Republic Of Scams | Scams in India before 2010

Republic Of Scams | Scams in India before 2010

Bangalore creates world record in diabetes check-up - Bangalore - DNA

Bangalore creates world record in diabetes check-up - Bangalore - DNA: "While the world was waging a battle against diabetes, Silicon City was engrossed in creating a Guinness World Record for diabetes check-up. On Sunday, a whopping 3,573 people were screened at the Palace Grounds and tests were conducted. Bangalore created a record when blood glucose level tests were conducted and measured in eight hours."

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Living on the fast track

The Hindu : Arts / Magazine : Living on the fast track

The historic old city of Bombay is well remembered for being characterised by many fine things — scenic beaches, wide empty roads, gracious colonial architecture, gentle fisher folk and a laidback charm. Fast forward in time and in direct contrast to the past, the present city of Mumbai is defined by crowds, chaos, speed and a multi-cultural ethos. A few vital threads however, continue to bond the past with the present and one of these is the city's one-of-a-kind and now world-famous, dabbawalla brigade. The men in white who deliver hot home-cooked food to customers all across the city have not only been documented on BBC and made their way into the Guinness Book of Records but are now well entrenched as international celebrities representing the great Indian entrepreneurial management success story. But it was not always so.

India’s ‘spiritual’ babas and politics | Deccan Chronicle

India’s ‘spiritual’ babas and politics | Deccan Chronicle

Until last week, Ramdev was one of India’s most famous Yoga gurus, thanks to his daily lessons on Aastha TV, which are reportedly watched by some 30-40 million people nation-wide. The New York Times called him “an Indian who built a Yoga empire, a product and symbol of the New India, a yogic fusion of Richard Simmons, Dr Oz and Oprah Winfrey, irrepressible and bursting with Vedic wisdom”. By Ramdev’s own admission, the man who claims to have renounced all worldly pleasures runs four trusts whose assets run into Rs 1,100 crore, owns a £2 million island in Scotland, and flies around in a private jet. To many that makes him look more like Vijay Mallya, than the Yoga guru and other-worldly sage that he claims to be. And that apparently is just his four trusts and their affiliated companies. Many allege that he has holdings in many shadow companies. For the government, all that was fine. Even Ramdev’s ambition to launch a political party. Until he began to use the UPA’s weakest spot — corruption and black money — as his launch pad.

Ram Charan: India's no-nonsense management guru | Deccan Chronicle

Ram Charan: India's no-nonsense management guru | Deccan Chronicle

India-born Ram Charan, known as one of the world's most influential management gurus, has a simple take on the globe's mounting financial troubles.

"Until people face some constraints, they'll keep pushing the boundaries and creating chaos," the 72-year-old Charan said, shaking his head ruefully as he sits in an armchair at a five-star hotel in New Delhi.