Odds & Ends
India-ASEAN free trade agreement
India is hoping to reach a free trade agreement with Southeast Asian nations in May 2008. Negotiations over the agreement have stalled over India's refusal
Turning Green
India plans to increase it renewable energy capacity eight-fold in 25 years. The government hopes to generate 80,000 MW by 2032, accounting for 10 percent
India's AIDS count HALVED
The World Health Organization has halved its estimate of AIDS cases in India from 6 million to 3 million. The organization scaled back its global
Unions Back Tatas in Jaguar Race
The Ford workers union Unite has thrown its support behind the Tata's bid to acquire the company. The company allayed apprehensions of the 16,000 British
Right Wing Indian Gets Boot
Rachel Paulose, the embattled U.S. attorney for Minnesota, who became one of the public faces of the justice department scandal under Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez,
Scaring Elephants With Chilies
World's hottest chili to ward off elephants from homes and crops in Assam's villages.
Indian Art Auction in France
Artcurial, one of France's leading auction houses, is conducting the country's first auction of modern and contemporary Indian art.
Serial Litigant
Deman's legal claims in employment courts have reportedly cost the government almost $2 million.
Immigration Applications Deluge
Millions of immigrants who applied for naturalization ahead of a fee increase will have to wait for months because the Citizenship and Immigration Services was
Big Ben in New Delhi
Big Ben tower, the world's largest chiming clock, is now ticking in New Delhi's Central Park in Connaught Place.
NRI Deserters
The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) comes to the aid of Indian wives abandoned abroad.
Estranged Husband Suspected of Immolating Children
A 34-year-old Indian immigrant suspected of dousing his two children with gasoline and setting them ablaze
Who is a Hindu?
A genuine Hindu prays daily, volunteers at the temple, and abstains from meat and alcohol, according to guidelines established by U.K.'s first state-funded Hindu school. The
Million Dollar Arm Hunt
A Florida sports management company is launching a nationwide contest to discover India's fastest pitcher in a bid to jumpstart the sport in the country.
Malay Indians Seek $4 Trillion in Reparations
A lawsuit on behalf of 2 million Indians in Malaysia is seeking $4 billion in reparations from Britain for bringing their ancestors to Malaya as
Grave Threat
Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra is exempted from security checks at Indian airports, but not the military chiefs of the Indian army, air
Hanuman: Action Hero
Hanuman and Rama are taking their place beside GI Joe and Transformers. A Pennsylvania company, Kirdana, founded by an Indian American Mahender Swami Nathan, is
Asian Millionaires Swell
A booming economy added 20,000 new millionaires in India and almost 200,000 throughout Asia last year. India now boasts over 100,000 millionaires. Asia-wide there are an
Yoga Hurts
Nearly 13,000 Americans were treated for yoga related injuries in emergency rooms during the past three years.
Putting Nazi to Bed
An Indian home furnishing company has agreed to drop a line of bedspreads titled "The Nazi Collection" after an outcry from Indian Jews. The collection,
Outing An Indian
The renowned British comedian and theater actor Alistair McGowan has outed himself as an Indian in a BBC documentary "Who Do You Think You Are." Alistair
Breaking Up is Hard To Do
Shahid Kapur, star of the box office hit Vivaah, says he is still hurting from his break-up with Bollywood starlet Kareena Kapoor.Kapoor acknowledged that he
Love Him Till He Hurts
A Foster City, Calif., Indian American has been charged with assaulting his 81-year-old father in the head with a hammer to secure his admission to
Mallya buys 50 percent stake in US private jet
Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya is acquiring a 50 percent stake in Epic Aircraft, a U.S.-based manufacturer of private jets.Mallya, who owns India's largest liquor
Forbes' Billionaire List
Amar Bose, founder of Bose Corporation of Google's Kavitark Shriram each with $1.8 billion in personal wealth tied for 271st position on Forbes' annual list
Indian Visas Outsourced
It is perhaps fitting that the country most associated with outsourcing, is outsourcing visa applications of people seeking to visit India. The Indian Embassy in Washington,
World's Largest Turban?
Major Singh wearing what is purportedly the biggest turban in the world, weighing in at 68 lbs and 400 meters of cloth.
Toast This
Vikas Jhingran, a 34-year-old doctoral student at MIT is Toastmaster International's reigning world Champion of Public Speaking. Jhingran's winning speech, titled "The Swami's Question" center's around
World's Second Largest Civilian Arsenal
Nearly 40 percent of all the world's civilian firearms are owned by U.S. citizens. According to Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, U.S. citizens oven
