1.  Ready to muck it up, Mr. Prez?
[02/02/2012]  Obama’s latest call for Romney’s tax returns is one low move
As the US Presidential elections are closing in, the rat race is getting dirtier. None of the nominees is sparing any opportunity to throw some muck at the competition. And the worst part is that Bara...Read More




2.  Strategy’s dead. Long live...
[02/02/2012]  The king of good times is the favourite whipping boy for PSUs and political parties alike. But shouldn’t the entire focus be on the illogical oxygen support being relentlessly provided to Air India instead?
All through last year, the Kingfisher bashing tale was hot! From oil companies to PSBs, everyone found their fair share of media attention at the cost of a private carrier struggling to make a mark in...Read More




3.  Summary forecast: 2012 economy
[02/02/2012]  With EU, US & emerging economies in turmoil, the world is headed for yet another year of recession
Yes, Doomsday 2012 is also expected to happen sometime this year (if not already, meh!). But what would kill the world economy much sooner would be the economic doomsday that one is looking at just ar...Read More




4.  Wrong side of the courtroom?
[02/02/2012]  There has been some impressive fast-tracking of cases; now the courts need to ensure that the treatment of undertrials improves, more so inside the court
There are several faults and deficiencies that are associated with India’s legal system, and the treatment of undertrials is just one of them. On January 6, 2012, Asif Balwa, who is accused in the 2G ...Read More




5.   Is Obama preparing to withdraw?
[19/01/2012]  Approval ratings show widespread discontent with the way US progressed in the barack years. But Obama doesn’t seem imminently worried – and there’s not much visible fight-back action on his part to regain approval. Is the first black president who won a historic election in reality preparing to withdraw from the race?
“You have just sent a message that Barack Obama will be a one-term president,” Minnesota Republican Michele Bachmann hollered to her supporters after winning the Iowa straw poll on August 13, 2011. Al...Read More




6.   Why hasn’t the DGCA head been suspended yet?
[19/01/2012]  The DGCA head should be immediately suspended & questioned on numerous loopholes in our aviation infrastructure endangering thousands
“Whoever willfully flies any aircraft in such a manner as to cause danger to any person or to any property on land or water or in the air shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may ext...Read More