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- Sensex Sheds 395 Points (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Finally, bears had to step in to stop bulls' continuous wild run on Dalal Street on the back of weak global markets and Finance Minister, P Chidambaram's concern about the steep rise in stocks.
- “Prioritise Issues Which Affect Common Man” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
The Left parties on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s remarks on the India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal at the HT Leadership Summit here.
- Congress Steps Back (Pioneer, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 13, 2007)
The spat between the Left parties and the Congress over the India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement had become a keen contest of who would blink first.
- No Early Elections, Deadline Is 2009: Sonia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
''We do not favour early election. Congress does not want confrontation with the Left, wants to understand their position on the nuclear deal. Confrontation is not coalition dharma," says Sonia Gandhi.
- Terrorism In J&k (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2007)
The mysterious blast inside an Army camp in north Kashmir on Thursday, for which Hizbul Mujahideen has claimed credit, indicates that the situation in Jammu & Kashmir with regard to terrorism remains unchanged.
- Upa Govt Ready To Dump N-Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear they would not go to the extent of sacrificing the UPA government and force a snap poll for the sake of the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Pm: Failure Of N-Deal Won’T Be End Of Life (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi set at rest speculation about a possible snap poll by stressing that they would like the UPA government to last its full term till the mid 2009.
- Sensex Plunges By 395 Points (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2007)
Belying hopes of a surge that would have taken it past the magical figure of 19000 owing to good fundamentals, the stock market on Friday plunged by close to 400 points under the influence of Asian markets and profit. . .
- Medak Farmers Meet Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 12, 2007)
The padyatri farmers from Medak district in Andhra Pradesh, whose plight was highlighted in The Hindu on September 28, met United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi here on Thursday and sought her intervention to have their demands met.
- “No Threat To Government” (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Oct 12, 2007)
Nationalist Congress Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal chiefs Sharad Pawar and Lalu Prasad on Thursday asserted here that there was no threat to the United Progressive Alliance government.
- Upa Lives (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Urdu press seems to believe that the UPA government is likely to continue for a while longer.
- Pawar, Lalu Rule Out Mid-Term Poll (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The two leading partners of the UPA government at the Centre, the NCP and the RJD, today ruled out the possibility of the mid-term Lok Sabha polls as a direct fallout of the stand off between the UPA and the Left on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal issue.
- Pm Meets Elbaradei As N-Deal Loses Course (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
As time started to run out for the Government to press forward with India-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday met International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei.
- Displaced To Be Made Stakeholders (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the new rehabilitation policy that defines the role of states in the acquisition of plots for industrial activities and provides for land-for-land compensation and preference to displaced families for . . . .
- Safeguards Deal Is A Non-Issue: Elbaradei (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei believes that an India-specific safeguards agreement is a “non-issue.”
- Pawar, Lalu Say No Snap Poll (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The UPA's allies are now standing up to be counted. On Thursday, the RJD and the NCP spiked speculation of snap polls to the Lok Sabha over the Congress-Left stand-off on the India-US civil nuclear deal.
- No Timeframe For N-Deal: Congress (Pioneer, Amarnath Tewary, Oct 12, 2007)
Desperately trying to find a way out of the political crisis prevailing over the India-US nuclear deal, the Congress seems to have decided in favour of saving the Government. On the day when its key alliance partners NCP and RJD said that . . . . .
- Latest Official Survey Puts Obcs At 40% (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Oct 12, 2007)
As it defends OBC reservations in higher education in the Supreme Court, the UPA Government has received another setback with the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for 2005-06 putting the population of other backward classes . . . .
- Govt Mum On Pm-Elbaradei Meet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
There were enough indications to suggest that Singh and ElBaradei had informally touched upon the issue of the safeguards agreement India has proposed to sign with the IAEA to operationalise the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- ‘Incredible India’ Right Here At Home (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 12, 2007)
The week-long ‘Incredible India’ campaign in New York aimed at boosting the vibrant image of an emerging, powerful India at 60 and showcasing its diversity. But the real action was at home.
- Protests And Politics (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Oct 12, 2007)
The protest action by the DPA for the implementation of the Sethusamudram project invites strong remarks from the Supreme Court.
