Loan-Waiver Schemes Got 99 Problems. And Implementation is One
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Loan-Waiver Schemes Got 99 Problems. And Implementation is One

As Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath announced loan waivers for his state's farmers, the demand across the country has only gotten louder. With the general elections a few months away, the governments might just cave in. But while farm loan waivers might make good political sense, do they make good moral and economic sense?
Nope, Mumbaila BMC Var Bharosa Nahi
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Nope, Mumbaila BMC Var Bharosa Nahi

If Facebook were to make a year-end review video for the BMC, it would have a really distressing story to tell. This year, we’ve had a doctor fall into a manhole and lose his life, the Elphinstone station stampede, multiple deaths due to potholes, and now the horrendous Kamala Mills fire.
Friendship Cancelled With Football, India Vs England T20 is BAE
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Friendship Cancelled With Football, India Vs England T20 is BAE

Dear Football World Cup, now that India vs England cricket has started, I will have to dump you. You made quite a few false promises. You told me Neymar was going to bring swagger to the Cup, but all he did was roll on the floor. If I wanted to see a brown guy with a funky hairstyle doing nothing for 90 minutes, I’d pick Hardik Pandya instead.
Lionel Messi: Argentina Ka Sachin Tendulkar
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Lionel Messi: Argentina Ka Sachin Tendulkar

When Sachin didn’t do well, the Indian team would invariably fold like a pack of cards, and the situation isn’t too different for Lionel Messi, Argentina’s all-time top goal scorer. When Messi has a quiet game, Argentina looks more disjointed than India’s finance ministry.
Sweet Nothings: How to Survive as a Sugar-Conscious Gujarati
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Sweet Nothings: How to Survive as a Sugar-Conscious Gujarati

We Gujaratis love sweet food, truly madly deeply. We like our pizza with more ketchup than toppings and when the cook forgets to add sweet to undhiyu, she is promptly shown the door. I often wonder that if I become conscious about my sugar intake, will I be letting down my community?