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Articles 8721 through 8820 of 9764:
- Nda Guns For Buta Making Sonia Fire A No-Trust Notice (Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Aug 15, 2003)
The Opposition sprang a surprise in Parliament today when it tabled a no-confidence motion against the NDA government after a week-long impasse over the Government’s refusal to part with a Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) report to the Public Accounts
- Kalam Prayer: No Mandir-Masjid (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Aug 15, 2003)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today made a passionate plea to pull India out of the politics of religion and called for a ‘‘moratorium’’ on issues that seek to impede the country’s development.
- Why Laloo Was Mobbed In Pakistan (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Aug 15, 2003)
There are three strands in the four-day visit to Pakistan by 50 Indian parliamentarians, journalists and experts. The Laloo roadshow, Musharraf’s final performance and the two-day exchange of ideas between parliamentarians representing every political ...
- Bullock-Cart Diplomacy (Indian Express, M D NALAPAT, Aug 15, 2003)
If the attitude of immigration authorities worldwide to an Indian passport has changed during the past five years, the reason has nothing to do with the Vajpayee government, but is the result of the software boom. Suddenly, Indians have become chic, no
- Parliament And Military Secrecy (Hindu, V.R. RAGHAVAN, Aug 15, 2003)
On the PAC issue, it is difficult to avoid the impression that the Opposition and the Government are engaged in seeking and denying political advantage
- Why Arunachal’s Marathon Man Faces Hurdles (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Aug 14, 2003)
Politics in the Northeast is often synonymous with defection. But while Manipur and Meghalaya are known for alliances that keep changing compositions, in Arunachal Pradesh it’s usually a mass exodus that decides the issue. As the recent re-installation
- A Session Washed Away (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2003)
To force adjournments in Parliament cannot be an inalienable right of legislators
- Vajpayee Steps In To End Cancun Spat (Indian Express, Navika Kumar, Aug 14, 2003)
The Government’s in a spot with the Agriculture and Commerce ministries battling over issues concerning negotiations at the Cancun round of talks under the aegis of WTO next month.
- Reservation And Economic Criteria (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2003)
BY SETTING UP a Group of Ministers (GoM) to study the possibilities of a Constitution Amendment Bill to provide for job reservation to the forward castes on economic grounds, the Union Government has set the ball rolling for yet another ...
- Opposition Table Talk: Let’s Meet Again (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2003)
Leaders of major Opposition parties, in their very first meeting after the Congress made it known in Shimla that it was open to alliances, tonight decided to put up ‘‘a united fight’’ to oust the BJP-led government at the Centre.
- No Beef In This Law (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2003)
This Bill could have been drafted by the VHP. In this parliamentary session, before the upcoming assembly polls in November, the government is set to shepherd legislation that proposes a nationwide ban on cow slaughter.
- Vajpayee Shoots Down Early Poll Balloon (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Aug 13, 2003)
PM shows who’s boss, leaves it to Venkaiah to say: Elections only in Sept ’04
- Polls In Mind, Govt Herds Its Cow Bill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2003)
The Cabinet today approved two proposals which would give the BJP much to tom-tom about in the run-up to the Assembly elections. At a hastily-called meeting, the Cabinet okayed a Bill banning cow slaughter throughout the country and another granting state
- Crossing The Bhacchi Bridge (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 12, 2003)
The real tragedy in Kishtwar is the failure of the political establishment to affirm that the carnage there distinguishes little between Hindu and Muslim.
