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From the Economist:
Some of the dodgiest marketing outfits now use the phone to tout their offers. In Britain, the latest trick is to use automatic dialling machines to call mobile phone numbers at random, but then to hang up after just one or two rings. Seeing a missed call, the unsuspecting recipient will usually ring […]

Janani is a non-profit organization in Bihar that "leverages private sector resources to supplement public sector service delivery". In plain speak, their mission is to provide the means for planned parenthood for low-income rural Biharis. Abortion, especially that of the unsafe variety is rife in Bihar. Janani offers a means to do it safely. They […]

Globalisation supporters rejoice! The restaurant chain, Hooters, is planning to come to India. Known for its “Hooter girls”, I wonder whether they will set up shop in Mumbai. The darn Shiv Sena, vigilant guardians of our “culture”, is sure to shut them down within a day.
And if they open in the south, finding, er, […]