Third Eye: Popping up in opposition camp

One act that completely bewildered many Opposition leaders during the Presidential poll was the way erstwhile “LK Advani for PM” campaign cheerleader Sudheendra Kulkarni descended as a ‘pop-up artist’ in the Yashwant Sinha campaign bandwagon.

It’s about timing
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Indu Bala Goswami has been appointed to the panel of vice-chairmen who can chair the House proceedings by Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu. The next vice-president may continue with the present team or go for new names.


Talent, not glamour
National Film Awards was high on talent, with the press meet being hosted by technical experts, not film-makers. It was also marked by domination of South Indian films. This year even government critic Vishal Bharadwaj made it to the list of winners.

Dreading the change
Maharashtra's top bureaucrats are in a pensive mood with CM Eknath Shinde said to be looking to shunting out all those he considers were close to the previous CM. Chief Secretary MK Srivastava and Mumbai Municipal Commissioner IS Chahal could be shunted out.