Far From Fact

Surgeons is Andhra Pradesh got innovative when they asked a patient to watch Bigg Boss and Avatar at the same time so that he would stay awake, while they performed an open-brain surgery on him. Meanwhile the Government has announced medical college seat reservations for children of slain COVID warriors. While the lads speculate the pros and cons of this prickly topic, another dilemma comes their...

Funerals are making cities get tech-savvy. Mumbai city is working with a charitable organisation to develop a modern crematorium with webcast funerals to help families attend funerals when they can’t attend in person. Meanwhile in Hyderabad, a traffic cop runs 2 whole kilometres ahead of a ambulance to get traffic out of the way. But first, the story of a Pune woman who threw away 3 lakhs worth of...

Things take a dark turn this week. But worry not, the story of the bald groom more than makes up for it. Where a man hides his baldness by wearing a wig, and his new wife files a case of cheating against him for having concealed this information. Good balance overall. Rounding up the ha ha briefing is the story of 200 railway announcers who haven’t been paid for the last three months, but authorit...

Turns out the JEE topper used a proxy to write his exam, and hte proxy did too well. Meanwhile in Odisha, the Government has announced a cash incentive to encourage marriages between upper caste Hindus and SC/STs. And lastly, the story of a UK-return doctor who got duped for Rs. 2.5 Crores in the hopes of a lamp that he was told was ‘Aladdin ka chirag.’ We hope they find the guys who cheated him,...

Mumbai city’s BMC takes to some creative ways to fix the menace of people not wearing masks in public. But first the lads must talk about the gallant nab made by the Noida police, who risked life and limb to get a hold of an Ironman balloon and went on to tweet about it. Also there’s the heartbreaking story of a young couple that lands in a Qatar jail for carrying 4kgs of hashish. While the NCB is...

The lads are back with a 3 fresh stories. Two from India and one, all the way from Finland. The Finnish Prime Minister, posed for a fashion magazine in a blazer with a plunging neckline, and the internet lost its chill. But first they must discuss the MNREGA scam that has Deepika’s pictures on ID cards, and the Durga pooja pandal that has social media chattering away this week. Grab your ethically...

The big page-turner this week is the story of an internet enabled sex toy gone wrong with many users getting locked into the fetish chastity belt. The horrors abound, but first, the lads must address the genius of two amazing scam stories. One where two geniuses try to sell a piece of comet, and the other where a man robs a bank only to repay his loan at the same bank. Moratorium? What’s that? + M...

The lads are back with three topics this week. Maybe things are getting back to the way they were after all. First up is the story of the 10 year old Italian boy from walked from Palermo to London just to give his grandma a hug. Next we have Trump’s Covid positive result and lastly the big brouhaha about drugs in Bollywood.  + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + Fol...

Husein is back in the country, but the lads are still meeting by distance. The big story this week is Magawa, the African giant pouched rat. Here is a rat who has saved over a hundred lives by discovering hidden landmines. The big question, can a gold medal really be reward enough for a rat? What is a reward for a rat? These and other pressing questions, get pondered and answered. But first we tal...

A man leaves his wife in Navi Mumbai saying he is ending his life because he has been tested positive for Coronavirus, and goes away to Indore to live with his lover. The Navi Mumbai police manage to track him down. Catch the lads as they play sensitive sleuths while looking at all sides of this fascinating story. But first let’s talk about the newest addition to the Merchant family. Special thank...

It’s a new week, a new beginning. Husein shares the big news of the birth of his niece as the highlight of the personal diaries. Keshav's big news pales in comparison. The big story of the week is patients overdosing on immunity medications like Vitamin C, zinc, turmeric etc. Doctors in India seem to be treating patients for all the wrong reasons, them being too cautious or too healthy. Join the l...

The lads are back, Husein informs us about the joys of pregnancy as part of the personal diaries section, even as Keshav informs us about a setback in his quitting journey. The big story for the week is a COVID-19 piece where American scientists are finding it hard to test vaccines due to a shortage in Rhesus macaques. This leads to an interesting development, where labs are deciding to skip direc...

