Tragedies like Kamala Mills fire cause outrage against the authorities. But soon, the city moves on to the next tragedy, while callous governance remains.
A fire at a restaurant in Mumbai's Kamala Mills compound Thursday night claimed 14 lives. Lack of fire escape routes in buildings and mock fire drills are common in most Indian cities.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
I would like to believe that the dinner time conversations are still about the issues that matter to decent, middle class families all over the world, have not been coarsened to reflect communalism or negativity.
Why this Kolaveri da?
I would like to believe that the dinner time conversations are still about the issues that matter to decent, middle class families all over the world, have not been coarsened to reflect communalism or negativity.