Maja village in Upper Subansiri district ::::: India maps 27 key Arunachal locations ::::: It's a mixed of Diplomatic and Educative strategy :::: "The objective is to facilitate their precise identification and foster greater awareness among public"

India maps 27 key Arunachal locations after China's repeated renaming attempts

New Delhi has in the past described the Chinese renaming exercise as "vain and preposterous". India also asserted that it will not change the "undeniable" reality that Arunachal Pradesh "was, is, and will" remain an integral part of India.

New Delhi has maintained that Chinese efforts to assign what it calls fictitious names to Indian territory are aimed at creating "baseless narratives" and cannot alter the situation on the ground. India has also warned that such actions could undermine efforts to improve bilateral relations.

The Indian move follows China's 'repeated release' of so-called standardised names for places in Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing calls Zangnan, a claim consistently rejected by New Delhi. 

The exercise was carried out in consultation with the Arunachal Pradesh government and is intended to ensure accurate identification of these places and improve public awareness, a statement said.  

The exercise was carried out in consultation with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and is intended to ensure accurate identification of these places and improve public awareness.

India on Aug 7, 2026 formally marked 27 locations and geographical features in Arunachal Pradesh on the official maps of the Survey of India, a move that comes amid repeated attempts by China to rename places in the border state.  

"The Government of India, in consultation with the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh, has marked a total of twenty-seven (27) locations/geographical features situated in Arunachal Pradesh on the official maps of the Survey of India, along with their standard names," a Home Ministry statement said.

"The objective of formally marking these on the Survey of India's map of Arunachal Pradesh is to facilitate their precise identification and foster greater awareness among the general public," it added.  

The development comes against the backdrop of China periodically releasing lists of so-called standardised names for places in Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing refers to as Zangnan.

New Delhi has consistently rejected these exercises, maintaining that they have no bearing on India's sovereignty over the state.  

Jairampur in Changlang district, -- an important logistics hub that supports movement of security forces towards eastern Arunachal Pradesh and the Myanmar frontier, is among the identified locations.

Jairampur 

Among the places formally identified on the Survey of India map is Longju, located along the Line of Actual Control. 

Longju was one of the earliest flashpoints in India-China border tensions when Chinese forces entered the area in 1959. 

Nearby Maja village in Upper Subansiri district has also been included.

The notified locations include several strategically important high-altitude passes such as Dzo La, Riza La and Pukur La. 

Thag La, where one of the opening battles of the 1962 India-China war took place, has also been formally marked on the official map.  

Other places listed include Sambho Sarovar, a high-altitude lake, 

Bara Kundun, 

Chhota Kundun, 

Dhan Bari, 

Pritnagar, 

Teritnagar, 

Ramnagar and 

Jaswant Garh, which houses the memorial of 1962 war hero Jaswant Singh Rawat on the Tawang road. 

Villages such as Sagar, Padma, Jyotinagar and Baisakhi have also been marked.

                                                Sher-e-Thapa Memorial     

The list further includes Sher-e-Thapa Memorial, which commemorates 1962 war hero Trilok Singh Thapa, along with Chhota Ropuk, Bara Ropuk, Shivaji Nagar, Sunpura, Kamlang Nagar and Buddhamandir.  

China first released a list of six renamed places in Arunachal Pradesh in 2017. 

A second list covering 15 places followed in 2021, and another list containing 11 names was issued in 2023.  India has consistently reiterated that Arunachal Pradesh is an inseparable part of the country.  

    763 BRTF, Project Vartak, BRO, set up Book Reading Outlets across schools and tourist spots in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh  

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not long ago ::: A candid Amit Shah poses brain teasers for Naga leaders ::: 2023

 A candid Amit Shah poses brain teasers for Naga leaders

Reflection : 2023 

A common refrain about Nagaland and something whispered and spoken out only by the bravest of guys was reportedly stated by India's Home Minister Amit Shah. "Most problems in Nagaland are due to outside interference," he reportedly said in Dimapur on Jan 6th 2023.

There is another question, even after Amit Shah's 20-40 endorsement, why is celebration missing in the NDPP camp?

NDPP led chief minister ... or his daughter has been merged with the NPF.

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Shah made optimum use of his few hours long stay in Dimapur during the whirlwind tour on January 6, 2023.

