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BPO to top $1.4 Billion
India’s business process outsourcing market will top $1.4 billion this year, representing a 23 percent growth from last year, according to a study by the
Extorted Affair
The agency denies that the official had an affair.
Going Home
The study found that family considerations and a desire to give back were the strongest motivators for returning to India.
Guru On The Lamb
Prakashanand Saraswati, the 82-year-old charismatic founder and spiritual guru of Barsana Dham in Austin, Texas, billed as the largest Hindu Temple in North America, has
Nobel Laureate Ousted
Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus has been ousted from the pioneering microfinance lender Grameen Bank, which he founded three decades ago. Yunus, 70, was dismissed from
Indians Need Not Apply
A Seattle apartment complex has agreed to a $110,000 penalty for discriminating against Indians, African Americans and Hispanics to settle a Justice Department lawsuit. The lawsuit
Hair Trigger
A Sikh inmate challenges the hair policy in a California prison.
Smells Of Curry
A British teacher is accused of spraying air freshener on Asian children who smelled of curry.
The Abdul Diaries
Karim was recruited to wait tables during Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee in 1887.
AOL Fires 90% Of India Staff
AOL has laid-off 90% of its Indian employees, reducing its Indian workforce from 1,000 to just 100 at its office in Bengaluru. The company is
The Next Big Indian Thing
9 of the 50 venture funded companies with the greatest promise to succeed in Wall Street Journal’s “The Next Big Thing 2011,” list have Indian
$2 Trillion Economy
The Indian economy is expected to grow to $6 trillion by 2020.
World’s Largest Arms Importer
India accounted for 9 percent of all international arms imports between 2006 and 2010. China accounted for 6 percent.
Former Marine Leads New Charge
Former marine Anuradha Bhagwati, executive director of Service Women’s Action Network, an advocacy group for women veterans, is leading the charge behind an explosive class
Bhangra Anthem
Black Mahal, a San Francisco based Punjabi funk group headed by Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti, captured Superbowl fans with its Bhangra-infused anthem “Black, White and
