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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. → Continue reading »

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 → Continue reading »

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 → Continue reading »

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 → Continue reading »