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  1. BJP’s Laxman rekha on Laxman

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    / April 29, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Staying untrue to its tagline of `party with a difference’, the BJP acted no differently on Bangaru Laxman. Washing its hands off its former national president, the party said “the jail term awarded by the court in a bribery case is part of a legal process which does not involve...

  3. Gowda rises like a phoenix to snub Kumaraswamy

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    / March 30, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The self-proclaimed humble farmer father and his not-so-humble film producer son are at it again. Speaking in different voices. This time over being approached by middlemen lobbying for defence deals. Kumaraswamy said when dad was PM in 1996-97, an offer of a bribe was made to him to influence defence...

  4. The buck stops nowhere in the Defence ministry

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    / March 27, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Arackaparambil Kurien Antony came to the Rajya Sabha well prepared, his sleeves rolled up, like always. Those are heavy sleeves for he wears his honesty on them. A reputation built in Kerala’s murky political backwaters where comparisions with the old fox, the late Karunakaran always helped Antony shine bright. He...

  5. Liquor Yes, School No

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    / October 13, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By Uma Sudhir   Across the road from my office, I see the liquor shop not just open but doing brisk business. Even when there is a full-fledged bandh, the shutters would only be half down. You may have to pay a few hundred extra, but then that is small...

  6. Oh God, I will not bribe you !

    Posted by Archana Anandakrishnan
    / August 21, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Archana Anandakrishnan   Yesterday’s headlines read `The torch of revolution has been lit – Anna Hazare’. The movement against corruption has peaked. I am not surprised for here in the US, anti-corruption protests, walks, discussions have been happening almost on a monthly basis for at least a year now,...

  7. Dear Rahul, I don’t want to pay a bribe

    Posted by Amit Prasad
    / August 20, 2011 / 4 Comments
    Dear Rahul,   I write this letter with almost 99.9% certainty that it will never reach you, or even if by some chance it does, then it might not be enough in sync with your own ideas to actually consider even a single point in it. Then why am I...

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