…comes the news that almost half of the candidates* standing for the Assembly elections in Bihar * have pending criminal cases against them…

Worse, “Several of these criminal charges are serious charges, like Murder, Criminal Intimidation, assault, wrongful restraint, etc.”
Some of the more “note-worthy” candidates include Rajesh Kumar Raushan urf Babloo Deo (RJD) who has “7 charges related to Attempt to murder (IPC Section-307)” against him;  Shankar Singh (LJP)  with “17 charges related to Attempt to murder (IPC Section-307) and 12 charges related to Murder (IPC Section-302) against him and Manoranjan …

I wonder whats next? Misguided Tourists?
This is what I am talking about…

Screenshot of Google World News webpage taken at around 1.16am IST
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Some of you may remember a Discussion we had at IIT-Delhi, courtesy the IIT-D Alumni Association and FTI, a few weeks back (Aug ’10). The digital recording is finally in and I have slowly begun the process of editing it in manageable snippets and uploading them on the web. I am about half-way through this exercise (expect to complete by weekend) and this is my favourite snippet so far. It is in response to a question by Dr Vijay Saluja, Convenor, Social Outreach Committee, IITDAA
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On this day, please take a moment to remember India’s most unassuming, modest and hard-working Prime Minister:

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Image courtesy: Uday Kuckian, Rediff

The man who put forward the example of “moral responsibility” as Union Minister for Railways
A man with an unparalleled sense of duty and honour:
The man who ushered in the Green Revolution (grain) – and the White Revolution  (milk).
Unfortunately Lal Bahadur Shastri’s death remains shrouded in mystery:
NEW DELHI: Nearly 45 years after former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri died in Tashkent, mystery continues to shroud the circumstances …