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On the warpath: Thanks to Pakistan, our TV anchors are up in arms â against each other đ
March 8, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
As the storm clouds of impending war continue to linger on the horizon, thanks in no small part to the belligerent hot air emitted by TV anchors, Jugular Vein went to interview one of theâŠ
March 8, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Ask no questions, and⊠In a post-truth age, easily lies the head that wants to wear the crown đ
March 7, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
Itâs the Rapid Fire Round of the political quiz show, and weâre glued to the idiot boxing. Faced with a fusillade of questions over the truth of the Balakot attack, the C-in-C has been battlingâŠ
March 7, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Feardom at midnight: Or, how Pakistan and North Korea learnt to love the bomb đ
March 4, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
Another fleeting but fearful prospect of nuclear conflagration has just about passed. It is likely the Bulletin of Atomic Scientistsâ ill-famed Doomday Clock, which hypothetically represents imminence of a global catastrophe in a âminutes toâŠ
March 4, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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When moo is less: Making the cow our National Animal could prove a mixed blessing for gau mata đ
March 1, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
Champa and Chameli, two Indian cows, sharing a streetside dinner of discarded plastic bags, raddi newspapers, and assorted garbage. Champa: The other day I found a very interesting item in the newspaper I was eatingâŠ.
March 1, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Our own Oscar-ji: This yearâs prize-winning films may well have been about India đ
February 28, 2019, 2:05 AM IST
Hollywood, go take a hike. Itâll never match the 70mm, technicolour, caste-of-thousands, big-budget vote-blockbuster, The Indian General Elections. Its art followed our life even in the latest Academy Awards. The prize-bragging titles could well haveâŠ
February 28, 2019, 2:05 AM IST
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On the right track: PM is right to say critics of the semi-super speed train should be suitably punished đ
February 27, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
Two passengers on the Vande Bharat Express, Indiaâs first semi-super speed train which broke down on its first run. 1st passenger: These Oppositionwalas have made fun of our first semi-super speed train just because itâŠ
February 27, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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To hug or not to hug: Some are hugging the headlines and others are bugged about hugs đ
February 25, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
A major controversy erupted when PM Modi was seen affectionately hugging visiting crown prince of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Many asked, when India is the victim of so much thugging, is there causeâŠ
February 25, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Travelling to Mars? Youâve really got to be joking â Being an astronaut can be a funny business
February 22, 2019, 12:17 PM IST
When Neil Armstrong took his historic small step for man, a giant leap for mankind to be the first human to set foot on the lunar surface, a cartoon commemorating the event showed him beingâŠ
February 22, 2019, 12:17 PM IST
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ESOPS fables: The moral of the story is that promised pre-poll freebies are never really free đ
February 22, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
A mother telling her three-year-old daughter a bedtime story. Mother: So tonight weâre going to have a story from ESOPS fables. Daughter: Oh goody! I know what ESOPS are: Employee Stock Ownership Plans. And whenâŠ
February 22, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Seasonâs fleetings: Shawl we say goodbye to winter? Or wool it last a little longer? đ
February 21, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
Seasonal one-upmanship has been around longer than urban downmanship. âMy winter is better than yoursâ was a boast heard decades before âMy pollution/ potholes/ public transport is worse than yours.â Every season has its attractions,âŠ
February 21, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Terror firma: As India hits back, Pakistanâs export business will boomerang on itself
February 20, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
Two terrorists in a training camp in Pakistan anxiously discussing Indiaâs response to the Pulwama attack. 1st terrorist: Pulwama was a bad move on our part. 2nd terrorist: A very bad move. Itâs got theâŠ
February 20, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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The broken glass: Which leaves you wringing your hands like Lady Macbeth on a good night đ
February 19, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
Air Commodore Gulshan Rai Nagpal was explaining to me the intricacies of air force strategy in the missile era when he nudged his exquisite cut glass tumbler off the table and it sort of teeteredâŠ
February 19, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Weight ⊠donât tell me: A tale of a tub, and of upcoming heavyweight summits đ
February 18, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
Aside from the verifiable fact that he is the only man to have served as both the US President and the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, Americaâs 27th President William Howard Taft (1909-1913)âŠ
February 18, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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In arms way: To prevent defence deal controversies like Rafale, we should reinvent ancient Indiaâs weapons đ
February 15, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
Two middle-class taxpayers bemoaning the latest defence deal controversy. 1st taxpayer: This Rafale fighter planes business is very confusing. The opposition is accusing the NDA government of having paid thousands and thousands of crores extraâŠ
February 15, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Sant V Day: Whoâs sending/getting valentines today? And who isnât? đ
February 14, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
Todayâs rush on red roses isnât only for the usual suckers. All sorts of headline-hitting types will bare their hearts to those they hope to join hands with. Or wonât to those they want toâŠ
February 14, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Vijay Mallyaâs Haircut: I am the one constant in his life and the water in England suits my delicate nature đ
February 12, 2019, 2:04 AM IST
Hello, my name is Vijay Mallyaâs Haircut. Many of you know me as the one constant in his life. In fact I am so constant I havenât changed since the 1990s. The reason for thisâŠ
February 12, 2019, 2:04 AM IST
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Voting Shoting
February 8, 2019, 7:07 PM IST
Gentlemen/Too gentle ladies, We all know that as soon as this bone-chilling weather comes to an end, we will be experiencing the âpaanchva mausamâ (fifth season) of this year. Wait a moment. Please donât startâŠ
February 8, 2019, 7:07 PM IST
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Educating bhaiya: Little sister tries to teach her big brother how to run the Family business đ
February 8, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
The inside of a nursery classroom. The little sister, chalk in hand, standing in front of a blackboard with POLITICAL SCIENCE, and assorted letters of the alphabet and numbers, written on it. The big brotherâŠ
February 8, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Modidi rap: La Belle Dame Sans Mamata is now in full rocking mode đ
February 7, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
âOh to be in Kolkata, now that poll-itics are here!â Yess, shotti, the battle cry was motherâs milk to me, and i was deliciously weaned on the historic clashes of the 60s. Reduced to yearningâŠ
February 7, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Global warning: As the polar vortex hit America, a badger is trusted more than science đ
February 4, 2019, 2:03 AM IST
From -30°C previously to -40s and -50s last Monday and Tuesday, the polar vortex that enveloped much of North America is being run out of many places by, letâs say, the solar cortex. The wishâŠ
February 4, 2019, 2:03 AM IST
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