Magazine
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
The American Century, proclaimed so triumphantly at the start of World War II, will be tattered and fading by 2025, its eighth decade, and could be history by 2030.
Tumsa Nahin Dekha! Shammi Kapoor: 1931-2011
A tribute to Mr. Yahoo, the once abject failure, who became a rebel star and revolutionized Indian cinema
Unintended Extras
NRI filmmakers reflect on the quirks and eccentricities of producing a film in India
The Western Face of Tibet
Even as Buddhism captures the imagination of the West, the West is capturing the hearts of Tibetans in Dharamsala, the capitol of Tibetans in exile, notwithstanding the Dalai Lama’s frequent exhortations against Tibetans losing their identity.
Lists for Fools
The richest people and companies — such as Fortune magazine’s list of the world’s largest companies or the world’s richest — are atleast based on measurable criteria of wealth, and even they hit and miss, because not all assets are in accessible public databases.
My Summer at an Indian Call Center
Lessons learned: Americans are hotheads, Australians are drunks — and never say where you’re calling from.
iSpy September 2011
Photo Contest Every month, we publish a selection of submitted photos in Little India and the photo judged best by the editors wins $30. Photos
Go Figure September 2011
Are you ready to start cracking the next Go Figure mystery? Identify what this is and win $30 Last date October 15, 2011 Enter Go Figure Contest The July
Empires R Us
A steady stream of recent news and scholarly articles has been predicting the decline and fall of the American Empire.
Is the Universe Infinite?
The history — and knowledge — of the universe carved by humans, based on the information we received, is a small part of the big picture: a universe of our own creation, one that is plagued by dark forces and our ignorance.
Well-Educated Raju Hermon Feels Raped by the Internet
"I feel like I have been robbed of everything, including my identity.... I am not seeking fame or notoriety.... I just want my life back."
Gurgaon: Corporate City
The once backwater village in Haryana is now littered with the campuses and offices of major multinational corporations of every stripe and industry.
Global Remittances
India topped global remittances again this year with $53.1 billion in inward remittances in 2010.
Jalfrezi
In a sign that the British tongue is spicing up, jalfrezi has displaced tikka masala as the most popular curry in the U.K., according to a poll by the British Curry Club.
Emerging Global Retail Markets
India ranks as the fourth strongest emerging global retail market, according to A T Kearney, a global management consulting company.
Green Light
Retail behemoths Wal-Mart, Tesco and Carrefour are set to secure approval for setting up majority-owned stores in India.
Largest Indian Companies
Eight Indian companied, led by India Oil, have made Fortunes list of the world’s 500 largest companies
You Haven’t Got Mail!
Indian outsourcing companies may be providing technology solutions to the world’s largest companies, but Indian government officials, right up to the Indian prime minister’s office and the Indian Air Force, rely on free e-mail services from Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo to conduct official business, according to a Bloomberg report.
Uranium Doubles
The discovery of new uranium reserves in Andhra Pradesh will nearly double India’s uranium reserves, according to the chairman of India’s atomic energy commission.
Opulence Lost
Opulent Lite Investment Manager Neil Godbole lived large as the fund was imploding, but has scaled back after it liquidated.
Repenting Samosas
A New Jersey Indian restaurant can be sued for emotional distress as well as the costs of religious purification ceremonies in Haridwar, by 16 patrons to whom it accidentally served non vegetarian food.
Meaty Matters
Meat consumption is on the rise in India, with per capita consumption topping 5 to 5.5 kgs. a year, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAO.
Infosys
Signaling a bullish outlook, Infosys, India’s second largest IT company after Tata Consultancy Services, says it plans to hire 45,000 new employees this year.
India’s Beauty Brigade
From Sushmita Sen in the early 1990s to the latest 2011 winners, daughters of the Armed Forces seem to dominate Indian beauty pageants.
Dream Act
Last year, Congress considered, but failed to pass, the Dream Act, which would have given students like Chahal a break.
Hot Yogi
Yoga guru to the stars, Bikram Choudury, could not hold on to his inner peace when an interviewer for the London The Times ventured into
No House for Mrs Biswas
I read a piece of writing and within a paragraph or two I know whether it is by a woman or not
Snap, What a Deal!
Enthusiastic villagers decided to rename their village from Shiv Nagar to Snapdeal.com Nagar
