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 A catastrophe of the magnitude of the Mumbai terrorist attacks of November 26, 2008 demands a quick revamp of the Indian intelligence apparatus. After the last terrorists are flushed out from the Oberoi and Taj hotels in Mumbai, one of the first tasks before India’s Ministry of Home is to revamp […]
 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 […]
The Sri Lankan situation is once again causing needless tensions in Tamil Nadu with every Vijay, Ajith, Rajini and podi paya trying to outdo the other in proving his support for the Tamils across the Palk Strait. Chennai newspaper The Hindu has an interesting interview with Sri Lanka’s Social Welfare Minister Douglas Devananda on the […]
(Thanks to felecofcornwall, a reader of the SearchIndia.com blog, for recommending The Exorcism of Emily Rose.) With bulging eyes and dropping jaws we watched The Exorcism of Emily Rose (directed by Scott Derrickson & starring Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson and Jennifer Carpenter) on our television set this morning. A work of extraordinary beauty, The Exorcism of […]