Netherlands : The World Health Organisation today warned of an new, extremely lethal variant of the H1N1 virus, referred to by Medical Researchers as ‘Dirty Rotten Swine Flu’, spreading fast across the world. In an alarming twist, a study conducted across 11 countries shows that 87% of the victims so far are either lawyers, politicians or investment bankers dealing with exotic derivatives.

San Fransico : Dilbert, known to many as the one who gave a voice to the community of software engineers, lost his job yesterday as part of an organisation wide readaptisation-to-changing-consumer-needs drive.

The news spread shock and terror in the world of animation, as Dilbert was widely seen as a survivor having successfully tackled numerous trips to Elbonia & a number of run-ins with Ratbert & Dogbert.

Mumbai: In a fitting tribute to the power of popular cinema over human behaviour, a recent study has shown that the cinematic epic ‘Quick Gun Murugun’ substantially improved understanding of the Madrasi culture among North Indians. The study which was conducted by Masala Dose, a top notch Chennai based consumer research firm, covered 4 major North Indian cities – Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Calcutta & Delhi and about 842 respondents.

The study covered the broad topics of Language, Food, Costumes and Tradition.