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As the year draws to an end, Jayadev Calamur shares what trended, what made the news, and what made 2016 unique in so many ways
Updated : Dec 31, 2016, 08:15 AM IST
A is Apple, Android, AI: And other state-of-the-art tech
B is for Brexit: A decision Britain may regret
C is for Clinton: Her emails and her shimmy
D is for Demonetization: The idea for a cashless economy
E is for EU: That claims it has a migrant crisis
F is for Fight: The war against terrorism, particularly ISIS
G is for Gandhis: India’s self-proclaimed first family
H is for Hombres: The good, the bad, and the ugly
I is for ISIS: a group that’s anything but rational
J is for Jingoism: If you don’t believe it, you’re anti-national
K is for Kim, Kanye, Kyle and the other celebrities
L is for Live streaming: so you’re a part of big stories
M is for Michelle: the Obama who is loved more
N is for Note: The phone that lost Samsung crores and crores
O is for Orange: In the United States, it’s the New Black
P is for Potter: The Cursed Child (was it good or did it face flak?)
Q is for Questions: For which answers we have none
R is for Russia: Because everyone assumes Putin’s scum
S is for Stars: Many left us in 2016 and are now shining bright
T is for Trump: Did America play its cards right?
U is for Ugly: What we feel about 2016 daily
V is for Virat: Or as fans say, Kohli, Kohli, Kohli!
W is for War: It gets murkier, will there be a WW III?
X is for X-travagent wedding: Money spent by Janardhan Reddy
Y is for Yolo: the mantra employed to survive
Z is for Zika: A virus that had a 2016 thrive