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Journalism of Courage
After his exit from the Samajwadi party,Amar Singh has been trying to keep himself preoccupied in various ways. He has been lending himself to different causes including the creation of smaller states. The latest is that he is now helping out his dear friend from Bollywood Boney Kapoor. Singh has organised an exclusive screening of English Vinglish,the comeback film of Kapoors wife,Sridevi,at a multiplex in the capital and has sent out invites to all political friends and contacts including senior ministers in the government. It remains to be seen though,how many will actually turn up.
HELPING HAND
GLARING OMISsION
WHILE the BJP has identified corruption as one its core planks against the ruling Congress,it appears to have little interest in the proposed anti-graft watchdog the Lokpal. During the three-day party conclave last week,none of the prominent leaders spoke about the Lokpal Bill,pending in Parliament,as the possible solution to the problem of corruption. Even the political resolution adopted at the conclave failed to make a mention of the Lokpal.
TWIN TARGET
FAMED DRDO Scientist Tessy Thomas has been in the news for her work as a pioneering missile scientist as the project head of the Agni IV nuclear capable missile. However,it is little known that her husband,a naval officer,has also now joined DRDO. The duo met Defence Minister AK Antony at a DRDO function in the capital where the minister chatted with them at length about the new innings. Incidentally,Thomas got the scientist of the year award from Antony at the function.