- Give Us Laloo, You Can Take Maulana Rehman: Jamali’s Offer (Indian Express, Sagarika Ghose, Aug 12, 2003)
Over a lavish feast of haleem and raan, Pak PM wins over Indian delegation; his new fans include BJP MPs
- Pm Lobs Quota Ball In Oppn Court (Indian Express, Anuradha Nagaraj, Aug 11, 2003)
UPPER CASTE RESERVATION: Says he is game for a new law, wants its passage cleared by all parties
- Dharma And Grog (Indian Express, Renuka Narayanan, Aug 11, 2003)
How about this story, as a ‘secular’ nightmare? Two woman friends, a Muslim and a Hindu, are conversing quietly in a corner of a smart urban drawing room in Delhi. The Muslim is an NRI who has just been to Ladakh. She is sharing her impressions with her
- Congress Lags Behind Eager Bjp (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Aug 11, 2003)
Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani has everyone guessing about what lies behind his suggestion that Lok Sabha and assembly elections should be clubbed. Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat prepared the ground for the debate. Politicians rarely enunciate
- ‘i See Myself As A Courier Boy, Trying To Deliver My Father’s Message’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 11, 2003)
Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray’s son and anointed successor, spoke to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express, at the Gateway Of India in Mumbai. Excerpts from the interview telecast on NDTV 24x7’s Walk The Talk.
- Jaipur Spruced Up For Pm, Bhati Held (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2003)
On the eve of Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee’s visit to Jaipur, the Rajasthan police today swung into action by arresting suspended BJP leader Devi Singh Bhati, folding up his tent where he was sitting on an indefinite hunger strike and ‘‘plotting’’ to
- ‘forget Temple At Govt’s Cost’ (Indian Express, Bhavna Vij, Aug 10, 2003)
Sending a strong signal to the Sangh Parivar, Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani today made it clear that the Government cannot be ‘‘sacrificed’’ for a legislation paving the way for Ram Temple construction in Ayodhya.
- ‘i Am Not The Vhp’s Bonded Labourer’ (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Aug 10, 2003)
First flutter within the hawks as temple trust chief says peaceful talks with ‘younger brother’ Muslims only option; On Kashi & Mathura, less dovish: let’s have 10-12 yrs of peace, we’ll see
- It Is About Equality, Not Uniformity (Hindu, Anjali Modi, Aug 10, 2003)
The political debate... has revolved around uniformity of civil codes and has largely ignored issues of equality.
- Sonia Rams Into Nda’s Records (Indian Express, Kota Neelima, Aug 10, 2003)
In a curtain-raiser of sorts for the big fight ahead, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the party’s election campaign at a modest rally in East Delhi this evening, a day ahead of L.K. Advani’s Parivartan Rally.
- Track Ii Express Pulls Into Islamabad (Indian Express, Sagarika Ghose, Aug 10, 2003)
In Islamabad, the air is thick with mohabbat. The largest ever delegation of Indian parliamentarians (31 in all) is visiting Pakistan as part of a conference organised by the South Asia Free Media Association and although the honourable members are soft
- Generation Next Meets (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Aug 10, 2003)
The younger generation of two important political families met for the first time at a special film showing of the movie Chalte Chalte in Delhi last week. There was an instant rapport between Misa, the eldest daughter of Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi,
- Newsreel: 10.08.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2003)
A day after Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani moots the idea of holding synchronised elections to Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, Election Commissioner T.S. Krishnamurthy says they have not received any proposal from the Government yet. He also asserts
- Two Celebrations (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Aug 09, 2003)
Today August 9 is the 61st anniversary of the “Quit India” movement launched in 1942 by Mahatma Gandhi. Despite my adoration for Bapu I am convinced his move was ill-conceived and untimely.
- Bjp’s Pre-Poll Jolt: A Scindia May Go (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2003)
It may well be the first red herring of poll season but reports that Yashodra Raje Scindia, Shivpuri BJP MLA and sister of BJP chief ministerial candidate for Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje Scindia, had resigned from the party caused a flutter here today.
- Bjp In Maya-Jaal (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Aug 09, 2003)
From the mood in its party office and manoeuvres of the leadership in the House, it seems the BJP is preparing for early Lok Sabha polls, possibly some time in February 2004. The allies, however, don’t seem interested. However, the BJP is cautiously but
- Lok Sabha Polls: The Sooner The Better, Thinks Bjp (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Aug 09, 2003)
Regardless of what Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh thinks, the BJP leadership is set on holding the general elections much before schedule and may go in for Lok Sabha polls as early as November 2003.
