Even though the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court pronounced its judgment in the disputed Ram Janmbhoomi Babri Masjid case today, sources inform that the same case is still being fiercely debated in virtual courts on Twitter, Facebook, Orkut and other known and unknown blogs/websites across the world, with all the parties claiming their respective victories just a few words away.
September 30, 2010 | Filed under
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After Ranjana Sonawane, the first recipient of the UID number expressed confusion over how could a 12-digt number on a smartcard help her, the government has decided to scrap cards and give UID t-shirts instead, so that the recipient see an immediate benefit of becoming a number. The step is also believed to save huge costs as the budget of the UID scheme was earlier slashed to half.
September 30, 2010 | Filed under
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In a shocking development that has again raised question marks over the security preparation in the CWG village, a Mani Shakar Aiyar was found in the area giving nightmares to the members of the Organizing Committee. Officials were tight lipped on how the Aiyar might have sneaked into the village, but they didn’t rule out any conspiracy behind the development.
September 29, 2010 | Filed under
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Even as US President Barack Obama is trying to block outsourcing to India, India got a major shot in the arm when the Kingdom of Spain announced its intentions to outsource bullfighting to the Jat community in India. The step has been announced at a time when the community leaders have decided to “flood” Delhi with their cattle on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games.
September 28, 2010 | Filed under
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Mamata Banerjee has moved a petition in the Calcutta HC seeking postponement of Varun Gandhi’s marriage. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi is also expected to attend the wedding that would take place before the Bengal assembly elections. Ms. Banerjee believes that CPM would use the pictures of Sonia Gandhi and Varun Gandhi together and try to scare away the Muslims from voting for the UPA coalition.
September 27, 2010 | Filed under
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After making so much fun of the Commonwealth Games, our team is feeling very guilty and suicidal, so we decided not to cover the CWG for our Sunday Magazine. Instead, we are focusing on another alleged loot-fest that took place a couple of years back – the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The estimated size of this scam is dozens time more the whole budget of the CWG.
September 26, 2010 | Filed under
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Construction companies, equipment suppliers and corrupt officials have all experienced both the good times and stinging criticism during the run up to the Commonwealth Games. But now Delhi’s satire writers have come under fire for taking part in the “feeding frenzy” surrounding the games. Experts believe that this has created an “unsustainable satire bubble” that was waiting to burst anytime.
September 25, 2010 | Filed under
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In another exciting development for India, President Obama has named India as a place in Name, Place, Animal, Thing. The US President, who is scheduled to visit India later this year, was playing this exciting game with his family when he mentioned “India”, an event that immediately alerted the Indian press leading to a series of exclusive news reports about the glorious future of the country.
September 24, 2010 | Filed under
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Pakistan has officially declared that everyone in that country was loving every bit of screw-up that was happening in India around the Commonwealth Games, and that they would not like anything drastic like the games being postponed or called off anytime soon. Reports suggest that the sudden love of Pakistanis for something “Indian” stems from the fact that every damn Pakistani has been laughing his ass off whenever he read anything about the games.
September 23, 2010 | Filed under
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It has been a bad week for Ramesh Chandra Tripathi. After the High Court rejected his petition to have the verdict on the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute postponed, Tripathi’s dentist has followed suit by dismissing the Tripathi’s appeal to defer his appointment tomorrow. Tripathi had some acute problems with his teeth and had booked an appointment few weeks back, but developed cold feet when the D-day approached.
September 21, 2010 | Filed under
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