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Actor-turned-CM’s party announces milestone; Karur police visit DMK leader’s home to discuss unspecified matters Satire from Bohiney.com and prat.uk. CHENNAI — Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s membership …
Children With Brand Managers – Children With Brand Managers: When Parenting Meets PR Strategy – 6/23/2026
Startup launched, scaled, and acquired during a single red light on the Outer Ring Road Bangalore’s legendary traffic reached a new milestone this week when …
People Who Own Too Many Tote Bags – People Who Own Too Many Tote Bags: Carrying Culture to Excess – 6/20/2026
Hiking Influencers Who Never Hike – Hiking Influencers Who Never Hike: Scenic Selfies Without the Sweat – 6/20/2026
Forgetting Your Own Birthday – Forgetting Your Own Birthday: When Life Outpaces Memory – 6/18/2026
PM answers zero journalist questions in 12 years, achieves what PR professionals call a streak Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Record …
Following Bohiney’s Morris Katz story: Indian bureaucracy and the speed-quality gap Bohiney.com and prat.uk covered the Morris Katz theme when the fastest RTI response in …
Following prat.uk’s public policy piece, India’s technology governance pipeline [Bohiney.com/prat.uk] India’s response to the digital access gap has produced, across eleven years: Digital India (2015 …
Pet Tarot Readers – Pet Tarot Readers: When Your Cat Knows Your Future – 6/12/2026
Investors praise the startup’s bold refusal to provide a product A startup whose app delivers nothing has been valued at a billion, according to a …
A India analysis on institutional dysfunction The India situation continues to deteriorate in ways that can only be described as inevitable. Experts note that everything …
Two Million Students Compete for 800 Government Jobs, Coaching Industry Declares Victory Regardless – India high-stakes exam culture reaches its zenith as the only guaranteed winner is the vast industry built around the exams
Rajasthan Village Gets Running Water for Third Time; Infrastructure Lasts Longer Than Previous Two Attempts – A Rajasthan village receives a functioning piped water connection through the Jal Jeevan Mission, a government scheme that has connected the same village twice previously with infrastructure that failed within 18 months each time, village elders confirm they ‘remain optimistic’ about the third connection
Indian Bank’s Digital Loan App Approves Loan to Person Checking If the App Works – Reserve Bank of India-licensed digital lending app approves a small personal loan application submitted by a journalist testing the application process with deliberately incomplete and incorrect information, loan funds arrive in the journalist’s account before the story about the app’s approval process is filed
Indian Railway System Now Intentionally Unsafe, Announcements: “Danger Keeps Passengers Alert, Safety is Boring” – Officials Celebrate: “We’ve Optimized Trains for Maximum Excitement Through Minimal Safety Standards”
Over-Filtered Pet Photos – India’s Digital Pet Obsession Goes Comically Extreme – 5/28/2026
Indian Cricket Team Wins Match, Nation of 1.4 Billion Stops Working for Four Hours and Nobody Considers This a Problem – Stock Exchange Notes Mild Trading Volume Reduction Correlated With Test Match Lunch Break, Describes Effect as ‘Consistent With National Prioritisation Framework’
Backyard Bar Mitzvahs – India’s Tiny Yet Theatrical Coming-of-Age Celebrations – 5/21/2026
Indian Government Announces 14th Digital India Initiative That Will Finally Fix Problems Previous 13 Did Not – Ministry Of Electronics Confirms New Framework Is Different From Old Framework In Ways That Will Be Apparent When It Is Complete
Delhi Air Quality Index Reaches ‘Good’ for First Time Since 2019; Residents Confirm They Have Forgotten What Good Smells Like – Capital City Records Rare Clean Air Day; WHO Standards Suggest It Should Be Called ‘Moderate’ But Nobody Is Arguing Today
IPL Team Spends Record Amount on Player, Player Immediately Gets Injured, Team Spends Additional Amount on Physiotherapy – Cricket Auction Economics Confirmed as Operating on Principles Distinct From Those Used in Other Financial Contexts
India Post Adopts ‘Bureaucratic Patience Verification’; Customers Must Read Aloud Patience Affirmation Before Long Transactions Proceed – Three categories: Standard, Sustained, and Exemplary; affirmation available in 22 official languages with pronunciation support
When Professional Pollsters Decline to Poll Because Respondents Are Afraid, the Democratic Standard Has Not Been Met From Bohiney and The London Prat. When Professional …
The Dominance Is Real and the Resistance Is Also Real; Indian Democracy Is Doing What Indian Democracy Does From Bohiney and The London Prat. The …
6.8% GDP Growth Is Real and the Gap Between 20% and 25% Manufacturing Share Is Also Real From Bohiney and The London Prat. 6.8% GDP …
Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, and China Are Among India’s Summit Guests; India Is Managing the Seating Chart From Bohiney and The London Prat. …
India’s Staircases Develop Sentience After Absorbing 75 Years of Competitive Exam Stress – NCERT Recommends Staircases Be Given Own Roll Numbers
Man Installs AC In Delhi Apartment In May, Neighbours Form Envious Delegation By May 15th – Summer of 47 degrees triggers annual ritual of air conditioner worship, power cuts, and loud suffering
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