Hardik Pandya and Kannanur Lokesh Rahul are in trouble for what they said on Koffee with Karan. Hardik Pandya’s statements caused lot of outrage. Many said they were misogynist and sexist. BCCI is divided on what to do with them. Opinion is divided among people about action against them. Misogyny means hatred of women. A…
Alok Verma Removed
Removal of Alok Verma as CBI Director is the latest twist in CBI versus CBI saga. We do not know whether there will be more twists. On 8/1/2019 Supreme Court bench consisting of CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S. K. Kaul and K. M. Joseph set aside the order dt. 23/10/2018 divesting Alok Verma of…
Gadkari versus Modi and Shah
On 11/12/2018 election results of five states were out. BJP lost Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh after 15 years and Rajasthan after five years. After that Nitin Gadkari has been critical of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. “Party leadership should own up to defeat and failures. Nobody is willing to take responsibility of failure, unlike successes.”…
Return of Congress
Congress has returned to power in Rajasthan after 5 years and Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh after 15 years. Narendra Modi’s Congress-Free India dream is shattered. It may turn into nightmare of BJP-Free India. Congress was able to hold on to power in Karnataka by supporting JD(S). Now it has returned to power in Chhattisgarh. In…
Mithali Raj controversy
Women’s cricket in India has come of age. Mithali Raj was dropped for semi-final against England in Women’s T20 World Cup and India lost the match. It was 22/11/2018 in West Indies and 23/11/2018 in India. The controversy continues unabated and refuses to die down. India were 89/2 and were all out for 112. England…
Rahul Johri not guilty
On 21/11/2018 the panel consisting of Retired Justice Rakesh Sharma, for Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Barkha Singh and lawyer Veena Gowda submitted its report to CoA of BCCI on Rahul Johri clearing of sexual harassment charges. Rakesh Sharma wrote “The complainants have failed to provide their cases as set up by them and we…
Yogi versus Modi
There is one upmanship between Yogi Adityanath and Narendra Modi. When Yogi became CM and shut abattoirs, word spread that it was Modi’s idea. Yogi did not contradict that. Change of name is an easy way to get publicity. BJP members wanted Mughalsarai Junction to be changed to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhaya Junction on 5/8/2018….
Civil War in CBI
CBI’s No. 1 Director Alok Verma and CBI’s No. 2 Special Director Rakesh Asthana have accused each other of corruption and the fight is out in the open. Both were appointed by Narendra Modi. Rakesh Asthana on 24/8/2018 had sent a note to Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha with a dozen or so complaints against…
Me Too India
October 2018 has seen many accusations of rape and sexual harassment against many men. Tanushree Dutta accused Nana Patekar of sexual harassment. He sent her legal notice for defamation. Vinta Nanda accused Alok Nath of rape. He sent her legal notice for defamation. Sandhya Mridul and Deepika Amin accused Alok Nath of sexual harassment. Vikas…
Pope for Sedevacantists
Sedevacantists hold that no Pope has been validly elected after the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958. They do not accept the decrees of Second Vatican Council. Sedevacantism means the Chair is vacant. The Chair here refers to the Chair of Pope who is Bishop of Rome. John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I,…