India
As U.S. jobs go overseas, foreign jobs come here – just not enough
It's no secret that American jobs are going overseas. But the money and the jobs are flowing both ways, showing the U.S. economy is only a gear in the global machine. ...
From Georgia to India: traveling 9,000 miles for heart surgery
The biggest, most efficient cardiac care hospital in the world is in India. Americans already go there. Will we flock to it when it sets up shop in the Cayman Islands?...
Picture This: Happy birthday, Charlie Chaplin – Love, India
Indian Chaplin fans honor the comedian on his birthday. Honestly, how could we not post this story?...
Hindi pop star turns American teenagers into insane dancing freakazoids
A Hindi pop hit has become an Internet phenomenon. Beware: the gyrations of Daler Mehndi are very, very addictive....
State surveillance under watch
Leaders in the world's democracies are increasingly citing law and order as a justification to snoop on digital communications and give other intrusive powers to the state. What's democracy without privacy?...
Cell phones offer targeted marketing in developing countries
The spread of cell phones is changing lives around the developing world. Consumers can now get coupons on their phones, thanks to companies like Jana. Nathan Eagle, CEO of Jana, tells us why targeted advertising means more there than in the West....
Angler hooks orca, mapping trenches and an Indian surf festival
A fisherman accidentally hooks a killer whale in New Zealand, India hosts its first surf competition and scientists shine light on the world's deepest spot - our look back at this week's unusual stories. ...
Photo Gallery: Valentine’s Day around the globe
Angela Merkel blushes, Thais kiss for two days and some Indians protest Valentine's Day. ...
World to Twitter: New policy is twaddle
Twitter, the darling of protest movements, now faces the ire of activists angry about its new censorship rules. There are smiles in the Queen's palace in Bangkok, but frowns in a lot of other places....
A journey into a lost Indian past
An Indian-American reporter traces her distant past in her family's footsteps......
Man versus machine
What’s happening to the umpire in the age of the instant video replay? In baseball, man still has the upper hand. But in other sports, technology is proving seductive. Tim Mansel takes a worldwide look ...
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