The Supreme Court of India today put Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the dock by ordering a fresh investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the 2002 communal riots that led to the massacre of over a thousand Muslims. Comprising a total of five members (three senior IPS officers from Gujarat, retired CBI Director […]
Karan Bhatia has been named a GE Officer, a prestigious position in the diversified multinational corporation. Worldwide, GE has just 197 GE Officers, who lead large revenue generating businesses or occupy critical functional roles. The 39-year-old Bhatia was named GE’s new VP and senior counsel, international government relations and policy recently. Before joining GE, Bhatia was […]
Popular South Indian film actor Raghuvaran died of cardiac arrest in Chennai at the age of 60. Originally from Palakkad area of Kerala, Raghuvaran acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films in supporting roles like the doctor in Sivaji or as villain like the criminal gang leader in Bheema. One of the better actors […]
Tourists to India – Beware. You could lose your life, be molested, raped and attacked. And the Indian police will do little to help you or investigate the incident. India’s police will most likely deny the incident and attempt to cover it up. India’s tourism campaign is called Incredible India. But the campaign might more […]
We are currently reading Parag Khanna’s new book The Second World – Empires and Influence in The New Global Order, the talk of the town these days. Since we couldn’t wait to do a post on the book, we gave it something like the Washington read (flipping through the index to find what’s of interest). […]
Data warehousing expert Teradata has opened a second Global Consulting Centre in India at Pune. Teradata’s Pune Global Consulting Centre will offer business intelligence solutions for telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, banking and insurance industries in the Americas. Teradata selected Pune because of its talented pool of mature IT professionals and IT educational institutions that can provide […]