2016-03-19 18:53
When the South African cricket team was banned from playing cricket in the late 1960s, it had exposed the worst effect of racism to be practised in sport. The beauty of sport is that it cuts… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
Half a decade ago, when someone mentioned the term 'P G Wodehouse' to me, the then ignorant me conjured up visions of a paying-guest accommodation in the woods. A couple of years later, I ca… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Remember the 1996 Wills World Cup when Coca Cola was the official drinks sponsor ? At the same time, Pepsi declared it had nothing official about it and had cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Ajay… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
CNN-IBN discovers that a cup of coffee is more expensive than crude oil in this WTF article in its website. The opening lines of the article read:[[ There's nothing like coffee to kick start… Read More
2008-06-30 07:31
Some days ago, The Economic Times thought that Sydney belonged to Asia. Today, The Hindu's online edition thinks Vijayawada belongs to Tamil Nadu… Read More
2008-06-27 11:35
Following the ouster of Zimbabwe from ICC, articles about the ICC's decision have been doing the rounds and this one takes the cake. Statement from a BCCI spokesperson:"We have always suppor… Read More
2008-06-25 06:34
My Nerd rank is 76! Read More
2008-06-23 06:34
The forthcoming cricket Champions League is presently embroiled in the controversy of whether to allow teams, featuring ICL players, to participate. The BCCI vice-president, Lalit Modi, made… Read More
2008-06-19 18:01
I am planning to compose my version of the song 'Singin' in the Rain'. It will be made in two languages, English and Tamil. The former will be titled 'Singin' in the Lane' while the Tamil ve… Read More
2008-06-17 07:20
Lucas Podolski thinks football is similar to chess except that there is no dice. This article goes on to say that footballers' statements don't make any sense Read More
2008-06-12 10:10
To combat the spread of post-flood diseases in Mumbai the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has come up with a new step. Guppy fish! Fish that eat up mosquito larvae. Excerpt from a C… Read More
2008-06-11 08:42
It's been a year since I stepped into the corporate world Read More
2008-06-11 08:40
Economic Times feels Sydney is an Asian city. Excerpt from a news article that appeared in the June 10 edition of ET.{The eight Asian cities which have been ranked in the top 25 centers of c… Read More
2008-05-23 11:36
Got this email in a mail chain that did the rounds during a system testing process. A test engineer sent this to his problem manager at the client's overseas office.Hi ***,The correct URL fo… Read More
2008-05-09 06:26
Vijay Mallya, the owner of the Bangalore Royal Challengers team, dismissed Charu Sharma from his post of the team-CEO after the team lost five out of their seven matches in the ongoing India… Read More
2008-05-07 05:31
Potholed roads, traffic moving at snail's pace, clogged traffic intersections, high rate of crime; as if all this is not enough, more problems have begun to plague Bangalore, not the city bu… Read More
2008-05-06 07:19
Tagged. Decided to take this up after the Vishful Thinker threw it open (the original source is this) To answer the questions, set your music player in the shuffle mode and press the 'next t… Read More
2008-05-05 08:53
While watching the Chennai vs Rajasthan IPL match yesterday, I came across a spectator who had probably found out the real reason for Harbhajan slapping Sreesanth and tried to make his disco… Read More
2008-04-29 07:17
** A double century with this post after more than three years of blogging. Should have achieved this landmark about six months ago but better late than never.** Mukul Kesavan, renowned writ… Read More
2008-04-16 10:38
That the Indian economy, presidency and sports are all in disarray at the same time is best explained in today's homepage of http://www.ibnlive.com/ (see highlighted parts) Read More
2008-04-15 11:01
The Chennai-Pune Air Deccan flight, in the last 15 minutes of its journey before landing, resembles a typical state transport bus. Too much of vibration even in a clear sky. Now I know why t… Read More
2008-04-05 05:52
Last night, CNN IBN's prime time show 'Face the Nation' featured the topic whether superstars like Rajinikanth should comment on matters that are essentially political without having formall… Read More
2008-04-03 15:52
The ICL Chennai Superstars team fails to get a hatrick of three straight series wins. After winning the inaugural ICL T20 and the ICL 50s tournaments, they failed to qualify for the finals a… Read More
2008-03-07 13:00
During my first few days in Bangalore,the usual statement I used to hear from friends,already settled here,was this-"Any place in Bangalore is free from traffic jams as long as it is not BTM… Read More
2008-03-06 06:13
The Indian cricket team has finally won an ODI series after six years,defeating ODI world champions Australia. Most of the new players have proved themselves in their very first ODI tourname… Read More
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