Satire

Fake News: Living in a Fake World

fake

2019 was the year of fake news. But whom to blame? Does the fault lie solely with social media? What about yellow journalism of traditional print and broadcast news media? Why do the news media emphasize negative stories? And why does the falsehood travels faster than the truth? Here’s an attempt to find fake answers to the fake questions about this fake world:

Beating the Slowdown: Survival Strategies of India Inc

Recession

Whenever mankind faces threats to the existence, the primitive survival instinct kicks in. And so is the case with business entities. The rule is either adapt or die. This is forcing the companies and their various stakeholders to embrace competitive adaptation and devise new strategies to stay alive in a hostile environment. Based on a comprehensive study of the Indian industry, here are a few of their secret survival strategies:

Rahul says Na-Na and India goes Banana

Corporate PR

As per the Panchang, the traditional Hindu almanac, an Akela (alone) person eating two Kelas (banana) on any Somvar (Monday) during the holy month of Shravan is not auspicious. Here’s a case study about Rahul Banana to prove this. Rahul Bose, the Bollywood actor provoked an outcry on social media when he recently posted a video of his getting overcharged by JW Marriott Chandigarh. The hotel billed him Rs. 442.50 for a pair of banana. The tragic incident happened on Monday, July 22, 2019. After the issue made it to the front pages of leading dailies, everybody is going banana …