Besides official engagements he also held a few rounds of closed door meetings with Naga leaders including Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and others. In one such meeting, he raised a few questions which are generally whispered but even central leaders avoid raising.

But a tough man that he is, Shah did not hesitate to raise a few candid brain teasers. To one participant at the interaction on the Naga flag and Constitution, he said, 

"Okay let me take your point, Flag is important for Nagas. But we have Nagas in Myanmar also. So should Nagas not ensure a Naga flag for them as well in Myanmar?"

The spirit of the refrain being -- Everything cannot be made an exception for a democratic India.

In fact, Shah has done such plain speaking even earlier. On Sept 12, 2022 at the meeting with the Nagaland Core Committee of legislators and ministers in presence of CM Rio, the Home Minister had reportedly said, "You all are talking about Naga integrity, the integration of Naga inhabited areas. But what about the Nagas of Myanmar, are you taking them on board?"

The question was pointed and obviously left the Naga delegation dumbfounded. At this one senior member amongst the 11-member panel had meekly remarked, "Sir, that's out of the box".

On Sept 12, 2022, the perceived submissive mindset of a section of leaders came in for critical observation. Shah had expressed displeasure on use of the word 'request' vis-a-vis Core Committee's future meeting with NSCN-IM to convince them to sign the final peace pact at the earliest.

One member had said, "Next time, when we go, we will request them". 

At this -- reportedly came the snub - "What request...no request !". 

The message from New Delhi --- in other words being - you better get the work done. 

Political analysts say the same stand has been reaffirmed yet again. Even on Jan 6 interaction; Shah referred to the oft-used phrase 'Nagas from outside Nagaland state'.

Reportedly, he told a few leaders that things need closer scrutiny. 

"Nagas of Arunachal Pradesh have no problems. Nagas of Manipur have no problem....living their lives peacefully in respective places.

 I find there are problems in the life of Nagas of Nagaland and the people are suffering.

 But the irony is most of the problems in Nagaland are due to interference of people from outside Nagaland," Shah had said.

Interestingly at one such meeting, Shah reportedly made a casual sort of remark trying to make light of NDPP leaders dumping the 'regional ship' and joining or keen to join BJP. 

It seems the Home Minister told a few NDPP leaders, " Do not worry, anyone leaving NDPP can do so only with due permission from Mr Neiphiu Rio".

He also referred to the Modi government's decision in 2019 when the Article 370 was removed and tried to draw a parallel that even in Kashmir there was an issue with regard to the Flags.

On election boycott he said such a thing had happened even in Kashmir earlier when with just seven votes some people got elected -- as the polls were boycotted - Farooq Abdullah could become Chief Minister. 

Needless to add in 1998, the Congress party stormed back to power in Nagaland with 43 of their nominees winning the polls uncontested.

S X Jamir became Chief Minister and none other than Neiphiu Rio became his No. 2 in the cabinet and was given the charge of Home portfolio.

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"Yeh Lal rang kab mujhe chhodega" :::::: Kishore Kumar : One and only Voice behind India’s 'Timeless Melodies' :::: “Phoolon Ka Taron Ka” has become an annual ritual in our family every Raksha Bandhan or on our sister’s birthday, -- to tease her

Kishore Kumar Birth Anniversary: Remembering the Voice Behind India’s Timeless Melodies  

His catalogue is simply too vast to rank, yet some songs remain unforgettable:

Mere Sapno Ki Rani

Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz

Saathi Re… Tere Bina Bhi Kya Jeena

Jab Tak Maine Samjha… 

Saathi Tu Badal Gaya

Bin Phere Hum Tere .... Aanch Na Aaye Naam Pe Tere…  

Kishore Kumar was born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly into a Bengali Brahmin family in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. His father, Kunjalal Ganguly, was a lawyer, while his mother, Gouri Devi, was a homemaker.  

He was the youngest among four siblings. His elder brother, Ashok Kumar, had already become a Hindi cinema superstar, while another brother, Anoop Kumar, also entered films.History

There are countless stories about Kishore Kumar’s eccentricity. In 1985, composer R.D. Burman famously described him as “a split personality.”

    RD Burman, Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar 

In many ways, Kishore Kumar embodied contradictions. One moment he appeared to be a carefree joker; the next, a hard-headed professional who knew precisely what his talent was worth. 

