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- General Cracks Down, Hundreds Held (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Protesters shouted “shame on you!” as baton-wielding police empowered by Pakistan’s state of emergency violently broke up a rally today and rounded up hundreds of opposition activists nationwide.
- Debating Points (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
The CPI(M) has announced that it is set for a debate, but not voting. But what will its argument be based on?
- Mush Clamps Down (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Pakistan People's Party leader Benazir Bhutto was indulging in hyperbole when she described the imposition of Emergency by Gen Pervez Musharraf as the "darkest day" in that country's history.
- Rahman Case, Buddha’S Truth (Indian Express, SUBRATA NAGCHOUDHURY, Nov 05, 2007)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee never appeared so fidgety, not even after the Singur fiasco and the Nandigram killings, when he faced the media recently — twice in quick succession.
- Emergency Set To Backfire (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharrafs bid to cling to power is set to backfire badly, destabilising a key US ally, spawning new militant attacks and straining relations with the army, analysts said.
- Wages Of Zombie Rule (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
At the risk of sounding facile, I would hazard the suggestion that while the political class has discounted the India-US nuclear non-agreement, the middle classes have become bored silly by the prevarication and brinkmanship surrounding it.
- Yielding To Beijing (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
The UPA government’s decision to bar its ministers and officials from attending a felicitation of the Dalai Lama in the Capital last week reinforces the growing perception that the Congress Party does not even pretend any more . . . . . .
- Dont Target Guv, Cong Tells Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Senior Congress leaders on Sunday took exception to the BJPs criticism of Governor Rameshwar Thakur in connection with the delay in formation of the new government in the State.
- Cong To Prioritise Pending Bills (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Whether the nuclear deal is happening or not, and whether elections are advanced or not, the Congress seems to be gearing up to prepare itself for the next general elections, having decided to prioritise and implement the pending promises . . . . .
- To China, With Love (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 05, 2007)
As someone who is convinced that Indian Communists serve as a Chinese fifth column in our beloved Bharat Mata, I look for every chance to expose their treasonous behaviour. Generally, it’s hard to catch our comrades red-handed.
- Ltte Chief Vows To Continue ‘Liberation Struggle’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2007)
Vowing to continue the “liberation struggle” despite the death of LTTE’s political head S P Thamilselvan in an aerial raid, Tamil Tigers’ elusive supremo V Prabhakaran has said Sri Lankan security forces “cruelly killed the peace dove . . . . .
- Tax Avoidance And Transfer Pricing Law (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Nov 03, 2007)
There is no requirement to establish tax evasion before initiation of proceedings for determination of arm’s length price.
- Cpm Wants N-Deal Debate Sans Voting (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The CPI-M has no plan to withdraw support from the UPA government on the question of operationalising the Indo-US nuclear deal but it wants the matter to be debated at the winter session of Parliament beginning on 15 November . . . .
- Time Limit For Rectifying Orders (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Nov 03, 2007)
Sub-section (2) of Section 254 of the Income-Tax Act, providing for rectification of orders by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), reads thus: “The Appellate Tribunal may, at any time within four years from the date of the . . . . .
- Supreme Court And President Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Justice Mr Javed Iqbal, heading the 11-member Supreme Court bench hearing petitions challenging President General Pervez Musharraf’s candidature for the office of president, has observed in the court that threats of martial law or . . . . .
- Calamity Of Iraq Has Not Even Brought Cheap Oil (Hindu, Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Nov 03, 2007)
We knew the war was built on lies — but to have increased petrol prices as well as terror will surely seal history’s verdict.
- Headbangers’ Ball (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Legendry thrash metal band Sepultura will be making a stop at Bangalore today. They are headlining Kingfisher Metalfest ’07. The tour of India for the band has included shows at Delhi and Shillong. Indian band Brahma will open the concert.
- No Unconditional Support To Bjp: Hdk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Mr Kumaraswamy claimed that there is nothing new in the memorandum of understanding (MoU) and that it has been drafted based on the discussions with BJP national leaders Rajnath Singh and Yashwant Sinha.
- Oil’S Century (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 03, 2007)
A stronger rupee has cushioned the impact of higher oil prices but the government may soon have to pass on the price hike to consumers.
