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Speed thrills. No! it kills

In yet another eerie incident that has brought the streets of the capital in the limelight involves a 24 -year-old youth dying in a motorcycle road race. Three youth were engaged in a high speed road race in New Delhi, when the bloke leading the race hit a pedestrian and rammed into a concrete wall, dying on the spot. The accident was caught on the helmet cam of the rider following that youth.
There were two 600cc motorbikes that were flaring up the streets in the middle of the night, a reckless ride defying all odds and rules. The question here is what led to his death. Are the streets of New Delhi or any other city a race track once night falls?
The authorities have tried their level best to stop these adrenaline junkies from turning the streets into race tracks, and yes people have lost their lives. Who's at fault? Speed doesn't always kill but arrogance does. Two simple words are tough for young riders to grasp, ‘ride sensibly'.
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Drugs & politics

Police are blamed' but drug mafia can't run without political patronage

Published Aug 17, 2017, 4:26 AM IST
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All the pieces of our drug puzzle appear to have not fallen in place. One of the characters, which is central to the drug story, has been conveniently kept out of the plot. All fingers of accusation have been pointed at the police, while the nightclubs are also facing the music. There's a massive swoop on drug peddlers across the coasts and arrests have been made even on suspicion. But the behind the scenes, the hand of politicians scheming the entire drug deals remains a…

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