Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
Sitharaman, who is only the second woman defence minister in India's history, is expected to work closely with the Finance Minister to take key industry-related decisions
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
Whether an image acts an instrument of change or is the cause of an ephemeral emotional jolt, the fact is that the world today is much more humane than in the past, and therefore this article. History has enough evidence of collective delight in witnessing the gory, whether it was the human slaves and animals slaughtered in Rome’s Colosseum, public spectacle made of hanging or burning of the accused and convicted or hunting foxes with hounds. Today if there are many who may be accused of indifference because of their bread-and-butter compulsions, there are also some who would take a deviant path to come forward to raise their voice, to take action, and even to influence policy. And thankfully this minority is not just confined to addressing human suffering but also of animals that cannot protest and protect themselves. These images are therefore important, as they seek the attention of this latter category of individuals.
A lot depends on who is viewing the images. Have childhood memories of civil war in Biafra. Or a photograph showing Gujaratis from Uganda getting off at Heathrow airport, puddles of water on the ground, ready to start a brave new life, some of them barely able to speak English. The more recent photograph of a father, his trusting near infant daughter’s arm around his shoulders, all Donald Trump could bring himself to say was that this would not have happened if a Wall had been built. 2. Watched Cut the Clutter on the G 20 last night. What has changed with some of these leaders is that they do not reflect compassion or nobility. The only plausible defence to a charge of violation from a respectable middle aged woman is : She’s not my type.
Whether an image acts an instrument of change or is the cause of an ephemeral emotional jolt, the fact is that the world today is much more humane than in the past, and therefore this article. History has enough evidence of collective delight in witnessing the gory, whether it was the human slaves and animals slaughtered in Rome’s Colosseum, public spectacle made of hanging or burning of the accused and convicted or hunting foxes with hounds. Today if there are many who may be accused of indifference because of their bread-and-butter compulsions, there are also some who would take a deviant path to come forward to raise their voice, to take action, and even to influence policy. And thankfully this minority is not just confined to addressing human suffering but also of animals that cannot protest and protect themselves. These images are therefore important, as they seek the attention of this latter category of individuals.
A lot depends on who is viewing the images. Have childhood memories of civil war in Biafra. Or a photograph showing Gujaratis from Uganda getting off at Heathrow airport, puddles of water on the ground, ready to start a brave new life, some of them barely able to speak English. The more recent photograph of a father, his trusting near infant daughter’s arm around his shoulders, all Donald Trump could bring himself to say was that this would not have happened if a Wall had been built. 2. Watched Cut the Clutter on the G 20 last night. What has changed with some of these leaders is that they do not reflect compassion or nobility. The only plausible defence to a charge of violation from a respectable middle aged woman is : She’s not my type.