2013 French Open tennis, the 112th edition (May 26 – Jun 9, 2013), traditionally got underway on outdoor clay courts. The second Grand Slam tournament of the year, by the very nature of its playing surface, provides a huge challenge to players’ physical strength, stamina, skill and temperament and above all their mental toughness all
It all started with the refusal by 6 political parties to provide information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI) to activists Subhash Agrawal and Anil Bairwal of Association of Democratic Reforms. The activists had sought to know from these parties the finances and details of voluntary contributions received by them to which a
In the light of recent Maoists’ attack in Chattishgarh state on the Congress party’s campaign trail, lots of discussions have started on how the Maoist forces are slowly but steadily getting themselves firmly entrenched in the tribal areas and launching much more daring and direct attacks. According to some political observers, perhaps our country has
The first impression that I could gather after reading and hearing a good number of experts on the Maoism and Adivasi, after the recent dastardly attack on political leaders by Maoist cadre in Chattishgarh, that even an articulate and intelligent experts seems to be misled and / or not fed with the wholesome information on
It is really sad commentary on Indian democracy, that even after 6 decades since India’s independence, our mainstream media and even our governments seem unwilling to give space to Adivasi (tribals) voices to be heard in the ongoing heated debate on Maoists. Related posts: Can Nehru’s Panchsheel Principles Solve Maoists’ Puzzle In Tribal Areas? What
As millions of cricket fans wait eagerly to witness 6th IPL’s grand finale this Sunday, this article seeks to serve, among other things, a poignant note. 2013 edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket, now into its last lap, predictably has been in the news right through its nearly month-long extravaganza for its massive success
This is my third write-up on Coalgate case before the Supreme Court (SC), following the one on May 1, 2013, titled ‘Coalgate fire ignited, CBI Director feels the heat; does a somersault’. Continuing from where it had left, the Supreme Court began the day’s (May 8, 2013) proceedings in a whirlwind fashion, yet again, flagging off
This is a sequel to my earlier blog post of 27th April, 2013, titled: ‘The CBI Director Caught On The Wrong Foot’. As anticipated, the CBI Director’s last affidavit providing potent ammunition to the Supreme Court (SC), 30th April, 2013, was destined to be the day when ‘Coalgate’ fire was certain to get ignited. It, in fact,
This is a sequel to a story titled: ‘Unending Woes of a Wizard’ that appeared in Times of India dated 10th April, 2013 and posted by Prof. Prabhat Ranjan on his Facebook (FB) wall. No related posts.
Much though a section of our society may be heaping on praise on CBI Director, Mr Ranjit Sinha for his ‘bold’ affidavit filed on Friday, 26th April’13 before the Hon’ble Supreme Court (SC) in a matter concerning coal scam, I have, however, a different take on this. No related posts.
