23May2013 Newswire:

Flashback

“Fix this match for good luck” bookies using blind-faith to fix matches

“Fix this match for good luck” bookies using blind-faith to fix matches

Mar. 13 |

“Sai Baba has chosen you for good luck. Fix today’s cricket match and forward this message to three other players in your team, and you will become Indian team’s captain within a year. If you ignore this message, someone in your family will die.” Many cricketers had found such messages forwarded to them on their mobile phones during the ICC world cup last year, sources say.

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Assorted

CBI fully independent, chose the A4-size paper for printing all by itself

CBI fully independent, chose the A4-size paper for printing all by itself

Apr. 26 |

All rumors about CBI working under interference from the union ministers were laid to rest when it was known that top CBI officers didn’t wait for any green signal from any minister to choose papers for printing their reports.

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Worried about a possible ban, guy watching porn continuously for last 100 hours

Apr. 24 |

Ramesh Kumar, a second year student of Ghaseeta Ram Engineering College has been watching porn movies continuously for the last 100 hours after a PIL against watching porn was accepted by the Supreme Court.

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Politics

UPA launches ad campaign to increase awareness about the identity of Indian PM

May. 15 |

After launching “Bharat Nirman” ad campaign to spread awareness about their achievements during the last 9 years, UPA is all set to launch “PM ka naam” campaign to make everyone aware about the name of Indian Prime Minister.

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BJP to hold Chintan Shivir to find new ways of losing another election

BJP to hold Chintan Shivir to find new ways of losing another election

May. 15 |

With an eye on losing the 2014 elections and give FN another chance to target Congress led government for its incompetence and corruption, BJP has called a meeting of top party leaders to finalize the losing strategy.

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Companies

Out of ideas for improved iPhone, Apple decides to improve iPod

Out of ideas for improved iPhone, Apple decides to improve iPod

Apr. 12 |

Confused over whether to increase the screen size of the next iPhone or decrease the same for the new iPad Mini, Apple has decided to go back to the traditional iPod and change its features.

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Denied onsite for 4 years, IT Analyst finally switches job

Apr. 1 |

After 4 years of false hopes of “onsite” from his manager, IT Analyst Vijay Kumar finally realized, on April Fools’ Day, that he had been fooled all these years. Without wasting more time, Vijay put his papers earlier today making it the best Monday of his career.

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Culture

Rich son buys Delhi roads to drive his new Bugatti car

Mar. 1 |

In a historic development, son of a super-rich industrialist has bought a few roads in Delhi to go along with a brand new Bugatti Veyron car gifted by his father.

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5 kg lost around waist uploaded as 5 GB of photos on Facebook

5 kg lost around waist uploaded as 5 GB of photos on Facebook

Mar. 15 |

Researchers have found the 5 kilograms of flab that 25-year-old Sapna had lost last month. Those 5 kg have been turned into 5 GB of high-resolution taken-by-DSLR photos, which are currently occupying space on Facebook servers.

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Economy

Diesel prices should be raised again to stop communal forces: Gov panel

Diesel prices should be raised again to stop communal forces: Gov panel

Sep. 28 |

After the government rejected the suggestions of Kelkar panel to sharply reduce subsidies on fuels, the panel has come back with the same set of recommendations, claiming that the reduced subsidies will stop communal forces from coming to power.

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Billionaires shocked that middle class idiots can’t appreciate inflation

Sep. 18 |

India’s leading CEOs, market analysts, and other randomly rich persons have expressed shock and disbelief at the childish behavior of the middle class of India, which has been endlessly cribbing over the bold steps taken by the government like slashing subsidy on LPG and Diesel.

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Internet

Frustrated with slow website, angry man smashes IRCTC servers

Feb. 21 |

An angry young man has broken into Indian Railways’ office and smashed the servers that hosted IRCTC’s online ticket booking website. The incident happened around 10.10 AM today morning, minutes after Tatkal window was opened.

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Man gets life-changing idea, but continues timepass on internet

Man gets life-changing idea, but continues timepass on internet

Mar. 23 |

Ravi Kumar, an avid user of life-saving services like Twitter and Facebook, got a life-changing idea earlier today, but he preferred to pass time on Twitter and Facebook rather than acting on the idea.

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Celebrities

Salman Khan to marry and have kids to impress Justice Katju

Salman Khan to marry and have kids to impress Justice Katju

Mar. 22 |

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who is facing various court cases like hit-and-run and blackbuck poaching case, has decided to get married and have kids as soon as possible.

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Special Parliament session to finalize Title for Ravindra Jadeja

Mar. 18 |

Of late, the all-rounder has been addressed by various titles – Sir, Lord, Superstar, Savior, King, Rajinikanth, et al. – which has made it highly confusing for the fans and authorities. Parliament will finalize one such title and settle the issue once and for all.

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