Peeling a rotten orange,

         a new extended image,

                 a nation of modifiers,

                       a box of metaphors,

                              and reading The Times of India.

Nifty and Sensex rise,

          Rupee hits a new high,

                   BJP's Ram setu raises Hindutva hopes.

Occasional alabaster skin

          of Deepika, Jessica, Paris,

                    and Scarlet, the golden globed.

BCCI and Maharastra ministers preside

         Wankhede Sabha, walking human barricades,

                    speaking to media in metaphors,

                         hyperboles of war,

                               as if campaigning for an election.

Dhoni the captain king

           in a nation of puppet President and PM,

                   Sonia the shrewd dynasty empress,

                           Rahul, Dhoni of Congress.

Musharraf files nominations for Prez polls,

             Bhutto offers AQ Khan for power,

                       Pak media sad but sober.

Cases registered against Vedanti,

              Gowda calls off meet with BJP.

                         Headless CSIR hurting science says Sibal,

idol ridiculed, protest in Darjeeling.

Rain claims nine lives in Bihar,

               big gains from small towns,

                    Chennai top outsourcing hub,

                              Aviva's BPO biz on the block!

Landmark knee surgery at AIIMS,

       videogame gives healthy diet tips,

              Pranab meets Rice in New York,

                     Iran warns India over Pak pipeline deal.

Oil, realty stocks top scorers,

              MS revamps Windows Live search,

                        Dell to go carbon neutral by '08,

                                         Sony to buy Toyota stake in LCD JV,

                                    Halo 3 disks scratched,

                         phonetic guide for gaffe-prone Bush!

Peeling a rotten orange,

          a new extended image,

                                a nation of modifiers,

                        a pack of metaphors,

             a lighter.

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