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Should a national level politician holding stakes in the government disclose one’s personal detail, when asked by the public? UPA head Sonia Gandhi or her children don’t really believe in this. High Court dismisses appeal seeking information on Sonia Gandhi’s religion Press Trust of India, Updated: November 29, 2010 The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday dismissed an appeal seeking details of the “religion and faith” of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and her children under the RTI Act, saying the petitioner was trying to encroach on their privacy. “It is evident that the petitioner is making efforts to make unjustified inroads into the privacy of the individuals even if they are public figure and consequently the information cannot be made public,” a division bench of the High Court said. Former Haryana DGP PC Wadhwa had sought details of “religion and faith” mentioned by Sonia Gandhi and her children during the last census under the Right to Information Act from the Central Pub...

Here is very interesting news. In Nitish’ backroom, students from Harvard, IIT and TISS It started with a student from Bihar at Harvard with a question as ambitious as it was simple: How can the leadership evolve in a predictable manner, not left to genetics or accident? The question had a specific context. It was encouraged by the spectacular turnaround story scripted by Nitish Kumar back home, evidence of the difference that good leadership can make. Beginning January 2010, when he came to Patna on a month’s break, Ghanshyam Tiwari’s question grew in size and reach. Soon, it drew a team around it. Eventually, it became a shared seven-month project that fed into Nitish’s poll campaign. The “Bihar leadership project” is one of the small untold stories of this election that was all about new things happening in the state. Read Full Article here: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-nitish-backroom-students-from-harvard-iit-and-tiss/716132/0 Also visit: http://beta.friendsofbihar.or...

' Vivek Chudamani’ By Adi Shankaracharya Hindi Translator: Munilal Gita Press, Gorakhpur ISBN 81-293-0324-8; Pp 158; Rs 12 “Vivek Chudamani” Adi Shankaracharya ki un rachnaon me se ek hai jo aaj bhi hamare beech vartaman hain. Adi Shankara jaise mahaan darshnik ke rachna ki samiksha karna mere liye sambhav nahi hai. Is lie mai bas unke kuchh shlokon ke Hindi anuvaad ko yahan prastut kar raha hun jo is pustak me sankalit hain. (Dhanyavaad Gita Press ka jisne is mahaan rachna ko sarva sulabh kiya hai) “Ghade ke nast ho jane par jaise ghatakash mahakash ho jata hai, waise hi upadhi ka lay ho jane par bhaav-vetta swayam hi brahma hi ho jata hai.” (566) “Vriksha ke patte, phool, aur phalon ke samaan naash to jeeva ke deh, indriyan, praan aur buddhi adi ka hi hota hai. Sadanand swaroop swayam atma ka naash kabhi nahi hota; wah to vriksha ke samaan nitya nishchal hai.” (561) “Brahma-vetta purush atyant saghan atmanand ras ke paan se matwala ho kar sakshi roop se sthit hua indriyon ko...

2G Scam is worth Rs 1700000000000. That is Rs 1.7 Lakh Crores. Who is responsible for it? Many. But the list would start with the telecom minister Mr. A. Raja. The irony is that he is still in his chair. Reason? His party supports one of the most honest men to retain his chair of PM. Do people of India win in the end - corrupt ministers costing it billions while honest Prime Minister sits on his chair? We know the answer. The BJP says that the PM is guilty of not taking a firm stand on 2G issue. The accusation is right. “Prime Minister is guilty of culpability of not taking a stand firmly and not acting beforehand before the damage was done. He is guilty of it and we are charging that,” BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told reporters outside Parliament. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-guilty-of-not-taking-a-firm-stand-on-2G-issue-BJP-/articleshow/6988182.cms#ixzz16ILh1BVL The Supreme Court asks the CBI why it didn’t questioned A Raja. It knows the answer but needs ev...