http://www.selectopedia.org/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2012-05-22T04:30:42-06:00 http://www.selectopedia.org/video/World/tata-buying-jaguar-land-rover.html 2008-01-02T22:32:00-07:00 2008-01-02T22:32:00-07:00 host Tata’s of India are becoming major player in international corporate world and symbol of India’s global aspirations and national pride through their acquisitions of global brands. http://www.selectopedia.org/video/Environment/losing-indias-islands-in-sundarbans.html 2007-12-13T01:31:00-07:00 2007-12-13T01:31:00-07:00 host Eastern India’s Sundarbans mangrove region, listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of most spectacular natural wonders, is loosing its’ islands rapidly due to rising sea levels from the effects of global warming. Thousands of people already displaced due to this are being called as environmental refugees. An AFP video report http://www.selectopedia.org/video/World/blasts-at-indian-courthouses.html 2007-11-23T07:34:00-07:00 2007-11-23T07:34:00-07:00 host A series of near simultaneous explosions ripped through courthouse complex Friday in three north Indian cities, killing at least 13 lawyers and injuring dozens of other people. http://www.selectopedia.org/video/when-deadly-cobra-bites-dont-go-for-rituals.html 2007-11-23T19:17:00-07:00 2007-11-23T19:17:00-07:00 host In an Indian village, north west of Kolkata (Calcutta) villagers are seeking medical help from local hospitals for dealing with dangerous cobra bites, than getting treated by traditional Hindu rituals. A Wall Street Journal video. http://www.selectopedia.org/articles_blogs/entertainment_news/jesus-goes-india-hollywood.html 2007-11-19T09:51:00-07:00 2007-11-19T09:51:00-07:00 host Hollywood is to fill in the Bible's "missing years" with a story about Jesus as a wandering mystic who travelled across India, living in Buddhist monasteries and speaking out against the iniquities of the country's caste system. http://www.selectopedia.org/photos/buddhadeb_shakes_hand_with_henry_kissinger.html 2007-11-05T09:25:00-07:00 2007-11-05T09:25:00-07:00 Staff Researcher Communist Chief Minister of West Bengal, India, who once burnt Kissinger's effigy in the 70’s , shook hands with him and asked ‘How is life?’ http://www.selectopedia.org/articles_blogs/Business/google_goes_to_india.html 2007-10-23T22:32:00-06:00 2007-10-23T22:32:00-06:00 Staff Researcher Fortune Magazine has profiled Google's India Campus at Bangalore. Google's experiment in replicating its Silicon Valley workplace indulgences and luring back the Indian talent that helped fuel the dot-com boom in the U.S. is a deliberate strategy. This is not outsourcing in the usual sense of seeking cheaper labor. Rather, it's a brain drain in reverse. http://www.selectopedia.org/articles_blogs/politics/161.html 2007-10-22T11:04:00-06:00 2007-10-22T11:04:00-06:00 Staff Researcher The first Indian-American to win a governor’s race. A New York Times profile on Bobby Jindal.