Khatola Tribune

The sena takes a liking to frogs (link via India Uncut) :

The Shiv Sena doesn�t want a rerun of 26/7 in Mumbai. It therefore wants machines that predict heavy rainfall with mathematical precision � just like frogs whose croaking is considered an indication of showers. But the Sena doesn�t know if such �frog machines� are available.

Therefore, the BMC standing committee � dominated by Sena-BJP coalition � wants information on the availability of such a device.

Standing Committee Chairman Ravindra Waikar, however, is optimistic. ?I?m sure there are machines that can predict the amount of rainfall in different suburbs. Even frogs can do that. If anyone has any knowledge on this, please contact me or any of the BMC top brass,? said Waikar.

He is optimistic, eh?

Frogs predict rains, why can’t the BMC?

Nilesh Bhattacharya writes in The Telegraph today:

One cannot adopt a moment of greatness, because it is rather achieved through great adventure, fun and the challenge of scaling new heights. It comes of one’s own with all the sweat and struggle — which may look sordid, but must continue. Just like a mother can’t sit pretty after giving birth to a child, but prepares herself for further challenges ahead.

He is writing about the cricket match in Jamshedpur tomorrow, but you wouldn’t know.

A glimpse into Advani’s facinating mind —

Referring to Munaf Patel, the latest fast-bowling sensation in Indian cricket, Advani said, “He reminds me of the (Bollywood) film Iqbal, where a young deaf and dumb lad from a remote village overcomes all obstacles to become a national cricketer.

“Though Munaf is not deaf or dumb, but he had managed to reach great heights,” he added.

Such logic.

Advani chants ‘Irfan, Munaf’ mantra

… at so many levels

On Aug. 14, 1945, Jones, a 16-year-old messenger in Washington, D.C., was entrusted to deliver to the White House the cable announcing Japan’s surrender to the United States to end World War II.

Unaware of his cargo’s import, the boy, in cavalier teenage fashion, put work on hold to eat pancakes at a diner, hang out with his friends and flirt with waitresses.

Later, he left his pancakes to complete the job only to be pulled over en route to the White House by a police officer, who berated the boy for making an illegal U-turn.

Meanwhile, President Truman and his inner circle waited for the note that would change history.

Boy’s pancake breakfast delayed the end of WWII - Yahoo! News