Bheema – Avoid Like the Plague

If you thought Ajith’s Billa was bad, you ain’t seen real bad until you’ve seen Vikram’s Bheema. Bheema achieves the odious distinction of having nothing going for it. Not the story. Not the acting. Not the music. Not the dances. And definitely not the action scenes. Dooming this worthless piece of garbage from the get-go, […]

Bobby Jindal Makes History, Raises High Hopes

Frankly, we think Bobby Jindal stinks. At least, Jindal’s views on abortion do. We also think Jindal is a phony, a Christian fanatic (or at least pretends to be in a state where religion is very important to its citizens) and lacks the experience to handle a complex task like governing a backward and corrupt […]

Vikram Pandit Starts Butchering Citi Jobs

Citigroup’s new CEO Vikram Pandit has already started sacrificing employees on the altar of saving the financial institution that is buffeted by the subprime mortgage meltdown and incompetent management. Early reports suggest that 4,200 Citigroup employees have already lost their jobs with thousands more job losses to come.

Will Bheema Take the Pongal Honors?

Last Pongal, Vijay’s Pokiri and Ajith’s Aalwar duked it out. Pokiri won a handsome victory while Aalwar failed miserably. This Pongal, will it be Vikram’s Bheema that’ll take home the laurels or is there a dark horse? After all, Kaalai (Simbhu), Vaazhthugal (Madhavan, Bhavana), Pazhani (Bharath), Pirivom Santhippom (Cheran, Sneha), Pidichirukku (Ashok), Indralogathil Na Azhagappan (Vadivelu) are […]

Infosys Surrenders to California on Overtime Issue

Infosys disclosed Friday that it had settled with the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) towards possible overtime payment to certain employees in California for a total amount of $26 million. The payment pertains to the last three years and such back wages will be paid to employees in due course. The California Overtime […]

Vikram Pandit Takes Out His Begging Bowl

Struggling Citigroup’s new CEO Vikram Pandit has taken out his begging bowl to shore up the bank’s shaky financial foundation, going by today’s front page story in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required). The Journal piece suggests that Citi is looking to raise up to $10 billion and that Vikram Pandit is looking to the Middle […]