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Jumbo’s jig
April 16, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
The Indian Elephant must learn to dance to gain from Trump’s tariff wars Can elephants be taught to dance? Appu, the cute baby elephant mascot of the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi, was depicted as…
April 16, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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The write to work
April 11, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Technology frees us from boring chores, so that we can do what we really want to Thanks to a tip from a neighbour, I’ve made an amazing discovery that’s a game-changer for Bunny and me….
April 11, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Exported Indian
April 9, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Thanks to our diaspora, we are the biggest remittance economy in the world Instead of ringing up sales on their cash registers exporters around the world, including in India, are wringing their hands in despair…
April 9, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Aurangzeb test
April 4, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Thanks to the UP chief minister, we now have a simple and infallible method of identifying potential traitors The problem with traitors – apart from the fact that they are traitors – is that only…
April 4, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Shukriya, Donaldji
April 2, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Trump’s tariff blitzkrieg could prove to be a boon for the long-exploited Indian consumer The tariff war that Trump has declared against the world has got govts across the globe scrambling to devise strategies to…
April 2, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Seasons’ greetings
March 28, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
In north India the yearly changes of weather are marked by rites of ceremonial passage In north India, spring is a brief interlude between the chill of winter and searing summer. Trees shed their cloaks…
March 28, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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War of words
March 26, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Tamil Nadu’s replacing the rupee symbol with ‘ru’ could lead to a Babel-like verbal battlefield Does the rupee by another name have the same nominal value? That’s the linguistic, if not the economic, question posed…
March 26, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Games people play
March 21, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
The gilli-danda of my childhood has come a long, long way since then My childhood was a self-inventive enterprise. It had to be, because no one had yet invented video games, or smartphones to play…
March 21, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Limiting democracy
March 19, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Our political system ought not to become only a game of numbers Winston Churchill, who was far from being a PRO for liberalism, remarked that democracy was the worst form of govt, except for all…
March 19, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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The Prometheus trap
March 14, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
The Greek god who gave fire to humans has a lot to answer for, from internet to nuclear bombs The other day I fell into the Prometheus trap; or rather, my car did. When the…
March 14, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Bapu vs Trump
March 12, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
The economic boycott the Mahatma used to fight the Raj, might make Donald duck By the simple expedient of removing his Lancashire-woven garments in favour of those homespun on a charkha, Bapu launched a nationwide…
March 12, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Calcutta homecoming
March 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
A journey through time and distance to a long ago and far away city Last week I went back to Calcutta, the city of the mind, in which I grew up, and which I still…
March 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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The Elon Ranger
March 5, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Trump’s hatchet man who fires from the hip is like a character from a Western comic book Jottings from the White House diary: Boy, have I had one helluva week. Did that video that’s gone…
March 5, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Immoral of the story
February 28, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Ranveer Allahbadia’s comment has sent waves of outrage across the country and beyond Two Twitterati, collectively known as Twits, discussing Ranveer Allahbadia. 1st Twit: The fellow should be forever banned, not only from YouTube but…
February 28, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Unknown Indian
February 26, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
We urgently need to find out what makes our deported migrants so desperate to leave the country As planeloads of our deported migrants land in the country a number of questions are being asked. Why…
February 26, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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To reach a reader
February 21, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Despite what some claim, the printed word is still eagerly sought, sometimes in unlikely places Is the practice of reading, particularly the reading of the daily newspaper, dying out? There are some who claim that…
February 21, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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AId-de-camp
February 20, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Long before Artificial Intelligence, diverse devices have done our thinking for us In 1637 a Frenchman penned three words which would prompt future generations to proclaim him to be the Father of Modern Western Philosophy….
February 20, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Taste of Chandigarh
February 17, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
The capital of both Punjab and Haryana, Le Corbusier’s city has much for the visitor to savour A weekend trip provided Bunny and me with a rediscovery of Le Corbusier’s city, snuggled at the foot…
February 17, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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SCAM Inc
February 12, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
How phone fraud is helping to solve the country’s unemployment problem When my cell phone rang the app, which displays the identity of the caller, read: SCAM 100% Genuine. A scam which introduced itself not…
February 12, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Endangered species
February 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Zoologists have added another entry into the list of life forms threatened with extinction International Association of Zoological Sciences (IAZS) has added another entrant to its already long list of life forms classified as endangered…
February 7, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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