Residents of Mumbai have long desired for better facilities and civic amenities. After decades of introspection, Congress, the grand old party of India, has decided to float an SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) in partnership with MNS. Shiv Sena too has shown interest in being a partner in progress, and they could be made a limited liability partner. This week’s Sunday Magazine analyzes the structure and mandate of this SPV in detail.
January 24, 2010 | Filed under
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A host of people and institutions have been using the tagline “marriages are made in heaven” for ages now, but it seems that they could soon run into legal trouble as Heaven has clarified that it was not involved in the marriage making business at all. In a press release issued earlier today, heaven authorities have requested the concerned parties to stop using the misleading tagline, failing which they would be forced to take legal action against them.
January 23, 2010 | Filed under
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Having been jobless for over eight months since the new UPA government took charge, some Ministers of State (MoS) are now scared at the mere thought of working. This aspect was brought to the fore when one such MoS agreed for a frank and honest interview with Faking News. The MoS claimed that he had nicely settled into doing nothing and it would be virtually impossible for him to change gears now.
January 22, 2010 | Filed under
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A no-more-in-news celebrity is planning to make a raunchy MMS with her boyfriend and release it on YouTube and Rapidshare simultaneously. The celebrity, an ex-model who also tried her luck in a few Bollywood flicks before tapering out of public memory, is hopeful that the MMS will bring her back in the limelight and get her new projects. The MMS will be released on 25th January.
January 21, 2010 | Filed under
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Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi has vowed to take revenge for the insult that the Pakistani players had to go through during the auction for the third edition of Indian Premier League, when none of the Pakistani cricketers were bought by any Indian franchisee. Afridi has threatened that he, along with his teammates, will sport free flowing beards and scare the shit out of chauvinistic Indians.
January 20, 2010 | Filed under
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Aamir Khan is named Phunsukh Wangdu in the movie, which Chinese authorities suspect to be modeled after the jailed Tibetan rebel monk Phuntsok Wangdu, who is serving a 14 years sentence and is currently imprisoned at the Drapchi Prison in Tibet. Even though this connection has been largely ignored by media, until Mr. Massimo wrote to Faking News, China doesn’t seem to be taking any chances.
January 19, 2010 | Filed under
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Imagine if Chatur Ramalingam aka Silencer’s speech on Teacher’s Day from the movie 3 Idiots were to be a real event. How would have the leading Hindi news channels of India reported it? Faking News tries to imagine the Breaking News headlines that would have been flashed by five leading Hindi news channels. If you haven’t watched 3 Idiots, you can watch the concerned clip here.
January 19, 2010 | Filed under
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In a shocking revelation, latest reports coming in from urban India indicate that thousands of Farmville farmers have ended their lives after failure to harvest their crops on time that led to insurmountable debts. The trouble started when internet services across India were disrupted after a submarine cable system in the Mediterranean Sea was cut. Farmville farmers couldn’t access their farms and their crops started wilting.
January 18, 2010 | Filed under
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Salesman of the Year – this term reminds you of Rocket Singh i.e. Ranbir Kapoor, who has rockets in his pockets. But wait a moment, is he really the salesman of the year? There are many other eligible contenders for this post and our Sunday Magazine has chosen Jackie Shroff as the real salesman of the year. This week’s magazine also talks about the Auto Expo of New Delhi and the problems Indian hockey is going through.
January 17, 2010 | Filed under
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Traveling by air is getting dangerous with each day. First it was mid-air fight among the crew, followed by eve-teasing of air-hostesses, and now private assets of passengers are getting damaged. Just a couple of days after Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was heartbroken to see his instrument damaged, drama queen Rakhi Sawant has gone wild after her silicon breasts developed cracks while flying in Kingfisher Airlines.
January 16, 2010 | Filed under
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