Sri Lankan Tamil hedge fund billionaire will be a guest of the American prison system for the next 11 years for insider trading. The sentence is the longest ever for insider trading. Judge Richard J.Holwell, who sentenced Rajaratnam today, also fined him $10 million and ordered the forfeiture of $53.8 million. Judge Holwell said: Insider […]
For some odd reason, Biryanis have become a big thing on the East Coast lately. From Massachusetts to Georgia and perhaps even beyond, it seems like every other day a Biryani place is opening up in one city or the other on the Eastern seaboard. In Edison, New Jersey, the two well-known Biryani places are […]
The first reviews of the iPhone 4S are out. And predictably enough, the reviewers can’t stop gushing about Apple’s newest phone. New York Times: This phone comes dangerously close to displacing a $200 point-and-shoot digital camera. ….It’s even more amazing how Siri’s responses can actually form a conversation. Once, I tried saying, “Make an appointment […]
Hell, we’re desperate to stop writing those dreadful Incredible India stories. But those countless Shaitans in India just won’t let us put a period to these only-in-India stories. Here’s a bunch of Incredible India stories that should make every Indian hang its head in shame. * The other day a poor Dalit (an untouchable, according […]
Some movies should never see the light of the day. Even if they were made, they should never have been released in theaters. One such movie is Rascals, a movie that’s been completely trashed by reviewers. Directed by David Dhawan, the piece of junk features real-life Indian criminal Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn and Kangana Ranaut. […]
Élise (to her brother): You’re all alone here? What do you do all day? Pierre: Watch other people live. Wonder who they are, where they go? They become heroes in my little stories. As we were desultorily flipping through the drama section on Amazon Prime Video streaming a few hours back, the 2008 French movie […]