The Case of the Blue Cornered Notice

The Enforcement Directorate served a Blue cornered alert against former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, allegedly for FEMA violations. Mr Modi, though, denies having been served with any such and says it is just another of the petty games the BCCI is playing. “Just not cricket”, exclaimed the Modi camp, flushing red in their agitation “they [...]

International Women’s Day

The conversation in the Club veered around to the International Women’s Day as it was sure to. It all started off with my mentioning that I had received a rather accusatory text message saying “You did not wish me today”, and my saying that I was still rather fogged about what that was all about. [...]

Oncolytic Viruses

We saw some time back about how medical science is trying its hardest to fight viral illnesses, even to the extent of trying to find ways to fight a rather innocuous illness like the common cold. Not all viruses are bad for humans though. Modified and attenuated viruses are used extensively in vaccinations. Viruses have [...]

Wonder Drug

In the continuing battle against disease, researchers have now come up with “Super Chew” , a new drug targeted at helping the human system combat common cold and flue. It is a novel approach and considering the ease of administering the drug, possibly worth considering. But one wonders … Are we justified in tampering with [...]

Psychohistory

Predicting the future has been something humankind has always hankered after. However it has always lain in the realms of pseudoscience. Now though, scientists claim to have made a science of prediction using computer models capable of predicting insurgent attacks and the scale of these attacks. Shades of Hari Seldon perhaps?

Animal Farm

George Orwell was born in Motihari, Bihar and the house he was born in and lived his early years in is being restored at enormous cost. Considering that Bihar is one of the poorest states in India, the crores of Rupees that the district administration plans to spend on renovating this one house could have [...]

Big Daddy

A local leader in India is on hunger strike. He is in hospital and is being administered “Total Parental Nutrition“. Parental. So what did they feed him, Huh?

Tiger lands in the Rough

By some reports, Tiger Woods has completed the front nine. If these reports are true, he will need to put’t’ in a great effort in getting out of this hole. What we wonder is if this is par for the course. If not, the back nine is yet to be completed!

Indian Farmers Protest Sugarcane Pricing

Sugarcane farmers brought New Delhi to a grinding halt. They came milling in their numbers to protest a new ordinance. Seeing how they swarmed this flyover, it was no surprise the government caved in. It was a walkover!!

In”Heum”an Acts

Will Heum is wanted across the world for child pornography and paedophilia. At the Club, we are wholly in favour of throwing the book at him if he is guilty. We believe that what the world needs is to not bury the issue but be ex”heum”ed of paedophiles!!