- Reprieve For Maya (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Supreme Court’s refusal to examine the correctness of Uttar Pradesh Governor T.V. Rajeswar’s refusal to grant sanction for prosecuting Chief Minister Mayawati in the Rs 175-crore Taj Corridor case has given her a reprieve — at least for now.
- Upa At A Crossroads (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Oct 12, 2007)
The immediate problem for the Congress is to keep the UPA intact. The good news for the party is that none of its allies wants to go for a mid-term poll. All, however, depends on whether the Congress president wants an election now or not
- Pm, Elbaradei Discuss Nuke Deal Issues (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 12, 2007)
nternational Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohammad ElBaradei met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discussed issues arising out of the civilian nuclear energy agreement.
- Nuke Deal Could Be Poll Issue, Says Cpm (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Left parties will make the Indo-US nuclear deal an election issue if the country goes to mid-term polls, said CPI(M) politburo member K. Varadarajan.
- Cong: No Deadline On N-Deal, No Threat (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Congress on Thursday dismissed suggestions of a threat to the government on the Indo-US nuclear deal issue, saying no one has set any deadline.
- Now, N-Deal With Russia? (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 12, 2007)
The Manmohan Singh government is quietly working on plan B (to have a nuclear deal with Russia on the lines of Indo-US 123 Agreement) and plan C (to purchase nuclear reactors from Canada) as the Indo-US civilian nuclear energy . . .
- Bjp Prepared, Says Rudy (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Oct 12, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expects mid-term election in the country anytime and is prepared for it.
- Hostage To Bandh (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Oct 11, 2007)
The Supreme Court has rightly taken the Karunanidhi government to task for organising a bandh in Tamil Nadu on October 1 despite its strong warning against holding it.
- Karnataka Election: Bjp Wants It Fast (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
The BJP today ruled out any patch up with its erstwhile coalition partner in Karnataka, JD(S) and urged the Centre to hold assembly elections at the earliest in the state.
- To Poll Or Not To Poll (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 11, 2007)
The ongoing saga of intrigue and counter-intrigue by the Congress and the Left parties hidden behind the charade of elaborate discussions on the India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement -- the next round of deliberations is now slated. . .
- An Avoidable Crisis (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Oct 11, 2007)
Had Sonia Gandhi been more firm with Manmohan Singh immediately after his interview to The Telegraph, daring the Left to bring down the Government on the nuclear deal, the current Congress-Left standoff could have been avoided
- Real Gandhi (Indian Express, VARGHESE K. GEORGE, Oct 11, 2007)
The Organiser is agitated over Sonia Gandhi representing India at the UN.
- Cong Giving In Under Left, Upa Allies' Pressure? (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Caught between UPA constituents and Left parties, Congress leadership appears to be slowly giving in under mounting pressure on Indo-US nuclear deal amid concerns in the ruling coalition that a snap poll would not help it.
- 18.6 K, And Counting (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 11, 2007)
Political uncertainty doesn’t seem to be bothering the market any more.
- Upa Allies Wary Of Polls (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
The troubled UPA coalition may have gained time till 22 October but a definite crisis looms over it because of the tussle with the Left over the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- ‘Left May Come Round On N-Deal’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
AICC spokesman and Union minister of state for communications and information technology, Dr Shakeel Ahmad, today said the UPA government would be able to convince the Left about the importance of the Indo-US civilian nuclear pact.
- Advani: Snap Polls Certain Early Next Year (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and senior BJP leader L.K. Advani on Wednesday predicted snap polls in the first half of 2008.
- Bjp Calls For Hartal In Kerala On November 1 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a State-wide hartal on November 1, the Kerala formation day, in protest against the delay in forming the proposed railway zone and laying the stone for the coach factory in Kerala as announced by the Centre.
- Congress, Left Buying Time: Venkaiah Naidu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
The former BJP president, M. Venkaiah Naidu, said on Wednesday that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government should seek a fresh mandate as early as possible as it had been reduced to a ‘lame duck’ dispensation that was unable to take any . . . .
- Voices Rise In Us Against N-Deal (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 11, 2007)
While India’s politicians are quarrelling over the nuclear deal, US legislators opposed to it have made their first move to take advantage of the situation and put the clock back on Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation.
