Park Avenue – Great American Fraud

One of the great, abiding myths of our times is the enduring fable of the American Dream. So what is the American Dream? The American Dream postulates that no matter your origins or social class, there are no limits to how high you can soar if you set your sights high and work hard in […]

Deadly Telugu Bidda Lakshminivasa Rao Nerusu Returning to U.S. on May 25

Bars and pubs in Novi (Michigan) will likely be full Saturday, May 25 as policemen and FBI agents celebrate the capture and extradition of deadly Telugu bidda and international fugitive Lakshminivasa Rao Nerusu to face murder charges. Notorious Telugu bidda Lakshminivasa Rao Nerusu is forcibly being hauled back to the U.S. from his homeland India […]

In Amazing America, Jail Occupancy Rate is Higher than Hotel Occupancy Rate

Statistics put out today by the U.S. Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics show that in Amazing America, jail occupancy rates are far higher than hotel occupancy rates. Justice Department statistics show jail occupancy rate stood at 84% in mid-2012 (latest period for which statistics are available). Unlike federal or state prisons, jails are usually […]

Who is Dinesh Thakur?

Dinesh Thakur is the Indian-American who’s richer by $48.6m today for playing a crucial role in nailing Ranbaxy for its crimes. Background Thakur received a Bachelors degree in Technology from Osmania University, a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from University of New Hampshire, and graduate training from Syracuse University. Court documents show Thakur as […]

Feature Phones – Beginning of the End; Samsung is King of Smartphones

Smartphone vendors shipped 216.2 million units in the first quarter of 2013, the first time that over half the total phone shipments in a quarter were smartphones. In the first quarter, smartphones accounted for 51.6% of all mobile phone shipments, according to market researcher IDC. Chinese Danger In a distressing development, two Chinese vendors Huawei […]

Mon Dieu! India Ranks 116 on Internet Speed

Chutias a.k.a. Indians are still on the slow train to the Internet. According to caching company Akamai’s State of the Internet Report for 4Q 2012, India ranks a pitifully low 116 in a global ranking of average connection speed to the Internet. Forget the developed nations like U.S., Canada, South Korea, Japan, UK etc, even […]

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