EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 20.04.11
A 30 -year-old mother at Bovikanam, herself born after Endosulfan began to contaminate the areas resources, chose to commit foeticide when she became pregnant for the second time because of the fear of giving birth to a baby with the.. For Anna Hazares anti-corruption platform attracted the former police officer Kiran Bedi and Arya Samaj leader Swami Agnivesh, along with communalists like Ram Madhav and religious entrepreneurs such as Baba Ramdev and��.
Dont waste your vote on AAP ��� Virendra Parekh | Bharata.
In Delhi, the AAP won 28 out of 70 seats, with 30 per cent of the popular vote. In the general elections, it simply has to win just 40 seats out of 543. That could sink Narendra Modis hopes of heading a BJP-led coalition. A Third��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 15.01.11
It is this power, and their capacity to intimidate through assassinations and street violence, that gives them their salience and that will eventually give them control over the whole country... Third, over time elections at all levels have become more expensive in terms of advertisement costs, petrol for transport, and alcohol and cash for the large numbers of vote-mobilising youth, particularly as an Indian constituency involves numbers of voters much larger than��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 20.06.11
Officially, of course, India has backed the Security Council decision because New Delhi supports an Afghan-led inclusive and transparent process of reconciliation... HINDUSTAN TIMES. FULL STOPS IN ASTERIX. We are in dire need of the magic potion that gives tiny Asterix the strength of a Roman army and makes rotund Obelix invincible. Then we could lay about the killjoys who have now.. Villa says India also has very charismatic pioneers like Kiran Bedi.
Political sands shift after NaMo storm, bitter enemies eye alliances
NEW DELHI: One hundred days after the Modi sarkar was sworn in after a decisive BJP victory, theres a new debate brewing: is the Modi wave on the wane? One school believes it indeed is because of the governments failure to control prices and thus.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 14.05.11
The ebb and flow of imperial need drives US policy worldwide... Democracy and all its virtues were issues that the leaders didnt give two hoots about while they wore white dhotis, read literature, appreciated plays and promoted art and culture... HINDUSTAN TIMES. NEW RULES FOR A VERY OLD GAME. ASHOK MALIK. Is there a national message from the May 13 state elections and by-elections verdict? For the Congress, the news is sombre. It has retained��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 09.04.11
Might it be that some of our friends from civil society who are leading the charge on this issue today have decided to give it back to the NAC ��� the formal and formidable attempt by the Congress to co-opt civil society space by... HINDUSTAN TIMES. THE PUNDIT. OUR MOMENT OF TRUTH. ABHIJIT MAJUMDER. After 26/11, we had seen protests and candlelight vigils by citizens. But the anger was directed mainly at faceless enemies, and the demand was for an��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 23.04.11
Under such a scenario, it may be a good time for India to explore the option of space-based solar power (SBSP) ��� a possibility that has not caught the popular or government attention very much, for a variety of reasons. Unlike the.. A hoarse Kiran Bedi growled on CNN-IBN: How often do you want us ��� do you want Bhushans always to be before televisions, always defending themselves? Theyve.. Like the tide, there is an ebb and flood in popular perception.
As Delhi polls near, Modi wave ebbs to give Kiran Bedi space
The party would promote Bedi and not bank solely on the ���Modi wave���, sources said. The BJP wanted the polls to be a direct fight between Bedi and AAPs Arvind Kejriwal, sources said. ���Modi jis rallies will be held wherever needed. We cannot give a.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 30.06.10
He is not the first Governor who sees himself as New Delhis Viceroy, nor shall he be the last... Bedis wife, the first woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi, also visited the school in 2003 and started bearing the educational expenses of the students.. HINDUSTAN TIMES. THE PUNDIT. READ MY MIND. Face it, India and Pakistan will have to think of new and inventive ways to broker a lasting peace. To our chagrin, Pakistan is, on the face of it, one or two steps ahead of us.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 04.07.11
This is because on the one hand they must fulfil RBI regulations that stipulate that banks must give at least 18 per cent of their total lendings to the agricultural sector while on the other they still have to protect their own interests and.. HINDUSTAN TIMES. THE CORRUPT ARE AFRAID. ARVIND KEJRIWAL AND KIRAN BEDI,. It is being alleged that the jan lokpal will become a parallel government ��� since it would not come under the government ��� and will be a��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 08.07.11
HINDUSTAN TIMES. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST; AS SIMPLE AS ABC; WHY NO REFORMS? - VIVEK H DEHEJIA; BEING WEIGHED IN THE IMBALANCE - ARVIND KEJRIWAL AND KIRAN BEDI; THE SOLITARY ARTIST - ARUNA VASUDEV... Already, both the State and the Union Government are having to deal with resignation of 99 MLAs and 11 MPs, which will only serve to reduce the strength of the Congress both in Hyderabad and New Delhi. To make��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 11.07.11
When he switched the Sun from Labour to Mrs Thatcher in good time for the 1979 general election, he could plausibly argue that her beliefs and his interests coincided. Both, for instance, required reform of Britains appalling labour.. Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev and Kiran Bedi should contest the elections with the avowed objective of controlling the Government and not being part of the Government. A second level of control system may also be made. A network of��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 06.10.10
HINDUSTAN TIMES. COLUMN. FLOGGING A DEAD HORSE. ASHOK MALIK. This past weekend, a report in a Delhi newspaper made the observation that the Allahabad High Court judgement in the Ayodhya title dispute case would... of Small Things was first serialised in Granta), Amit Chaudhuri ��� continued to publish fiction and reportage, and a new wave of novelists, including Kiran Desai and Aravind Adiga, went on to write prize-winning, best-selling books.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 03.08.10
HINDUSTAN TIMES. A WORLD-CLASS APART. DILIP DSOUZA. A news item: As part of the ongoing drive to beautify Delhi in view of the upcoming Commonwealth Games, the NDMC demolished last week nearly 5,000 homes it.. The Citizens Forum Vidya Mandir, headed by Brij Bedi, husband of super cop Kiran Bedi, and Master Ajit Singh , a government teacher, have opened a school in Maqboolpura which is providing free education and meal to about 800��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 19.04.11
HINDUSTAN TIMES. THERES SPACE FOR ALL. SITARAM YECHURY. Fifty years ago, my school in Hyderabad was fortunate enough to be chosen to receive Yuri Gagarin at the airport. As he walked past us, I moved to touch him... Sometimes we order a repoll of the repoll till we are satisfied that this poll is a perfect poll. We dont give up. So all those things have improved. Now only two things are bothering us: one, of course, is the money power, the black money.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 19.01.11
More important, it allows the Prime Minister to have Mr Barak in his team which gives him the dual advantage of his counsel while crucial decisions are made and also his endorsement which portrays him as the leader of a wider range of.. HINDUSTAN TIMES. LOSING SIGHT OF REALITY. ASHOK MALIK. New Delhis favourite all-season sport is speculating on the next Cabinet reshuffle. This month, to go with the foggy winter mornings perhaps, it has become a��.
EDITORIAL SAMARTH: EDITORIAL 25.06.10
AHEAD OF THE SAARC HOME MINISTERS CONFERENCE, NEW DELHI IS UNDER PRESSURE TO FALL IN LINE WITH WASHINGTONS STRATEGY FOR PEACE IN THE REGION WHICH GIVES THE UPPER HAND TO ISLAMABAD.. a bad note vis-��-vis security. Let Delhi, as a city, win a gold medal. Kiran Bedi is a retired IPS officer The views expressed by the authors are personal. ***************************************. HINDUSTAN TIMES. BEYOD THE BITE.