400 million Indians who had loaned their kerosene lamps on day of black-out yet to get them back
August 6, 2012 No Comment
400 million Indians who live without meaningful access to electricity are demanding the immediate return of their kerosene lamps, which they had loaned out during the power grid failure last week. They had loaned the kerosene lamps to their relative better off fellow citizens who had been affected by the collapse of the northern, eastern [...]
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Following the swearing-in of Pranab Mukherjee as the 13th President of India on 25 July, Government announced that 25 July would be celebrated as National Reconciliation Day. A spokesperson for the government explained that proclamation of National Reconciliation Day became necessary after all of the parties in the governing ruling UPA coalition attended and sat [...]
Continue reading …India plunges into chaos after politicians are overcome by their conscience
July 17, 2012 No Comment
India plunged into political chaos after politicians across the country began resigning following an appeal by presidential candidate, P. A. Sangma, to follow their conscience.Mr.Sangma’s appeal was endorsed by the Election Commission, which ruled that parties could not issue a whip for the Presidential election. “We have been deeply touched by Mr.Sangma’s call to conscience,” [...]
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Following the Prime Minister call to unleash the “animal spirit” to revive the sagging economy, sales of animal print ties, shirts, shoes and other accessories grew by 684% over the previous month in the first week of July. A day after the Prime Minister’s call, Tata Motors announced that it would be co-locating a pet [...]
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