- House Stalled, George Says Can I Speak? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2003)
An angry Opposition today stalled Lok Sabha, mounting a scathing attack on the Government and demanding privilege action against Defence Minister George Fernandes for denying the Public Acounts Committee (PAC) access to the Central Vigilance Commission...
- The Road Goes Uphill From Shimla (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Aug 08, 2003)
At Shimla the Congress ostensibly reversed the decision it had taken in Pachmarhi in September 1998. The question at Pachmarhi, as at Shimla, was: Should the Congress open up for coalitions?
- Do A Doubletake On Women’s Quota (Indian Express, Rami Chhabra, Aug 08, 2003)
For years, the main crossing adjoining the AIIMS & Safdarjung Hospitals in New Delhi suffered horrendous traffic jams and accidents. Now, the flyover has redeveloped space in ways not visualized earlier. The physical base has creatively expanded without
- Modi Realises He Better Do Something (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2003)
Day before SC hears NHRC petition, Gujarat files appeal challenging verdict, blames trial court
- 79 Punjab Teachers With Fake Degrees Dismissed (Indian Express, ANJU AGNIHOTRI CHABA, Aug 08, 2003)
Seventy nine primary school teachers in Punjab have been dismissed after an Education Department inquiry revealed that their appointments were based on fake degrees.
- Poll-Wary Govt Eases Doordarshan Boss Out (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Aug 08, 2003)
More than a year before his term is scheduled to end, Doordarshan Director General S Y Quraishi is on his way out. This isn’t just a routine reshuffle: it’s being seen as part of a plan being put in place by the Government to help it better prepare for...
- Need To Unite All Minorities (Deccan Herald, K. S. Parthasarathy, Aug 08, 2003)
The BJP seems impatient with what it feels as an attack through such developments like religious conversions striking at its very base. It also seems to arrogate to itself the role to protect Hinduism against whatever it thinks as challenges. While the
- Speaking Against Tradition (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Aug 07, 2003)
It was strange to see two funerals turning into semi-political rallies recently. One was the cremation of former RSS chief Rajju Bhaiya and the other the last rites of Ramjanambhoomi Nyas president Mahant Ramchandra Paramhans. RSS and BJP leaders ...
- It’s About Rule Of Law, Mr Modi (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Aug 07, 2003)
Narendra Modi wants to dig out records of how India has dealt with riot and terrorism cases right from Independence. In his open letter to the president, Modi expresses the confidence that if such data is compiled state-wise and year-wise, it will expose
- Medical Colleges In A Wheeze (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 07, 2003)
THE mushrooming of medical colleges woefully lacking in both faculty and basic infrastructure came in for concerned attention in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, even as the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mrs Sushma Swaraj, said the Centre was al
- Shooting Down A Trial Balloon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2003)
THE CHIEF ELECTION Commissioner, J.M.Lyngdoh, has done the right thing by shooting down a trial balloon floated by the Deputy Prime Minister, L. K. Advani, on `synchronising' the conduct of Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. As Mr. Advani put it ...
- Modi Note Should Go To President Kalam’s Trashcan, Says Oppn (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Aug 07, 2003)
The President, under India’s parliamentary system, has no individual discretion on matters regarding governance and administration, and therefore Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s letter to President A P J Kalam is nothing short of a ‘‘distasteful
- What He Doesn’t Attach With Letter (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Aug 06, 2003)
‘Best Bakery collapse exposes state govt’s hollow claims it will ensure justice’
- The Congress Slide From Shimla (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 06, 2003)
The Shimla excitement, unfortunately, lasted only a few days. And since then the Congress has relapsed into a strange paralysis.
- Of Ram Temple And Elections (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 06, 2003)
Two statements by the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and his deputy, Mr L. K. Advani, one on building the Ram temple at Ayodhya and synchronising Lok Sabha and Assembly elections virtually set the cat among the pigeons and the Opposition party
- Stable And Able? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2003)
The proposal to synchronise national and state polls deserves a full-fledged debate
- No Proposal Yet, Says Ec (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2003)
Asserting that holding simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls was not possible under the existing Constitutional provisions, Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy today said they had not received any such proposal from the Government yet.
