Suits & Sayings: Opening The Floodgates

Water-themed decor can be a bit kitschy, but for one of the sharpest legal minds with a brand-new address in posh Lutyens, it was a downright furnishing tragedy. One of Delhi’s recent downpours flooded the home, destroying furniture and art worth crores, leading to angry letters and furious calls to the guardians of the capital city, spurring immediate action. Tons of sludge had to be removed and blocked drains unclogged. Last heard, a high-powered committee has been set up to take stock of the fluid situation in this VVIP borough.

(For more on our weekly roundup of wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors & policy parlours, pick up today's edition of The Economic Times newspaper)