Cross Connections

If you are the sort to shell out over a thousand dollars for a pair of jeans “designed by tigers”, then you have until July 21. Animal...

"Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god." — Aristotle What happens if beast and human come togeth...

Would you expect a biology teacher who also takes a geography class to explain mountains and oceans in biology terminology? Or a writer of...

The anchor held up a piece of paper and shouted down a politician with the precious words: "I have this secret information." A r...

“When we hear news we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation." - Voltaire I understand that sometimes newspapers,...

What happened? A man is killed after appearing on 'Satyamev Jayate '. Is there a limit as to how far reality shows can and should ...

We talk about corruption in India, of sycophancy, of using influence. We are ready to take those who commit financial irregularities to co...

Sunil on his way to Abdullah Pakistani society has one more reason to get agitated. A Hindu boy has converted to Islam in front of a liv...

President Barack Obama can kill anyone. Or, his administration can. Needless to say ‘anyone’ here means persons who pose a “threat”, and f...

I have nothing against dolphins. In fact, I find them delightful. However, the scientific understanding of them as individuals, raises a fe...

India's "Paid News" Scandal The Media as Middle Man   by Farzana Versey Counterpunch, November 24 The sudden interest in...

This is the front page of today's TOI. It is a report. How can the 'aman ki asha' logo (highlighted by me) appear right at the c...

I do not know which of these ‘outings’ is the worst. THIS: Fans of Marilyn Monroe will be able to bid for an intimate snap of the sta...

Narain Dutt Tiwari is doing fine. He is the Governor of Andhra Pradesh and was caught with his pajamas down but with his shirt on lying on h...

Dead Right Whose Euthanasia Is It, Anyway? by Farzana Versey Counterpunch, December 21 2009 She held my hand in a firm grip the night before...

A Pakistani website is a rather unusual place to find an advertisement of BJP leader L K Advani campaigning for the forthcoming Lok Sabha ...