&gt;&gt; Arvind Kejriwal, the new hope for Indian politics, must now prove that he can clean up the corridors of power with the long &lsquo;aam&rsquo; of the law.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/2014/jan/Arvind-Kejriwal.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="715" /> Anti-corruption champion Arvind Kejriwal addressing supporters after taking the oath of office as New Delhi&rsquo;s chief minister, on December 28, 2013. Pic/AFP
&gt;&gt; Ballot is the word as today sees the dawn of election year for India. As the curtains go up and netas move up a nautanki notch, let the games begin.
&gt;&gt; Corruption was the buzzword this year with so many people launching their campaigns on the anti-corruption platform. More power to the clean machine.
&gt;&gt; Dhoom 3, after promises and hype, did not live up to its name, for many. Yet, it is now all about the 200-crore club for Bollywood.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/2014/jan/Dhoom-3.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="362" /> Katrina Kaif and Aamir Khan in Dhoom 3, now a part of the 200-crore club
&gt;&gt; Eternal battle between hoteliers and Mumbai police over the partying deadline. The cops said 1.30 am, the High Court made it 5 am. Yeah!
&gt;&gt; Formula One legend Michael Schumacher was battling for his life at the time of going to press, having hit his head on a rock while skiing.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/2014/jan/Michael-Schumacher_1.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="346" /> German Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, skiing in 2004 in Northern Italy. Pic/AFP
&gt;&gt; Gay sex between consenting adults continues to be criminalized with the Supreme Court reinstating Section 377, at a time when nations are debating marriage for gays.
&gt;&gt; Housing is still the bane of the common man, with homes everywhere reaching the crore mark. No longer lakhs, only crore&rsquo;s the score.
&gt;&gt; Infrastructure is the keyword with the monorail and metro eluding the Mumbaikar last year too. This year will it be: oh no, where&rsquo;s the mono?
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/2014/jan/Monorail-project_2.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="294" /> Phase one of the Mumbai Monorail project is getting ready between Wadala and Chembur. Pic/Shadab Khan
&gt;&gt; Jail cast its long shadow with Laloo Prasad Yadav, Sanjay Dutt and Tarun Tejpal experiencing the soul-sapping confinement.
&gt;&gt; Khobragade controversy about the Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade and the US, sent Uncle Sam and Desi ties careening downwards.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/2014/jan/Devyani-Khobragade.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="531" /> India&rsquo;s Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade was arrested by law enforcement authorities in New York on visa fraud charges. Pic/AFP
&gt;&gt; Loans in a light-hearted way, with jokes about banks giving loans to buy Dhoom 3 tickets, petrol and onions. Made us laugh and cry.
&gt;&gt; Mahalaxmi racecourse has still to get its lease renewed by the BMC. SoBo&rsquo;s green lung lease had expired last year in a blaze of publicity. Now, what?
&gt;&gt; Not together any longer. Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan became the latest celebrities to hit Splitsville, after months of denial in a depressingly familiar pattern.
&gt;&gt; Onion prices touched dizzying heights. We even wondered whether we would have to break Fixed Deposits (FDs) to buy onions. Aiga!
&gt;&gt; Petrol continued to pinch the motorist with prices going through the roof (unless of course, you were driving a roofless, vintage car).
&gt;&gt; Quit took on huge dimensions after Sachin Tendulkar hung up his cricket gloves last year. Sach a farewell never hath the cricket world seen.
&gt;&gt; Rupee showed little signs of recovery even though hopes were high after the dishy Raghuram Rajan took over as RBI governor.
&gt;&gt; Shoma Choudhary of Tehelka faced unprecedented flak and fire from people accusing her of a &lsquo;cover up&rsquo; in the sexual assault case.
&gt;&gt; Tarun Tejpal of Tehelka went to jail on charges of sexual assault. One of the year&rsquo;s biggest scandals, it also put harassment at the workplace on the radar.
&gt;&gt; U-turns. Even as you read this, political parties are doing numerous flip-flops on the Adarsh Housing Scam issue. Proving that when it comes to Adarsh, they have very little.
&gt;&gt; Vice rather than wise it was for Sreesanth, Chavan and Chandila, IPL players to get embroiled in cricket&rsquo;s biggest controversy. Jhapaak jail-ing, jail-ling, gili, gili yaa!
&gt;&gt; Women continue to walk the streets with fear, thanks to the increasing crimes against women. Let&rsquo;s step up the anti-molestation drive this year too.
&gt;&gt; X-rated seem to be the shenanigans of godmen and gurus who would make the censor board blush. They give others of their ilk a bad name.
&gt;&gt; Yuvraj Singh has been dropped for the upcoming tour of New Zealand, one heard yesterday. Yuvi could not do much against SA, but we&rsquo;re sure the puttar will be back.
&gt;&gt; Z Class Security, status symbol for bigwigs, needs to be toned down. With Arvind Kejriwal removing the lal batti, we are hopeful that simply everybody does not get &lsquo;Z&rsquo;.

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