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Caught in a scam? Here's what will get you out of trouble
Have you scammed the country off billions and yet think you don't deserve to be jailed. Here are famed Indian techniques to keep you out.
How lattes and cappuccinos have replaced 'Nescoffee'
Finally, if you’re reading, a note to every coffee chain employee. I do not want to top it off with whipped cream or chocolate sauce. It’s a cup of coffee, not someone I’m having sex with.
Lakme Fashion Week: Ritu Kumar and other winners on ramp in 2013
There were definitely more that stood out, like Manish Malhotra’s simple ethnics, Sabyasachi’s ornate interpretation of the “royal” theme, Karishma Jamwal’s bohemian rhapsody, Bisou Bisou’s leather and peplum. Overall, this Fashion Week had more hits than misses.
Lakme Fashion Week: Is that an alien on the catwalk?
Let’s hope this helps them understand that a buyer is unlikely to buy something that will be tough to sell to a consumer.
The two kinds of rakhis you get on Raksha Bandhan
One must understand that each Indian man has to endure two kinds of rakhi.
New India's toilets are threatening our manly traditions
I believe our hotels have been forced into hiring these toilet marshals because of the destruction they see inside mall toilets.
From tazos to Angry Birds: India's declining sports culture
I look at these new age kids with their Angry birds and Ninja Hattori (at least cover your face, you’re a bloody ninja) and feel sad. What sporting legacy are we leaving behind? Is this all our kids will learn?
How Digvijaya's 'tunch maal' comment helps the fight against sexism
Everyday sexism is a debate that needs to be had on a much larger scale and in a twisted way, politicians making tunch maal level remarks in public helps sustain it.
Nostalgia: Telegraph is past, are typewriters on extinction path too?
Russia has decided to bring typewriters back into use to stop govt secrets from floating around in cyberspace.
Wasim Akram wins Man of the Match
Meanwhile Akram’s long time bowling partner Waqar Younis, who has been compared to Akram throughout his career, has also been put under pressure to find an Australian wife.
Chetan Bhagat should write letters on behalf of more people
Before dissing Chetan Bhagat and raising eyebrows at how he could possibly write a letter as an Indian Muslim Youth, people should realise that the literary device of writing in the voice of someone who isn’t you has been employed has only been used by bravest and most talented of writers.
Letter from DU VC to students of St Stephen's, LSR, SRCC
Our columnist gets into the Vice Chancellor of Delhi University's head to welcome the lucky few who have made it into three of India's finest colleges.
Looking for the real Man of Steel? It's Rahul Gandhi
The Man of Steel was, in fact, Rahul Gandhi. How could I have missed it? Someone who was picked on for being stupid and different. Someone who was called an alien and whose family sheltered him because they worried about the world’s reaction
Hauz Khas Village: The hypocrisy of high-end 'alternative' chic
HKV provides Delhi’s socialites and chatterati with what they need most: Obnoxious status display masked as anti-establishment virtue.
Next Pope should start a new dialogue with other faiths
The next Pope is vital not only to Catholics, but people of other faiths as well. It would help if he redefined the church's approach to other religions
RIP Telegram: When journalism couldn't do without the wire service
The death of the telegram after 160 years of magnificent service evokes nostalgia among its users.
Cheerful women not associated with leadership qualities
According to a study, women who were perceived as cheerful were judged as being less willing to lead
No ethics in an interdependent world: Nat Geo sells hunting stealth cam
Even NGC with its lofty ideals needs TRPs and its webshop must sell products, any product, to keep the Society afloat. It is perhaps pointless to nitpick on ethical or even factual grounds anymore. After all, it is a “complicated, interdependent world”.
Style and the City makes a fashion statement (sometimes with foot in mouth)
Style and the City has a dash of glamour, some fashion advice, a looksie at a celebrity, and then get a little bit of a dekko at a city. Now if it would only bother to talk to the darzi who does the actual stitching.
How the middle class is responsible for perpetuating poverty
It would take four times the earth’s resources to support the average American living standards for the world. The poor get poorer as more of us aspire for that good life.
Five steps to becoming a successful spot-fixer!
Rajyasree Sen's five-point plan on how to be a successful spot-fixer and not get caught.
Why Chris Hadfield's "Space Oddity" is the most inspiring YouTube video ever
Some will criticise its musicality probably, but that's mere jealousy of someone able to sing and play guitar, in SPACE. You can't help but smile and even get a bit choked up at the beauty of the planet below.
Lessons from those splendid but empty European forests
The tiger is still one of India’s best ambassadors and its thriving presence in our forests sets us apart in an intolerant world.
Time to put the leash on irresponsible pet owners
Dog lovers who refuse to take responsibility have turned man’s best friend into a growling neighbourhood menace
Is this what single ladies were waiting for? A matrimonial channel
From advertisements for courses to hone wifely skills to an entire channel devoted to marriage, Indian television seems determined to make an honest woman of our columnist.
Manto on Iqbal, the writer of 'Saare Jahan Se Achcha'
Manto found himself in the surprising position of having to preside over the annual Iqbal day celebrations in independent Pakistan. Surprising because he had no love for the Islamic state that Iqbal championed and, as he will say here himself, he was not very keen on poetry either. But the one thing he had in common with the man he was eulogising was that both were persecuted.
Share lions, forget cheetahs: layers of hurt Gujarati pride
The SC verdict not only robbed the state of its monopoly over Asiatic lions but also scuttled the royal Gujarati dream of importing African cheetahs to India.
Why 'The Economist's' 'Joy of Reading' campaign matters
With book shops closing down in hundreds, a campaign like The Economist's matters a lot.
Why Surat is India's most interesting city
This month, Surat was judged India's best city. To me Surat is the most interesting city in India. It would be so even if it weren't the place I called home for most of my life.
Manto on what happens when a city becomes a new country
What happens when the city you're familiar with suddenly becomes a new country? Manto tells us this by taking a stroll through the lanes of Lahore, a city that was India and has now become something else.