Is it a Victory or Defeat for Anna Hazare?
The 74-year-old Anna Hazare, India’s rising anti-corruption star, ended his fast Sunday morning after 12 days of a high-voltage drama that can beat even a Hollywood thriller. By Rakesh Raman…
Mobile Phone for the Poor for $30 Only
The Nokia 101 will be available in the third quarter of 2011 for about 25 euros (USD 35) and comes in Phantom Black and Coral Red. And the Nokia 100…
Anna Ji, Don’t Break Your Fast against Corruption
Anna Ji, First I thought to ask you: How are you? But then stopped myself quickly, thinking it will be foolish on my part to ask about your wellbeing after…
Why You Must Not Compare Anna Hazare with Gandhi
Ramlila Maidan in the Indian capital New Delhi is used to hold the annual mythological show Ramlila (based on the epic Ramayana) in which God Rama vanquishes the ten-headed villain…
Jobs under Your Thumb as Monster Goes Mobile
The job market may be reeling in deep doldrums, but the vendors are undeterred and trying to woo the buyers with new solutions. Look at Monster in India. The leading…
45 Million Indians Move above $1.25 a Day
According to a report released by the Microcredit Summit Campaign, a program of the U.S.-based advocacy group RESULTS Educational Fund, nearly 9 million Indian households involved in microfinance — including…