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Jaw-jaw and war-war

March 4, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

US and Israel jointly attack Iran, but one of them is confused  Donald Trump in a phone conversation with Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu. Trump: Hi Nate, how’re they hangin’ now that we’ve slammed Iraq and whacked…

March 4, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Jeffrey and me

February 27, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

As more Big Names are linked to Epstein, the needle of suspicion moves closer home Shortly after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Randy Andy Andrew, was arrested by the police for his close association…

February 27, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Tree People

February 25, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

Depending on where we live, we are either coniferous or deciduous, except in reverse As winter yields to warm spring, which will become the furnace of summer, I look at the trees that front my…

February 25, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Apple a day

February 20, 2026, 8:40 AM IST

Though not quite the ‘Mother of deals’ as the Indo-EU trade pact was gushingly described, the Indo-US handshake on trade might, continuing the family analogy, be called the Auntyji of deals, or bearing Uncle Sam…

February 20, 2026, 8:40 AM IST

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All us ostriches

February 18, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

World’s largest bird and we have something in common Does the ostrich, the large flightless bird native to Africa, have a behaviour pattern in common with us?  Popular lore has it that the ostrich, the…

February 18, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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A is for appum

February 13, 2026, 7:22 AM IST

When I’m in Goa, as I was recently, I’m faced with a Hamletesque dilemma: To poee, or not to poee; that is the question. The poee is a traditional Goan bread of wheat flour and…

February 13, 2026, 7:22 AM IST

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Clockwork orange

February 11, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

The recent Budget has added a new colour to India’s already colourful economy This year’s Annual Financial Statement – known to its chums as the Budget, with a capital B to show how important it…

February 11, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Jam session

February 6, 2026, 8:21 AM IST

As elsewhere in India, Goa discovers that the path to traffic-hell is paved with good highways In Goa I’m stuck in what seems to be an unending traffic jam. The jam is not caused by…

February 6, 2026, 8:21 AM IST

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Jam session 

February 6, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

As elsewhere in India, Goa discovers that the path to traffic-hell is paved with good highways  In Goa I’m stuck in what seems to be an unending traffic jam. The jam is not caused by…

February 6, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Seat cheat

February 4, 2026, 7:39 AM IST

A post on social media caught the attention of Messrs Hehra and Pheri (Wheeling is our Dealing). The post described two variations of musical chairs. In the first, nine chairs are given to 10 children,…

February 4, 2026, 7:39 AM IST

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Never too old 

January 30, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

Yesterday’s age-old questions have become today’s age-young answers  When I was a small boy the most frequent question I would be asked was, how old are you? Age was a measure of stature and status….

January 30, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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North vs South 

January 28, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

The two disagree on how to say ‘Yes’ when they mean ‘No’, and vice versa  Back in Goa once again for a visit, I’m struck as I’ve often been, by the several differences of topography…

January 28, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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On the cards

January 23, 2026, 8:38 AM IST

Colourful stories behind playful Kings, Queens, Knaves Though the country derecognised princes in 1971, millions of Indians continue to hobnob with royalty. Chances are that you too have met King David of Israel, Julius Caesar,…

January 23, 2026, 8:38 AM IST

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World of difference

January 21, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

Renamed places can make people wonder where they are In a movie I saw recently a teenaged daughter asks her father the name of the capital of Croatia. The father confesses he doesn’t know.   The admission…

January 21, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Bengal’s dolce vita

January 16, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

Bengali is one of the sweetest of languages – and there’s a reason for that  I’ve often been struck by how sweet the Bengali language sounds, particularly when it sings its inimitable Rabindra Sangeet. It’s…

January 16, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Rupee recollections

January 14, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

As the new year dawns, we look back in wonder at the ups and downs of our currency  The story goes that a minister, extolling the achievements of his govt, said that when it assumed office…

January 14, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Multiple mediators

January 9, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

More and more countries claim to have helped end the Indo-Pak conflict  Following Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he intervened to end the Indo-Pak hostilities, China has declared that Beijing also played a hand in…

January 9, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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Buy-buy Pakistan

January 7, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

Both US and China could turn our neighbouring state into real estate  Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff greets her boss.  CoS: Boss, I’ve got good news and gooder news.  Trump: Gee, that’s great. What’s the good news?  CoS: The good…

January 7, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

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It’s a big deal

January 2, 2026, 8:15 AM IST

An American negotiator involved in the long-drawn saga of the Indo-US trade deal described India as being “a tough nut to crack”. When it comes to striking a bargain, ensuring that we make a deal…

January 2, 2026, 8:15 AM IST

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Scars and strifes forever

December 31, 2025, 8:07 AM IST

Once upon a now, in the centre of a vast farmyard stood a stately white mansion. Inside, in an oval-shaped room was a large, corpulent individual with startling orange-glo hair, ensconced behind the desk on…

December 31, 2025, 8:07 AM IST

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