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Jul 15 2009
Ever stumble on some random YouTube video and wonder to yourself, “How did this piece of shit get 200,000 views?” Well, I have the answer.
Jul 7 2009
Nobody left to ‘friend’? Too many friends anyway? Why Facebook when you can Twitter? In the here-today-gone-tomorrow world of social media, these common complaints may mark the beginning of the end of Facebook’s enormous popularity.
Jun 27 2009
After more than two weeks of analyzing flight records, cockpit radio transmissions, and floating ocean debris, investigators determined Thursday that the tragic events of Air France Flight 447 were in all likelihood caused by a \”giant plane...
Jun 26 2009
Search giant Google confirmed to the BBC that when the news first broke it feared it was under attack.
Jun 20 2009
Dhoni ki “baraah” inch dilayega Vishwacup. I have my doubts. Not so much about the Viswacup but about the “baraah” inch part. Though why he went from 1.5 feet to “baraah” inch I am struggling to understand. Maybe Sehwag’s mysterious...
Dec 31 2008
Popular Indian blogger Arnab Ray has entertained thousands of readers on his blog ‘Random Thoughts of a Demented Mind” (http://greatbong.net) for over four years. Ray, who lives in the U.S., talks to Reuters about blogging and being fascinated by...
Dec 2 2008
Moment ‘Mumbai Gunman’ Was Captured Sky News has obtained mobile phone footage of alleged terrorist Ajmal Qasab being captured and beaten following the attacks that killed more than 170 people in Mumbai. It is thought he was the only...
Dec 1 2008
Much of the reporting from Mumbai the last few days has been informative, gripping and often moving. Some of the commentary, on the other hand, has been not just uninformative but counterinformative — if that’s a term, and if it’s not, I say it...
Dec 1 2008
Mere hours into the horrific attacks in Mumbai, CNN/Newsweek bloviator Fareed Zakaria inaugurated the typical “root causes” debate by “explaining” away the terrorists’ motivation:
Nov 27 2008
Former Indian prime minister and Janta Dal leader Vishwanath Pratap Singh died today. He was 77 and suffered from a prolonged illness. Born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh in June 25, 1931, he led the National Front alliance to victory in the 1989 general...
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