The Dirty Video
Keeping Marathi Alive in Jerusalem
The job of preserving the Marathi language and culture is left to the old.
Indian Undocumented Alien population Doubles
The latest report estimates the current undocumented Indian population at 280,000, the seventh largest such group in the country.
Indians in Paris
The number of Indian tourists visiting Paris has breached 300,000, up almost 200 percent in the last decade.
Diverse State of Little Indias
Indians in Florida are three times as likely to be divorced or separated than those in Pennsylvania, North Carolina or New Jersey. Indians are five times as likely to be widowed in Maryland as in Missouri.
The Dirty Video
As a bemused India watches the alleged shenanigans of a ruling-party lawyer-turned-politician who has finally quit public office, a fellow lawyer finds that Abhishek Manu Singhvi’s resignation statement hides more than it reveals, and that it has unwittingly triggered a timely debate on privacy issues in the era of YouTube, FaceBook and Twitter.
Free Speech’s Unlikely Champion
Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, the accidental champion of freedom of speech, has a history of suppressing the speech, sometimes violently, of people with whom he disagrees.
India’s Gutless Media
That a deep pocketed media house like the India Today Group folded its tent without resistance in the face of Abhishek Manu Singhvi’s legal threats, while an obscure activist with a checkered free speech history dared to resist, is a permanent blot on a storied media house, for which it owes its readers and the public an apology and an explanation.
Delhi Court Bars Politician's Sex Video
A Delhi High Court judge has barred the broadcast of a sex video featuring a senior Congress Party spokesman in a compromising position and several media houses have pledged not to telecast it.
IPL v Bollywood Clash of the Titans
The Indian Premier League is no longer perceived as a great threat for film releases.
The Foreign Face of IPL Cheerleaders
The companies that bring these women to India chose them because they are hardworking professionals.
A Day in the Life
Photographer Adeel Halim captures life on the streets of Delhi, Rishikesh, Haridwar, Pathankot, Amritsar, Dharamshala, Delhi and Varanasi in North India.
India’s Indigenous Horses Trot Into Sunset
India’s ‘native steeds’ are staring at an uncertain, if not calamitous future, just two years ahead of a century since World War I that will commemorate the greatest contribution of horses towards a human enterprise
Can Indra Nooyi Revive Pepsico
It’s hard to shake the past — particularly when the past was more profitable.
Off-Shoring As a Value-Creator
So far, Indian firms have been below the radar. But now that they are bigger, and also visible thanks to the politicians going after them, the lawyers are moving in.
Socio-cultural Changes Cheer India’s Wine Market
Spread over three days and across sprawling grounds, the wine festival offered Bangaloreans an opportunity to understand the basics of wine, varietals, wine tasting and food pairing. There was also grape stomping, musical concerts, a fashion show, a display of vintage automobiles, a flea market and food stalls.
Can Telemedicine Alleviate India’s Health Care Problems
“There’s a huge, unmet health care need in our rural hinterlands. The challenge is to make health care affordable for the masses....”
Slumdog Millionaire Children’s Fairly Tale Ride Chugs On
The dream ride continues for Rubina Rafiq Qureshi and Azharuddin Ismail.
Why Serious Actresses Are Turning Item-Bombs
Possibly shaken up by these flops, she attempted to switch lanes, get adventurous and experiment with masala fare.
Leave the Gita As It Is
The attempt to classify the Gita as extremist and ban its distribution in Siberia had triggered an uproar among Hindus worldwide.
Angry Brides Thrash Dowry-Seekers Online
While women in India have come a long way, there still exist some age old taboos which hinder their status in society. Angry Brides is a fun game which reminds us that together we can stand-up against this inhuman practice.
Rush for Rushdie
The Daily Mail reported that the four-times previously married Rushdie proposed to his former flame Barish in December.
World's Shortest
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, has been recognized with the title by the Guinness World Records.
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