Cross Connections

After the news, what we look for is the people who make the news or are affected by it. Human interest stories have always been attractive...

Dear Rhinobhai: I have woken up before the sun peeped out, and struggled with hot plastic cups of coffee, climbed on an elephant's...

...and the Anna-fication of a literature festival Narendra Modi realised that all his efforts for the Sadbhavna mission fast were not go...

Following the ruckus former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s statements to an Indian television channel have caused, mainly about D...

Only crowns will do My friend from Rajkot, Karsanbhai - "call me Kairi (Kerry), like ole IIM importex peepul are doing" - run...

Lots of people want to help the poor in India and go to Tihar. Many are in phoren lands and many are not aware of all those terms being band...

Wendi Deng does not like shaving cream and likes hubby Rupert Murdoch. Simple. Yet, there is this hyper reaction and all alluding to her As...

Beat it! Baba Ramdev walks out of the aircraft and is followed by four ministers of the central government of India on the tarmac. He com...

“Hallow?” “Hal-lo?” “Hallow, how have you been?” “I am fine. Who..” “It’s me, Draupadi.” “Are you wearing a saree?” “Ha, ha, no ...

“I have no idea who Anna Hazaare is as I don't keep track of anyone except for film people and gangsters. I don't know what he is fa...

Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi has hit out at India and the Indian media. It is amusing, so let me present here an imagined conversation b...

“Did you watch the TV?” asked my newly-exported friend from Ludhiana “Yes, yes. Tanu weds Manu promos all over.” “No, no, stop being so...

Dear Mukesbhai: I am writing to you with lots of pain. I goat coal from friend high up…working in Kanchenjanga type place baba…saying I am...

Mr. President why do you say you have a funny name? “Well, they think so.” How do you know? “I mean the place where I was senator is ...

Imagine a situation where a tragedy is imminent. The heart aches. Tears just about line the rims of eyes. The devotees begin the mournful pr...

Everyone is counting his conquests. Here is one side, and a flip side, and then the flip the flip side. This could be the flop side. It goes...

1. ROTFL. U r a hoot, man. Hand on hart (ouch) u r Woodhouse so rolling on floor wid lafter is easy. 2. Tnx 4 bringing out funny side of PM....

The Malik-Chidambaram Face-off - A Satire by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, September 12, 2009 This is an exclusive peek into the private d...