Monthly Archive:: November 2011

Bhopal Gas Tragedy Protests: Dow Chemicals now has it from Indian Athletes

Kudos to Indian Athletes! This appreciation is not for some record Indian athletes have set internationally but this is for their reported move to boycott London Olympics 2012.A group of current and former athletes have sent a petition to the Indian government to boycott

Emraan gets dirty outside the Parliament!

As if opposition was not enough to ensure Parliament does not do what it is supposed to that Emraan Hashmi turned up at the Parliament to distribute CDs of his latest, ‘The Dirty Picture’ to the parliamentarians on Wednesday. Reportedly he kept standing outside

We work hard! Why our Parliament does not?

A troubling question indeed! Why our parliament can’t concentrate on discussing new bills and passing key legislations especially when sessions in the past have rendered no output. The winter session of the parliament began today. Our parliament has three sessions-summer, monsoon and winter every

We are so Thankful to Press Council Chief Markandeya Katju!

Today you got saved from a Tsunami my friend. Yes even those of you who don’t have anything to do with the oceans at all because the Tsunami I am talking about is breaking news Tsunami after Aishwarya Rai’s delivery to a baby girl.

Cricket Overkill:Time for a re-think?

It would never be an understatement to say cricket is a religion by itself in a country like India. Indians all over are known for their mad love and passion for the game, a peek into the stadium and you won’t be surprised by

Tintin’s The Secret of the Unicorn-A Review

Tintin made a class entry to silver screen on a magical date – 11/11/11. I am sure that will be remembered. Indeed this is the first time a 3D film on Tintin has been made under such a big banner by a legendary director,

King of Good Times Vijay Mallya seeks Government’s help during bad times of Kingfishers

Excessive indulgence can lead you to bankruptcy, for a man worth a billion bucks Vijay Mallya has sought a bailout from government over cash-crunch, UB group owned- Kingfisher Airlines is facing. While civil aviation minister Vayalar Ravi is upbeat about it, BJP has come

Biography/Profile:Swami Agnivesh

It really calls for his biography/profile as Swami Agnivesh is the new contestant on Big Boss, one much in news these days. Firstly because of SC’s rebuke for hurting religious sentiments with his infamous Amarnath Yatra remark where he wondered why people undertook such

Sonia Gandhi’s foreign trips: No accountability of NAC Chief to Public?

Kailash Kanwar of Bhilwara Rajasthan filed an RTI with the external affairs ministry to know about the foreign visits National Advisory Council (NAC) chief and UPA head Sonia Gandhi undertook during the last two years but his application kept moving from ministry to ministry

Mamata Banerjee: Petrol hike, TMC’s withdrawal from UPA and Railways

You must be wondering why this article has such an abrupt title. After all how do Petrol hike, TMC’s withdrawal from UPA and railways connect? They are indeed connected by a strong link of populism, which is life-blood of the kind of politics Ms.

Raising Interest Rates no more a viable option for RBI –Time to consider alternatives

Whether or not economics interest you, the increasing interest rates must have surely caused you some worries. Be it increasing rates on your EMIs or the further postponement of your plans to buy the dream house due to high home loan rates, RBI’s policies

Brave hearts Keenan and Reuben: We hope their sacrifice brings the issue to Life

How many times have we come across incidents of eve teasing in our lives? They may even be instances of a girl subtly being harassed by a whistle or a gesture or anything we consider not so serious. Have not we somewhere in our