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Mar27	India vs South Africa 1st Test: Day Two Razib Ahmed March 27, 2008 Know More: India Cricket, South Africa After the end of the second day of India vs South Africa ongoing first test, the touring side now has an edge over India. South Africa had posted a huge total of 540 losing all the wickets before Indian opening batsmen put on 82 runs at the stump of the day. India still trials by 458 runs and needs 258 more to avoid follow on. Though it would be a bit early to say that the test is going towards a draw, it would be fair enough to comment that batsmen dominated the first two days of the test. Continue Reading Posted at 3:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar27	Indian Premier League (IPL): Ad Rates too High? Razib Ahmed March 27, 2008 There are just 3 weeks left before the start of Indian Premier League (IPL). This is perhaps the richest cricket tournament ever. IPL’s inaugural tournament will have 59 matches in 44 days. SET Max is the official broadcaster of... Continue Reading Posted at 2:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mithun Chakraborty vs Shah Rukh Khan: ICL vs IPL Razib Ahmed March 27, 2008 I guess that by now, you already know that Mithun Chakraborty has bought ICL’s Kolkata Tigers. Mithun is excited about this and he has renamed the club as Royal Bengal Tigers. This is a smart move from Mithun. He... Continue Reading Posted at 2:36 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	ICL Matches at the Eden Gardens? Razib Ahmed March 27, 2008 You know that Eden Gardens is the largest cricket stadium in India. West Bengal Sports Minister Subhas Chakraborty recently said that ICL would be given the permission for using Eden Gardens if ICL authority approached to his government. Mr.... Continue Reading Posted at 2:08 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Global Tournament from ICL? Razib Ahmed March 27, 2008 Indian Cricket League (ICL) authority is now going to make it a global tournament in true sense. So far, the competition includes eight teams based on some of India’s major cities and Pakistan’s Lahore. Now, ICL authority is planning... Continue Reading Posted at 1:34 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	ICL: Mithun Chakraborty and Kolkata Tigers Razib Ahmed March 27, 2008 Famous Bengali actor Mithun Chakraborty has bought Indian Cricket League’s Kolkata Tigers team. I saw this news in an Indian TV channel just two hours ago. Indicating his past experience of organizing the Raj Kapoor Trophy in Chembur, Mumbai,... Continue Reading Posted at 1:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar26	Jaguar and Land Rover in the House of Tata Razib Ahmed March 26, 2008 Tata Motors has spent $2.3 billion for the acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover. It is not a rumor anymore. I covered this news item extensively in my other blog SouthAsiaBiz.com in the last few months. I was reading... Continue Reading Posted at 11:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar25	US Consumer Confidence and India Razib Ahmed March 25, 2008 Whether you love or hate the US, the reality is that America is still the richest country in the world and any change in its economy influences the whole world. So, when I saw the news titled Consumer confidence... Continue Reading Posted at 3:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Indian Premier League (IPL) without Mohammed Asif? Razib Ahmed March 25, 2008 Mohammed Asif is one of the top fast bowlers playing cricket today. He plays for Pakistan and he is perhaps the main strike bowler for his country now. Well, he has been suffering from injury for the last few... Continue Reading Posted at 3:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IPL and Indian Football Razib Ahmed March 25, 2008 Rahul Sengupta has written an interesting feature titled The IPL And It's Possible Impact On Indian Football. He feels that IPL might be good for Indian football in the long run. He thinks that some big names in IPL... Continue Reading Posted at 3:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar24	India vs South Africa 1st Test 2008 Preview Razib Ahmed March 24, 2008 The first test between India and South Africa is going to start from 26 March 2008. Both teams have some solid performance in their recent series. South Africa whitewashed Bangladesh in both test and ODI series. South Africa has... Continue Reading Posted at 4:08 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	American Seeking Jobs in India: The Age of Reverse Outsourcing? Razib Ahmed March 24, 2008 NDTV has an interesting report: Americans seek employment in India. The title says all. It is quite shocking- isn’t it? Many Indians dream of going to the US under H1B visa and work there. Now, some Americans are seeking... Continue Reading Posted at 4:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Cheap Computers from Dell in Indian Market Soon Razib Ahmed March 24, 2008 India may be the land of outsourcing but the reality is that most people in India still do not have a PC. There is a huge room for growth for computers in this market. Dell wants to get the... Continue