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Whatâs your cocoon? Exams, events, even flights â crawl into them, fly away from them đ
December 8, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
We all have cocoons into which we withdraw. Psychologists call it a âreturn to the wombâ, but the experience is more like reverse pregnancy. First you go through the labour pains, then you remain suspendedâŠ
December 8, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Unfashionable hour: When your neighbour at the show starts wanting to go to bed đ
December 6, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
I recently attended a fashion show. I wasnât invited but a friend had passes and thought it would be fun. He was right â we had access to free drinks, free food, and free staringâŠ
December 6, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Paanch rupaiya baara aana: After the big change of demonetisation, we need small change we can believe in đ
December 5, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
Paanch rupaiya packs a punch these days. The government may have unleashed the mighty Rs 2,000 note, but what does it matter when after the big change of demonetisation, we only want small change? Post liberalisation,âŠ
December 5, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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A Really Spicy Sarkari Romance: Three cheers for IAS toppers Tina Dabi and Athar Khan rocking conservative boats đ
December 3, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
They say you know youâre in love when you canât fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams. Well, hereâs a real life love story of New India that trumps Bollywood romcoms. SheâsâŠ
December 3, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Terror & error: Indiaâs demonetisation has upset Pakistanâs economic applecart đ
December 2, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
Two Pakistani economists in conversation. 1st economist: This Modi chap has proved to be a real bum-pataka. As if his military surgical strike against us wasnât enough, heâs gone in for the financial surgical strikeâŠ
December 2, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Novel litfests: The fabulous topics on offer can turn around and bite the curators đ
December 1, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
There seem to be more litfests than usable notes at the banks, and they have as long a queue as an ATMâs. But, take it from me, their curators are more harried than bank managersâŠ.
December 1, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Search for tranquillity: How my banker friend came to be the demon in demonetisation đ
November 29, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
Everybody is into something. My friend is into Ti Ching. He is a senior banker who ruins lives by the minute but he goes home every evening and lies on the floor and inhales eucalyptusâŠ
November 29, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Live life as to the manor born: Palace, sweet palace, be it ever so costly thereâs no place like palace đ
November 26, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
Running a palace is becoming tougher and tougher. It seems that Londonâs Buckingham Palace is in urgent need of essential repairs, mainly in the plumbing department. However, a number of British taxpayers â over 85,000âŠ
November 26, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Right on queue: An unintended consequence of demonetisation is that itâs making people fall in line đ
November 25, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
PM Modi took the drastic step of overnight demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes supposedly for a variety of good reasons. Demonetisation is part and parcel of the governmentâs drive to curb, ifâŠ
November 25, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Ta-ta to old notes: Ratan, Cyrus, who will demonetise whom? đ
November 24, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
The PMâs surgical strike of November 8 might whiten the economy; for now it has only blackened our mood. Thereâs no tellering when the banks will function normally. When thereâll be longer queues for aâŠ
November 24, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Colourful cash: Indian money has always had a chameleon-like knack of changing shades đ
November 23, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
A great to-do was made in social media about a post which said that when wet cloth was rubbed on the new Rs 2,000 notes the colour on them ran. The sarkari response was thatâŠ
November 23, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Team White Money: Drivers, office boys, baby ayahs, NaMoâs mum, my mum, Chris Martin ⊠đ
November 22, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
I once accepted cash payment for a show. I didnât like it, it seemed cheesy, but, i wonât lie, the temptation to keep this kitty undisclosed to the taxman and my husband was strong. IâŠ
November 22, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Note feeling well: We had got used to cash-powered âla dolce vitaâ, now letâs go back to drinking Bournvita đ
November 21, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
Indians have been standing in queue for the last 70 years. From movie tickets to passports, weâre used to being given bad lines by our rulers. But compared to our past history of breaking lines,âŠ
November 21, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Paying The Price For Chai Pani: NaMoâs demonetisation drive and other historic storms in a tea cup đ
November 19, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
Tea for two,/ And two for tea./ Me for you,/ And you for me. That could well sum up Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs refrain following his overnight demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes,âŠ
November 19, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Homo Trumpetus: Donald Trumpâs victory suggests that Charles Darwin might have goofed đ
November 18, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
Jugular Vein went to interview the new President-elect of the US. JV: Mr President-elect, by winning this election you have made scientific history. A lot of scientists are very excited because your victory might proveâŠ
November 18, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Jugaad rap: Been Moditised? Hereâs how to beat the blues over black đ
November 17, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
The attempt to dislodge black money has led to a new parallel economy. The currency  crunch is being met with a range of alternatives, from primitive barter to smart cards. Even an expedient version ofâŠ
November 17, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Heaven can wait: The current cash crunch has reached truly divine proportions đ
November 16, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
The currency crisis following demonetisation has affected a whole lot of businesses, including that of kirana shops, one of the core constituencies of the PMâs party, the BJP. Another core constituency of the BJP whichâŠ
November 16, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Dadâs in trouble: The only people with cash are the kids and they have blacklisted him đ
November 15, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
My young cousin in Mumbai is having a hard time like thousands of diligent parents being blackmailed by their children. His children, aged 12 and 10, have refused to extend him a loan. Being aâŠ
November 15, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Maids to memsaabs: The little something secreted away from their husbands is pure as the driven snow đ
November 14, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
Ebony and ivory were living in perfect harmony in safe deposits all over India. Unlike brides, who were asked to turn white, black money was told to stay black. Then one stormy night, racism caughtâŠ
November 14, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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It Ainât White But Hot Pink: New Rs 2,000 note is missing X-Men gizmos but itâs pretty like a Barbie bauble đ
November 12, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
Once you go black you never go back. Thatâs just not true, the worldâs two biggest democracies proved within 24 hours this Tuesday. America voted to replace Barack Obama with an orange-coloured Caucasian and theâŠ
November 12, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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