These days, our shores are awash with books on emerging economies. At least one new book hits the stands every month. These are mostly written by Americans. Of late, some Indians who have made it big in the United States have also jumped into the book-writing business. Morgan Stanley's top executive Ruchir Sharma's book 'Breakout Nations' stands out in this clutter of books. It is one of the most fascinating...
05:11 PM, Apr 25, 2012
On 13 February, I wished Pramod Muthalik a 'Happy Valentine's Day' in advance! To my surprise, Muthalik, whose Sri Rama Sene, known for its strident ...
04:13 PM, Feb 20, 2012
Bangalore: A day after three Karnataka BJP ministers were caught watching an obscene clip in the Assembly, the party has shown them the door. Three ministers, CC Patil, Lakshmana Savadi and Krishna Palemar, who were caught watching porn in the Karnataka Assembly have been barred from attending the Assembly till the probe into the matter is over. A six-member committee has been formed to look into the matter and the...
06:50 PM, Feb 08, 2012
New Delhi: Lalu Yadav was at his best once again. Communist stalwart Gurudas Dasgupta delivered a very sensible speech. Predictably Sushma Swaraj and Yashwant Sinha opposed the Lokpal Bill tabled by the UPA Government. The Lok Sabha at least showed the courage to tell the unelected agitators that Parliament is the highest law making body and its authority is supreme. Parliament reconvened after lunch on Thursday and Minister of State...
06:39 PM, Dec 22, 2011
New Delhi: The Reddy brothers right hand man and former Karnataka minister B Sriramulu's victory in a bypoll has not come as a surprise to both politicians and politics watchers in Karnataka. But, his huge victory margin (over 47,000 votes) has shocked the ruling BJP, which lost even the deposit in this high voltage mini-battle. When Sriramulu quit BJP to fight election as an independent three months ago, BJP thought...
01:59 PM, Dec 04, 2011
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I was still in college when farmers' leader Professor MD Nanjundaswamy's men ransacked the first outlet of Kentucky Fried Chicken on Brigade Road in Bangalore. ...
02:22 PM, Dec 01, 2011
New Delhi: Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa has finally entered Bellary to campaign for the BJP party candidate in a high voltage by-poll. Sulking Yeddyurappa had boycotted all party programmes after his release from Bangalore central jail in a denotification scam. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Yeddyurappa said he was is not against the BJP. He maintained that he is the reason why BJP came in to power in Karnataka. "No....
12:02 PM, Nov 22, 2011
Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda says he is happy that BS Yeddyurappa is out of jail. Gowda, who replaced scam-tainted Yeddyurappa as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, three months ago spoke to CNN-IBN in New Delhi. Gowda was in the national capital on official work. CNN-IBN: BS Yeddyurappa has got bail. What's your reaction? DV Sadananda Gowda: I am very happy. I have been saying that these are just ...
03:53 PM, Nov 08, 2011
Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda says he is happy that BS Yeddyurappa is out of jail. Gowda, who replaced scam-tainted Yeddyurappa as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, three months ago spoke to CNN-IBN in New Delhi. Gowda was in the national capital on official work. CNN-IBN: BS Yeddyurappa has got bail. What's your reaction? DV Sadananda Gowda: I am very happy. I have been saying that these are just...
03:53 PM, Nov 08, 2011
Well known philanthropist and writer Rohini Nilekani's book 'Uncommon Ground' is out. It is a compilation of interviews she did for a TV channel. Rohini Nilekani spoke to CNN-IBN's D P Satish about her book and more. CNN-IBN: Normally, TV interviews don't merit a book. Mainly because, TV has more sound, less substance. Most shows lack depth. But, 'Uncommon Ground' defies the myth or stereotype. It is simple at the...
03:42 PM, Nov 02, 2011
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AK Ramanujan's essay,'Three Hundred Ramayanas-Five Examples And Three Thoughts On Translation,' has finally been dropped from the history syllabus of Delhi University. I wrote the ...
12:01 PM, Oct 24, 2011
New Delhi: As his name suggests he is always smiling. DV Sadananda Gowda, who has now become the chief minister of Karnataka by accident, is known for his smiling face and humble nature. Gowda won his first assembly election in 1994 and is a two-time MLA and a two-time MP. Gowda, who defeated Jagadish Shettar in a secrete ballot on Wednesday, was Shettar's deputy when he (Shettar) was the leader...
04:06 PM, Aug 03, 2011
New Delhi: He is not sixth time lucky. BS Yeddyurappa, who survived five major attacks on his chair in the last 38 months, has now been dumped by his own party. The way ahead looks tough for the man who brought BJP to power in a southern state for the first time. He has been a great survivor all through his four-decade long political career. But Yeddyurappa's beginnings could not...
11:56 AM, Jul 29, 2011
New Delhi: On Friday, with the Lokayukta report naming BS Yeddyurappa, his sons and son-in-law and the infamous Reddy brothers, its official that the state is in the grip of the mining lobby. So how does Karnataka's mining mafia operate. CNN-IBN has been investigating the mining scams at Bellary since July last year. Since 2000, a surge in demand from China has turned Bellary's iron ore into black gold. The...
09:19 PM, Jul 22, 2011
The most dreaded 'T' word is back in Andhra Pradesh politics. After a long lull, the movement for Telangana state is once again picking up steam. Unfortunately, there are not many well written books on Telangana in English. Kingshuk Nag, a senior journalist of repute and resident editor of Times of India, Hyderabad edition has filled the vacuum by writing a highly readable book on the movement and the region:...
11:21 AM, Jun 16, 2011
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