New Delhi : A Maths class at a tuiton centre in New Delhi. Among its high-profile students are several senior Congress and BJP leaders, all eager to find out what it takes to get the numbers right in the next Lok Sabha. The teacher has not arrived and the students are busy chitchatting. (Ghulam Nabi … Continue reading
Chennai : DMK president M Karunanidhi has stirred a hornet’s nest by talking in favour of a `dhoti-clad Tamil’ as Prime Minister of India. The observation made at a function in Chennai, also had Finance minister P Chidambaram in attendance and everyone believes Karunanidhi has publicly in his own cryptic style, given his blessings for … Continue reading
New Delhi / Ahmedabad : Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has strongly objected to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s charge that Rahul Gandhi had landed in the state without doing any homework. “This is casting aspersions on Rahul ji and his teachers,” said Digvijay, fuming at the allegation. “The night before he left, Rahul ji … Continue reading
New Delhi July 31, 2012 Whatta day ! Whatta day ! Kya din tha aur ab kya raat hai ! I write this in the glow of a candle as the lights are still off in my part of VIP Delhi. This Power minister Veerappa Moily, he needs to pull his socks, I tell you. … Continue reading
Guwahati : Chief of the Health Service in Guwahati, Dr Tarun Gogoi has denied that his patient is in ICU with severe burns on her body. Releasing a health bulletin, an angry Dr Gogoi accused the media of spreading misinformation. “My patient, Assam, has only 10 per cent burns. That is, only in three spots … Continue reading
New Delhi : (Rahul Gandhi returns from school) Rahul : Mummy Sonia Gandhi : Yes Rahul, how was your day? Rahul : Mummy, today ten of my classmates asked the class teacher to appoint me as the monitor of the class. Sonia : Whattttt?! Just 10? Why so few a number? Didn’t you announce last … Continue reading
New Delhi : Trouble is brewing in the Delhi-based UPA School with a student Sharad Pawar strongly protesting against being removed from the front bench in the classroom and asked to move back. Pawar and another student from Maharashtra, Praful Patel, stayed away from school on Thursday. Both Pawar and Patel were admitted to the … Continue reading
New Delhi : Pakistan Interior minister Rehman Malik has strongly refuted charges by India that state actors from across the border had a definite role to play in the 26/11 terror attack. “We totally deny this. The only state actor who is active in Hindoostan, is Veena Malik. And yes, we admit there is an … Continue reading
New Delhi : With Mahesh Bhupathi refusing to partner Leander Paes in the men’s doubles tennis at the London Olympics, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) has decided to field a surprise player. Emerging from a meeting with AITA secretary general Anil Khanna, West Bengal tennis official M Banerjee let the cat out of the … Continue reading
June 7, 2012 The day began bad. As usual. PC’s election in Sivaganga constituency caught the eye of the Madurai bench of the Madras High court. I overheard someone in the PMO saying Chidamba-RAM ki Siva-Ganga maili ho gayi hai PC ke paap dhote dhote. I frankly do not understand all these jokes. They call … Continue reading
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