On Monday, India had a trillion-dollar economy and a trillion-dollar stock market. A day later, it had neither. The culprit: a vicious cycle set off primarily by high international oil prices that refuse to come down below $140 per barrel. BSE closed on Monday with a market capitalization of about $1.02 trillion. On Tuesday, a [...]
“I offer my deep condolences to the people of India on the passing of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw,” said US Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama. “He was a legendary soldier, a patriot, and an inspiration to his fellow citizens.” Obama added.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the New York investment bank, named Lakshmi N. Mittal as an independent director, the board’s 13th member. Laxmi Mittal, a non-resident Indian, is chairman and chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker. He’ll be the 10th independent director at Goldman and will sit on the board’s audit, compensation, and [...]
Washington Bengali radio is a 24/7 online Bengali radio channel which broadcasts classic bengali songs with a sprinkling of bangla bands. Tune in here.
Congratulations to the young Indian cricket team for their excellent performance and for winning the first 20/20 Cricket World cup. The best of brigade and in that order are: Yuvraj, Dhoni, Harwinder & the rest of young uns. You have done what the seniors couldn’t; finally shed the stigma of being perceived as chokers.
Laxmi Mittal of Mittal Steel has done an incredible job in clinching the deal with Arcelor, cementing his leadership of world’s steel industry to virtually unassailable position.
An interesting tale of a “bideshi” in Calcutta.
I found an excellent site with lots of interesting reading material on Hinduism - A Tribute To Hinduism.
I protest against the farce that Indian cricket has become. The seven jokers (Rahul “Lackey” Dravid, Greg “Underarm” Chappell aka Greg “middle finger” Chappell, Kiran “Chappell’s Puppy” More and the remaining non-de-plume’s decided to play the biggest joke in the annals of Indian cricket.
For the uninitiated we, in India, are watching the high drama surrounding our cricket team and two major players - Greg “Underarm” Chappell and Sourav “Never say die” Ganguly.
