Guest post by AMANDEEP SANDHU [This post is a report on what went on in Jayanagar, a constituency in the southern parts of Bangalore, in the Vidhansabha Elections, May 2023] Yesterday, 13 May, by 2.30 pm or so, the Jayanagar seat had gone in favour of Sowmya Reddy, Congress. It had been a very closely … Continue reading How the Jayanagar Vote was Stolen – What Does Not Add Up: Amandeep Sandhu →
On-line scams are becoming more and more sophisticated like the one that is explained below. On January 4, I was expecting a parcel; it was actually posted before Christmas, but there had been delays. I got up very late for reasons explained in a previous article, and when I went downstairs the parcel was waiting […]
Guest post by UPAL CHAKRABORTY [Published below is the story of a long fight against harassment and for justice by someone who took his corporate job and the interests of his company seriously, little knowing what it could lead to. It gives a glimpse into the corporate culture even among what are known to be … Continue reading The Phantom of Bombay House: Upal Chakraborty →
We are all aware of inflation, prices rise steadily and surely, though sometimes not so steadily, but does the price of anything ever come down? How about computing? In 1927, a famous half hour trans-Atlantic telephone call cost £150, around £10,000 in today’s money. In April 1992, a correspondent for the New Scientist wrote that […]
Guest post by HIMANSHU SHUKLA As India updated its COVID cases on April 30th, it became the first country to register over 4 lakh infection in a single day. This record breaking second-wave spike in the country opened the Pandora’s Box of the Modi-led central government’s claim of defeating the pandemic. The government patted itself … Continue reading Yogi Model of Fighting COVID Second Wave – Attacking People Rather Than Virus: Himanshu Shukla →
Asked this morning by a reporter what this says about his judgment, Señor Trumpanzee replied. "Well, I have no idea."At one point when I was in high school, my family moved from the Kings Highway area (Madison High School) to the Sheepshead Bay area (Lincoln High School-- before Sheepshead Bay High was built). My transfer from Madison to Lincoln lasted one day.
End Citizen United's very ironic logoWhat does it signify when a candidate is endorsed by a scammy campaign group called "End Citizens United?" Nothing whatsoever to do with the crucial goal of actually ending Citizens United. The campaign organization that uses that name really just has one over-arching goal: raising grassroots money for DSCC and DCCC establishment candidates.
Guest post by MAYA JOHN Under the condition of lockdown while we are confronted with images and accounts of the suffering of the labouring poor, and all around us there appears to be a pervasive social chaos, in our universities students and teachers are supposed to return to an atomized life condition, and essentially pursue … Continue reading Fears and Furies of Online (Mis)education – Lockdown and Beyond: Maya John →
Guest post by ANINDYA SEKHAR PURAKAYASTHA and MURSED ALAM Critical opinions described India as the ‘Republic of Hunger’or as the ‘Republic of Caste’ and now the post-Corona plight of countless migrant workers makes us want to describe it as the Republic of Indifference.
Beware of them, on your landline and on your mobile, wherever you live.
I use the phone very little; I seldom make calls, and almost all my contact is by e-mail. On Friday, I received two phone calls, unusually. Both were scams. The morning call was from Amazon advising me there was a problem with my Prime account. My imaginary Prime account. The later call related to my ISP; I was warned of dire consequences unless I took decisive action. Both callers had robot voices, and I hung up on both.
