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February 2013

February 07, 2013

Mamata Bannerjee publicly abuses her lady security guard at Kolkata Book Fair

We talked of Mamata Bannerjee in the last post. How Aakar Patel, equated her with...

February 07, 2013

Shameless Bias of Media: Rahul’s Melodramatic & Scripted Speech vs Modi’s Visionary yet Grounded Call to Youth

To know the bias and the shallowness of the mainstream media, this is a good...

February 07, 2013

Facebook Deactivation Agreement: Dad to pay his Daughter $200 to keep off Facebook for 5 months!

A man in Massachusetts, US, is paying his teenaged daughter $200 to keep her off...

February 07, 2013

The Joy of Silence

A talk about silence? -- seems to be difficult, doesn't it? Let us have a...

February 06, 2013

Reactions on Rajdeep Sardesai’s program on Modi’s speech at SRCC: shallow, rhetorical and lacking in substance

This is the program on Modi's speech at SRCC. It includes views of many youth,...

February 06, 2013

Samsung to launch Wifi-enabled, Android based Fridge and Washing Machine with built-in Evernote app

Samsung is coming out with a fridge with a built-in Android tablet and an internet-connected...

February 06, 2013

Masochist Neighbor: Pakistan hands over Management of Gwadar Port to China

IN our neighborhood, an important event just occurred. China has taken over the Pakistani port...

February 06, 2013

“Wait for me”: Looking for a Wandering Soul

Just 3 minutes film but it says a lot. A lot about life's journey, a...

February 06, 2013

Green Tea & Red Wine disrupt the Alzheimer advance

Good news for the Green Tea and Wine drinkers! These two products contain chemicals that...

February 06, 2013

77% of the Growing Asian-American Community voted for Obama in 2012 Elections!

An interesting and one-of-a-kind study done on the involvement of the Asian-Americans in the elections...

February 06, 2013

Sheila Dikshit shocked How Delhi unsafe for women…really?! …. after 15 years of ruling Delhi??!!

Sheila Dikshit is aghast at the situation in Delhi in terms of safety of women....

February 06, 2013

Iranian Girl Band to Kashmiri Girl Band, Pragaash: Our Mullahs not as bad as yours; we can do music!

It is always interesting when victims of one tyrannical society mock the helplessness of victims...

February 05, 2013

India has a law against rape 56 days later; US has nothing 58 days after Sandy Hook; Wash Post decries speed of reform in US

Washington Post is lamenting that US can't seem to act in a crisis fast enough....

February 05, 2013

Nokia coming out with EOS phone with 42 megapixel sensor camera with Windows 8

Nokia is coming out with a Windows 8 phone which will be a game changer....

February 05, 2013

Burkha for Babies: Fatwa by Saudi Cleric

Close on the heels of one cleric raping his 5 year old daughter and then...

February 05, 2013

A history of the financial crisis from economist Alan Blinder

In his new book, After the Music Stopped, economist ALAN BLINDER offers a history of...

February 05, 2013

Saudi Preacher Rapes, breaks skull, back and burns 5 yr old daughter goes free after fine by Islamic Court

What an animal! How can someone do to his own daughter?? And what does the...

February 04, 2013

Can religion prevent violence?

When tragedies happen like the shooting at Newtown, Connecticut, the question of religion and its...

February 04, 2013

New Sexual Assault Law: Without Consent, Sex is Rape

The new Sexual Assault law is being criticized in a lot of areas, but some...

February 04, 2013

How Kung Fu originated from Martial Arts practices of Hinduism

Bodhidharma was a South Indian prince who became a Monk and went to China over...

February 04, 2013

Truth behind the Dubai Wonders: Built by Modern Day Slaves

The wonders of Dubai like the Burj Khalifa and other buildings and hotels are being...

February 04, 2013

Ready Reckoner for getting Aadhaar (Universal ID) Card in India

Aadhaar or the UID card that is being rolled out by the Indian Government is...

February 04, 2013

Nordic Countries are Reinventing Capitalism

Even though the welfare for the citizens is high, these economies are very strong. Adrian...

February 04, 2013

Sky Burial: Tibetan Practice where the Dead are cut into pieces and offered to Vultures

Watch the video with the practice. Unfortunately, these westerners cannot understand the significance of the...

February 04, 2013

Police Constable in Gujarat who develops software to fight crime

He is a constable and has a diploma in Diesel Engine mechanics - but he...

February 03, 2013

“Rent a Womb”: India’s “Growing Industry”; Is it Biological Colonialism?

Many women from outside India - specially developed world - are "renting wombs" of Indian...

February 03, 2013

Why do Aghoris smoke Marijuana and eat Human Meat?

Many people have strange ideas about things that they don't know anything about. Specifically those...

February 03, 2013

King Richard III, 15th Century England Monarch, found lying under a Parking lot?

History has a great way to level the playing field for people. Well, while leveling...

February 03, 2013

Women work more in Indie Films than in Hollywood: Discrimination?

The playing field in the film and movie business is not level for women -...

February 03, 2013

UPA’s JnNURM Fiasco: Most of Urban ministry’s Model projects are from Modi’s Gujarat!

Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) is a massive city-modernisation scheme launched by the...

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