-The Economic Times Anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare on Sunday shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, asking him to replace the 'weak' Lokpal bill with a "really stringent'' one. Similar letters, with a few variations, were sent to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, BJP president Nitin Gadkari, his Samajwadi Party counterpart Mulayam Singh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati. These parties are the main contenders in the assembly polls in...
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Battle lines being drawn over minority sub-quota
-The Hindu The government's decision on a sub-quota of 4.5 per cent for minorities within the overall 27 per cent reservation for the backward classes promises to be the new trigger for a heated political discourse just ahead of several Assembly elections, including the all-important poll in Uttar Pradesh just a few months away. More than a decade ago, the V.P. Singh government ushered in the ‘Mandal revolution' in North India. It...
More »Danger to my life, says activist backing Yogita's family
Two men threatened to finish off my family, says Ingle The case of death of Nagpur girl Yogita Thakre has taken a new twist with Kishore Ingle, a local activist helping her family, alleging threat to his life and family. A complaint has been registered at a police station in Nagpur. Two persons, wearing monkey caps, arrived on a bike at Mr. Ingle's house late on Friday evening. “They were young. They...
More »India faces new epidemic with 60 million people morbidly obese by Robin Pagnamenta
India's economy may have been booming in recent years but so have the waistlines of those enjoying such dramatic growth. As a result a country more usually associated with famine is facing an unexpected epidemic with 5 per cent of population 60 million people -- now morbidly obese. This has kept bariatric (weight loss) surgeons such as Muffazal Lakdawala busy fitting gastric bands and stitching stomach bypasses for India's political and business...
More »Mamata joins Oppn in criticising Communal Violence Bill, government says can re-draft
-The Indian Express With UPA constituent Trinamool Congress today joining the Opposition in critising the Communal Violence Bill, the Union government said that the legislation as drafted by the National Advisory Council (NAC) was not final. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was among the eight CMs who stayed away from the National Integration Council (NIC) meeting held in Delhi today, with communal violence on its agenda. Narendra Modi (Gujarat), Nitish Kumar...
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