INR 250 crore swindled and yet the tagline continues to hoarse, The Citi never sleeps!

Agents, er, members of Planning Commission FROM India, the country's growth (??) STORY has many a missing links as relate to drinking water, rural development, road, rail, power, (strictly!) real (not virtual!) estate, woman empowerment, child education, et al! BTW, sin-listers on likes of Raja Kalmadi Radia seem to be completely missing from the plot! Huh, huh??

Osama Sin-laden, your quest for spreading panic, chaos and the great divide in India is being facilitated by the country's own ISI mark (!) of the rich and ruling elite in a sophisticated and orderly fashion. They loot Common Wealth at 3G speed, even as we continue to shed onion tears!

Bill and Warren are history; we have arrived (??). Meet the 500-odd (unofficial!) trillionaire parliamentary representatives (??) who steadfastly Ru(i)n a Corporation that could have been India.

Mr.Minister(s), to whomsoever it may concern, understandably you're too busy with the various scampaigns. Nonetheless, would you like to spare a thought to enact a legislation that stipulates monthly increases in salary structure? Er, pardon my limited knowledge of Pricey on-n-on Economics; I am unable to think beyond vegetables and pulses and the like!

Coming soon at jewellery stores near you: new departments selling vegetables and pulses! LPG also set to turn true to its name by becoming highly LIQUID!

Terror, whether saffron or green, is dangerously RED!

Mr Finance Minister, is there a change in the manner in which we define inflation? You say its at an 11-month low, whereas my grocery bills reflect beginnings of all-time highs! Not to mention the fuel prices that are on a petROLL!

Ms.Niira Radia, your (red)tapes are much music to the ears. After all, they possess all essential ingredients of Band(width), Baaja and Baraat of Currency Swindling Romeos; so much for CSR!

Dear Planning (?) Commission of India, greetings from the commoner! The resultant increase (?) in GDP necessitates standard of living to be known as (sub!)standard of SURVIVAL. Also, in a boomeranging, er, booming (?) economy, you might like to include essentials such as housing, pulses, vegetables and the likes under the luxury items list?

Dear Ms.President of India, greetings from the commoner! On occasion of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, I'd like to bring to your attention that even as the rich and frightening mighty siphon off funds by resorting to various SCAMpaigns, there are 60 million child labourers in the country sacrificing their childhood and basic education to make ends meet. So, what do we intend making of them?

India and her own Wi-fi-leaks of Corporate, Political, Financial, Societal and Moral SCAMpaigns!

Dear Editor@Bombay Times, understandably, your livelihood depends on sensationalising celebrities. Though, you've set a completely (!) wrong precedent for the young untainted minds by having given a thumbs-up (WTF!) for a publicity-starved (and self-proclaimed!) celebrity who was "cool" about getting photo-shot minus innerwear; ironically, all this at a charity event for children!

Mr.Finance Minister, while your DATA indicates that week-on-week inflation has come down (??) by a few points, my experience speaks of a day-to-day increase in prices of essential commodities. Now, that’s some standard deviation!

It's summer-cum-monsoon-less-winter in Bombay!

Having experienced the state of nefarious governance (?) affairs, it would be just better if the Supreme Court of India took on the role of Government of India! Or, it already has?

Ok Sire, so then, even as permissions for a second International Airport in, er, on outskirts of Bombay have been given, it is important to scout for a new location for a third airport in order to cope with increase in traffic by the time the second one is functional. Of course, mangroves and their destruction is a highly bureaucratic matter!

SPS Rathore, here it is, the law; awfully yours!

A Raja, now that’s what we call a 2G PHONY spectacle. Though, it makes me wonder, how much you would amass as the G-forces increase!

In light of the daily daring daylight robbery by the "well-oiled" (yet, rusted) Government machinery, a compilation of a list of Indian scamsters can help shed much light on our GDP, er, Gross Domestic Poverty!

Weather to remix or otherwise is a NATURAL question; especially, on a SULTRY WINTER morning with bouts of RAIN!

Thank you economics, now that food and housing are luxury (?) items, the only basic

necessity I humbly need to STRIVE for is clothing; save my skin!

Mr.Prime Minister, when will AFFORDABLE housing become REALTY for the common masses?

