Two names are at the top of the republican fight in the 2012 presidential race - Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. You can argue as much as you like about others, but the truth is, the fight is now only between them. Yesterday was an interesting debate day on CNN. I am sure many of you watched [...]
May 4 (Calcutta Tube): While the fake photo of Osama Bin Laden in flooded over the internet and picked up by many news agencies, Barack Obama has confirmed that no photo will be released of Laden’s death. “Show photo as warning to others seeking America’s destruction. No pussy-footing around, no politicking, no drama;it’s part of [...]
Continue reading …Washington, Sep 29 (Calcutta Tube) The US Senate has rejected a bill that sought to end outsourcing of work to countries like India and create jobs by denying tax cuts to companies that hire a non-citizen to replace a domestic worker. With Republicans clearly opposed to the move, the bill – which was seen by [...]
Continue reading …New Delhi, Sep 24 (Calcutta Tube) U.S. Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer Friday sought to downplay a ban clamped by the state of Ohio on offshore outsourcing of government business, saying it may not have much effect on the Indian IT industry. ‘It is yet to see if it will have impact, similar actions [...]
Continue reading …September 19, 2010 (Calcutta Tube): Profile America — Sunday, September 19th. One of the most popular sitcoms in television history was first aired on this day 40 years ago — “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Over seven seasons and 168 episodes, the series combined good writing and casting to examine Mary’s struggle to function as [...]
Continue reading …New York, Sep 10 (Calcutta Tube) New York Governor David Paterson Thursday revived his earlier proposal to move the controversial mosque near Ground Zero to a state-owned property. Paterson was reacting to remarks of regret Wednesday by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who told CNN’s Larry King that had he known the project would provoke such [...]
Continue reading …September 9, 2010, New Delhi: The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has appealed to media to help maintain communal peace and harmony in the wake of reports of a pastor in the United States threatening to burn the holy Quran. In a statement to Agence India Press, the Union Home Minister said that the act [...]
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