This looks like one of those Only in America stories. But one that Mohandas Gandhi would have approved of and eagerly embraced (more on that later). We all know how crazy Americans are about their coupons. They use it at restaurants and grocery stores, to buy dog and cat food, for manicures, pedicures, movie tickets, […]
In all fairness, Chapter 2 of Lelyveld’s book Great Soul should rightly be described as the Latrine and Feces Chapter given its preoccupation with turds. So, if you are the sort that gets a hard-on by how Gandhi was repulsed by the stench of the human shit at the Calcutta session of the Indian National […]
Let no one complain that our desis in New Jersey are not making news. Just a few days after news of H1B fraudster Nilesh Dasondi’s prison sentence hit the wires, comes news that another desi will be heading to prison soon. Somerset (NJ) businessman Vaibhav Dahake has pleaded guilty to to an Indictment charging him […]
Chinatown buses are largely an East Coast phenomenon in the U.S. Their principal claim to fame is that they ferry people between cities at prices so cheap that other forms of transport just can’t match them. These buses are run by Chinese immigrants and operate out of Albany, Boston, New York City, Queens (NYC), Atlantic […]
Who gives a f*ck if the poor in India can’t get food to eat. Who gives a f*ck if income disparities in India are rising sharply. Who gives a f*ck if Anna Hazare is on a fast unto death. Rejoice, my countrymen. Uncork the champagne for India’s private jet business is expanding. Thank God, the […]
Daily deals web site and Groupon rival LivingSocial has raised a mind-boggling $400 million in a new round to take its total funding to over half-a-billion dollars. Well, $600 million is LivingSocial’s total funding if you schmucks must know the exact number. Existing investors Amazon and Lightspeed Venture Partners and newbies T. Rowe Price and […]