http://www.thumri.com/khatola all the news you didn't need to know Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:28:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yaay, an exciting new professional soccer league, for India, with animal mascots and all! The Telegraph - Calcutta: Sports The I-League, which will be kicked off by film star John Abraham in Goa, will have a mascot in the shape of a snail. I can just smell the excitement! Go Fighting Snails!! http://www.thumri.com/khatola/2007/11/16/straight-from-the-i-kid-you-not-files Okay kids, here is a fun quiz for you. How many factual errors can you spot in the opening lines of this opinion piece from The Telegraph of Calcutta? The writer is "economist" and "consultant editor", Ashok V Desai. Sixty years ago, India’s most loved actress was Suraiya. She entranced our ... http://www.thumri.com/khatola/2007/03/26/lets-play-count-the-errors If you have always wondered what formalisms and archaic legal expressions echo in the rarefied chambers of the abode of justice, how about a couple of quotes from an Indian Supreme Court judge who wants to string people up by lamp posts? "The only way to rid the country of corruption ... http://www.thumri.com/khatola/2007/03/07/would-you-like-some-rule-of-law-with-that-sir http://www.thumri.com/khatola/2007/03/03/withoutcomment these guys: KOLKATA: It was packed with explosives and shrapnel, triggered to explode at the slightest pressure. Yet they dragged it around, toyed with it, tried to unscrew it, and then went at it with a hammer and chisel — all on camera as journalists milled round for the best shot. No ... http://www.thumri.com/khatola/2006/09/21/and-the-darwin-award-goes-to I am rarely surprised when an Indian actress turns snake charmer (link via India Uncut). As she went closer, the snake hissed. We all moved back, but Sushmita went down on her knees and closed her eyes," said Chandra. "She bowed before the snake and chanted some mantras." Chandra said the unit ... http://www.thumri.com/khatola/2006/09/06/sushmita-and-the-snake The militant right wing places a bounty on the minorities. In a bizarre turn to BJP protests against the rise in militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, the party today offered to pay Rs 1 lakh to any civilian who kills a militant. Best of all, the minorities are welcome to kill ... http://www.thumri.com/khatola/2006/06/08/when-your-genocide-needs-a-little-zest Am I kidding you? Do I ever kid you? The Delhi police, starting today, will watch all Page 3 parties in Mumbai very closely. A three-member team headed by Station House Officer of the Connaught Place police station, Suresh Kaushik, arrived in the city yesterday. They will visit parties at short-listed ... http://www.thumri.com/khatola/2006/06/08/delhi-police-to-hang-out-in-bombay-pubs-just-in-case-they-do-drugs-over-there The car of a politician in a hurry knocks down a pedestrian and breaks his leg. And the headline reads -- Venkiah Naidu has narrow escape Pondicherry, June 5: BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu escaped unhurt when the driver of his car applied brakes suddenly to try avoid hitting a man who ... http://www.thumri.com/khatola/2006/06/05/narrow-escape-indeed In today's edition of You Can't Make This Stuff Up, Malaysia tries to figure out which way to kneel for namaz if you are in space. BANGI, Malaysia (Reuters) - As Malaysia prepares to pick its first astronaut, the country's space agency is hunting for solutions to the problems it expects ... http://www.thumri.com/khatola/2006/05/05/all-forwarded-jokes-are-ultimately-true