Odds & Ends
Generous Uncles?
Three recent Harvard graduates have launched a website that seeks to match cash-strapped Harvard students with alums willing to offer them interest-free loans from $500
This Ain’t Funny
Pakistan is threatening pranksters mocking President President Asif Ali Zardari.The Dish
Reporter Krystin Wiggs, acknowledged she had been deceived by an elaborate hoax.
The Hillary Platter
During her recent visit to India, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who professes fondness for Indian food, made sure she caught a dinner at Bukhara,
Burger King Withdraws Ad
After several Hindu groups protested the ad depicting the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, Burger King issued a public apology.
Indian-American Belize Envoy
A diet of Indian curry two or three times a week lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
Heather’s Tantric Sex
Actress Heather Graham, of Boogie Nights, The Guru and Austin Powers says “You haven’t lived until you have tried tantric sex.” Graham told Britain’s Daily
Millionth English Word
Web 2.0 has bested Jai Ho and Slumdog as the millionth English word or phrase.According to The Global Language Monitor, which tracks latest trends in
Obama Indians
93% of all South Asians voted for Obama.
What’s With He & He?
The study found higher ratios of boys to girls, especially if the first child was a girl, or if the first two children were girls.
Republican Minority
Nearly three times as many American minorities are Democrats than Republicans.A Gallup survey found that 89% percent of rank-and-file Republicans are non-Hispanic whites, just 5%
Pill Mill
The couple are charged with a $9 million medical fraud scheme.
Whose Fault
A veteran Edison police officer who berated a superior for refusing to help him rescue Indians in a car crash will not be disciplined for
Obama’s Keema Touch
Obama's affinity for Pakistani culture and the great Urdu poets.
Sued for Stealing Wife
Bittar romanced Ronda with expensive gifts.
Haley’s Comet
South Carolina State Rep. Nikki Haley, who is running for governor, moved rapidly to put her distance from disgraced Gov. Mark Sanford, whose endorsement she once coveted.
Curry on Fire
A bag of curry triggered fire alarms in the cargo hold of a Frankfurt-bound Air India Boeing 747 with 235 passengers on board, prompting the pilots to activate fire extinguishers and return the plane Mumbai after being airborne for an hour.
Bulletproof Turbans?
Development of bullet-proof turbans to enable Sikhs to serve in armed units.
Gurkha Veterans’ Last Stand
The government caves in to demands giving Gurkha veterans automatic rights to British residency.
No Place For Crap
No toilet. No bride
Diamonds in the Rough
The global recession has taken the sparkle off India’s diamond polishing industry, which cuts and polishes 70% of the world’s diamonds. As a part of
153 Parliamentary Crooks
Over a quarter of newly elected parliamentarians in India’s national elections have criminal cases pending against them.
Me Slumdog, You Millionaire
Mumbai municipal authorities have razed the shantytown homes of Slumdog Millionaire child stars
Flying Shoe Flies High
The shoe became a novel form of political protest during this year’s election cycle
$400,000 Rare Lincoln Stamp
A rare 90 cent Abraham Lincoln stamp used to ship a letter from Boston to an Ice House in Calcutta in 1873 is expected to
Soleckshaw
The Soleckshaw aims to reduce the physical burdens of India’s 8 million rickshaw drivers.
Indian Mata Hari?
De Sousa, 53, insists she is not a CIA agent and was not involved in the kidnapping
Obama’s Autograph
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had an unusual request for Pres. Barack Obama
Obama’s Cricket Lessons
West Indies cricketer Brian Lara gives Pres. Barack Obama cricket lessons on the sidelines of the Fifth Summit of the Americas.
She's Hot!
Tamuly felt terrible at missing her earlier record in which she consumed 60 chilis.
Raining Shoes
Throwing a shoe, which last year elevated an unknown Iraqi journalist to international journalist stardom, has become the protest of choice in this year’s parliamentary
Henna Sausages
A British company has introduced a line of sausages branded in henna patterns created with edible ink.
Get A Simpler Name
It would behoove you and your citizens to adopt a name that we could deal with more readily here
Limbaugh Ridicules Indian Outsourcers
Increasingly shrill radio host Rush Limbaugh is taking heat for a flippant remark ridiculing “slumdog” Indian outsourcers.
The Biggest Losers
Anil Ambani is the biggest loser in this year’s Forbes list of the World’s Billionaires. Ambani lost $3.9 billion of his fortune as shares of
Chew on This
Director general of the Dubai municipality, says, “We are taking all measures to stop its sale here."
Kundra’s Youthful Indiscretion
Kundra pled guilty to shoplifting four shirts valued at $134 from a JC Penney store in Maryland County, Md., in 1996.
Steaming Rice
Sale or use of Basmati rice as a side dish or ingredient shall not be deemed a violation of the prohibition of the sale of rice
$5.5 Million Baroda Prophet Carpet
A 150 year old carpet sold for almost $5.5m at a Sotheby’s auction in Doha.
Pyre ‘Dignity’
Being bundled into a box and incinerated in a furnace is not my idea of dignity, much less the performance of an ancient sacrament.
Celebrity Doc Charged
Celebrity doctor Sandeep Kapoor is charged with furnishing prescription pills to Anna Nicole Smith.