Within the music industry, he enjoyed the reputation of being uncompromising when it came to remuneration and professionalism.

An 'India Today' article in 1985, titled “Kishore Kumar: The Last Encore,” quoted filmmaker Manmohan Desai as saying he had sworn never to work with the singer again.  

‘Zindagi Ka Safar’ Still Makes me pause and reflect on Life, Love and Failures 

Even decades after Kishore Kumar’s death, type his name into Google and one phrase invariably appears — “sad songs.” Perhaps no playback singer of his era, or even the generations that followed, has matched his extraordinary ability to convey pathos through  music.

Arguably one of the greatest and most versatile playback singers the Indian subcontinent has ever produced, Kishore Kumar was celebrated for his effortless yodelling, remarkable vocal range and the ability to sing in different voices. Many singers built successful careers by emulating his unmistakable style. Kumar Sanu remains one of the most prominent among them.

Born on August 4, 1929, Kishore Kumar passed away on October 13, 1987, at the age of just 58.

In 2013, Filmfare readers voted him the Most Popular Male Playback Singer, a testament to a legacy that continues to transcend generations.  

Pyarelaal, Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Mukesh & Laxmikant for 'Amar Akbar Anthony' --- A rare and unique experiment by film maker, Manmohan Desai.

“The man can really get petty. He has only money on his mind,” Manmohan Desai reportedly remarked.

Singer Asha Bhosle, meanwhile, offered a more nuanced observation: “I have met him frequently but I always wonder how little I know him. He lives in a world of his own.”

That description found vivid illustration in the same India Today article.

It recounted how, when his wife Leena Chandavarkar and sons Amit and Sumit were away, Kishore would stroll through his garden talking to trees. His favourite tree, a towering specimen named Hari-Niranjan, supposedly “knew all the secrets” of his money and his loves.

Kishore Kumar married four times —Ruma Guha Thakurta, Madhubala, Yogita Bali, and finally Leena Chandavarkar.

Each marriage has inspired countless stories of its own. As Madhubala’s health deteriorated, Kishore’s acting career also suffered.  

“I was distracted. My rating as an actor dropped and I was invited to act only in B-grade films,” he recalled during the mid-1980s. Ironically, that difficult phase became a turning point.

With acting opportunities dwindling, he devoted himself to playback singing. The rest, as they say, is history. Millions of youngsters memorised his romantic and melancholic songs. They became the soundtrack of their own lives.

For my younger brother, however, “Jis Raah Chuni Tuney ...  was always a favourite, often used to tease his journalist sibling.

I, too, have my own autobiographical moments attached to Kishore Kumar’s music—moments shaped by love, journalism, failures, missed opportunities and even the routine monotony of married life. 

Whenever “Zindagi Ka Safar… Hai Yeh Kaisa Safar, Koi Samjha Nahi, Koi Jaana Nahi” begins to play, I instinctively pause. 

It compels me to reflect on journeys that began with promise but never reached their destination. It reminds me of the story of a 

science student who became 

-- a journalist, and years later, 

a workaholic reporter who chose the uncertain path of freelancing and moonlighting simply to keep writing.

Perhaps all of that can be summed up in another timeless Kishore classic: “Kiska Rasta Dekhe…”

Some songs are deeply personal.

“Phoolon Ka Taron Ka” has become an annual ritual in our family. We play it every Raksha Bandhan or on our sister’s birthday, partly in affection and partly to tease her.

There is a family story behind it too. My sister eloped and married a young man from Bihar despite my father’s emphatic declaration: “No means No.”

Every time the song from Hare Rama Hare Krishna plays, those memories return with a smile.

Poet-lyricist Gulzar also created magic with Kishore Kumar’s voice. One such masterpiece remains “Is Mod Se Jaate Hain.”

The lines— “Ik door se aati hai, 

paas aake palat ti hai…

Ik raah akeli si, rukti hai na chalti hai…” —  capture life’s greatest mystery.

Some roads come close to us only to take an unexpected turn. Others appear motionless, as though waiting for something that never arrives.

I still fail to understand why.  

Perhaps that is why we continue to lose ourselves in Gulzar’s poetry and Kishore Kumar’s voice. The magic is complete with screen performance by Suchitra Sen and Sanjeev Kumar.  