Many apologies,canines! How dare we insult your calibre, class and substance by drawing a comparison between us humans (?) and you? Though, I sincerely hope that Bombay does go to the dogs for a more alert, efficient, honest, steady, loyal, faithful administrative system!

Children, you seem to grow up sooner than you really should; the blame lies with us elders who promote weekend evenings by making a tall call for the neighborhood Mall! BTW, children, you aware, how a garden looks like? I mean a garden with trees, grass, butterfly, flowers, friends, etc, to start with?

Rail Gaadi, Rail Gaadi, Mat Ro, Mat Ro, Kabhi (?) Na Kabhi (?) surely banega Metro!

Global warming and then the sweltering heat on a wintry morning!

Dear Mr.Obama, perhaps you don’t realize that an entire stretch of Bombay from suburbia to the South of the city has been cordoned off for your VACATION visit for two precious days, inconveniencing millions of (PARAMOUNT!) citizens of this city during the Diwali festival which happens once a year! BTW, Sire, did USA follow similar traffic rules when Mr.Manmohan Singh came a calling in Washington DC?

Everything else remaining constant, American Open (?) Market Economics is 'strategic' in nature; sell advanced (?) defence equipment worth USD 10 billion to India. Of this, divert USD 4 billion to Napakstan to fund, er, 'fight' terrorism. Mumbo jumbo, the humble Indian taxpayers continue to pay taxes only to set themselves up for another bomb blast of the 'all-FAIDA' kind!

From Chanakya to Chavan, the "Adarsh" of Indian statesmanship has indeed hit rock-bottom!

Bugatti, there's 407 km/hour to go before VEY-R-ON!

Automobile manufacturers, please put some Corporate Social Responsibility to practice by withholding launches; even as the Indian economy might appear to be booming (?), the potholed infrastructure is boomeranging!

Let SATYAM prevail. Your honor, order, order, PLEASE!

The tiger (?) snores. Thackerays, why aren't your respective Senas ransacking the Taj Hotel where Mr.Obama would stay during his Bombay visit? Don't you see the frenetic pace with which he is showering largesse on NAPAKstan, as swift as the blows that your local goons thrash on the hapless "outsiders"! Of course, understandably, Senas need B**** when it comes to Mr.Obama and his sophisticated contingent.

Mr.Obama, humbly speaking, Bombay’s lifeline, Cattle-Class locals (!), were ripped to pieces, too. Ironically, these aren’t (?) iconic as the Taj or the Trident. BTW, Sire, won’t you like to meet Kasab and update him about the $2 billion largesse to his home country as a gesture of goodwill (and thanks!) from You A*** of A?

Real Estate seems to have become (only!) a VIRTUAL REALTY for the masses!

‎27-storey worth of burden on Bombay's already near-extinct natural (?) resources. All this and more for a family of mere five! Mr.Ambani you need to think bigger, huh?

Indian Administrative System (IAS!). From once-upon-a-time able Statesmen to rogue ruffians of the Commonwealth Ghotala kind!

Height fight of them all, who, among them makes a fall; tallest towers or deeper potholes?

....even as the taxpayers continue to play along the MP3 (fold) hike!

Ironically, we appeal "SAVE THE TIGER" even as we continue to devour the other HELPLESS species with much fanfare!

“Floods? Leh, take 125 crores! ‘Common Wealth?’ Er..can’t be less than 80,000 crores!”

of (out)raging modesty and (role!) models. they endorse numerous clothing brands (or even launch ones of their own!). Ironically, none can coax them to cover up!

Death's own (t)railway. Of too many collusions and several collisions.

India. Rice sold at Rs.45 per kg. SIM card is free. Pizza delivery is quicker than Ambulance and Police! Students scoring 45% get admission in elite institutions basis quota and caste, while those scoring 90% are out due to the merit system. Two IPL teams are auctioned for Rs.3,300 crores, even as commoners crave for 2 meals a day! Assembly buildings are ready in 6 months, while a flyover take years to complete!

Rise or Fall, all is Paul's call.

Two spills. Yet, with very different stills! BP, UC?

What Oil Can Do? USA; UNpresidented Sale of Afghanistan (and Iraq!)

Go, Pal! It's just another gas tragedy. There ain't a need to Warrant Anderson!

