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Articles 8521 through 8620 of 9764:
- Justice, Before We Move On (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Sep 24, 2003)
Cancun conqueror, Union Law Minister Arun Jaitley, seized the moment with characteristic legal panache. Dismissing the charges made against Union HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi and six others by the Rae Bareli court, he pronounced that it was “only a
- Joshi At Home, His Deputy At Work With A Cobra Necklace (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Sep 24, 2003)
His resignation on the table, Murli Manohar Joshi may already have a worthy successor in the Union HRD Ministry. Minister of State Sanjay Paswan who, after Joshi’s love for Vedic mathematics and astrology, wants tantrik practices and exorcism included in
- Srivastava In Us, Wife Denies ‘flight’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2003)
BJP legislator Madhu Srivastava, who was at the centre of a controversy after Sehrunissa Sheikh and her daughter Zaheera, key witnesses in the Best Bakery case, accused him of threatening her, flew to New Jersey on Saturday night.
- Charged And Discharged (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 23, 2003)
Though no doubt the discharge of Mr L. K. Advani must have come as a relief, the Special CBI court's decision not to let off the other prominent leaders of the Sangh Parivar must be nothing short of embarrassing for the party especially with elections ...
- Best Way To Tackle Terror Is To Build Temple: Sangh’s New Ayodhya Line (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 23, 2003)
What was so far off the record is now on tape and a folder set to be distributed across the country: the Sangh Parivar has linked the fight against terror with the construction of the Ram temple.
- Warning From Rae Bareli (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 23, 2003)
The right or wrong of an action is all that morality is. It is how you perceive it. Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi felt that the right thing for him to do was to quit if the special court at Rae Bareli decided in favour of framing
- Look Who The Cm Defends (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2003)
First it was Mayawati, now it’s Mulayam rushing to Amarmani’s defence. Welcome to UP
- The News On 24x7=168 (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Sep 22, 2003)
6.30 am.
TV Anchor: On a morning of fast developing events, the major story is whether Murli Manohar Joshi will resign and if L K Advani will follow suit if charged in Rae Bareli. Let’s go across to our correspondent at BJP headquarters for the very late
- A Brand New, Mellow Mulayam (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Sep 22, 2003)
Advani ko cherho math, BJP ko torho math, Sonia ko jorho math. Don’t needle Advani, don’t break the BJP, don’t tie up with Sonia. This appears to be Mulayam Singh Yadav’s mantra.
- Bjp’s New Headache: Maya Shows Up In Bhopal, Talks In Future Tense (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Sep 22, 2003)
Addressing her first political rally outside Uttar Pradesh after she quit as the state chief minister, BSP leader Mayawati today buttressed her new-found slant towards the Congress and reiterated her antagonism against the BJP.
- ‘politicians Fail To Give The Impression That We Lead’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Sep 22, 2003)
Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi, spoke to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express, at Connaught Place. Excerpts from the interview telecast on NDTV 24x7’s Walk The Talk.
- Pm, Rss Step In To Calm (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Sep 22, 2003)
Worried over the buzz that relations between Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, who quit as HRD Minister after the Rae Bareli verdict, have touched a new low, the Prime Minister and RSS have stepped in and asked the two leaders to
- In New York, Delhi Pays Price For Two Envoys, Two Receptions (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Sep 22, 2003)
RSS loyalist, India’s ambassador-at-large for Persons of Indian Origin and now UN diplomat with ambassadorial status, Bhishma Agnihotri of New York is a man of many parts. But this weekend, as he rushed around tying last-minute details for his public ...
- Raw Officer Among Three Killed In Blast, 27 Injured (Indian Express, Arun Sharma, Sep 22, 2003)
The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) suffered its first terror casualty when its top man in the twin border districts of Rajouri-Poonch was killed in a powerful explosion here today.
- Newsreel: 14.09.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2003)
The much-awaited Rae Bareli special court verdict on Ayodhya has the Sangh Parivar all charged and the BJP a wee bit confused. While the party heaves a sigh of relief in the exoneration of Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, cases against HRD Minister ...
