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Unemployed after five years of hard work as our first woman President, Mrs. Pratibha Patil has decided to form the first-ever musical band of politicians. The band members were selected on the basis of a survey which asked questions of the type “how-unprogressive-have-you-been-in-the-un-progressive-alliance...

"I don't make jokes. I just watch the Government and report the facts." — Will Rogers

Time Magazine’s cover page declares Rahul Gandhi as “The Over-Achiever”

Here comes the latest issue of the Time magazine. Gracing its cover page is a photograph of Rahul Gandhi, the Prince of Nehru–Gandhi dynasty. Mr. Gandhi, following his recent swearing in as the Vice President of the Congress, has been dubbed “The Over-Achiever” by the magazine. The magazine describes Rahul as a young, dynamic and a down-to-earth leader who has the potential to make...

Government to award Bharat Ratna to those who praise its policies

In a notification issued today by the (Godly) Government of India, the Bharat Ratna will now be awarded to “any person for exceptional performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour that praises the government’s policies”. This new notification means that India’s...

Modi or Rahul? Yet another week of futile discussions…

Strangely enough for a nation of 1.2 billion, and an almost equal number of prevalent problems, we are preoccupied with a problem which does not even exist—and would anyway be solved when the time arrives; the problem being: “Who will be the king post-2014,...

MBAs sue Modi for excessive use of jargon in his speech; claim jargons are their own copyright

Narendra Modi made his hallmark speech this week at SRCC—a speech which filled many people with extreme emotions running in both directions. However, while most people would convince you that the speech was filled with hope and aspirations, we have reasons to believe...

Two young boys arrested in Delhi for killing a penguin in Antarctica

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It took one blow of an old rusted axe to horrify the capital last night. Had it not been for the quick action of the police, cruel chaos would have shaken the most insensitive of men. Despite their desperate...

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Filmmaker decides to make movie without item song; faces risk of writing a logical script

Would the film survive without an item song?

A popular Bollywood director has apparently taken up the daring job of working on a commercial “masala” movie that will surprisingly have (wait for it) not a single item song. He confirmed this yesterday: “Though this film’s purpose will be to entertain, it will have a coherent and intelligible plotline, and will employ no item songs....

In unusual market trend, rakhi sales shoot up as Valentine’s Day approaches

Shopkeepers across the nation have been left dumbfounded this Valentine’s season. Never before in the history of this day has such a phenomenon been noted: an increasing demand for Rakhis by girls all over the country. There have...

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, young couple commits suicide after failing to get any privacy

Two suicides were reported in Thane last night. A young couple, Kishore (20) and Sheela (19) (names changed), were found dead in a hotel room. Investigations are on, but the local police station have confirmed the deaths as suicides. When...

Frustrated by traffic jams, Delhiites start going to office on gliders!

After being regularly stuck in traffic for hours, days and even months, some bright Delhiites have come up with a solution. They have decided to use gliders for commuting to workplace. Though an innovative idea, it backfired severely when...

So what is education to you? Take this small test…

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An essay competition had to be called off when it turned out that almost all of the entries were the same, or rather, copied from the same source. The irony? The topic of the essay was: “Creative...

From a common man’s perspective

"I couldn't be incorrupt."

It was not long ago when social activist Anna Hazare launched a crusade against corruption and the corrupt establishment. The nation followed suit and without any delay, I decided to jump into the bandwagon...

The Battle of the Sexes: the Fairer, the Weaker?

The advancement in technology and education has only led to “smarter people who don’t wish to give birth to girls”. In this era of modernity, the trend that used to caricature women as the holder...

The Kashmir Conflict — A Political Game, All In Your Mind

I pondered and pondered hard on the Kashmir conflict, till my brain virtually started squirming under the heavily bearded and bespectacled faces of terror, Birkin Bags and Jimmy Choo stilettos of “peacemakers”,...

A Guide to Successful Facebook PR Strategies

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There are always a few social network celebrities in all our friend lists whose updates simply refuse to disappear from our news feed. You are forced to know everything about them, be it when they woke...

The Weekly Review: Beni vs. Mulayam, Karuna vs. UPA, Bollywood vs. Justice

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Recently Congress leader Beni Prasad called Mulayam Singh Yadav a dacoit. He accused him of supporting UPA “in return of commissions”, of being a goonda, and what not. Our leaders were quick...

The Italian con-job, the suicide of Ram Singh, and other minor news of the week

Another week of blunders, not just by the usual suspects Sushil Kumar Shinde (link) and the UPA government, but also by the supposedly infallible Supreme Court who was party to this particular Italian...

[Ads Watch] When a kid exchanged his parents’ mobile phones for the Idea ad

Have you ever wondered what would have happened if there were no advertisements during the breaks while you were watching your movies on your television sets? What if there weren’t any 2-minute Maggi...