December 2009
The Secret Life of the American Desi
The ABCD's - American Born Confused Desis - is a subculture expected to become the next batch of medical students, entrepreneurs and cancer-curing researchers for which Indian parents laid the foundation
Winners And Losers
India can’t seem to break its bonds with its nationals,who by law are obligated to renounce their Indian citizenship when they swear a foreign allegiance
The Politicization Of Sachin Tendulkar?
An unusually pointed and forthright - and not entirely off-the-cuff - remark from the Little Master caused a near-riot and considerable heartburn in Mumbai's political circles.
Indians Top Foreign Student Group
The Indian student population in the United States tops 100,000 for the first time.
Gold Spikes
Gold prices have spiked after the Reserve Bank of India bought 200 metric tons of gold worth $6.7 billion from the International Monetary Fund. Countries with
Monument To Monuments
Britain's Royal Academy of Arts is featuring a solo exhibition of internationally acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor, who has built a reputation for monumental public sculptures.
Malnourishment
Half the world's chronically undernourished children under the age of 5 live in South Asia.The U.N. Children's Fund reported that 83 million children - more
Arms
An undocumented Indian living in Queens, N.Y., who was hailed as a hero two years ago for rescuing a woman in a conflict with an
Voting Identity
Indian transsexuals can register with an independent identity in the country's voter lists. Eunuchs, who were classified under male or female earlier, will have the option
MF Husain To End Exile
Ground is being prepared for renowned painter Maqbool Fida Husain, who has been living in self-imposed exile in London for the past four years, to
Nose Job
A Utah school district is sticking it to the nose.Bountiful Jr. High School suspended Suzannah Pabla, who is of mixed Indian heritage, for wearing a
Hindi Bolo
Hindi, Arabic and Chinese scripts can now be used in Website domain names.The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the official body that
Haldi Zapping
Turmeric, commonly used in cooking and herbal treatments in India, may be an effective medicine to treat oesophageal cancer. A study in the British Journal
Underwater Cabinet Meeting
To bring attention to global warming that is raising sea levels endangering the survival of the Indian Ocean archipelago of Maldives, its President Mohamed Nasheed
Students Cop Out
New Indian graduate student enrollment declined 16% this year, according to the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS).The CGS reported that foreign graduate enrollment was flat
Naipaul's Half Life
V.S. Naipaul, the 77-year-old Nobel Prize winning author, is mistakenly listed as dead in court filings in the trial of two Chicago men accused of
Huffing Yoga
State officials recently notified the Yoga centers that they are liable for sales tax
Freedom Curry!
They were very happy and told my interpreter that I seemed to be a safe guy."
May It Please Your Honor
Dickinson forwarded the email to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, which charged Chowan with misconduct.
H1B Visas
Six months since applications for the 2010 H1B visas were opened, 6,500 visas remain unclaimed and immigration attorneys expect that for the first time since
Stock Boom
Foreign capital, which was sucked out of Indian stocks at the height of the economic meltdown last year, is now gushing back in. Foreigners have
Rajiv Shah To Head USAID
Pres. Barack Obama has nominated Dr Rajiv Shah as administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the country's top foreign assistance program. Shah,
Toxic US ship
The Indian government has banned a US-flagged ship with toxic and radioactive materials on board from being dismantled at the Alang shipyard in Gujarat. The
Pakistan Flooding India With Counterfeit Money?
Indian officials worry that Pakistan is deluging India with fake rupee notes.
Megha Mittal Goes Shopping
Megha Mittal, daughter-in-law of Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, is acquiring the bankrupt European luxury fashion house Escada.Escada, which sells women's clothing has 400 stores in