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Gender benders: With cosmetics for men, and martial arts for women, male-female lines are blurring đ
February 22, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Recently an ad for an eyeliner caught my eye. Whatâs so eye-catching about an eyeliner ad? What was noticeable about this particular eyeliner was that it was a âguylinerâ â an eyeliner designed specifically forâŠ
February 22, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Sweet nothings: Why do they call marriage settling down, it is more like total chaos đ
February 21, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Have you noticed how people who are not married are always being asked when they will settle down. Like sediment or that sticky residue at the bottom of the coffee cup. I have never understoodâŠ
February 21, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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The youthful grandpa Stalin: How genes and good mulching keep our forever young netas forever ambitious đ
February 18, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
The more someone insists that age is just a number, the more one suspects that his hair is dyed or the plastic surgeon is her best friend. Likewise no amount of chanting that 40 isâŠ
February 18, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Mental blocks: Thanks to de-globalisation, the US will give a new shape to the world đ
February 17, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
After âpost-truthâ and âalternative factsâ, the US has given birth to a new buzz word: de-globalisation. Jugular Vein interviewed a de-globalisation expert. Jugular Vein: What exactly is de-globalisation? Expert: De-globalisation is the equal and oppositeâŠ
February 17, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Homegoing: Slow backward is good amidst fast forward đ
February 16, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Nostalgia is a continuous process industry in âCalâ. Despite Mamataâs hyperbolic hoardings, some might call it Bengalâs only surviving industry. Still, a return to the good ole musty-rusty is a welcome break from our sell-by-dateâŠ
February 16, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Protecting UP ki betis: Arenât anti-Romeo squads anti-national? Shouldnât these be anti-Majnu squads?
February 14, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
The UP elections are upon us and because i am a well-known political analyst i will give you an in-depth report on what is going on there (eat it Barkha Dutt). Letâs begin with BJPâŠ
February 14, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Tamil teri maa? Even those who donât understand Tamil, can see that the OPS-Sasikala battle is spicier than sambhar đ
February 13, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Idli and dosa have long ruled as Indiaâs favourite foods. But now the national news menu is dominated by a new flavour: paneer in the south Indian style. Calling a Tamilian that dreadful word âMadrasiââŠ
February 13, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Of cronyism and acronyism: UP-coming polls are stimulating the verbal games people play
February 11, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Question: In poll-bound UP what is an acronym? Answer: Itâs when a crony (Rahul) joins an A (Akhilesh) to oppose an M (Modi). As the curtain goes up on the assembly polls â which manyâŠ
February 11, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Matter of fact: A post-truth take on what 2+2 could add up to, alternatively speaking đ
February 10, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Following media reports that the White House exaggerated the number of people who attended the presidentâs inauguration ceremony, and played fast and loose with the truth in other matters as well, Jugular Vein sought anâŠ
February 10, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Bottoms up: How the whims of fashion shape and reshape our ends đ
February 8, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Peopleâs bottoms are getting smaller and smaller. No, itâs not that suddenly people, particularly young people, have gone on a crash diet and lost a lot of inches from that portion of the human anatomyâŠ
February 8, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Stunned by soda water: We could do with some fizz in our lives, what is this magical drink? đ
February 7, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
You go to a swank restaurant and the steward asks you if you will have still water or sparkling and you look so profound and thoughtful as you consider your options as if you wereâŠ
February 7, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Ban on the run: Some declassified entries, pertaining to select individuals, from US Immigration Control logbook đ
February 6, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Headlines are blaring with news of President Trumpâs travel ban. To put matters in perspective, here are some declassified entries from Immigration Control logbooks across US airports. Name: Scheherazade; Profession: Writer and Narrator; Nationality: IranianâŠ.
February 6, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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The importance of political symbolism: EC has its work cut out finding graphics for UP poll candidates đ
February 4, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Rose is a rose is a rose, said Gertrude Stein. The Election Commission, would, however, dismiss such a poetic conceit when it comes to allotting poll symbols to candidates on the grounds that too closeâŠ
February 4, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Thick and thin: President Trump could take a tip from his Indian buddy on how to deal with critics đ
February 3, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
After his presidential inauguration, which was marred by widespread protests, President Donald Trump rang up his buddy in India to ask his advice on how to handle critics. Don: Hiya, buddy. Howâre you doing? IâŠ
February 3, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Visa Ban-dit: Big deal! So many of us want so many kept out đ
February 2, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Whatâs all this brouhaha and bro-hai-hai over Trump putting up his promised No Entry sign? We should be smiling smugly instead of joining those protesting American pseudo-liberals and their global echosystem. Once again the worldâŠ
February 2, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Our daily diet: After an app to show whatâs in our food, an app to show whatâs in our polls đ
February 1, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Our health ministry deserves to be congratulated. While itâs true that it canât provide even the most basic of medical facilities to the great majority of the countryâs citizens, to make up for this shortcomingâŠ
February 1, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Frisking my body: A literal purdah system at our airports says a lot about the Indian mindset đ
January 31, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
If i could conduct my life without ever having to walk through an airport again i would consider it a victory. I despise travel that is not holiday related, to me travelling for work isâŠ
January 31, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Punjab da election: Where Singhs are king and parties search for the Kaur vote đ
January 30, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
When it comes to the cast of characters in the Punjab assembly elections itâs time to sing bolo ta ra ra ra. Where else would the line-up include not one but two comedians: a cricketerâŠ
January 30, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Donât bet on Casino-Mukt Goa: Especially as the election season sees gambling fever rise all around đ
January 28, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Election season is like party time at the casino, all Bellagio like fireworks and Swarovski studded promises and the sounds of poker chips stacking up and down. Maybe this kinship is the reason why, althoughâŠ
January 28, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Charkha pe charcha: BJP Haryana minister says NaMo bigger brand than Mahatmađ
January 27, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Two bhakts having a gup-shup. 1st bhakt: I donât know why everyoneâs got so het up about what that Haryana mantri, Anil Vij, said. 2nd bhakt: I donât know why either. After all, what didâŠ
January 27, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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