Hema on husbands political career — he has to be, like, be there.
“Maybe he didn’t expect to have to do so much work in the Lok Sabha… You have to constantly be there, and then he has to keep visiting his constituency. He is not used to this, poor thing. He is from a different world altogether,” the actress-turned-politician said.
Dharmendra “uncomfortable” in politics: Hema- The Times of India
Operation Cobra signs up an MP to say whatever in parliament for an annual fee.
MP signs blank parliamentary forms used for submitting questions in the Lok Sabha. Aniruddha Bahal has fun with the questions:
Whether the Railway Ministry has placed any order for purchase of the Yossarian Electro Diesel engine from Germany? Is the ministry aware that the Tom Wolfe committee report in Germany has halted its induction into the Euro Rail system?
Whether the Government has given sanction for the seed trial of Salinger Cotton of Monsanto? If so, has a report been prepared on Catch 22 cotton so far?
Has the ministry lifted the 1962 ban it imposed on the book ?For whom the Bell Tolls? by Ernest Hemingway and the 1975 ban on Ken Kesey?s book ?One Flew Over a Cuckoo?s Nest? and Hunter Thomson?s book ?Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas?? If so, when were the bans removed?
Whether the government is aware that a domestic flying license has been denied to Cobra Cargo for starting operations in India? Since when has Semper Sursum Private Limited, the holding company of Cobra Cargo, applied for the domestic cargo license?
Some more glorious desi journalism that would make Nikhat Kazmi proud. Vibhuti Agarwal of Hindustan Times writes about an IIT student whose boss (?!!) “recites figures for the financial year-end”. What?
“I dream about it all the time — when my girlfriend is describing her day in excruciating detail, when my boss is reciting the figures for the financial year-end or even during an episode of Will and Grace. Despite having no training or experience, I wish, I could, drive a Formula 1 car — and win. Schumacher, Raikkonen are guys just like us. Even though a Formula 1 car is a sophisticated piece of machinery that requires physical and mental toning to operate, I’m damn sure it can be tamed after a couple of practice rounds,” says Kabir Parikh, a third-year IIT student.
So you take a random phrase from the piece and Google it, and sure enough the entire article is lifed from the first Google hit — in this case from Ask Men.
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Tired of commuting, 4 teachers marry driver
They were married in a short ceremony, and have agreed to pay the driver a share of their monthly salaries, Al-Watan said.
PM should search his conscience: BJP- The Times of India
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[ Thursday, November 24, 2005 09:28:41 pmPTI ]
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NEW DELHI: Taking exception to the Prime Minister’s description as “unfortunate” the disruption of Parliament proceedings, BJP on Thursday asked him to “search his conscience” over his role in the entire situation.
“It is very unfortunate that the Prime Minister has termed the Opposition’s role as unfortunate. “
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq , a Kashmiri politician advocates peace:
Advocating restoration of peace in Jammu and Kashmir, the moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference on Thursday said resolution of Kashmir issue was not possible without an end to violence in the state.
Next, he illustrates how to speak in a forked tongue.
However, the statement said restoration of peace and end to violence was not possible till the Kashmir issue is resolved.
Of course that counts as divine! — or, rather, as Devine.
Inspector General (Rules and Mannuals) Devendra Kumar Panda, has since 1991 donned the role of Radha, the beloved of Krishna and plunged into a pool of Krishna Bhakti.
Dressed in female attires and sporting a Mangtika (jewellery adorning the head of females), a nose ring, besides wearing the vermillion (Sindoor), Panda spends most of his time dancing and singing bhajans supposed to have been sung by Radha for her beloved.
DNA [Daily News & Analysis] - India - Senior UP cop plays &8216;Doosri Radha?
Pakistan’s Prime Minister rules out promoting trade with India:
Pakistan is not looking for open trade ties with India beyond the currently restricted items in which the two countries trade until there is progress on the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told Pakistani media at an evening briefing here after the first day of the 13th SAARC summit.
He does, however, complain in the same breath that there should be more trade between the two countries:
On the issue of trade, moving away from the political argument, Mr Aziz said he had also spoken with Dr Singh about the non-tariff barriers faced by Pakistani businessmen trading with India. ?I told the prime minister that there is a general complaint over non-tariff barriers and he has promised to look into it. He also told me that there is truth in this complaint,? he said.
Mid Day reports on the death of two 14-year-old girls:
as they were in love with each other and were afraid society would not approve of it.
The two had run away from home.
However, three days later both were found hanging from a tree in the Tendukheda forests. The police said, one of the girls was wearing a sari and had sindoor on her forehead.
A letter allegedly written by them was recovered from the spot. It said that they were taking this extreme step as they were in love with each other and did not have the courage to face society.
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