Let’s focus on Union Budget
Who cares if Bihar is lost because of some strange comments from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which was picked up and circulated by BJP bigwigs. The right-wing party is now busy holding meetings with senior BJP leaders for the forthcoming union budget, focussing on one central issue: rights for the poor. In short, it means more and more taxes of all kinds to be pushed in the files of the Finance Minister, all of them what RSS considers “luxury” and India’s burgeoning middle class considers “routine”. The RSS is clear that the government at Centre must not ignore the rights of the poor because that segment matters the most when it comes to the ballot (evident in some recent elections, including the one in the Indian Capital).

More troubles for Dr Roy
When it was first reported, NDTV slapped huge legal notices on a weekly that said India's most venerated channel had flouted foreign exchange regulations. The case was put on the back burner and many almost considered it “lost”. But now, NDTV has been slapped with a R2,000 crore plus notice for FEMA violations and the Dr Prannoy Roy-led NDTV has expressed and sought time to reply. The channel has told the Bombay Stock Exchange that a FEMA notice — the Finance Ministry calls it a water tight case — is not legally tenable. But the case could open up other instances of dubious finances in news channels.