Come Back With The Kohinoor, If Not A Medal!

Please stop reading this blog. No, seriously. It doesn’t offer magic fixes, and it will not bring about a change in the country you and I live in. Nor will it stop the hockey players from sucking on the field. Its really sad, we regard Hockey as our national game but lose disgracefully in tournaments. We just can't blame the players for the blemish, the Indian Hockey Federation is equally responsible for the comedown of the game. We all know how well they treat our players. 

Child 1 from Punjab : When I win the Hockey world cup for India I will take off the t-shirt just like Ganguly did!!

Child 2 : You think they will give you t-shirts?

First we win the cricket world cup, suck against England, then do Sri Lanka at their home, all we can interpret is that the game-setters are doing well. Indians can never be consistent at sports unless the walkover-bridge to the stadium collapses (Courtesy: Suresh Kalmadi). Maybe that’s how we succeeded in securing a hundred and one medals at the disgraceful Commonwealth Games. Or we should just thank the queen for not ruling China.

Olympics is the most loved game by India if you don't give a fuck about the Cricket World Cup, the English Premier League, FIFA World Cup, F1, IPL, Ranji Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Shivaji Park Bat Ball, Dharavi Chawl Gully Cricket, Dhyan Vidyapeeth Khel Utsav.

Voda-Case..!!

(Courtesy: post.jagran.com)

Always it has been, and will always be, the departments in India are never sorted, whether it comes to arranging the messy files on their tables or tricking big buddies in taxation. And, this one, especially is a real brainer. It gets you on your heels and makes you think!

Hutchinson group of companies, a telecom giant with its market operations in a number of nations, was carrying out its Telecom operations in India. Then, another company, Vodafone Essar, acquired 67% stake in Hutchinson group of companies through a number of companies in Netherlands and Cayman Islands. Now, the appeal of the income tax commission is that "Hutchinson group" being an Indian company, the transfer of its any assets should constitute as a tax revenue for the government. But a big fallacy lies in this argument, which we're going to try to point out to you! 

The shares of the company are defined as the share in the share capital of the company, which includes stock except when a distinction between shares and stock is expressed and implied.

Toilet 'Scam'med In UP

Its has always been intriguing to know and Indian ministers have always  been creative enough to invent new scams. Its something we shouldn't be proud of but we have no option but live with . The CWG scam, 2G scam, Adarsh scam would be unhappy and disappointed as there is a new enterant, a rather stenchy one: Toilet Scam -- A case of sheer over-reporting.

This was quite expected,' itna paisa khaya hai toh kahi se to nikalega', hence the 'toilet' scam. It happened at the home of all scams, and one of the most densly populated states, Uttar Pradesh (UP) and this time a Rs.2,900cr was parted with. The money was slowly relished over the past decade. 

The state was to construct 1.71cr toilets in order to end open defecation in India under the Total Sanitation Campaign ( TSC ).But the household census data revealed that only 55 lakh household in UP had access to toilets. Which means 1.6cr toilets are 'nowhere to be found'.  TSC was launched in 1999 in all states and promised to end open defeacation by 2017. It follows a principle of “low to no subsidy” where a nominal subsidy in the form of incentive is given to rural poor households for construction of permanent toilets in their households.

TSC reports VS Actual Census:

TSC reports	Actual Census
TSC reports, there are only 17.50% households without toilets in rural UP.	Census reports that more than 78% of the households do not have access to toilets
TSC reports that two districts in UP, Lakhimpur Kheri and Farrukhabad, where 100% households have toilets.	Wheras, census says that 81.7% and 76.10% households are without toilets in the Lakhimpur Kheri and Farrukhabad  districts respectively.
TSC data says that 89.84% of the households in Lucknow have a toilet	But the census figures say that only 65.6% of households in Lucknow have toilets on their establishments

BWSL Goes Dark...!!