Reading Posted at 3:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar22	India: Strawberry Festival in Mahableshwar Razib Ahmed March 22, 2008 I am not a big fan of Strawberry but I know that many people are crazy for this fruit. Many people are crazy for Strawberry flavored ice cream too. Well, when it comes to Strawberry, India is not exactly... Continue Reading Posted at 3:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar21	India: 5 Million Tourists in 2007 Razib Ahmed March 21, 2008 The death of a British teenage girl has caused a lot of buzz in the media about Indian tourism sector. Scarlette Eden was murdered last month at Goa. Her body was found at a beach and there was allegation... Continue Reading Posted at 11:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar18	India Business News Round Up for 18 March 2008 Razib Ahmed March 18, 2008 You know that this blog is about Indian economy. Today, I was browsing the Internet for reports about Indian economy. Here are some news reports about Indian business:... Continue Reading Posted at 2:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar17	New Immigration System of Britain and Indian IT Industry Razib Ahmed March 17, 2008 Britain has taken a new immigration system which is infact, points-based immigration system and the main goal of this new system is to ensure the arrival of skilled persons in the UK from other countries. This may be good... Continue Reading Posted at 12:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	India: Growing Revenue for the Television Industry Razib Ahmed March 17, 2008 India has a huge a number of TV channels. India is a country with over 1 billion people and Indian people live TV. So, there are many channels and companies love to give advertisements in the channels. TV industry... Continue Reading Posted at 12:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar14	India Contemplating on More Power Projects Razib Ahmed March 14, 2008 Indian economy is growing very fast and this may be good for everyone but it creates a huge demand on electricity. India needs to produce more electricity on a continual basis to sustain the high economic growth. So, Indian... Continue Reading Posted at 3:03 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Samsung Seeking Aggressive Expansion in India Razib Ahmed March 14, 2008 India has one of the top fastest growing mobile phone markets in the world. Nokia is the market leader in the country. Samsung Telecom has just around 7% market share at this moment. Samsung wants to double its market... Continue Reading Posted at 2:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar13	India: What about World Cup Hockey 2010? Razib Ahmed March 13, 2008 Indian people may be are crazy for cricket but the reality is that India had its best achievements in the sports of Hockey. In the past, Indian team won many gold medals in Olympics. Well, things have not gone... Continue Reading Posted at 1:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	India: Lenovo R&D Center? Razib Ahmed March 13, 2008 I found the news in Reuters: China's Lenovo says may build R&D centre in India. It does not say that Lenovo would surely set up a Research and Development (R&D) center in India but it seems that Lenovo bosses... Continue Reading Posted at 12:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IPL: Sourav Ganguly Optimistic about playing ODI Again Razib Ahmed March 13, 2008 Sourav Ganguly may be the most successful Indian cricket captain ever but some influential people in BCCI are not fond of him. They are eager to keep Sourav Ganguly out of cricket at any cost. So, he is out... Continue Reading Posted at 12:34 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar 5	World’s Cheapest Car Tata Nano in Europe? Razib Ahmed March 5, 2008 Tata Nano has not come to the market in India yet. However, in January, in a car expo, people could take a look at the cheapest car in the world. It is natural that many people in living in... Continue Reading Posted at 12:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ram Vilas Paswan about Exporting Iron Ore Razib Ahmed March 5, 2008 India is one of the leading producers of Iron Ore. Iron ore is used in many things. In fact, it is one of the most widely used metals in the world. India also exports iron ore. At the same... Continue Reading Posted at 12:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar 4	India: Impressive WiMax Network from Tata Razib Ahmed March 4, 2008 WiMax is a new technology in developing countries and until now, you cannot find too many people using this technology in India. Good news for the Indian consumers is that Tata is going to build a large WiMax network... Continue Reading Posted at 12:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar 1	Budget India: Saving Indian Farmers from Suicide Razib Ahmed March 1, 2008 In India, every year, many farmers commit suicide. No, they are not depressed or unhappy. They commit suicide only to escape from small bank loans that they cannot repay. Often, the amount of loan is just $1,000 or even... Continue Reading Posted at 5:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

« February 2008 | Main | April 2008 »

