Kadhalan – Hellish Movie, Heavenly Music

By God, how we hated this dungheap of a Tamil movie. Only God knows how much we loved the music in Kadhalan. Released in 1994, Kadhalan is a landmark Tamil movie that shows A.R.Rahman at the Himalayan heights of his career. Truth be said but for Rahman’s music and Prabhu Deva’s dances, Kadhalan would have […]

HP to Fire 25,000; How Many Thousands in India?

HP is firing 24,600 employees following its acquisition of EDS to “streamline the combined company’s services businesses.” While roughly half the job-cuts will come in the U.S., the remaining will be spread over several other countries and is sure to impact India too. The guillotine will drop on both EDS and HP employees. We don’t […]

1.48 Lakh Indian Villages to get Broadband Internet

Indian telecom operator BSNL is promising to provide broadband Internet access in 1.48 lakh villages in the next six months. Currently, broadband coverage is said to exist in 30,000 villages (we doubt that given the poor broadband quality even in big cities). BSNL also plans to expand its broadband coverage to more cities – from […]

Rs 6,666.66 for Sexty Seconds of Sextasy

Yes, that’s sex thousand sex hundred and sexty-sex Rs and sexty-sex Paisa for sexty seconds of pure sextasy. Blame it on inflation. Or attribute it to the big money floating around in the new India. Or chalk it up to high aspiration wants quick money. Whatever. Some prostitutes in India are charging as much as Rs 2-lakh […]

Multiple Bomb Blasts in Delhi; 18 Dead, Dozens Wounded

Several bomb blasts rocked the Indian capital of Delhi on Saturday evening. Early reports say at least 18 people are dead and several dozen injured. Two of the blasts happened in the Connaught Place shopping area of Delhi and the rest in other busy areas. The Indian Mujahideen militant group claimed responsibility for the attacks […]

Did India Acquire U.S. Missile Technology Illegally?

Did India take shortcuts to acquire sophisticated launching systems and missile delivery technology from the U.S.? We doubt this interesting question will ever be answered to our satisfaction, especially given the growing cooperation on defense and nuclear technology between India and the U.S. A federal grand jury in Washington DC on Tuesday indicted Indian national

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