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…
Category: India
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…
Statehood for Konkan
Ever since Ajay Maken announced Congress has decided in favour of statehood for Telangana there have been many demands for various states. Over the years there were other demands. There is no opposition to splitting of Uttar Pradesh in four states: Poorvanchal, Awadh Pradesh, Paschim (Harith) Pradesh, and Bundelkhand. Bundelkhand is a region spread over…
End of telegram
The era of telegram which began in India in 1850 came to an end on 14/7/2013. It was revolutionary when it began and dominated for about 150 years. Many times people dreaded the arrival of a telegram because they feared it brought the news of death. There were not many telephones and outstation calls had…
Advani tantrums
In recent days Lal Krishna Advani has thrown tantrums and caused embarrassment to BJP leaders. Narendra Modi is most popular among BJP members who want him to be BJP’s prime ministerial candidate and Advani wants to counter Modi. BJP spokespersons had tough time to explain Advani’s actions. BJP opponents gloated about the infighting in BJP…
Srinivasan wins
What about someone filing a case against TV channels for cheating 1.24 billion Indians by telecast of false news on N. Srinivasan from the evening of Friday 31/5/2013 to 2.30 p.m. on Sunday 2/6/2013? The coverage was over the top. One channel said it was Endgame Srinivasan. Another called it Super Sunday. Other channels had…
Srinivasan survives
N. Srinivasan survives to fight another day. For most of 25/5/2013 there were reports that N. Srinivasan’s position as BCCI president has become untenable and he has to step down. His son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan had been arrested. He had asked three more days to submit for questioning and Bombay police did not grant that. He…
IPL in a spot
Spot-fixing scandal has hit IPL. This time it is not a sting operation. Delhi police have arrested three Rajasthan Royals players. S. Sreesanth had played for India in Tests, ODIs and T20s. In a Test in South Africa he had hit Andre Nel for a sixer and had danced. He was in the final of…
Death of Sarabjit Singh
Sarabjit Singh was murdered. It was premeditated, cold blooded murder. The attack on him in Kot Lakhpat Jail on 26/4/2013 was preplanned. He died in Jinnah Hospital around 12.45 a.m. on 2/5/2013. It happened on the second anniversary of the death of Osama Bin Laden, close to the time of his death. Some say Sarabjit…