New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday accused agriculture minister Sharad Pawar of protecting corrupt people who will have to be tried for graft once the Lokpal institution is in place. Hazare posted on his blog that it was Pawar’s “old habit” to support and protect the corrupt, and listed instances when he had [...]
New Delhi: In a move netizens fear is tantamount to censorship, the Indian government has directed social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to filter out “objectionable” content from their websites. It warned of suo motu action if this was not done. The decision was conveyed during a meeting communications and IT minister Kapil Sibal [...]
Bravo Mr Kapil Sibal. Today you confirmed what I always thought you were. A loyal Dus Janpathiya. I fully support your move to regulate and teach a lesson to these website waala. It is nice that you wear your loyalty on your blackberry. I fully appreciate your fears that some of the content can have [...]
A curious trend has emerged lately where the aggrieved climb communication towers to put their problems under the glare. Two out of service home guards climbed atop a police communication tower in Marredpally today and vowed to jump to death if they are not reinstated. They are said to be one of several removed from [...]
Few people in the city are even aware of the fact that we are currently hosting roller hockey matches. The inter-state competition that has teams from Vizag, Karimnagar and Hyderabad got off to a flying start with a senior women’s match between Karimnagar and Hyderabad on Tuesday. The team from Karimnagar won by one goal. [...]
Social media users in Hyderabad join the rest of the country denouncing Union Minister Kapil Sibal’s directive to Google, Facebook and Yahoo to regulate content There shall be no more freedom of speech, if the UPA government has its way. The Union communications minister Kapil Sibal’s directive to popular social networking sites, Facebook, Google and [...]
You would not expect Daley Thompson to advise anyone to stay away from the London Games but he tells me he did exactly that to the doorman at the Dorchester hotel. “He told me he’s going to watch Greco-Roman wrestling. And I said to him, ‘I wouldn’t.’” The doorman’s response finally convinced Britain’s double Olympic [...]
Mumbai: Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds echoed ex-teammate Adam Gilchrist’s view, saying India have a good chance to score their first Test rubber win Down Under when they tour the country later this month. “Indians can put pressure on the young Australian players. They have a good opportunity to beat Australia in their home country. [...]
In 2011, movies have been allotting huge budgets to branding and promotions. Sometimes, the promotion budget alone, accounts for 50 per cent of the movie cost. Has such expensive branding helped the movies do well? We explore If on the one side the government is grappling with inflation, the film industry remains undeterred as it spends [...]
No sleep, no rest and no breather for Priyanka Chopra, who is working non-stop, thanks to her upcoming projects. “So… Doin craazy two shifts… Sleepin only 4 hrs… but whats life if it ain’t crazy Yaaal! ‘Krrish 3’ yesterday… ‘Barfee’ today… Dubai for ‘Don2’ Tom,” Priyanka posted on twitter. If the 29-year-old is finding it [...]
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But… Seriously Ajay Hotchandani The theory of the Black Hole states that in the Hole, time and space don’t exist. So if you’ve entered this hole, you can take as long as you want to get ready, and you can store as many suitcases, with clothes you will never wear, above the cupboard (don’t deny [...]
BJP must survive the battle within
The second innings of UPA has been nothing short of tumultuous, marred by massive scams in every sector from rural job schemes to military purchases. When allies themselves are eyeing the jugular of the Centre, relief comes from an unexpected quarters — a divided BJP that is struggling to keep its house in order. The [...]
HR speaks Deepak Karamungikar Workplace politics is a harsh reality in India. When you take up a new role at a well-established organisation, the first few days seem fine. The smiles on everyone’s faces deceive you into believing that all is well. But a few days later, the cracks appear and a few months into [...]
Can England retain their crown?
England’s credibility is on the line as they take on West Indies in the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday. The heavy defeats in the Middle East and the Sub-Continent over the last few months have raised a lot of questions over whether England can sustain their No 1 ranking in the long run. They [...]
Live by your wits, you poor chump!
The guiding motto of a government is protecting the weak from the strong; the weak both in social and economic spheres. I am sure 9 out of 10 MPs and ministers do not know this driving dictum. Let us just take a cursory glance at the way our government has ‘protected’ the weak in the [...]
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