In the rape controversy involving former editor Tarun Tejpal, Tehelka ignored the Vishaka guidelines under which the victim asked managing editor Shoma Chaudhary to set up an internal probe. When no action was taken in the November 7 and 8 episodes and the matter regarded as settled with Tejpal’s six … Read More
In a derisive, yet combative mood, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi simultaneously challenged the Congress-led UPA coalition in Delhi and the Sheila Dixit Government in the city on multiple counts of bad governance, corruption, mismanagement of the economy, and of Modi-baiting as a ruse to dodge public accountability and distract … Read More
As information about the business ventures and associations of former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal surface in the public domain over the past week, the question legitimately arises if he was merely a fast-track entrepreneur dedicated to making a fortune with journalism his chosen vehicle of upward mobility, and whether the … Read More
Nine years after a sinister political conspiracy led to the Diwali-day arrest of Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati in November 2004 (Bal Perivaar Vijayendra Saraswati was arrested on January 10, 2005), the case collapsed into nothingness this morning as Puducherry Principal District Sessions Court Judge CS Murugan acquitted both seers and … Read More
The aggressive support some fellow travellers have extended to former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal after he was accused of the heinous crime of rape, on grounds of his supposedly fearless journalism, raises pertinent questions about the nature of India’s dissent industry. Nationalists have long suspected the bona fides of vociferous … Read More
The Election Commission’s holding Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s khooni panja remark as “injurious to the cause of decorous political discourse” raises fundamental issues regarding the measure of freedom available for political campaigning in India, and specifically whether the content of political speeches should be vetted by the Commission in … Read More
By promptly constituting a panel of three judges to probe allegations of misconduct levelled by a young legal intern against a recently retired judge of the august court, the Supreme Court has upheld the spirit of its Vishaka guidelines regarding cases of sexual harassment at the workplace. The allegations that … Read More
Is there a connection between the old anti-Narendra Modi forces based in the United States, most notably the Coalition Against Genocide (CAG) and the US House of Representatives Resolution on Monday, November 18, praising the US Government for abiding by its 2005 decision to deny a visa to the Gujarat … Read More
If the prime ministerial hopeful of one political party is greeted with chants of his rival’s name at a venue honouring another legend, surely a point is being made. That this should happen in a State ruled by the Congress makes the issue personal to the individuals in question. The … Read More
Amidst rising Congress dismay over vice president Rahul Gandhi failing to retain voter attention even in old pocket boroughs in the capital, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi openly challenged the party to declare the names of its Chief Ministerial candidates in Madhya Pradesh (votes November 25) and neighbouring Chhattisgarh (votes … Read More
