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Hitler Film
Anupam Kher, a leading Indian actor, is pulling out of a film on Adolf Hitler, following protests by Indian Jewish groups.Kher, who was to play
India Seeks Lost Treasures
India is seeking UNESCO support to retrieve priceless antiquities, such as the Peacock Throne and the Kohinoor, looted by foreign invaders. Archaeological Survey of India
Blagojevich Eyed Indian Ambassadorship
Blagojevich tells his chief of staff John Harris on one recording from Nov. 5, 2008, “Why can’t I be ambassador to India?”
162 Member Family
The family is part of the Chana sect, which has 3,000 members.
India Seeks ex-Union Carbide CEO’s Extradition
The Indian Cabinet had decided to seek the extradition of the former head of Union Carbide Warren Anderson over the toxic gas leak in 1984
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India’s leading software firm Infosys rejects 94 percent of job applicants, according to its annual report. The company offered jobs to 26,200 of nearly 400,000 applicants
Nicht Deutsche?
Anshu Jain’s elevation as head of investment banking at Deutsche Bank, putting him next in line for the bank’s top job, is raising eyebrows in
Asian Millionaires Boom
Asian millionaires have overtaken their European counterparts for the first time. According to a report by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Capgemini, the wealth of Asian
IPL Owners Want Salary Cap Raised
Indian Premier League franchise owners want the salary cap in the Twenty20 league raised by $2 million to $9 million. The number of teams in the
Richest Malay Indians
Telecom giant Ananda Krishnan, ranked second on the list.
Gulf Overtakes North America In Remittances To India
The share of remittances from the Gulf regions grew during the global economic crisis in 2008-2009 and declined from North America and East Asia.
Output Growth Slows
India’s industrial output growth rate continues to slow. Output grew 15.1 percent in February, below January’s 16.7 percent growth and December’s peak at 17.6 percent,
Rajat Gupta On Galleon Tapes?
The widening circle around Galleon Group hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, who has been charged with insider trading, might have ensnared former McKinsey Managing Partner
Outsourcers Rebound
Net profits at Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., India’s largest outsourcing company, grew 29 percent to almost $1.45 billion in the fiscal year ending March 2010.
End of the Third World
With the rise of China, India and Brazil, it is time to drop the use of the term “Third World” to categorize developing countries, according
Priceless Banga
MasterCard Inc has elevated Ajay Banga to chief executive officer, just 10 months after recruiting him from Citigroup as president and chief operating officer. Banga,
KSU MBA Program In India
Georgia’s Kennesaw State University is set to launch India’s first executive M.B.A. program in collaboration with an American university in Mumbai next fall. The venture
Turbines In India
GE is aggressively courting the Indian market, including a healthcare joint venture
Wages Of Arrogance
The NRI wonder-boy with the golden touch ultimately fell victim to the most basic of human weaknesses.
Chhetri Brings Rock-star Status To Wizards
The reaction in India to Chhetri’s move to the U.S. has been like what happened in Japan nine years ago when Ichiro Suzuki switched to Major League Baseball
Freedom To Offend
The consternation over M.F. Husain’s acceptance of Qatari citizenship has rekindled debate on artistic freedom and responsibility in India.
Et Tu Tharoor?
Shashi Tharoor’s enduring legacy may well be scaling up the corruption standards of the “cattle class” to the Goldman Sachs stratosphere.
US Issues India Alert
The U.S. Embassy in India has issued a travel alert urging Americans to maintain “a high level of vigilance” because of “increased indications” that terrorists
Loo tale... Do Tell
More Indians have cell phones than toilets, according to the United Nations. Just a third of Indians —366 million — have access to proper sanitation,
Indian Image Declines
Global perceptions about the US have improved, while those of India have declined from a year ago, according to a BBC poll of 28 countries.“Worldwide,
Indian Spy?
A former B-2 stealth bomber engineer, accused of selling military secrets to China merely passed along “meaningless,” “obvious” and “well-known” information, according to his attorney.Noshir
The Malik Mirza Show
Indian tennis player Sania Mirza married former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik in a rare public union across the border. The marriage in Hyderabad was
British Curry Comes Home
Four British master chefs showcased popular British curries at the Taste of Britain Curry Festival in Kolkatta in April. The festival played to packed diners,
Killing Them Softly
India’s rising affluent lifestyle is becoming a greater public health threat than poverty. Heart diseases accounted for almost a quarter of deaths in the country,
Kapoor's Orbit
A $29 million, 380-feet spiraling sculpture, taller than even the Statue of Liberty, designed by Indian British artist Anish Kapoor has been selected to mark
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.
