Wednesday, August 25, 2010
PM leaves it to history, BJP sees victory ‘Intent’ out, nuclear bill sails through
The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Nation | PM leaves it to history, BJP sees victory ‘Intent’ out, nuclear bill sails through: "The Lok Sabha today passed the nuclear liability bill after the government accommodated the BJP’s concerns"
.....In a rare parliamentary spectacle of recent times, minister of state for science and technology profusely thanked the Opposition for co-operation and Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee walked across to the BJP benches for expressing the government’s gratitude. Although the government had sorted out the differences much in advance, the last thorn — an eleventh-hour insertion that talked about the supplier’s “intent” to cause nuclear damage — was removed by science and technology minister Prithviraj Chavan on the floor of the House. He did not move the related amendment (no 13) and replaced it with the one the BJP had suggested.
.....In a rare parliamentary spectacle of recent times, minister of state for science and technology profusely thanked the Opposition for co-operation and Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee walked across to the BJP benches for expressing the government’s gratitude. Although the government had sorted out the differences much in advance, the last thorn — an eleventh-hour insertion that talked about the supplier’s “intent” to cause nuclear damage — was removed by science and technology minister Prithviraj Chavan on the floor of the House. He did not move the related amendment (no 13) and replaced it with the one the BJP had suggested.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Google rectifies mistake, shows entire J&K as part of India - India - The Times of India
Google rectifies mistake, shows entire J&K as part of India - India - The Times of India: "The correction came in response to the notice issued by minister of state for communications and IT Sachin Pilot to Google Inc for showing Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as part of the neighbouring country."
Karat wanted to teach Manmohan and Sonia a lesson Somnath
The Pioneer > Online Edition : >> Karat wanted to teach Manmohan and Sonia a lesson Somnath: "'Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian'"
Friday, August 20, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
President’s speech on the eve of 64th Independence Day
The Hindu : News / Resources : President’s speech on the eve of 64th Independence Day: "Foremost, among our tasks is to ensure the welfare of all. It is for this reason that India has adopted inclusive growth as a pillar of its economic edifice and is pro-actively pursuing it. Our task will be complete only when no one sleeps on a hungry stomach, when no one sleeps on the footpath and when every child is in school. Therefore, fittingly, education, capacity building, housing, healthcare and nutrition are a priority on the agenda of the Government. All of us should also pause to think how as responsible citizens, each one of us can contribute to Government efforts in these areas"
Manmohan will be the fall guy
The Pioneer > Online Edition : >> Manmohan will be the fall guy: "Manmohan Singh has achieved the distinction of being the longest serving Prime Minister of India after Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. For a man who was catapulted to the Finance Minister’s post by sheer good fortune in 1991, rising to the top political job and holding it uninterruptedly for six years is no mean achievement. While his effectiveness as a PM has been questioned and he has had to face taunts of being India’s “weakest PM”, no one has doubted his integrity. In an India where politics has come to be associated with disrepute and sleaze, Singh’s personal uprightness has been a redeeming feature. The country must truly be grateful that the only thing shady about 7 Race Course Road comes from the greenery."
India beacon of hope for people around the world: Obama's 63rd Independence Day Greetings
The Hindu : News / International : India beacon of hope for people around the world: Obama: "Underscoring the profound effect of India’s example on many countries, including the United States he said that leaders of the civil rights movement here, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., had spoke of the debt they owed to Mahatma Gandhi and the over two million Indian-Americans were living examples of the bonds that bound India and the U.S.. The President added that the accomplishments of the Indian-American community “have become well-known and admired in both countries.”"
The ideas of India - Shashi Taroor
The ideas of India - Hindustan Times
So Indian nationalism was not based on any of the conventional indices of national identity. Not language, since our constitution now recognises 23 official languages, and as many as 35 languages spoken by more than a million people each. Not ethnicity, since the “Indian” accommodates a diversity of racial types in which many Indians (Punjabis and Bengalis, in particular) have more ethnically in common with foreigners than with their other compatriots. Not religion, since India is a secular pluralist state that is home to every religion known to mankind, with the possible exception of Shintoism. Not geography, since the natural geography of the subcontinent — framed by the mountains and the sea — was hacked by the partition of 1947. And not even territory, since, by law, anyone with one grandparent born in pre-partition India — outside the territorial boundaries of today’s state — is eligible for citizenship. Indian nationalism has therefore always been the nationalism of an idea.
