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December 2012

December 07, 2012

Mail sent from Bombay to London in 1866 reached in 28 days! (Image)

Here is a very interesting piece of postal history: A piece of registered mail postmarked...

December 07, 2012

Embarrassed of their identity, Pakistani-Americans pass themselves off as Indian now

In a way it is sad that someone has to deny his nationality because of...

December 07, 2012

Google brings the Great Online Shopping Festival to India

Google has partnered with more than 50 retailers (Including Flipkart and snapdeal) to plan for...

December 07, 2012

Are India and China on a Collision Course due to Oil & Gas?

India has bought a stake in Vietnam's oilfield, which is in South China Sea. China...

December 07, 2012

Honey Laundering: Chinese honey sold in US as “Made in India” to evade duties

Have you heard about "Honey Laundering"? Well, its a complete operation and art that the...

December 07, 2012

New Study establishes Romas origin to Punjab and debunks Aryan Invasion Theory

Romas, the gypsies of Europe, have been found to have their origin in North-west India....

December 07, 2012

“Those who cannot change their situation need to learn how to cope with them”

जिनमें स्तिथियों को बदलने का साहस नहीं होता, उन्हें स्तिथियों को सहना पड़ता है कल्याणी...

December 07, 2012

Narendra Modi gives it back to Sonia Gandhi!

Gujarat election campaign is bringing in sharp repartee from both the sides and Narendra Modi has...

December 06, 2012

When the Rulers loot the nation: wisdom from “Chanakya”

What to do when the King and the rulers themselves steal from the Treasury of...

December 06, 2012

When Taj Mahal was to be demolished for auctioning its marble

In 1830, the British Governor of India, Lord William Bentinck, in the 1830s, thought of demolishing...

December 06, 2012

Using King Cobras and Gharials to get River Pollution issue across: Romulus Whitaker TED talk

Here is a TED talk by Romulus Whitaker, who is a herpetologist and conservationist now...

December 05, 2012

Paris Hilton dances to Chammak Challo at orphanage and visits Siddhivinayak Temple

Paris Hilton seems to be having fun in India - dancing around and doing some...

December 05, 2012

Misleading and False campaign by Zakia Jaffri against Modi on Capitol Hill

Zakia Jaffri was at Capitol Hill trying to lobby to deny Narendra Modi the US...

December 05, 2012

Mohali building built in record breaking 48 hours; can last 600 years

In an interesting record-breaking feat, a 10-storey building in Mohali was built within 48 hours....

December 05, 2012

Woman battered to death in Muslim dominated Bihar village in Taliban style execution!

We had discussed yesterday how a Muslim dominated village in Bihar has banned use...

December 04, 2012

Kejriwal’s faux pas: Modi-Congress “hand-in-glove” charge based on Sanjiv Bhatt’s “evidence”?

As is obvious for my posts on the blog, I have a high regard for...

December 04, 2012

Bihar Village bans unmarried girls from using Mobiles

The Muslim dominated Sundarbari panchayat under Kochadhaman block in Kishanganj district of Bihar has put...

December 04, 2012

Nationwide Roaming charges to be eliminated from March’13 in India

Great news for India's cell phone users - roaming nationwide will be eliminated. It is...

December 04, 2012

India Today Sex Survey shows small towns aren’t so innocent after all

India Today's sex survey has brought out some bizarre facts about small towns in India. ...

December 04, 2012

Bengal’s new rule of law: “Didi Bolcheesh” (Whatever Didi says)

Sadly that is the truth of the Bengal of today, where Mamata Bannerjee - the...

December 03, 2012

Norwegian Princess cares for surrogate twins of gay staffer in Delhi incognito

While the Indian couple sits in jail and they work their way out of the...

December 03, 2012

Tata makes India’s first indigenous Howitzers to replace Bofors

Tata Power Strategic Electronics Division (SED), a subsidiary of Tata Group has made a 155

December 03, 2012

Failure of Indian Diplomacy as Maldives turns anti-India, while China smiles

Problems of a big nature are brewing in our neighborhood. Maldives is on a collision...

December 03, 2012

Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Greece was built by Yogis from India

Delphi was known as Omphalos - or Navel in Greek. Interestingly, Delphi - the word...

December 02, 2012

Congress Party’s negative election campaign in Gujarat as its house of cards falls

The situation of Congress is Gujarat is laughable. It is like a person who hates...

December 01, 2012

Pakistani actors/ celebs: their money needs and career inroads in India vs their National Arrogance

Pakistan and India are locked in a strange situation. First, Pakistanis aren't happy that Indian...

December 01, 2012

Anna Hazare will campaign for Arvind Kejriwal’s party; larger, consensual bloc needed

Thankfully after a lot of drama between the two, Anna Hazare has agreed to do...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Video of the famous race of Milkha Singh, the Flying Sikh from Rome Olympics

This is the rare video of the race that Milkha Singh is remembered for. Although...

November 30, 2012

Indian couple arrested in Norway for disciplining their kid!

Another Indian couple has been arrested and put through hardship in Norway for disciplining their...

November 29, 2012

America’s unofficial trade war against India through Work Visas might be coming to an end

For the last few years, US consulates across India have excessively scrutinized visa applicants in...