Say what you will, we think the Singapore government’s policy of banning bubble-gum chewing in public was a sensible move. Alas, the Indians are not half as smart as the Singaporeans, who got their Independence 18 years after the Indians. As bubble-gum sales go flat in the U.S., the MNCs have turned their sights to […]
Most people recognize trash when they see it or hear it. Except for the suckers and trash lovers. No surprise then that Microsoft’s Zune digital music player has been consigned to the trash heap and shown the middle finger by most music lovers. Launched in November last year, Microsoft has sold about 1.2 million units […]
Som Mittal will take over as President of India’s premier software and services trade organization National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) in January 2008. Som Mittal succeeds Kiran Karnik, who assumed the reins of NASSCOM after the untimely death of Dewang Mehta in April 2001. Currently Senior VP of HP services for Asia-Pacific […]
The Canadian government is asking Canadians not to use the Neem Active Toothpaste with Calcium manufactured by an Indian company Calcutta Chemical Co Ltd. Canadian health officials say tests on the Neem Active Toothpaste with Calcium have revealed unacceptable levels of diethylene glycol as well as high levels of harmful bacteria in the product. Diethylene […]
Delhi-based real estate developer DLF has won the contract to develop the prestigious Bidadi Knowledge City project for IT companies coming up near Bangalore, according to the Mint. A small town on the Bangalore-Mysore highway, Bidadi is the Karnataka’s government’s response to the infrastructure woes bedevilling India’s IT hub Bangalore. Bidadi Knowledge City is expected to attract […]
Arch-enemies India and Pakistan, two of the poorest and probably dumbest nations in the world, were the top arms buyers in the world in 2006, according to the a new report released Monday by the U.S. Congressional Research Service. That apostle of peace Gandhi – whose 138th birthday Indians celebrate tomorrow – would be turning […]