So Indian nationalism was not based on any of the conventional indices of national identity. Not language, since our constitution now recognises 23 official languages, and as many as 35 languages spoken by more than a million people each. Not ethnicity, since the “Indian” accommodates a diversity of racial types in which many Indians (Punjabis and Bengalis, in particular) have more ethnically in common with foreigners than with their other compatriots. Not religion, since India is a secular pluralist state that is home to every religion known to mankind, with the possible exception of Shintoism. Not geography, since the natural geography of the subcontinent — framed by the mountains and the sea — was hacked by the partition of 1947. And not even territory, since, by law, anyone with one grandparent born in pre-partition India — outside the territorial boundaries of today’s state — is eligible for citizenship. Indian nationalism has therefore always been the nationalism of an idea.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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Gandhi memorabilia to be auctioned in New York
MPs urge Gandhi sale intervention
Gandhi's simple lifestyle inspired a generation of Indians
A number of Indian MPs are calling for Mahatma Gandhi's personal possessions, due for auction in New York next month, to be returned to India.
Mahatma Gandhi's spectacles, which he once said gave him "the vision to free India", a pair of his sandals and his pocket watch are among the items.
MPs across Indian parties have said that all efforts should be made to retrieve the possessions.
Auctioneers have put an estimate of £30,000 ($42,000) on the items.
Antiquorum Auctioneers in New York will stage the sale on 4-5 March.
'Worldwide interest'
The BBC's Paddy Clark says Gandhi holds a unique status in India as the leader of the independence movement against British rule and the planned sale of his personal effects has created some concern.
One minister suggested the government should enter the auction and buy the items, which he described as part of India's heritage.
MPs say all efforts should be made to retrieve the articles
Mani Shankar Aiyer told the Times of India: "It would be a pity if these items were to pass into private hands abroad and leave India bereft of an important part of his legacy."
Former Speaker and Shiv Sena MP Manohar Joshi told the paper: "The persons who own these articles should be contacted to see if they are willing to give them to India, perhaps for a price."
The auctioneers say there has been worldwide interest in the sale, particularly as Gandhi's ascetic philosophy meant he had very few personal possessions.
They think the items could go for much more than the estimate.
In 2007, India managed to obtain another piece of Gandhi memorabilia - a manuscript of an article he wrote - after persuading the auctioneers to withdraw the document from sale.
Gandhi's modest lifestyle - epitomised by his simple white robe and few possessions - helped to inspire a generation of Indians to peaceful resistance against British rule in the 1930s.
The glasses, sandals and watch, along with a bowl and plate, are owned by an unnamed collector and all have letters of authenticity.
Gandhi presented the spectacles to Indian army colonel HA Shiri Diwan Nawabin in the 1930s, after he had asked the great leader for inspiration.
The Zenith pocket watch, made in about 1910, was given to Gandhi's grand-niece, Abha Gandhi, who was his assistant for some years.
Gandhi was pictured wearing the pocket watch and it is expected to be the highlight of the auction.
The bowl and plate were also gifts to his grand-niece.
The sandals were given to a British army officer in 1931 before talks in London about Indian self-rule.
Gandhi was assassinated in 1948, aged 78, by a Hindu radical. Source
Gandhi's simple lifestyle inspired a generation of Indians
A number of Indian MPs are calling for Mahatma Gandhi's personal possessions, due for auction in New York next month, to be returned to India.
Mahatma Gandhi's spectacles, which he once said gave him "the vision to free India", a pair of his sandals and his pocket watch are among the items.
MPs across Indian parties have said that all efforts should be made to retrieve the possessions.
Auctioneers have put an estimate of £30,000 ($42,000) on the items.
Antiquorum Auctioneers in New York will stage the sale on 4-5 March.
'Worldwide interest'
The BBC's Paddy Clark says Gandhi holds a unique status in India as the leader of the independence movement against British rule and the planned sale of his personal effects has created some concern.
One minister suggested the government should enter the auction and buy the items, which he described as part of India's heritage.
MPs say all efforts should be made to retrieve the articles
Mani Shankar Aiyer told the Times of India: "It would be a pity if these items were to pass into private hands abroad and leave India bereft of an important part of his legacy."
Former Speaker and Shiv Sena MP Manohar Joshi told the paper: "The persons who own these articles should be contacted to see if they are willing to give them to India, perhaps for a price."
The auctioneers say there has been worldwide interest in the sale, particularly as Gandhi's ascetic philosophy meant he had very few personal possessions.
