On August 6, the music video of rapper Snoop Dogg and India’s Akshay Kumar will release in advance of the much anticipated (in India) movie Singh is Kinng.
Most Bollywood (Indian) movies are musicals and the songs are released in advance of the movies. The producers report (legal) sales of half a million copies of the [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by Gunjan
A short time ago, 275 members of India’s lower house of Parliament voted in favor of the government and 256 against it. This means that the UPA coalition government of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will stay in power.
Posted on July 22nd, 2008 by Gunjan
General parliamentary elections aren’t due until 2009, but a special session of India’s legislature is to meet in New Delhi on Monday.
The first steps to the US-India Nuclear agreement were signed in 2005, but its passage on both American and India sides has been fraught with questions.
But this current crisis is the most serious challenge so far.
Posted on July 20th, 2008 by Gunjan
Anil Ambani and his $42 billion fortune are looking to make their mark in Hollywood. Negotiations are under way between Anil and legendary director Steven Spielberg to provide $600 million in equity, enough to let DreamWorks separate from parent Paramount Pictures (a Viacom entity). But Anil’s Hollywood aspirations don’t stop there, he’s also buying up theaters, signing deals with powerhouse actors, and plans on funding major American motion pictures in the near future.
Posted on July 14th, 2008 by Gunjan
By Christmas this year, the world’s largest refinery complex will be operational in western India. It will produce 1.1 million barrels a day. Recent development is partly financed by a loan guarantee from the Export Import Bank of the United States. American companies have played a major export role in the new refinery’s success. San Francisco based Bechtel provided design and project management, Kansas City-based Black & Veatch sold sulfur and gas treatment units, New Jersey’s Foster Wheeler provided industrial heaters, and UOP near Chicago supplied catalytic converters.
Posted on July 12th, 2008 by Gunjan
