Here’s Take 2 of Incredible India containing some of those only-in-India incredible stories: * Priests at an Orissa temple performed a special purificatory ceremony after the visit of a Dalit minister. There must be a special place reserved in hell for the Brahmin swines who still engage in obnoxious discriminatory practices in many parts of […]
We are starting a regular segment called Incredible India that’ll highlight incredible stories and facts that can only be Made in India. Here’s a selection of some of the incredible stories and facts to come out of Incredible India: * Two minor Indian girls were married to frogs in a remote village of Villupuram District in […]
Adding to its investments in India, Intel Capital (the VC arm of the chip giant) is putting $23 million in three startups in the country. The startups are One97 Communications, a provider of value-added services like ring tones and games for mobile phones, online B2B marketplace IndiaMart and vocational educational institute Global Talent Track, according to […]
All ye Satyam employees, if you haven’t already started looking for a job elsewhere you need to get your head examined. Jump ship before the coming carnage in the form of massive layoffs. Once the massive layoffs are announced, there will be far too many candidates scrambling for far too few openings. Dust off your […]
The New York Stock Exchange has not permitted trading in Satyam ADRs to resume. The NYSE halted trading in Satyam ADRs on Wednesday prior to the opening of the market after disclosures of accounting irregularities at the company. Acknowledging that trading in the Satyam ADRs was halted today as well, an NYSE spokesman said Thursday: We […]
Looks like our Naxal troglodytes are slow to see the attraction of broadband Internet access. Yes, our Bengali babus are lagging badly in the adoption of broadband. Why is broadband penetration low in West Bengal compared to states with lesser population? Are these luddites forever listening to Rabindra Sangeet or eternally preparing for the dictatorship […]