There was a time we counted cash. Now we count on screenshots. From street vendors to CEOs, “Bhaiya UPI chalega?” has replaced namaste as our national greeting. Weddings, golgappa stalls, house rent, Tinder dates, hafta collections — UPI runs deeper than democracy. No wallet? No problem. No OTP? Even better. UPI has made India faster […]
A while ago, I asked a question on Facebook. Simple. Brutal. Unfiltered. “If given a choice — would you pick a grand death or a normal life?” And I’ve never stopped thinking about it. The Great Delusion of “Normal” Most people live their lives like rented rooms. Comfortable. Predictable. Don’t stain the walls. Don’t be […]
Let’s all take a deep breath and thank the diplomatic gods. India and Pakistan just pulled off a miracle. No, not winning a cricket match without controversy — something even rarer. A ceasefire. Yes, you heard that right. The big scary “W” word (War) has been replaced with a more elegant “C” (Ceasefire). Nobody lost. […]
By Kapil Gupta So Rohit Sharma has retired from Test cricket. And no, this isn’t about respect. It’s about timing. Perfectly timed. Almost… IPL-scripted. Let’s cut the crap. Rohit’s test form was flatter than a soda left open in May. Nine matches. Avg: 10.93. Forget Virat vs Babar debates — this was Rohit vs Rohit. […]
— A Follow-up to “Pahalgam: When Tourism Turned to Terror” By Kapil Gupta Let’s not sugarcoat it. The Pahalgam attack was 100% Hindu-Muslim. Not because I said it. Not because Twitter said it. Because the terrorists made it that way. They checked for religion before pulling the trigger. ID dekha, naam padha, goli maari. That’s […]
Instagram launched “Teen Accounts” late last year. Big news? Nah. It’s just lipstick on a digital demon. But now they are being promoted incessantly, especially in India Teen Minds, Real Damage Let’s get this straight. This ain’t about safety. It’s about optics. A 14-year-old in a tier-3 town watches a 17-year-old in LA flaunt Ferraris, […]
Last week’s Pahalgam terror attack triggered a thought. I know many will dislike it. But when has that ever stopped me? Twenty-six Indians lost their lives. Tourists. Kids. Bus drivers. Young women. Old parents. Killed. In cold blood. But the media, the public, and the frenzy that is our national mood — picked one man. […]
Vaibhav Suryavanshi just slapped a 35-ball century in the IPL. He’s 14. Fourteen. Most kids his age are still figuring out how not to spill coffee on their class presentations. But here’s India — already naming streets, printing T-shirts, and probably trying to get his horoscope matched with the next World Cup trophy. Because nothing […]
So Meta just dropped its quarterly earnings. Numbers? Through the roof. Narrative? The same applies to steroids: AI is eating the world, and Meta is the delivery guy. From Threads to Reels to WhatsApp to Instagram, Zuckerberg’s empire is clear about one thing: This isn’t about social media anymore. It’s about turning every scroll, tap, and […]
What do you get when you mix a former Prime Minister on the ropes, a smug Conservative already measuring the curtains at 24 Sussex, and Trump yelling at maple trees from across the border? You get Canada’s 2025 election — aka the Great Liberal Heist of the Century. Just six months ago, this thing was […]