Heavy Mettle
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by Tavleen Singh
Nasty Reality

Kautilya
by Jairam Ramesh
Not Just IT it is Now GE

Right Angle
by Swapan Dasgupta
Now For The Home Front

Hung Jury

Mandap Mandate

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Hung Jury
Delhi: The Committee on Judicial Accountability (COJA) is a watchdog that often barks. But recently, as some of its members contemplated a move against Chief Justice of India A.S. Anand, the august body of jurists seemed to have caught the flu of politics. Those who wanted Anand to be reprimanded for his family members' involvement in a land case in Madhya Pradesh included Kamini Jaiswal, Shanti Bhushan and Anil Divan. Voting against were luminaries like V.M. Tarkunde and Rajinder Sachchar. The move was ultimately dropped because of an unwritten coja rule that all decisions must be unanimous.

Mandap Mandate
Bhopal: Party polls in the Congress have thrown up a new pecking order. Pradesh Returning Officers (PROS) are being wooed like never before. Take Kerala MP Vayalar Ravi, who is the pro for Madhya Pradesh. Last week, his son's marriage saw top party leaders from the state heading south, among them state Congress heavyweights Digvijay Singh, V.C. Shukla and Suresh Pachouri. Ravi, of course, has not had so much attention lavished on him since he was elected to the CWC in the 1970s as a Youth Congress leader.

Political Party
Chandigarh: September has traditionally been the time for birthday politics in Haryana and this year promises to be no different. Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has planned a grand bash on September 25 to celebrate the birthday of his father Devi Lal. Tauji is expected to cut the birthday cake at a massive rally at Sonepat which is essentially nothing more than a show to bolster the son’s political fortunes. The whole of Haryana is expected to get a slice of the birthday cake—in the form of welfare doles.

Pram Minister
Lucknow: Sonia Gandhi has turned truly emotional following the arrival of the latest member of the Gandhi dynasty. She sent a message to the residents of Amethi, saying how much she missed Rajiv on the occasion. Moved, local Congress leaders have asked Sonia to bring the Gandhi heir to Amethi for a dekko of the young one.

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