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A democracy has special checks and balances. One of the checks is the way one of the three branches of the Government – Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary – can make sure that the country is not been taken apart by the other two working in connivance. In India’s case, Executive and Legislative branches are in [...]
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The entire movement of Team Anna was built on the sentiment of commen men and women wearing “I Am Anna” on their head. That meant what Anna was asking of the political class, every Indian who supported him, also wanted to ask. So to treat Anna’s ask in his campaign as just the talk of [...]
Read More...Mayawati’s Government is in serious trouble over a rural health program, where Rs 4900 crores has gone missing and there is nothing to back it all up! Where have Rs4,900 crore of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) funds gone in Uttar Pradesh? The state government says it spent the amount to strengthen rural health services [...]
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Do you feel that your Air India flight landing is a bit bumpy? Or the pilot doesn’t seem quite sure when he comes out for his “bio-break” whether he has been pushing the right buttons? You know that look, right? Or worse, he is coming out with the manual with the confused look asking YOU [...]
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What happens in the Home Ministry offices and corridors directly impacts the security and well being of the country. We have seen how Chidambaram and his wife have been defending the terrorists and smugglers while P. Chidambaram was the Home Minister or to be one. (Chidambaram, Tapuriah, Hassan Ali, and Taufiq Gaffar: A Surreal Picture!). [...]
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In a new book called “Corruption in India: The DNA and RNA”, authors Bibek Debroy and Laveesh Bhandari have estimated that India’s public servants loot Rs.92,122 crore ($18.42 billion),
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“If rape is inevitable, just lay back, relax and enjoy it” – Clayton Williams (Unsuccessful Republican Gubernatorial candidate, 1990)
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Rudolph Elmer is an ex-employee of the Julius Bar Bank in Switzerland. In January, he handed over a the names of 2000 tax evaders to Wikileaks.
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