BSNL and VSNL then decide to play their games.
From within VSNL
Host Loss%
1. 203.197.173.99 0.0%
2. colo-static.174.1.bng.vsnl.net.i 0.0%
3. mum-bgl-2nd-stm1.Bbone.vsnl.net. 0.0%
4. nny-mum-6th-stm1.Bbone.vsnl.net. 0.0%
5. 204.70.151.29 0.0%
And from BSNL
Hostname %Loss
1. gateway 0%
2. 59.92.128.1 0%
3. 218.248.253.81 0%
4. 218.248.249.2 0%
5. 218.248.255.5 0%
6. 218.248.255.6 2%
7. 202.54.144.78 0%
8. 202.54.2.85 0%
9. vsb-lvsb-stm4.Bbone.vsnl.net.in 0%
10. nny-mum-1st-stm1.Bbone.vsnl.net.in 0%
11. 204.70.151.29 40%
Crazy. The problem resolved itself like 5 mins ago after 2 hours or so.