Tarun Tejpal is in police custody in Goa. What a fall for a man who felled many people. The man thrived on entrapment journalism by means illegal and immoral. Many people lapped it up and ignored legal and moral issues. The fall was dramatic and sudden. The news broke out on the evening of 20/11/2013…
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Talwars are guilty
On 25/11/2013 around 3 p.m. Ghaziabad court pronounced Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar guilty of murders of Aarushi Talwar and Hemraj. Media coverage of the event leaves a lot to be desired. First, there were discussions about the case for several days. On judgment day there was speculation from the morning and after the judgment…
Bharat Ratna in demand
After the announcement that Sachin Tendulkar and C. N. R. Rao, chairman of the Prime Minister’s Scientific Advisory Council, will get Bharat Ratna there have been many demands. The announcement made C. N. R. Rao famous instantly. Fame went to his head. Instead of the usual “I am honoured and humbled” speech he lashed out…
Sachin Tendulkar retires
Sachin Tendulkar had announced his retirement after two Tests against West Indies. The second Test got over on the third day on 16/11/2013 and his Test career came to an end. If the Test had lasted full five days his Test career would have ended on 18/11/2013. His ODI career had ended in 2012. Soon…
Minorities
Any community that is less than 50% of the population is a minority. The basis can be religion, language, race or something else. Article 29 of the Constitution of India grants minorities the right to conserve their distinct language, script or culture. Article 30 grants religious and linguistic minorities the right to establish and administer…
Rahul Gandhi on Ordinance on convicted MPs
Rahul Gandhi’s statement in a press conference that the Ordinance to protect convicted MPs and MLAs is complete nonsense and it should be torn up and thrown out is welcome. It has also put UPA Government and Sonia Gandhi in an embarrassing position. The ordinance was to nullify the verdict of Supreme Court on 10…
Narendra Modi BJP PM candidate
Narendra Modi is officially BJP’s PM candidate. Unofficially he had been PM candidate for some time, especially after he won third term as Gujarat’s chief minister. Many in BJP wanted to prevent his rise but did not succeed. Most fell in line, except Advani. Most members of BJP and RSS wanted Narendra Modi to be…
Jesus Christ on punishment for rape
Jesus was at the temple. A crowd gathered. Jesus spoke to them. As he was speaking the Jewish leaders and Pharisees brought a man to him. They said to Jesus “Teacher, this man has committed rape. The Law of Moses says to kill him. What do you say?” Jesus replied “Let the rape victim cast…
Enemies of rape victims
People in general must beware of enemies of rape victims. These enemies do not want justice for rape victims. They call themselves human rights activists or women’s rights activists. Their ways are subtle and misleading. They oppose severe punishment for rape by saying they want certainty of punishment and not severity of punishment. When a…
Khel Ratna controversy
There is Khel Ratna controversy. The committee headed by Michael Ferreira had mentioned Ronjon Singh Sodhi’s name for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and 15 names for Arjuna awards. H. N. Girisha and Krishna Poonia were in the reckoning for Khel Ratna and both were unhappy when their names were not forwarded. Krishna Poonia has said…