Languages are a sensitive topic in India. No surprise many states in India got reorganized on linguistic basis. That's why it's judicious not to rattle people on linguistic questions. Unless you knowingly do so. At an event today marking 50 years of the Passport Act, 1967, Sushma Swaraj External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, rather knowingly (or unknowingly) [...]
A couple of days ago, a spokesperson of a political party was defending beef ban in India on the ground of the question of faith of majority of people in India. Although majority of the States in India have banned cow slaughter, defending beef ban in India on the ground of majority's faith is a [...]
These days whenever some question contrary to the Government claims is raised, it's instantly swept aside by the Government as "motivated". Thus on Friday, when IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, after a meeting with the leaders of the Indian tech sector, was asked by the Media about the job losses in the IT sector, this [...]
Day before yesterday I received an SMS from my Telecom provider informing me : Dear Customer, as instructed by Govt. of India, 'Desh ka Vikas' dialer tone is now available on 56xxxx91, you can choose the same free of cost. Rentals apply. What? Is Government of India busy creating dialer tones for mobile phones? (Although [...]