- April Is The Earliest Ls Poll Can Be Held (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
India’s next parliamentary election cannot be held before April 2008 because the Election Commission will not be ready until then to conduct the gigantic exercise, according to experts.
- Rahul Plans Publicity Material For Cong (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Oct 11, 2007)
Having succeeded in buying time for the Lok Sabha polls, which appears to be imminent, going by the gung-ho in the UPA Government over the nuke deal, the Congress has now set its sights on publicising the Government’s achievements in a big way.
- Nuke Deal: Pressure On Sonia And Singh (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Oct 11, 2007)
The UPA's top two - Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh- may have to make a tough and unpleasant decision over the Indo-US nuclear deal in the next few days' time.
- Let The Deal Die Of 'Old Age' (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 11, 2007)
Apropos the report, "Congress blinks under allies' pressure" (October 10), the India-US civil nuclear deal may not materialise after all for domestic as well as external reasons.
- Pm Firm On Deal, Congress Looks For Ways To Save Govt (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 11, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is standing firm on the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States, even as some members of his Cabinet are now coming around to the position that it was not worth sacrificing the government. . .
- Govt Puts Off Talks With Iaea, Nsg (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Oct 11, 2007)
The Government seems to have caved in under pressure of the allies to avert the possibility of mid-term polls and delay the slated negotiations with the IAEA and NSG for the next three months.
- No Chance Of Mid-Term Ls Poll: Lalu (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Asserting there was not even a remote chance of a mid-term election to the Lok Sabha following the Congress-Left face-off over the Indo-US nuclear deal, Railway minister Lalu Prasad on Thursday expressed confidence that all concerns voiced. . .
- Centre Guided By Bihar Experience (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Oct 10, 2007)
The admonition of the UPA government by the Supreme Court in the Bihar Assembly dissolution case and the current political situation which suited the Congress, appear to have paved the way for the decision to keep the Karnataka Legislative . . .
- No Formal Talks With Iaea Chief On N-Safeguards (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Treading cautiously on the contentious negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the wake of continuing UPA-Left stand-off over the issue, the government is unlikely to hold "formal" talks with visiting IAEA Director . . .
- Left Hopes Government Will Not Proceed With Talks On Nuclear Deal (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Oct 10, 2007)
The Left parties on Tuesday made it clear to the government that they stood firm in their objection to operationalising the India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal.
- Nuclear Deal, Not Polls, Our Agenda: Left (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Government asked to wait for recommendations of UPA-Left committee, says Yechury
Government presents two notes at Tuesday’s meeting
Next meeting of UPA-Left committee on October 22
- Advani Lists ‘Failures’ Of Upa Govt (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
With the threat of mid-term polls looming large, the BJP has asked its cadre to educate the people about their party’s main campaign themes, revolving around the broad categories of national security, development and national identity.
- Elbaradei In India, But Ready To Wait (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
On a day when the Left parties managed to extract an assurance from the UPA government that the Indo-US nuclear deal will not be discussed with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), its chief Mohamed ElBaradei said he is willing to wait.
- Congress Allies Scared Of Polls (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The line-up of UPA constituents, who came out in support of the Indo-US nuclear deal and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh immediately after Left parties rejected the 123 Agreement in August, are now getting jittery at the prospect of early elections.
- We’Ll Wait For India To Talk: Iaea Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Mohammad ElBaradei, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, today held a meeting with the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Anil Kakodkar.
- Maya Gears Up For Ls Poll (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Oct 10, 2007)
Urging her party workers to be on their guard against the threat of money power, mafia, media and vested interests, BSP national president Mayawati declared that these four were not only keen to malign her but also even physically eliminate her.
- Go And Spare India,bjp Tells Upa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party today asked the ruling UPA to “go and spare India” as the nation was tired of the farce that the alliance had become.
- Sensex Hits 18k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
A day after the bears went on the rampage, the bulls struck back with a vengeance taking the Sensex up 789 points to cross 18,000 mark and close at 18,280 levels.
- No Time For Yesterday (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 10, 2007)
For the past several weeks, the commissars of the Left have strutted and fretted on the public stage, hectoring the government in the most intemperate language. They want it to back away from the civilian nuclear agreement with the US.
- Growth Wishes (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 10, 2007)
Nine per cent growth could have been attainable had the government paid attention early to the hurdles that are glossed over.
