In what is being hailed as a significant piece of governance reform, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today announced that all candidates aspiring to become civil servants will also be tested for their scam quotient, one facet of which is the ability to keep dodgy characters such as Law Minister, Ashwani Kumar, in good [...]
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Despite playing in home conditions, the Kings XI Punjab could not match the might of the Chennai Super Kings. Not only were they outmatched in cricketing disciplines, they didn’t stand a chance in off-the-field incentives either. An UnReal match report:
Continue reading …Alternate Reality: If Ravi Shastri, SM Krishna, Salman Khan were to present the Budget
March 1, 2013 13 Comments
When it comes to presenting the Union Budget, form is as important as substance. Even a lackluster, dull budget, if presented with an amount of style and flourish, can go a long way in reviving the animal spirits, kick-starting the investment cycle, boosting productivity…er…you get the drift, we suppose. So in that spirit, we got [...]
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By now the whole country knows that the 5 wise men of Indian cricket had actually sacked MS Dhoni last year. But what the country didn’t know is that the Dhoni sacking was just one of the things discussed at the meeting. The rest of the discussion was so explosive that the official transcripts were [...]
Continue reading …Manmohan Singh erroneously dropped during cabinet reshuffle, no-one notices
October 30, 2012 3 Comments
In an extraordinary development that has only now come to light, it has been discovered that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was dropped from the Union Council of Ministers during the cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, October 28 as a result of a clerical error – his name was missing from the list forwarded to the Rahstrapati [...]
Continue reading …Vadra, Khurshid get together to watch “Ghajini” to celebrate India’s short-term memory loss
October 30, 2012 22 Comments
A lot of polluted water has flown down the Yamuna since Arvind Kejriwal leveled allegations of wrongdoing against the country’s first son-in-law, Shri Robert Vadra, and the then Union Minister for Law, Shri Salman Khurshid. Their capers have been eclipsed by the shenanigans of Shri Nitin Gadkari, Shri Khurshid has been promoted to handle the [...]
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India’s overachieving cricketer Piyush Chawla was conferred the rank of honorary Subedar-Major in the Territorial Army by General Bikram Singh for his extraordinary achievements on the field of cricket. With this honour, Chawla joins the club of other cricketers, including Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Dhoni, who too hold honorary ranks in the armed forces. [...]
Continue reading …Cabinet Reshuffle: UPA ministers congregate on Facebook to thank 10, Janpath
October 29, 2012 7 Comments
Immediately after the cabinet reshuffle and the swearing-in ceremony, UPA ministers took to the Congress Facebook page to express their gratefulness. The Unreal Times brings you snapshots of this seminal moment in Indian politics: (With inputs based on this tweet)
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With two days to go for the reshuffle in the Union Cabinet, minister for external affairs, SM Krishna, submitted his resignation, sparking speculation if Nehru-Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi would finally enter the Cabinet as the External Affairs Minister. The Unreal Times‘ photographer, Pagal Photukaar, was at hand to capture the story in pictures: [...]
Continue reading …Nitin Gadkari’s pet dog, Gundu, also found registered as a director in his company
October 23, 2012 16 Comments
More skeletons continue to tumble out of Nitin Gadkari’s closet with news reports surfacing that, in addition to his driver, accountant, employees and friend’s son, his 5 year old Great Dane, Gundu, is also registered as a director of one of the firms that had invested in the BJP President’s Purti Group of companies. Motu Gadbadi, [...]
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