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Outsourced Fakes

India is the second largest source for counterfeit goods seized in 2008 in the United States. Nearly 81% of the counterfeits originated in China, up

$1Million Bribes

A former valve company executive has pleaded guilty to paying $1 million in bribes to officials in government-owned energy companies in India, China, Brazil and

Mumbai Copycats

U.S. counter terrorism officials are looking at the Mumbai attacks as low frills bloody blueprints for terrorists. Donald Van Duyn, FBI’s chief Intelligence officer told

Prince Of Stupidty

Manvendra Singh Gohil, crown prince of the erstwhile princely state of Rajpipla, who attracted international attention after publicly declaring himself gay, is hunting for true

Original Fakes

S.H. Raza, one of India’s leading painters, was “stupefied and outraged” to discover that several paintings at an exhibition of his painting, which he was inaugurating, were fakes.

Brazilian Soap Opera Spotlights India

Brazil’s top TV channel TV Globo is betting its 2009 lineup on a 200 episode telenovella Caminho das Indias (Path to India). Airing Monday to

The Obama Effect

A new study has found that the test taking proficiency of African Americans improved dramatically following Barack Obama’s nomination and election. The study by three

Martin Luther King’s Radio Address To India

This month represents the 50 anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King’s visit to India in February and March 1959. The following is an excerpt from

Leaning Minar Of Qutab

A weak foundation and water seepage is endangering the legendary Qutab Minar, which has tilted 25 inches to the southwest.

The Indian Sexual Appetite

A nationwide survey has found that the frequency with which Indians have sex has declined from an average of 14 times a month in 1996 to 12.

The Reluctant Warrior

Obama struggles with the painful predicament that haunted Arjun in the Mahabharat.

The Wrong Lessons

Can we please halt the sappy musings about swinging a beer at Café Leopold or picking at samosas at Taj’s Sea Lounge?

Turning the Other Cheek

Our Mumbai columnist ponders on the wages of inaction against yet another terrorist attack on India's most vibrant city.

Don't Duck Now

When the going gets tough, the tough don't skimp on their ad budgets

Love Job Hunting?

Anu Sharma, a medicinal chemist in career transition, looks for the rainbow in the job search.

Mutts R Us!

The mutt honcho of the land does not want mutts in the White House. What kind of example does he set for others? Did we not elect him as a mutt?

As President Elect Barack Obama weighs a $800 billion stimulus package, investors in India are cheering a $4 billion stimulus package by the Indian government directed at infrastructure projects and tax cuts.

Sarin For Yahoo!

Former Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin is among those tipped for the top job at Yahoo to replace founder Jerry Yang. Disney's Bob Iger, News Corp.'s

$99 for Accent Preference

In response to a backlash from customers turned off by the accents of tech support agents in Bangalore and other global call centers, Dell is

Russia, India Prop Up Volkswagen

At a time when the entire industry is taking a beating, Volkswagen is among the few companies likely to hold on to its sales this

Grounded

Three Sikh Indian musicians ordered off a U.S. Airways flight at Sacramento International Airport are accusing the airline of racial profiling.

Maradona 2nd Greatest

Football superstar Diego Maradona, who led Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title, says his charity visit to India was the second most important thing

Bangla Taj?

The Indian government is protesting a $58 million life-size replica of the Taj Mahal being built outside Dacca by Bangladeshi film director Ahsanullah Moni.

Minor Pirates

Two 20-year-olds who had never touched a baseball a year ago became the first Indians to secure professional baseball contracts when they were signed as free agents in the minor league by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Shoe Heard Around the World

By now who has not seen images of Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al Zaidi pelting shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush at a press conference

World's Oldest Mom?

A 70-year-old Indian woman has become the oldest woman in the world to give birth to a child. According to Dr. Anurag Bishnoi of the

White Cars Top

White is the most popular vehicle color in India and North America, according to the 2008 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report. Silver had held the

Controversy Derails Sonal Shah

Under growing public pressure from progressive Indian American groups, Sonal Shah, a member of President-elect Barack Obama’s transition advisory board, who was rumored to be

Fall Of The Billionaires

The top 40 Indian billionaires lost almost two-thirds of their fortunes during the past year.Forbes Asia’s rankings of the 40 richest Indians found that their

Buddha’s Reincarnation?

A teenage boy worshipped by followers as the reincarnation of Buddha emerged briefly from the jungles of southern Nepal to offer 11 days of prayers

Just 2% Of Indians In Stocks

Fewer than 2 percent of Indians are invested in the stock market, according to Minister of State of Finance Pawan Kumar Bansal, so the financial

Twenty20 could kill off tests

Australia’s captain Ricky Ponting says test cricket is under threat by the commercialization of the sport by the Indian Premier League, the Indian Cricket League

Convicted

Anand Jon Alexander, the self-proclaimed fashion designer to the stars, was convicted of sexually assaulting seven women, mostly aspiring models ages 14 to 21, who

$200 Shock Samosas

A Dutch couple was forced to fork out $200 dollars to a hawker for four samosas at the cattle fair in Sonepur in Bihar.

Surrogate Baby Heads To Japan

A baby girl born of an Indian surrogate mother has been allowed to join her Japanese biological father after an Indian Supreme Court ruling.Three-month-old Manji

US Couple Travels 9,300 Miles To Vote

An American couple traveled 9,300 miles from Bangalore to New York to vote in the U.S. presidential election. Susan Scott-Ker and her husband, who have

Dim Witted President

Rogue nuclear scientist A. Q. Khan ridicules former President Pervez Musharraf as a “dim wit” with the qualification of an “attendant” who was mistakenly appointed commander-in-chief.