Politics is derived from the Greek word Politiká, which mean “affairs of the cities” or “civic affairs“. Put differently, politics is about governance, the power of governing, or the “organized control over a human community, particularly [by] a state.” Politics, as per the dictionary, means the art and science of government. Therefore, a politician, by… Read More »
A few days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the US to meet with President Donald Trump. The Indian media billed this event as if it were equal to the second coming of Christ or the meeting between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, JFK and Nikita Khrushchev, Nixon and Brezhnev, or the meeting between Jimmy… Read More »
I love politicians; they are the bestest, awesomest, wonderful-erest dude, dudettes and duderinos you can find anywhere on this planet. Heck, you wouldn’t find such fine people in this whole universe or twini-verse, tripni-verse or quadrini-verse; and that’s a lot of ‘verse’, right there. Basically, they are the supermen/superwomen of this planet. I look up… Read More »
On November 8, 2016, at 8 PM, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation saying that at 12 AM, next day, all ₹500 and ₹1000 notes would no longer be recognized as a legal tender. According to Mr. Modi, demonetization would weed out black money and put a huge dent into terrorist financing. If the… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – July 04 2016 edition will discuss: Avenge a murder by raping a 10-year-old. Reveal some skin in the photograph included in your résumé and get called for job interviews. Only applies to women, it seems. Men don’t try this, you will get arrested for… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 27 2016 edition will discuss: Commit a murder and go to jail; after a year fib to get parole and then disappear into thin air. Damaging claims about the Clintons in a new book by an ex secret service officer. Be a… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – June 23 2016 edition will discuss: Bystander effect. How humans have become inhuman. “Boringwood superplanet” says “he felt like a raped woman.” Now, Indian Olympic Association is thinking of dropping him as the Goodwill Ambassador. Well, can he now become the Goodwill Maruti… Read More »
Politicians and bureaucrats rarely like to hear candid opinions, and it seems being candid in various fora could be the reason Mr. Raghuram Rajan has been catching a lot of flak lately. It may also be the reason he gets removed from his position as the 23rd Governor of RBI. It also looks like somebody does not… Read More »
Before I delve into this matter any further and address my questions to Mr. Raju Kumar Sahu (and his handlers), let me issue a specific disclaimer about this blog post—We at Omygdala dislike all politicians and political parties equally. It doesn’t matter if it is Congress or BJP or AAP or JDU or JD or CPI or… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – May 13 2016 will discuss: India’s Ugly Bad-Loans Situation Is About to Get Even Worse Raghuram Rajan Not Fit for India: Subramanian Swamy Why Being an Introvert Is Actually the Biggest Blessing ‘We’re running a f—ing casino:’ Politician tells all in manifesto Gandhi… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – May 11 2016 will discuss: Run, MLC, Run! After an arrest order is issued, the infamous JD(U) Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) goes into hiding. Wall of fame! Meet India’s unsung heroes. Here is a list of some of the most… Read More »
A compendium of news/articles/videos/pictures/events/stories that triggered the “Oh my god alarm!” Omygdaily – May 10 2016 will discuss: How a teenager was shot to death because he had the audacity to overtake the car of Bihar MLC’s son Rocky Yadav Government thinking of providing reservation in promotions in both private and public sector jobs. Yes, lower the bar even… Read More »