Labor Force Riots in Dubai
On October 28th thousands of expatriate workers in Dubai went on a two day strike, with the protest turning violent. In response Dubai to deport 4000 of the rioters. This might not have been the smartest solution to sensitive labor issues which are mostly ignored in Dubai. Dubai might be in for some major labor disputes if they continue to sideline the labor force.
Tranfer from PayPal to Indian Bank Account
PayPal now allows you to transfer funds from PayPal to a Bank Account in India. Some of the participating banks include Citibank, ICICI, State Bank of India, HDFC, and Standard Charted.
Working for Google India can increase marriage prospects!
Working at Google India can earn you three times the average tech salaries in India ($13,000 to $100,000), which can possibly improve your marriage prospects. What next, a cow with a photo id for dowry?!
Gujarat ‘02 Riots, The Truth
Tehelka uncovers The Truth about the Gujarat riots through first-hand accounts from the men who plotted and executed the genocide.
Delhi Deputy Mayor Falls to Death After Monkey Attack
New Delhi Deputy Mayor S.S. Bajwa was attacked by Rhesus macaques, and died after falling from a balcony at his home.
Storrz: Online Shopping Mall for Bangalore
Storrz is an online shopping mall, currently available in Bangalore, with next day delivery of orders. See FAQ for more details.
DLF to build 20 big malls across India
DLF group, a leading real estate developer based in New Delhi, is planning to invest $4 billion in building 20 large scale malls across India.
Google to launch YouTube India
Even though only 1% of traffic on YouTube is from India, Google is planning to launch YouTube India sometime early next year. Google has already tied with Eros Entertainment to showcase new releases.
India’s success will help halve world poverty
Spectacular poverty-cutting gains made by India will help the United Nations meet its goal of halving world poverty by 2015.
Vanilla from Cow Dung
Mayu Yamamoto, a Japanese researcher has won Ig Nobel Prize for developing a method to extract vanillin from cow dung. Vanillin is the primary component of the extract of the vanilla bean, used in vanilla fragrance and flavoring.
Ig Nobel prize is a parody on the Nobel Prizes, where the prizes are given out for achievements that “first make people laugh, and then make them think.”
Scrabulous a success on Facebook
Scrabulous, a Facebook version of Scrabble, developed by the home grown software company run by Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla, two brothers from Kolkata, has become an overnight success. The application at any time has over 300,000 players and growing.
Barefoot College
Barefoot College is a grassroots rural empowerment and education effort which has been underway in Rajasthan for the last 35 years, with primary focus on using local rural wisdom more than urban ideas to alleviate rural poverty and other issues. Founded by Sanjit Bunker Roy, this unbeatable model is making a big difference in rural communities across India.
Sreesanth Needs to Cool Down
Well, that’s what Rohit Brijnath of BBC thinks, me thinks his aggression is great for Indian cricket, don’t even listen to the likes of Rohit, they are the old passive kind, and probably not familiar with the aggressive nature of Mallus! I like the Australian perspective better, where they are looking forward to the fiery stance between Symonds and Sreesanth, rather than being annoyed or embarrassed by it.
General Cariappa’s encounter with Gandhi
Excerpts from defence analyst K Subramanyam’s Field Marshal KM Cariappa Memorial Lecture, where General Cariappa perplexed the Mahatma when asked how to put forth non-violence to a soldier.
VSNL to invest Rs. 1000 crore on WiMax
To extend the services in several cities, Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSNL), the telephony, mobile and broadband player has set aside a capital expenditure of Rs 1,000 crore.
Airtel joins global top 10 in telecom
Bharti Airtel Monday said its customer base has crossed the 50-million mark to make it the 10th largest player in the global telecom industry.
Indra Nooyi tops Fortune’s Power 50
Indra Nooyi, Indian American chairman and the chief executive officer (CEO) of PepsiCo topped Fortune magazine’s 10th annual list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business for the second year in a row.
Kiruba meets Chandrababu Naidu
Kiruba shares his thoughts on a 40 min meeting with Chandrababu Naidu to discuss the direction of New Media, and leaves in awe of the man.