Category: Politics
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Your wallet is attacked by Petrol Tax!
You are paying 200% tax on the petrol or diesel that you are buying. Believe it or not, it is actually true. 200% is indeed too much to think, but an Indian today buying fuel is paying this much amount of tax.
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Something funny happened with Fake news reaction India!
Fake news is in real news again and this time, a funny move by the government. It seems that Government is aloof from the ground realities, or chose to remain so… (Update: PM Modi asks I&B Ministry to withdraw the fake news order, read below) I read this report from HT, that fake news publishing…
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Spirit of Mumbai: Farmers fed after 180 kms of walk in 6 days!
The farmer’s protest in huge numbers brings out Mumbaikars on the road, to be the Good Samaritan they always have been in crisis. Farmers are in crisis today, and the Spirit of Mumbai in invoked.
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Income Tax Relief – Error 404 with middle class
Social Media is flooded with new messages about how salaried middle class people of this country are crying foul and rather they should appreciate the government. Here are some reactions to those messages that are floating around.
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Demonetization or demonization of Indian economy?
For obvious reasons, demonetization is one of the most talked about subject in the last six months. There is so much written about it, that finding my blog via a regular Google Search is hard. Of course, the government cannot accept it, even though it is morally obligated to accept something that goes wrong.
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Farm loans waiver frenzy across India – Analysis
It is common knowledge today that farmer’s plight is heard after protests, and their loans waived. But who is benefiting from all this?
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Why I quit The Himalayan Tribe Working Committee
Update: After I quit the accusations were still flying around, and some well wishers and naysayers informed me a few of them. Here are my clarifications. I am accused of lying – that I never told them web server space cost Rs. 15,000. Well to be honest, I lent THT the server space that I already owned…
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I blog. I live. It is me. #ResponsibleBlogging
To talk about being responsible and put things in context, let me redirect you to one of my recent post on bomb blasts in Pakistan. It was horrible, but there was a particular behavior the caught my eye. Earlier this year and late last year, there were two other blasts that shook the world –…
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US Politics: Elect a President please
I have been reading a lot about the US Elections and about how Donald Trump is blowing his own trumpet to woo voters in his favor. That said, the method he has used sometimes are downright cheap and not fitting for someone who is contesting for the post of President of United States of America.…
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Air India to fly all women crew on March 8!
The flag carrier of India will be flying an all women crew this March 8 to celebrate Women’s day on a flight to San Francisco. This will include 4 pilots (2 each in 2 shifts for the unintended) and the whole cabin crew during the 15 hours Delhi-San Francisco. To top it and make it…