Ram Jethmalani on Sunday 18/3/2018 called for formation of a third front led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to “oust Prime Minister Narendra Modi” in the next Lok Sabha elections. Both Congress and BJP governments have been deliberately apathetic to recovery of black money stashed in “Germany and other countries”, Jethmalani said, speaking…
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BJP loses Gorakhpur
A week is a long time in politics. Congress won two Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan which BJP had won in 2014 and held on to its two Legislative Assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh. BJP was disappointed. Congress was jubilant. Then came state elections in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura. BJP wrested Tripura from CPI(M) and…
CBCI Statement 2018
CBCI held its biannual General Body Meeting on 2-9 February 2018 at St. John’s Medical College Campus and issued a statement. The statement mentions nation-building. Nation-building is not the job of bishops. There have been attacks on Christian institutions and communities before. Christians should be able to defend themselves. The statement mentions “Human life of…
Pakistani artistes
Babul Supriyo wants Bollywood to ban Pakistani artistes. The occasion a press conference. Producer Vashu Bhagnani, whose film ‘Welcome to New York’ features a song by Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was present. He said “As an artiste I do feel that there are no boundaries to art. But having said that I feel…
Mother tongue instruction
There are people who say children should be taught in their mother tongue. Many of them send their children to English medium schools. Mother tongue instruction is for ordinary children. English instruction is for their children. India is a country of many languages. It is not possible for each child to have instruction in its…
Three Modis
Narendra Modi is Modi No. 1. Also known as NaMo. Lalit Modi is Modi No. 2. Also known as LaMo. Nirav Modi is Modi No. 3. Also known as NiMo. Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of India on 26/5/2014. Lalit Modi wanted for a case in FEMA violations in IPL tournament in 2009 in South…
Padmavati released
Padmavati which should have been released on 1/12/2017 is now running in theatres after deletion of ‘I” from its name and some modifications. The shows began at 6 p.m. on 24/1/2018 in some theatres. Some states banned the film and after Supreme Court overturned the ban they did not provide security to theatres while goons…
Judges versus CJI
On 12/1/2018 four Supreme Court judges, Justices Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Kurian Joseph and Madan Lokur, held a press conference and spoke against CJI Dipak Misra. Later they made public a letter they had written to CJI around two months back. Judges holding a press conference is unknown. I do not know any country where…
Sati and Jauhar
It is reported that CBFC has decided to certify Padmavati UA after five modifications. One of them is to change the name to Padmavat. Another is to have a disclaimer stating the film does not subscribe to the practice of Sati or seek to glorify it. There is difference between Sati and Jauhar. Sati is…
BJP 19 states
It was celebration time for BJP MPs as they gathered in the afternoon today, 20/12/2017. BJP had won in Gujarat for the sixth time in a row and had won Himachal Pradesh from Congress. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly told BJP MPs “We are now ruling 19 states. Even Indira Gandhi, when she was in…