Tuesday, May 8, 2012

The Indus Litmus (May. 08, 2012)


The Indus Litmus

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'The Avengers' under fire for India slum scenes

movies.msn.com - © Paramount Pictures'The Avengers' under fire for India slum scenesMay 7, 2012, 5:22 AM ESTWENN Joss Whedon's "The Avengers" has drawn criticism from Bollywood stars dismayed over the depiction of ...
Judy M Crouse


Clinton urges India to cut Iran oil imports - Central & South Asia

aljazeera.com - Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, has urged India to reduce its imports of Iranian oil and to keep up pressure on the Islamic republic regarding its nuclear programme. Clinton told school...
Nick C.

India launches antitrust investigation against Google -- Engadget

engadget.com - Google remains tied up in a censorship case with the Indian government, and things aren't looking rosy for the search giant in the interim period before its May 23rd court hearing. The Wall Street ...
Kunal M Pahwa


U.S. keeps India waiting on Iran sanctions waiver - chicagotribune.com

chicagotribune.com - KOLKATA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaned harder on India on Monday to deepen cuts of Iranian oil imports, saying Washington may not make a decision on whether to exempt Ne...
Senyange Patrick

 

India to barter financial reforms with US for oil from Iran

dailymail.co.uk - By Dipanjan RoyPUBLISHED:16:43 EST, 7 May 2012|UPDATED:16:43 EST, 7 May 2012.India has offered the US the promise of major reforms in the financial sector as a trade-off for continuing oil imports ...
Thabo Timothy Banda

This 'mass-murderer' saves a thousand lives every month

ibtl.in - They accused Lordess Seeta, the epitome of chastity, of ill-conduct. They initiated Nobel Peace Prize in the name of the inventor of Dynamite. They called him, Narendra Modi, who'd once left his ho...
Cyril Gupta


In Kolkata, Clinton Talks Indian Retail and Iranian Oil

india.blogs.nytimes.com - May 7, 2012, 4:10 am By HEATHER TIMMONSRupak De Chowdhuri/ReutersU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, arrives for a meeting with Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal, Ko...
Imran Khan

 

Junior Asia Cup: India rout China 2-1 to reach semis

geo.tv - India defeated China 2-1 to book a place in the semi finals of the 7th Junior Asia Cup in Malacca, Malaysia this evening.But they have to play a waiting game to see if they finish on the top of Gro...
GeoNews


Yuvraj Singh leads the awardee's list at Sports Illustrated India’s annual awards

pinkvilla.com - Yuvraj Sigh led the list of awardees at the Sports Illustrated India's third annual "Sportsperson of the Year" awards ceremony in Gurgoan, Haryana on May 4th. The event was specially moved from Feb...
pinkvilla

 

The 10 Most Educated Countries in the World

finance.yahoo.com - In the past 50 years, college graduation rates in developed countries have increased nearly 200%, according to Education at a Glance 2011, a recently published report by the Organisation for Econom...
Cullen McMillan


Rs 76-cr mall to come up in Malleswaram

articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com - BANGALORE: Traditional markets may disappear if BDA sticks to its decision . Malleswaram market , where BBMP cleared encroachments three days ago , is set to become a multipurpose commercial comple...
Shiva Kumar


'Other Income' saves day for India Inc profit story

economictimes.indiatimes.com - NEW DELHI: It may be dismissed as a sundry item on company balance sheets, but it is the so-called 'other income' that seems to have saved the day for the top corporates of the country during the l...
Srinivasan Iyer


City’s vintage beauties to sparkle at US festival

articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com - Saswati Mukherjee, TNN May 2, 2012, 06.06AM IST BANGALORE: Neighbour's envy, owner's pride. And Ravi Prakash has 180 of them - vintage, classic and antique cars - in his fleet. A couple of ones fro...
CalliopeCo


Experiencing India as a Mixed-Heritage Couple (Part - 3)

nrimatters.com - Experiencing India as a Mixed-Heritage Couple (Part - 3) (This is Part - 3 of a three-part series) Pria: After stopping at a very nice, elegant rest stop with attendants and souvenirs, we reached o...
kanika_basak

 

Divorce Rate In India : divorce rates in india

divorcerate.org - Divorce rates in India are amongst the lowest in the world. 11 marriages out of 1,000 marriages (around 1 marriage out of 100 marriages) ends up to divorce in India. This figure was even low in 199...
Prashant Acharya


She’s cheerleader in trafficking crusade

telegraphindia.com - Hillary Clinton leaves Victoria Memorial on Sunday evening. The green band on her left wrist (in circle), given to her at the anti-trafficking programme in ICCR earlier, read: “Cool Men Don’t Buy S...
Nicholas Kristof

 

Indian Hospital: Episode 1 - Indian Hospital

aljazeera.com - This unique observational documentary series shines a light on Indian society as it is rarely seen. In six one-hour programmes it illuminates the complexities and dilemmas of modern India through t...
Donald Underwood


Peace demands an educated imagination

thehindu.com - Reforming school textbooks will enable India and Pakistan to build a larger South Asian identity that does not threaten national identities.The narrow, meandering path that India-Pakistan relations...
Sadiq Ali

Tuesday 08 May 2012 - Breakfast

abc.net.au - Papers with James Carleton. Sport: Warwick Hadfield. Tassie abalone under threat. News headlines: James Carleton. Finance with Alicia Barry. Eurozone turmoil. AM with Peter Cave. Latest headlines: ...
Jinok Chon

 

Volunteers Named United Way ‘Stars’ in Silicon Valley

indiawest.com - To honor the organization’s “dedicated volunteers,” United Way Silicon Valley recently named 15 volunteers “Stars of the Week” in commemoration of National Volunteer Week April 15-April 21. Three I...
India West


West Bengal may lose NSG hub to Gujarat

timesofindia.indiatimes.com - SHAREANDDISCUSS NEW DELHI: Unable to find suitable land to set up a 'regional centre' of the National Security Guard (NSG) in West Bengal, the government is exploring the option to establishing it ...
indianewsbot

DCP seeks action against Venkatesh Prasad and wife

timesofindia.indiatimes.com - SHAREANDDISCUSSEx-Indian cricketer Prasad and his wife in trouble BANGALORE: A top police official has sought action against former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad and his wife for allegedly committing ...
magnificntbihar

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