Folks, it’s CES time. So you’re gonna see a lot of digital media stories here for the next few days. Roku, which now lets Netflix subscribers stream movies and TV episodes to their TV sets via a $99 box, will soon bring a similar capability to Amazon.com. In the near future, Roku box owners like […]
Predictions are boring. So 2008-ish. Since we are no Nostradamus or Sahadeva, we’ll instead talk about what we’d like to see. The following are some of the items on our Wish List for 2009: * LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran surrender to Indian security forces and plead to be hanged for his crimes against humanity. * Desi […]
Matrubhoomi is not merely a fine movie. It’s also a fine essence of India with its chilling depiction of various discriminations – against women, against lower castes, against a girl child et al. It’s the injustices arising from these entrenched and oppressive discriminations that constitutes the true face of India not the few software firms or call […]
We are Big Time Crooks, Confesses Satyam If Shakespeare were writing Hamlet today, the bard would probably write Something is rotten in the state of Satyam. A few hours ago (17:40 EST), Indian IT services provider Satyam Computer Services announced that promoters’ stake in the company may have been reduced. Some hours before that, Satyam put […]
We are Big Time Crooks, Confesses Satyam After getting his ass whipped by irate investors over the proposed $1.6 billion acquisition of two building companies Maytas Properties and Maytas Infra with close links to the Raju family, Satyam Computer Services Chairman B.Ramalinga Raju has decided against going ahead with the deals. The Raju family has […]
Is it too much to ask Indian restaurants in New York City that they keep their premises and kitchens reasonably clean? Indian restaurants in New York City are notoriously dirty. Restrooms without toilet paper, spoiled food, dirty outer garments of staff, rats, mice, flying insects and other live animals are only some of the ugly […]