Overheard : Comment about embassies
Comment by historian Thoman Naftali, on NPR‘s The World program, about the decision by the US state department to sell the building that the US embassy in the London is housed in currently due to...
View ArticleIs this the end of affordable flying in India?
The Indian airline industry went through explosive growth for the last 4-5 years. Not long ago, Indians had to deal with only one state owned airline (Air India) to fly around India. With the free...
View ArticleResponse to “Is this the end of affordable flying in India?
My friend, Ravi, responded via e-mail to my ranting about the end of affordable flying in India and the note that we might be slipping back to socialism.. I understand that there will be no Rs.99/-...
View ArticleYes we can..
My voice is horse… I can barely talk or rather croak. I was at the post election celebration organized by the Democratic party in Chicago. It was a historic moment. ~150 thousand people turned up to...
View ArticleWhat does one trillian dollars get you?
If you are a Zimbabwean, it will get you USD30 worth of stuff!! Ran across this story (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7832601.stm) on BBC, about the government of Zimbabwe releasing a trillian...
View ArticleOverheard : Comment about Greencard
You have to be an immigrant to the USA, to understand this . My friend, Hareesh, sent this posting on an online forum related to immigration matters I am so HAPPY today. My lawyer told me that my...
View ArticleVisit the Indian Railway’s official site for dating advice
I was reading this post (http://mindprince.blogspot.com/2011/10/state-of-railway-e-ticketing-in-india.html) by Rohit Agarwal and happened to check out the official site for the Indian Railway (which is...
View ArticleProtesting SOPA and PIPA
Unless you are living under a rock or outside the US .. you probably heard about the crazy legislation that the US congress and senates are proposing to help protect content creators (AKA Hollywood)...
View ArticleOverheard : Comment about politics
Milwaukee mayor, Tom Barrett commenting about his political goal while speaking with Robert Siegel on all things considered I will never be the rock star of the far right and I’ll never be the rock...
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