The Bong-Oriya rivalry is as old as its “kalchar”. And now like the Bengali roshogulla, even the Odisha one has a GI tag. But if you think this means that the two will finally call truce, hold my plate of GI-tag approved Bengali roshogulla while I laugh hysterically.

Wake up every morning and tell yourself that you must put on an “unbelievable” performance. I can already hear the cynicism – and frankly lack of talent – in your voice: “Hey, if every performance is unbelievable, won’t every performance be believable?” Well, not exactly.

After the ₹200-crore double wedding of NRI businessmen Ajay and Atul Gupta’s sons, 4000 kg of garbage was left behind at Uttarakhand’s (formerly) picturesque Auli. That’s a power move — one that says, “I don’t have to give a shit about this planet, I have a first-class ticket on Elon Musk’s rocket to Mars.”

The life of a journalist in UP different from any other state. This is why UP needs to set up its own specialised journalist training school, one that teaches a different set of skills, such as how to react when a cop decides to turn you into a urinal.

Dear men, we know how much it hurts when women get undue benefits. And why do they even need it? Free rides are a violation of men’s rights. They are nothing but a conspiracy by Arvind Kejriwal to clamp down on every man’s right to make women feel unsafe in public spaces.

After Rahul Gandhi blamed Ashok Gehlot, Ashok Gehlot blamed Sachin Pilot, Mayawati blamed Akhilesh, and Akhilesh blamed Mayawati for the 2019 election loss, the Opposition has said the loser of the pass the parcel game will be held accountable. PM Modi to watch live-stream with a tub of popcorn.

Tired of watching young boys crying to Tere Naam songs, thousands of officers quit their jobs overnight. Donald Trump says people who watch JCB ki khudayi videos on YouTube are not welcome.

Game of Thrones dragons, Ekta Kapoor argues, are as ridiculous as the 13-year-old’s attempt at CGI she calls snakes. Jon Snow’s death and comeback are no different than a businessman falling off a cliff and walking into the house two episodes later with a small bandage on his head. Fair point you have there Ms Kapoor, it’s definitely something that needs to be addressed two weeks after the show has ended.

Bollywood was present in full force at PM Modi’s swearing-in ceremony, but not everyone was happy. Karan Johar, the country’s foremost nepotism rights activist, spoke to reporters about how the lack of star kids in the Union Cabinet offended him.

Dear first-time women MPs, what were you thinking while wearing same scandalous jean-pant and shirt to work? It’s a Parliament not a party. There are rules to be followed. You can’t be too dark or fat. And God bless you if you are a “thumke lagani wali”.