Happenings

This made an interesting news report. The Indian government has placed an order of 12 AW01 helicopters that will be used for ferrying our VIPs, at a jaw dropping cost of EUR 560 million. By my calculation thats about Rs 4000 crore. The huge order for VVIP helicopters from Agusta Westland could save upto...
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For the past few weeks the Hero Honda Hockey jingle has been playing non stop on radio stations. You would think India must be on the verge of winning the world cup. Ha! dil mein dam bhar lo, fir dil ko hockey ko Win the cup they didn’t, but to their credit the Indian...
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Dear Danny Boyle, We heard that you left India in a rush because you were ‘really, really tired‘. What happened? Did you happen to travel in a Mumbai local train? We are sure it couldnt be related to the fact that your child stars wanted some more from you. All Azharuddin wanted was a...
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Forbes, the magazine famous for compiling lists of the world’s best/most/biggest/richest people/organizations just gave us a new compilation. The world’s most powerful people. In compiling our first ranking of the World’s Most Powerful People, we wrestled with these questions–and many more–before deciding to define power by four dimensions. First, do they have influence over...
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That’s how it is done. They pointed a finger at you, and you voluntarily went back to jail, leaving your aging mom to fend for herself. What superlative sacrifice! This should serve a lesson to the media hounding you, and all those people who said that you should be given strict punishment for the...
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Indian kids are a very creative lot, going by the shortlisted entries out of several thousand submissions for the Google Doodle contest. Check out what India means to our young ones, and vote for your favorite design!
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We are seeing some good news coming in from the sporting arena these days. Indian sport lives. Indian Tennis has a new star. Somdev Devvarman has qualified for the US Open singles, coming through the tough qualifiers.  He hasn’t just qualified but won his first round match as well. Somdev happens to be the...
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India went to the polls in phase three of the Great Indian Elections of 2009 this week. Here’s a few pictures of proud voters happy to have contributed their bit towards upholding the esteemed traditions of the founding fathers of the country. First up, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chawan with Mrs Chief Minister. Hail...
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Our favorite desi singer Anoop NoopDawg Desai is out of American Idol. This week on the show it was down to the last seven contestants, out of which two were eliminated because last week the judges used their discretionary save to bring back Matt Giraud after America had voted him out. The axe fell...
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Take this. A Mangalore court has ordered the police to file an FIR against union minister for women and child welfare Renuka Chowdhury for her reported remark that “Mangalore has been Talibanised” following the much talked about pub attack by the Sri Ram Sena monkeys. As per the order the FIR is to be...
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So much has already been written about this incident that i decided against adding to the entropy of the Blogosphere. But i am feeling a little disturbed, and couldn’t help advancing the onset of carpal tunnel on my fingers. What is going on with India, and Indians? I am referring to the attack by...
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Over the course of some three hundred odd years, the British gave a lot to India. They gave us the Railways, Post and Telegraph, Cricket, Tea, Movies. They gave us the English language, which was going to come in handy in the twenty first century to help India become the world’s back office. They...
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Big day for America, and potentially, all mankind. America’s first black president got sworn to office today. The still underway inauguration gala is a huge show, run at a cost of some $160 million, and witnessed by several million people live in Washington, besides many more viewers of the televised event. Funnily enough, Obama’s...
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The drama continues… Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said it was the “obligation” of the world community to ensure that perpetrators of the “horrible” crime are brought to justice Singh said India will await the “outcome” of its message to the world before deciding on future course of action with regard to Pakistan....
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In the midst of all the news surrounding the Mumbai blasts, one important event got sidelined. The death of  Vishwanath Pratap Singh, former prime minister of India. Adopted by the Maharaja of Manda at the age of five, VP Singh went on to become the Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. As CM he gave...
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