Even his philosophical songs found unusual audiences. His 'Sharabi' number, “Nasha Sharab Mein Hota To Nachti Botal,” remains immensely popular in press clubs and officers’ messes across both India and Pakistan.

His personal life, too, often resembled a film script. In 1977, Kishore reportedly telephoned actress Yogita Bali and proposed marriage after knowing her for barely two months. She was 26 years younger. The marriage lasted less than a year.

One morning she left, saying she was visiting her mother. She never came back.  

There was another chapter that revealed Kishore Kumar’s independent streak. During the Emergency in 1976, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry headed by Vidya Charan Shukla wanted leading Bollywood artistes to perform in support of Indira Gandhi’s government and Sanjay Gandhi’s programmes.

Kishore Kumar refused. He declined to lend his voice to government propaganda or participate in state-sponsored promotional events.

The consequence was swift. An unofficial ban was imposed on broadcasting his songs on All India Radio and Doordarshan, while record sales were also affected. The restrictions lasted for several months. 

Yet history has delivered its own verdict. Governments came and went.

Generations changed. But Kishore Kumar’s voice survived them all. 

For many of us, one line still says everything that words often cannot: 

“Zindagi ka safar… hai yeh kaisa safar. 

Koi samjha nahi. Koi jaana nahi.”

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Concocted Propaganda boomerang::: "accelerate removal of content flagged by Govt agencies" :::::: Modi Govt about to "teach" Meta ... "what's jhukane wallah" :::: Despite Zuckberberg's apology; Centre now asks Meta for algorithm changes to curb deepfakes, propaganda

The Centre has asked Meta to submit a compliance roadmap detailing algorithmic changes to curb propaganda, deepfakes and illegal content. 

It also directed the company to comply with data localisation norms and coordinate with government to tackle online misinformation. 

Marc Zuckerberg must have thought he would get 'away' with a weak Indian administration. In the past, he survived in the US even after Donald Trump's account was closed.  

But Indian Govt has a 56-inch-chest Prime Minister.  The Modi Govt has also asked Meta to establish close coordination with Quick Response Teams (QRTs) across various departments of the Government of India.  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has directed Meta to submit a detailed compliance roadmap outlining the steps it will take to strengthen content moderation, curb the spread of propaganda and tackle illicit material across its platforms, government sources said.

The directions were issued during a meeting between senior government officials and Meta representatives, where the social media giant's technical team made a presentation on its existing systems and ongoing efforts to address harmful online content. 

The government has asked Meta to implement algorithmic changes aimed at limiting the spread of propaganda, deepfakes and other manipulated or unlawful content.

Officials also directed the company to ensure compliance with India's data localisation requirements and also 

accelerate the removal of content flagged by authorised government agencies.  

The Centre has further asked Meta to establish close coordination with Quick Response Teams (QRTs) across various departments of the Government of India to facilitate faster detection and takedown of deepfake videos, morphed images and other misleading content.

The move is aimed at improving real-time responses to online misinformation and preventing the rapid circulation of harmful material.

The latest meeting comes hours after Meta acknowledged shortcomings in its algorithmic systems during discussions with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

Sources said the discussions focused on strengthening platform accountability and enhancing cooperation between Meta and government agencies as concerns grow over the misuse of artificial intelligence to create deceptive content.

The government is understood to have emphasised that social media platforms must proactively deploy technological safeguards to prevent the spread of manipulated content while ensuring timely compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

The meeting comes amid the Centre's broader push to tighten oversight of digital platforms and strengthen mechanisms to combat misinformation, deepfakes and other online threats.

"Modi hae toh Mumkin hae" 

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"India does not endorse remarks made by Sheikh Hasina at a privately organised event" - MEA :::::: "Indian Govt had no role to play in an event organised by a private media entity"

 India doesn't endorse comments made at Sheikh Hasina media event, says MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs said the Government of India had no role in Sheikh Hasina's August 5 media interaction and does not endorse the remarks made at the privately organised event.  

Diplomacy : There's always Official about it 

Dr S Jaishankar and Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman 

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters in Delhi:

"The government had no role to play in what was an event by a private media entity, and it does not endorse anything said at the forum, especially with regard to the duly constituted government of Bangladesh."

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday clarified that the Government of India had no role in a media interaction featuring former Bangladesh prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5.

