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External Affairs Ministry wins overseas rights for SRK movies

Published by K Balakumar on April 19, 2012 | Leave a response

Also: N Korea confers MFN status on Mamata’s W Bengal New Delhi/Kolkata/Pyongyang: In what can be described as a significant victory for India’s recent foreign policy initiatives, the External Affairs Ministry has landed itself the lucrative overseas market rights for Sharukh Khan’s Bollywood blockbusters. The landmark deal was formally inked by India’s Foreign Minister S M Krishna and Sharukh Khan… Read more →

Posted in Crank's News | Tagged Humour, Indian External Affair Ministry and Sharukh Khan, Mamata Baerjee and cartoon controversy, North Korea and West Bengal

Cheek in tongue

Published by K Balakumar on April 13, 2012 | Leave a response

Just walk up to any person and casually bring up the subject of modern-day language. This will immediately prove you are not only old but also dorky enough to broach an obscure topic with a total stranger at a public place. But if the person you approach lapses into an impassioned lecture about how language standards are plummeting, then you… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged Humour, Quality of English, Rules of English Language

Crank’s News: Facebook buys recycle bin in computers

Published by K Balakumar on April 12, 2012 | Leave a response

Aggressive Zuckerberg gets adventurous too New York: It was a deal that was waiting to happen. Recycle Bin, the popular waste container in computers across the globe, has been acquired by the social networking behemoth, Facebook, which is now on an acquisition spree. Coming closely on the heels of Facebook’s take over of Instagram, the photo app company, there has… Read more →

Posted in Crank's News | Tagged Facebook, Facebook's acquisition of Instagram, Humour, Mark Zuckerberg, Wall Street and its Valuations

Mallya’s girls and my bank

Published by K Balakumar on April 6, 2012 | Leave a response

To all of you who have pending home loans, I have a sincere and sensible financial advice: Default. Oh OK, you say that you’re already doing that. In which case pass this info to others who may not know anything about the new and forward-thinking RBI guideline, which unequivocally stipulates: If a person dutifully pays his loan amount, it is… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged Humour, Mallya's swimsuit girls, prudential norms for banks, RBI guidelines

Crank’s News: The March morning Raisana Hill was stirred

Published by K Balakumar on April 5, 2012 | Leave a response

Two Naval units moved towards Delhi despite there being no sea New Delhi/Vizag: This is a story we would tell with extreme care and caution. For, it starkly reflects the current state of unease among the politicos, and also us, faced as we are with a deadline pressure and also a stinging order from our Editor to come up with… Read more →

Posted in Crank's News | Tagged Defence Minister and Army coup, Humour, Naval Exercises at Vizag, Red Alert in New Delhi
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