June 2010
The Right’s Last Gasp
America was once their country. They sense they are losing it. And they are right.
Tawang Land Of Monpas
A north eastern Indian town known to be the Land of Dawn-lit Mountains is caught in some unfinished India-China border business.
Remembering The Awara, Shri 420, Anari, Deewana & Joker!
On the 22nd death anniversary of Raj Kapoor on June 2, Monojit Lahiri pays homage to India’s greatest showman.
Illegally Coerced Surrender
There is no justification for the onerous fees, nor the retroactive application of the rules to surrender the Indian passport.
Nohria Appointed Harvard Business School Dean
Nitin Nohria, who specializes in leadership and organizational change, has been named the 10th dean of the Harvard Business School. Harvard President Drew Faust lauded Nohria as “an
Snooker Facing Commercial Death
1985, what a year. Mikhail Gorbachev took power in the Soviet Union, Microsoft shipped its first version of Windows 1.0, the cartoon Calvin and Hobbes was born
Abbott Buys Piramal
Chicago’s Abbott Labs has bought the domestic healthcare business of India’s Piramal Healthcare Ltd., for $3.72 billion. The deal makes Abbott the largest pharmaceutical company
Let’s Make An Ambani Deal
Peace between the Ambani brothers?
3G Auction
$14.6 billion for India's 3G mobile spectrum.
Buffet Has Ajit’s Back
Warren Buffet again raves about Ajit Jain, head of Berkshire’s reinsurance business, who is often tipped as Buffet’s successor
Mahindra Reva
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H-1B Workers Earn More Than U.S. Workers
A University of Maryland study reports that contrary to widespread belief foreign workers earned more than U.S. tech professionals. The study “Are Foreign IT Workers Cheaper? U.S. Visa
World's Deadliest Disasters
May 22, 2010: Air India flight from Dubai to Mangalore overshot a hilltop runway, killing 158 people. May 12, 2010: Afriqiyah Airways plane en route to Tripoli, Libya,
Air Force Discharges Lesbian Indian
The United States Air Force has discharged Lt. Robin Chaurasiya under its “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy after she revealed that she is gay. In December, she
Youngest Climber
Jordan Romero, 13, has become the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. Romero, who is from Big Bear, Calif., scaled the 29,035-foot (8,850-meter) mountain from the northern
Lindsay’s Lesbian Lover?
Fashion photographer Indrani Pal Chaudhri claims she is in a lesbian relationship with American actress and popsinger Lindsay Lohan. Chaudhri told the New York Post: We have been
US Vet Seeks Indian Asylum
A former Vietnam War veteran has renounced his U.S. citizenship and is seeking political asylum in India. Jeff Knaebel, who claims to be inspired by Mahatma
Bengaluru Is The Best
Bengaluru is the best Indian city for expatriates, according to a global survey. The Worldwide Quality of Living survey 2010 compiled by HR consultancy Mercer for 2010 ranked
Who’s Monkey Now?
Tea Party leader Mark Williams apologizes to Hindus for mocking “the terrorists’ monkey god.”
Niki Haley Scandal?
Niki Haley overcame allegations of marital infidelity to lead the Republican primary.