- Indian Govt And Communists Step Back In Nuclear Row (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 10, 2007)
The ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) allies, specially Bihar strong man Lalu Prasad and Maharastra ally Sharad Pawar, on Tuesday intervened and averted a near-certain head-on collision between the Congress and the Communists on the nuclear . . . .
- Reliance: Stepping On The Gas (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Oct 10, 2007)
The government’s approval of Reliance’s pricing formula for gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin triggers a major controversy.
- Coalition Crumbles In Karnataka (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
POLITICS in Karnataka is once again on the boil with the second coalition experiment in three years coming apart.
- Iaea Chief To Meet Pranab Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohammad El Baradei, who reached Mumbai yesterday on a three-day visit, will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on October 11.
- Stability Plank Demolished: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The Congress “stability plank” has been demolished by the “game of brinkmanship” played by the Left parties and the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party said here on Tuesday.
- Iaea Urges India To Begin Talks On N-Pact: Elbaradei Meets Scientists In Mumbai (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Oct 10, 2007)
International Atomic Energy Agency head Mohamed ElBaradei said in Mumbai on Tuesday that the global nuclear watchdog was ready for formal talks with New Delhi aimed at legitimising India’s civil nuclear deal with the United States but remained . . .
- India's Guarded Optimism (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 10, 2007)
The Indian government initially made itself conspicuous in the international community by maintaining a discreet silence as monks took to the streets in Myanmar.
- Iaea: Talks When India Ready (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Tuesday said it is "ready" for talks on safeguards whenever India approaches it but remained noncommittal over the sensitive issue figuring in parleys with Indian leaders.
- Sensex Sets New Milestone; Crosses 18,000 Mark (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The stock market barometer Sensex surged by a record 789 points to cross the 18,000-point milestone as investors took heart from the improbability of snap polls and bought heavily in frontline stocks led by Reliance industries.
- Round I To Left (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Sticking to their opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal, Left parties today pushed the beleaguered Manmohan Singh government further into weighing a tough political choice.
- Politics Of Opportunism (Hindustan Times, CP Bhambhri, Oct 10, 2007)
The ongoing political drama in Karnataka leading to the dissolution of the State Assembly has once again brought into focus the need for a second-look into the proclaimed merits of a coalition system of governance in the country.
- Next N-Deadline Is Oct. 22 (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Oct 10, 2007)
The Left has made it clear to the government yet again that it will not allow formal or informal talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency for safeguards to operationalise the civil nuclear energy agreement with the United States.
- Bjp Gets Into Poll Mode (Hindustan Times, KUMAR UTTAM, Oct 10, 2007)
As the UPA Government at the Centre appears to be on its last legs, the BJP has started preparing for mid-term polls.
- Probe Medha's Foreign Links, Mps Urge Pm (Hindustan Times, Navin Upadhyay, Oct 10, 2007)
Two Members of Parliament from Gujarat have urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to order an inquiry into the shocking evidence suggesting Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar tried to influence the Government and the . . . . . . .
- Cong Blinks Under Allies' Pressure (Hindustan Times, Santanu Banerjee, Oct 10, 2007)
UPA allies, barring the Left, like the NCP, RJD and the DMK are not keen on facing a mid-term poll due to which the Congress has come under immense pressure to buy peace with the Left on their stand-off over the India-US civil nuclear deal.
- To The People (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
The United Progressive Alliance government is living on borrowed time. The Congress should acknowledge this and stop prolonging this artificial afterlife.
- Pawar Pitches For Survival Over Deal (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Oct 10, 2007)
A new stumbling bloc has come up in the way of Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh.
- It’S Now Or Never (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
October 5 has come and gone. D-day is now October 9. So the war of nerves drags on. In principle the government remains committed to carrying the Indo-US nuclear deal through. In practice it has been giving ground, inch by surreptitious inch, to the Left.
- Upa Gets Safeguards, Allows Left To Tie Its Hands On N-Deal (Indian Express, D K Singh, Oct 10, 2007)
Almost a month after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had dared the Left to withdraw support over the Indo-US nuclear deal, the UPA Government today gave in to Left pressure and agreed to go slow on its operationalisation.
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