Go Goa Gone – A Goner at the BO

The box office zombies made mincemeat out of the Saif Ali Khan production Go Goa Gone. The film, touted as India’s first with a zombies theme, did miserably at the U.S. box office. Go Goa Gone notched up a mere $170,044 in its opening weekend (May 10-13, 2013). Reports from India suggest the film did […]

Who is Dinesh Thakur?

Dinesh Thakur is the Indian-American who’s richer by $48.6m today for playing a crucial role in nailing Ranbaxy for its crimes. Background Thakur received a Bachelors degree in Technology from Osmania University, a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from University of New Hampshire, and graduate training from Syracuse University. Court documents show Thakur as […]

We are Criminals, Confesses Ranbaxy

Generic drugs manufacturer Ranbaxy USA has confessed to engaging in criminal behavior and agreed to pay a $500 million fine (covering both criminal and civil fines and forfeiture). The fine is the largest imposed by the U.S. on a generic drugs manufacturer. Ranbaxy – Japanese Firm Now Ranbaxy USA is a subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories […]

Gimmickry – Sony Xperia ZR Smartphone

Smartphones are entering the irritating terrain of gimmickry with features that most of us don’t care about, will not use or that just don’t work. In a desperate attempt at boosting sales, most of the major smartphone vendors including Apple, Samsung and LG are lately guilty of trumpeting features that are completely irrelevant to 95% […]