June 2009
Return To India
As their fate becomes increasingly uncertain, a growing number of Indian immigrants are packing up and heading home.
Indian IT Industry Hits The Reset Button
This crisis is different, and ‘mother of all crises’ is not even beginning to describe it.
Fooling Me Thrice
If Manmohan Singh’s election victory seems like a landslide, it is only because the media were so wide off the mark
The Mystery Of Prabhakaran’s Death
A large part of the blame for the cloud of uncertainty over the LTTE supremo’s death lies at the door of a furtive, double-talking Sri Lankan government
Abdul Kalam on Competition and Dependence
Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, popularly known as the “Missile Man of India, is the youngest child of a Muslim boatman and best selling author of eight books, including his autobiography, Wings of Fire.
Bulletproof Turbans?
Development of bullet-proof turbans to enable Sikhs to serve in armed units.
Gurkha Veterans’ Last Stand
The government caves in to demands giving Gurkha veterans automatic rights to British residency.
No Place For Crap
No toilet. No bride
Diamonds in the Rough
The global recession has taken the sparkle off India’s diamond polishing industry, which cuts and polishes 70% of the world’s diamonds. As a part of
153 Parliamentary Crooks
Over a quarter of newly elected parliamentarians in India’s national elections have criminal cases pending against them.
Me Slumdog, You Millionaire
Mumbai municipal authorities have razed the shantytown homes of Slumdog Millionaire child stars
Flying Shoe Flies High
The shoe became a novel form of political protest during this year’s election cycle
$400,000 Rare Lincoln Stamp
A rare 90 cent Abraham Lincoln stamp used to ship a letter from Boston to an Ice House in Calcutta in 1873 is expected to
Soleckshaw
The Soleckshaw aims to reduce the physical burdens of India’s 8 million rickshaw drivers.
Indian Mata Hari?
De Sousa, 53, insists she is not a CIA agent and was not involved in the kidnapping
Obama’s Autograph
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had an unusual request for Pres. Barack Obama
Affirmative Action For Whites
The new policy reduces the guaranteed placements based on SAT scores and grade point averages
Fly Bye
India’s airlines are rapidly dumping foreign pilots
Obama’s Corporate Tax Plans Hit Indian Nerve
Indian media have denounced Obama “anti-India” stance.
Indians World’s Greenest
Few Indians have hot running water and even fewer have air-conditioned homes — and that’s a good thing. A worldwide survey of environmentally sustainable behavior
96% Pay Cut Anybody?
Industry groups denounce the cynical offer.
Promoter Of DLF Sells Shares
Pomoter of India’s largest real estate company DLF, has sold $800 million of his shares
Ishq Ishq
It has been said a zillion times, and yet, warrants repetition, that the world loves a lover! More so when hot reel life spills over to real life — or is it the other way around? Just how do off-screen romances fare on-screen?