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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Nda To Decide Presidential Nominee On Wednesday (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
Leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will meet on Wednesday to finalise its nominee for next month's presidential election.
- Bsp Needs Ideology (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Jun 12, 2007)
If Mayawati is serious about moving ahead, she must espouse the cause of nationalism as enunciated by Ambedkar
- Thackeray Decries Karan Ouster (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2007)
Dr Karan Singh, the former Maharaja of Kashmir would have been ideal candidate to become the next President of India, according to Shiv Sena chief Mr Bal Thackeray.
- Terror Junction (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 11, 2007)
Communal violence, organised crime and the global jehad intersect in the Andhra Pradesh capital.
- Rjd To Back Upa Candidate (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2007)
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) today said it would support UPA's choice of presidential candidate.
- Political Conversion In Mumbai (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Jun 08, 2007)
The mass conversion rally to mark the 50th anniversary of Ambedkar's embracing of Buddhism assumes political overtones.
- Damage Control (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 07, 2007)
Protests at what price? Chambers of industry estimate that the Rajasthan economy suffered a loss of over Rs 12,000 crore during the week-long Gujjar agitation.
- Ferment Of Frustration (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 07, 2007)
The movement of the Gujjars for their community's recognition as a Scheduled Tribe - called off on Monday - and the violence and their confrontation with the Meenas that it had led to, underlined something that most people fail to see: Barring . . .
- Hungry, But At Home (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2007)
Banning women under thirty from going abroad to work as domestic help would curtail their right to work and freedom, writes Manjula Sen.
- Total Bandh In Udhampur (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
Life was thrown out of gear as complete shut- down was observed in Udhampur town and adjoining areas against the decision of the state government to include four panchayats in newly carved Reasi district.
- Drawing The Line (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
Art and authority have always had a difficult relationship, points out Caur. ‘‘Even the figures Michaelangelo painted for the Sistine Chapel had come under attack. The work is not erotic by any means.
- Sena Backing For Muslim Clergy? (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
The Indian Muslim Congress Party (IMCP) of Malegaon, led by Mufti Mohammed Ismail, will play kingmaker in the election to the mayorship of the Malegaon Municipal Corporation.
- Polling For Assembly Seats Begins In Goa (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2007)
Polling to elect the 40-member Goa legislative assembly began here on Saturday amidst tight security. An estimated 10.10 lakh voters would decide the fate of 202 candidates, including Chief Minister Pratapsinh Rane, in this politically volatile state.
- Polling Begins In Goa Amid Tight Security (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2007)
Polling to elect the 40-member Goa legislative assembly began in Panaji on Saturday amidst tight security.
- Congress A Part Of Mahajot Against Wb Govt: Cpm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2007)
The CPI(M) has criticised the Congress party for aligning with the BJP in West Bengal civic polls and has asked the big partner in the UPA to stick to the secular principles in politics.
- Dmk Prefers Shinde As President (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2007)
The DMK prefers Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde as the next Indian President but will settle for anyone the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the Left pick, party sources said on Monday.
- Big-Time Power-Broker Arrested In Mumbai (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
The political establishment in Maharashtra was sent into a tizzy on Sunday by the arrest of bigtime contractor, hotelier and power-broker Avinash Bhosale by sleuths of the directorate of revenue intelligence (DRI) at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji airport.
- Freedom Of Expression Under Constant Threat (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2007)
In December 2003, a historian by the name of Shrikant Bahulkar had his face blackened by Shiv Sena activists.
- Behind The Mecca Masjid Bombing (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 23, 2007)
Communal violence, organised crime, and the global jihad intersect in Andhra Pradesh's capital.
- Bandh Complete, Peaceful (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
Public transport, schools, colleges, shops, other trade establishments and the court today remained closed due to the bandh call which was given by Sikh bodies here in the wake of Akal Takht’s directive against the Dera Sacha Sauda.
- 3 Years, 2 Cheers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 23, 2007)
A s it recovers from its third birthday party, the UPA Government must be contemplating the big 'L' word: Legacy.
- Do As We Say (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 22, 2007)
With Goa having a 40-member Legislative Assembly, 40% of the tickets would have been booked if the Congress had said yes to its eight state leaders who wanted to not only contest in their own right but to also field their kith and kin in the . . .
- Upa's Third Anniversary: Cong Downslide Continues (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, May 21, 2007)
Its Government appears jaded. Its leading party is facing continued erosion of popular support. And its constituents are fighting each other on the ground.
