The other morning a friend and I were having breakfast at a bakery and discussing the latest crisis in Mumbai, when a neeli batti car screeched to a halt outside and parked on the wrong side of a one-way street. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/delhi-s-devils/story-CsPq7gbWRSRbI0yITchz7K.html
Every time a girl tells her parents she is being ill- treated and is told to ‘compromise’ till things get ‘better’, a crime is committed. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-deepest-cut-of-all/story-UH67593lEfT5QftSBXV8NJ.html
You see, we in Real India are shameless climate changers. So what if there’s good news from Delhi — apparently our ‘carbon map’ doesn’t look as bad as London’s — it’s still wedding season here. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/climate-shame/story-u6nsN01kPxOJfjcqH6v5GI.html
Shazia Omar is the newest kid on the block, who is back to explore her native Bangladesh after a long stint abroad. https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/twinkle-twinkle-little-stir/story-q2OyM1iNNiaQS7UwwT7avL.html
Reader’s Digest was like wholesome chicken broth for the entire family, with sane advice for first-time mothers and tall tales of second chances. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/so-hard-to-digest/story-sZRJ3DzK8Jh7cOYkwPl8nK.html
There’s an urgent need to amend certain laws to prevent those who journey between the ages of 12 and 18 from falling through the legal cracks. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/how-old-is-old-enough/story-ErolSIIGXLXXTQIyg0iijO.html
With North Korea test-launching a series of ‘possibly’ nuclear-capable missiles, what’s interesting to note is not that it is testing the patience of its edgy neighbours all over again, but the predictability of it all. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/smoke-without-fire/story-QpqWvTwd5UU8wY6aL7OZQN.html
Section 377 of the IPC criminalises homosexuality but Article 377 of the Constitution is rather harmless. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/unnatural-mistakes/story-UTEDoXlBnGd5ZJxX18xyCM.html
It would seem that in some places around the world, swine flu is almost a thing of the past. That’s till you hit the native shores of that great sea of humanity: IGI Airport, New Delhi. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-great-indian-paperwork-trick/story-y8xlpNH44zLFBykpSc5L5M.html
There’s something addictive about popular shows that makes us eager to welcome them back in new avatars. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/goodbye-s-the-hardest-word/story-WyNWJkzpgoQjHhfD6TAeVM.html