Oh God, at least in my next birth, let me be born to Sunilji and Nargisji so that I can procure rifles my height from India-loathing gangsters, be let off, and have every TV news channel anchor (and every man on the street) absolve me of my crimes actions!
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This is outrageous… but outrageously funny. A kid tries to sing the national anthem, and makes a mess of it — forgets it, mixes words, tries some new words etc. Laughs guaranteed!
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The word pathetic is inadequate to describe how pathetic India’s pathetic batting display was in the game last night. It is time we welcome back our former captain and (former) batsman Sourav Ganguly to the team. Here’s why…
Sourav is the king of offside play. You could pay an entire month’s set-top box subscription just to […]
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Going to Germany on business some time soon? There is a whole lot of things you might have to consider apart from the work. Writing in The Business Line, Mohan Murti has oodles of advice for you, most of which sound funny, yet grave!
The homeowner (or renter) is responsible for sweeping the sidewalk and street […]
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Hillary Clinton, President of the USA. Segolene Royal, President of France. Belinda Stronach, Prime Minister of Canada. This could be a reality in a few years. And these women will join Angela Merkel (Germany), Tarja Halonen (Finland), Mary McAleese (Ireland), Gloria Arroyo (the Philippines) and others as women Heads of State.
Closer home, Sonia Gandhi is […]
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Wikipedia defines the Rabona thus: “In football, the Rabona is a move in which a shot, pass, or cross is performed by moving one leg behind, and around, the ’standing leg’ (the leg meant to hold the player on the ground steadily with) and so kicking the ball with one’s legs crossed.”
We can equate it […]
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New Delhi, India, c. 2007 AD — You are in the midst of a boring meeting (er… am I being redundant?). Suddenly your phone starts buzzing. An unknown number flashes on the screen. You pick it up. And the very familiar-sounding voice tells you the same well-rehearsed line, “Good afternoon, Sir. I’m calling from the […]
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The Anandakrishnan Committee’s recommendation to scrap the TNPCEE, the common entrance test for admission into undergraduate engineering programmes across the State, is disappointing.
I’m not sure how sound the argument that abolishing entrance exams will create a level-playing field for students from rural areas and poor backgrounds. What the proponents of this theory have in mind […]
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Try this. If you’re a football fan, you should be able to get it.
Suppose the back four in the English national football side reads: Gary Neville, John Terry, Ledley King and Ashley Cole (assuming Rio Ferdinand and Jamie Carragher are both injured.)
Gary Neville captains Manchester United. John Terry is the captain of Chelsea, and Ledley […]
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In football, great players are abundant. I bet you can easily reel off two dozen names without even pausing to think. But managers? There aren’t enough of them who would be accepted by everyone without doubt or question.
Sir Alex Ferguson, now into his 21st year at the helm of Manchester United, belongs to that rare […]
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The exalted position of football as the most followed sport across the world is a result of its ability to consistently serve up contests that live up to the “hype” that surrounds them. The return leg (not really) of the titanic clashes between Barcelona and Chelsea, now into its third season is ample evidence to […]
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