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Chalta Hai…But for How Long?

  “For India is more than just a land. India is an atmosphere. Over thousands of years, the races and religions of the world have mingled here and produced that unique, indefinable phenomenon, the INDIAN; so terrifying in a crowd, so beautiful in himself”. Indeed, beautiful lines by Ruskin Bond. Who could put it better [...]

The ‘Rahul-Said-So-We-Act’ Syndrome

“Rahul Gandhi will visit the families of the humiliated England Cricket team members!!”, This tweet at its satirical best was tweeted moments after India white washed the One day International series against England. The Gandhi scion is indeed a huge crowd puller, strikes a chord with villagers, spring surprise with the modes of travel, democratised [...]

Quiz

Headquartered in New Delhi, The Republic of India is a wholly owned subsidiary of ______” [6 marks]

Journalists may soon need law degree to report on Supreme Court

About time! (via livemint) Print and electronic media journalists will also need to have at least 7 years and three-and-a-half years of experience, respectively Why just restrict this to the Supreme Court? This should be the case with the stock markets and perhaps even politics. New Supreme Court reporting norms, if enforced, will result in [...]