Multimedia wrap: Videos, slideshows and audios from the top news this week

The week’s over and here’s our selection of  podcasts, videos and slideshows that defined the news for the week. The Lokpal Bill was tabled in the parliament at the beginning of the week. Team Anna was not happy with the government draft and burnt copies of the bill in public. In this video Prashant Bhushan explains why Anna and co’s arguments against the government proposed Lokpal Bill. [caption id=“attachment_55241” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in a pensive mood. AFP Photo”] [/caption] The Commonwealth Games scandal has come back to cause big trouble for Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The Comptroller and Auditor General’s report blamed the Delhi government for mismanagement and corruption during the games. Listen to our Editor-at-Large Sanjeev Srivastava’s audio  on the CWG scam. The market crashed in the US and fears of another global recession loom large. Our Editors R. Jagannathan and Venky Vembu discussed the implications of the crash for the world at large and the Indian economy in particular. To listen to the podcast, click here. The market may have crashed but that’s no reason to overlook the positives that emerge from this scenario. According to this  video  India is likely to outperform global markets in the next 12 months. Credit ratings dominated headlines as Standard’s and Poor’s slashed America’s credit ratings. Watch  this video  to know why credit ratings are important, how the whole system works and why the downgrade of US from AAA to AA+ by S&P means big trouble for the US. Sonia Gandhi, President of the Indian National Congress and UPA chairman underwent surgery in the US. The mystery around her illness continued with speculations that she might be suffering from cancer. Her surgery was successful and hopefully she will make a speedy recovery. Watch video  here. President Obama turned fifty and his birthday celebration/fundraiser for his 2012 Presidential election campaign was criticised by the republicans. Yet you can’t ignore the fact that the man has the toughest job right now what with the market crash, debt crisis, etc. Here’s a Happy birthday Obama slideshow . Yes we all know the media is rather happy to use photoshop even when it’s not required. Take a look at some of the craziest and worst photoshopping instances in journalistic history in our slideshow  here . [caption id=“attachment_55774” align=“alignright” width=“380” caption=“Dress sharp; check out our slideshow for tips. Image Courtesy Yatan Ahluwalia”] [/caption] Want to look sharp for that next big  corporate meeting? Check out the essential style guide to good suits here with this slideshow. Are you an Apple fan? A Microsoft hater? Think apple products are just too darned expense? Well watch videos of both Gates and Jobs here and decide for yourself who will leave a greater legacy.