As the article begins:
It is one senior US administration post that has had “Indian” written on it for many years – probably because of the number of physicians India has exported to America. But it needed Barack Obama to fulfil [sic] the decades-long expectation.
I sense some bitterness about this brain drain perhaps? Well justified, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘the Times of India’
The Times of India on Sanjay Gupta’s nomination for surgeon general
Posted in News clippings, Women and feminism, tagged Immigration, the New York Times, the Times of India on 7 January 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On LCDs and Plasma TVs, from India to California
Posted in Environment, Resources, We All Live Downstream, tagged Books, the Times of India on 6 January 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s no secret that neither LCDs nor Plasmas are very energy efficient, yet they are coveted by many people.
I found the following articles from the past two days to be very interesting.
From the Times of India: Durables: Staying alive, staying strong
Yearning for a LCD or plasma TV on your living room wall? Go right ahead. [...]
Not cool, Air India
Posted in Gender and sexuality, News clippings, We All Live Downstream, Women and feminism, tagged the Times of India on 5 January 2009 | 1 Comment »
Air India sacks 10 air hostesses for being overweight
As the Times of India reports:
“For an 18-year-old air hostess with a height of 152 cm, the maximum weight permissible is 50 kg, while for air hostesses in the age group of 26 to 30 and a height of 152 cm, the weight limit is 56 kg.”
So, [...]
FAIL
Posted in News clippings, Uncategorized, tagged Celebrity, Mumbai, the Times of India on 6 December 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To borrow that idea from the popular FAIL Blog:
Amitabh Bachchan’s gun sets off (Mumbai) airport scare
(Amitabh Bachchan is a famous Bollywood actor.)
