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Majboori Ka Naam Mahatma Gandhi: Why? (via ArpitGarg’s Weblog)
This one is kind of fun. We take a historical figure, place a controversial title or descriptive word, that has existed about him for a long period of time and…
Hidden Agenda to derail Anti-Corruption Drive? (via Deshpandevm’s Blog)
I found this an interesting commentary on the anti-corruption movement in India. I find the level of suspicion to be right about the same level as mine. Which maybe healthy…
POWERS & PURPOSE (via Movid’s Weblog) Indian Elections and Personal Integrity
I really enjoyed the view of some of the “difficulties” in the life of a citizen of India during elections and, in particular, his assertiveness in defending his rights. This…
Hundreds of Indian Students Duped by Fake University Face Deportation (via Change.org)
Here is the situation from the Yahoo News article, Feds probe Calif. ‘sham university’ for visa fraud. The government of India is urging the United States to show leniency toward…
Business Ethics – India
I wish there were more direct references to business ethics in the speeches of our politicians, and not just our politicians, the voices of the pulpit and law office are…
Borowitz Report
- Greece No Longer a Nation; Announces Plan to Become Social NetworkATHENS (The Borowitz Report) – After struggling for months with an intractable financial crisis, Greece announced today that it would cease to exist as a sovereign nation and would instead reboot itself as a social network. The new entity, FetaBook, is expected to raise much-needed billions in an upcoming IPO. The social network formerly known as Greece [... […]
- A Letter from Mark ZuckerbergMENLO PARK, CA (The Borowitz Report) – On the eve of Facebook’s IPO, Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg published the following letter to potential investors: Dear Potential Investor: For years, you’ve wasted your time on Facebook. Now here’s your chance to waste your money on it, too. Tomorrow is Facebook’s IPO, and I know what some of you […]
- Hoping for Knockout Punch, CIA Sends JP Morgan Execs to Infiltrate Al-QaedaWASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – In a covert mission designed to destroy what remains of al-Qaeda, the CIA has been infiltrating the terror network with executives from JP Morgan Chase, the banking giant. The mission, which the intelligence agency had hoped to keep secret, came to light this week when al-Qaeda dismissed two of its top […]
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