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India’s take on Laxman’s “inner voice”
Hyderabad : V V S Laxman’s sudden decision “to quit international cricket with immediate effect” has shocked the cricket-loving public of India. More surprising was Laxman attributing the decision to what his “inner voice” told him. Tenali Rama spoke to a cross-section of people on how they interpret this “inner voice” and what does an … Continue reading
UPA school excited over new student, Pawar unhappy
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
FAT in Rajya Sabha, Sachin wants a sightscreen
New Delhi : The government has agreed to form a `Flies Annihilation Team’ (FAT) to get rid of the houseflies that are omnipresent in the Rajya Sabha. This was after several Elders pointed out how flies were disturbing them when they delivered their speech. A 50-member squad of FAT will be present at all times … Continue reading
`Poorathon’ to help poor in India earn more
New Delhi : A new survey by the National Sample Survey Office for the year 2009-10 has revealed that more than 60 per cent of the population in rural India lives on less than 35 rupees a day, while the same number of people in urban India live on less than 66 rupees a day. … Continue reading
Turbulent weather over an ad
Mumbai : The Congress has severely criticised the new Indigo Airlines ad that it says, “brings bedroom talk on to the roads”. Articulating the party position, spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, “Five quick points. It says Indians should sleep with their wife, thereby suggesting that at the moment, they do not. Two, in a country … Continue reading
Led by Mamata, all parties give support to NCTC
Kolkata : The Congress has decided to reach out to the Paschim Banga chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who is the target of much criticism in the social media over her handling of the cartoonist issue. Union Home minister P Chidambaram will introduce a new bill in Parliament – the National Cartoonist Terrorism Center (NCTC) – … Continue reading
Yeddyurappa to play for RCB in the IPL
Bangalore : Fed up with the BJP leadership ignoring his requests and threats that he be made chief minister of Karnataka, B S Yeddyurappa has acquired a new fancy this summer. The BJP strongman has decided to join the Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL team and has, in fact, even started practising at a cricket academy. … Continue reading
Vijay Mallya’s presentation to the DGCA
New Delhi : Last week, Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Dr Vijay Mallya made a presentation to the DGCA on the financial health of his airline company. Mallya admitted that his airline was deep in the red but he attempted to paint a rosy picture. Tenali Rama has learnt that the government body was not particularly impressed … Continue reading
Rahul Gandhi to visit `poor’ Kingfisher employees
New Delhi : The number of people below the poverty line has risen by 7000 in the first three months of 2012. Disclosing this at a press conference, Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia said it was distressing that all of them belonged to the same company – Kingfisher Airlines. “It is … Continue reading
Patil’s Pratibha a medal hope at London Olympics
New Delhi : Table tennis player Pratibha Devisingh Patil has secured an entry into the London Olympics. Ms Patil, who also happens to be the President of India, passed the tough qualifying round organised at the MJ College in Jalgoan, Maharashtra on Saturday. “She is a certain medal prospect for the country,” gushed former IOA … Continue reading
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