Archives: Laughing Stock

Title	Date
A Dozen More Ministries India Needs	May 15, 2009
Six Headlines For 2009	January 15, 2009
UPA Yours	December 15, 2008
10 New Year Resolutions	January 15, 2008
10 Celeb Stories We Want To See	April 15, 2007
Bastards Of Bollywood	December 15, 2006
10 Reasons Shashi Tharoor Lost	October 1, 2006
Do You Have A Reservation?	May 1, 2006
Diwali Crackers	November 1, 2005
What's In A Rape?	September 1, 2005
Isn't It Strange...	June 1, 2005
The Beauty List	May 1, 2005
10 Reasons Why Bride & Prejudice Was Delayed	February 1, 2005
America The Bountiful	January 1, 2005
The Osama Interview	September 1, 2004
Main Naaraaz Sonia Ji Se	May 1, 2004
The President Of Vice	March 1, 2004
The Case Of The Fake Santa	December 1, 2003
Two Top Tenors	September 1, 2003
The Worm Turns	May 1, 2003
America's War Against Terror Vs India's Terror Against War	December 15, 2002
To Saffronazis: A Doggerel	May 1, 2002
Believe It Or Nuts	February 15, 2002
25 Ways To Annoy Osama	October 15, 2001
More NYC Pix	October 1, 2001
Target: India?	September 15, 2001
More Suspects Behind Phoolan's Murder	August 1, 2001
Six More Programmes Ekta Can Produce	June 15, 2001
The Kathmandu Conundrum	June 1, 2001
The Beginner's Guide To Surviving Lucknow	May 15, 2001
Bandit Junta's Plaint	May 1, 2001
The Beginner's Guide To Surviving Bangalore	April 15, 2001
The Prime Payee's Lament<strong></strong>	April 1, 2001
The Tehelka Tapes: Dramatis Personae	March 15, 2001
Saint Or Sinha?	March 1, 2001
10 Taxes We Require	February 15, 2001
The Return Of Are You A Bollywood Buff	January 15, 2001
The Beginner's Guide To Surviving Bombay...er...Mumbai	January 1, 2001
10 Of The Worst	December 15, 2000
10 News Reports We Wish We'd Seen This Year	December 1, 2000
10 Game Shows For Indian TV	November 15, 2000
Another Indian XI	November 1, 2000
The Indian Internet Irritation	October 15, 2000
10 Reasons No One Noticed Putin	October 1, 2000
10 Other Ways To Make Money Off KBC	September 15, 2000
10 Persons Vajpayee Should Meet In The US	September 1, 2000
The Beginners Guide To Surviving Chennai	August 15, 2000
The Beginners Guide To Surviving Calcutta	August 1, 2000
The Beginners Guide To Surviving Delhi	July 15, 2000
10 Olympic Events That Should Be Introduced	July 1, 2000
10 Rules For A Bollywood Blockbuster	June 15, 2000
Fiji: The Ready Reckoner	June 1, 2000
10 Cyberlaw Proposals That Are Still Pending	May 15, 2000
10 Deadly Desi Viruses	May 1, 2000
10 questions you've always wanted to ask about match fixing but were afraid of the answers	April 15, 2000
10 EZ Stories 4 U	April 1, 2000
5 Places Bill Should've Gone	March 15, 2000
5 Days That Shook India - With Laughter	March 1, 2000
10 Innovative Budget Proposals	February 15, 2000
10 Changes In The Constitution We Need	February 1, 2000
10 Hostages We Wouldn't Want Back	January 15, 2000
10 Events That Shaped The Millennium	January 1, 2000
A Yearful of 10 Blowhards	December 15, 1999
10 Crowned Misses...	December 1, 1999
10 Persons Who Should Commit <em>Sati</em>	November 15, 1999
10 Diwali Bombs	November 1, 1999
10 Reasons Why Musharraf And Vajpayee Are Made For Each Other	October 15, 1999
A tale of Atal	October 1, 1999
Are you the next George Fernandes? Yet Another <em>Jaal</em> Questionnaire	September 15, 1999
10 Alter-Egos of Pramod Mahajan	September 1, 1999
10 Films That The Censor Board Did Not Pass	August 15, 1999
10 Internet Polls That Should Be Taken	August 1, 1999
Ten solutions to the Kashmir problem	July 15, 1999
Ten FAQs about Kargil	July 1, 1999
Ten Reasons Pakistan invaded Kargil	June 15, 1999
Ten Reasons Pakistan invaded Kargil	June 1, 1999
Ten improvements if Sonia becomes PM	May 15, 1999
Winning Campaign Slogans	May 1, 1999
Ten reasons why L K Advani enjoyed the Government's demise	April 15, 1999
10 scenarios for an amorality play	April 1, 1999
10 Achievements of the BJP government in its First year	March 15, 1999
Ten taxes Yashwant forgot to include in his ream budget	March 1, 1999
The Ten Faces of Budgetmaker Sinha	February 15, 1999
Ten wickets India still needs to take	February 1, 1999
Ten scoops of 1998 that never were	January 15, 1999
Jingo Belles The ten Monica Lewinskys if Bill were a Hindustani	January 1, 1999
Top Ten causes for the Selling out of India	December 15, 1998
Top Ten causes for the Selling out of India	December 15, 1998

Laloo becomes a model

After having resigned as the CM of Bihar, Laloo decides to go modelling.
Once he enters the herd of buffaloes and resting his elbow on the back of the
cattle he poses for a photograph. Next day the photo appears on the front page
of a newspaper.
GUESS THE CAPTION !!
"Laloo, third from left!"

Rajnikant Saves The World (During A Smoke Break)

While the world and India is lurching from crisis to crisis, only one person can prevent disaster. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s Rajnikant! 1. Rajnikant just downgraded Standard & Poor’s credit rating. Moody’s and Fitch have been warned. 2. Rajnikant just brought the Jan LokPal... » READ MORE

Pakistan's Tourist Trap

Some stories you just can't make up. Like this one from the Washington Post. We bet the writer of the headline spent hours in wonder before delivering this bit of brilliance: Pakistan struggles to attract tourists amid violence. Ah, we see. Is that what it is? Some of the content of the article is... » READ MORE

The A To Z Of India In 2011: The Bad And The Verse

Earlier this year, we had presented The A To Z Of India In 2011. Hey, lots of stuff (and nonsense) happened since then. Things got worse. So, we’re back, with another go at recapping the year that was, which can variously be described as India’s Annus Horribilis or Annas Horribilis. A... » READ MORE

The Anna Annals: The Compleat Glossary

These are some of the neologisms that Anna Hazare has spawned - in my mind. Blame it on the hysterically fawning electronic media; the faux but sincere Gandhian, poor man, had little to do with them. Please feel free to exercise your inalienable right to add as many more to the broth as... » READ MORE

XI Odes To The Indian XI

India’s not playing too well, Defeat has a sour smell, Tired bowlers can take no wickets, Flashy bats keep punching their tickets, Blame it all on the IPL. Among the ruins, standing tall, Is the man we call The Wall, Dravid, recalled to the one-days, For the BCCI may as well say, “The others... » READ MORE

Pawarful Slapstick

Once upon a time, you really hadn't arrived in Indian politics unless you'd had footwear hurled at you. But things change fast in politics and the flavour of the day is the slap. And, as ever, the Chinese are watching (or reading your emails). And sensing an opportunity, they want to jump in to the... » READ MORE

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