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Tagore Haunted by Depression
Bhattacharya attributes the bard’s chronic loneliness to “disappointment with the support he received from his people.
Dow Caves on Olympic Branding
Dow owns Union Carbide, the company that owned and ran a pesticide plant in Bhopal, where a gas leak in 1984 killed thousands of people in the world’s worst industrial disaster.
The American Behind India's 9/11
"David Coleman Headley, in my opinion, was a double agent. He was working for both the U.S. and for Lashkar and the ISI."
Dinner at the Patels
I could feel them taking inventory of my outfit, my hair, and my non-designer shoes, and inevitably, as soon as whomever I was talking to chalked me up as being a “fresh-off-the-boat,” they simply turned to someone more important.
70-Year Visa Wait
A skilled Indian national would need to wait 70 years to receive a green card, according to a US policy research group.
International Kite Festival
Uttaryan International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad attracts people from all over the country and, in recent years, international kite fliers as well
Good Times in Pink City
Mumbai ranked second, Patna third, Chandigarh fourth and Delhi fifth in the happiness rankings.
Curry College
British communities secretary Eric Pickles, is proposing establishing a curry college to train British chefs in the art of chicken tikka masala.
Airline Holds Passengers Hostage
Each passenger had to fork out $205. Passengers who didn’t have the money in cash, were asked to secure money from ATM machines.
Rajaratnam’s $20,000 a Day Get-Out-of-Jail Card
Hedge Fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam may have received the longest sentence for masterminding the biggest insider trading scandal in U.S. history, but his $45 million in charitable giving helped shave several years off his prison term.
iSpy December 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.
Go Figure December 2011
Are you ready to start cracking the next Go Figure mystery? Identify what this is and win $30 Last date January 15, 2012 The last mystery image is
Viagra of the Himalayas
It is popular in the Himalayan regions and China for its aphrodisiac properties and known as the Viagra of the Himalayas.
This Cheer is for Real
Three Indian researchers in Scotland have designed a laser test to distinguish genuine Scotch whisky from counterfeits.
Hare Krishna Hare, Bhare
The court said Krishna’s affinity for milk products particularly weakens a trademark infringement claim in relation to dairy products
No One’s Child
Social activists says villagers who prefer boys gave derogatory names to the girls at birth to express their disappointment.
