The newspaper landed at my door with a thud. I thought something serious had happened to the government.It was just a heavy paper filled with ads.Look at this phone, I told my wife. The advertisement says it ca
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Bob’s Banter
Why has my American friend lost? asked the white bearded leader, looking up from the morning paper and staring at his bald deputy, What do you think went wrong?If you really want to know, sir, your friend thoug
Come on we need some fun, lets have a debate between the prime minister and Rahul Gandhi! I suggested. My neighbour looked alarmed. Live? he asked.Naturally.With questions?Obviously.He gripped my arm. Dont, ple
Yesterday, a website asked me to prove I was human. I thought of sending it my electricity bill, a photograph of my stomach, and a recording of me arguing with an automated helpline. Surely no other species wou
Can the people see what we are doing? asked the minister anxiously, looking out of his window.No, sir, replied his secretary. The smog is excellent today.The minister relaxed. At last, an infrastructure achieve
The opposition has conducted a mock Parliament, and I can imagine the ruling party laughing. A Parliament in a garden! How ridiculous!Then comes the awkward question. Why should elected representatives need a l
I must confess I did a shameful thing while watching a funeral video that suddenly appeared on my phone. I smiled. There were at least a dozen priests around the departed gentleman, sprinkling holy water and co
Most mornings, reading the newspaper, I wonder whether I have bought the legal supplement by mistake. The court has asked. The court has stayed. The court has directed. Somewhere between the weather forecast an
Good morning, sir! Im a journalist investigating the bridge your department built.Wonderful! Has it won an award?It has fallen into the river, sir. But before writing about the contract, I thought I should seek
The WhatsApp forwarder wakes up each morning with a purpose. While the rest of us are brushing our teeth and wondering whether there is enough milk for tea, he is busy saving us from the end of the world.This m
About twenty seven minutes into an evening Mass in Guayaquil, Ecuador, a large wooden crucifix fell from behind the altar and struck Father Patricio Sánchez. The priest died, leaving his congregation and famil
You have one minute to introduce your business, says the chairman.Thank you! Before I begin…And there goes the first ten seconds.Last night I addressed the Fishers business group on making a One Minute Presen
For months I had prepared to launch my book, One Note at a Time at the party after the concert at Jamshed Bhabha Theatre. I had imagined applause, smiling readers and books disappearing from the table.The books
Foreign Minister Jaishankar recently reminded an audience, with his American counterpart present, that Indian talent and skills had helped shape the technological era in the United States. Absolutely right! Our
Have you taken permission to believe? I can almost hear an official asking, adjusting his spectacles and searching for the appropriate form. God may have called you, but has He submitted the necessary documents
Go ahead, said my friend to his wife. You decide. She did.His expression suggested she had just declared war on a neighbouring country. Why ask me if youve already decided? she demanded.I wanted your opinion! h
Any questions? asks the man at the microphone. A youngster raises his hand. The man looks offended. Apparently, the question was part of the decoration, like the flowers beside the podium. Nobody was expected t
Wait! I tell the groom as he prepares to carry his bride across the threshold.He freezes. His bride looks worried. Somewhere behind them, an uncle stops chewing, convinced somebody has discovered an unpaid wedd
The aircraft gave a sudden shudder, and the gentleman beside me stopped complaining about the quality of his sandwich and started examining the quality of his relationship with God.Amazing what a little turbule
Any news? asked the businessman, looking anxiously out of his office window.Stock market, sir?Clouds!And there you have Mumbai, the financial capital of India, where men can predict international markets, manip