- Antony Camp Favours Return Of Karunakaran To Congress (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
On the eve of AICC general secretary Mohsina Kidwai’s ‘fact-finding’ trip to Kerala from Saturday, the influential A K Antony camp in the state PCC has sent out clear signals of its support for the efforts of its one-time foe K Karunakaran to . . . .
- Counting For Mormugao Ls Bypoll Begins (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The counting for October 31 Mormugao constituency Lok Sabha bypoll began here on Saturday at 0800 hours.
- Ninety Years After Balfour (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Nov 03, 2007)
NINETY years ago this month, a British diplomat wrote a letter that has since then been the single biggest cause of political instability, massacres and wars in the Middle East.
- Emerging Undemocratic Options (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 03, 2007)
The political drama now unfolding in Bangalore and some scenes enacted in New Delhi clearly belongs to the theatre of the absurd.
- A Bandh For Journalists In Patna (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 03, 2007)
While Thursday’s assault on Patna scribes by the Janata Dal (United) MLA Anant Singh, his supporters and bodyguards deserves to be unequivocally condemned, the call by the RJD for a Bihar bandh on the next day could have put the media on the . . . .
- Top Ltte Leader Killed (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Sri Lankan fighter jets pounded a meeting of top rebel leaders in Kilinochchi early today killing the head of the Tamil Tigers’ political wing and five others in an attack seen as a major victory for the government in its long fight with the guerrillas.
- Just Like Bihar, Guv (Indian Express, SOLI J. SORABJEE, Nov 03, 2007)
The governor under our constitutional scheme is not an ornamental figure. He has an important role to play.
- Indian Ministers Told To Shun Dalai Lama Ceremony (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The Indian government has quietly told government ministers to stay away from a felicitation on Saturday of the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader and China’s thorn in the flesh, a news agency said on Friday.
- Jd(s) Has Not Extended Unconditional Support To Bjp: Hd Kumaraswamy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
"In our letter submitted to the Governor Rameshwar Thakur, we have only declared support to the BJP-led government headed by its party leader B S Yeddyurappa", he said.
- Upa Took 2 Yrs For 123, Give Us Some Time: Cpm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
CPM general secretary Prakash Karat said today that the crisis caused in its relations with the Congress-led UPA government over the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal would be “resolved soon.”
- Haneef’S Lawyer Asks Aussie Authorities To Come Clean On ‘Secret Plan’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef’s lawyer has asked the Australian Police and Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews to come clean on a so-called “secret plan” to thwart a court’s decision to release the former terror suspect on bail.
- Back To The Beginning? (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Nov 03, 2007)
Confusion about what the coming days could bring can be gauged from Benazir Bhutto’s travel schedule. The News (November 1) reported that at a “hastily-arranged press conference in Karachi on Wednesday, she said she had postponed plans to visit . . . .
- Serious Challenge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The alarming rise in global crude oil price is increasingly emerging as a matter of concern for oil importing developing countries like India.
- Unrest, Human Rights, Police, Army And Naxalites (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
There is a class aspect to human rights and victims everywhere are mostly subalterns, be it the Army, the police or Naxalites.
- For Humane Recovery (Deccan Herald, Gopal Sutar, Nov 03, 2007)
In India, borrowers overstate their property valuation, provide false documents and mislead the bank about their actual income.
- Centre Delays Action On Prez Rule (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
With the Union Cabinet failing to take up the issue of revoking the Presidents Rule to facilitate the installation of a popular government in Karnataka at its meeting on Friday, it looks increasingly unlikely that the matter will be resolved . . . .
- Thamilselvan Killed In Lankan Raid (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Nov 03, 2007)
Head of political wing head of the Tamil Tigers S P Thamilselvan has been killed along with five other rebels in an aerial raid by the Sri Lankan Air Force supersonic jets on Friday morning, the Tigers said in a statement.
- 'Let's Debate N-Deal Sans Voting' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
In a further softening of stance on the Indo-US nuclear deal, the CPM on Friday stressed the need for a discussion on the issue during the coming winter session of Parliament under a rule that does not entail voting.
- N Korea Needs To Do More, Says Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
North Korea must prove it is not engaged in terrorism before it will be removed from Washington's blacklist of states sponsoring terrorism, a top US diplomat said Friday.
- Tamil Tigers Leader Killed In Sri Lankan Air Strike (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The public face of the Tamil Tigers, one of the world's most deadly rebel militias, was killed yesterday in a Sri Lankan air raid - prompting analysts to warn of a dangerous "spiral into full-scale war" on the Indian Ocean island.
