After the BCCI's decision to suspend Lalit Modi, for some reason L.K Advani started celebrating. Err.. Wrong Modi, I think the wrong Modi. Lets look at the other top stories of this past week. Manmohan Singh goes to the US, and sadly, he will also come back. Dr. Manmohan Singh is in US for key
The domestic origins of India's economic problems lie in that clash. Over the last few months, India has been going through an experience, namely a clash between democracy and capitalism. Most wealthy democracies have had this experience at a certain stage of development, and one might even argue that the clash has not yet fully
World's largest democracy? Yes, surely. But the World's largest successful democracy? Maybe not.In a country where the approval rating of the incumbent Prime Minister is below 10% (Ouch), at the heart of all problems lies the politics of the country. We opted for democracy as our political system. But I have been wondering for quite
The Supreme Court in a landmark order ruled that a lawmaker convicted by any court will lose his membership of the Parliament, State Legislature or any other body from the time he is convicted and will not be eligible to contest elections later. So wait wait wait.. this means we will have to run a
India is a unique country where certain politically powerful citizens would rather be considered “backward” in order to avail affirmative action. The core of this is reservations, conceived to achieve a utopian social order which even after six deadlines of a decade each has proved elusive. Ironically, reservation is one of the few issues — the
The biggest joke one comes across once in a while is that the Indian Education System is a good, student friendly board. And I am not just saying this due to my being a student, there are several surveys conducted which act as proofs of my above statements. In 2006, 5,857 students — or 16 a
This week had it all. Finally after a long wait of 9 days... Arnab returned to Times Now. Lets Have a look at the weeks events: The nation was shocked and there was no one to ask the questions and get the direct answers. Rajdeep Sardesai finally found good days and was happy to see people finally
Did not like the new iPhone 5s? Found the iPhone 5C too expensive to be a "C for Cheap" iPhone? Disappointed with Tim Cook's leadership? "The leadership deficit in India is aggravating our economic crisis" -Ratan Tata, ex chairman and visionary of Tata Group, India's biggest group. We need a Paradigm Shift Many
Manmohan Singh as Finance Minister in 1991 For a long time, Manmohan Singh was an asset to the Congress. He stood for the values of efficiency, being a technocrat, a financial expert and most obviously, not being a politician. There was some amount of wonder at the problem about how he was going to
2014 is anxiously awaited by all. The atmosphere is electrified and the nation is “electionally”charged. Basically, it’s back to that time when all the political parties engage in wooing the votebanks. Previously, methods adopted were – making false promises, bribing the poor uneducated class by giving money, alcohol, lighting up cities and villages, overnight mending of
