After Veg Shoe, Jains Get Eggless Snickers Too
Keeping in mind the number of vegetarians, chocolate and confectionery maker Mars International today launched chocolate brand Snickers in an eggless variant.
UPA Has Given Up Even Pretence of Governing
Monday’s reshuffle establishes clearly that the Congress has abandoned even the pretence of governing.
Widely Used Drugs to Cost Up to 50% Less
Prices of widely used medicines like painkillers, anti-infectives, antibiotics and anti-cancer and cardiovascular drugs are slated to come down by up to 50%
Tweet Enters the Pages of Oxford English Dictionary
The word 'tweet' in the sense of social networking has entered the hallowed pages of the Oxford English Dictionary with the lexicon breaking its rule that a new word needed to be in use for ten years before inclusion.
7-Eleven Owners and Managers Charged in Immigration Raids
More than a dozen 7-Eleven franchises took in more than $180 million in revenue by running a "modern-day plantation system,"
Singapore Campaign on Good English Targets Little India
A Singapore government campaign encouraging people to speak grammatically correct English is now targetting a Tamil-majority ethnic area in this city-state.
Take-home Pay of Expats, Indians May Take a Hit
Foreigners working across India and domestic employees may see a dip in their take-home salaries
Is Technology Killing Intimacy
Touch or eye-to-eye bonding can never be replaced by silly, coded, corny, cryptic SMS —condensed tight and weirdly worded.
Butterfly Island in the Caribbean Beckons Indians
From nature lovers to history buffs to those who wish to get away 'far from the madding crowd', picturesque Guadeloupe in the French Caribbean with a large Indian immigrant population has it all.
How Cheap Foreign Loans Spur India Inc’s Overseas Takeovers
Foreign banks are fuelling India’s recent burst of overseas takeover bids, offering cheap US dollar loans to corporates hungry to expand beyond their home state.
With JD(U) Exit, BJP is Past the Point of No Return
Whether the BJP’s political instincts are correct or not, the party believes it has a winning ticket in Modi. It may now be time to demonstrate that it is ready to back its conviction with decisive action.
Living with Ghosts in the Himalayas
In a rural corner of of India, belief in spirits or ghosts is widespread - and modern anxieties may make people more likely to report being possessed.
PM Manmohan Singh to Reshuffle Cabinet
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is due to bring new ministers into the government in a reshuffle.
Aam and the Woman
A little village in Bihar has zero cases of dowry deaths and female infanticide. Why? Because of mango trees
First English Factory in India in Ruins
Four centuries later, those early footprints of the British Empire have been obliterated. The ruins are a testimony to our indifference to heritage structures.
Can Narendra Modi Turn the Tide in Uttar Pradesh
Winning the politically-crucial state of Uttar Pradesh will be central to his ambition.
Why the Indian Telegram Service Will Soon be Forgotten
The only thing that’s unstoppable, though, is the advance of communication technology that renders relics obsolete
Big, Fat Weddings
Gone are the days when white horses carried the groom while the baraatis would dance, throwing currency notes at him as various Bollywood numbers kept playing in the background.
Foreigners Seem to be More Upbeat on India
Foreign observers and investors continue to see India as a positive growth story, even as domestic players cower in the shadow of their own pessimism.
Music-movie-book Chains Shut Shop as Digital turns Mainstream
I: Book-music-movie retailing in India is in the middle of a shakeout with almost all the major chains either shutting down shops or diversifying to other segments
Prince William Has Indian Heritage
Prince William, second-in-line to the throne, will be first British king with proven Indian ancestry, DNA analysis has revealed.
US Snooping Outrages Young Indians
Reports that India is the fifth most tracked nation by the US intelligence system has invited strong reactions from youth, who consider it an intrusion into their privacy.
Indian is First Woman Amputee to Climb Everest
In 2011, 26-year-old Arunima Sinha lost one of her legs after she said she was thrown off a moving train when she resisted a group of robbers.