The prestigious bridge which links the Western suburbs with the city and of which every Mumbaikar is proud of; is under trouble, again. The lights on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link do not work..!!! :O

Driving down the sea link in broad daylight isn't a problem, but after sundown, its a nightmare for drivers.Are the MSRDC waiting for an accident to happen? ( I hope the MSRDC officials are reading this while sipping their cup of tea even when a pile of files is kept on their desk, ah! A typical Goverment office scene)


Especially,the Worli end which is narrower than the other parts of the Sea-Link is dangerous as you are blinded by the high beam headlights of the on-coming traffic. Though the Worli end has some of its lamps intact, the bandra end including the perfectly-banked Reclamation track is completely dark.

Mumbai Petr-Trolled....!!!

Troll-- A new word used by the new generation 'guyz' which means fooled..!!! So, now you can guess what I mean by the post title..!! ;-)

In our city, increase in rates of the commodities is inversely proportional to the growth of infrastructure. But the per litre cost of fuel to the consumer is following an exponential graph. People are really fed up and have got themselves used to getting a lesser volume of petrol for the same price in their fuel tanks.  

Protests, rallies, slogans and banners have been of no use and the Aam Aadmi has continued to bear the brunt of the rising fuel rates. Though we never ask for the bill when we get our tank full, whereas we should be asking for a DETAILED bill which would comprise of the VAT , Cess, duties and other charges levied on the amount of fuel we buy. 

Red Bull's Crackdown In India.!!

(Courtesy Red Bull and  myhealthmaster.blogspot.com)

The energy drink which promises to "give you wings" once you consume it, has been under the scanner of the Maharashtra Food And Drug Association (FDA). The officials of the FDA has seized 16.3 Lakh of cans of Red Bull from their premise in Thane and Vikhroli on learning that the caffeine content was between 250-300 ppm (parts per million) whereas the permissible content for carbonated beverages is is 145ppm. 

Red Bull is consumed by youngsters,who use it staying wide open during exam days. It is also consumed with mixing it with alcohol. Manufactures claim that its an energy drink and not a carbonated one. But when you open a can of Red Bull, there is fizz and it contains carbon dioxide. Caffeine is addictive and is commonly used in coffee, tea and soft drinks. Excessive consumption can lead to anxiety, nervousness, insomnia and other various health issues. 

Red Bull makers state, "Red Bull Energy Drink contains about the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee, 80mg.

The Last Flight....!!

Kingfisher, once known for its grandeur and luxury just dived into a crisis, rather a nose-dive we should say. And boy! Is it looking worse for the Mallya’s or what!!

Tax evasion of rupees 76 crore. Debt of rupees 7,057 crore. 

And as if that wasn't enough, it has made a loss of rupees 6,000 crore. (It looks like people prefer going in for cheaper airlines rather than spending extra bucks to get served by the Kingfisher hostesses.!! )

"Army Tanks Out Of Ammo" Says Chief General VK Singh

General VK Singh, who has been in news for his birth-year issue and the bribery infamy is back under scanner..!

According to Times Now, the letter which was written on March 12, 2012 states that army tanks in the country have run out of ammunition. For a shock and a blow to the government, Army chief General VK Singh had penned a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stating that the country's security is at risk.

The Army chief has been in news this week as he claimed that he was offered a bribery of Rs 14 crore to clear a batch of sub-standard equipment for the Indian army which included military trucks and other vehicles. Times Now sources have said that the CBI may record his statement in this regard on March 30, 2012. 

Defense minister AK Anthony said that Singh had notified him about the bribe stating that a middleman offered a 14 crore envelope to him , though he declined the offer he did not
 want to pursue the case.

Three(Some) Ministers Watch Porn In K'taka Assembly..!!

Many a times it happens that we are doing something thoughtful and beneficial and it turns out to be a blunder. You are then looked with suspicious eyes.


We all realize and know how infamous our government is, and for which acts and deeds they are famous for.
But this time, it was something disgraceful and horrifying. Like always, they had a prompt answer and justification for their doing.

What looks like a disgraceful and sordid act is actually an honest, misjudged act. I am here to try to present you the other side of the “misjudged” story.