Husein joins us from Seattle, as the lads connect using the miracle that is internet. He continues to garden even on foreign soil. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is busy planting chips into humankind. In all fairness though, they are starting with a pig. So yes, animals were hurt in the making of this concept. This episode? Not so much. + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us - hello@farfromfact.in + F...

Lockdown diaries continue, but Husein is talking to us from a secret location. He also has some very personal news to share. All this and more this episode. The big story of the week being, rape accused Swami Nityananda who fled the country is now claiming to have started the world’s first Hindu nation called Kailasa complete with its passport, currency and flag. Except no one recognises its exist...

The lads share a glimpse into their lives, continuing the tradition of the lockdown diaries. This week Husein informs us about his new bird feeder, while Keshav is having some rotten luck, trying to hire a maid. What is also seeing some continuity is the pandemic tour, taking us to historic Hyderabad and back. But first, the ridonculous story of a man who finds his wallet after 14 years.  + Music...

The obsession with animal stories continues this week. But first a few personal life stories from the lads. Before they dive into the story of a nudist who chases a boar near a nudist camp in an attempt to recover his laptop. Followed by the continuation of the pandemic tour. This week the lads set their sights on... you know what? Listen to the episode, you’ll find out. + Music credit - Simon D’S...

Husein and Keshav exchange tips on mosquitoes or how not to breed them this dengue season. Hilarity ensues as they realise they both have some fun stories to share. The big news story of the week is the pigeon who was accused of being a Pakistani spy and then given an honourable discharge and all accusations dropped. Catch the lads as they try to speculate this thriller of a news piece that is giv...

Catch the lads talk about procrastination and move on to Husein’s kitchen garden woes. While travel bans may still continue, the lads are making the best of the new virtual travel series via listeners. Listen in, to find out this week’s fun trivia destination. But first, the burning question of the week -Why were 15 goats were arrested in Telangana?  + Music credit - Simon D’Souza + Write to us -...

Another uneventful lockdown week unfolds, as always with the good cheer that makes us all grin from ear to ear. The big story this week is the 70-ton ISRO payload that took a truck almost a year to travel from Nashik in Maharashtra to Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. Catch the lads dissect this sitting duck and lap it up with some disdain sauce. No scientists were hurt in the making of this episode....

The lockdown journals are as fascinating as watching paint dry. Luckily the big story comes all bazookas blazing with a Chennai-based trio who not only opened a fake SBI branch, but according to customers, were doing a good job of it. Catch the lads bite into this juicy piece with relish and come up gasping for breath.  Edit note: One of the lads have their ignorance shining through, as they refer...

The lockdown is back in force in many parts of the country, and Mumbai is no exception. But the big story of the week is the theft of wheels from SUVs in Delhi. Join the lads for yet another misadventure of super-fake problem solving. Their capes are on and so are their thinking caps, get ready for a trip around Logictown. Disclaimer: No car owners were hurt in the making of this episode. + Music...

Uneventful stories abound in this edition of unlockdown diaries, but as always there is a little nugget of truth that shines through. Moving on to the big story of the week, the lads trains their sights onto the delicate debate of freedom of expression on social media. Fuelling the debate is the decision of major brands to boycott ad spends on Facebook in light of hate speeches and racially motiva...

Light years from the core of the India-China conflict is this story from Asansol. But unlike the conflict, this piece is extremely entertaining and is just the thing we need right now. The big item of the week is the misadventure of a BJP worker from Asansol, who angry with China, took out a rally to burn Kim Jong-Un’s effigy. Join the lads as they try to speculate what really must have happened,...

Things are slowly opening up, and the lads bring you a little peek into their own lives. Quickly followed by the story that had Indian Twitter in splits. Two Pakistani news presenters were seen enjoying a juice box on air and selling the virtues of the juice along with a special offer. Catch the lads as they try to understand the various sides of sponsored journalism. Disclaimer: No journalists we...

The country has opened up malls and places of worship but the lads are still recording by distance. This episode features, apart from the usual tomfoolery, a good deed by one of the lads. The big story revolves around a teacher in UP who earned over Rs. 1 crore in salaries by ‘teaching’ in 25 schools at the same time. News Flash - The teacher’s real identity has been discovered, read all about it...