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Aliens among us
August 7, 2023, 3:00 AM IST
Not just the US govt, they should meet us too: I am sure there is something of great importance on social media thatâs occupying your attention right now, but I donât think there is anythingâŠ
August 7, 2023, 3:00 AM IST
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Tomato melodrama
August 1, 2023, 8:17 AM IST
There was a video that went viral recently on the inter webs. A journalist interviews a vegetable seller on the price of tomatoes and during that conversation, the man realises, and you can see hisâŠ
August 1, 2023, 8:17 AM IST
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It isnât rocket science: Donât be surprised that even Isro engineers pray. Understand that this is about self-affirmation
July 17, 2023, 8:01 AM IST
Rocket scientists from Isro are captured on camera going to a temple before the launch of Chandrayaan-3. They are immediately subjected to ridicule on Twitter, from âWhere is your science if you have to prayâŠ
July 17, 2023, 8:01 AM IST
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Howdy USâs desi netas: None of them are very âpro-Indiaâ, as Indian-origins are neither a vote bank nor a note bank
July 4, 2023, 8:03 AM IST
Itâs tough being an Indian-origin politician in the US. Nicky Haley, or Nimrata Nicky Randhawa, declared herself as Caucasian on her voter registration card. Piyush Jindal became Bobby Jindal. Kamala Harris finds it more politicallyâŠ
July 4, 2023, 8:03 AM IST
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The Dhoni lesson: MSD is proof that thereâs something called leadership, even if we canât measure it
June 6, 2023, 8:02 AM IST
For a few years now, Dhoni has played in the IPL only as a captain. He rarely comes out to bat, often sending all-rounders ahead of him as he waits in the dugout with padsâŠ
June 6, 2023, 8:02 AM IST
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Couch potato analysis: On the ample quantities of comfort available to a political party after losing an election
May 22, 2023, 8:25 AM IST
Now that BJP has lost Karnataka, I am glad to see so many who had lost their faith in the integrity of elections are getting it back again, if only till the next state electionâŠ
May 22, 2023, 8:25 AM IST
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Soulmates at the gym â They are expiating the same sins as me, all appearances to the contrary
May 9, 2023, 8:09 AM IST
Going to the gym for me is what the kids of today call a âtriggering experienceâ. For one, people are watching you. You look up; there they are, total strangers with buff bods, giving side-eye,âŠ
May 9, 2023, 8:09 AM IST
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Red carpet, white suits: Putting the Apple frenzy in its proper perspective, of 80s and 90s Hindi movies
April 25, 2023, 8:40 AM IST
Growing up on a staple of Hindi movies from the 80s and the 90s, we regarded as axiomatic that all western businessmen came to India in white suits, usually going by the name of âMrâŠ
April 25, 2023, 8:40 AM IST
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Breaking buffet protocols: It gets tough staying in your lane when the choicest titbits start disappearing ahead
April 17, 2023, 8:11 AM IST
by Arnab Ray Donât ask me how I know this, but recently, on the Bangladeshi food vlogging scene, there was a great controversy wherein one food vlogger accused another, in all seriousness, of ungentle personalâŠ
April 17, 2023, 8:11 AM IST
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Being happy: Your pursuit of this condition will meet success depending on your consumption of sour grapes
March 28, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
The World Happiness Report 2023 is out, and yes, ladies and gentlemen, India has ranked near the bottom yet again. Published through an initiative of UN, that august organisation with impeccable credentials of awesomeness, theâŠ
March 28, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
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Slapgateâs true winner: Chris Rockâs joke factory is flourishing and Subhash Ghai prophesied it all
March 20, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
Around a year ago, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars for a joke at his wife Jada Pinket Smith, a joke that ironically Will had initially laughed at. Still, like all husbands dreadingâŠ
March 20, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
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Changing lanes anxiety: Should I allow the car trying to merge to go ahead of me, and if I do, should I let the next car?
February 28, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
The thing that I fear the most in this world is driving a car. I believe this fear has harmed the quality of life of my family and me the most, and yet I justâŠ
February 28, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
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My heartâs scars: I neither gifted nor was gifted mix tapes, Archies cards, roses and chocolates
February 14, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
I never liked Valentineâs Day, and that was because I had no one to celebrate it with. So while some people around me of my age would gift or be gifted with mix tapes, ArchiesâŠ
February 14, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
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Job, impermanent: What the newly jobless IT workers in the US are teaching all the rest of us workers
February 7, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
Big Tech in the US is now a George RR Martin world, where anyone can be laid off at any time. Of course, you will get some severance depending on how close to the edgeâŠ
February 7, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
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Liberalsâ sweet spot: Being proud of RRRâs success in the US doesnât stop me from seeing the real reason for it
January 30, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
As Naatu Naatu wins at the Globes and gets nominated for the Oscars for best original song, there are many who wonder why RRR and its songs attained such virality in America. Here is myâŠ
January 30, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
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Full cake to slice: Does it ever drive you crazy just how fast the birthday changes?
January 10, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
I recently had my birthday. Or to use the more apposite Indian-English, my âhappy birthdayâ. Itâs this âhappyâ thing I find difficult internalising as a middle-aged man. To explain, I will refer to one ofâŠ
January 10, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
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Small talk: First I am so bad at it and then how to bring it to an end also fills me with anxiety
January 2, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
If there is something that causes me more anxiety than starting conversations, itâs ending them. On messaging, itâs quite easy, you make up an excuse, and say it, and the guy at the other endâŠ
January 2, 2023, 2:05 AM IST
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Itâs not cricket: What do they know of football who only World Cup watch?
December 19, 2022, 2:05 AM IST
There are a group of people that cause immense heartburn to Indian football fans: Those who donât follow the game at any other time but suddenly crop up with opinions during the Fifa World CupâŠ.
December 19, 2022, 2:05 AM IST
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Keep distance: How to solve the problem of coming to know those old school friends too, too well
December 6, 2022, 2:05 AM IST
I left a WhatsApp group of old friends recently. I had to, not because the group was draining my emotional energy and my inordinately aged phoneâs battery, both of which were also true, but becauseâŠ
December 6, 2022, 2:05 AM IST
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Why we are like this only: An explainer on the Argentina and Brazil football fandoms in India and Bangladesh
November 28, 2022, 2:05 AM IST
There was an article in the Washington Post recently about the long-running feud between Argentina and Brazil fans in Bangladesh. This apparently amuses and befuddles their readers, as it would if they came to knowâŠ
November 28, 2022, 2:05 AM IST
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