Only recently did Sarah Palin, John McCain’s former running mate, resign as governor of Alaska. Many speculated that she took this step to give herself more time to prepare for a 2012 presidential bid. So what do the stars have in plan for her? Palin was born on Febrary 11, 1964 at 4.40pm in Sandpoint, …
Earlier this month New Delhi’s highest court decriminalised homosexuality. Now, almost three weeks later, I worry that the legitimacy of that landmark ruling is in jeopardy. Supreme Court advocate Janak Raj Jai has challenged the presence of Justice S Murlidhar on the court bench, claiming that he should not have taken part in this specific …
Here are a few budget reactions from the corporate world sent to me by the respective PR agencies. While some are lauding Pranab, others are not too happy with him. As a layman, I am only happy with Pranab for making it a rural-focussed budget. After all, a large part of India still resides in …
The massive victory of the Congress in the last Indian elections took everyone by surprise on May 16th. So much that we totally forgot to compare the predictions of astrologers to actual results. Doing so is plain hilarious. Because our occult friends got it completely wrong. Famous astrologer Premij had predicted that BJP would emerge …
“Nobody has the right to tinker with anthem”. That’s what the Supreme Court of India said Monday in a sad, dangerous comment that should prompt every single artist of this country to protest vigorously. Let’s recall the facts. In his movie “Jana Gana Mana Rann”, director Ram Gopal Varma borrowed lines from the Indian national …
He was in his mid-forties. She was 19. And they had an affair that lasted a year and a half. Everyone knows John F Kennedy liked women (through the media ofcourse). But we are about to learn all the details of his affair with Mimi Beardsley Alford, an ex White House intern who was only …
Coalition politics is a different game but Congress is a master of that. Having wrestled the opposition to the ground in the historic mandate this year, I am sure they will find a middle ground with its tantrum-throwing ally, the DMK led by the super shrewd Karunanidhi. It’s a known fact that only crorepatis can …
Varun Gandhi strikes again. This time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) boy is at war with…the journalists. Newspaper reports say that a group of writers from Uttar Pradesh is accusing Varun Gandhi of “misbehaving” with journalists. The scribes are requesting security measures while covering his events. Mohan Kumar, president of Pilibhit Journalists Association, says that …
World-famous athlete, actor and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (his second name is always such a pain to spell that I have to triple check) is taking a bow, ladies and gentlemen. No, not in front of a mammoth crowd in CA, but in cyberspace. Digg, one of the world’s best blog web aggregator of news …
Do you love your wife more than Angelina Jolie? And do you find her more sexually attractive? If you are a married man, that’s probably the kind of questions you don’t really feel like answering publicly. But there are courageous men in this world. A.J. Jacob is one of them. The man accepted to be …
It’s heartening to note that this Lok Sabha will comprise the maximum number of women members of parliament in history – 61. Statistics also reveal that women MPs in the past have outperformed men and also have a higher success ratio in elections. Does this mean, there should be a law that forces political parties …
Agreed his father Rajiv became the prime minister at 40 and he could at 38, but Rahul Gandhi should not only stay away from becoming the PM, but he should also avoid the pitfalls of being a Cabinet minister. Here is why… 1. Becoming a Cabinet minister would mean managing a portfolio solely and largely …
