Hindustan Times
These days, everybody uses numbers. Each week, crores of rupees are spent on advertising on television on the basis of TRPs. These are television ratings that are supposed to provide an indication of how many people watch each television programme. At the India Against Corruption rally, the leaders of the movement tell us that they have received overwhelming support – as much as over 90 per cent perhaps – from the people of India who have texted and mailed them to say that the movement should go political. Read more
(57 votes, average: 3.11 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, August 10, 2012 at 12:36 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Baba Ramdev, corruption, IAC, India Against Corruption, Internet, Kiran Bedi, Lokpal, Mass movements, revolution, Social media, TRPs, Vir Sanghvi, Yoga guru
It is now almost an article of faith within the media that a) this is a very corrupt government and that b) its leaders lack the will or the inclination to fight corruption. Read more
(56 votes, average: 1.86 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, November 4, 2011 at 8:17 pm
Filed under India, Media · Tagged 2G scam, AK Antony, CAG, corrupt government, corruption, CWG, India. media, manmohan singh, Natwar Singh, P Chidambaram, Pranab Mukherjee, Race Course Road, Shivraj Patil, Sonia Gandhi, UPAII, Vir Sanghvi
Back when news TV first became a phenomenon, we heard many complaints about how the influence of TV would rob Indian politics of its gravitas. Read more
(31 votes, average: 3.16 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 6:35 pm
Filed under India, Media · Tagged AB Vajpayee, Anna Hazare, Arun Jaitley, Cabinet, corruption, Indian politics, Jairam Ramesh, Kapil Sibal, LK Advani, Narendra Modi, P Chidambaram, Pranab Mukherjee, Ramdev, Sushma Swaraj, TV, TV event
The Union Cabinet decided on Monday to put off approving a hike in the salaries of MPs and ministers. Read more
(16 votes, average: 4.38 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Filed under India · Tagged AK Antony, British MPs, Consensus, corruption, Delhi, Edwin Luyens, foreign policy, hike, hypocrisy, Inflation, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kashmir, Lutyens zone, manmohan singh, Maoist, Media, ministers, MPs, P Chidambaram, Pakistan, Parliament, politicians, remuneration, salaries, scandal, senators, UK, Union Cabinet, US, V Krishna
