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October 26, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Lovers figuratively wear their hearts on their sleeves. The Statesmanâs MD, CR Irani, physically wore his pens there, the number depending on how many countriesâ press freedom he was fighting for. Divas donât wear sleevesâŠ
October 26, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 20, 2017, 2:01 AM IST
By and large, women are more intelligent and rational than men. However, thereâs one area where they seem to lose their rationality: clothes. Or rather, shopping for clothes. Let loose in a clothes store, womenâŠ
October 20, 2017, 2:01 AM IST
October 17, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
I donât know if this happens to you but every now and then i receive a letter from a lieutenant of a former despot who has $250 million with him which he needs to parkâŠ
October 17, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 16, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
An American columnist recently tried to appropriate for his country what is without doubt a major Indian malady. He proposed that âtoo many Americans are controversy junkiesâ and are âaddicted to outrageâ, and therefore, presumably,âŠ
October 16, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 13, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Two unemployed youths, Bablu and Buntu, discussing their future. Bablu: No one is offering us a job because everyone says weâre useless. I donât know what weâll do. Buntu: I know what weâll do ââŠ
October 13, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 11, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Dimple and Simple doing ghus-phus. Or, more appropriately, ghoos-phoos. Dimple: We should get some laddus and distribute them to celebrate. Simple: Celebrate? Celebrate what? Has India just beaten Pakistan in a cricket match? Dimple: Cricket,âŠ
October 11, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 10, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
They say everything fun is illegal, immoral or fattening, and all of it can be found in Las Vegas. No matter what time of day or night it is you will be offered sex, drugsâŠ
October 10, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 10, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
All the staple breads of India gathered around the kitchen table to discuss a matter of great importance. One of their kith and kin had been singled out for a handsome break in GST, andâŠ
October 10, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 9, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
For over a month now, police in several states have been like bees in search of honey. When the queen bee of the Dera Sacha Sauda finally surfaced it wasnât for the folks in khakiâŠ
October 9, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 6, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Ulta and Pulta having an earnest discussion. Ulta: This countryâs going to the dogs, I tell you. Pulta: It is. And itâs all the fault of those subversive deshdrohis whoâre conspiring against us. Ulta: OneâŠ
October 6, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 5, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
In cities, stampedes are still the rarest of rare death sentences, unlike pilgrim centres where thereâs too much heaven on the mind to bother about down-to-earth cautions. But, STOI columnist Aakar Patel was right inâŠ
October 5, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 4, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Two crooks, Chhotu and Motu, planning their next heist. Chhotu: OK, so this week shall we rob a bank, or should we loot a crorepatiâs home? Motu: Choices, choices. Itâs such hard work being aâŠ
October 4, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 3, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
It all began with a filmstarâs love for her water cooler and the husky relationship she shared with it. But now it seems the âinâ thing is falling in love with your bathroom fittings. SinceâŠ
October 3, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 2, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
The difference between art and pornography, mused Family Guy Peter Griffin, is a government grant. Occasionally, it can also be a family endowment. It might surprise some to know that Hugh Hefner, the Playboy publisherâŠ
October 2, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
September 29, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
In a recent Mann ki Baat broadcast, among other offerings of homespun wisdom the PM urged listeners not to bargain with sabzi sellers and autorickshaw drivers over small sums of money. The PMâs observation isâŠ
September 29, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
September 28, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
âCommunism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.â Leninâs formula for transforming Russia from a âsmall-peasant landâ into one as developed as the capitalistic West was presented on December 22, 1920, andâŠ
September 28, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
September 27, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Two machhars buzzing and whining in alarm. 1st machhar: These creatures called human beings are a real pest. 2nd machhar: Theyâre much more than a pest. Theyâre a real menace to us machhars. Always comingâŠ
September 27, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
September 26, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Nobody is celebrating Navratri harder than the marketing department of a condom company. Their ads asking Gujaratis to have safe sex may have been pulled but their point has been made â if itâs NavratriâŠ
September 26, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
September 25, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal resurfaced after months of hibernation to call on superstar Kamal Haasan to declare their joint resolve to fight corruption and communalism. Clearly, the Aam Aadmi has acquired some filmi chakkarâŠ.
September 25, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
September 25, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Itâs well known that BJP has a head start over other parties on social media, having been among the first to discover its potential for social mobilisation and propaganda. BJP IT cell boasts many volunteersâŠ
September 25, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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