Politics & Society

Jhappi Te Pappi

By Akhilesh at 24 April, 2009, 8:59 am

The whole country is busy, busy in their two favorite pastimes, cricket and politics. Media companies in particular are having a field day with IPL and General Elections running simultaneously. Reams and reams of paper used for all important events to be covered. Television channels keeping the population of this country engrossed in the two major events.

The Dam of Woes

By Akhilesh at 20 April, 2009, 1:43 am

Every time I witness the grandeur of the Himalayas I get more and more enchanted by its majestic appeal and never ending beauty. One of the most astonishing places on the planet, “The Garhwal Hills” or Dev Bhoomi as it is popularly known, has changed for ever. With the work of Tehri Dam coming to a conclusion the water of the sacred Bhagirathi (the most prominent of the tributaries of the Ganges) is devouring the 200 year old town of Tehri. As I am writing this article the town of Tehri would be submerged under water. Ten thousand families have evacuated their native place for this Dam to become a reality.

How rich is your Lok Sabha Candidate?

By Aditya Mhatre at 3 April, 2009, 11:36 am

One of the things that a candidate needs to do while filing nominations is divulge their networth. Infact, its not just their properties but also how much money and property is owned by their spouses and any other business or partnerships that they might be in. This is nothing new but going through these numbers [...]

Why Blame Varun Gandhi?

By Ritika at 24 March, 2009, 11:02 pm

The Election Commission has advised the BJP against nominating Varun Gandhi as it has found Varun guilty of making the alleged hate speech at Pilibhit, the constituency he is standing for. The term advised says it all about the power of our Election Commission (EC). Though it has been a first in Indian electoral history that the EC has advised a political party to not field a certain candidate, the EC under current constitutional powers cannot enforce its advice.

IPL falls prey to politics

By Ritika at 23 March, 2009, 7:57 am

The IPL is slated to move out of India for this season as the government feels ill equipped to provide security protection for the matches because the IPL dates are clashing with the election dates. So we will still have the India Premier League but out side India. It may have sounded really funny if we did not have millions riding on this decision.