Elections in the states Does development gets any attention? Or it is all votebank politics, big money and violation of election code of conduct? Everyone, even the media, is talking about UP elections outcome. It is the make and break moment for Rahul Gandhi, they say. Is it all then about one person, one party…
Category: Media
Fighting corruption, black money and adhering to truth and honesty!
Prime Minister’ image suffers! Senior ministers must not surrender their self-respect! The 2G spectrum is now a test for national integrity, truth and honesty in public life. It won’t go away easily. This time at least. That is the national mood this time. The appointment of the CVC, the Central Vigilance Commissioner P.J.Thomas has brought…
Ethical and moral issues could be devastating!
This is what happened to the Tatas now! Ratan Tata trips and his image battered! Media misconduct and unethical practices Radia telephone tapes revelations! Ratan Tata is the most powerful industrialist of India. He controls a vast empire and his group is claimed to spend about Rs.600-Rs700 crores on advertisement and publicity. So, we can…
Beware of foreign writers and foreign journalists writing on India
Or more dangerously on Hinduism! I hesitate to write on Hinduism! Hindutva is one reason! Foreign writers, foreign journalists another hindrance! There was this news item in the newspapers recently. A new book has been published in New Delhi and that has this shocking title: Hindutva, Sex and Adventure. Why such a title? The author…
No press freedom, only press fear of the governments!
What the School Journal’s mission is like? It will give an alternative to the current fear and despondency of many journals and newspapers! We have been publishing the School Journal for almost by now some 45 years, if you take the year 1965 as the year of launching our very modest school newsletter. This was…
So, the Indian media is failing the Indian people?
Media is becoming cowardly and now more corrupt too! Paid news exposed the big newspapers! Now, the some of the big newspapers demonstrate shocking cowardliness. Towards the more corrupt and fascist governments that arm twist the newspaper owners and editors too, Mr.B.G.Verghese, the senior most editor and veteran newspaper man has exposed how the Press…
A weak Prime Minister, a weak Foreign Minister
A retired foreign secretary, an over-ambitious Home Minister Foreign Security and internal security Are things clear in New Delhi? There seems to be some disarray in the Central government functioning. Already Sharad Pawar, the agri minister has been adding fuel to the rising food prices. After sugar prices, the food minister has indicated that milk…
UPA’s second innings?
How things are going? There is some slackening, no doubt! The second UPA government shows lots of fatigue. For the simple reason that any second win like the one UPA had did, is a cause for worry. For one thing, there are the very same faces everywhere! So, that is there to get excited about?…