- Unspeakable Bias (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Sep 21, 2003)
Normally a change of guard in the state government is followed by the removal of the assembly speaker. But Mulayam Singh Yadav is happy to allow the BJP MLA Kesrinath Tripathi to continue as speaker of the UP assembly. After all Tripathi has been most ...
- Mission Baghdad Is Wide Open As Pm Lands In The Us (Indian Express, Jyoti Malhotra, Sep 21, 2003)
By the time Prime Minister A B Vajpayee arrived in New York last evening, Hurricane Isabel had left town, leaving in her wake a warm, anticipatory glow over meetings with major leaders here, including a first, key encounter between External Affairs ...
- Day After: No One’s Martyr (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 21, 2003)
Human Resources Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi had apparently bargained for at least a martyred hero’s image when he announced on Thursday that he would resign if charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case. But two days later, while he is set
- Sonia Calls Maya To Ask About Kanshi, Establishes Connection (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, Sep 20, 2003)
Setting off a buzz of speculation in political circles, BSP leader Mayawati today sang Sonia Gandhi’s praises and lashed out at the BJP questioning its ‘‘Hindu’’ credentials.
- At The Dpm’s Residence, Ayodhya Blooms And A Bouquet Is Brushed Aside (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Sep 20, 2003)
Poor Mr Poddar. Unaware of the political nuances in the latest twist in the Ayodhya tale, he arrived at the gates of 35, Prithviraj Road late this afternoon armed with a bouquet of blood red roses ringed by delicate-petalled orange gerberas.
- Reprieve And Resignation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2003)
IT IS NOT fully clear yet why the special court in Rae Bareli discharged the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, in the Ayodhya case when it framed charges against the Human Resource Development Minister, Murli Manohar Joshi, and six other Sangh ...
- Babri Cloud: Sangh Seize The Silver Lining (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Sep 20, 2003)
Advani walks free in demolition case; Joshi quits after he, 6 Sangh leaders face charges, party tells him don’t
- Rae Bareli Reality Bite (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2003)
It’s a good time for Advani to put Ayodhya behind him. A good time for Joshi to step down
- Back To The Temple (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Sep 20, 2003)
It's amazing how elections bring all Sangh outfits together on the Ayodhya issue. First the RSS and then the BJP promptly endorsed the VHP move to mobilise crowds for the temple. The BJP has steered clear of the issue in its five years in power. A senior
- Subtle Signal To Advani: Joshi Says I’ll Quit If Named In Babri (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 19, 2003)
By announcing that he would resign from the government if the Rae Bareli court were to order framing of charges against him in the Babri Masjid demolition case, Union HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi today sent a veiled signal to Deputy Prime Minister
- Justice? When P In Vhp Stands For Prosecution (Indian Express, Janyala Sreenivas, Sep 19, 2003)
In the larger interest of justice, it’s necessary that not only justice should be done but it should appear to have been done. It can be hoped that the government will...expeditiously take appropriate decision to increase the confidence of the public in
- Transforming The Bjp (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 18, 2003)
Even after five years in power at the Centre, the BJP has not undertaken the essential task of transforming itself into a `normal' political organisation.
- Jobs For The Boys (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Sep 18, 2003)
All the celebrities on the Mulayam Singh bandwagon will soon have a finger in the Uttar Pradesh pie. The new chief minister is believed to have cleared the formation of an Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Council to which he plans to appoint his ...
- Anti-Reformers Stock Up On Gas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2003)
Though the Supreme Court made it clear that its decision today has nothing to do with the policy of disinvestment, the NDA Government will be forced to go on the backfoot on the entire process.
- Back To Square One? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2003)
HPCL/BPCL case: This judgement is retrograde. It could destroy the disinvestment process
- Don’t Delink Muslims From The Rest Of India (Indian Express, M. N. BUCH, Sep 17, 2003)
Proposals that seek to institutionalise a Muslim vote bank are certainly not tools for empowerment
- Asleep At The Wheel (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Sep 16, 2003)
Since private preference must yield to public obligation, I regret I cannot cheer the nomination to the Rajya Sabha of my four-decades old friend and university-mate, Bimal Jalan, whose expertise as an economist I have long admired.
