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Sonia Gandhi proposes Manmohan Singh as first Lokpal of the country under UPA 3

February 6, 2013 No Comment

During a chat with The Unreal Times political editor, Rajniti Sarkarwala, the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi expressed her desire to appoint Dr. Manmohan Singh as the first Lokpal of the country after the enactment of the anti-corruption legislation. Here are the excerpts of the exclusive interview. The Unreal Times: Thanks ma’am for your precious time. [...]

Rahul Gandhi to replace Vinod Dua in cuisine show Zaika India Ka

January 30, 2013 15 Comments

After assuming responsibilities as the Vice President of the Indian National Congress, yuvraj Rahul Gandhi announced his first major intervention: the Nehru-Gandhi scion will tour the length and breadth of the country as the anchor of the weekly NDTV street-food program ‘Zaika India Ka’. The show was previously hosted by Vinod Dua in which he [...]

Open letter congratulating Rahul Gandhi for becoming Vice President of Congress

January 23, 2013 18 Comments

First of all sir congratulations on becoming the Vice-President. Some may say that congratulating you for this is like congratulating eleven o’clock for coming after ten o’clock, or congratulating an apple broken from its stem for dropping to the ground or congratulating P K Nag’s sons for taking over P K Nag and Sons. But [...]

In Pictures: How Rajnath Singh became the BJP President

January 23, 2013 14 Comments

The Bharatiya Janata Party has flabbergasted the ruling UPA, mediapersons and the nation alike, in the course of a mere day, by thwarting speculation of renewing Nitin Gadkari’s RSS-backed presidential term and re-appointing former party president Rajnath Singh instead. The “party with a difference”, as it calls itself, did do things very differently this time around. How did [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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:

Ongoing Congress Jaipur Chintan Shivir generates tonnes of hot air, contributes to global warming

January 18, 2013 6 Comments

The ruling Congress party’s ongoing brainstorming session in Jaipur to formulate positions on pressing national issues and fine-tune strategy to retain power after the 2014 General Elections has generated prodigious amounts of hot air as a by-product. So much so that it has earned a rebuke from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the [...]

Sushma Swaraj advises ManU’s Robin Van Persie to score 10 headers for each header scored by opponent

January 16, 2013 8 Comments

Manchester United had a special motivational visitor this week in none other than India’s senior opposition leader Mrs.Sushma Swaraj. The BJP leader spent some quality time with Sir Alex Ferguson and ManU’s key striker, Robin Van Persie. Mrs.Swaraj’s highly passionate and high-decibel speech stirred up the players as well as Sir Ferguson, who had never [...]

Manmohan Singh asks detractors to cut him some slack, claims he can emote better than John Abraham

January 15, 2013 2 Comments

Finally breaking his silence over mounting criticism of his wooden public demeanour and apparent lack of emoting skills, Dr. Manmohan Singh lashed out his detractors. “Cut me some slack here, guys,” screeched the otherwise soft-spoken PM, “at least I can emote much better than John Abraham.” Dr. Singh contends that surely if John can enjoy [...]