Som Mittal, chief of India’s software association Nasscom, has lost the battle to prevent the Obama administration from going ahead with a Border Security bill funded by imposing higher fees on H1B Visas used by Indian IT companies. U.S. President Obama signed the $600 million bill Friday. The bill is expected to fund an additional […]
In the Iranian imagination, a nuclear weapon is essential if the country is to assume its rightful place among the world’s leading nations. – After the Crackdown by Jon Lee Anderson in New Yorker, August 16 & 23, 2010 p.64 One of the hot topics of debate in U.S. military circles is when President Obama […]
The late detective novelist Agatha Christie is the most widely read novelist in history, according to the New Yorker, which has an essay on the popular author in the latest issue (August 16 & 23, 2010 p.82-88) Back in the old days, we read a few dozen Agatha Christie books. And for the most part, […]
Of course, where there are Indians there’s bound to be something weird lurking in the background. Isn’t that why we call the country Incredible India. 😉 Sui Generis Exports When it comes to exports, you can’t beat Indians. You see, India has always been very aggressive and at the front of the line. No matter, […]
It’s just 9:05PM ET here and we’re already semi-sloshed on Ginger Brandy and Seltzer Water. The peerless maestro Ennio Morricone’s La Ballata Di Hank McCain (‘gli Intoccabili’) is playing on our PC as we type this stuff. Is life good or bad? We have no idea Hell, who gives a f*ck! All we know is […]
All ye schmucks can say what you will but when it comes to dishing out the worst possible food, you just can’t beat these New Jersey shitholes like Sankalp South Plainfield masquerading as Indian restaurants. Completely clueless in the kitchen, utterly hopeless in the service department and totally remorseless in their overall attitude, most Indian […]