- Indian Artists Rally To Embattled Painter (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
The plight of one of India's leading painters is raising alarms among the country's artists, who say the government is doing little to protect him from Hindu extremist groups who insist his work is obscene and promotes religious enmity.
- Indians Charge Government Does Little To Protect Embattled Artist (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
The plight of one of India's leading painters is raising alarms among the country's artists, who say the government is doing little to protect him from Hindu extremist groups who insist his work is obscene and promotes religious enmity.
- Nda Empowers Vajpayee On Prez Candidate (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, May 16, 2007)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee would evolve broader consensus on the NDA's presidential candidate. A high-level meeting of NDA leaders on Tuesday evening authorised him to conduct consultations with various groups before announcing the . ..
- Raja Will Replace Maran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2007)
A. Raja, Minister for Environment and Forests, will replace Dayanidhi Maran as Minister for Communications and Information Technology in the Union Cabinet, according to sources in the Prime Minister's Office.
- Son Never Sets (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 15, 2007)
There is no percentage in criticising either the DMK or its supreme leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for forcing Mr Dayanidhi Maran to resign from the Union Council of Ministers for 'acting . . . .
- Congress Distances Itself From Dmk Feud (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2007)
A day after the Congress described the DMK family feud as an “internal affair” of the party and said that it would not affect the ruling UPA, the government sought to distance itself from the removal of Dayananidhi Maran from the Union Cabinet.
- Local Locks Out National (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, May 12, 2007)
The trend began in Tamil Nadu and caught on in the east, west and the rest of the south. But is it possible that Uttar Pradesh, the centre of heartland politics, is also going regional with the “mainstream” parties pushed to the margins?
- Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
Don’t voters care for performance at all? Well yes, they do, which is why 20% of incumbent governments get re-elected. But in democracies the desire for change is strong: even rich, well-governed countries tend to change governments frequently.
- 13 Arrested In India Over Christian-Hindu Brawl (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2007)
Police arrested two Christian missionaries who allegedly forced conversions, and 11 Hindu hard-liners accused of attacking them this week in western India, police said Wednesday.
- Govt: Only 15-20 Lakh Bangladeshi Migrants In India (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, May 10, 2007)
In a span of 10 years, the number of illegal Bangladeshis has reduced from about 10 million in 1997 to 15-20 lakh in May 2007. Such a drastic decline in Bangladeshi migrants, as External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee put their figure up to . . .
- Accountability And The Rule Of Law (Deccan Herald, Teesta Setalvad, May 08, 2007)
Accounts of police brutality, especially of beatings and murders in police custody, have always evoked a mixed reaction in India. The last decade's sharper brutalisation within the law enforcement coupled with communalisation and corruption among the ...
- Not By De-Recognition (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, May 05, 2007)
To derecognise or not to derecognise — that is not the question. It, certainly, is not the real issue raised by the infamous compact disc (CD), which records the unwritten manifesto of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the ongoing Assembly . . .
- Sethu Project Issue Rocks Houses As Bjp Threatens To Stall Construction (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
Demanding to stall the construction of the Sethusamudram, the BJP on Thursday rocked both the Houses of Parliament, alleging that the Government was attempting to destroy the evidence of Ram Setu bridge, linking India and Sri Lanka.
- Mockery Of The Law (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 03, 2007)
There is something wrong with our legal, moral, and social priorities when a court in Jaipur can issue a warrant of arrest against an American actor for planting a kiss on the cheek of a Bollywood actress at a public function — but no law enforcement . ..
- Race To Rashtrapati Bhavan Hots Up (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
In the haze of the ongoing UPelections, at least one strand of thinking until recently held that President APJ Abdul Kalam could get a second term in the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- Remembering Datta Samant (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 01, 2007)
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi considered Samant a serious political threat. His control of the mill workers made Ms Gandhi and other Congress leaders fear that his influence would spread to the port and dock workers and make him the most powerful . . .
- Fascist Impulses (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, May 01, 2007)
The "order" issued to Shiv Sainiks to burn copies of James Laine’s book Shivaji: The Hindu King in Islamic India by Mr Bal Thackeray is typical of the Shiv Sena chief’s arbitrary and intolerant approach to settling issues of public concern.
- Paying For Past Follies (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Apr 30, 2007)
We often see tragic events taking place in Baghdad as car blasts kill people in hundreds. Worse, the regime in Iraq installed by the US has little credibility.
