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Got Rakhied
Neelima Chaturvedi, coordinator of the city-based Rakhi Centre, said, “It will certainly act as a deterrent.”
Texting for 74-Year-Old
Anna Hazare was the most popular Indian personality on social media during his 12-day fast against corruption. His page attracted almost 400,000 “likes” on Facebook, and
May it Please Your Honor
A scientist who was being badgered by family members over his property gifted his estate to the Supreme Court instead. A lawyer for Balram Nath Nigam’s
Freedom Cow
A British businessman Kosh Patel is offering a $15,000 reward to bring the cow to South Wales to serve as a mascot for a new social enterprise to promote vegetarianism.
Samosapedia
A new website Samosapedia is attempting to use crowd-sourcing to compile a guide to Indian English.
Horoscopes Admissible Evidence
The Indian Supreme Court has ruled that a horoscope is admissible evidence to prove a person’s date of birth.
Rakhis for Canadian Police
Young Hindu girls tied rakhis on the wrists of police officers in London, near Ontario, Canada on Raksha Bandhan. Since “Raksha” stands for “protection” and “Bandhan”
Indian or Bangladeshi?
Residents of an Indian enclave to be transferred to Bangladesh can opt to take Bangladeshi citizenship or move to India where it would be the Indian government’s responsibility to provide them land for resettlement.
Back to School
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and 19 of his cabinet colleagues are undertaking a management course “Governance Insight For Transformation” at the
My Summer at an Indian Call Center
Lessons learned: Americans are hotheads, Australians are drunks — and never say where you’re calling from.
Trousers Didn’t Fit, You Must Acquit
Dr Narendra Sharma had been accused of performing obscene acts on himself for his own “sexual stimulation and gratification.”
iSpy September 2011
Photo Contest Every month, we publish a selection of submitted photos in Little India and the photo judged best by the editors wins $30. Photos
Go Figure September 2011
Are you ready to start cracking the next Go Figure mystery? Identify what this is and win $30 Last date October 15, 2011 Enter Go Figure Contest The July
Indian Exports to Top $300 Billion
India is aiming to top $300 billion in exports in the current fiscal year.
Attero Recycling: Mining the Wastes
In 2007, when Nitin Gupta, an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business and engineering degree holder from IIT-Delhi came to India from the US ending his association with some technology start-ups, what he had with him was an idea.
Inflation Can’t Be Tackled by Rate Hikes Alone
Naina Lal Kidwai, country head, India, and director of HSBC Asia Pacific, said an increase in interest rates alone cannot tackle high inflation and that India needs to address supply-side issues.
Finance Ministry For Special Purpose Vehicle SPV Model To Build Rural Broadband Network
The finance ministry has asked the telecom department not to entrust state-owned BSNL with the Rs 20,000-crore project to build a national broadband network to take high-speed internet to the hinterlands.
