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 fall of 500 points in the Sensex and a gain of 32 paise for the dollar against the rupee saw that figure drop to $970 billion. Read the rest of this entry »
“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 corporate governance and nominating committees, the firm said in a statement on Sunday. Laxmi Mittal also serves on the boards of EADS.
It looks very similar to making curdled milk (chana in Bengali). I have no idea why cheese tastes so different from curdled milk. I swear I didn’t know how to make cheese before I saw this video. Do you know how to make cheese?
Will history remember them, the students who were killed on that fateful day? Many of you were too young to remember, many were not born. Some videos for you to re-live the event…
This has been an amazing campaign for the Democrats. Both Democratic party nominee presents an opportunity and test for the new USA. USA had to choose between the first woman president or the first black president. It has chosen for the first Black presidential nominee and probably the president of USA and his message for change.
IPL is a crash commercialization attempt of India’s mass hysteria with cricket. The staggering valuation of the city based teams and then the players show how much the investors estimate the potential worth, primarily in Ad revenue, of this market. They however miss a simple fact.
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.
