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There has been a lot of discussion in the comments section as to who the Top 5 actors in Bollywood are at the moment. Most in the Singh Is King Box office collection topic were of the opinion that Akshay Kumar post Singh is King has gone past Shahrukh Khan as the King of Bollywood.

"Chocolate man" ad too sexy for Indian audience advertising censorship India

I came across this fascinating piece of research a while ago but almost forgot to post it here.  From The Colonial Legacy - Myths and Popular Beliefs, some thought-provoking excerpts: *** Excerpts Begin *** While few educated South Asians would deny that British Colonial rule was detrimental to the

Indian Christians in schools protest against sectarian attacks Churches in India are today closing around 30,000 of their educational institutions across the country to protest against continuing attacks by mobs of Hindu militants in the country's eastern state of Orissa. 28 Aug 2008

Shyam Telecom and Russian operator Sistema joint venture became the first new telecom operator to get India wide CDMA start-up spectrum to offer mobile services. They are the third operators after RCO mad Tata teleservices to offer mobile services using CDMA technology.

It's a global world, so we need to keep our eyes open to the world stage. India "slows" to 7.9% GDP growth which while lower than the 5 year average is a rate Western countries would dream to have. The question is when and at what pace do they bottom? Their central bank has been extremely aggressive at raising rates to try to stem inflation.

Kafila on the random accusation of “suggestiveness” by various censors in India.

One of the premieres at TIFF this year is Danny Boyle’s (28 Days Later, Sunshine) Slumdog Millionaire; based on the best selling novel “Q&A” by Vikas Swarup. The story is of Jamal Malik, an 18-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s Who Wants to be A Millionaire?

I dropped my new Panasonic Lumix L2 during the camel safari round Jaisalmer. Of course some sand got in and now my only camera for the rest of my stay in India is not working. I do not care much for the camera itself - I'll manage to repair it at home, it's under waranty, but in few days I go for Haridwar, Rishikesh, Gangotir without camera.

Dell and rival HP continue to jockey over market share. As per market intelligence firm IDC, Dell increased its market share from 15.5% last quarter to 16.4% versus HP’s 18.9%. It has grown 21.4% y-o-y compared with the industry growth rate of 15.3%.