In the brief span of a year, the Supreme Court has established different norms for granting bail to minorities and other privileged members of society vis-à-vis Hindus arrested under draconian laws. The new Chief Justice Altamas Kabir reinforced this trend on October 19 when he headed a bench that granted … Read More
It is a measure of the new openness in our public life that outgoing Chief Justice of India, Mr. S.H. Kapadia, was subjected to a pointed critique of his tenure in office. Citizens who have for long looked at the judiciary as a bulwark against the corruption and cussed indifference … Read More
A growing anxiety has gripped officers of the All India Services regarding their service conditions which leave them at the mercy of the government of the day. This is highlighted by the treatment meted out to senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka who was abruptly transferred as managing director, Haryana Seed … Read More
Congress president Sonia Gandhi cannot feign distance from the jaw-dropping affluence of her son-in-law and his association with a real estate major. Right from its first term, the UPA under her auspices made acquisition and grant of huge land banks to corporates the signature tune of its developmental mantra. Since … Read More
Email ids, even those not given out to everyone, have always been instantly available on the worldwide web, for spamsters to load your Inbox or marketing firms to offer dubious ware, most notably Viagra and the like. And of course, there are the ubiquitous lotteries of many thousands of pounds … Read More
Arvind Kejriwal’s stunning attack on the phenomenal wealth accumulated by Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law has achieved what prolonged investigations into the Bofors payoff saga could not, viz., establish that the dynasty has made money by non-transparent means. The salvo also showed that the Gandhi family needs to keep a … Read More
When Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi triggered a walkout by elected Panchayat members in J&K last Friday by saying it was the state government’s prerogative to implement the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments, he was hinting that a deal had been clinched with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Should this pan … Read More
The notification of FDI in retail and announcement by giant retailers of plans for a major Indian debut coincide with disturbing evidence about the toxic effects of Genetically Modified foods which are expected to arrive in this country at the same time. The absence of appropriate legislation could thus adversely … Read More
Attempting to kick-start his nascent political career, Lokpal activist and former Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal has adopted the issue that causes the most heartburn to Delhi’s citizenry – the steep power tariff hikes and dodgy billing of the past few months. On Sept. 23, a few thousand Kejriwal supporters … Read More
India’s freshly-minted millionaire club lost a whopping 18% of its membership as the economic slowdown coincided with the exposure of multiple scams that tripped the gravy train of our crony capitalists. Most citizens would be shocked to learn that despite the global financial crisis ruining millions worldwide, the number of … Read More
