The tape recorded by CNN-IBN reportedly depicting activities surrounding alleged bribing of three MPs has been the subject of considerable comment. Hindustan Express, published from Delhi, asks why news channels that violate the privacy of individuals at the drop of a hat and show even minor episodes of bribing and corruption endlessly did not show “even a slight glimpse of the tape or let the people listen to the voice of any of the accused persons?”

Sonia’s mannat?

According to a front page report in Sahafat (July 26), the 118 kalasas in Indore’s Mahakaleswar Temple are being washed with golden water. This is being done to fulfil the wish of UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi who had offered an amount of Rs. 1.51 lakh for this purpose after a yatra of the temple in June last. The temple’s administrator Shubh Karan Sharma, told a news agency that the cheque for Sonia Gandhi’s offering has been received, commenting that her mannat has been answered.