- Desperate Mamata’s Saffron Dip (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Sep 16, 2003)
The Centre’s minister-minus-portfolio Mamata Banerjee today showed up at an RSS book-release function and, erasing all her past utterances against the RSS and VHP, simpered: ‘‘Yours is a truly patriotic organisation.’’
- Temple: Vhp Spews Fire On Govt But It Keeps The Bjp Warm (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 16, 2003)
The Sangh Parivar today set the stage for a re-run of the VHP versus Mulayam Singh Yadav roadshow. The plot will be the same—a massive march on to Ayodhya—with one new element, a trailer here on October 15.
- Ensuring Justice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2003)
BY REPRIMANDING THE Gujarat Government for not showing seriousness in its appeal against the acquittal of the 21 accused in the Best Bakery burning case, the Supreme Court has validated the apprehension of the National Human Rights Commission and ...
- Philhaal Politics (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2003)
It’s the politics of evasion. A politics of survival. Watch Mulayam Singh Yadav and the rest in action
- Monsoon Session: Dry In Business (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Sep 15, 2003)
EXPECTED to do a great deal of legislative business, the just-concluded monsoon session of Parliament will be best remembered for the no-confidence motion against the BJP-led NDA Government that fell through, as expected. The Congress, which sponsored the
- Raining On The Economy (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Sep 14, 2003)
Finance Minister Jasw-ant Singh has broken his vow of silence to claim that there is a ‘feel good’ factor sweeping the country. That’s wonderful, I said to myself, but I checked myself to ask ‘Who feels good?’.
- Supportfolio (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Sep 14, 2003)
Mamata Banerjee, the Union Cabinet Minister without portfolio, can take heart from this. The UP government has six ministers — including Kusum Rai and Anuradha Chaudhary who made it to the Cabinet allegedly because of their proximity to Kalyan Singh and
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2003)
In Stem this Alien Nation, P Chidambaram has cited the Punjab precedent. In my view there is no comparison between the Sikh situation in the 80’s and the Muslim situation now. The Sikh militancy did not arise from despair or alienation but from the ...
- ‘pressures Were Shamelessly Used, Bsp Split Is Illegal’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2003)
Why did Mayawati resign from the UP Assembly after quitting as CM? Wasn’t it her moral duty to stay in the House and democratically oppose her political rivals
- Company Complaint (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Sep 14, 2003)
Congressmen were irked that Mulayam Singh Yadav was taking their support for granted. Rather than talking to Soniaji directly, he used his lieutenant Amar Singh, not exactly a favourite of the Congress president, as a go-between. At the CWC only very few
- Jogi’s ‘fake Tribal’ Case Now Gets New Life (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Sep 14, 2003)
With the Assembly polls round the corner, the timing couldn’t be worse for Ajit Jogi. The Shahdol Chief Judicial Magistrate has cleared a criminal case against the CM in the ‘‘false’’ tribal identity charge that has been dogging him since 1999.
- Temple: Parivar Seals Cracks (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 14, 2003)
Whatever their dividing lines in public, the Sangh Parivar is now closing ranks over Ram temple. After the RSS’ support to a proposed VHP agitation over Ayodhya yesterday, it was the turn of the BJP to give its green signal to the stir today.
- Sangh Kept At Bay (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Sep 13, 2003)
With the Government wanting to move cautiously on Israeli PM Ariel Sharon’s first visit to India, the Sangh Parivar was forced to keep a low profile while he was here. Apparently, RSS leaders, long-time admirers of Israel, were keen to meet Sharon. They
- How Modi Govt Stooped Low In Its Bid To Conquer (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2003)
The Narendra Modi Government today came up with two politically loaded arguments while countering the NHRC’s legal plea for a retrial of the Best Bakery case.
