Boy, this is straight out of Ripley’s Believe it or Not. Fans of the heavy metal band Metallica are whining that the music is getting too loud! Today’s Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has an interesting front page piece on Metallica fans complaining that the music in the band’s latest album Death Magnetic is too loud. […]
We have read reports in Indian newspapers that the Tamil Nadu government is providing a subsidy to Tamil movies. According to a report in the Hindu newspaper (dt July 8, 2008), the Tamil Nadu government has earmarked Rs 4.9 crore as subsidy for quality Tamil movies with Tamil names. Venkat Prabhu’s recent movie Saroja is […]
Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group chief Anil Ambani has sued his elder brother Mukesh Ambani and the New York Times newspaper in the Bombay High Court for defamation and is claiming Rs 10,000 crore (about $2.18 billion) in damages, according to Mumbai newspaper DNA. Here’s an excerpt from the DNA story: Anil has alleged that […]
IIT alumnus and Rohm and Haas Company CEO Raj Gupta has been named to computer company HP’s board of directors. Gupta, who will join the HP board in January 2009, has been with specialty materials manufacturer Rohm and Haas since 1971. Gupta holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (1967), a […]
The latest report by Transparency International shows India slipping on the Corruption Perceptions Index by 13 points to No-85. As anyone familiar with India knows, the godforsaken nation is one of the most corrupt places on Planet Earth. Whether it’s a village, small town or a big city, nothing ever happens in India without the […]
Drona Review – Pathetic Piece of Shit Kidnap Review – Lousy Boob Show Imran Khan came out of nowhere and provided one of the surprise Bollywood hits of this year – Jaane Tu Yaa Jaane Naa. Produced by Imran’s uncle and senior Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, Jaane Tu Yaa Jaane Naa was a slick teenage love story that […]