Mar27	India vs South Africa 1st Test: Day Two Razib Ahmed March 27, 2008 Know More: India Cricket, South Africa After the end of the second day of India vs South Africa ongoing first test, the touring side now has an edge over India. South Africa had posted a huge total of 540 losing all the wickets before Indian opening batsmen put on 82 runs at the stump of the day. India still trials by 458 runs and needs 258 more to avoid follow on. Though it would be a bit early to say that the test is going towards a draw, it would be fair enough to comment that batsmen dominated the first two days of the test. Continue Reading Posted at 3:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar27	Indian Premier League (IPL): Ad Rates too High? Razib Ahmed March 27, 2008 There are just 3 weeks left before the start of Indian Premier League (IPL). This is perhaps the richest cricket tournament ever. IPL’s inaugural tournament will have 59 matches in 44 days. SET Max is the official broadcaster of... Continue Reading Posted at 2:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mithun Chakraborty vs Shah Rukh Khan: ICL vs IPL Razib Ahmed March 27, 2008 I guess that by now, you already know that Mithun Chakraborty has bought ICL’s Kolkata Tigers. Mithun is excited about this and he has renamed the club as Royal Bengal Tigers. This is a smart move from Mithun. He... Continue Reading Posted at 2:36 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	ICL Matches at the Eden Gardens? Razib Ahmed March 27, 2008 You know that Eden Gardens is the largest cricket stadium in India. West Bengal Sports Minister Subhas Chakraborty recently said that ICL would be given the permission for using Eden Gardens if ICL authority approached to his government. Mr.... Continue Reading Posted at 2:08 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Global Tournament from ICL? Razib Ahmed March 27, 2008 Indian Cricket League (ICL) authority is now going to make it a global tournament in true sense. So far, the competition includes eight teams based on some of India’s major cities and Pakistan’s Lahore. Now, ICL authority is planning... Continue Reading Posted at 1:34 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	ICL: Mithun Chakraborty and Kolkata Tigers Razib Ahmed March 27, 2008 Famous Bengali actor Mithun Chakraborty has bought Indian Cricket League’s Kolkata Tigers team. I saw this news in an Indian TV channel just two hours ago. Indicating his past experience of organizing the Raj Kapoor Trophy in Chembur, Mumbai,... Continue Reading Posted at 1:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar26	Jaguar and Land Rover in the House of Tata Razib Ahmed March 26, 2008 Tata Motors has spent $2.3 billion for the acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover. It is not a rumor anymore. I covered this news item extensively in my other blog SouthAsiaBiz.com in the last few months. I was reading... Continue Reading Posted at 11:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar25	US Consumer Confidence and India Razib Ahmed March 25, 2008 Whether you love or hate the US, the reality is that America is still the richest country in the world and any change in its economy influences the whole world. So, when I saw the news titled Consumer confidence... Continue Reading Posted at 3:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Indian Premier League (IPL) without Mohammed Asif? Razib Ahmed March 25, 2008 Mohammed Asif is one of the top fast bowlers playing cricket today. He plays for Pakistan and he is perhaps the main strike bowler for his country now. Well, he has been suffering from injury for the last few... Continue Reading Posted at 3:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IPL and Indian Football Razib Ahmed March 25, 2008 Rahul Sengupta has written an interesting feature titled The IPL And It's Possible Impact On Indian Football. He feels that IPL might be good for Indian football in the long run. He thinks that some big names in IPL... Continue Reading Posted at 3:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar24	India vs South Africa 1st Test 2008 Preview Razib Ahmed March 24, 2008 The first test between India and South Africa is going to start from 26 March 2008. Both teams have some solid performance in their recent series. South Africa whitewashed Bangladesh in both test and ODI series. South Africa has... Continue Reading Posted at 4:08 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	American Seeking Jobs in India: The Age of Reverse Outsourcing? Razib Ahmed March 24, 2008 NDTV has an interesting report: Americans seek employment in India. The title says all. It is quite shocking- isn’t it? Many Indians dream of going to the US under H1B visa and work there. Now, some Americans are seeking... Continue Reading Posted at 4:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Cheap Computers from Dell in Indian Market Soon Razib Ahmed March 24, 2008 India may be the land of outsourcing but the reality is that most people in India still do not have a PC. There is a huge room for growth for computers in this market. Dell wants to get the... Continue Reading Posted at 3:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar22	India: Strawberry Festival in Mahableshwar Razib Ahmed March 22, 2008 I am not a big fan of Strawberry but I know that many people are crazy for this fruit. Many people are crazy for Strawberry flavored ice cream too. Well, when it comes to Strawberry, India is not exactly... Continue Reading Posted at 3:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar21	India: 5 Million Tourists in 2007 Razib Ahmed March 21, 2008 The death of a British teenage girl has caused a lot of buzz in the media about Indian tourism sector. Scarlette Eden was murdered last month at Goa. Her body was found at a beach and there was allegation... Continue Reading Posted at 11:34 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar18	India Business News Round Up for 18 March 2008 Razib Ahmed March 18, 2008 You know that this blog is about Indian economy. Today, I was browsing the Internet for reports about Indian economy. Here are some news reports about Indian business:... Continue Reading Posted at 2:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar17	New Immigration System of Britain and Indian IT Industry Razib Ahmed March 17, 2008 Britain has taken a new immigration system which is infact, points-based immigration system and the main goal of this new system is to ensure the arrival of skilled persons in the UK from other countries. This may be good... Continue Reading Posted at 12:57 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	India: Growing Revenue for the Television Industry Razib Ahmed March 17, 2008 India has a huge a number of TV channels. India is a country with over 1 billion people and Indian people live TV. So, there are many channels and companies love to give advertisements in the channels. TV industry... Continue Reading Posted at 12:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar14	India Contemplating on More Power Projects Razib Ahmed March 14, 2008 Indian economy is growing very fast and this may be good for everyone but it creates a huge demand on electricity. India needs to produce more electricity on a continual basis to sustain the high economic growth. So, Indian... Continue Reading Posted at 3:03 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Samsung Seeking Aggressive Expansion in India Razib Ahmed March 14, 2008 India has one of the top fastest growing mobile phone markets in the world. Nokia is the market leader in the country. Samsung Telecom has just around 7% market share at this moment. Samsung wants to double its market... Continue Reading Posted at 2:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar13	India: What about World Cup Hockey 2010? Razib Ahmed March 13, 2008 Indian people may be are crazy for cricket but the reality is that India had its best achievements in the sports of Hockey. In the past, Indian team won many gold medals in Olympics. Well, things have not gone... Continue Reading Posted at 1:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	India: Lenovo R&D Center? Razib Ahmed March 13, 2008 I found the news in Reuters: China's Lenovo says may build R&D centre in India. It does not say that Lenovo would surely set up a Research and Development (R&D) center in India but it seems that Lenovo bosses... Continue Reading Posted at 12:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	IPL: Sourav Ganguly Optimistic about playing ODI Again Razib Ahmed March 13, 2008 Sourav Ganguly may be the most successful Indian cricket captain ever but some influential people in BCCI are not fond of him. They are eager to keep Sourav Ganguly out of cricket at any cost. So, he is out... Continue Reading Posted at 12:34 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar 5	World’s Cheapest Car Tata Nano in Europe? Razib Ahmed March 5, 2008 Tata Nano has not come to the market in India yet. However, in January, in a car expo, people could take a look at the cheapest car in the world. It is natural that many people in living in... Continue Reading Posted at 12:20 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ram Vilas Paswan about Exporting Iron Ore Razib Ahmed March 5, 2008 India is one of the leading producers of Iron Ore. Iron ore is used in many things. In fact, it is one of the most widely used metals in the world. India also exports iron ore. At the same... Continue Reading Posted at 12:09 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar 4	India: Impressive WiMax Network from Tata Razib Ahmed March 4, 2008 WiMax is a new technology in developing countries and until now, you cannot find too many people using this technology in India. Good news for the Indian consumers is that Tata is going to build a large WiMax network... Continue Reading Posted at 12:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Mar 1	Budget India: Saving Indian Farmers from Suicide Razib Ahmed March 1, 2008 In India, every year, many farmers commit suicide. No, they are not depressed or unhappy. They commit suicide only to escape from small bank loans that they cannot repay. Often, the amount of loan is just $1,000 or even... Continue Reading Posted at 5:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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