What transpired in the Congress top brass meeting convened to examine dismal performance in UP?
March 9, 2012 3 Comments
It is eerily quiet in the conference room at 10 Janpath. Seated at the enormous table are Dr. Manmohan Singh, Kapil Sibal, Salman Khurshid and a couple of local Congress leaders from Uttar Pradesh, each shifting nervously in their seats, anxiously waiting for their leader to arrive. A few minutes later, footsteps are heard in [...]
Continue reading …Transcript of Ravi Shastri’s commentary after being stuck in an elevator due to power failure
February 29, 2012 17 Comments
Just before one of the greatest chases in ODI cricket was about to get underway, there was a power failure in the Bellerive Oval. As a result, Ravi Shastri, along with a few other folks, was stuck in an elevator for about an hour. So what did Shastri do or say during that anxious period [...]
Continue reading …Ravi Shastri cracks McKinsey case interview; to retire from cricket commentary
February 7, 2012 5 Comments
Former Test cricketer and extremely popular commentator, Ravi Shastri, has retired from all forms of the game to take up a career in management consulting. Cricket’s loss will be McKinsey’s gain as the dashing all rounder takes fresh guard to bat for the world’s premier management consulting firm. Impressed by Shastri’s ability to be reassuringly [...]
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In one of the most sensational developments in Indian politics, Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar, has been temporarily rested to make way for former Indian Test cricketer and popular TV commentator, Ravi Shastri. Dr. Manmohan Singh is believed to have batted for Ravi’s induction following the latter’s interesting encounter with Australian PM, Julia [...]
Continue reading …TRANSCRIPT: Greg Chappell leaks Sachin’s weaknesses to the Australian team
December 19, 2011 1 Comment
It has come to our attention that reports of Greg Chappell sharing his knowledge about Sachin Tendulkar’s weaknesses with the Australian team are true. The UnReal Times‘ Australian correspondent, Alana Rice, who incidentally dates a certain upcoming Australian cricket star, happened to be present at the time Chappell delivered the dressing room pep talk. The following [...]
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Hours after he hit a match-saving ton to go along with his 5-wicket haul in the first innings, Ashwin was relaxing in his hotel room listening to Dhanush’s viral number Why this Kolaveri Di, when he got a rather interesting phone call from a Sardar who called himself Harvinder Singh. Ashwin was kind enough to [...]
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Just hours after Ash gave birth to a beautiful little baby girl, fondly nicknamed BabyB by the Bachchan family’s adoring fans, a few Bollywood celebrities close to the family assemble in the delivery room to meet and bless the youngest Bachchan. Seen in the hospital room are Shahrukh Khan, Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor apart [...]
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15 minutes before the scheduled start of the concert, a rather harried looking organizer from DNA Networks is seen pacing the corridor outside the hotel room of the band members of Metallica. Plumes of smoke emanate from within the room accompanied by raucous laughter and plenty of cursing. Torn between the urgency to get the [...]
Continue reading …TRANSCRIPT: Team Anna contemplates Post-Hisar strategy at Ralegan Siddhi
October 18, 2011 No Comment
Amid widespread reports of growing differences between members of Team Anna, the anti-corruption crusaders decide to hold a meeting to take stock of the situation and plan their next move. Accordingly, Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and Prashant Bhushan travel to meet the Gandhian at his native village, Ralegan Siddhi. The four crusaders are seen sitting [...]
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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 [...]
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