Game, set and match always

PM Modi held several meetings with his counterparts and heads of states on the sidelines of G-20, but his tweet after meeting Canadian PM Justin Trudeau stood out. “India & Canada is an ace partnership, advantageous to both nations, beneficial for the world. Game, set and match always,” the PM tweeted. This has been one of Modi’s most interesting and unique tweets after meeting any world leader.

AICC Media Cell Cleansing
Abrupt ejection of AICC media department coordinators has triggered alarm bells. But insiders claim that a wrong map of J&K at a Lucknow event, which was attended by AICC general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad, turned out to be coordinator’s undoing. It seems that Azad is insistent that heads must roll for such a serious faux pas.

Lalu Prasad’s Nemesis
CBI additional director RK Asthana is turning out to be Lalu Prasad’s nemesis. It was the unsparing Gujarat-cadre officer who had probed the infamous fodder scam involving Lalu, then chief minister of Bihar, which eventually led to his conviction. And now it is a 2006 scam involving Lalu, then railway minister, which has come to the fore, with Asthana in his new avatar as a senior cop in CBI.

Demanding Perks, Hike
Assam Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami was in a fix when some MLAs approached him for an official assistant, a separate cabin and a hike in salary. Currently, these perks are available only to ministers. The ‘confused’ Speaker immediately forwarded the proposal to the concerned committee of the assembly for further study.