November 2010
Shame Of A Nation
Unlike China, which showcased its economic and organizational prowess on the global stage by pulling off a spectacular Olympics, India was internationally humiliated by the ineptness and chaos that engulfed the Commonwealth Games.
Centenarian PhD
A 100-year-old Indian freedom fighter is vying to become the oldest Ph.D. student in the country. Bholaram Das has enrolled for a PhD in Gauhati
Research Sabotage
An Indian post graduate student at the University of Michigan’s Comprehensive Cancer Center has been convicted of sabotaging the experiments of a colleague out of
Gandhi Font
An Indian ad agency has developed a Gandhiji font in the Devanagari script, based on Mahatma Gandhi’s spectacles with the aim of “allowing us to
Premier League Cancels Two Franchises
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has yanked the Indian Premier League licenses of the Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab for breaching
Don’t Monkey With Us
A contingent of langurs was deployed at the Commonwealth Games venues to chase away monkeys. Ten langurs were posted outside the boxing and hockey stadiums
No Show for Salahi Photos
People simply aren’t crashing the gates for signed photos of the Salahis who gained notoriety for crashing a White House state dinner for Indian Prime
Yoga, Unchristian?
A Southern Baptist leader is calling on Christians to spurn yoga and its meditative attachments. Southern Baptist Seminary President Albert Mohler argues in an online essay
Silencing Tabla
The restaurant’s executive chef Floyd Cardoz, who became famous for his Indian fusion cooking, will remain with Meyer’s company to work on other projects.
Offshoring Companies Take Political Hit
Democrats are denouncing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s political advertising campaign this election season for being funded by foreigners. A progressive policy group ThinkProgress has
Reliance Raises $1.5B in Bonds
Reliance Industries’ U.S. subsidiary, Reliance Holding USA Inc., has raised $1.5 billion in bonds in India’s largest-ever corporate bond sale. The offer was nearly 7.8
Sales rise 50% in India
Strong demand in India and China led to a 40 percent growth in sales in Asia-Pacific and Africa in the first three quarters for Ford
Foreign Investors
Lured by a booming stock market, foreign investors have poured $28.5 billion into Indian stocks in the first nine months of this year, more than
Indian Hunger
The Food Policy Institute has ranked India at the near bottom of its Global Hunger Index, accounting for almost 42 percent of the world’s underweight
29 Million Cigarettes
Ghalib Shahjamaluddin, 43, is charged with paying an undercover investigator $4.3 million.
U.S. Partner Sues Mahindra
Global Vehicles USA is suing Mahindra for terminating its contract in June after it spurned a takeover offer.