Savukku’s relentless battle for justice
We have lost count of the number of times the authorities have sought to clamp down on our website(s). We kept coming back and catching the vested interests off guard. But this time it...
Mineral Water –II: TATA’s Foray
That might be the common scene in many rural parts of India. But big business is entering the water business in a big way. Reliance may convert its several hundred fuel stations into drinking...
Mineral Water, the Untold Story – I
(When I went to Philippines back in the eighties, I was shocked to find a four-year-old boy holding a bottle of Coca Cola, outside their humble hut in a remote village, at around 6...
Mining Scam Media Would Not Touch
This mining scam emanating from Tamil Nadu is a scam with a difference, it seems to be abetted by the judiciary itself, but the media are blissfully indifferent. The High Court of Madras...
Chennai – National Capital of Construction Disaster?
The wall collapse in Thiruvallur on Sunday, killing 11 workers from Andhra Pradesh, seems to confirm the notoriety of the state as the construction disaster capital of India. Every foreign news agency and...
Subverting Judiciary – Modi-style
Gopal Subramaniam, an eminent lawyer, is denied place in the apex court of the country by a vengeful government. The episode hints at shape of things to come. Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani once...
