Yearly Archives: 2015

November 6, 2015

There’s a wonderful, fully authenticated story about Jawaharlal Nehru and Africa. I can’t disclose my source for the information, but let’s just say he was someone close to a spymaster who ruled supreme in the Indian intelligence community at one time.

November 6, 2015

By Geeta Goindi

Scenes from the 2015 Heritage India Festival - Diwali Extravaganza by Rushhi Entertainment, held over the weekend at the spacious Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, VA. Over 15,000 people attended the entertainment-packed, fun-filled event setting a record of sorts for a community function!

November 6, 2015

TAMIL NADU – Chennai's K Prithika Yashini will soon become India's first transgender Sub Inspector of Police.

The Madras High Court has declared the 24-year-old as a fit candidate, paving the way for her appointment as Sub Inspector by the Tamil Nadu Government. The court has also directed the recruitment board to make changes to draw transgenders to the state police force.

November 5, 2015

Beijing: An endangered tree species believed to be more than 1,300 years old has been found during a census of ancient tress in central China's Hunan Province, officials said on Thursday.

The taxus chinensis tree (a species of yew) was found in Shunhuangshan National Forest Park in Dong'an County in the city of Yongzhou.

November 5, 2015

Alcoa Inc.’s latest aluminum-making cutback is the clearest sign yet of a regime change.

November 5, 2015

Brief Scorecard: South Africa 28 for 2 trail India 201 (Vijay 75, Jadeja 38, Elgar 4-22) by 173 runs

India regained a little bit of ground by the time stumps were drawn, reducing South Africa to 28 for 2. © BCCI

November 5, 2015

Sonipat: Asserting that infrastructure could play a pivotal role in bolstering India's economic growth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said concerted efforts have led to rolling out of stuck projects worth Rs 4 lakh crore.

November 4, 2015

Discounts offered by e-commerce firms in the form of a cash-back offer could add up to Rs 2,500-3,000 crore in the current year, accounting for about a fourth of the total discounts of Rs 10,000-12,000 crore, according to industry players.

November 4, 2015

NEW DELHI – Government on Wednesday dismissed a recent report attributed to Moody’s Analytics, saying it was the personal opinion of a junior analyst which was passed off as a commentary on India “by the media to buttress the narrative it wants to portray”.

November 3, 2015

NEW YORK – An enterprising 11-year-old Indian-origin girl in the US has started her own business selling cryptographically secure passwords generated by dice rolls.

A sixth-grade Indian-origin girl sells secure passwords generated by dice rolls (Source: Dicewarepasswords.com)