“We get cheated a lot in rental deals. People get to know about the property and then finish the deal themselves”
03 February 2011Samir Barai’s hedge fund is among the first casualties of a vast insider-trading ring
03 February 2011“Alcoholism is very high among garbage collectors. No onereally cares whether we are drunk; there’s no training manual”
27 January 2011It is a viral disease proliferated by ticks and infected livestock
27 January 2011“I buff a watch, replace the leather straps, and give you a warranty card in a new box. How would you know?”
21 January 2011Anil Ambani has said that his participation in the marathon shows his drive and focus are strong
21 January 2011China’s earlier-than-expected test flight of the fifth-generation J-20 stealth fighter has caught the world defence establishment napping. Bravado aside
13 January 2011“Once a guy bluntly asked me if I have any clients who are willing to ‘entertain’ foreign guests”
13 January 2011“The biggest problem during a New Year’s Eve do is the cops, obviously. My tactic is to keep a case of Old Monk for them”
07 January 2011Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle
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