Friday 4 June 2010

Time to be irreverent

Japan has got a new Prime Minister. I am tired of reading this. Naoto Kan takes over from Yukio Hatoyama. Only if the Japanese had simpler names!

Ajmal Kasab appeals against his death sentence in Mumbai High Court. Just when it was all over. Sometimes, civil rights can be pretty irritating. Like this one. When it is as clear as daylight that Kasab was one among the terrorists, why is it taking so long to hang him? Where are the fake encounter specialists when you need them?

Arundhati Roy thinks Maoists are Gandhians. Just wondering what her ideas about Gandhi are.

India loses again to Zimbabwe. The news was buried deep inside most of the newspapers. Are these the 'hidden depths'?

In spite of visits by about half the Who's Who in the US, oil keeps leaking in the BP well. Why don't they use Fevicol to fix it? aise jod lagaye yamraj bhi tod na paaye

Meanwhile there is a lot of noise about India in connection with the EA Minister's trip to the US. We will get a clear picture only after the dust settles. The best thing to do is not to read newspapers during the visit. Read the reports dated half a week after. That gives the real picture.

North Korea is threatening the South with war. India and S.Korea have got a peculiar similarity - both have absolutely nutjob governments in countries to their north. Still, any day, North Korea is better than Pakistan!

Supposedly someone has written a book about Sonia Gandhi. Though Madam herself has no problems with the book, it seems her supporters have oodles of them. BJP meanwhile is supporting the book citing something called the Freedom of Expression. It is an article in our Constitution, by the way. Once upon a time there lived a person by the name Jinnah....

Almost everyday, there's another article titled 'Another mishap averted at ... airport'. It is almost as if these journalists are waiting for a scoop. Why don't they do a TV series on the dangers of Indian airports if they are so concerned about it? And cover it till the Government does something about it rather than jump to the next story?

That's all in today's news.Have a nice day.

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