Tax and the Kitty. Service man's loss is the (already) rich man's gain!

Infrastructure boom (spells) Nature's doom!

A day (not too far) in The Times of India: one 117 storey tower adjacent to three towers of 90 storeys each, next to 15 towers of 40 storeys each! Olympic size swimming pools, wave pools, kids pools. Malls and water parks within easy reach. Drinking water? Er, still digging!

Ooh-la-la! French Beans at a MERE Rs.140 per kg!

Prevention of Ethical Treatment to Animals. (In)human (hunger!) FANGS on an overdrive!

India Shining. Temperatures Soaring. We're complaining. The Gods aren't listening. For everything else, there's rampant politicking!

It isn't time-to-catch-up that's shrunk. It's we who've deteriorated from thoughtfully hand-crafted letters to status comments!

Head, BUT(T) Zidane will always remain legend! The soccer fields of SA will miss you sorely, my LORD!

We are Kasab's of the non-vegetarian kind! Save Animals. Let them have their (equally) HUMAN right to live!

Farcebook. We exhibit so much and share so little.

We care for animals. We devour them only slowly, in bits and pieces.

SIRE, could we do something about BPL, too? Er, Below Poverty Line for beginners.

Nothing's FIXED in cricket, except the IPL. (And the game itself, huh, huh?)

Indian (political) Parties League.

IPL. India's Philandering (and money laundering) League.

Simple. Technology has made life complex!

Human Resource Division. We're becoming strangers in the same Company.

A few ages ago, the 8 am sunshine wasn't this SUNsational!

AC (companies) make hay while the sun shines!

Drop Dead Red, Ma(r)o.

Future General-eye. Sania, a la Shilpa Shetty, will launch her own brand and move on to owning a franchise in IPL4 (her tennis-playing skills matter little anyway!) Shoaib will become part of a reality show. Ayesha will pen her autobiography to become a best-selling (?) author. Ekta Kapoor will produce a television serial, KAHHAANNII SHONIAAA KIIII. The rest of us? Well, we’ll continue to lose taste for substance!

Cricket was a game. So was hockey.

Not quite at home; 73 CRPF Jawans killed in Maoist ambush! The Home Minister says, "SORRY"

(No) Right to Information Act.

How about paying heed to the Human (side of) Resources?

Deuce brouhaha! The near-extinct (and natural!) tigers of India deserve headlines over the already-proven-failed tennis “star”!

Attention please, this planet is warming up. Attention please, this planet is warming up.

organizations, within and out, we seem to have stopped global(ly) warming up to each other.

How customers hope that the “findings” in boardroom presentations are reflective of customer satisfaction for real!

Fashion (with little to) Show!

how organizations can lose all, The Toyota Way.

it was cold. once upon a winter.

enrivonmentally disastrous Cope-n-haggle. Of course, yet another Green (house) vacation for policy makers (?).

how civilizations become history? Refer present State(s) of India. One billion and counting.

Global roaming. Love Aaj Kal is increasingly mobile!

Earth Story 2050. How a three-degree-celsius temperature rise will make the world warmingly cold...er, well?

Its wintry hot!

they-can't-cope-n-yet-they'd-like-to-haggle. of course, there ain't any Noah's ark this time round.

nothing to GREEN about; after much cope-n-haggle, a 2012 Avatar in the making.

Long arms of the (Indian) law (?). To widen divide between crime and punishment.

IndYeah, we learning to settle for everything less than CRASS. OOPS!

Human Resources (need) Direction. How about tackling attrition at recruitment stage itself? It’s simple. Think beyond Mere Business Administration (MBA!)

Bodyline. The Sena (s) won't permit the Australian team to play in Bombay. Of course, they're proponents of racism of every kind. Er, I meant the Sena (s), yes.

Bombay, as we liked it. Until the Sena (s), they came a calling.

Say No to Sena. After all, we're all migrants; by chance or choice.

Local branch of the Al-Qaeda. Opened at a near "Shakha" near you.

"congressmen will sweep roads for rahul", says thackeray. that's right Sire, you oughta feel bad about it. how could they just take away the coveted honor which you so rightly deserve, huh?

Me, Indian.

2012 in the making. Naturally, manmade.