Following the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the decrepit dodo Shivraj Patil has quit as India’s Home Minister. Finance Minister P.Chidambaram has replaced him (Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is holding the finance portfolio too). Two top bureaucrats need to be shown the door too – Intelligence Bureau Chief P.C.Haldar of the Indian Police Service and […]
For over four decades now, it’s been apparent to all but the completely blind or the utterly senile that India is a blundering, doddering mockery of a democracy that has totally lost its way. A soft state, to borrow Gunnar Myrdal’s terminology, where the government institutions have become so weak and corruption so endemic that […]
Folks, we just went for a spin to check out the Black Friday crowds and deals (in the U.S.). On both the crowd and deal fronts, we’d say we were disappointed (our focus was on electronics). We checked out Wal-Mart (both outside and inside), Staples (inside and outside), Best Buy (parking lot was 70%-80% full), […]
 Terrorists Strike Mumbai Again With a hitherto little known outfit called Deccan Mujahideen claiming responsibility for the November 26, 2008 attacks in Mumbai, the big question is who are these whackos? Frankly speaking, we (and most Indian media sources too) have nary a clue who these maniacal killers are (the idea behind this post is […]
Police in India’s financial capital Mumbai are battling terrorists who struck in multiple places on Wednesday night killing at least 195 people (including 13 foreigners and 14 policemen) and injuring 327. A previously unknown Islamic organization called Deccan Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the attacks at 11 separate locations. The Indian Army has been pressed into service to […]
Quick, what’s the hottest gossip item on the Bollywood party circuit these days? No, it’s not the silly when will Kareena and Saif tie the knot (who cares) or when will Abhishek Bachchan learn acting (most likely, never). You know what, we think the hottest item number at parties these days must be the losses that Bollywood distributor […]