-The Times of India No, it isn't just a feeling. You actually are slaving several more hours over the stove, the mop and childcare while your husband, father and brother are busy watching Cricket. And now the world knows it too - a recent survey by Organization for Economic co-operation and Development (OECD) says that an average Indian man has the dubious distinction of spending all of 19 minutes a day...
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Lest we forget-Vikram Kapur
-The Hindu It will be a decade tomorrow since whistleblower Satyendra Dubey was killed. A tribute. You would have been scared. You would have been scared, when you left your home in the village of Shahpur at 15 in search of a good education and a better life. You would have been scared that first day at the IIT, wondering how you, a village boy from Bihar, would cope with all the...
More »CAG questions Rs 3,000 crore of investments by two Tata trusts -Josy Joseph
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A detailed audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India of some major trusts run by business houses and sports bodies has allegedly revealed misuse of income tax exemptions granted to them. Among them are at least two Tata trusts and a number of state Cricket associations. The audit report, one of the first to be signed by the new CAG, S K Sharma,...
More »Wrestling with the rural economy-P Sainath
-The Hindu Kushti is located at the intersection of sports, politics and culture and is deeply embedded in the agrarian economy. If farming tanks, so does Maharashtra's greatest spectator sport. You'd think it was the turnout for Sachin Tendulkar's final test. Anyone might - seeing close to two lakh people showing up five hours before start of play, despite a nagging drizzle. But this is "below normal" for Kundal town, which hosts...
More »SC glare on FM news fetters
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court today hinted at allowing private FM and community radio stations to broadcast their own news and current affairs programmes, a privilege so far enjoyed only by the Centre-run All India Radio (AIR). "Only TV channels are allowed to broadcast news. Radio channels have access to every village, nook and corner. We will examine the issue. We will impose some conditions.... (before granting permission)," a bench...
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