- Ltte's Political Wing Head Killed (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Nov 03, 2007)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Friday lost one of its top chiefs and public face for the now-defunct peace process, when its political wing leader SP Tamilselvan was killed in a precision air strike in the heart of . . . . .
- Twilight Of The Don (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The outrage perpetrated by Anant Singh MLA is true to Bihar’s stereotype, and its grim reality. On Thursday in Patna the flamboyant don-turned-MLA and his henchmen attacked journalists, held them hostage.
- Ready For Many Meetings: Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
General secretary of the Communist Party of India(Marxist) Prakash Karat on Friday said he hoped that the November 16 meeting of the United Progressive Alliance-Left committee on the India-United States nuclear cooperation agreement would . . . . .
- Thamilchelvan Killed In Air Raid (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 03, 2007)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s “Political Division” chief Thamilchelvan was killed on Friday in an attack by the Sri Lanka Air Force on Kilinochchi, Tigers’ administrative headquarters.
- Madras High Court Stays Privilege Proceedings Against Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The Madras High Court on Friday stayed the privilege proceedings initiated against the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, for her reported statements against Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin.
- Baghdad: “I Only Know Of One Duty. That Is To Love” (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 03, 2007)
The tragedy of Iraq’s people seems to beof little consequence to its phantom government and self-serving elites,to its self-interested neighbours andits uncomprehending occupiers.
- Why Delay In Karnataka, Asks Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday criticised the Cabinet for not taking a decision on revoking President’s Rule.
- Congress Team In Delhi Seeking Assembly Dissolution (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Nov 03, 2007)
A delegation of Congress leaders from Karnataka on Friday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and the Congress general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Prithiviraj Chavan and sought the dissolution of the . . . .
- Thamilchelvan Was Involved In Many Attacks: Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 03, 2007)
The Air Force on Friday said it carried two raids targeting the “gathering of LTTE leaders” and a base of the suicide squad also known as Black Tigers.
- Talks With Unpa Only On N-Deal: Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Recent discussions with leaders of various political parties, including those in the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA), were on reaching a common stand over the India-United States nuclear deal, Prakash Karat, general secretary . . . . .
- Regulation In India: Inevitable Reality (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Regulation is inevitable in all areas of activity and it should be transparent with rights of consultation for all.
- Aung San Suu Kyi And India (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 03, 2007)
The light that emanates fromSuu Kyi shines all over Myanmar and the freedom loving people of the world.
- No Need To Remember (Deccan Herald, DAVID BROOKS, Nov 03, 2007)
I have melded my mind with the heavens, communed with the universal consciousness, and experienced the inner calm that externalisation brings, and it all started because I bought a car with a GPS.
- “Women’S Movement In Bangladesh Facing Hurdles” (Hindu, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Nov 03, 2007)
The eighth National Conference of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) in Kolkata has brought Saleha Sultana, the joint convener of the Bangladeshi Nari Mukti Sangshad (Women’s Liberation Organisation) to the city.
- The Left's Brain (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Statements from communist leaders generally call for parsing. If, for example, the CPM proclaims that imperialism is as dangerous as communalism, we know that it's trying to distance itself from Congress.
- 30 Lost Years (Pioneer, Harinder Sekhon, Nov 03, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurance that it's 'not the end of the road' for the nuclear deal does little to soothe the anguish felt over the frittering of the gains of three decades of diplomacy to end India's nuclear isolation.
- Take States Into Confidence (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement has generated enough heat to put a question mark on the stability of the UPA Government. It has raised an important issue: Should foreign policy be federalised, or should the power to . . . . .
- Bazaar Parody Of Mussolini (Pioneer, Premen Addy , Nov 03, 2007)
The sight of Ms Benazir Bhutto offering namaz before the tomb of Mohammed Ali Jinnah was one to treasure.
- Stalemate In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The political stalemate in Nepal arising out of the Maoists's demand that the monarchy, which now exists only in name after King Gyanendra was illegitimately stripped of all power, prestige and property by an unelected Parliament and . . . . .
- Nepal Parties Fail To Resolve Political Impasse (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Nepal's lawmakers are preparing to vote on a Maoists' motion for a new political and electoral system after efforts to find a consensus on the issue failed to materialise on Friday.