- Rss Fans Vhp’s Ayodhya Flames (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 13, 2003)
The Supreme Court’s indictment of the Modi government may have been shrugged off by the RSS as a ‘‘general observation to all states,’’ but on the issue of the temple, it got serious. When in a clear signal to its cadres across the country, the RSS today
- The Dabhol Award (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2003)
IT SHOULD OCCASION no surprise that the arbitrators to the dispute between the two consortium partners in the Dabhol power project and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, which underwrote their investment risk in the project, have found favour
- Bjp’s Six-Fold Path (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2003)
There's no one quite like Venkaiah Naidu. Words come fast and furious to this party president, as in a torrential flow. Before he knows it, they arrange themselves into pretty lines and catchy slogans, and politics begins to rhyme and chime. Venkaiahspeak
- Militant’s Words Cost J&k Minister His Job, Mufti His Sleep (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Sep 12, 2003)
Quickly moving in for damage control in the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed coalition government, senior PDP leader and J&K Agriculture Minister Abdul Aziz Zargar resigned today after a key witness claimed that the Minister’s native residence was frequently used by
- India Without A Clue At Cancun (Hindu, Subramanian Swamy , Sep 11, 2003)
India has thus far made only feeble attempts to get an opportunity for professionals and semi-skilled to work anywhere in the world without visa harassment.
- Now Science Is Behind Us On Ayodhya, Says The Deputy Pm (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 11, 2003)
: Joining the debate over the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the Ayodhya excavations,
- Uneasy Lies The Up Head... (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 10, 2003)
After much horse-trading, the Samajwadi Party leader, Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav, has won the vote of confidence in the UP Assembly. But the political shenanigans are far from over in the State, and for Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav the crown is but of thorns
- Countdown To Violence (Indian Express, Jyoti Punwani, Sep 10, 2003)
Sudhakar Naik or Sushil Kumar Shinde, Chhagan Bhujbal or Babanrao Pachpute, 1993 or 2003 — the only difference is in names and dates. Otherwise, it’s the same old Congress culture of ‘‘leave-things-alone-till-they-explode’’. The BJP has started a ...
- Why We Are All Not Terrorists (Indian Express, Nilofar Suhrawardy, Sep 10, 2003)
Of late sharper emphasis and focus are being accorded to haunting questions related to Muslims’ standing in Indian society. Secularists need to spare a thought to a mundane, even crude, question: What prevented them from turning to terrorism and/or ...
- Expansion And Expedience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2003)
THE PRIME MINISTER'S Cabinet expansion, which saw the re-entry of former Ministers Mamata Banerjee and Gingee Ramachandran, wears the unmistakable stamp of an attempt to fortify the ruling coalition. To a large extent, the compulsions behind this ...
- Lions Of Zion (Indian Express, BIBEK MAITRA, Sep 09, 2003)
The problem is not Israel. It is the rest of the neighbourhood
- Gujarat’s Blindspot (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 09, 2003)
What is the difference between dictatorship and democracy? In the first, one person changes the people; in the second, the people change that person. When I read about the treatment meted out to Zakia Jaffrey after she had deposed before the Nanavati-Shah
- A New Regime In Uttar Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2003)
THE EMPHATIC VICTORY scored by Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in the confidence motion he moved in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly should ensure a stable regime in the State for at least a while. The resourceful Mr. Yadav appeared ...
- The Tigress Mews (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2003)
Didi is back in town, and the air crackles once again. At first glance, she even seems in good form. She is Minister Without Portfolio. Read that as — she is holding out for the one she wants. She is the only Trinamool Congress leader to be accommodated
- Read Their Lips (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2003)
In Uttar Pradesh, it’s time to swear by good governance once more
- Why Didi Is Minister Of God-Knows-What (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Sep 09, 2003)
Koyla is Moila (Coal Ministry is Dirty) is the refrain in the Trinamool camp here as its leaders try to explain why their Mamata Didi Banerjee doesn’t want the Coal Ministry.
Late tonight, her close aides in Kolkata indicated that the party was hoping
- Socialites Cheered At Party But I’m Still Socialist: Mulayam (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Sep 09, 2003)
With Mayawati staying away to let her truncated flock sulk on the benches and Kunda’s Raja Bhaiyya announcing it was celebration time, there was very little work for Mulayam Singh Yadav in the House today.