They think the items could go for much more than the estimate.
In 2007, India managed to obtain another piece of Gandhi memorabilia - a manuscript of an article he wrote - after persuading the auctioneers to withdraw the document from sale.
Gandhi's modest lifestyle - epitomised by his simple white robe and few possessions - helped to inspire a generation of Indians to peaceful resistance against British rule in the 1930s.
The glasses, sandals and watch, along with a bowl and plate, are owned by an unnamed collector and all have letters of authenticity.
Gandhi presented the spectacles to Indian army colonel HA Shiri Diwan Nawabin in the 1930s, after he had asked the great leader for inspiration.
The Zenith pocket watch, made in about 1910, was given to Gandhi's grand-niece, Abha Gandhi, who was his assistant for some years.
Gandhi was pictured wearing the pocket watch and it is expected to be the highlight of the auction.
The bowl and plate were also gifts to his grand-niece.
The sandals were given to a British army officer in 1931 before talks in London about Indian self-rule.
Gandhi was assassinated in 1948, aged 78, by a Hindu radical. Source
Monday, February 2, 2009
School Principal, Thomas Malancheruvilla, arrested for disrespecting the National Anthem
ABVP activists ransack missionary school over national anthem
2 Feb 2009, 1703 hrs IST, PTI
BHOPAL: Protesting against the alleged insult to the National Anthem in a missionary school in the Govindpura area of the city, Ahkhil Bhartiya
Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) workers today created ruckus in the school by indulging in violence, police said.
The ABVP workers staged a demonstration before the school for allegedly insulting the National Anthem during the Republic Day function on January 26.
As the ABVP activists indulged in ransacking the school property, police cane-charged them to disperse from the spot and arrested nearly 15 of its workers, Bhopal Superintendent of Police (SP) Jaideep Prasad said.
Police also arrested the school Principal, Thomas Malancheruvilla on the issue of allegedly disrespecting the National Anthem, the SP said.
2 Feb 2009, 1703 hrs IST, PTI
BHOPAL: Protesting against the alleged insult to the National Anthem in a missionary school in the Govindpura area of the city, Ahkhil Bhartiya
Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) workers today created ruckus in the school by indulging in violence, police said.
The ABVP workers staged a demonstration before the school for allegedly insulting the National Anthem during the Republic Day function on January 26.
As the ABVP activists indulged in ransacking the school property, police cane-charged them to disperse from the spot and arrested nearly 15 of its workers, Bhopal Superintendent of Police (SP) Jaideep Prasad said.
Police also arrested the school Principal, Thomas Malancheruvilla on the issue of allegedly disrespecting the National Anthem, the SP said.
Two Godhra Accused Gujarat ministers declared absconders
Gujarat ministers declared absconders
3 Feb 2009, 0323 hrs IST, TNN
AHMEDABAD: Minister of state for women and child development and higher education, Maya Kodnani, and a senior VHP functionary Jaideep Patel on
Monday filed for anticipatory bail before the city sessions court after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court to probe the 2002 riots, sought to arrest them.
Kodnani, who is also a practising ophthalmologist, has filed two bail pleas — for the Naroda Gaam and Naroda Patia cases in which all 95 persons were killed after the Godhra carnage. Patel has filed for bail only in the Naroda Gaam case. Both the leaders had been evading arrest for the last one week, said investigating officer of SIT, PL Mall.
The SIT recorded Kodnani and Patel’s statements in December but they were found to contradict statements of witnesses. Kodnani and Patel had claimed they were not present in Naroda when the riots were on and the allegations against them were politically motivated. Read it all
3 Feb 2009, 0323 hrs IST, TNN
AHMEDABAD: Minister of state for women and child development and higher education, Maya Kodnani, and a senior VHP functionary Jaideep Patel on
Monday filed for anticipatory bail before the city sessions court after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court to probe the 2002 riots, sought to arrest them.
Kodnani, who is also a practising ophthalmologist, has filed two bail pleas — for the Naroda Gaam and Naroda Patia cases in which all 95 persons were killed after the Godhra carnage. Patel has filed for bail only in the Naroda Gaam case. Both the leaders had been evading arrest for the last one week, said investigating officer of SIT, PL Mall.
The SIT recorded Kodnani and Patel’s statements in December but they were found to contradict statements of witnesses. Kodnani and Patel had claimed they were not present in Naroda when the riots were on and the allegations against them were politically motivated. Read it all
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