Govt to go after Naxals with Guns Blazing (TOI headline)

Can it be that before the recent directive, the govt was using kid gloves...or rubber bullets?

-- MA Shahani 30 Oct

Ronen Sen to Face MPs (Mumbai Mirror)

Mr Sen is absolutely right in offering "unqualified apologies" to whoever was hurt by his tactless remarks. Of course he should never have made such foolish remarks. Because his job is to represent his people, not to criticize them. But every man should be allowed ONE mistake. And if he has the guts to apologize, he should be forgiven and admonished. "Hey, don't do it again, okay?"

-- M.A. Shahani 30 Oct.

Benazir Says She's Not Scared

If that's true, why stop attending those political meetings where she is supposed to praise her candidates to the skies.

PM's Daughter brings Jail Torture

Dear Manmohanbhai, are you going to say that you don't believe a word of what your daughter says?

Mr. Burns, Manmohanbhai and Mr. Bush

Mr. Burns tells us that we should run FAST, like 100 m in 9 seconds flat. Doesn't the respected bureaucrat bother to read the papers? Doesn't he understand that our beloved Manmohanbhai is thinking of resigning?
OR
The other interpretation is that Mr. Bush, in his desperation has asked Mr. Burns to buck up and ask those Brownies to hurry up and get those details ironed out. "Hey! What am I paying you that fancy salary for? Shake a leg, man!

Which version do you prefer?

Protesters Stall Bank work (Mumbai Mirror headline)

Tis a mystery why so many people flock to the ICICI Bank. This is about the lousiest bank in town. Every time I say this to my daughter, she defends the bank thus: "Bob wants it this way."

My experience with the bank has been a horror. Long ago I opened a DEMAT a/c with this bank on behalf of a friend of my wife. The bank said "Sure" but that we would have to also open a savings a/c. I asked my friend whose name was the same as my wife (Sundri). And she said okay. So we deposited Rs. 5000 because the bank wanted it that way. About a year and a half later the friend needed money to pay her society for repairs and other charges. So we sold the shares. When we went to the bank to report the transaction, we also asked for the closure of the DEMAT and savings accounts and a refund of the savings balance. "Sure" said the bank and refunded Rs. 3600. Wow! Rs. 1400 for a single transaction!

Mr. PC is a darn fool

He is hungry. Memsaab says "Hey PC. The bank balance is running low. Replenish. Or should I call the best divorce lawyer in town?"

My son says that IF the man was half-way intelligent he would have announced that 25% of the notes would be withdrawn in the first year. Another 25% would be removed in the second year. The third 25% in the third year. And the rest in the fourth. You know, slow and easy. This would have given the market a chance to adjust to the changing situation. Instead of crashing.

Manmohan Bhai, do please appoint him as a Supreme Court Justice before he does more damage. Thank you.