Dr. Manmohan Singh presents contours of Govt’s Lokpal bill in Steve Jobs style
October 16, 2011 No Comment
In a bid to appear über cool and connect with the masses, especially middle class youth, Dr. Manmohan Singh successfully emulated and perhaps even surpassed the late Steve Jobs while introducing his Government’s eagerly anticipated new product – a key anti-corruption legislation. Clad in trademark Steve Jobs presentation attire – a black turtle neck T [...]
Continue reading …Sri Ram Sene activist attempts to assault Kiran Bedi; gets karate chopped
October 14, 2011 1 Comment
Just two days after three Sri Ram Sene youths assaulted Prashant Bhushan in his chamber allegedly in retaliation for his remarks on Kashmir, another Sri Ram Sene activist, later identified as Ombir Panwar, attempted to assault Kiran Bedi today in New Delhi. The results however were disastrous for the youth as Kiran Bedi not only defended [...]
Continue reading …Anna admonishes Prashant Bhushan for not offering the other cheek like a true Gandhian
October 13, 2011 3 Comments
Anna Hazare today issued a statement condemning the physical attack on Team Anna member, Prashant Bhushan, but also admonished the lawyer cum activist for not turning the other cheek after he was slapped. “I have reviewed the footage of the incident on YouTube using the I-pad that Kiran Bedi presented to me. While his getting [...]
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Veteran BJP leader L K Advani, resplendent in battle gear last seen in B R Chopra’s 80s television epic, Mahabharata, kicked off his Jan Chetna Yatra – described by political pundits as a metaphysical dharma yudh against corruption – from Bihar’s Sitamarhi village by blowing a conch shell to signify that the battle has commenced [...]
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The Steve Jobs legacy has inspired at least one Indian genius, who now swears by Steve’s words and implements his methods to a T. Will he be as successful?
Continue reading …President Pratibha Patil confesses that she doubles up as Batwoman by night to fight injustice
October 6, 2011 No Comment
President Pratibha Patil stunned the polity by announcing that she indeed doubles up as Batwoman by night to fight injustice in response to Varun Gandhi’s sarcastic tweet questioning whether the Rs. 6 crore upgrade of the Presidential limousine was meant for the President or fictional super-hero, Batman. “It was getting really boring and loony staying in that [...]
Continue reading …Rahul Gandhi gets pushed and shoved like aam aadmi during Delhi Metro commute
October 5, 2011 3 Comments
Rahul Gandhi had firsthand experience of the travails of commuting like an aam aadmi when he took the Delhi Metro from Race Course Road to Rohini to address a meeting of Youth Congress activists. The Nehru-Gandhi scion, perhaps not used to travelling by Metro during rush hour, had a horrid time as he was pushed, shoved [...]
Continue reading …Planning Commission Dy Chairman, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, hires McKinsey to define new poverty line
October 3, 2011 3 Comments
Facing flak from all quarters for the arbitrary Rs. 32 per capita per day poverty line definition, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia today revealed that he has hired consulting major McKinsey & Co. to help the Planning Commission define the new poverty line. Announcing this move, a pensive Montek said “The Rs. [...]
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As the rather public spat between two Congress stalwarts – Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee – snowballed into a crisis for the UPA government, Soniaji stepped in, as she often does, to bring closure to the issue. Hours before Chidambaram and Pranabda declared to the media that the ‘issue was officially closed’, Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee [...]
Continue reading …In a glaring mix-up, Pandit Jasraj arrested instead of Sudheendra Kulkarni
September 28, 2011 No Comment
In a glaring case of mistaken identities, the Delhi Police arrested Pandit Jasraj instead of Sudheendra Kulkarni in connection with the ‘cash for votes sting entrapment’ case. Both Kulkarni and Panditji had been travelling on the same flight to Delhi and the classical vocalist was mistaken for the former Advani aide and picked up as [...]
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