- Mayawati’s Win-Win Gambit (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Sep 08, 2003)
Mayawati's balancing act is amazing. Her party may be headed for a split, the CBI may be sniffing around for wrongdoings in the Taj corridor case, but there she sits, with ladoos in both hands. A jubilant Congress was all set to do a deal with her, and...
- National Consensus (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Sep 08, 2003)
Has it occurred to the politicians on the two sides of the political fence that they owe it to the country to work unitedly in matters related to the safety and security of the people?
- Riding Up Swing Of Fortunes, Raja Bhaiyya Simply Can’t Help Grin (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Sep 08, 2003)
Yesterday’s POTA accused is today a symbol of Thakur pride; Kunda’s boss says he will help Mulayam
- Settle Ayodhya Before Vhp Gets Into Act: Rss (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Sep 08, 2003)
Encouraged by the Archaeological Survey of India report on the excavations carried out at the Ayodhya site, the entire RSS leadership, led by Sarsanghchalak K S Sudarshan, met Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today and urged him to resolve the temple ...
- ‘terrorists Are Recruiting Youth Deeply Hurt By Gujarat’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2003)
As a politician who has changed colours from the Shiv Sena to the NCP, what makes you think you are secular? If Bal Thackeray had made you the chief minister, would you have still been Secular? Aslam Khan
- Newsreel 07.09.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2003)
Uttar Pradesh continues to experiment with political equations as the judgement day for the Mulayam government gets near. The Congress pot too is on the boil as a rift between the Central and state leadership surfaces over joining the issue.
- Vhp Trains Guns On Pm... (Indian Express, RAKESH ROCKY, Sep 07, 2003)
VHP president Ashok Singhal today said the VHP does not want to see a ‘‘secular’’ A.B. Vajpayee again as the Prime Minister of the country. He also announced that the Parishad’s support (to BJP) in the next elections will be ‘‘conditional’’.
- Car Sewa Petitions (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Sep 07, 2003)
Even after the courts settle whether or not Sachin Tendulkar has to pay Customs duty on his Ferrari, he may have to wait a while before he gets to drive his new car. The rules stipulate that foreign car models which are not generally imported have to be
- Saffron Carpet Ready For Sharon... (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2003)
The BJP and the VHP today welcomed the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and lambasted the Left parties for their criticism of the visiting dignitary. The RSS chose to keep quiet.
- Maya Rebels Help, Mulayam Cong-Proof (Indian Express, Amit Sharma, Sep 07, 2003)
37 BSP MLAs, mainly upper-caste, cross; Cong offers outside support, ‘for now’
- Mp Sex Scandal: Bjp Demands Fir Against Cong Spokesperson (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Sep 07, 2003)
In the first political fallout of allegations of sexual exploitation that surfaced recently, the BJP has demanded that an FIR be registered against Congress spokesperson and former bureaucrat Man Dahima on these charges. The charges surfacing as they do,
- Stem This Alien Nation (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Sep 07, 2003)
I can fill this column — nay, the whole page — with names of Muslim men and women, all Indians, who have achieved distinction in different walks of life. Because, among the 110 million Muslims, there are thousands of distinguished men and women. We can...
- Cong To Play It Safe, Give Support From Outside (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Sep 07, 2003)
Seeking to play it safe, the Congress today turned down the SP offer to join the UP government in tomorrow’s Cabinet expansion and decided instead to support from outside.
- The Road To Lucknow (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2003)
From a familiar matrix, the UP politician has crafted an original drama
- From Mumbra, With Fear (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Sep 06, 2003)
Last week, they agonised about subcontinental peace. Will the Mumbai blasts rock the frail India-Pakistan truce? This week, the section of the British and US media that usually keeps an eye on South Asia sounded more concerned about what the deadly strike
- Our Son, The Fanatic (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Sep 06, 2003)
Is it already time for us to revisit our favourite post-9/11 boast? If you are an optimist, you might say it is still early days, or that these are mere straws in the wind. Truth to tell, straws in the wind these are and while there is still time to do...
- In The Red (Indian Express, Amrith Lal, Sep 05, 2003)
When CPI(M) members in Kerala accuse each other of being CIA agents, the party’s in trouble
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