Cross Connections

One would probably do a double-take thinking of the Barack Obama administration intimidating the CIA operatives who were in Benghazi, when t...

Can you imagine Libyan pro-democracy group overtaking the headquarters of an extremist organisation, that too to protest against the ki...

There was to be a discussion on organised crime, 'Criminals without Borders' at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Why a separate ...

I went to a regular school, although not regularly. It was a proper convent where the day started with hymns that were later made more '...

How he used to often say, "Iss hamam mein sab nangey hai"? The answer my friend is this: Iss haman mein sab designer clothes peh...

At the Sunday gay parade in Mumbai: Shobha Doshi, a housewife in her 50s, stood out among the colourful wigs with a banner that read “Proud ...

The largest ever manhunt is for swine flu. Read this: In the largest ever manhunt in India’s history, authorities are tracking down the 2,00...

A gang rape case in Mumbai. The victim: an American student who along with her family belonged to the Hare Krishna cult. The rapists: Educat...

On Monday, it happened: Testicle festival beckons diners: Volunteers of Oakdale’s annual Testicle Festival along with the town’s rotary club...

Caption: Women tear off men’s clothes as they play huranga a day after Holi in a Mathura temple My Comment: Where is the moral police...

A model displays a creation of Dolce & Gabbana’s Fall/Winter 2009-2010 ready-to-wear collection during the women’s fashion week in Milan...

1. Sad to learn that servants and people in menial jobs only do your work well if they are treated with disdain. Is it that they have become...

“Your flight has been rescheduled,” was the text message. It was followed by a voicemail. I read and heard both these the next day. My pho...

...and so it will go on. Resignations, in fact, make people into martyrs. Home Minister Shivraj Patil goes. Was it due to the Mumbai terror...

I find this picture interesting because the human appears more plastic than the mannequin, which is better dressed and has some emotion visi...

It is just a cartoon. But in a dog-eat-cat world, it really does not matter how big the cat is. Taking it further, it can mean so many...

If any of you want, here is an interview and review that has appeared in today's The News, Pakistan. Also uploaded on my other blog . T...

Does a tragic and untimely death make a person a legend? Why do we use words so carelessly? I clearly recall Nazia Hassan and her voice. She...

I am angry. I was watching this music reality show “ Chhote Ustad ’, part of the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa series. The kids are quite talented. Last n...