The Zero Loss Theory!
Son:
The Reserve Bank of India and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are busy probing
the Rs6,000-crore forex scam in the Government owned Bank of Baroda (BoB), dad.
Father:
True. Go on, son.
Son:
But an executive of BoB is said to have told reporters that the bank has lost nothing (Zero Loss) in the scam, dad.
Father:
How come? Go on, son.
Son:
He was obviously overlooking the precious foreign exchange loss to the country,
dad.
Father:
True. Go on, son.
Son: He was
then asked to reveal his name by the reporters, dad.
Father: Interesting.
Go on, son.
Son:
He is said to have told them that his name was Kapil Sibal, dad!
Father: I
don’t know, son!
Shotgun’s Potshot!
Son:
The Bollywood Star and BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha who is in wilderness under the
Modi regime, has taken the Government to task for the soaring prices of pulses,
dad!
Father:
True. Go on son.
Son:
The media reporters were wondering when exactly Sinha started monitoring the
prices of pulses, dad.
Father:
Go on, son.
Son:
But Sinha told them that he got the complaint from Shah Rukh Khan who is making
his daily purchases of provisions through Big Basket, dad!
Father:
Interesting. Go on, son.
Son:
However, Sinha also told them that it is a good thing that prices of
smartphones have come down sharply, dad!
Father:
What was his source? Go on, son.
Son:
It seems Amir Khan only told Sinha about it, dad.
Father: Interesting.
Go on, son.
Son:
Amir’s source was obviously Snapdeal for which he is the brand ambassador, dad!
Father: I
don’t know, son!
The Digital Awards!
Son:
The Government of India is said to be thinking of granting all awards including
Sahitya Academy awards in digital form hereafter, dad.
Father: How
come? Go on, son.
Son:
The move is aimed at making the awards user-friendly, dad!
Father:
How? Go on, son.
Son:
There has been a spate of return of awards recently, dad.
Father: True.
Go on, son.
Son:
The awardees will be enabled to return the awards in future through a click of
the mouse, dad!
Father: I
don’t know, son!
The ChupChap
Startup!
Son: The Bengaluru-based ChupChap.com has come out with a
new app, dad.
Father: Like what? Go on, Son.
Son: The app is said to carry a list of all awards
given in India by the Government and Government-funded autonomous bodies like Sahitya
Academy, etc., dad.
Father: Go on, Son.
Son: The awardees who wish to
return the awards can download the app and return their awards to the
Government or the concerned body through the app, dad!
Father: Wonderful. Go on, Son.
Son: ChupChap app has another
additional facility, dad.
Father: Like what? Go on, son.
Son: It has tied up with a firm
called GiveU Money for its wallet,
dad,
Father: What
for? Go on, son.
Son: The
awardees can return the award money by transferring the money into this wallet,
dad!
Father: I
don’t know, son!
The Hatim Tai.com!
Son:
Several global PE Funds were said to be interested in funding the ChupChop.com,
dad.
Father: Go
on, son.
Son:
But the startup has said that it has already raised the seed funding from Hatim
Tai.com of China, dad!
Father: Go
on, son.
Father: It
is also said to be holding negotiations for Series A funding with HardBank of
Japan, dad!
Father: Interesting.
Go on, son.
Son: ChupChap
has clarified that Hatim Tai.com has nothing to do with the global giant
Alibaba.com of China, dad!
Father: Interesting.
Go on, son.
Son:
It has also clarified that HardBank has nothing against SoftBank, dad!
Father: I
don’t know, son!