- Ayodhya, Polls Gather Storm Clouds (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Aug 04, 2003)
In a bid to take the wind out of the gathering storm over his Ayodhya remarks, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today said there was no change in the Government’s stand on the Ayodhya dispute which he felt could only be resolved through a negotiated
- Wolf Shopping For Sheep's Clothing (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Aug 04, 2003)
SUCCESSIVE governments at the Centre have made a complete mess of India's foreign policy, subsidised with growing reluctance by the tax payer. Thus, in a manner of speaking, the BJP-led National Front Government was only perpetuating an established
- Jat, Seriously (Indian Express, Bajinder Pal Singh, Aug 03, 2003)
The Punjab BJP is veering around to the idea of having a Jat Sikh as president. And guess who has the most problems? Ally Akali Dal, which fears the BJP may take away its rural vote bank with the move.
- Vanishing Pact (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Aug 03, 2003)
The drama begun by Bihar DGP D.P. Ojha’s order on Wednesday to arrest RJD MP Mohd Shahabuddin today took an unexpected twist.
- Pm May Wish He Never Promised ‘last Wish’ (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Aug 03, 2003)
The BJP leadership, which was left isolated in face of concerted Opposition attack over the CBI chargesheet against Advani, Joshi, et al., in the first two weeks of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, is set to experience more of the same treatment, come
- Newsreel: 27.07.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2003)
INSTITUTIONS, not individuals, is what makes a democracy tick. Against a backdrop of farcical investigations and fleeing victims, the National Human Rights Commission decides to take the Best Bakery case — one among the many gruesome incidents during the
- Not Tired, Or Retired (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Aug 03, 2003)
Ever since he snubbed Venkaiah Naidu promising that he was neither tired nor retired, Prime Minister Vajpayee seems to be re-invigorated. The latest evidence of the PM’s toughness was the way the normally-pugnacious Mayawati hastily backed down on her
- Calendar Politics (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2003)
Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani’s pitch for holding the forthcoming Assembly elections along with the general elections in the ‘‘first quarter’’ of 2004 appears practical on at least two counts: The BJP’s star campaigner, Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee’s
- Advani Pitches For A Uniform Poll Code (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Aug 03, 2003)
Lok Sabha, state polls together for better governance, he says; real reason could be to ensure lonely Cong pitted against allies
- Waiting For The Two (Indian Express, P. Chidambaram, Aug 03, 2003)
All indicators point to a revival of the economy. No one will be happier than the BJP. In the five years that Atal Behari Vajpayee has been Prime Minister, he has been served by two Finance Ministers and three Ministers of Industry and Commerce.
- The James-Justice Test (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 02, 2003)
How would the Best Bakery picture now look from Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s exalted perch? With smoke still rising in rioting Gujarat he had openly, and emotionally, reminded Narendra Modi on his rajdharma. His deputy, L.K. Advani, has said often that what
- Cornered, Gujarat Govt Looks At Hc Exit (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2003)
With the BJP continuing its attack on the NHRC—party spokesman V K Malhotra said the commission could be perceived as ‘‘anti-Hindu’’—two senior Gujarat ministers arrived in New Delhi to meet Law Minister Arun Jaitley to explore what their next step should
- Cbi And Deja Vu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2003)
WITH THE HEARINGS on in the Rae Bareli court on the Ayodhya case, a controversy has broken out over the Central Bureau of Investigation's admission that it has no taped evidence of the allegedly inflammatory speeches made by high-ranking ...
- Sangh Gives Nhrc Its Cec Treatment (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2003)
Just as it had done with the CEC during the polls, the Sangh Parivar slammed the NHRC today, ccusing it of being biased and partisan.
- Naroda Witnesses Say: Please Don’t Ask Us Why We Changed (Indian Express, Janyala Sreenivas, Aug 01, 2003)
The National Human Rights Commission’s move today should have an echo in these voices. Among the victims of the Naroda Patiya massacre, in which 89 were charred to death, are several witnesses who have retracted their statements. But so strong is the
- All The Right Moves (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 01, 2003)
THE second term of Ms Jayalalithaa as Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister bears impressive testimony to her remarkable ability to reinvent herself as a leader of the party and the head of the Government. If only she had taken a similar care to keep the first term
- Codifying Personal Laws (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Aug 01, 2003)
The real controversy is over the codification of `personal laws' based on religion or custom.
