Tamil film star Kamal Haasan has been a fixture on the screen for as long as we can remember. In an acting career spanning over five decades, Kamal Haasan has performed a variety of roles in Tamil, Telugu and, occasionally, even Hindi films. While Kamal Haasan is no Marlon Brando, the South Indian star is leagues […]
By God, how we hated this dungheap of a Tamil movie. Only God knows how much we loved the music in Kadhalan. Released in 1994, Kadhalan is a landmark Tamil movie that shows A.R.Rahman at the Himalayan heights of his career. Truth be said but for Rahman’s music and Prabhu Deva’s dances, Kadhalan would have […]
HP is firing 24,600 employees following its acquisition of EDS to “streamline the combined company’s services businesses.” While roughly half the job-cuts will come in the U.S., the remaining will be spread over several other countries and is sure to impact India too. The guillotine will drop on both EDS and HP employees. We don’t […]
Indian telecom operator BSNL is promising to provide broadband Internet access in 1.48 lakh villages in the next six months. Currently, broadband coverage is said to exist in 30,000 villages (we doubt that given the poor broadband quality even in big cities). BSNL also plans to expand its broadband coverage to more cities – from […]
Latest reports from Indian newspapers suggest that the party may be coming to an end for Indian software developers whose rise has corresponded with a steady decline in fortunes for American programmers. India’s leading daily The Times of India reports that Satyam Computers could fire up to 4,500 employees, about 9% of the company’s 51,000 […]
Yes, that’s sex thousand sex hundred and sexty-sex Rs and sexty-sex Paisa for sexty seconds of pure sextasy. Blame it on inflation. Or attribute it to the big money floating around in the new India. Or chalk it up to high aspiration wants quick money. Whatever. Some prostitutes in India are charging as much as Rs 2-lakh […]