There are times anchors go bonkers. They give prominence to undeserving people and subjects and waste lot of air time. This is more so after Delhi gang rape. Someone or the other comes out with a statement that offends women and he or she gets national publicity. For a petty politician all he has to…
Category: India
Juvenile age
In India juvenile age was 16. It was brought up to 18 in 2000 supposedly because India signed some international convention. After that many criminals between 16-18 have committed big crimes and got away. India should lower the juvenile age to 16 and say goodbye to international convention. Criminals who commit crimes like murder, rape,…
EU shall have death penalty
I came across EU ambassador Joao Cravinho’s article against death penalty which is sanctimonious humbug. He has written the article in the context of clamour for death penalty for rape after the gang rape of a 23 years old woman after beating her with iron rods and cutting her with blade in a Delhi bus…
Protests in Delhi
Delhi has seen unprecedented protests against a gang rape that took place on 16/12/2012. The protests began on 18/12/2012 and continued each day. Water cannons were used against protesters near chief minister Sheila Dikshit’s house. There were protests in front of police commissioner’s office. On 22/12/2012 protests were held at India Gate. Some marched to…
NRA is worse than Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s 9/11 killed around 2,950 people. Every year in USA around 12,000 people are murdered by guns. NRA is led by merchants of death who sell guns and oppose any gun control. The damage done by NRA is many times more than by Al Qaeda. NRA leaders spread lies about gun control and target…
Rape and punishment
The gang rape and murderous attack on a 23 years old woman in a moving bus in Delhi on 16/12/2012 has caused shock and anger all over the nation. She fights for her life in Safdarjang Hospital. The man with her was also beaten with iron rods. The issue figured in Parliament. There were protests…
England win Test series
On 17/12/2012 at 3.20 p.m. Nagpur Test ended in draw. With that England versus India Test series came to an end. England won the series 2-1. James Anderson was man of the match. Alastair Cook was man of the series. Last time England won in India was in 1984-85 when David Gower was the captain….
God and guns
“Where was God?” “How could God allow this to happen?” Such are some of the questions which some people ask when some tragedy occurs. Some asked such questions after Adam Lanza shot dead 26 persons, 20 of them children, in Sandy Hook School, Newtown, Connecticut. Some Americans have said God was not at school because…
Aam Aadmi Party
Arvind Kejriwal and others founded Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on 26/11/2012. The party does not have a hierarchy. It has a committee at national level. Arvind Kejriwal is national convener. Prashant Bhushan, Kumar Vishwas, Shazia Ilmi, Manish Sisodia, Yogendra Yadav are some of the prominent members of AAP. Arvind Kejriwal said he will not be…
BCCI President and selectors
In January 2012 Mahendra Singh Dhoni said at the end of 2013 he would decide which format of the game he would retain as the captain. The question arose if he decides what to retain what are the selectors for? Sachin Tendulkar talked about he deciding when to quit. The impression was that selectors choose…