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The mills and our loss
A disaster becomes a farce when the underlying tragedy gets buried, for whatever be the reason. That is just what has happened with the Supreme Court order paving the way for more malls and luxury apartments in the congested metropolis of Mumbai that should translate into billions of rupees for mill owners.
It is not just the court ruling which will be environmentally calamitous for Mumbai. The real tragedy lies in the fact that all voices of reason have been drowned in the Babel of eulogies that have been flooding the newspapers and the news channels. Trust the media to slut themselves for the shortsighted interests of the real estate mafia.
ISI in Assam: Not a wolf cry anymore
The frantic air-dashes by Union home ministry officials to Assam is telling. The possibility of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence fishing in the troubled demographic waters of the state is not a mere bogey any more. What was an impending threat only a few years back is now a reality. What was a pernicious pathogen till yesterday, has today infected the host and spread to such an extent that its debilitating effects are already beginning to show. The days of crying wolf for politicians are over -- the most subversive activities in Assam today carry the ISI mark.
Demographic realities in the state are murky enough. Ethnic equations are always difficult to understand. But the ISI understands it better than most. Well, enough to upset the wavering demographic equilibrium beyond redemption -- throw life so much out of gear that peace will never return.
FTV is too hot; so our guardians have banned it
The ministry singled out ‘Midnight Hot’ - a programme broadcast after midnight by cable television networks transmitting/re-transmitting a satellite channel called FTV.Com India.
Whether the Indian government cared for the hundreds of farmers who have committed suicide in central India is something we can debate about. What we cannot is the fact that its commitment to safeguarding public morality is above question. Caesar's wife, you know.
The custodians of Indian morality, the venerable Information & Broadcasting Ministry, has now banned Fashion TV for two months, starting on All Fools Day. No, we are sure the government is not playing a prank on us. It does not play the fool with issues such as taste and decency.
"The transmission or re-transmission of this channel on all platforms has been prohibited...for showing programmes that are against good taste and decency, denigrate women and are likely to adversely affect public morality," a government statement said.
The ministry has objected to FTV showing programmes "that are against good taste and decency, denigrate women and are likely to adversely affect public morality." The ministry has banned FTV under sub-section (2) of Section 20 of the Cable Television Networks Regulation Act, 1995. The ministry has singled out 'Midnight Hot' - a programme broadcast after midnight by cable television networks transmitting/re-transmitting a satellite channel called FTV.Com India.
Isn't it time someone did a study called the State of Indian Morality?
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