- Emergency Was Necessary To Curb Indiscipline: Lalu (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
In an audacious statement, Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday justified the indefensible when he said the imposition of Emergency in 1975 was “necessary for curbing indiscipline in the country”.
- Pok Refugees Court Arrest (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
Several hundred migrants from PoK, who had crossed the border in 1947 and then during the two wars with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, today courted arrest on the city outskirts demanding compensation and rehabilitation package for them on a par with . . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Apr 24, 2007)
Mr Percy Mistry, according to the World Bank’s official chronology, worked there with Moeen Qureshi, and S Javed Burki.
- Sena For Pawar As Pm Of 3rd Front (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has said that he is ready to support Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar for Prime Minister if the latter joins a "third front".
- City Slickers (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 23, 2007)
Three years ago, the finance minister appointed a mouthful — the High-Powered Committee on Making Mumbai an International Financial Centre. It appointed as its chairman Mr Percy Mistry, who lives in London and runs a financial consultancy.
- Shiv Sena Ready To Endorse Sharad Pawar For Pm Post (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray is ready to support NCP president Sharad Pawar for the post of Prime Minister in case the latter decides to join a third front but is opposed to Sonia Gandhi occupying the same post as she is "imported stuff".
- Media Attacks Reek Of Complicity By The State (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 21, 2007)
The long arm of the law failed to enforce the rule of law when mediapersons were attacked.
- Vile Parle Flashback In Times Of Cds (Indian Express, Rakshit Sonawane, Apr 20, 2007)
Two decades ago, when Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray made his fiery speeches to consolidate his party’s position on the eve of a by-election in Mumbai, little did he think he would not get away with his outbursts as usual.
- Ncp Must Not Merge With Congress (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Apr 20, 2007)
The all-India performance of Mr Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has not been very impressive. Its Maharashtra base has however evolved into a strong regional force.
- Political Change Is In The Air (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Apr 20, 2007)
Change is in the air as the UPA is demolished in four elections (Mumbai, Delhi, Punjab and Uttarakhand). It will achieve little in Uttar Pradesh and faces defeat in the next three elections in Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat.
- Ncp Must Not Merge With Congress (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Apr 19, 2007)
The all-India performance of Mr Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has not been very impressive. Its Maharashtra base has however evolved into a strong regional force.
- Babubhai Jolted Party (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2007)
A BJP member of Parliament was today arrested trying to ferry two persons abroad on the passports of his wife and son, jolting his party and its affiliates off the moral high horse.
- Stern Action (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 18, 2007)
The acts of extremism that Hindu right-wing groups have been unleashing on the public over the past week call for stern action. Diktats have been issued and mobs have gone on rampage in the name of defending Hindu values and Indian culture.
- Birds Of A Feather (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Apr 18, 2007)
Voters, generally, want to teach the usually inept government a lesson by voting it out.
- Fury Over Gere's Kiss With Bollywood Star (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2007)
Shilpa Shetty, the Bollywood star and Celebrity Big Brother winner, has become involved in an outcry after Richard Gere repeatedly kissed her on stage at an Aids awareness event that the pair were promoting.
- Shooting The Messenger (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 18, 2007)
The forces of intolerance, which are out to crush pluralist expressions and any presumed ‘deviation from cultural norms’, have taken to venting their fury against the media for reporting news.
- Prohibitory Orders In Saloora Project Area (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2007)
Tension after Sena MPs from Maharashtra try to enter site
Saloora is a lift irrigation project
Both States say the pumphouse lies in their territory
- Muscling In (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 18, 2007)
The more India changes, the more it remains the same. Days after the media expounded on the changing face of the country by highlighting the increase in inter-community marriages — and, in the course of it, extolling young people’s newly-acquired . . .
- Indians Angered By Gere's Passionate Embrace With Shilpa (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2007)
The evening was supposed to focus international attention on the sexual misadventures of India's famously promiscuous lorry drivers.
- Cong Fails On Power Front (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Apr 15, 2007)
The Congress is playing the "governance and development" card in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly at a time when it has failed in Maharashtra due to the unprecedented power cuts, drinking water shortage, farmer suicides and the SEZ controversy.
- Congress Loses Two Maha Ls Contests (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Apr 13, 2007)
The outcome of the Ramtek, Jalgaon and Erandol Lok Sabha byelections in Maharashtra have come as a major jolt to the Congress Party, whose attempts to gain political strength with the help of Shiv Sena defectors have proved counterproductive.