Indian Artist Gaitonde’s Painting Fetches Record Price at Sotheby’s
A newly discovered art piece – “Painting No. 1″ of 1962 – by Indian artist Vasudeo S Gaitonde has been sold for $1,093,000
The Demonisation of NSA Whistleblower Snowden is Under Way
Ever since former CIA operative Edward Snowden outed himself as the whistleblower who exposed mass surveillance by the American National Security Agency, opinion has been divided on whether he was a hero or a traitor.
World Bank Projects 6.7 Per cent Growth for India by FY'15
The World Bank forecast a 6.7 per cent growth rate for India by next fiscal as exports and private investment are projected to strengthen and provide a boost to growth.
India Ignored My Asylum Plea, Claims Julian Assange
India should give political asylum to American whistleblower Edward Snowden for exposing the US cyber snooping programme that targeted India in a big way, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said
Saudi Visa Rule Leaves Umrah Pilgrims in Lurch
The Saudi Arabian government's new circular announcing reduction in the duration of Umrah (mini-Haj) visa from a month to 15 days has caused a lot of distress among pilgrims.
Story of Rajat Gupta's Arrogance & Downfall in Meticulous Detail
The Galleon Group insider-trading scandal involving Raj Rajaratnam and Rajat Gupta featured arrogance, greed and, ultimately, prosecution.
Why Indian Surrogacy Laws Are Ripe for Exploitation by Paedophiles
surrogate Indian children remain prone to abuse in the absence of a domestic surrogacy law.
US Immigration Bill Clears Key Senate Hurdle
As a major immigration bill that would give over 11 million people, including some 260,000 Indians, living illegally in America a path to citizenship, it received a full endorsement from President Barack Obama.
Guadeloupe's Haunted House: Witness to Indian Immigrants' Travails
Legend has it that Maison Zevallos, a large colonial mansion once part of one of the biggest sugar estate on Guadeloupe in the French Caribbean, is haunted by the ghosts of murdered Indian workers.
Indian Hockey Chasing World Cup Dreams
For the men, it will be a goal achieved; for women, a bonus. That's how the two teams from India are being looked at.
US Snooping: India Concerned, Surprised
India has said that it would be "unacceptable" if it is discovered that Indian laws on privacy have been violated by the surveillance launched on web users worldwide by the US National Security Agency
Humans Might Look Like Pokemon Characters in 100K Years
Humans of the future might look more like Pokemon characters with bigger heads, bigger eyes and improved night vision, two researchers have suggested.
Amazon's Lessons for Indian E-commerce Companies
As the world's most well-known e-tailing site Amazon launches its marketplace model in India, the battlefield is going to get tougher in an already intrepid marketplace.
L K Advani Bows Before RSS for Facesaver
The salvage comes at a huge cost. It undercuts Advani's bid to resist RSS' involvement in party's affairs on the ground of organizational autonomy.
Readers' Favourite India Curiosities
Readers shared their favourite observations about this diverse and colourful country.
Critics Split on Apple iOS 7: Hideous, Unoriginal or a Thing of Pure Beauty?
the new design has sparked debates over whether Apple stole the design from Android or Windows 8 or just created an unholy union of the two.
A History of Mannequin Bashing
Mannequins can be removed. If only it were a fraction as easy to eliminate the real causes of violence against women
Rajasthan Man Gets Admit Card With Obama’s Picture
A Rajasthan school owner received an admit card with his name and the photograph of the US President Barack Obama pasted on it for a junior engineer examination conducted by the Union government’s State Selection Commission.
Who, What, Why: What is Ungoogleable
The word "ungoogleable" has been removed from a list of new Swedish words after a trademark spat. But it raises the question of what can and can't be found with a search engine.
Drumming Up Tax Payers in Bangalore
The band of drummers, with their matching shirts and bright bandanas, is beating out a fast-paced tattoo to a small appreciative audience.
Advani's Resignation Divides BJP
Media in India are focussing on the ongoing political crisis in the main opposition party after one of its founding members resigned from key posts on Monday.
