Former NYC Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade today got what can at best be described as a face shaving (no typo) limited victory with a U.S. judge dismissing the January 9, 2014 indictment against her. Devyani’s win in court today was based essentially on a technicality – the judge accepted her attorney’s argument that she had […]
Privus makes your privacy both convenient and absolute. – Rick Molina, founder of EZ messaging encryption service Privus SI’s eternal, immutable law of Power posits that If you hand someone Power, he will abuse it. Power + Humans = Abuse Be it Narendra Modi, Jayalalitha, Manmohan Singh, Barack Obama or some faceless government agent at […]
Mallu crook Mathew Martoma has filed a motion with the U.S. District Court in New York claiming jury bias over his dismissal from Harvard Law School as one of the grounds meriting his acquittal or a new trial. In a court filing dated February 27, 2014, former SAC portfolio manager Mathew Martoma says negative publicity […]
Swedish Crime Series The Bridge (photo courtesy: Sweden TV) European TV crime dramas are like European and Korean crime movies – Classy, riveting, addictive stuff. There’s the delicious trifecta of subtlety, tension and thrill in European TV crime dramas and films, an appealing amalgam I find woefully missing from Bollywood and rarely encounter in Hollywood. […]
Millions of Indians live in Lalaland. Hindu middle and lower classes itching to vote the BJP into power in the coming Lok Sabha (parliamentary) elections while dreaming of sweet relief from their woes will eventually swallow a bitter pill as their reward. These Hindu dreamers are no better than cuckoos. Business As Usual Folks that […]
The road to power is paved with hypocrisy….and casualties. Never regret. – Vice President Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) in House of Cards Season 2, Episode 9 For less than the cost of a Bollywood movie ticket, once again I got to watch 13 episodes of a top-notch political drama – House of Cards, Season 2. […]