The secretary of the Cricket Association of Bihar, Aditya Verma, wrote twice to Vinod Rai, threatening to move Supreme Court if BCCI failed to initiate action.
Vinod Rai turned 70 Wednesday and many are wondering if the head of Indian cricket, in charge of implementing Lodha reforms, will toe the line and quit.
The SC-appointed Lodha panel had recommended that office-bearers in the BCCI should not stay on be beyond the age of 70. Will the CoA chief stick to it?
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.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.
There is not just pain but a commonwealth of honesty behind Me Too. I read Ms Ira Trivedi’s column in Outlook, in which she talks about inappropriate behaviour by Suhel Seth and Chetan Bhagat. Of a less savage intensity, true, than some of the instances that are now in the public domain. She writes how, in light of her presence in publishing and media, she continued her professional association with both men. It is clear she does not wish to file a criminal complaint. Although morally diminished, both men will continue to be important in their fields, exacting a price for her having spoken out. I think she wanted to lend her voice to the growing legitimacy and force of the movement. This is not a passing fad. Nor is it mainly about the past. What women are now seeking, more than closure for themselves – or punishment in a few cases like Ms Tanushree Datta – is a fundamental reordering of how men behave with women – the converse situation is still rare, so referring to it at this stage sounds like whataboutery – in workplaces or their adjuncts. This is not an overly ambitious agenda. What should hurt and surprise is why this moment has taken so long in coming. The message for Shri Vinod Rai and others who exercise authority over the men who stand accused is to not impede or obstruct a fair process of fact finding and the legal or other consequences that may follow. This genie will not go back into the bottle.
There is not just pain but a commonwealth of honesty behind Me Too. I read Ms Ira Trivedi’s column in Outlook, in which she talks about inappropriate behaviour by Suhel Seth and Chetan Bhagat. Of a less savage intensity, true, than some of the instances that are now in the public domain. She writes how, in light of her presence in publishing and media, she continued her professional association with both men. It is clear she does not wish to file a criminal complaint. Although morally diminished, both men will continue to be important in their fields, exacting a price for her having spoken out. I think she wanted to lend her voice to the growing legitimacy and force of the movement. This is not a passing fad. Nor is it mainly about the past. What women are now seeking, more than closure for themselves – or punishment in a few cases like Ms Tanushree Datta – is a fundamental reordering of how men behave with women – the converse situation is still rare, so referring to it at this stage sounds like whataboutery – in workplaces or their adjuncts. This is not an overly ambitious agenda. What should hurt and surprise is why this moment has taken so long in coming. The message for Shri Vinod Rai and others who exercise authority over the men who stand accused is to not impede or obstruct a fair process of fact finding and the legal or other consequences that may follow. This genie will not go back into the bottle.