An investigative news agency, reputed to be the boldest for ‘truth exposed’ through ‘sting operations’ has been lately stung by its own fangs. Tehelka, which had carved its own niche in journalism down the years through fearless reporting was cited as an epitome of true journalism and exposes. The same community which played an active
While the political commentators may have been churning out theories, racking their brains or clinking their glasses, depending upon which side they are on, the fact remains that in today’s world, collecting a crowd of 2000 to 4000 is not a joke. Especially in an environment where, to get even 100 twitter followers, one has
"Preach what you do" The Congress needs to learn a lot from the above line. The last few days, nearly every media house, top politician of each party except for the BJP and every "Human Right Activist" has been speaking about one thing- the "alleged" violation of the right to privacy of a lady in
Once upon a time, a king committed a grave crime. He stole the state’s money and destroyed national wealth. Angry citizens clamored for justice. The king agreed. He appointed his pet slave to investigate the matter. The pet slave felt the king had done nothing wrong. The case was closed. Life went back to normal.The
Switch on the TV nowadays, and you will see a young gentleman, in his mid 40s, screaming in the mic about how his family was targeted and what his family has done and why his family background is reason enough for him to be voted to power. And this comes when all political parties, citizens
As an Indian, I’ve become rather concerned about the hype we’re hearing about our own country — all this talk about India becoming a world leader, even the next superpower. India is often called the 21st Century power. And I just don’t think that’s what India’s all about, or should be all about. Indeed, what
On Sunday,the 27th of October, 2013 as the first bomb explosion was reported from Patna railway station the TV news media sensed blood. They got more than they were hoping for. Then there were more blasts. Crowds had already gathered in lakhs at the Gandhi Maidan for BJP’s Mega Rally in Hunkaar. The series of blasts killed 5
