From his hairstyle I knew he was a Boris Johnson fan, and watched as he, Boris like, swept his unkempt, unruly hair into a more unkempt, unruly Boris mess. Looks like your former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is
Saturday, 14th March, 2026
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Bob’s Banter
Hows the heat in Bombay, Bob? asks a friend. Hot as hell! I say, wiping the sweat flowing down my brow, then ask myself, What do I know of hell, that I can compare the heat around me with the fiery furnace
The other day someone told me his sister had bought a phone worth a huge amount. But your sisters just picked up a job! I said.With her job, she applied for a credit card! I was told.And today, thats what I see
A few years ago, I'd gone to spend a month in Europe and when I boarded the Alitalia flight back home, there was an incredible childlike ecstasy like nothing I'd ever experienced before. I actually felt like da
Good ole Kapil Dev!Not only did he lead the cricket team of 1983 to a World Cup victory, but he set hearts afire yesterday as he led the same team to announce their complete support to the protesting girl wrest
Is today a holiday? I asked my driver as I observed the roads empty.All the people are up there! said my driver. I wondered what he meant, then realised he was pointing to the metro line, running alongside the
Stop appeasing the minorities! shout the majority in the country. Hearing these shouts, I decided to fairly and unbiasedly look into their angry cry. I did and realized how better to think of the country as one
It wasnt the fact that she was murdered in broad daylight that got me horrified, nor was it the fact that the public did nothing to save her from sixteen stab wounds, and even more that a concrete slab was used
"70 years on, Norgay and Hillarys sons unite to celebrate Himalayan feat.. Times of India, May 29th At 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand, and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, bec
My daughter was furious as she walked into the room. What are you doing dad? she exclaimed. Wagging the dogs tail! I replied very matter of fact, as I physically held my bewildered dog and forcibly shook his ta
Rahul Gandhis popularity is on the rise, and Id like to imagine, it could have been a small nudge from his mother. Maybe it went like this: Rahul, please dont think that you are the inheritor of the PMs chair!&
Robert ClementsA few weeks after the nation was reeling under the shock of demonetization, like a white flag appearing from a trench, after a pitched battle, the two- thousand- rupee note appeared. It was like
My schoolmates have started a WhatsApp group and every now and then we wish a teacher a happy birthday, and in doing so realize how they played an important role in our lives. Till last year, a ninety-six-year
Robert ClementsWas intrigued the other day to hear that someone was going to speak on how to negotiate to win. I decided to attend: The speaker was articulate, but as he went on, I realized his methods involved
The chief minister for Karnataka has finally been chosen, but for a few crucial days after the elections, a tale of two ambitious men holding tightly to the chief ministers Chair, unfolded!In my wild imaginatio
My father loved cowboy pictures and also enjoyed watching war movies, but the reason he relished them wasn't so much the action but the humour. "Just watch their one liners in a tough situation Bob!" He used to
From the stern, autocratic father to the political dictator, from the rigid headmaster, to a harsh uncle or aunt, dissent is not tolerated. But its not just these so called tyrants who cant take someone questio
Robert ClementsThe greatest gift a leader can gift himself or herself, is to present oneself with a team who have the freedom to disagree with the leader.Sir, I dont agree with your views! is a statement one sh
And as I watched the astounding win of the Congress yesterday in Karnataka, and heard the victory slogans of the victors, I also heard here and there the bitterness of the losers. I agree it must have been quit
Robert ClementsAh dear reader, let me refresh your memory. Now sit yourself down and let me tell you Aesops fable of the hare and the tortoise! Once upon a time Bro Hare was making fun of Bro Tortoise for being
