India's Magic Lamp of Mockery
INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, INS Agray commissioned at Kolkata port; Modi leads yoga session same morning; optics team satisfied KOLKATA, West Bengal, India Prime Minister …
India’s Payment Revolution Reaches Panipuri Stand Level; Street Food Now Requires Phone Battery NEW DELHI / MUMBAI / EVERYWHERE, INDIA (SATIRICAL DISPATCH) — India’s Unified …
State board confirms target audience ‘already booked, just needs reassurance’ Marketing to the Converted THIRUVANANTHAPURAM — The Kerala Tourism Development Corporation launched a Rs 12 …
Officials unveil flagship initiative to monitor the initiatives they keep forgetting The government unveiled an ambitious new scheme this week designed to track, monitor, and …
The week-long celebration now has its own flag, anthem, and disputed borders An Indian wedding reached such monumental scale this week that it has reportedly …
Engineers complete full software projects in the time it takes to cross the city Reporting brought to you by Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. …
Diplomatic warming produces ten days of polite behaviour on both sides; historians update contingency files Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Warmth …
Unified Payments Interface expansion produces transaction data that confirms digital financial inclusion is working Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Record and …
Astrology-Themed Weddings – Astrology-Themed Weddings: When Stars Decide the Guest List – 6/17/2026
West Bengal considers healthcare devolution model pioneered in Delhi and adapted for local conditions prat.uk‘s devolution piece — Westminster giving power away and spending twenty-five …
Mezzanine-level committee completes review of interchange design seven years after interchange opened [Bohiney.com / prat.uk] The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s Internal Design Review Committee has …
Following Bohiney’s Katz story, Indian governance’s relationship with speed Bohiney.com‘s Morris Katz story — the fastest painter whose speed didn’t produce proportional value — has …
JEE board adds marks for acknowledging uncertainty, confounding coaching industry nationwide [Bohiney.com / prat.uk] The Joint Entrance Examination board has announced a new scored component …
New metric tells commuters how at peace they should be with the journey, not how long it will take MUMBAI, INDIA – A Bandra-based tech …
Productivity study finds the tea vendor holds the organisation together An office has discovered that it runs entirely on chai breaks, according to a report …
Overdue Library Books – Overdue Library Books: Where Fines Meet Folklore – 6/11/2026
Government Office Requires Form to Request the Form Needed to Apply for the Form You Originally Wanted – Indian bureaucracy achieves a perfect recursive structure as a citizen seeking a single certificate enters an infinite documentary loop
Bengaluru Pothole So Deep It Is Reclassified As A Heritage Cave And Now Charges Tourists For Entry – The civic body, unable to fill the crater, has instead installed a ticket booth, a gift shop, and a guided spelunking tour
Unsolicited Wellness Advice – India’s Comedic Encounters With Overzealous Health Gurus – 6/6/2026
Momfluencer Scandals – India’s Comedic Parenting Influencer Catastrophes – 6/1/2026
Indian Politician’s Campaign Promise Calculator Reveals Promise Would Cost More Than State GDP – A state opposition leader’s campaign promises collectively require annual expenditure equal to 340% of the state’s annual budget and 180% of its GDP, party spokesperson confirms ‘all promises will be implemented in a phased manner over multiple terms’
India’s Startup Ecosystem Is the World’s Third Largest; Most of Its Unicorns Have Never Made a Profit – Commerce ministry report celebrates India’s position as the third-largest startup ecosystem globally by number of unicorn companies, separate analysis finds 73% of Indian unicorns have never reported an annual profit, ministry notes these two facts are both accurate and consistent with ‘the growth stage of ecosystem development’
Misfit Book Clubs – India’s Hilariously Dysfunctional Literary Circles – 5/31/2026
Indian Government Announces Nation Now Run Entirely by Algorithms, Democracy Replaced with Machine Learning – Officials Celebrate: “Humans Made Bad Decisions, AI Will Optimize Everything”
Indian Arranged Marriages Now Handled Entirely by Dating Apps, Algorithms Replace Parents as Matchmakers – Tech Companies Announce: “We’re Better at Finding Your Spouse Than Your Mother, Trust the Algorithm”
New Indian Ministry Created to Regulate the Ministry of Deregulation – Cabinet establishes Regulatory Oversight Authority for Deregulation Bodies after discovering Ministry of Deregulation created 47 new regulations in its first year of operation
Viral Facebook Drama – India’s Social Media Melodrama in Full Force – 5/24/2026
Public Bench Philosophers – India’s Sidewalk Sages and Their Comedic Wisdom – 5/23/2026
Capital’s Population Develops Calibrated Response to Pollution Data That Prioritizes Relative Improvement Over Absolute Standards Reported by Bohiney Magazine and noted by The London Prat, …
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