The producers of Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hai can blame the IPL for their game show’s low TRPs. But the fact is that the show disappoints. The format is engaging and the stakes high. What is irritating is the way people behave in it. Continue reading »
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is making sure no girl is harassed in its stations. A total of 1,237 closed circuit television cameras have been installed in 59 stations to nab trouble-makers. They would also be brought to the book under the Delhi Metro (Operations and Maintenance) Act 2002.
Call it laxity or overconfidence, the police in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India have their own way of handling ammunition. Last February, they seized two hand-grenades from terrorists and stored them in the armory without defusing them. The cops believe that the grenades will not explode. However, senior police officers have called it an act of negligence.
It is not enough to get your looks right to tie the knot, you ought to be strong in mathematics. Recently, a bride in Gopalganj district of Bihar got so disappointed with her fiance, who failed to solve a simple mathematical problem, that the furious bride refused to marry him and walked out of the wedding function. Freakish, isn’t it?
The punch line of Virgin Mobile — Think hatke (different) — has literally been put to practice by subscribers. They started thinking differently and Virgin seems to be in a soup. In a recent ad Virgin promoted an offer where a subscriber would get 10 paise for a minute of incoming calls. As Virgin is marketed by Tata Indicom, calls from Tata to Virgin are free. Continue reading »
Ever wondered what would a bunch of students of Indian origin from various US Universities like to do when they come together on an online forum? Bringing out an online Sanskrit magazine would have been the least of your guesses! Continue reading »
Pravesh Rana, who was crowned Haywards 5000 Mr India 2008 in February this year, launched his official website in Mumbai yesterday. Continue reading »
Paternity is a belief and mother-hood is a reality, they say. Not so, proved Sunita Pawar, a nurse, who faked pregnancy and had herself admitted in a hospital. Sunita then stole a two-day-old baby, placed it in a pool of blood near her bed and gave the alarm. The cat got out of the bag when staff noticed that the baby was much cleaner than a newborn!
Sunita will now have to serenade policemen with her lullabies.
Do not drink and drive. Do not use mobile phones when behind the wheel. And if you are in Kochi, do not scratch while driving. Recently, a policeman fined a man for scratching his neck while riding his bike. The offence: He was driving with one hand.
Ravana, thou art lucky.
A few prisoners of the Sendhwa Sub-Jail in Madhya Pradesh have seen a ghost atop a neem tree near the jail. And all of them have climbed the tree to attempt suicide! The jailers have now chopped its branches off.
But the ghost? Wait, till new branches sprout.
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