- Hate And Dust (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 13, 2007)
The years in office seem to have had little impact on BJP's politics, if the campaign material the party has used in UP is any indication. First came a controversial video CD that projected a communal stereotype of the Muslim community.
- The Cd Chakra (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 11, 2007)
The Supreme Court of India, in its 1995 judgment that found Shiv Sena’s Bal Thackeray and Ramesh Prabhoo guilty of fomenting communal hatred during the 1987 Maharashtra assembly elections, ended with the “fervent hope that our observations have some . . .
- Nehru-Gandhis And Babri Masjid (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 07, 2007)
I am inclined to agree with Rahul Gandhi’s conjecture that if his great grandfather Pandit Nehru, his grandmother Indira Gandhi or his father Rajiv Gandhi had been around, the tragedy of the demolition of the Babri Masjid would not have taken place.
- The Face Of Defeat (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Apr 06, 2007)
The bad times for the Congress do not seem to be ending. After the avoidable defeats in Punjab and Uttarakhand, the party’s fortunes have not improved. Lack of vision, planning and strategy continue to haunt the country’s largest political outfit.
- Dirty Classrooms (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 04, 2007)
Let's put aside the Kama Sutra, Khajuraho or even the chilling crimes at Nithari. Let's consider instead three everyday scenarios. First, turn to any sex-advice column.
- The Face Of Defeat (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Apr 03, 2007)
The bad times for the Congress do not seem to be ending. After the avoidable defeats in Punjab and Uttarakhand, the party’s fortunes have not improved.
- South Leaders Are Richer (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
Most Indian political parties are led by millionaires, with at least three party presidents worth more than Rs 20 crores each. Interestingly, those from the South are richer than their counterparts from the North, or perhaps more accurate in . . .
- Maharashtra Resorts To Another Ban (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Apr 02, 2007)
The decision to ban sex education in all schools in the State is not just anti-education but also anti-democracy.
- The Same Old Story (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 02, 2007)
The Times Now noon news-programme on Saturday (March 31), said it all. Long-distance trains were stranded outside Tamil Nadu because of the state-wide bandh called by the DPA government, headed by the DMK supremo M Karuanidhi.
- Special Real Estate Zones (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Apr 02, 2007)
SPECIAL Economic Zone (SEZ) has become a fashionable buzz phrase.
- Amazing Hypocrisy (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Apr 02, 2007)
Maharashtra Government's decision to withdraw sex education from schools is plain stupid, given the rise in HIV/AIDS cases
- Centre Helps Save The Day For Azad (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Mar 31, 2007)
The uncertainty over the continuation of Ghulam Nabi Azad-led coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir is over with the Centre setting up three panels to deliberate on the issue of reduction of troops in Kashmir. Meanwhile, tomorrow's meeting of . . .
- Honouring Deshmukh: Name Bandra-Kurla Complex After Him (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 30, 2007)
Some members of the Shiv Sena have floated the idea of renaming Mumbai’s Churchgate railway terminus after C D Deshmukh, India’s first finance minister, first Indian governor of the Reserve Bank of India, and hero to many Maharashtrians because of . . .
- The Clash Of Institutions (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2007)
There are three dimensions to the issue of Nandigram. One, there is no remorse in Writers Building about the shooting that led to the deaths.
- Opposition To Sez Pays Dividends For Pwp, Sena In Raigad (Hindu, Meena Menon, Mar 28, 2007)
Tie-up between Peasants and Workers Party and Shiv Sena led to a thumping victory in the Zilla Parishad polls in Maharashtra
``PWP has a long tradition of grass roots work in the area''
Congress wins 6 seats compared to 5 last time
- Farmers Take To Streets Against Sez In Raigad (Hindu, Meena Menon, Mar 24, 2007)
Government will not come between company-farmer talks on land sale, says Maharashtra Chief Minister
Withdraw land acquisition notices: protesters
Reliance announces rehabilitation package
- Behind The Silver Lining, The Storm Clouds (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 22, 2007)
As the peace process proceeds ahead, the unchecked growth of the religious Right raises disturbing questions about Jammu and Kashmir's future.
- Uma Hits At Cong Over Rahul's Babri Comment (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2007)
Training guns on Congress, Bhartiya Janshakti (BJS) President Uma Bharti on Wednesday said the reported comment of MP Rahul Gandhi on Babri mosque demolition depicted the 'dynastic rule prevalent in the party'.
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