Sir, our newspaper has never been fuller, said the editor proudly.The owner looked pleased. What have we put on the front page?A full page advertisement for luxury apartments.And the second?A car advertisement.
Friday, 25th September, 2026
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Bob’s Banter
They have put something in the school food.The message reached a mother while her son was still in class. It showed a photograph of a child in hospital and claimed that the school cook had deliberately poisoned
Sir, are you singing?The question came from a man standing beside me at an imaginary government function. He had a programme in one hand and a notebook in the other.I am listening, I whispered.You have to sing,
There is an epidemic spreading through our country.Young people are taking their own lives after examination failures, disciplinary action, broken relationships, workplace pressure and other setbacks.Each death
A ruling party spokesman has suggested that Rahul Gandhi should consider becoming a stand up comedian.I am sure it was meant as an insult.But it may have accidentally become the finest compliment the party has
A young student at IIT Bombay reportedly carried his mobile phone into an examination hall, photographed the question paper and uploaded it to an artificial intelligence platform for answers.The professor notic
She stood at the traffic light holding a bunch of roses.They looked tired, and so did she.A large car stopped beside her. Inside sat a famous film star wearing dark glasses large enough to hide both her eyes an
A constitution replaces a king.But oh, how we love a king. We tell the country to light diyas on his birthday, and praise him high and low. And then we say we are a democracy, wave little flags, hold elections
India is getting five billion dollars, said my neighbour excitedly.I nearly dropped my teacup.From whom? I asked. And more importantly, when do we divide it?It is not for you, he said gruffly. The American comp
Mumbai is a crowded city.We crowd into trains, buses, lifts, markets, offices, restaurants and occasionally into spaces where even oxygen has to stand sideways.Our housing societies are no different. Cars compe
I just read a piece of news that the Gujarat Police have uncovered a network involving more than five hundred thousand fake Gmail accounts.Great job, Gujarat Police!Half a million fake accounts is no small achi
It was the cutest bear that ambled past that afternoon, in the same place where I always sat with my morning coffee at my daughters holiday home in the Poconos mountains.She screamed while I simply watched.What
A few days ago marked the twenty fifth anniversary of the crashing down of the twin towers of New Yorks World Trade Center.I remember walking up to the viewing gallery with my father twelve years before they fe
I cannot carry this anymore, Bob, said a reader who phoned me.Her voice sounded tired. Not the tiredness that disappears after eight hours of sleep, but the tiredness that enters the heart and quietly unpacks i
At a conference in Cochin, a Sunni cleric reportedly declared that their religious texts teach women to remain inside their homes, and that bringing them into public spaces could cause great destruction.I looke
Seven people were killed when a hostel building collapsed in Delhi. According to reports, a load bearing wall had allegedly been removed while four additional floors were being constructed.Having been closely c
Our Prime Minister recently at a college gathering where he had been invited to speak, compared those who constantly question his government to naraaz fufas, the permanently upset uncles at a family gathering.I
I read with a shudder that Maharashtra is allowing homeopaths who complete a one year course in modern pharmacology to prescribe certain allopathic medicines.What an extraordinary shortcut!Perhaps tomorr
The other day, a gentleman stared suspiciously at my spectacles. Bob, are you wearing smart glasses?No, I replied.Thank goodness, he whispered. Then I had better say whatever I want before you buy a pair.I laug
I watched politicians and activists gathering around the tiny Christian community in India, offering sympathy, support and some splendid speeches.We are with you, they declared.I smiled, because politicians who
