Tongue very much in cheek...
"The more laws, the less justice" – Marcus Tullius Cicero
(Hmmm. There are several reasons and this is just one of them. In our country it is the taarik pe taarik syndrome (a quote made famous by a movie dialogue mouthed by Sunny Deol): it means endless adjournments granted by the law courts and one of the examples cited was of a serious rape case).
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'Best employer' deducts pay over loo breaks...
A company in Melbourne, which was once awarded with the best employer accolade, is in strike after deducting wages from staff members for toilet breaks.
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"If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts" – Albert Einstein.
(Me: Well, coming as it did from the genius; you have got to listen...)
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Truisms...
Procrastination is the thief of time.
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When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
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As kids we worshipped 'Chacha Nehru'. Now his promises are unkept. His legacy? More Indians below poverty line than the entire population in 1947" – Shekhar Kapur, filmmaker.
From the world of science…
Is a cure for diabetes far away?
A new Spanish study involving gene therapy has revealed a cure for diabetes in canines. Will human trials reveal the same results? Researchers are hopeful.
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Eating a kiwi fruit an hour before bed helps you fall asleep faster and enjoy better sleep.
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Garlic is a good remedy for a sore throat since it has antiviral and antifungal properties.
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Weird world…
China slams Japan for trying to turn India against it…
Beijing: Piqued over Japan's warm ties with India, an influential Chinese daily on Tuesday said New Delhi's wisdom lies in dealing with its disputes with Beijing calmly undisturbed by "internal and international provocateurs"
(Me: The best option for us would be to become a Yes-man of the Chinese)
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Newborn rescued from sewer pipe in China…
Chinese firefighters have rescued a newborn boy from a sewer pipe below a squat toilet, sawing out an L-shaped section and then delicately dismantling it to free the cocooned baby, who greeted the rescuers with cries. A tenant heard the baby's sounds in the public restroom of a residential building and notified authorities.
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Drones to tackle train graffiti in Germany.
Berlin: Mini drones are set to be rolled out a train depot in Germany to catch vandals who deface carriages with graffiti at night. Deutsche Bahn plans to start testing the aerial vehicles, which have four helicopter-style rotors and can, shoot high-resolution pictures using thermal imaging cameras. A pilot will remotely steer the drones, which can fly at a height of up to150 metres and speeds of up to 33mps. Last year, the company suffered 7.6m Euros of damage from people spray-painting its carriages.
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ToI, the 'world's largest selling broadsheet paper' seems to have run out of frontpage worthy news; for over a month, it's been overkilling the BCCI chief.
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Pak SC removes head of anti-graft agency: The supreme court removed Fasih B, the chairman of Pakistan's main anti-corruption agency the National Accountability Bureau, saying his appointment was illegal and unconstitutional.
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Tweet of the day: @GabbarSingh "Had Indira Gandhi been in Power, BCCI would have been Nationalized by now"
(Me: This is just humour, plz. One of the v. few Indian politicians one has high regard for was this iron lady; only such a person can rule such an unruly country like ours)
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Man to wife on a reality on TV: "It's a new reality show where watch other people watch reality shows."
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Bob: Tell me Robby, what did the tie say to the hat?
Robby: I have no idea, Bob.
Bob: It said, "You go on ahead and I'll hang around!"
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Bunty and Vicky are driving home. Vichy starts screaming: "Bunty, watch out for the wall, watch outtt!!". But they hit the wall. The next day, both are in hospital. Vicky tells Bunty: "You good for nothing. I was screaming for you to watch out, why didn't you?"
Bunty: "It was YOU driving, not me!"
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Shape of things in India…
"I was told by the chief minister to enjoy my stay and keep earning my salary" – KPS Gill, security expert, on his stint as an adviser to Chattisgarh government to deal with Naxalite threat.
(Me: No wonder, nothing gets things done here)