- Sangh Mourns The Original Rambhakt (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Aug 01, 2003)
When the last rites of 90-year-old Mahant Ramchandra Das Parmahans, the mascot of the Ramjanmabhoomi movement who died in Ayodhya today, are performed there tomorrow, the entire Sangh Parivar — from Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to RSS
- Best Bakery, Highest Court (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Jul 31, 2003)
Zaheera Sheikh and her mother Sehrunissa Sheikh will get a second shot at justice. Making what is arguably its most activist move ever, the National Human Rights Commission has decided to file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court asking for a
- Whom Does The Bandh Benefit? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jul 31, 2003)
The lone banana seller sitting on the deserted, although normally bustling, pavement outside Mantralaya in Mumbai illustrates the real story of the latest "successful" Mumbai bandh. Through a process of intimidation and a previous record of imposing the
- A Saffron Tinge To Track Ii Talks (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Jul 31, 2003)
Nobody is more surprised than the saffron crowd by the RSS decision to permit three of its members to travel to Islamabad next month for the Indo-Pak talk shop organised by the South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA). Of course, the Sangh has carefully
- Bandh: Mumbai Takes The Day Off (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2003)
It was one Wednesday Rajiv Agarwal, CEO of advertising agency Bates India, won’t forget easily. He returned from a business meeting in Lucknow today to find the Sahar airport deserted. The sun was up, no taxi willing to down its meter. His destination
- Bjp Sugar-Coats Its Pill But Maya Is Still Bitter (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jul 31, 2003)
After having forced Chief Minister Mayawati to withdraw her demand for the removal of Jagmohan from the Union Government, the BJP here today ‘‘closed’’ the UP issue with a terse message: ‘‘follow the coalition dharma.’’
- Mumbaikar’s Agony (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2003)
This is the time for government and opposition to work together to defeat a common threat
- No Winners In U.P. Drama (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2003)
A SHREWD POLITICAL leader should know that if she exceeds the limits of her power she will invite rebuff, even retribution. The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Ms. Mayawati, has been made to understand the limits of her power — as well as the ...
- Digvijay Catches Cow By Its Horns (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Jul 30, 2003)
You can try to counter Sangh propaganda by passionate speeches on tolerance. Or, if you are Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh and have elections to fight in a few months, you can take the issue by its horns—literally.
- Ibobi Singh Announces Inquiry Into Thoubal Attack (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2003)
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has said a probe would be conducted into attack by militants on him on Sunday to find out if there were lacunae in security arrangements that day.
- Chintan Baithaks (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 30, 2003)
INDIA can take credit for building into the political system quite a few highly imaginative and inventive outlets for self-expression unknown elsewhere. Among those instantly coming to mind are zero hour, padayatras, gigantic cutouts, plastering walls
- Maya Jaal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2003)
It was a tawdry sight as Mayawati’s flock forces successive adjournments in the Lok Sabha, baying for Union minister Jagmohan’s scalp. The climax of a sorry drama starring a misconceived project and a government on the run.
- Mayawati Overplays Hand, Burns Fingers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2003)
Less than 24 hours after she breathed fire demanding the dismissal of Union Minister Jagmohan over the Taj controversy, a sheepish Mayawati fell into line—at least, for now.
- ‘kalyan Is Key, We Need Him Here’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2003)
The Liberhan Commission has issued fresh summons to Kalyan Singh in the wake of his allegation last month that BJP leaders, including A B Vajpayee and L K Advani, were involved in the ‘‘conspiracy’’ to demolish Babri Masjid.
- Far From Parliament, Cpm Backs Man Who Brags He Saw Babri Fall (Indian Express, Subrata Nag Choudhury, Jul 29, 2003)
In rush for lucrative posts at local level, parties rewrite coalition politics; not only the Cong, CPM backs BJP too
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