Sep 15, 2008 New York Edition Vol. 4 No. 17 Events   There are 3 upcoming events listed in our New York calendar. Click here for calendar. Delhi Rocked New Delhi was rocked by simultaneous bomb blasts on September 12th evening. About 30 people are dead and over a hundred injured by the blasts. Among the bomb sites were popular and crowded marketplaces in Karol Bagh, Connaught Place and Greater Kailash. A couple of bombs were defused near India Gate.A group called Indian Mujahiddeen is reported to have claimed responsibility for the attacks. The same group had also claimed to have organized the bomb blasts in Ahmedabad and Jaipur last month. Old Navy Drill Vijay Char's take on the McCain-Palin campaign.More... Economy: Slip Slidin' Away... As US families scramble to send their kids back to school on tighter budgets, the US Treasury takes steps to bail out the two lending giants Freddie and Frannie. Former Assistant Secretary of Treasury Paul Craig Robert wonders if these drastic steps are only stop-gap measures which will, in the end, only lessen the Treasury's credibility and further weaken the economy. More... American Exceptionalism post 9-11 America has always been thought exceptional, long before its politicians took to drumbeating its exceptionalism. Niranjan Ramakrishnan notes that since the 9-11 attacks, what seems most exceptional is the level of unaccountability. More... Pakistan's Drift to the West It's not what the title might suggest. Over the last 30 years Pakistan has seen a more stern version of Islam replacing the gentler religious practices of earlier decades. Physicist Pervez Hoodbhoy takes a closer look at what this cultural westward drift means for Pakistan. More... Going by the Books In a quick break from her focus on Bangalore, correspondent Srilakshmi Renganathan finds refreshing perspectives in four very different books, offering her insights which she shares in this article. More... Rajeswari Padmanabhan: A Tribute Last month the world of Carnatic Music lost an irreplaceable note to its harmony. One devoted student, Arunima Menon, remembers the lessons and love of Smt. Rajeswari Padmanabhan, known lovingly as Rajeswari maami by her students. More... The Speech that left them Speechless The Democratic National Convention had plenty of impressive speakers, not least a certain Sen. Barack Obama. Funny man Melvin Durai highlights some of the improbable promises made by the man of the hour, with his reliably quirky sense of humor... More... Movies     There are 8 movies playing in New York. Details... Orissa, now Karnataka For several weeks several hundred Orissa tribals have been hiding in the forest for fear of being targeted by groups such as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The immediate provocation was the murder of a hindu Swami and five of his followers, although the Christians claim the swami was murdered by Maoists active in India's Tribal Belt. Today's reports claim that 10 churches in Karnataka were burned in a spate of anti-Christian violence. Nuclear Coup The Indian government got a commitment from the Nuclear Suppliers Group to waive signature of the NPT to supply India with fuel under the proposed Indo-US nuclear deal. About us |Submit articles |Advertise | Contact us |Subscribe FREE |Privacy Policy |Archives Copyright© indogram - the global Indian village in your neighborhood™