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Defence Deals Gone Wild
The more things change, the more they stay the same: Reupping our piece from back when Bangaru Laxman was still BJP President:
Given the porosity of the Indian defence procurement establishment, we at Jaal, always looking for an easy buck but hardly ever making one, decided to undertake our own sting operation. With spycams and all neatly secreted in our jholas, we undertook the... » READ MORE
Posted by on April 29, 2012
Rajnikant Saves The World (During A Smoke Break)
While the world and India is lurching from crisis to crisis, only one person can prevent disaster. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s Rajnikant!
1. Rajnikant just downgraded Standard & Poor’s credit rating. Moody’s and Fitch have been warned.
2. Rajnikant just brought the Jan LokPal Bill under his purview.
3. Rajnikant can get the Indian Parliament functioning.
4. India may be the... » READ MORE
Posted by on August 10, 2011
Revealed: Exclusive Excerpts From OBL’s Journal
As you know, recently expired Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden kept a diary. And the American Government hasit. Our techies managed to intercept a copy while it was being uploaded on to the Wikileaks server. Here are some recent excerpts from that explosive document:
December 1:
Dear Diary: The ISI doesn’t know where I am. They told me that when they came over for their weekly... » READ MORE
Posted by on May 12, 2011
If The Shoe Fits
As we all know, the latest trend in Indian politics is of shoe-slinging. You really haven't arrived in Indian politics unless you've had footwear hurled at you.
And while Indian shoemakers are gearing up to face the challenge of rising demand for hurlable shoes, the Chinese have been watching. And seeing an opportunity, they want to jump in to the fray, as this recent email from a Chinese... » READ MORE
Posted by on April 27, 2011
The Red And Green Stun Gun
The good citizens of the most fractious state capital in the country are scratching their bhödrolok heads over a particular Trinamool Congress banner that seems to have cropped up overnight everywhere. The threatening image on the banner looks like it means business, commercio della mafia; or it could be a dramatic logo for the battle plan stationery of two opposing... » READ MORE
Posted by on April 24, 2011
Congress, Coalition Conquer Corruption
PM MMS, often referred to as PMS, resigned, according to usually unreliable sources. The sources, who are likely to be revealed in a future Wikileaks document or a Niira Radia conversation, pointed out that he had mentioned his resignation in a letter to the Chairperson of the UPA.
“It’s very serious. Seriously serious, not like when the Government says it is taking something seriously,”... » READ MORE
Posted by on April 1, 2011
Laloo becomes a model
After having resigned as the CM of Bihar, Laloo decides to go modelling.
Once he enters the herd of buffaloes and resting his elbow on the back of the
cattle he poses for a photograph. Next day the photo appears on the front page
of a newspaper.
GUESS THE CAPTION !!
"Laloo, third from left!"
The more things change, the more they stay the same: Reupping our piece from back when Bangaru Laxman was still BJP President:
Given the porosity of the Indian defence procurement establishment, we at Jaal, always looking for an easy buck but hardly ever making one, decided to undertake... » READ MORE
Back in history, circa 2011, you would’ve been hard-pressed to find a native Bong who didn’t want to get rid of the Communist junta in the State. That is, apart from the apparatchiks. Trinamul Congress leader Mamata Banerjee was the saviour.
Well, about a year later, in the State of Poschim... » READ MORE
Earlier this year, we had presented The A To Z Of India In 2011. Hey, lots of stuff (and nonsense) happened since then. Things got worse. So, we’re back, with another go at recapping the year that was, which can variously be described as India’s Annus Horribilis or Annas Horribilis.
A... » READ MORE
Oh, Prime Ministerial Lord, make me a sports authority of your games;
where there is common, let me steal wealth;
where there is contract, commission;
where there is agreement, kickbacks;
where there is deal, cut;
where there is pact, brokerage;
where there is bill, fee.
Oh, Apolitical... » READ MORE
India’s not playing too well,
Defeat has a sour smell,
Tired bowlers can take no wickets,
Flashy bats keep punching their tickets,
Blame it all on the IPL.
Among the ruins, standing tall,
Is the man we call The Wall,
Dravid, recalled to the one-days,
For the BCCI may as well say,
“The others... » READ MORE
Once upon a time, you really hadn't arrived in Indian politics unless you'd had footwear hurled at you. But things change fast in politics and the flavour of the day is the slap.
And, as ever, the Chinese are watching (or reading your emails). And sensing an opportunity, they want to jump in to the... » READ MORE
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