Thanks to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his government, social activist Anna Hazare emerged a national figure overnight. Read more

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Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 7:32 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev, Congress, Group of Ministers, L K Advani, Lok Pal Bill, Maharashtra, Manmohan Singh, National Advisory Council, Parliament, Sharad Pawar, sonia gandhi, Veerappa Moily
The scam-tainted Congress is banking on the outcome of the Assembly elections. Read more

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Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 7:24 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Anna Hazare, Assembly Elections, Congress, Corruption, DMK-Congress partnership, Parliament, Tamil Nadu, UP elections, West Bengal
This week started off as a Ram Navami week. In other words Ram’s birthday. It seemed a big thing this year: there were several lunch invites, one from Prathibha Prahlad, a known dancer. Read more

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Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Atal Behari Vajpayee, hindustan times, LK Advani, Namaste Cinema, news, Nitin Gadkari, Prathibha Prahlad, Pratibha Advani, Ram Navami, Retake, Shri Ram, Swayam Infotainment
I do not watch cricket. I have little interest and even lesser understanding of the game. But this time around a friend dragged me in and said we should watch the semi finals together for “the fun of it”. Read more

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Posted by Kumkum Chadha on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Commonwealth games, Customs warehouse, hindustan times, India-Pak match, MS Dhoni, news, political overtones, Sachin Tendulkar, Virendra Sehwag, World Cup 2011, world cup replica