This week, the Central government proved what the philosophers have been saying for ages: Change is the only constant. The announcement that the existing Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes will no longer be valid tender has created a huge confusion among the general public, especially among the poor and lower middle class, the section that mostly doesn’t get to see those two denominations…. Read more →
China has the Great Wall. London has the Big Ben. And Chennai had, albeit very briefly, a 11-storeyed askew illegal building as its biggest tourist attraction. Of course, it was brought down Wednesday last amidst encircling gloomy darkness and bright curious onlookers who cheered its falling as it were the last over of a nail-biting IPL match. Many of them… Read more →
“He is the only person who can help me win the presidential election” Washington, Nov 2: Just as things were getting to the point where it cannot get any worse in the sleaziest American presidential campaign ever (unless otherwise it was revealed during the Halloween that Donald Trump is a real zombie), comes the potentially game-changing news that the Republican… Read more →
Deepavali is nigh, which naturally means plenty of sweets and crackers and, even more naturally, a visit to the doctor due to overeating or burn-related injuries for some of you. But this column firmly believes it is always better to be safe than try to be spectacular and look for some smart-Aleck jokey end to this sentence. Keeping in line… Read more →
How business channels covered the Cyrus Mistry ouster Mumbai, Oct 26: The sacking of Cyrus Mistry as the Chairman of Tata Group has been understandably bold-face headline news for the business papers and channels, and they rose up to the occasion manfully and wetted their collective pants over it. They smartly sidestepped the fact that they had absolutely no inkling… Read more →
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