Month: March 2011
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Wikileaks expose UPA's cash-for-votes deal
Congress Party’s troubles are increasing with each passing day as new revelations from whistleblowing websites suggest the party spent around Rs 50-60 crores (about $25 million) in buying the MPs’ support for…
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Why news isn’t a pair of Levis
In India, we have this ridiculous tendency to paint most international news stories with a desi brush. From NASA space missions to Egyptian protests to insider trading cases; it’s horrendous to read…
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Cairn-Vedanta deal: Another scam in the making?
The deal between Cairns and Vedanta relating to valuable oil fields with vast oil reserves, which were handed over to Cairns in a joint venture with ONGC, needs public scrutiny.