Since times immemorial, man’s dream has been to soar. Literally! High up in the sky along with the birds. And touch the very Heavens. Modern technology such as jet-packs has turned the ancient flying dream of humans into a reality. Truly, the mythical Greek hero Icarus would be proud. And so envious! Watch the below […]
Of the 298 people (283 passengers and 15 crew) killed in a missile strike on a Malaysia Airlines plane Thursday, at least 11 were Indians. It’s not clear if the 11 Indian victims included both passengers and crew members. 41-year-old Sanjid Singh Sandhu was one of the Indian victims. Sanjid, who was a flight steward […]
If Microsoft’s India-born CEO Satya Nadella is not in tears, he’d better be. Five months after Nadella became CEO of Microsoft, the mediocre leader of one of the world’s largest software firms is finding it impossible to move the needle on Windows Phone. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know that Windows Phone […]
Mughal King Babur (Image Courtesy: Wiki) India has always evoked strong reactions from outsiders. You either love it. Or you loath it. Even among those who conquered and quickly emptied its coffers, there was little love for India. The early Mughals who laid the foundation of a pan-India empire in the 16th century and the […]
What is shocking in India is this picture of someone practising open defecation and in the other hand having a mobile phone. – WHO Director of Public Health Maria Neira Of all the shitholes and hellholes in the world, nothing can match that stinking eyesore known as India. No other country comes even remotely close […]
[Alexander Imich] always ate sparingly, inspired by Eastern mystics who disdain food. “There are some people in India who do not eat,” he said admiringly. – Interview with World’s Oldest Man Alexander Imich, 111, in New York Times Why do some people live long? Why do some people die young? I’m not talking here of […]