During the media interaction on Wednesday, Aug 5 (exactly after 2 years since she arrived India after being ousted) Hasina had declared that she was determined to return to Bangladesh in December to put the country on the "right track".

She pledged to restore democracy despite the possibility of imprisonment or being 'killed'.  

The former Bangladesh prime minister made the remarks during an audio-only virtual press conference in Delhi.

Attendees heard only her voice though her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy appeared on screen and also spoke while answering questions and also slammed Pakistan. 

"I know, they may put me in jail or kill me. I will go back home to be with my people," Shaikh Hasina has said.  

"Whatever fate awaits me, I will return to my people. I cannot stay away while my beloved countrymen are suffering," she said.

Hasina also ruled out any back-channel negotiations with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government over her return. She demanded that the ban on the Awami League 

be lifted, 

*political prisoners be released, 

** false cases be withdrawn, freedom of speech and 

*** media freedom be restored, and judicial independence be guaranteed.

Calling India a "great friend" of Bangladesh, Hasina said New Delhi had always stood by her country in difficult and "disastrous" times. 

She also appealed to the international community to support the people of Bangladesh in their struggle for democracy, justice and peace, saying the country's crisis could affect regional peace, security, trade and development. 

Dhaka has disapproved Hasina's presser and also expressed displeasure at the manner India allowed the event to take place.  

The media show was organised by the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Delhi. 

Hasina alleged that the July-August 2024 protests that led to the fall of her government were not a spontaneous student movement but were orchestrated by organised groups to create a path to power outside the electoral process. 

Sajeeb even said - " Bangladesh is new Pakistan now" and that India and the rest of the world should take note of it. 

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"... lofty talk of saving the poor while courting the rich" :::: Fall of the 'Secular bus' :::: It was claimed as a "Crusading journalism" ... but all crusades of Tarun Tejpal were against the BJP

It was claimed as a "Crusading journalism" ... but all crusades were against the BJP and the NDA Government of Vajpayee.

Moreover; it has tendered apology numerous times. Tarun Tejpal and his associates were actually part of a cliche promoted by one 'former' Congress leader and an eminent lawyer.

The lawyer is still eminent and is still busy promising funds to push anti-BJP and anti-NDA programmes. But the so-called self-style Sickuarism-inspired 'crusader' has fallen. Fallen from the Grace is a small phrase. 

Tejpal now claims - VICTIM CARD and ridiculously compares himself with two jailed 'student protesters'; -- who face much serious charges.   

   

The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday (Aug 6) convicted Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal in the 2013 rape case, setting aside the 2021 judgment of the Goa trial court that had acquitted him. 

The case dates back to November 2013, when a Tehelka employee accused Tejpal of raping her in the elevator of a Goa resort during the magazine's annual Thinkfest event.  

Take a pause.  

On November 27, 2013 BJP’s Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj (now deceased) set the cat among the pigeons by tweeting that a Union minister, who was a "patron" of Tehelka, was "shielding" Tejpal. 

The then Law Minister (under Manmohan Singh Govt) Kapil Sibal hit back, daring Sushma Swaraj to name him instead of referring to him "tangentially". 

Sibal denied that he owns shares in Tehelka but said he "donated" Rs 5 lakh to them in 2003. 

Ting Tong. Sickularism has a great fall. 

'Shameless' - a Bus that never admits its Failure and never Falls ? 

Look how things ran under left-liberal UPA-2 - which had also abandoned the Left parties.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy released a June 25, 2004 letter by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, (in 2013) which said: 

"I have received your letter of June 18, 2004 enclosing a representation from Tarun Tejpal, editor of Tehelka, regarding investigation pending against them. 

I am asking the concerned ministries to examine the cases and review their status and proposed course of action." 

UPA had come to power less than a month before Sonia’s alleged intervention. And what had the Crusader (and now disgraced) editor written - ?? ... Let us forget. 

Take a look back at what Tejpal had written in 1997 hailing Priyanka Gandhi and a celebrity-starved nation, that is Bharat. 

And that was crusading journalism, na ? Sickularism ??

 

"In 1997, after a controversy had broken out on the allotment of a government bungalow to Priyanka Gandhi and her husband Robert Vadra, Tejpal had written in a diary piece in Outlook: 

"She (Priyanka) is a very handsome woman who’s managed to maintain a dignified low profile even though she’s at the age when callow young hormones are routinely running amok. For another, even residual Jawahar and Indira genes make her a formidable political prospect, especially in a charisma-starved nation." 

