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Leaked: Snapshot of Nitin Gadkari’s Facebook Wall over the last two days

January 22, 2013 4 Comments

Nitin Gadkari has gone through a lot over the last two days. From being reckoned as a near certain choice for another term as the BJP President, to being pipped to the post by Rajnath Singh, Gadkari’s story could perhaps be captured in one line – cricket scorecard style: Nitin Gadkari c I-T Department b [...]

Hafiz Saeed writes love letter to Home Minister Shinde, promises to confer Nishan-e-Pakistan on him

January 22, 2013 10 Comments

Heartened by Home Minister Shinde’s remarks on RSS and BJP promoting “Hindu terrorism” through their training camps, JuD amir, Hafiz Saeed shot off an email to Home Minister Shinde, which The Unreal Times managed to access through an RTI. The content, translated from chaste Urdu, is as follows: Dear Siri Sri Shi Shriman Shinde saheb, [...]

Inspired by Rahul Gandhi, Sid Mallya delivers emotional speech to Kingfisher Airlines employees

January 22, 2013 25 Comments

Rahul Gandhi’s career defining speech at the Congress’ Chintan Shivir in Jaipur has inspired the Mallya scion, Sid, to deliver a similar emotion laced, stirring speech to KFA stakeholders at the company’s headquarters in Bangalore. The UnReal Times correspondent Viman Garib brings you excerpts of Sid’s speech: KFA employees, KFA creditors, dad, Deepika, if you are [...]

Panic as Congress leaders asked to take lie detector test on what they really think of Rahul Gandhi

January 21, 2013 8 Comments

Jubilation over Rahul Gandhi’s coronation as the party’s Vice President has given way to panic after the High Command announced that all Congress leaders will have to take lie detector tests on what they really think of the Nehru-Gandhi scion and his succession speech. The directive comes in the wake of a deluge of praise [...]

In Pictures: Chintan Shivir, Rahul Gandhi’s Vice President nomination and more

January 20, 2013 24 Comments

The Congress party’s ongoing “Chintan Shivir” event at Jaipur generated much buzz when it was announced that the Nehru-Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi was appointed as the party’s Vice President. What led to such a turn of events at the program? Also, how did the BJP react to this development? From the Congress and the BJP camps, The UnReal [...]

Video: Highlights from Congress’ Chintan Shivir at Jaipur

January 19, 2013 No Comment

Congress leaders must really love The Unreal Times, for we found in our inbox an invite to Congress’ two-day Chintan Shivir in Jaipur, last evening. We wasted no time in sending our correspondent SLR Sivarasan to the Pink City to record proceedings. Here’s a quick recap of what happened at the Shivir:

In Tweets: Celebrities respond to Lance Armstrong’s doping confession on Oprah Winfrey’s show

January 19, 2013 6 Comments

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong’s admission to doping during his professional cycling career on Oprah Winfrey’s show brought forth a host of reactions from eminent personalities all over the world. Our own Twitter celebs duly tweeted their thoughts after the show was aired. The Unreal Times social media correspondent Hashtag Jones quickly collected a few snapshots: [...]

In Pictures: What made Lance Armstrong confess to doping on The Oprah Winfrey Show?

January 18, 2013 41 Comments

Tainted cyclist Lance Armstrong shocked millions of fans around the world when he decided to admit to doping on The Oprah Winfrey Show, after more than a decade of vehement denial. What caused the champion to change his mind? The UnReal Times photographer Atul Baskarbe brings you the untold story: [...]

In Pictures: How Hina Rabbani Khar handled Pakistan’s internal and external crises

January 17, 2013 22 Comments

Over the past few days, the Pakistan government has found itself in the midst of crises, both internal and external, thanks to gigantic protests led by cleric Tahir Ul Qadri, clarion calls for resignation by PTI leader and former cricketer Imran Khan as well as pressure from India to act on and stop ceasefire violations [...]

Zuckerburg postpones launch of FB Graph Search after it fails to answer “Where is Rahul Gandhi?”

January 16, 2013 4 Comments

In a major embarrassment to premier social networking site Facebook, founder Mark Zuckerburg has postponed the launch of the social networking giant’s latest offering “Graph Search” indefinitely, thanks to a critical customer bug detected by Janata Party President Dr.Subramanian Swamy. Facebook had earlier raised expectations and suspense all over the world with its announcement that it [...]