Odds & Ends
Indians Fastest Growing Illegal Immigrants
India is the fastest growing source of illegal immigrants, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.The agency estimates that there are 270,000 undocumented Indians
Barack Trounces Hillary in India
Barack Obama trounced Hillary Clinton in the Democrats Abroad Global Presidential primaries in India by 71% to 28%. Obama received 244 votes from American Democrats
9/11's Last Victim?
A New York Court has ruled that an Indian doctor missing since Sept. 10, 2001, died while trying to save lives at the Twin Towers.
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
Want a Bollywood celebrity at your wedding or your daughter's sweet 16? Shah Rukh Khan will make a cameo appearance for $250,000. For a tenth of
Suicidal Palm Tree
A self-destructing palm tree that flowers once every 100 years and then dies has been discovered on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar. "It's spectacular. It
Ticketmaster
A New Jersey man is suing a Pennsylvania software company that uses workers in India and Nepal to get around limits that Ticketmaster sets for
See You Again, Sarkozy?
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose state visit to India was overshadowed by frenzied speculation over whether his girlfriend Carla Bruni would accompany him, ultimately came
Canadian Sikhs Rally For Paraplegic
Protestors have blocked Canadian Border Service agents from seizing and deporting a paralyzed Indian man who has found sanctuary inside a Sikh temple in suburban
No Millionaire, But Fun All the Same
Vivek Bavda came away with $1,000 from the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." Says Bavda: "It was a great time; very energetic
Better Than Queen
Aishwarya Rai, who plays a 16th century queen in the historical romance Jodha Akbar says modern women are far better off than the queens of
Hit On The Head. Pain In The Butt
A Brooklyn construction worker is suing the New York-Presbyterian Hospital for forcibly conducting a rectal exam when he came for a head injury. Brian Persaud was
Scrabulous: Not Fabulous?
The owners of the word game Scrabble are seeking to shut down Scrabulous, an online version of the game, which is one of the most
Reliance Power IPO
Reliance Power raised $3 billion in India's biggest initial public offering ever. The 228 million shares listed were snapped up in under a minute and
Whose Pashmina
A pashimna trading group in Pakistan is protesting an attempt by a Jammu & Kashmir handicrafts association to register a Geographical Indicator tag for "Kashmiri
Gujaratis Lose $1 Billion In Kenya's Violence
Indian businesses have suffered almost $1 billion in damages in Kenya's ongoing ethnic violence. Business establishments owned by Indians were looted and destroyed by rioters, particularly
India Surpasses China In Private Equity Deals
India has overtaken China for the first time in private equity deals. Indian firms received $9.9 billion in private equity capital in 2007 against $9.5
Fast Track for NRIs in Punjab
The Punjab government is setting up six police stations and a fast track court for NRIs. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal said the six
Tata Unveils $2,500 Nano
Tata Motors unveiled its much anticipated $2,500 four-door subcompact - the world's cheapest car - which some auto experts are calling as revolutionary as Henry
Indian Aviation Industry Set For Take Off
Indian air carriers expect to increase their fleet of aircraft from the current 400 to about 2,500 by 2020, and during that time the number
IAEA on Board?
India is reportedly within weeks of striking a deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency on its civilian nuclear program.
Indian Doctor Wins Right to Return to Australia
Australia's new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a judicial inquiry into the previous government's bungled handling of the case.
Electric Discpline
A teacher uses an exposed wire connected to batteries to administer the mild shocks
Boyfriend Charged in Miscarriage
A 34-year-old married Indian American service station owner, Manishkumar Patel, of Appletown, Wisc., has been charged with attempted murder of an unborn child by lacing
Ethnic Groups Trust Whites More
There are also serious racial problems between minority groups in America.
Hanuman: Summoned To Court
A judge in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, has summoned the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman, to appear before him to resolve a 20-year-old dispute over a 1.4
India, China Shrink
World Bank's updated method for calculating purchasing power parity (effectively lowered the size of both countries' economies by 40%
Carrefour On Walmart's Heels
Carrefour, the world's second largest retailer, is in talks to enter India's $330 billion retail market.