H1B Visa Norms: What’s Good for IBM is Not Good for American Engineers
Some of the proposals are good for its big tech firms, but are they good for American engineers?
Indian Expatriates Cash in on Rupee’s Record Low
Indian expatriates who were sending money back home had smiling faces yesterday as the struggling Indian rupee hit a record low against the US dollar.
Trash is Not Ugly
Recycling and reuse have become quite a trend as many entrepreneurs found innovative ways to make "ugly look beautiful".
India IT Spending to Reach $44.8 bn in 2014
Newer technologies such as cloud computing and devices such as tablets would trigger spending on IT projects
Re-engineering Dosas to Please American Palate
Two former investment bankers are convinced that the dosa has what it takes to help Indian cuisine enter the big league in the West.
Indian Widow to Pay 12,000 Pounds to Get Stolen George Cross
Her husband was awarded the George Cross, considered the civilian counterpart of Britain's highest military decoration - the Victoria Cross - for sacrificing his life to save his comrades
B.J.P. Patriarch Relinquishes Party Posts
One day after Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat state, was chosen to lead the Bharatiya Janata Party into the next general election, his main rival, L.K. Advani, resigned from his party leadership.
Guadeloupian Indians Keen to Renew Links With India
With Europe and France hit hard by the financial crisis, the small Indian community of Guadeloupe is keen to renew cultural and economic ties with a resurgent India
India's Virtual Widows' Suffer as Husbands Seek Work in the Gulf
Many young Muslim brides in India's southern state of Kerala are left behind by their husbands who go to the Gulf in search of jobs, causing a lot of worry in the community. BBC Hindi's Salman Ravi reports from Karumbil village in Kerala.
Advani Resigns
Former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh, who was a part of the BJP and then rejoined it after a brief parting, has also said that the party cannot do without Advani.
Chairman Modi Declares War, Calls for Congress-free India
In his speech, Modi, attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the UPA government, saying they couldn’t inspire faith and projected himself as a leader who could do much better.
Exposed US Spy Programme for Better World
A former CIA employee said he was the man who had leaked details of a top secret US surveillance programme, acting out of conscience to protect "basic liberties for people around the world."
Enslaved in Saudi Arabia, 200 Indians cry for help
The workers said they had invested their life's savings to go to Saudi Arabia and never imagined they would end up as beggars.
Indian Government: No Slump in Tourism
I don’t feel unsafe… a .lot of things are exaggerated in the media. It creates unnecessary panic for those planning trips to India
Israeli Sex Offender Adopts Girl: Why India Needs to Regulate Surrogacy Better
The case of this Israeli sex offender, however, demands we pay attention to the other point in the triangle: the child.
More Than 25% Indians to Quit Their Jobs This Year
As the growth trends firm up in the job market, India is set to witness the highest attrition rate globally with the possibility of more than one in four employees switching jobs in the country
Rich South Indian Bizmen Go For Luxury Yachts
Money can't buy you happiness, but as they say it can help you buy a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it.
Is India Snooping On Its Citizens Like US
Indians could soon see a repeat of the US scandal of the National Security Agency snooping into phone conversations and social networking accounts, play out in domestic shores.
In the Himalayas, Journeys of Faith and Flowers
I experienced at the Valley of Flowers what the Sikh pilgrims sought from Hemkund. Maybe not purification but peace, and a sense of contact with something far greater than myself: the Himalayas.
India's Living Dead
Thousands of people have been declared dead in India, despite the fact they are alive and well.
Hilton Kills Room Service: Is India Ready to Stop Ordering In?
You can just envision Indian hotels jumping on the bandwagon under the guise of maintaining “international standards”.
Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra’s Excellent IPL Adventure
Unfortunately for Shilpa Shetty, she’s left a long trail of juicy tidbits for the media to feast upon.
Attrition in India to Top World Charts in 2013
One in four employees in the organised sector in India is set to switch jobs, the highest attrition rate globall
US Concerned Over India's Economic Policies
Influential American lawmakers have joined the US businesses against India's alleged "restrictive" and "protectionist" trade and investment policies.
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