Indian Immigrants Win Big At National Spelling Bees
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Tuesday, 02 June 2009 20:21
At last week's annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, 13-year-old Kavya Shivshankar claimed victory. Shivshankar is the ninth Indian-American to win the title, and was one of six to make it to the finals. In 1985, Balu Natarajan became the first Indian-American champion at age 13.
Natarajan tells how he became interested in competitive spelling and explains why he thinks Indians have excelled in the Bee.
A conversation with Nandan Nilekani
Written by Administrator
Friday, 27 March 2009 23:33
A conversation with Tom Friedman of "The New York Times" and Nandan Nilekani, is the President, MD and CEO of Infosys Technologies Ltd. and author of "Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation
Last Updated ( Friday, 27 March 2009 23:39 )
Bobby Jindal's Speech Disappoints
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Saturday, 28 February 2009 01:00
Louisiana Governor Bobby Piyush Jindal is considered a rising star of the Republican Party. He was given the opportunity to counter President Obama's speech on the economic stimulus. But Jindal failed to make a good impression.
"How bad was Bobby Jindal? On 'Charlie Rose,' David Brooks called the Louisiana Republican's remarks the worst response to a speech ever, and added--as if that wasn't clear--'That response from the most prominent Republican competition was to me an unmitigated disaster.' His decision to use Hurricane Katrina as an example of why government can't be trusted was ridiculous. He was saying , ok, we screwed it up, now trust us.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 28 February 2009 02:41 )
Mouse in Toor Dahl
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Wednesday, 11 March 2009 00:02
A customer at an Indian grocery store in US found a dead mouse in a bag of Dahl. She writes :
"it happened to me this evening when I opened a new 8lbs packet of Toor Dhal recently bought from the Indian Store. I took a cup of it to cook and decided to pour the rest in a canister when I noticed the black object inside, closer look revealed a whole dead baby mouse.
Still in shock that how fortunate I was to have noticed it before I cooked the one cup for my children tonight, I rushed to the Indian Store to make aware of the batch number and the distributor of the SWAD brand dhal. First response was to go and take another free one, it took few minutes before we explained that it be reported seriously.
We take it for granted packaged goods are checked, but a proper quality check would have caught this thing before you see it in a bag. Just remember to feel through the packet before you take home something, I know I will from today."
Last Updated ( Friday, 13 March 2009 00:04 )
Congrats to the Slumdog Team
Written by Administrator
Monday, 23 February 2009 05:11
The Winners
— Motion Picture: "Slumdog Millionaire."
— Director: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire."
— Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire."
— Cinematography: "Slumdog Millionaire."
— Sound Mixing: "Slumdog Millionaire."
— Original Score: "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman.
— Original Song: "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire," A.R. Rahman and Gulzar.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Piyush Jindal is considered a rising star of the Republican Party. He was given the opportunity to counter President Obama's speech on the economic stimulus. But Jindal failed to make a good impression. 
ndian grocery store in US found a dead mouse in a bag of Dahl. She writes :
