Yeh lo ji, 2G
FIVE years ago, the 2G scam was the centrepiece of the Modi-led BJP’s relentless campaign against the Congress…
RIP Manohar Parikkar
I’VE never met Mr Manohar Parikkar. By all accounts — and there are plenty of accounts on the…
Chinese Checkers and other stories
THE most important item of news to come out of the last 24 hours is this: China, yet…
WTF Just Happened: December 24
#1. In Uttar Pradesh, the always-innovative Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath — who, last month, came up with the…
Another day, another balloon goes pffft
The Adarsh Housing Society scam first hit the headlines in 2010. Eight years later, today, the Bombay High…
1.76 lakh crore and other fictions
For those interested, here is the full text of the CBI special court’s judgment in the case of…
“Not proven”
In Scotland, courts have the option of picking from three possible verdicts: Guilty, Not Guilty, and Not Proven.…
WTF Just Happened: December 1
#1. After six straight lows, India’s quarterly GDP growth finally trended upwards to 6.3% in the quarter ending…
WTF Just Happened: November 29
#1. To live where I please, to do as I wish, to believe as I wish, to love…
Amusing ourselves to death
For the two weeks that I have been away, I lived a pre-internet life. I consumed “news”, such…
