Challenging times call for a full reboot of the system. Alas, all that Microsoft got in its new leader was a minor update. Satya Nadella, a Telugu bidda who studied at a capitation fee college (Manipal Institute of Technology) and bears a lackluster record, has been named the new CEO of Microsoft. Nadella, 47, also […]
The big question looming on the minds of hundreds of millions of computer users worldwide is: Will Microsoft stop providing Security Updates for PCs running Windows XP from April 8, 2014? Launched in October 2001, Windows XP, a PC operating system from Microsoft, is considered a reliable platform unlike some of its successors like the […]
(For SI Blog reader Prabhakar) Pizza (2012, Tamil) suffers from a yawning gap. The disappointing chasm between intention and outcome. Clearly, Pizza’s makers (director/writer Karthik Subbaraj and producer C.V.Kumar) set out to make a different kinda of Tamil film. Alas, they fell far short of their goal. Different Toppings We got an e-mail from a […]
When I noticed Trader Joe’s touting its Chicken Tikka Samosas as a “Top 10 Favorite Appetizer” for today’s Superbowl in East Rutherford, NJ, my interest was easily piqued. After all, no desi ever says “No” to Samosas, the most popular Indian snack and street food. Trader Joe’s Mini Chicken Tikka Samosa With much anticipation, I made […]
Disgraced Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade’s legal woes in the U.S. are unlikely to end any time soon. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara today filed a 26-page motion along with eight attachments/exhibits opposing Devyani’s motion of January 14, 2014 to dismiss her indictment. Devyani has been charged by U.S. authorities […]
The lawyer for Florida Telugu murderer Sujatha Guduru, who shot her 17-year-old daughter on Monday, January 27, said today his client had been suffering from mental health problems for the last two decades. Sujatha Guduru may plead insanity as her defense. She has been charged with first degree murder, premeditated. In Florida, the charge is […]