Okay, the suspense is over. So it’s the Al Qaida who executed Benazir Bhutto! Looks like Osama’s deputies have taken over from him as this operation points out (his deputy ordered her killing according to Al Qaida’s spokesperson). Killing one Osama isn’t going to do … Continue readingThe hand of Al Qaida!
Assassination of any prominent political leader chills me to the bone. Not because I fear for my life. But because it’s such a chilling scenario. The moment my friend called to inform that former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, I was shocked. Not … Continue readingBhutto assassination!
If you’ve read Sue Townsend’s Adrian Mole series of books, you will know where I am coming from. Her works are a series of diary jottings maintained by a boy who is aged 13 3/4th years… her later books talk about his notings in his … Continue readingThe Amazing Diary of Indian Mole Aged 11
The first of the opinion polls is upon us, this time initiated by the Malayala Manorama Group’s The Week magazine. ‘Modi wins, lotus wilts!’ reads the screaming headline that prides itself on bringing the results of an exclusive Gujarat election survey. The kicker headline goes … Continue readingBan opinion polls
For films that should never have been made, there’s the Raspberry awards. For inventions that should never ever be attempted, there’s the Ig Nobel awards. To outsmart the ‘videsis’, our ‘desi’ bhai log at Filmfare decided to hand out awards to real life heroes and … Continue readingDubious distinctions of 2007