(India Today)  

For the much talked about Tehelka 'defence scam' -- Tarun Tejpal applied all 'bad' and unethical means to frame his video series. 

It did the 'damage' and George Fernandes had to resign as the Defence Minister. Jaya Jaitley was maligned. 

Yet again, Sickularism was silent. Take another pause, you will need it. 

Even firangi media BBC reported: "critics (of Tehelka) accused it of practicing agenda-driven journalism and siding with the Congress party ..... Others said Tehelka's journalism, at its worst, smacked of preachy pamphleteering and accused it of openly taking sides.

No need to guess on this. His friends included Arundhati Roy. 

In 1995 - Arundhati Roy was searching for a publisher (this itself maybe a fiction) for her debut novel. 

"Tejpal teamed up with photographer Sanjeev Saith to launch the publishing house India Ink that published the Booker-winning The God of Small Things. Everything he touched was turning into gold". (India Today - December 9, 2013). 

Did Arundhati write any fiction after that ? This 'booker' prize winning author then became a symbol of anti-Narmada movement. 

Now at personal level, Arundhati visited PTI office during the peak of agitation. 

I and my senior colleague Asha Ramchandran (who covered environment extensively) were assigned the role of interviewing her and running a story. She could not convince us - why she had started behaving more like an activist and less of a writer. 

She was accompanied by a 'firangi activist and - the gentleman kept prompting her repeatedly. "How would you like to be remembered .. a writer or an activist" - I asked the question. 

Her response was guided by a corporate style reaction. "I do not want to be remembered".    

Tejpal's dress-and-beard - like a struggling blogger - was another drama !! 

The coincidence of Tejpal becoming a publisher and Arundhati winning a prestgious international prize is like CJP's Twitter account and the Instagram journey. So natural ? (sic) 

For the 'big' Tehelka story -- Tarun Tejpal and his colleague Aniruddha Pal were in 2024 asked by Delhi High Court to cough out Rs 10 lakh for defaming a senior military officer, Maj Gen M S Ahlualia and also publish an apology as newspaper ad.  

The copy of the apology is first snap. And in that apology 'crusading journalists' wrote -- "... we unconditionally apologise for the error in the script".  

Sample this as well ---  

BBC wrote on Nov 30, 2013:

"... others like former Tehelka journalist Manjula Narayan believe that many staff left the magazine because they were unhappy with the way it was working.

"Some are disillusioned by the disconnect between the stories featured and those who fund the magazine, others by the cultish aura of the place, still others by the lofty talk of saving the poor while courting the rich," she wrote in the Hindustan Times. (BBC) 

"poor man's" Rich editor and Kapil Sibal's friend  

There were multiple scams during UPA-2. Tejpal did not waste time an anyone.  

Let's move on ...  This is yet another interesting para from 'India Today' - 2013 article.  

"Tejpal’s statement, as one-time friend Arundhati Roy pointed out, implies that the journalist he had chosen to hire is now "not just a loose woman but an agent of fascists". 

His anticipatory bail plea order was reserved till November 29 but Tejpal withdrew the application a day before. Goa Police, which has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports, summoned him to appear at the Dona Paula police station on November 28, while the state’s Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, closely monitoring the investigation".  

Ding Dong bell.... this time .. a crusading editor in the well. 

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Traffic crawls across NCR ::::: Delhi drowns after hours of heavy rain :::: Delhi drowns after hours of heavy rain

Delhi drowns after hours of heavy rain, traffic crawls across NCR

Heavy rain flooded roads across Delhi, with MB Road among the worst-hit stretches. The downpour also disrupted movement in Noida and healthcare services in Gurugram.  

The downpour submerged several roads, particularly in South Delhi, where stretches of Mehrauli-Badarpur (MB) Road resembled a river after rainwater accumulated up to three to four feet deep at some locations. Vehicles were stranded, traffic movement was severely affected and commuters were forced to take long detours.

Heavy rain lashed Delhi on Friday, inundating roads, triggering widespread waterlogging and bringing traffic to a crawl across the national capital. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said moderate to heavy rainfall would continue through the day before gradually easing from Saturday, with light showers expected over the next two days.