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Snapchat being the latest example - companies from outside India seem to be at ease in making fun of, or abusing, or call abusing or call it what you want of Indians. We can get upset or create a lot of media and social media storm as it happening -… Read More

A 69 year doctor originally from Vietnam, and paying customer was forcibly dragged out from an overbooked United Airlines flight from Chicago. One reason allegedly noted was to keep their on time schedule. The airline offered compensation to 4 people, 3 accepted, and the no one else did. The airline… Read More

As the government is making it easier to get Indian passports, it is now been made NOT NECESSARY for women to do a name change after marriage on the passport. Other recent people friendly changes include not asking divorced or separated folks for the names of their spouses, and importantly… Read More

Supreme Court passed an order, based on a PIL that all liquor shops, hotel and restaurants which are within 500 meters (lowered to 220 meters in thinly populated areas) of national and state highways are henceforth banned from serving any liquor - legally of course. The hotel and restaurant industry… Read More

Congress and over 10 opposition parties have petitioned the Election Commission stating that EVM (Electronic Voting Machines) were either faulty or rigged to favor only one opponent (BJP of course). So they site the results of UP and Uttarakhand, but don't cite Punjab (which Congress won) or Bengal (where TMC… Read More

USA seems to have suddenly got concerned about tensions and unresolved issues between India and Pakistan, and now wants to jump in and try to negotiate. India promptly snubbed USA as it said it has no role in the bilateral issues and ties between the two countries. What USA has… Read More

India will elect a new president in July of this year. Several names are floated around including Sushma Swaraj, our current foreign minister, L.K. Advani who led the NDA alliance before, Mohan Bhagwat who heads the RSS, and several others - India is fortunate in this respect. Sushma has been… Read More

It is only the end of March, and Summer is yet to officially begin, but temperatures are already hitting record levels. Temperatures in parts of Raigarh district in Maharashtra came close to 46 degree Celsius a record. In large parts of UP, the temperatures have exceed 40 degree Celsius and… Read More

Karnataka severe drought of over two years continues. Many rivers are running dry and water tables are depleting. A Cobra came out looking for water in Kaiga village of Karnataka and guessing the reason a villager offered water from a bottle which the Cobra drank... a rare sight. We in… Read More

The new Uttar Pradesh government has shut-down essentially illegal slaughter house (not sure why they were operating in the first place). This has led to the expected shortage and a hike in prices. People are taking tofish instead and that is seeing a spike. There are reports that as this… Read More

Ram Mandir - Masjid settlement is with the Supreme Court. The Allahabad high court had already awarded its judgment. In an unusual move, the sitting Chief Justice of India has offered to broker a voluntary resolution. As correctly noted by the justice, this is a sensitive case and a negotiated… Read More

With the goal to check money laundering, black money and terrorism funding, government will be reducing the cash transaction limits further from the current Rs. 3 lakhs to Rs. 2 lakhs. Beyond these limits, a PAN card would be required. And if one is in violation, both the individuals and… Read More

BJP's Election Manifesto for UP was to ensure safety and remove harassment for girls and women. As promised, the government is forming anti-romeo squads in each police station. Each "squad" consists of 5 police personnel with 3 women and 2 men. They patrol schools, colleges, malls, markets and parks and… Read More

28 year old Lilly Singh, of Canada is the highest earning woman YouTube star. She is daughter of Indian parents of Punjabi origin who operate gas stations in Canada. Her production company has interviewed Bill Gates, Michelle Obama and many other stars. She is a success as she talks about… Read More

First came the immigration ban, then came much tougher restrictions on H-1B work visa issuance, followed by curtailing of spousal H-4B visa issuance, and then came the several attacks on Indians, a few fatally. Deportation of illegals has started and per government statistics, there are over 500,000 illegal Indians. Key… Read More