Last Week Ke Mukhya Samachar....

It had been a very happening last week for India in particular and the whole world in general. And the the real beauty was the unfolding of the events in every field-whether it be in politics,education,entertainment or sports. A lot has been said and written with people from different spheres giving their inputs. Without countering anyone's opinions i will sipmply summarize the events in this piece.

There is no hiding of the fact that our political system is marred with corruption which not only has become a pervasive aspect of Indian politics but also has become an increasingly important factor in Indian elections. While every fourth member of the Lok Sabha has a criminal record, virtually every member is a crorepati. The crime has so deeply entrencehed in the indian politics can be inferred from the fact that Padamsinh Patil, MP of Nationalist Congress Party,was arresred for his alleged involvement in the murder of his cousin and Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar. This is not the first case of a political honcho involved with such a heinous crime. Earlier in the year, controversial RJD Lok Sabha member Rajeev Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav and MLA Rajan Tiwari were found guilty in the alleged murder of CPI-M MLA Ajit Sarkar.

That the education system in the country is shambolic is no secret. The Chennai-based Sri Ramachandra University (SRU) and Shree Balaji Medical College and Hospital demanding Rs 20 lakh to Rs 40 lakh for an MBBS seat in a capitation fee racket unearthed by TOI-Times Now is par for the course. The difference being that the accused were DMK MP and Union minister of state for information and broadcasting S Jagathrakshakan who happened to be the chairman of Shree Balaji Medical College and Hospital and Dr Ketan Desai, the MCI chairman, who was on the boards of Sri Ramachandra University. Six years ago, the Supreme Court ordered an unambiguous ban on capitation fees. But the system is still thriving making a mockery of the exams.

Taking a break from such perpetrators there is a good news for movie buffs doing the rounds that the two month long standoff between multiplex owners and producers has come to an end after an entire day of discussions, on Thursday night(4th June), with both parties calling it a truce and producers having the last laugh. Coming Friday will see the multiplexes with the first big release after two months with producer Vashu Bhagnani's Kal Kisne Dekha featuring his son Jacky Bhagnani. In the last two months the industry has suffered around Rs 60 crore losses as no new films released in the theatres, this loss is irreversible.

Going to the sports,the once invincible Aussies crashed out of 2nd edition of ICC World Cup T20. They were simply outplayed by both West Indies and SriLanks in their the tournament which lasted four days for the Oz. This loss will mark an end of Oz aura of late were playing nowhere near to what they used to play. The last week also saw Roger Federer clinching his first French open and tying with Pete Sampras for the all-time record of most Grand Slam titles (14). By doing so Federer became the sixth man to win all four Grand Slam championships- the feat which even Sampras could not achieve. That led to a series of debates with some hailing him as the all-time great while others pointing out Federer's last two Grand Slams titles came only after someone else obligingly beat Nadal and ensured Federer wouldn't have to play him in the final. Whatever be the reason Federer has proved that he is capable wining even when he is not in his prime.

Last but not the least,former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf finally conceded that ISI has links with militants which came as no surprise given that over the years ISI has used militants to carry out many terrorist activities in india. but the question which is still to be answered is what is our government going to do about it?