IPL Players - Where are they from?

Top 5 Richest People in Hyderabad, India

Here is the list of Top Richest Telugu folks. The spreadsheet has top 5 from 2009 and 2010 as well.

2010 Source: Forbes
2013 Source: Forbes

Internet Usage graph for India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and China

Google just added World Bank data to its public data tool. I just did a graph using that to compare the internet usage in India, Pakistan, China and Sri Lanka.

It clearly shows we are lagging behind Pakistan and way behind china and cannot compare with USA which is around 80%. So, I think this issue is an important one and the Indian Govt should do its part to fix this issue.

List of Sitting Indian MPs Sorted by Age

Youngest sitting Indian MP: Sachin Pilot - 26
Oldest sitting Indian MP: RAMCHANDRA VEERAPPA - 94

You Tube India Channels

Most Viewed Indian You Tube Channels All Time: Click Here

Most Subscribed Indian You Tube Channels: Click Here

Most Viewed Videos - All Time in You Tube India: Click Here

Top Favorited Videos of All Time in You Tube India: Click Here

Madhurai Meenakshi Temple Google Satellite Image

One of the Seven Wonders of India 2009 compiled by NDTV


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Indian Political Parties and their Websites

Bhupati, Sania Win Australian Open Mixed Doubles

Good Job Guys!!

V. P. Singh R.I.P

Mr. V. P. Singh, 10th Prime Minister of India died Nov 27th, the day after the Mumbai Attacks. He died of Blood Cancer and renal failure.

From NYT:

V. P. Singh, a former prime minister of India who was considered the father of coalition politics there and who stirred controversy by championing the rights of the country’s poorest citizens, died on Thursday in New Delhi. He was 77.

Having broken with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in the wake of a scandal, he united the entire spectrum of parties against the Congress Party of Mr. Gandhi under one umbrella and forged the National Front, with additional support from the Bharatiya Janata Party and left-wing parties. The National Front came to power after defeating the Congress Party in the 1989 general elections.

On Dec. 2, 1989, Mr. Singh became the 10th prime minister of India. He gained wide notoriety by moving to carry out the long-forgotten Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal Commission recommendations to reserve a fixed number of all the jobs in the public sector for the historically disadvantaged members of the lower and backward classes.

TATA to sponsor Ferrari!

From BBC:

Tata, the Indian company which produces the world's cheapest car, will sponsor Ferrari from next season.

"For the first time an Indian brand will appear on a Ferrari," Ferrari chief Luca di Montezemolo said. "It's a historic event.

From Reuters:

Tata and Ferrari's parent company Fiat have a joint venture in the Indian state of Maharashtra to produce cars.

From The Telegraph, Calcutta:

In Mumbai, the Tatas put out a terse statement late in the evening. “Building on our existing long-term relationship of over three years, Tata Consultancy Services has entered into a historic agreement with Ferrari for an enhanced technology and marketing partnership. As part of the deal, the Tata logo will be displayed on Ferrari F1 car for the 2009 Formula One season. We will announce more details shortly,” the Tata spokesperson said.

Nehru with Jackie Kennedy

Found this pic from a BBC 'In Pictures' series. They've found some old pics by photo journalist kulwant roy. This was taken in 1962. I haven't seen nehru without his trademark 'topi'. 

Amrit Singh

Who is Amrit Singh?

From wiki:

Amrit Singh is a staff attorney at the ACLU. She is the youngest daughter of Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India. ...Singh is married to Barton Beebe, an Associate Professor of Law of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

She is a co author in a book named "Administration of Torture".

Some other links discussing her.

1. The Moderate Voice
2. Her Book
3. A 2004 post from Sepia Mutiny

Her Husband Barton Beebe:

Why India is not winning Olympic Medals

A few articles contemplating and trying to answer that question:

• http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/25/india.olympicgames2008
• http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/08/why-does-india.html
• http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080813202631AAFWAsJ
• http://www.epw.org.in/epw//uploads/articles/12432.pdf
• http://www.gadling.com/2008/08/18/behind-the-olympics-where-are-all-of-indias-medals/

Indian Boxers @ Beijing

From Yahoo:

Indian hopes of a first Olympic boxing medal were high on Saturday, with three fighters reaching the quarterfinals.

The trio, coincidentally all called Kumar, a common name in India, will secure at least bronze if they win their next bouts.

Tirumala Temple Satellite Picture

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India's contribution to UN Peacekeeping Forces

India right now is the 3rd largest contributor for the UN peacekeeping operations behind Pakistan and Bangladesh.

The Acorn's Nitin Pai and Sushant K Singh argue in Indian Express, that India should reconsider being such a high contributor.

Anit Mukherjee of Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC argues against it in the same paper.

And Nitin's response to Anit.

Thought provoking and Interesting reads for the weekend.

12 deaths per day

Thanks to Mumbai's local trains. Read abt that here.

Will Manmohan Singh Resign?

yossarin at Offstumped seems to think so:

Offstumped predicts Manmohan Singh will resign before the week ends.

Why should he resign?

According to BJP:

The two leaders considered to be the best economists of the country should abdicate their posts immediately as they have miserably failed to check the spiralling prices of the essential commodities

And from the Left:

On Friday, the leftists issued their strongest warning yet to the government, saying they would join hands with their arch rivals, the opposition Hindu nationalists, to bring it down if Singh went ahead with deal.

How is Tax revenue spent in India?

Amit Varma at India Uncut, keeps track of that here. Following are a few ways they are spent:

• On a bigger statue for Mayawati
• On foreign holidays for our esteemed judges
• On 62 sandstone elephants in Lucknow

Ban and Un-Ban

India lifts a Ban:

A critically acclaimed Pakistani film on Islam has been released across cinemas in India.

It is the first Pakistani film to get a wide commercial release in India in over four decades.

Khuda Kay Liye (In the Name of God) focuses on the lives of Muslims after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States.

Officially, India and Pakistan have banned each other's films since going to war in 1965.

Afghanistan enforces a ban:

The Afghan government has told private television stations in the country to stop broadcasting Indian soap operas.
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There are six Indian soap operas running in Afghanistan, providing vital revenue for TV stations, but they have been criticised for being un-Islamic.

A television show broadcast recently which showed Afghan men and women dancing together at a movie awards ceremony caused uproar in parliament