Hindustan Times
I don’t know if you have noticed but today, Friday 5 April, is the 14th day of Arvind Kejriwal’s indefinite fast. Kejriwal has lost 8.5 kilos and as a diabetic, his condition must give cause for concern. Read more
(53 votes, average: 3.4 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 4:11 pm
Filed under India · Tagged aap, Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi, Hindustan Times, indefinite fast, inflated bills, middle class, news, social activist, team anna, Vir Sanghvi
Sometimes it is hard to believe that the UPA government, which lurches from crisis to crisis these days, is the same government that won a triumphant victory after a successful first term. And yet, the principal players are much the same. The few portfolios may have been changed but it is the same men and women who took the UPA through its first term who are in charge today. Read more
(36 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:25 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Delhi, delhi gangrape, Hindustan Times, manmohan singh, Medium term, news, rape cases, UPA, Vir Sanghvi, VP singh
From the time I was in my teens, I have always had a special affection for the north-east of India. In my case, my motives were entirely personal. I went out for several years with a girl from one of the north-eastern states. Read more
(41 votes, average: 4.8 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 7:07 pm
Filed under India · Tagged airlines, Arunachal Pradesh, Bangkok, Bihar, Bombay, Burma, China, culture, Delhi, employers, foreigners, India, jobs, Manipur, Medium term, Mizo insurgency, Mizos, Naga, NEFA, north-east, north-eastern states, Phizo, Planning Commission, population, restaurants, south-east Asia, states, Tamils, television, Thailand, Vir Sanghvi, women
I hold no strong views on the respective merits of the competing lok pal bills. Perhaps Anna Hazare and gang are right and perhaps the government draft is useless. Read more
(60 votes, average: 2.27 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, August 5, 2011 at 6:34 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Anna Hazare, Britain, Delhi, democracy, Europe referendum, hindustantimes, Kapil Sibal, Kashmir Valley, lokpal bill, Medium term, Parliament, Parliamentary bill, referendum, Salman Khursheed, Vir Sanghvi
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
There is a famous story about a reporter for the Indian Express’ Bombay edition in the 1980s. Asked to perform that most-boring of all tasks, report on an eclipse, he dashed off his copy within a few minutes and without waiting for the eclipse. Read more
(39 votes, average: 4.59 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Filed under Media · Tagged beggars, chief minister, current events, Delhi, Dharna, ditches, dossier, drains, eclipse, editorial staff, events, flooding, government, holy dip, home minister, human rights activists, Indian Express, Islamabad, Maoists, monsoon, municipality, Naxals, news busines, Pakistan, PM, predictability, Ramnath Goenka, Reliance Energy, report, reporter, residents, surplus power, terrorists, West Delhi
