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Sreesanth press conference: A jubilant Delhi police and dozens of Malayali journalists

May 16, 2013

New Delhi: What! The Delhi police are conducting a press conference at India Habitat Centre? That was the question on the mind of around 100 odd reporters who attended the press conference at the Centre- known for holding cultural events. The media interaction followed the arrest of three players of Rajasthan #Delhi Police #IPL #Match Fixing #Neeraj Kumar #Spot fixing #Sreesanth #WhoSaidWhat
Vodafone tax case: Kejriwal targets Sibal, Essar denies allegations

May 15, 2013

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has alleged conflict of interest in newly appointed Law Minister Kapil Sibal's decision to allow an out-of-court settlement of Vodafone tax evasion issue. Kabil Sibal extended undue favours to the telecom company because the Law Minister's son Amit Sibal represented it in court alleged Arvind Kejriwal. "Sibal's #Aam Aadmi Party #Hutchison Essar #Kapil Sibal #NewsTracker #Vodafone
Why Prashant Bhushan wants netas who indulge in paid news disqualified

May 15, 2013

In Ashok Chavan vs. Madhav Kinhalkar case, eminent citizens and civil society organisations have moved Supreme Court seeking to become a party in the case, reported The Hindu. They want to challenge the stand of the union government that the Election Commission of India does not have #Electoral reforms #paid news #Prashant Bhushan #Q&A #Supreme Court
We are also victims of the system, says death row convict Bhullar’s wife

May 14, 2013

We expect the wife of a death row convict to be a prisoner of the past, for whom, the future holds no relevance. She may cry every time her husband is mentioned before her, remembering the goodness of her man and the days they spent together. Ignorant of the nuances #Death Penalty #Death sentence #Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar #Navneet Kaur #Supreme Court #Terrorism #VeryCloseUp
Sanaullah was yet another victim of India’s rotten prison system

May 9, 2013

Gang wars, ragging of new inmates and hate crimes- the history of India's prisons is replete with stories of a charged atmosphere and ugly brawls which, at times, claim lives. Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq who died on Thursday after a fellow inmate attacked him inside Jammu’s Koth Bhalwal jail, is #HowThisWorks #India #jail #Pakistan #Prison overcrowding #Prisons #Sanaullah Ranjay
The AG lied to the court, he should resign: SC Bar Assn President

May 9, 2013

Attorney General (AG) GE Vahanvati is facing severe criticism after the CBI stated in an affidavit that he had not only seen, but also suggested changes to the draft status report of its Coalgate probe. The affidavit contradicts the AG’s claim that he never saw the report and had nothing to #Attorney General of India #Coalgate #India #Supreme Court #Vahanvati #VeryCloseUp
Political game or sympathy: Kejriwal at Sikh rally raises questions

May 3, 2013

Can a political party remain apolitical while expressing solidarity with victims of one of the biggest riots in the country? As the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) began its protest rally to express solidarity with 1984 riot victims at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, the BJP blamed it for politicising the issue. Around #1984 anti-sikh riots #Aam Aadmi Party #Arvind Kejriwal #BJP #Delhi #India #PoliticalPlay #Politics
Patriotism and a govt job: Former spies explain why they went to Pakistan

May 2, 2013

In 2004, authorities of Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat prison reprimanded Sarabjit Singh. Singh’s transgression was that he hugged a fellow inmate, Karamat Rahi, who had also been arrested by Pakistan on charges of espionage. A native of Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, Rahi had been vocal about his rights inside the prison and #Espionage #India #Pakistan #Sarabjit Singh #TheySaidIt
Need to know: Here’s how a child sex abuser operates

May 2, 2013

“I enjoy young people. I love being around them. I even feel like a child myself,” Jerry Sandusky, accused of 40 child molestation charges in the year 2011, told NBC. The bestial rapes of two young girls in New Delhi, earlier this month, have proved that child sexual abuse #Child Abuse #HowThingsWork #India #paedophiles #Rahi Foundation #Sexual violence
AAP’s 70 manifestos for Delhi: More accountability or narrow thinking?

Apr 30, 2013

By announcing that it would have individual manifestos for each of the 70 assembly constituencies in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has once again tried to project itself as being different from other political parties.While AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal may want wants to highlight the party's uniqueness through this, #Aam Aadmi Party #Arvind Kejriwal #Delhi #Delhi elections #India #Politics #PoliticsDecoder

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Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

If you forget the politics and just look at the film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist doesn’t fare much better. It’s a thriller that lacks tension and suspense.
Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

After monitoring a phone call, the investigation had virtually turned pan-India with some of the bookies based in Gujarat and Mumbai.
Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

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Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

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Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

The summary of the response in his Sreesanth’s home turf is that of incredulity. They are unwilling to believe that the pacer is guilty.
Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this?
Did Indira abolish bonded labour or Sonia? NREGA's tall claims

The UPA ads eulogising MGNREGA as a a huge success needs to be taken with bags of salt. The scheme did make a difference, but not as is claimed.

Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

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IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

Live detailed updates as KKR take on Pune in a must-win game at Ranchi.
Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

Bedi’s argument that we should focus on the legal wrong committed by the girl slapped by cops is technical, disingenuous and enabling.
Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

There’s an endearing quality to reports that a CIA spy was arrested in Moscow: he comes across as a bumbling amateur who represents the lost Age of Innocence in the world of espionage.

From here on, Sonia-Manmohan dyarchy is a slow train wreck

The “two heads” power arrangement between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is coming apart at the seams.
Lessons from Karnataka: Cong must stop backing corrupt leaders in Andhra

The fact that it has allowed individuals named in chargesheets to continue as ministers is evidence that the Congress runs Andhra Pradesh as if it is its fiefdom, without a care for ethics in public life.
IPL 2013: How Isa Guha is changing perceptions about cricket presenters

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Ashwani to be shifted, Bansal to be booted? PM will decide

The fate of the two ministers is reportedly in the hands of the Prime Minister who has been told to take a final call.
How the Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode diminishes India

The Sarabjit-Sanaullah episode shows that for all of India’s attempts to project itself as an emerging global power, with a footprint larger than just the South Asian peninsula, it is unable to break out of its hyphenated relationship with Pakistan.
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Star Trek Into Darkness is a perfectly adequate popcorn film

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Coalgate scam: Careful, Mr PM, the fig leaves are falling off...

If there was no wrongdoing in the allocation of coal blocks, why did the Law Minister and officials from the Prime Minister’s Office go to such elaborate lengths to doctor the CBI’s draft report – and get top law officers to lie in court?
Who was Pak prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay? All you need to know

Some information about Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq who died this morning after being attacked by an Indian inmate in a Jammu prison.
Over 900 victims; Dhaka disaster world's worst in garments industry

The death toll from the collapse of a building housing five garment factories has climbed to nearly 900, officials said on Thursday, as authorities continue to search for more bodies two weeks after the worst garment manufacturing disaster in the world.
Sir Alex Ferguson: The greatest manager football will ever have

Ferguson showed that world-class man-management skills were more important than picking the perfect formation. It took something approaching genius qualities to get Eric Cantona, Roy Keane and Peter Schmeichel – all volatile personalities with exceptionally big egos – to pull together for the common cause.