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Colin Firth
Colin Firth, who is widely considered a front runner for this year’s Oscar for best actor for his role in The King’s Speech says he
Replica Of Kailash-Masoravar
Artist rendition of a miniature Kailash Mansarovar proposed to be built near Dallas by Siddhayatan Ashram.
Gandhi On Top
Mahatma Gandhi topped Time magazine’s list of all-time “Top 25 Political Icons.” He was followed by Alexander the Great, Mao Zedong and Winston Churchill. South
Chandraswamy Melts Iron Lady
British Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher consulted with Indian tantric Sri Chandraswamy while she was opposition leader. According to former Indian Former Minister Natwar Singh, who
No Friend In Facebook
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has secured a restraining order against a California man accused of stalking him. 31-year-old Pradeep Manukonda of Milpitas, who repeatedly pestered Zuckerberg
Detroit School Backpeddles
A Detroit-area school district is reversing a ban on Sikh students from wearing a small, religious dagger to school. The Plymouth-Canton Community Schools had imposed the
Wipro Super Computer
Wipro is building India’s fastest supercomputer for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The supercomputer, which will be almost one-and-a-half times more powerful than India’s
Weddings On Diet
India’s food minister wants to curb “extravagant and luxurious functions,” which, he says, are contributing to food inflation. Food and consumer affairs minister, KV Thomas, says
Krishna’s Portuguese Faux Pas
It wasn’t an entirely “happy coincidence” for India’s external affairs minister SM Krishna, who mistakenly began reading aloud the speech of the Portuguese foreign minister
Palin’s India
Previous conclaves have featured speakers such as former U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Gen. Colin Powell. Tickets for the two-day event are priced at Rs. 85,000 ($1,850).
$2 Billion Tax Bite?
UBS claims the documents are forged and that he does not have any accounts or assets with them.
17,000 Farmer Suicides
More than 17,000 Indian farmers committed suicide in 2009, according to India’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The Tata Institute of Social Sciences estimates that
Hold It Britney
Indian designers Shane and Falguni Peacock’s outfitted Britney Spears for her video Hold It Against Me.
Wannabe Lawyer
Staff at the Skokie courthouse became suspicious of Malik’s behavior during a hearing in December and court officials soon realized he didn’t have a license to practice law.
Lord Shani Standing Guard
Ever since the most revered temple came into existence several years ago, the village has not witnessed a single crime.
Hare Krishna, Krishna, Krishna
Lakshmi’s attorney Jay D. Silverstein told People that “she is saddened and gravely disappointed that Mr. Dell has chosen a very public means of filing his petition with the court rather than doing so in a confidential or sealed manner, which is customary in cases involving a very young child.”
Indian Staffing Firms Hog H-1B visas
India-based staffing firms hog a disproportionate share of H-1 B visas, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. Just 10 staffing firms, six
