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Express delivery!
February 8, 2023, 10:48 PM IST
As I look back in this era of ecommerce and 8-minute deliveries, I realize how simple life was in mid-sixties. For all of our provisions, there were a couple of neighborhood kirana shops where we…
February 8, 2023, 10:48 PM IST
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Janata talkies
January 26, 2023, 10:27 PM IST
Ever since the apex court ruled that the outside food cannot be taken to cinema halls, there is a growing clamour among public for `Janata Talkies’ or `Jan Talkies’. The argument goes that just like…
January 26, 2023, 10:27 PM IST
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Roads of the US
January 9, 2023, 11:52 PM IST
Lines of worry are clearly visible on the face of POTUS (President of the US) pacing uneasily in his Oval Office. As if border crisis and losing the majority in the Congress were not enough,…
January 9, 2023, 11:52 PM IST
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Googled!
January 4, 2023, 9:19 PM IST
It was hilarious. Google, advent of which must have brought the world to the neo-original sin, namely, `copy and paste’; alleging that country’s antitrust body copied and pasted parts of the European ruling (which too,…
January 4, 2023, 9:19 PM IST
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Winners begin early
December 27, 2022, 7:22 PM IST
As if to give a befitting reply to critics claiming that the state governments are not responsive to students’ careers or are not innovative; a state has done it finally. The context: students of classes…
December 27, 2022, 7:22 PM IST
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Health in a pouch
December 19, 2022, 9:24 PM IST
The excitement was pulpable. No, it had nothing to do with the World Cup or Messi. And why not? Ever since the announcement regarding introducing a “healthy” substitute for the country liquor, the atmosphere was…
December 19, 2022, 9:24 PM IST
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SIP and Luxury
November 28, 2022, 11:32 PM IST
If the sales of Mercedes–Benz is lagging in India, common folks have to take note, continued high inflation notwithstanding. And when the India marketing head of Mercedes-Benz, no less, says that “They (SIPs) are our…
November 28, 2022, 11:32 PM IST
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Grooming in the air
November 24, 2022, 11:12 PM IST
While it is only now that the public came to know about the new grooming rules for the cabin crew of a premier flag carrier, it reliably learnt that the backend preparations were on for…
November 24, 2022, 11:12 PM IST
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Much ado about nothing
November 13, 2022, 4:55 PM IST
Trust these Brits for making issues out of nothing. All this big brouhaha about bullying and aggressive treatment of civil servants and colleagues. First it was Minister Lord Williamson who reportedly told a senior civil…
November 13, 2022, 4:55 PM IST
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Smart and chatty service
November 9, 2022, 11:19 PM IST
It is said that nostalgia is like rose tinted glasses through which the past always looks better. Well, whether rose tinted or not, one does long for those days when the shop from where you…
November 9, 2022, 11:19 PM IST
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Global heights
October 28, 2022, 4:32 PM IST
It was bound to happen. Though the term millennium denotes a 1000-year period, sooner or later it had to reach its expiry date, especially when routinely used in conjunction with a whole city. In comes…
October 28, 2022, 4:32 PM IST
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The engine paradox
October 27, 2022, 10:40 PM IST
The railway headquarters is witnessing a noisy scene around deeply passionate and heated arguments and counterarguments. As such it is not at all surprising given that we are born argumentative. But the issue seems to…
October 27, 2022, 10:40 PM IST
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Sovereign arrogance vs red carpet treatment
October 10, 2022, 8:43 PM IST
When I read about travails of the UK tourists being asked to appear in person for their Indian visa (whether the decision was sudden, is debatable given there are two versions of what happened), I…
October 10, 2022, 8:43 PM IST
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Bespoke Dusshera
October 5, 2022, 6:19 PM IST
The concept was simply disruptive. Yet the genius lied in its simplicity, the simplicity of execution. And the result was a sense of dazed wonderment as to why no one thought about it earlier. In…
October 5, 2022, 6:19 PM IST
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Free for All: All for Free
October 4, 2022, 11:44 PM IST
There was palpable tension in the air as the top executives of the railway department geared up for high-profile brainstorming. And why not, it was make-or-break moment for the newly introduced luxury train. While the…
October 4, 2022, 11:44 PM IST
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(Mis)represented rankings
September 19, 2022, 4:02 PM IST
Indian schools are rejoicing gleefully ever since it came to light that one of the Ivy League universities in the US `misrepresented’ certain numerical data (like class size, number of faculty with Ph.D., and financial…
September 19, 2022, 4:02 PM IST
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Engineering then and now
September 15, 2022, 8:00 AM IST
To commemorate the `Engineers Day’ on September 15, a reputable national daily came out with a supplement. What grabbed my attention was that all the six featured engineers on the page represented IT and software….
September 15, 2022, 8:00 AM IST
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The changing anthem
September 14, 2022, 3:50 PM IST
It came as a revelation when the opening line of the national anthem was changed on account of passing away of the monarch of an empire (sorry, nation) where the sun never used to set….
September 14, 2022, 3:50 PM IST
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I too wanted to leverage
August 31, 2022, 5:28 PM IST
I simply love new business speak and how it transforms not so appealing terms in to glamourous ones. Thus, the excessive expenses became `cash burn’, generating profits turned in to `maximizing shareholder value’ (never mind…
August 31, 2022, 5:28 PM IST
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A Confucian confusion
August 26, 2022, 9:20 PM IST
How does one long for those uncomplicated, bygone eras. The news items were straight and consistent. And verdicts used to be rock solid, pronounced once and for all. No scope of confusion and bafflement later…
August 26, 2022, 9:20 PM IST
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