गांधी, चार्ली, चर्चिल और मशीन -1 ( Nitin Thakur)

साल 1936 में जर्मनी ओलंपिक खेलों का मेजबान था। एडोल्फ हिटलर के लिए ये मौका था जब वो दिखा सकता था कि अट्ठारह साल पूर्व पहली आलमी लड़ाई में हार चुका जर्मनी फिर से उठ खड़ा हुआ है। इन खेलों के सहारे वो जर्मनों की शर्मिंदगी को आत्मविश्वास में तब्दील कर डालना चाहता था। उसने टीवी नाम की मशीन का इस्तेमाल किया और पहली बार … Continue reading गांधी, चार्ली, चर्चिल और मशीन -1 ( Nitin Thakur)

Updated Statement From NDTV On CBI Raids

Communication | Updated: June 05, 2017 20:04 IST It is shocking that the CBI conducted searches on the NDTV offices and residence of the promoters without even conducting a preliminary enquiry. This is a blatant political attack on the freedom of the press as sources confirm that under pressure, the CBI has been compelled to file an FIR based on a shoddy complaint by a … Continue reading Updated Statement From NDTV On CBI Raids

Shahid’s writer Sameer Gautam calls Apurva Asrani bad news

This is personal rant so please do not get irked by the heavy usage of “I” in the story. It is based on a true story just like the film Shahid. So, where do I start? Let me start by saying that I am the writer of Shahid that no one in the industry knows about except my team and my Director. You all know … Continue reading Shahid’s writer Sameer Gautam calls Apurva Asrani bad news

Apurva, writer of Simran speaks up against Kangana’s title snatching moves

Apoorva Asrani is a respected writer and video editor in Mumbai film circles and he epitomizes Local is International. He is known for writing on subjects close to his heart. His film ALIGARH had won him love and support of the LGBT  community and the progressives around the world. A gender sensitive man Apoorva had so far always supported Kangana Ranaut ( the Indian actress … Continue reading Apurva, writer of Simran speaks up against Kangana’s title snatching moves

राजनीतिक ताकत खैरात में नहीं मिलती – Rakesh Kayasth

राजनीतिक शब्दावली में जिसे लिबरल डेमोक्रेट कहते हैं, मैं उसी तरह का आदमी हूं। वामपंथियों और दक्षिणपंथियों के संपर्क में बराबर-बराबर रहा हूं, इसलिए झुकाव किधर है, यह तय कर पाना मुश्किल है। बहुत सी सामाजिक परंपराओं में आस्था है। धर्म भी मानता हूं, इसलिए परंपरागत अर्थ में आप मुझे दक्षिणपंथ की तरफ झुका आदमी समझ सकते हैं। मैं उन लोगो में नहीं हूं जिन्हे … Continue reading राजनीतिक ताकत खैरात में नहीं मिलती – Rakesh Kayasth

रवीश बड़े नहीं ये वक्त बहुत छोटा है- Rakesh Kayasth

  बड़ी शख्सियतों की परछाइयों तक से मुझे  डर लगता है या खुलकर कहूं तो एलर्जी है। अनगिनत नामचीन लोगो से टकराने के बावजूद कभी निजी पीआर में नहीं पड़ा। मेरे व्यकित्व की अपनी सीमाएं, मेरा इगो, आप जो भी मानें। ऐसे में मुझे अपने किसी समकालीन या हमपेशा आदमी पर लेख लिखना पड़े तो ये वाकई बहुत कष्टप्रद है। कष्ट के साथ थोड़ी सी … Continue reading रवीश बड़े नहीं ये वक्त बहुत छोटा है- Rakesh Kayasth

Government admits your Aadhaar data has been leaked

CHENNAI: If you have an Aadhaar Card and if your bank accounts and other sensitive information are linked to it, chances are that your data is no longer secure. For the first time, the Modi government has officially acknowledged that personal identity of individuals, including Aadhaar number and other sensitive information, has been leaked to the public domain. The government, in the recent past, had ignored … Continue reading Government admits your Aadhaar data has been leaked

No cap on corporate funds to parties, suggest a way out, Govt tells Opposition

Parliament Thursday approved the Finance Bill, rejecting five amendments proposed a day earlier by Rajya Sabha on curtailing more powers to taxmen and capping corporate donations to political parties. The amendments, forced by the Opposition in Rajya Sabha where the government lacked majority, were negated by Lok Sabha and the Bill passed, completing the budgetary exercise for 2017-18. Defending the government’s stand to reject the … Continue reading No cap on corporate funds to parties, suggest a way out, Govt tells Opposition

Notice to JNU’s social exclusion centre forged, says UGC. Is there more to it?

Mar 22, 2017 12:18 PM IST India is celebrating BR Ambedkar’s birth centenary this year with fanfare. Yet, the few spaces dedicated to study his vast contribution to making of a modern India continue to feel threatened. On March 15, the Jawaharlal Nehru University registrar received a letter — No. F-24-1/2017/ (CU) dated March 6 — regarding the closure of the schemes for the study … Continue reading Notice to JNU’s social exclusion centre forged, says UGC. Is there more to it?