March 2011
Promotion Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega
In new-age Bollywood, there is a hysterical drive to grab the janta’s attention, at any cost. How does it pan out?
Mumbai On Heels
Colaba has become one of Mumbai’s trendiest neighborhoods, home to designer boutiques, home decor stores, western-style cafes and hip bars.
Caught in the Vise
For centuries, the ruling kings, sultans and emirs in the Middle East have plundered their national resources to finance their extravagant lifestyles.
Former Marine Leads New Charge
Former marine Anuradha Bhagwati, executive director of Service Women’s Action Network, an advocacy group for women veterans, is leading the charge behind an explosive class
Bhangra Anthem
Black Mahal, a San Francisco based Punjabi funk group headed by Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti, captured Superbowl fans with its Bhangra-infused anthem “Black, White and
Colin Firth
Colin Firth, who is widely considered a front runner for this year’s Oscar for best actor for his role in The King’s Speech says he
Replica Of Kailash-Masoravar
Artist rendition of a miniature Kailash Mansarovar proposed to be built near Dallas by Siddhayatan Ashram.
Gandhi On Top
Mahatma Gandhi topped Time magazine’s list of all-time “Top 25 Political Icons.” He was followed by Alexander the Great, Mao Zedong and Winston Churchill. South
Chandraswamy Melts Iron Lady
British Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher consulted with Indian tantric Sri Chandraswamy while she was opposition leader. According to former Indian Former Minister Natwar Singh, who
No Friend In Facebook
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has secured a restraining order against a California man accused of stalking him. 31-year-old Pradeep Manukonda of Milpitas, who repeatedly pestered Zuckerberg
Detroit School Backpeddles
A Detroit-area school district is reversing a ban on Sikh students from wearing a small, religious dagger to school. The Plymouth-Canton Community Schools had imposed the
Wipro Super Computer
Wipro is building India’s fastest supercomputer for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The supercomputer, which will be almost one-and-a-half times more powerful than India’s
Weddings On Diet
India’s food minister wants to curb “extravagant and luxurious functions,” which, he says, are contributing to food inflation. Food and consumer affairs minister, KV Thomas, says
Krishna’s Portuguese Faux Pas
It wasn’t an entirely “happy coincidence” for India’s external affairs minister SM Krishna, who mistakenly began reading aloud the speech of the Portuguese foreign minister
Palin’s India
Previous conclaves have featured speakers such as former U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Gen. Colin Powell. Tickets for the two-day event are priced at Rs. 85,000 ($1,850).
India China Trade
Bilateral trade between India and China crossed $61.7 billion in 2010, driven by a surge in Indian imports from China. The two countries
Buffet-Gates Head To India
Billionaire philanthropists Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are headed to India as part of the “Giving Pledge” initiative to encourage India’s rich to pledge half
Scrapping Nano City
The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation is scrapping Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia’s dream project, Nano City. The public-private partnership project for a Silicon
FDI Dips in India
Foreign investors are shifting to more attractive emerging markets, such as Thailand and Brazil.
$2 Billion Tax Bite?
UBS claims the documents are forged and that he does not have any accounts or assets with them.
