Will Microsoft Screw 500m PC Users?

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 […]

Pizza – Different Toppings, Not So Tasty

(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 […]

Trader Joe’s Samosas, Biryani – No, No, No!

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 […]

No End to Devyani’s U.S. Legal Woes

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 […]

Telugu Murderer Sujatha May Plead Insanity

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 […]

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