Four states and a union territory had elections in March and April and counting of votes was on 2/5/2021. In Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry voting was on 6/4/2021. Assam had 3-phase election. Voting was on 27/3/2021, 1/4/2021 and 6/4/2021. West Bengal had 8-phase election. Voting was on 27/3/2021, 1/4/2021, 6/4/2021, 10/4/2021, 17/4/2021, 22/4/2021, 26/4/2021…
Corona Second Wave
When 2021 began and many countries were having second or third wave of Corona, cases in India were in decline. That puzzled many. Some said it was because of cleanliness and food habits of Indians. The situation changed after the Ides of March. Maharashtra led in rising cases. It did not have elections as in…
Quit Quad
India should quit Quad. USA is not India’s friend and not a reliable ally. USA sees India as a subsidiary ally just like the British had subsidiary allies in India. Quad in full is Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. Its stated objective is to ensure and sustain an open, free and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. Real objective is…
Anil Deshmukh Resigns
On 5/4/2021 Anil Deshmukh resigned as Home Minister of Maharashtra after Bombay High Court ordered CBI inquiry against him. Former Police Commissioner of Bombay Param Bir Singh in his letter to Uddhav Thackeray had alleged Anil Deshmukh had asked Sachin Waze and Sanjay Patil to collect Rs.2-3 lakh rupees each from 1,750 bars, restaurants and…
Param Bir Letter
On 20/3/2021 came reports of Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh’s Letter to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray in which he had mentioned Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh had asked Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Waze/Vaze to collect 100 crore rupees every month from bars, restaurants and other places. There are about 1,750 bars, restaurants and…
Rawat Resigns
On 9/3/2021 Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat submitted his resignation letter to Governor Baby Rani Maurya. He is the first BJP CM to resign without completing his term after Narendra Modi became PM. Amit Shah had become President of BJP and during his time no BJP CM had to resign before term got over. On…
Disha Gets Bail
On 23/2/2021 Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana of Patiala House Court granted bail to Disha Ravi in Toolkit case. She was free after 10 days judicial/police custody. Interestingly Disha’s Bail Application No. was 420/2021 against FIR No. 49/2021. Disha was arrested in Bangalore by Delhi Police. Controversy surrounds her arrest and transit. Delhi Police claim…
Budget 2021
Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2021 on 1/2/2021. Her speech lasted 100 minutes unlike last time which remained incomplete after 160 minutes. After one hour many MPs were drowsy. Speaker Om Birla had trouble to keep himself awake. India should not compare itself to USA and talk of 5 trillion dollar economy. USA prints dollars and…
Republic Day 2021
This year we had an unusual Republic Day. It did not have a chief guest. UK PM Boris Johnson who had agreed to be chief guest withdrew on 5/1/2021 due to Third Wave of Corona in UK. Government of India decided to have Republic Day celebrations without chief guest as in 1952, 1953 and 1966…
Brisbane Test 2021
Brisbane Test. Day 5. 19/1/2021. When play began not many thought India could win the Test. History was against it. West Indies in 1988 was the last visiting team to win a Test at Brisbane. Highest score by a winning team batting in 4th Innings was 219 by Australia against West Indies in 1951. There…