest in his home state, Uttar Pradesh, Union Human Resource Development Minister, Murli Manohar Joshi shot off a letter to the state’s new chief minister, Mulayam Singh Y
- Assam Bjp Gets New Chief, To Whip Up Anti-Influx Stir (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Oct 21, 2003)
The newly-elected president of BJP’s Assam unit, Indramani Bora, who took over on Monday said the party would renew its pledge to get the controversial Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, saying infiltration of Bangladeshis was the most imp
- Rerun In Temple Town (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 21, 2003)
Why all this activity in Ayodhya seems so familiar
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