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The ins and ‘out’ of Canada’s cunning immigration policy
October 16, 2023, 1:40 PM IST
Two agents of the CIA* – Canadastan Investigation Association – a wholly owned subsidiary of the US CIA – Central Intelligence Agency – were vetting applications. Agent 1: We’ve got to be careful in selecting…
October 16, 2023, 1:40 PM IST
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Source for the ghoos: The more things are banned, the more they remain the same, thanks to chai-pani
October 13, 2023, 8:16 AM IST
The powers that be in Gurgaon where I live have decided that all diesel-operated generator sets have been banned as of October 1 this year as they are a major source of pollution. Curbing pollution…
October 13, 2023, 8:16 AM IST
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Women as OBCs: There should be reservations about the much-hailed women’s reservation bill
October 11, 2023, 8:05 AM IST
A patient consults a doctor with a problem that makes it difficult for her to walk. The doctor notices that she has a heavy metal chain and ball attached to her leg. Leaving the ball…
October 11, 2023, 8:05 AM IST
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Terror firma: Canada has emerged as the biggest rival to Pakistan’s most lucrative industry
October 6, 2023, 8:15 AM IST
The Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the organisation which runs the country, is in a meeting with his Flunky-in-Chief. Commander-in-Chief: We’ve got a problem that poses a threat to our status in the international…
October 6, 2023, 8:15 AM IST
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Cakes and ail: It’s not the size of what’s on the plate that counts, it’s how it gets cut that matters
October 4, 2023, 8:08 AM IST
A cake is often used to describe the size of a country’s economy, and India has a very large cake indeed, a fact tom-tommed by commentators who proclaim that the country is billed as the…
October 4, 2023, 8:08 AM IST
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China wants to be back on top of the pop charts
October 3, 2023, 4:53 PM IST
Beijing wants people to make babies, on a war footing. Just one problem: a shortage of ladies Multiplication That’s the name of the game And each generation play it the same. –Multiplication Bobby Darin Hey,…
October 3, 2023, 4:53 PM IST
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Do not confuse movement for action, praise laziness this lazy Sunday
October 3, 2023, 10:05 AM IST
Jerome K Jerome wrote that he loved work so much that he could sit for hours and look at it, absorbed in fascination. He couldn’t bear to part with work and had hoarded piles of…
October 3, 2023, 10:05 AM IST
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Spam scam: What’s behind all those unwanted and irritating calls and messages you keep getting
September 29, 2023, 8:23 AM IST
You’re engaged in doing something which requires a lot of concentration, like writing a report for your office, or you’re in the kitchen trying to follow a complicated recipe. Or it’s late and you’re trying…
September 29, 2023, 8:23 AM IST
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Justin’s double act: Canadian PM Trudeau has long had a second job
September 27, 2023, 8:29 AM IST
A worried Chintu goes to meet his neighbour Pintu. Chintu: I’ve been accused of murder. And so have you. Pintu: Who are we said to have murdered? And where? Chintu: Someone called Hardeep Singh Nijjar,…
September 27, 2023, 8:29 AM IST
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Ads infinitum: As polls 2024 loom, the packaging of political parties needs careful scrutiny
September 22, 2023, 8:23 AM IST
As Polls 2024 loom on the horizon, the media are deluged with advertisements extolling various political parties and groupings, and the promises of progress and prosperity that they all hold out for the populace. With…
September 22, 2023, 8:23 AM IST
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Dharmic illusion
September 20, 2023, 9:08 AM IST
Imagine a conversation between Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva: Brahma: OK, guys, we’re meeting so that we can figure out what all this hullabaloo regarding Sanatan Dharma is about. Vishnu: It began with a politician saying…
September 20, 2023, 9:08 AM IST
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The pursuit of unhappiness
September 15, 2023, 6:39 PM IST
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, America’s Declaration of Independence unwittingly did humankind a disservice when in defining the inalienable rights of people it used the phrase, “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, the last four…
September 15, 2023, 6:39 PM IST
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Summit sherpas: Borrowing the name from the high-altitude Himalayan guides, these backroom guys are on top of things
September 15, 2023, 8:26 AM IST
The grand tamasha of India’s G20 Summit is over but it’s left us much to talk about. How all the street dogs and slums and beggars and garbage were discreetly screened off so as not…
September 15, 2023, 8:26 AM IST
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India or Bharat? Changing the name of the Republic will spell a sea-change in the Indian, er, Bharati Ocean
September 13, 2023, 8:09 AM IST
That India might drop its foreign-associated alias and become plain Bharat has caused much conjecture internationally. “It was confusing enough when Madras became Chennai, and Bombay became Mumbai, and Calcutta became Kolkata, but now they…
September 13, 2023, 8:09 AM IST
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Ajit Ninan: The maestro who could raise a laugh ‘Just Like That’
September 8, 2023, 2:22 PM IST
In a world enveloped in the toxic clouds of climate change, and conflict, and crises, Ajit Ninan’s brilliant daily pocket cartoon, Just Like That, in the Times of India was a bright ray of joy…
September 8, 2023, 2:22 PM IST
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DIY India
September 6, 2023, 9:48 AM IST
If you’re in need of a good plumber to come and fix a leaky faucet or a defective flush, or a reliable electrician to sort out the wiring that keeps short-circuiting the bijli, or a…
September 6, 2023, 9:48 AM IST
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Gone, baby, gone
September 1, 2023, 8:20 AM IST
Years ago, when smoking was not deemed a serious health hazard but was regarded as a socially acceptable practice which showed how cool one was, a brand of American cigarettes ran an advertising campaign aimed…
September 1, 2023, 8:20 AM IST
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Spaced-out odyssey
August 30, 2023, 8:22 AM IST
Chandrayaan-3’s history-making landing on the Moon’s south pole has captured the nation’s imagination, to the exclusion of all else, including action replays of IPL. Cashing in on this surge of popular fascination with space travel…
August 30, 2023, 8:22 AM IST
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Approving government: Our sarkar keeps us reassured by putting its official seal on everything
August 25, 2023, 8:24 AM IST
It’s unfair how so many people, a lot who call themselves opposition, keep criticising government for doing this, and not doing that, and asking why government is not doing this, and not doing that. All…
August 25, 2023, 8:24 AM IST
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Thank you for the mystery, monsters
August 23, 2023, 11:30 AM IST
Nessie, Yeti and those lovely lurking beasts can remythologise this oh-so-banal world In TH White’s Arthurian trilogy, The Once and Future King, one of the knights of Camelot, Sir Pellinore, dedicates his life to pursuing…
August 23, 2023, 11:30 AM IST
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