If Indian astrologers are to be believed, John McCain is toast in the coming November 4 U.S. Presidential elections and might as well throw in the towel. Obama will comfortably win the elections but also faces threats to his life, according to our desi astrologers. Here’s what one Indian astrologer had to say: “Obama is […]
One word sums up Sun’s fiscal first quarter 2009 results – bad. On Thursday, Sun reported a loss of $1.68 billion loss on revenues that fell 7.1% year-over-year to $2.99 billion. The loss included a $1.45 billion non-cash charge for goodwill impairment and a $63 million restructuring charge. The only silver lining is that the […]
Multiple bomb blasts in the northeast state of Assam claimed at least 65 lives and left over 335 injured. The serial bomb blasts occurred in crowded market areas of Guwahati and in the districts of Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon in Assam today. Since 2002, India has been racked by bomb blasts over different parts of the country […]
We had heard in several quarters that Tamil film director Gautam Menon’s upcoming movie Vaaranam Aayiram (Surya) is inspired by the Tom Hanks movie Forrest Gump. So we got the Forrest Gump DVD from Netflix and watched it last night. If (a big if) Forrest Gump is indeed the source for Vaaranam Ayiram, it’d be […]
1. We expect that it (India) would lift the ban on our organisation and support us to fulfil the long awaited aspirations of the Tamil people. 2. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Kalaignar is a Tamil nationalist. He has not only voiced his concern against the Sinhala state terrorism in Tamil Eelam, but has also showed […]
Friends and family often ask us whether we’re waddling advertisements for the laughing Buddha, you know the one with the swollen belly. You see, like most Indians we relish our Malai Kofta, Navaratan Korma, Chicken Chettinad, Idli, Vada, Gojju, Masala Dosa and those delectable desi sweets like Jangir, Doodhi Halwa, Kesar Peda, Badam Halwa, Haigreeva et al. From […]