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1.       Ordinance is “un-constitutional”.  – Rajnath Singh, BJP President on UPA-2 government’s move to bring anti-graft ordinance 2.       When bill is pending before the standing committee of the Rajya Sabha, how can the government bring an ordinance? -           Arun Jaitley, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha speaking on anti-graft ordinance 3.       BJP is opposed to this ordinance as it is unconstitutional, illegal and immoral. -           LK Advani, BJP Patriach Yet in stark contrast and amidst the sign of desperation and avoiding confronting the opposition in Rajya Sabha (the government still doesn’t have enough numbers to push through), the Modi sarkar has passed another critical law through an “ORDINANCE” route. If the current trend continues, this government will have a distinction in using...

10 th December, 2014: 2107 hours IST Last evening I got a Whatsapp message from a number starting with +966 (the dialing code for the Kingdom Cover page of the book of Saudi Arabia (KSA)). I was happy thinking it would be a message from my parents (they are currently on a pilgrimage to KSA). With excitement I checked the messages and it read like this “ Assalamu alaikum ” followed by the adjacent picture and then a message again explaining what the picture is. It said “ This book is like an encyclopedia of Islamic Financial System. A colourful book, it has almost everything about Islamic Financial System”. The last message said “ Your dad is here with me in our bookstore in Makkah”. When I checked these messages, it was already more than half an hour since the time I received them. 2142 hours IST Realising the time lapsed, I was sure my father wouldn’t be around at the store for so long. I thanked the sender for sharing this. I communicated to him that I already own som...

The name Rajdhani (a passenger train service connecting the capitals of states with national capital) evokes a sense of pride and a journey of a life time for Indians including Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). As Indians we say “ Rajdhani mein ek baar toh safar karna zaroori hai”. If you haven’t experienced the journey, then you are really missing something. And I was one amongst the many who were bombarded with, you must experience Rajdhani. And this gave rise to my determination to have a firsthand experience of what Rajdhani is all about. Roger in New Delhi On 22 nd September 2014, International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) announced that Rafael Nadal has pulled out due to injury and Roger Federer will replace him at Micromax Indian Aces (one of the four franchises in the league). The Indian leg of the tournament scheduled for 6 th – 8 th December, will be played in New Delhi. Along with the opportunity to see Roger live in action (I am an ardent Roger Federer fan) it was als...