Raj Thackeray, poker parties and India v/s England

It’s Sunday morning, so there’s a need to move away from serious stuff. Raj Thackeray has asked Colors to apologise to the Marathi manoos because one of the participants had to play the role of a ‘servant’ – and was given a Maharashtrian name. Details in the Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times asks a great question. As politicians of all persuasion state, from time to time, that they would transorm Mumbai into Shanghai, can the city even match Surat? HT’s readers opinions here. [caption id=“attachment_114879” align=“alignleft” width=“397” caption=“Raj Thackeray has asked Colors to apologise to the Marathi manoos. Reuters”]  [/caption] On this ‘good news’ Sunday, nurses at Asian Heart Institute made their peace with the management “Nurses of the Asian Heart Institute in Bandra Kurla Complex called off their strike on Saturday afternoon after assurances from the hospital management that their demands would be met,” says the Indian Express. One more strike ends, as Meru drivers and management, too, kiss and make up. “Drivers of Meru Cabs resumed services on Saturday after the company agreed to reinstate the 21 drivers it had suspended for damaging vehicles and forcing passengers out during the nine-day strike earlier this month,” the Indian Express reports. If you play rummy or teen patti this Diwali, you’re not cool. “Poker parties, poker meet-up groups and informal tournaments are all part of this underground social circuit, not only in metros but in small towns too. And this Lakshmi Puja, the humble game of rummy will be “royally rivered” by poker at card parties, with friends and relatives swilling scotch while betting on the big full,” according to the Times of India. When the state commits a wrong, the court sets it right. Here’s a feel good story from the Times of India. “Sixteen years after a 42-year-old Nashik resident riding a scooter fell into an unmarked ditch on the road and died, the Bombay high court (HC) has ordered the state government to pay Rs 2 lakh as compensation to his family. Justice Abahy Oka said that a civil court was right in holding the state’s public works department (PWD) liable for PundalikAtke’s death due to their “gross negligence”.” Dhoni’s men need to win today’s ODI in Mumbai for the fans. “Only a 5-0 drubbing of the visitors at home will act as a balm after the ignominy of defeats in all formats during the English summer. Not that the India team are thinking that way. Ajinkya Rahane, who addressed the pre-match media conference on Saturday, said India were strictly taking one game at a time,” says the Hindustan Times.