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No narco test on Jagan
The CBI has been denied permission to perform narco, polygraph and brain mapping tests on Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and his financial advisor and accused in the disproportionate assets case, Vijay Sai Reddy. The order was passed since the Supreme Court does not allow such tests without the consent of... -
Venkatesh `shoots’ his mouth off
According to news reports, T G Venkatesh, Minor Irrigation Minister in the Andhra Pradesh government has made some remarks against politicians and civil servants for not cooperating in the development effort of the state. This is a part of what he said : “Those who did not do any service,... -
Dilli ki baarish
Posted by Archana Rao July 15, 2012 Leave a comment -
Touch Me Not
The world is divided into two kinds of people – those who love touchscreen phones and those who don’t. Naturally, having been a hopeless technophobe since as long back as I can remember, I belong to the second category. And life is really tough for people like us now, because... -
Yeh Dilli hai mere yaar
It’s been an eventful trip to India. First year of MBA just got over and I am back in India for a bit to visit family and friends after one whole year. Much has happened…things have changed, people have changed, I have changed. New perspectives have been gained. A chapter... -
Yeddy has his way in Karnataka
“In his tenure, Sadananda Gowda did good work and the performance of our government was very good. There were no complaints against him on grounds of corruption but keeping the party’s interest in mind, as a good party worker, he has resigned.” Thus spoke Nitin Gadkari, the BJP’s president with... -
Eega, a special effects extravaganza
”Eega” means housefly in Telugu. That’s the name of SS Rajamouli’s latest and most ambitious film till date. To make a movie on a housefly is itself audacious and insane, nobody has done it ever in Indian Films. In the west, there have been many superhero films and maybe movies... -
Reasserting regal authority, the Fedex way
Posted by G Veda Vyass July 6, 2012 Leave a commentThe hallmark of champions is their will and determination to never bow down and fight their way to glory against all odds. Roger Federer, aged 30 was chasing his 7th Wimbldeon crown and his 17th Grand Slam title. He hasn’t played a single match on grass against the Serb Novak... -
Federer exacts sweet revenge
It was the final before the grand finale on Sunday – while that may sound disrespectful of the players from the other half of the draw, such was pedigree of the two contestants of the first semi-finals this evening at SW19 outside London. One of them had won four of... -
Vizag, a city of poles?!
The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) officials have been instructed to plant 1 lakh trees in Vizag city. This is highly commendable. As is clear from any Google satellite image of Vizag, almost all the greenery in Vizag is only within compounds such as Railways, Andhra University, HPCL Quarters, Harbour...