Mixed Shots

Serpents Are Out For Cobra

Mithun Chakraborty joined the BJP at a massive rally in Calcutta on March 7, ahead of this summer바카라�s state elections. It was quite an entry/spectacle, with a silver screen star spouting punch lines that left seasoned oratory ninjas speechless바카라�바카라�Marbo ekhaney...lash porbay shoshaney (I will thrash you here, your body will land at the crematorium),바카라� from his 2006 hit MLA Fatakeshto, and 바카라�Aami ekta cobra, ek chobolei chhobi (I am a cobra. One strike and you will become a photo)바카라�. Bollywood바카라�s undisputed Dada instantly became 바카라�Mithun Cobra-borty바카라�. But the BJP lost, Bengal coursed through post-poll violence, and someone reported to police that the actor incited the bloodbath through his incendiary speeches. The case has reached Calcutta HC and Mithun wants it quashed, saying the filmy utterances were for recreational purposes. We thought as much.

Socialism Weds Mamata

Socialism and Mamata Banerjee got hitched in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Don바카라�t rub your eyes. We are talking about the June 13 wedding of A.M. ­Socialism바카라�son of CPI leader K.A. Mohan바카라�with Mamata Banerjee, daughter of Congress loyalists K. Palaniswami and P. Neelambal. The Leftist veteran has three sons, in this order: Communism, Socialism and Leninism. And a grandson he dotingly named Marxism. Mamata Banerjee was a natural choice for Palaniswami (not to be confused with CM Stalin바카라�s predecessor) when his daughter was born바카라�the firebrand Bengali leader was with the Congress then. It바카라�s all about brand loyalty, you know, a less rare but still uncommon practice of parents naming kids after their first love: politics. Socialism, who trades silver jewellery with Leninism, is happy to find a 바카라�chief minister바카라� to rule his home ministry. Aha, don바카라�t try RSVPing future kids바카라� names. Brother Communism is a lawyer.

Bendy Baba바카라�s Backflip

Yogist Ramdev has an elastic mind, it seems, and it complements the shape-shifting calisthenics of his super-bendy body. Days after he inveighed against allopathy, called it 바카라�stupid science바카라�바카라�and that he doesn바카라�t need a Covid vaccine because ayurveda and yoga will protect him바카라�he did a backflip. He recently waxed eloquent about allopathic doctors, saying they are 바카라�god바카라�s envoys on earth바카라�. He even appealed to all to get vaccinated. That he could bend over backwards is well-known, but for what is the mystery question. The old jungle saying is that the glazier likes throwing stones바카라�makes perfect business sense.

Cats Got the Bite

It바카라�s time to pull the cat out of the bag. According to the Kerala health directorate, more people in the southern state suffer 바카라�cat bites바카라� than dog bites and seek treatment바카라�kittens scored at least 28,186 as against 20,875 for canines in January this year alone. Data from eight years reveal a spike in people getting anti-rabies shots for cat attacks since 2016. Surprised? Well, dog my cats! Cats are not known to bite humans like dogs do, especially strays, but they have sharper, pointy claws and teeth that leave unintentional scratches, requiring medical aid. Such scratches go into the records as 바카라�bites바카라�바카라�makes purr-fect sense about the spurt in cat bite cases.

The Best Shot Possible

He was born with a missing gene that caused his muscles to deteriorate and lose motor movement바카라� Ayaansh Gupta, 3, has spinal muscular atrophy, a rare genetic disease that bound physicist/cosmologist Stephen Hawking to a wheelchair. It바카라�s a life-threatening condition, the known cure is Zolgensma바카라�the world바카라�s most expensive drug, and a single dose intravenous injection imported from the US costs Rs 16 crore. The doctors told the boy바카라�s father Yogesh Gupta that he won바카라�t live more than four years without the shot. The parents raised hope and money through a crowd-funding campaign since February바카라�and the Indian government as well as nearly 65,000 people answered to their call, including Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma, Anil Kapoor, Ajay Devgn and more. When Ayaansh rolled up his sleeves for the jab on June 9 in Hyderabad, he did it with a lot of help and prayers.

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Illustrations: Saahil, Text curated by Alka Gupta