Pramod Kumar, BeyondHeadlines It appears that the UPA Government has not yet recovered from the jolts it has received from the Team Anna. It is a case of self-inflicted wounds and the same is happening again. It has, through its two prominent ministers, raised questions about what has truly been a pro-people legislation namely RTI. [...]
Pramod Kumar, BeyondHeadlines The pervasive cynicism, despondency and disenchantment amongst the people already existed in some measure on account of general corruption but these have now been amplified manifold by the way the CAG report on 2G spectrum allotment has put the loss at an unimaginably high figure. CAG Vinod Rai has qualified the loss [...]
Pramod Kumar, BeyondHeadlines The belief is that the information not only empowers citizens but also leads to greater transparency and efficiency in the working of various institutions in a functioning democracy. The media and the recently enacted Right to Information (RTI) are two very good sources for empowerment of common people. The RTI is still [...]
Pramod Kumar, BeyondHeadlines Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s three day fast was nothing short of spectacle. Keeping with the megalomania of Modi our 24X7 news channels lost no time in jumping to grab an opportunity for their TRPs and give the spectacular jamboree full coverage. Full page advertisements in all leading newspapers to propagating his [...]
Pramod Kumar The media in general and News TV in particular have been rightly critical of the maladroit handling by the UPA Government of the Team Anna. The government has not only been inept but has been purblind too to the increasing misgivings and frustrations of the general public about the scale and extent of [...]
Charlie Brooker I went to bed in a terrible world and awoke inside a worse one. At the time of writing, details of the Norwegian atrocity are still emerging, although the identity of the perpetrator has now been confirmed and his motivation seems increasingly clear: a far-right anti-Muslim extremist who despised the ruling party. Mourners at [...]
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