Should the Indian media start reporting about the private lives of our politicians? Maybe. When politicians make policies that meddle with people’s very personal lives, like sex lives, we need to get a glimpse of theirs; we can be sure it will reek of hypocrisy. A few days ago, the Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs…
Ah! Finally, restoration work at the Lalitha Mahal Palace will be taken up at the cost of Rs. 38 crore. This is good news, but the money is nowhere near what is required for an actual ‘restoration’. The truth is, this ‘restoration’ is actually just a ‘temporary fix.’ We must appreciate the Government for understanding…
Stray dogs have dominated quite a few living room conversations this week. The death of famous Wagh Bakri Tea brand’s Director due to brain haemorrhage which he suffered when he fell down after being chased by stray dogs and Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra’s fight with her ex-boyfriend over their pet rottweiler ‘Henry’ put dogs…
On Thursday, the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka said the Government would float a global tender in the next 45 days to build underground tunnel roads in Bengaluru, 190 kilometres of it! But it is only an expensive and temporary fix. Underground tunnel roads will help decongest certain junctions in Bengaluru, but only if the…
Every time there is failure of rains and the river Cauvery drains, there is fire in the plains. Yesterday, a Karnataka Statewide Bandh was organised to voice opposition to the Government’s decision to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. But what purpose did the recent bandhs serve? Did it bring rain? Did it stop the…
A retired Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Assistant Director has alleged irregularities in MUDA. No one is surprised because ‘irregularities’ are regular in MUDA. Since its creation, MUDA has done very little in terms of ‘planned’ urban development in Mysuru. It is no longer an effective institution and is in need of a serious re-haul….
Last week, one of our city’s few ‘creative’ industrialists, Shabir Vagh of MAS Furniture, called me and said, “I have an interesting person you should meet.” When Shabir says someone, or something is interesting it usually is. So, I accepted his invitation and landed up at an industrial shed on Hunsur Road yesterday afternoon. The…
On Thursday, the Opposition alliance did something as gimmicky as their acronym I.N.D.I.A. They released a list of 14 TV anchors they will boycott, accusing them of conducting ‘hate-filled’ news debates. Congress party, which is leading I.N.D.I.A., has a long history of banning things while running to the West to complain about the lack of…
We celebrated Teachers’ Day four days ago, but will it be a relevant holiday as technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) seep into our classrooms? Schools are no longer the ‘temples’ of knowledge, and teachers are no longer the high priests. Information today is on children’s fingertips as they swipe, tap and click their way into…
On Aug. 23 at 5.45 pm, like most Indians, I too was glued to my television. I prepared to experience what former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr. K. Sivan called ‘15 minutes of terror’ — The critical 15-minute landing sequence for Chandrayaan, when the spacecraft operates autonomously, rendering engineers and scientists mere spectators. …
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