Will Yeddyurappa be able to reign in the mining lobby? (Viewed 849 times)
Written by A. Jayaram
The general reaction of those in the State Government to any adverse or inconvenient judgment of the High Court is to announce that they would appeal to the Supreme Court and not to accept that they had erred. If it were a judgment of a single judge Bench of the High Court, it would ...
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Published on August 20, 2008 In General
Corridor whispers (Viewed 670 times)
Written by Insider
Annoying "Hamara" Bajaj-------------------------------When some Indian industrialists met WTO director Pascal Lamy and Commerce minister Kamal Nath at an interaction organised by the CII, there was more tall talk than table talk. When asked to pose questions to the two speakers, ...
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Published on August 20, 2008 In General
For Manmohan Singh, the PM-in-waiting, it is a bigger challenge (Viewed 660 times)
Written by Girish Nikam
For all those who were hoping, and many believing, that this would be the last term as the Prime Minister for Dr.Manmohan Singh a clear signal has been given. The "official" endorsement given unambiguously by Congress President Sonia Gandhi last week, that he would "certainly" ...
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Published on August 19, 2008 In General
Come elections, the tragic "Bhopal Gas" games of the BJP (Viewed 718 times)
Written by N.D.Sharma
As the election in Madhya Pradesh approaches, the BJP's demand for declaring the 20 wards of Bhopal as the gas-affected becomes louder. This demand of the party was repeatedly raised and rejected as untenable by every forum concerned-- the Government of India, the State Assembly, ...
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Published on August 19, 2008 In General
The J&K Cauldron--- Don't pander to electoral concerns (Viewed 790 times)
Written by Nilotpal Basu
Long time back, Dr. S. Gopal – former President Dr. S. Radhakrishnan's eminent son and in his own merit Nehru's official biographer – had done a very important study. Trying to trace back the genesis and growth of communal forces, he had drawn from the electoral ...
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Published on August 18, 2008 In General
BJP dilemma over Uma Bharati (Viewed 842 times)
Written by N.D.Sharma
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan was undergoing treatment for dehydration in a private hospital (apparently he has little faith in the government-run hospitals) when the news of Uma Bharati's "CD fiasco" reached him. It turned out to be the most efficacious ...
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Published on August 16, 2008 In General
Powerful Friends of Posco & Sterlite (Viewed 893 times)
Written by N.R.Mohanty
Wealth maketh many friends, says the Bible. This saying has a universal ring to it. Across continents and centuries, the wealthy have succeeded in winning over many who are crucial to their larger designs. In today's world, where the real wealthy are the corporate tycoons, it ...
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Published on August 13, 2008 In General
Corridor whispers (Viewed 775 times)
Written by Insider
Kamal Knows to say no!------------------------------If there is one thing union commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath can do, it is to always have the last word in any situation. When the WTO talks collapsed in Geneva, the American trade representative Susan Schwab turned to him ...
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Published on August 13, 2008 In General
Evil Architects of Jammu & Kashmir Cauldron (Viewed 962 times)
Written by N.R.Mohanty
If all the good people were clever,\ and all clever people were good,\ the world will be nicer than ever, wrote the poet Elizabeth Wordsworth.Let us take the liberty of turning around her words: If all the evil people were clever,\ and all clever people were evil,\ the world will ...
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Published on August 09, 2008 In General
Is Somnath right when he says he doesn't belong to any party? (Viewed 847 times)
Written by Girish Nikam
The summary expulsion of Lok Sabha Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee from his party the CPI (M), has raised several questions about the relationship between the Speaker and his party, once he occupies the post. The issue came to the fore when the CPI (M) along with its other left front ...
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Published on August 08, 2008 In General
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