And you thought Mumbai was part of India. Don’t tell that to Mumbai politician Raj Thackeray and his goons. Indian newspapers are full of reports that North Indians (particularly those from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Mumbai are being attacked by supporters of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, a regional political party founded by Raj Thackeray […]
A worthless piece of trash, Indiralogathil Na Azhagappan is sheer agony to endure. Since we’ve enjoyed Vadivelu’s comedy for several years, it was with a great deal of excitement and anticipation that we headed to the Newark Screens theater in Newark, NJ on Saturday to watch Indiralogathil Na Azhagappan. Oh, what a horrendous nightmare it turned […]
Indian food owes its attraction to the rich amalgam of spices and, of course, the hot chilies that go into its famed curries. Today’s Wall Street Journal (subscription required) brings us news of an Indian chili called Bhut Jolokia that is supposedly 200 times hotter than jalapeño pepper. Apparently, Bhut Jolokia is the world’s hottest chili […]
Can two Internet failures – Microsoft and Yahoo – become successful when they come together? We doubt it. After failing badly in its efforts to take on the Google juggernaut, Microsoft has made a desperate $44.6 billion offer to buy struggling Internet pioneer Yahoo. We think Microsoft’s proposal is heck of a bad idea. What does […]
(Update – Shivani Sud wins Intel Science Talent Search Competition.) Eight Desi students have made it to the finals of the Intel Science Talent contest. Of the eight students, five are girls and they submitted projects in diverse areas including Bioinformatics, Biochemistry, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics, Zoology, Earth and Planetary Science and Chemistry. The students are […]
Diligenta, a subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services, has snagged a contract to deliver Business Process Outsourcing services to support Sun Life Financial of Canada UK’s (SLF UK) operations. Expected to commence in May 2008, the services are estimated to be worth euro 100 million (over US$200 million) over the life of the contract. Diligenta has […]