- Top Ltte Man Killed In Airstrike (Asian Age, R. Bhagwan Singh, Nov 03, 2007)
The political chief of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, S.P. Thamilchelvan, was killed in an air raid by the Sri Lankan Air Force early on Friday in what is clearly a major blow to the Tamil Tigers and a serious setback to any . . . . .
- Counting Underway For Goa's Mormugao Lok Sabha Bypoll (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The counting for Mormugao constituency Lok Sabha bypoll began on Saturday at 0800 hours.
- Ltte Breakaway Chief Arrested In Britain (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Colonel Karuna, the leader of a breakaway faction of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers rebel group, has been arrested in Britain and is being held in immigration detention, the interior ministry said on Friday.
- Ring For The Butler (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Nov 03, 2007)
George Orwell describes somewhere the bustling arrival at a dak bungalow in Burma of a Burmese official of modest rank.
- Congress Eyes Gujarat, Evades Fuel Price Hike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
In the season of tough electoral battles against a street-smart Narendra Modi in Gujarat, the Congress on Friday put its foot down on the issue of oil prices.
- Top Ltte Leader, 5 Others Killed In Lankan Air Strike (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Sri Lanka struck a major blow against the Tamil Tigers on Friday, killing the rebels’ political chief and top peace negotiator in a surgical government air strike.
- The Pattern In Pakistan’S Violence (Indian Express, C. Uday Bhaskar, Nov 03, 2007)
A motorcycle-borne suicide bomber, who rammed into a bus on Thursday in Sargodha, which houses Pakistan’s largest air force base, killed eight PAF personnel and injured 40 others.
- Kramnik Says He Has Lent Anand The Crown (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Long after the bitter days of rivalry between Kasparov and Karpov, another chess star war seems to be in the offing.
- Koirala Wants Election At The Earliest (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Nepal's beleaguered Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Friday said that the ongoing special session of the parliament should immediately finalise the new date of Constituent Assembly election.
- India's Oil Majors In Global (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
Given runaway international crude oil prices, India's top energy firms are gearing up massive expansion and exploration plans both at home and abroad.
- Guv Calls For Files Cleared By Kumaraswamy (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
As the political stalemate continued in Karnataka, Governor Rameshwar Thakur added another twist to the tale as he decided to review all decisions taken and files cleared by State Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy in the last three months of his . . . .
- Global Positioning (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 03, 2007)
A recent issue of a news magazine proclaimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s volte face on the nuclear deal had destroyed his credibility.
- Hillary Advocates 'Augmented' Indian Role In Un (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Nov 03, 2007)
Senator Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front-runner for the '08 US presidential race, favours giving India an "augmented voice" in the United Nations and other major institutions, given the country's "special significance both as an emerging . . . .
- No Mid-Term Polls: Prakash Karat (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
The country would not have to face mid-term polls in the immediate future, CPM general secretary Prakash Karat said on Friday, clarifying at the same time that the Left parties don’t want the UPA government to go to the International Atomic . . . .
- Seasonal Comrade (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
For the innumerable members of the Prakash Karat fan club this has been the week of surprise.
- Circle Of Unreason (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 03, 2007)
CPM boss Prakash Karat’s latest exposition on Indo-US relations has at least one merit.
- Colonial Cousins (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
When steel baron LN Mittal was still jostling for the takeover of French company Arcelor, India was convinced that racism and xenophobia stood between him and history.
- Ltte Leader Thamilchelvan Killed (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2007)
S P Thamilchelvan, leader of the Tamil Tigers' political wing, was killed on day in an attack by the Sri Lankan Air Force in the country's rebel-held north, the rebels said.
- Special Article (Statesman, Sumer Kaul, Nov 03, 2007)
Mayawati’s call for trifurcation of Uttar Pradesh may have evoked no political reaction and very little media attention but it certainly comes as a surprise.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 03, 2007)
The fact that there were barely 16 working days in October ~ with a state employees’ strike coinciding with the 12+12 mode of disruption ~ may have turned out to be a mite too embarrassing for the West Bengal government.
- Mps Pull Up Ronen Over Language (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Nov 03, 2007)
India’s ambassador to the United States Ronen Sen was grilled on Friday by the privileges committee of the Rajya Sabha that admonished him for using language that was not compatible with his stature.
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