Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Some really useless news items

On the same day I came across three very funny articles. They really define the present day Indian media. The worst part is the source of the articles. As I go through each of them, I will elaborate how I came across them.

1) An exclusive account of what happened at Karan Johar birthday bash : Just look at the way they present the article. It is as if some red carpet is going on at Kodak Theater. But definitely the best line goes to:

"The awesome foursome, AbhiAsh and SRK-Gauri left in one car with K Jo. Gauri was seen sitting on Chota B's lap. So sad the photogs didn't capture this classic moment on cameras."

To be honest, I was the one who googled Karan Johar birthday but the intent was just to bug my friends with some gossip page 3 news.

2) Varun, Rahul greet their aunts: This is another useless article. Who really cares about who Rahul and Varun say hello to in the Parliament. And isn't it natural for everybody to greet people next to Prime minister and leader of opposition. The best line here:

"Priyanka and Robert Vadra left the gallery after Varun and Rahul took oath."

Now apparently Rahul was the last to take oath. Isn't it quite natural that the sister will wait for her brother's oath. How does Varun even come to the picture. A news like this coming from Hindu is really disappointing. Even worse is how I came across it. It was the top story of Google News India.

3) Sachin's 'embarrassing moments' not caught on camera: atleast no surprises here. The news comes from the news creator channel CNN-IBN. But the point is the relevance of the article. Who is really interested in a topless Sachin Tendulkar? We could have bought the argument that the target audience is college girls if it were Yuvraaj Singh, Dhoni or Ishaant Sharma. But Sachin? I would even compare it to M.F Hussain's Saraswati picture as Sachin is literally the GOD for most of Indians. Come-on, atleast leave this guy with 2 kids in peace. And the article has no concrete theme. Sachin siiting in kolkata musing about some dressing room at a foreign location and concluding that he likes Kolkata very much. BS.

Now honestly tell me, though none of the articles were relevant, you have to agree at least the first one was humorous and there is so much left for speculation. With Amar Singh sitting in front seat with driver, there were 5 people in backseat. Gauri with Abhi, leaves us with really hilarious combos.