Should lobbying be legalized
The Nira Radia tapes, coming on the back of the “Telecom 2G Spectrum Scam” and subsequent housing loan scam of financial institutions throws up many interesting issues that needs to…
The new stars of India
Name one Electronic Channel which focussed on our boys and girls training hard for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi and the Asian Games in Guangzhou (China) to make India…
Aung San SuuKyi; A modern-day Moses
A.J. Philip/WHEN I received an invitation to attend the release in India of the book, "Than Shwe: Unmasking of Burma’s Tyrant" by Benedict Rogers, I decided to attend the function,…
CONGRESS FAILS TO UNDERSTAND BIHAR
Congress party was clearly surprised by the Bihar Assembly election results on Wednesday. It obviously did not expect to fare so badly. From 9 seats in the previous Assembly, it…
Essence of Haj
For thousands of years, the believers from around the world have traveled to Makkah for Haj. The sight of nearly three million pilgrims in all white performing Haj rituals and…
Height of Corruption
ADARSH is a Sanskrit word which means "ideal". Why the promoters of the scandalous Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society of Mumbai chose that name is not known. In a way, they…
Obama visit: Will rhetoric turn into action?
United States 1st President of Afro-American origin Barack Obama’s India visit underpinned a lot of hopes for strengthening India United States ties further. Did the visit achieve the expectations of…
Beggar-free Bangalore
IT was my first visit to Bangalore after the new airport was inaugurated. I remembered the old one, in the heart of the city, which was overcrowded. It was built…
Tobacco survey: A wakeup call for India
Despite several anti-tobacco measures being taken up by the government, India remains the second largest tobacco consumer in the world. About one million persons die due to tobacco-related diseases every…
India, Russia strategic partnership
In the area of geo-politics, India stands to benefit from its relationship with Russia. The friendship between the two countries is old and time-tested. The former Indian Prime Minister, Indira…