Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicks starts his 7-day tour of Ireland and US. His visits to both the countries have generated significant interest. While this is the first time in almost 60 years that an Indian Prime Minister would be visiting Ireland, the interest around the US visit seems predominantly on business grounds. In the US the Prime Minister is scheduled to head for the west coast once his UN […]
The cricket pitch across India would never be the same again! One of the game’s best known administrator and the face that converted India into a cricketing powerhouse is lost forever. Yes I am talking about Jagmohan Dalmiya. Late last night he succumbed to a massive cardiac arrest after being hospitalised for chest pain 3 days ago. He was born in Kolkata on May 30, 1940 and went on to […]
For more than half a century his death has been shrouded in a pall of mystery, his family snooped on, letters of his closest relatives have been intercepted and he is perhaps the only Indian whose Bharat Ratna was cancelled! Wait , wait, don’t get confused, no we are not talking about any national traitor, it is unfortunately the sad tale of one of the greatest revolutionaries that India should […]
As decision day draws closer in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to tackle the situation head on. The first one off the block, it has now gone ahead and even released the first list of candidates. Comprising of 43 names, this list has names of candidates contesting in various phases. There are about 19 names of candidates contesting in Phase 1, 15 for Phase 2 and 9 […]
With the five-phase Bihar polls almost there, hectic number crunching is underway in the BJP camp. Between wanting to cash in on the anti-incumbency factors, trying to win the maximum possible individual seats and banking on key regional allies, it is quite a tight rope for the party in the state. As per the party’s initial calculation, it was hoping to field around 160-165 seats, of which it was targeting […]
As India’s commercial capital, Mumbai gears up for its 10-day extravaganza, the Ganapati Utsav, the sudden furore on the so called meat ban seems to be shifting the focus on a complete non-issue? You might be enraged or even feel that I am trivialising an important issue like the ‘ban on animal slaughter and sale of meat during the 4-day Jain festival ‘Paryushan’. But the fact is the violation of […]
I am sure that for most of you following the Indrani Mukerjea case, Rakesh Maria’s transfer was no surprise. He seemed to be everywhere from interrogating the accused to addressing press conference, it almost seemed he was a like single man army handling the overall case and its progress. When was the last time you heard the Commissioner of Police interrogating the accused. Normally it is the responsibility of the […]
The Government has finally given its nod for OROP or the one rank one pension demand of ex-servicemen but the din is far from over. The latest storm has been stirred by the mention of the word VRS and a proposal to exclude them from the OROP scheme. The Govt tried its best to pacify the protestors over the weekend. While Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar assured that these pending issues […]
As the alliance frenzy and the list of innumerable promises ahead of the Bihar election heats up, I cannot help but reminisce about one basic aspect of this election. While political parties are not leaving any stone unturned in trying to woo voters, no effort is being made in addressing the real issues yet. As we have seen in the performance of the past Governments and parties ruling the state, […]
The quarterly economic growth number is no doubt one of the most watched economic measures for assessing the country’s growth chart. It is one of the earliest yardsticks to gauge the effectiveness of the various policies implemented by the Govt and it was a clear signal for the Modi Government when the numbers were announced last evening. The Government is walking a tightrope on the economic front and there is […]
