Tehelka is the UPA of media
The relationship between Tehelka and the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was more than symbiotic. Of course, both benefited each other; both are Left-leaning; but the hallmark and the conspicuous feature of both is their capability to blend lofty idealism with abysmal venality. Tehelka claims to stand for ‘free, fair, fearless’ More...
A G Noorani calls Sardar Patel a Communalist
Assertion: The latest cover story of Frontline is a lengthy essay by A.G. Noorani that purports to prove that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a communalist based on a “documented record.” As part of More...
Huffington Post has lost credibility
Assertion: On 2 December 2013, online news portal Huffington Post carried a story on the world’s richest leaders/politicians, which listed the names of the most wealthy leaders in the world. Indian National More...
Delhi Polls: Dr Harsh Vardhan set to script a BJP win
Note: This is a guest post from IndiaFacts reader and admirer, Shwetank Bhushan. Among the 5 states facing state legislative elections, the story in Delhi looks the most interesting. The fun started the day More...
Kapil Sibal Claims he does not own stake in Tehelka
Assertion: In the wake of sexual molestation charges against Tehelka founder and editor-in-chief, Tarun Tejpal, Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal issued the following statement: I don’t have any stake in Tehelka…When More...
Congress Loses its Marbles
The sight of a sombre Manish Tiwari denouncing Narendra Modi in hushed tones of angst, for suggesting the ailing imported empress abdicate in favour of her befuddled son, illustrated poignantly the ignominy to which More...
The Masked Ball of the Secularist Stormtroopers
Nemesis is a strange phenomenon. It is a silent companion for the mighty and the wicked, as they carry on their criminal capers for decades and some. Then, suddenly, it strikes. Like the bolt from the blue, or the More...
Centre’s Involvement in Tejpal Case: Legal Opinion
The disgraced founder and chief editor of Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal who has voluntarily stepped down in the wake of his sexual assault against his own female staffer in Goa is still the headlines, after about 5 days More...
Tarun Tejpal’s Partial List of Sins
In an interview in 2007, this is how the now-disgraced editor of Tehelka and a leading member of the Psecularati, Tarun Tejpal justified the Godhra train burning incident. I mean, our investigation reveals that More...
Tarun Tejpal’s Blitz of Sleaze Sputters
The Argentine team of the 1990 Soccer World Cup was a great example of a consortium of the young and the old fighting together for glory on the soccer pitches. Led by the snazzy Maradona, the team went on to be More...