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Sunit Arora
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Sunit Arora
@sunitarora
Journalist, Editor, Writer I Print/digital newsroom leadership for over three decades I Krika Cottage I "No rest for the wicked"
- I interviewed Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy for Outlook magazine in 2009, on the eve of the general elections. In the context of his recent statements about Manmohan Singh's stewardship of the economy ("stagnated") , it's interesting to revisit his comments. #Thread
- My sister is fascinated with Mrs G, clearly I'm not impressed. Calcutta, early 70s.
- Sorry, Mr President, that's #FakeNewsDemonetisation was a defining moment in the Govt’s war on corruption and black money. This decision struck at the very root of the parallel economy thriving on black money; and the money outside the formal system was brought within the ambit of nation’s economy #PresidentKovind
- History repeats itself, first as tragedy then as farce. @RBI
- To help understand just how the govt went about its strategy for wheat exports, watch this 2m video by a member of the PM's eco advisory council! :)
00:00 - My parents moments after getting married in Paris on this day fifty years ago.
- Seven cops drive 700km to deliver a summons notice to @svaradarajan for a @thewire_in story. This *virus* of intimidation is unacceptable and must be stopped...protect free speech and a free press.
- As expected Shekhar Gupta shifts everything -- blame, retribution, humility -- to the 'god' that is the market, but not a word about the allegations against Adani. Yeh sab market ki maaya hai, wah wah.
- Uttarakhand’s legal department also came up with this beauty…
Uniform civil code, Uttarakhand: Couples in live-in relationships will have to submit a statement. The concerned registrar, after an enquiry, will either issue registration certificate or refuse. If the couple fail to register their relationship or withhold information about - Astounded how @NHAI_Official and the UP govt allows kawars (pilgrims) to take over national highways. After 12 hours on various highways large and small, I can affirm everything is in a mess. You can't shut down India's most trafficked road for over a month and push for UCC.
- Replying to @sunitaroraIn 2009, when I asked NRN about the significance of the approaching election, he said: "This election is very important because it is being held after a ten-year period of spectacular economic growth in the country."
