The Indian Express -- Politics

Tuesday, August 12 1997

Proud Pawar takes credit for victory

"A victory is a victory," Sharad Pawar said in the face of combined opposition to him during the 1996 Lok Sabha elections. He has the same sentiments now. And even if the world believes he "scraped through" the Congress Working Committee elections, the Maratha leader says he got there on his own.

Reddy faces privilege move for blaming Najma

The UF Government's record in Parliament has been nothing short of disastrous. After last week's poor floor management, things appeared no better, when members of the Rajya Sabha slapped privilege notices on Union information and broadcasting minister Jaipal Reddy accusing him of trying to make the deputy chairperson Najma Heptulla into a "scapegoat" for his own "failures".

Gopinath Munde skips Enron debate yet again

Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Gopinath Munde's reported move to put off the open debate on the controversial Enron project has come under fire from the National Alliance of People's Movement (NAPM). The organisation said his repeated attempts to escape the debate was unjustified.

Mahajan had asked for Dadar station renaming, says Paswan

Male banter seals fate of women's quota Bill

Swiss Govt sets conditions for help in HDW submarine probe

Hazare seeks fresh probe against Shivankar

JMM decides not to join RJD Govt

UF reminded of unkept promises

Chidambaram too faces flak

Kesri needs all his skills in a truncated CWC