The government headed by Narendra Modi came to power on 26/5/2014. From 26/5/2014 to 2/9/2014 it is 100 days, both days included: 6 days in May, 30 days in June, 31 days in July, 31 days in August, and 2 days in September. When 90 days got over CNBC TV18 and CNN-IBN talked of 100…
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Modi and ministers
There are reports of Narendra Modi dealing with his ministers in a way different from his predecessors.   They make a good reading or viewing. Modi wants punctuality. He wants ministers to be present at office at 9 a.m. He wants ministers to enforce punctuality on staff members. We know Prakash Javadekar and Venkaiah Naidu had…
Great Bank Robbery
India’s public sector banks belong to the people of India. The banks have been robbed by corporates who borrow crores of rupees and default. On 20/7/2014 Vishwas Utagi, Vice President, All India Bank Employees Association, released a list of defaulters and amounts. Rs. in crores Bad debts restructured and shown as good debts 325000…
Budget 2014
The more things change the more they remain the same. NDA replaced UPA as ruling coalition in House of Peoples i.e., Lok Sabha. BJP replaced Congress. Narendra Modi replaced Manmohan Singh. However the budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 10/7/2014 was not much different from UPA budgets. BJP had a chance to undo…
Rupee rate and subsidies
There are people who speak against electricity, water, fertilizer, diesel, kerosene, petrol and LPG subsidies. Some even say diesel and LPG subsidies benefit middle class and not poor people. They do not speak against corporate debt restructuring (CDR) and exchange rate manipulation to keep rupee value low. Lakhs of crores of rupees are lost due…
Iraq Civil War
It is civil war in Iraq. ISIS is in war with Iraq’s government headed by Nuri Al-Maliki. ISIS captured Mosul on 10/6/2014. The world noticed. Soon ISIS captured Tikrit. There are Indians in Iraq. Nurses don’t want to come back. They have taken education loan and loan for visa. In Mosul 40 construction workers did…
Train fare hike
Government decision to hike railway fare has hit many people hard. It is immaterial it was hidden in interim budget of UPA government. Now BJP is in power. Railways Minister Sadananda Gowda said “I am merely implementing the decision taken by the previous government.” There was a circular on fare hike on 16/5/2014 which was…
Campa Cola residents
Residents of 96 Campa Cola flats have a tough time. The owners had bought them legally. They had paid registration charges and stamp duty at the time of buying and property tax over the years. The builder made his profit. BMC officials did not demolish them when they came up. Thousands of illegal structures are…
Dog Meat Festival
In China there is tradition of Dog Meat Festival. Some oppose it. They call themselves animal lovers or animal rights activists. Food habits vary. I do not know how many fruitarians are there. There are vegans. There are vegetarians who do not eat eggs, fish and meat. There are different types of non-vegetarians. Some do…
Football teams 2014
Football World Cup 2014 is going on. The teams are Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon in Group A; Spain, Holland, Chile, Australia in Group B; Colombia, Greece, Japan, Ivory Coast in Group C; Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy in Group D; Switzerland, France, Ecuador, Honduras in Group E; Argentina, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Iran and Nigeria in…