Samay Raina defends keeping Ranveer Allahbadia's controversial Latent comment, says 'I killed 99% of the germs but the 1% caused the pandemic'Comedian Samay Raina has addressed the 2025 India’s Got Latent controversy in his latest stand-up special, Still Alive, detailing the inter...
08 Apr, 2026, 12.55 PM IST
NY Resolution No. 4: Troll EverythingWield your opinion like a flaming sword of righteous nonsense every day
18 Dec, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
Arrey, bhai, why have days that are dry?India's dry day custom impacts the hospitality sector. Consumers stock up, reducing the effect on the liquor industry. Business faces dislo...
15 Aug, 2025, 11.26 PM IST
Oz after Canada, good Trumpland scepticsAnthony Albanese's re-election in Australia is positive news for the Indo-Pacific region. It ensures continuity within the Quad, alongside ...
04 May, 2025, 11.05 PM IST
Throttling Vox AmericanaVoice of America, a key U.S. instrument of global influence, faces uncertainty amid Trump administration's funding cuts. Established in 194...
26 Mar, 2025, 01.07 AM IST
The art of people-watching: A balcony’s unique view into daily lifePeople-watching from a balcony offers a unique perspective on the world below, allowing observers to witness the daily activities of neighb...
20 Feb, 2025, 11.19 PM IST
Why our politicians don't write memoirsMemoirs transform politicians into statesmen by offering their personal viewpoint on their legacy. Unlike biographies, which are often over...
29 Nov, 2024, 11.33 PM IST
Give'em leeway over porting banking dataForeign banks requested the RBI to implement data localisation requirements from January, citing cost and competitiveness issues. This come...
21 Aug, 2024, 10.32 PM IST
Neo-Orientalism and its discontentsThe multipolar world that India advocates isn't the 19th-century version of ceaseless geopolitical competition, but one in which countries ...
06 May, 2024, 11.54 PM IST
High time we tackle 21st c. orientalismThe world may have come a long way from depicting India as the land of snake-charmers, poverty and hippie havens, but an economically and g...
04 Jan, 2024, 10.41 PM IST
Let's gatecrash the hottest club of 2024The latest membership being facilitated is that of 'neutral' Sweden. Along with Finland, Sweden is ditching its non-alignment pact and seem...
27 Dec, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
(UCOn't get no) mob satisfactionThe logic, high on EQ, was that not all defaulters are Vijay Mallyas of the wilful kind. Circumstances such as a business tanking, or some ...
06 Nov, 2023, 01.06 AM IST
To want something by not wanting itLast week, the Congressman from Jodhpur wanted to send out a message that he is keen to stay as top boss in Rajasthan again if the Congress...
22 Oct, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
A point of view on truth and its multiple PoVsThe ongoing conflict in West Asia is complex and has multiple perspectives. Different movies, such as Steven Spielberg's "Munich" and David...
14 Oct, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
View: It's testing time for Indian gaming industry, but probably a good time for investorsThe Indian gaming industry, valued at $2.6 billion, is eagerly awaiting the Gameskraft hearing on October 10. Despite predictions that the ...
06 Oct, 2023, 11.03 PM IST
- Hold forth the shortend of a police stick
One of Britain's smallest policemen, the 5-feet tall Robin Port, for instance, doesn't think so. In fact, shorter cops might even have an a...
25 Jul, 2022, 01.11 AM IST
EAM S Jaishankar acknowledges that India has a distinct PoV at Globsec 2022 forumThis is not a pushback by an increasingly confident India reiterating non-alignment. That record is on heavy rotation anyway. It is a remin...
09 Jun, 2022, 05.36 PM IST