Archive for July, 2005

Sania Mirza Loses to Venus Williams

Friday, July 29th, 2005

American tennis ace Venus Williams booted Sania Mirza out of the WTA Tournament at Stanford in the second round, winning 3-6, 2-6. Sania said “I had a lot of chances and I should have capitalized on them a bit more,” but admitted Venus’ superiority, stating “I guess that’s why she won Wimbledon.” Venus remarked that [...]

Indian Government May Let NRIs Vote

Friday, July 29th, 2005

According to Overseas Indians Minister Jagdish Tytler, the Indian government is proposing a bill that will allow Non-Resident Indians holding Indian passports to participate in elections in the country. The bill will provide People of Indian Origin with dual citizenship, facilitating entry into the country and permitting participation in elections as long as the NRI [...]

Wife-Swapping Parties in India

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Apparently bored with traditional relationships, Kapil Mehra adds a “dash of sexual fantasy” to his marital life by swapping his wife Radhika for other women at sexy parties. These parties are held at any venue where no one asks questions, such as a farmhouse or hotel, where the host hires a “qawwal” who sings suggestive [...]

Interracial Marriages On the Rise in India

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Though they’ve become somewhat commonplace in America, interracial marriages are still a rarity in India. Zofeen Maqsood reports on Indian interracial marriages in the July 2005 issue of Little India, focusing on relationships such as Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, chief executive of Biocon, and her marriage with her American husband John Shaw. Interracial couples say the [...]

Pornography Killing Indians’ Sex Life?

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

According to a poll on HindustanTimes.com, a large majority of Indians feel that the rise of pornography is ruining their sex life. 25-year-old marketing executive Rajesh Kashyap says that trouble can start when a partner is expected to perform the same sex acts as stars do in porn videos, but can’t; which in turns makes [...]

Aishwarya Rai is a Diva?

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

Consistently ranked as one of the top 10 most beautiful women in the world, and embarking on a crossover from Bollywood to Hollywood, Aishwarya Rai seems like she’s on top of the world. However, following the wake of the release of her telephone conversations with Salman Khan, Bollywood is reporting that Ash is quite full [...]

Scientology Invades India

Wednesday, July 27th, 2005

Presumably intended for Indians who wish to jump off the deep end with Tom Cruise, books on Scientology are about to be released in India, printed in both English and Hindi. The books, intended to help people build self-confidence and explore their inner self, will be released in 13 major cities across the subcontinent. Books [...]

NRIs Involved in U.S.-Canada Drug Tunnel

Wednesday, July 27th, 2005

An Indian and two other immigrants living in British Columbia, Canada built a sophisticated $1 million tunnel extending from the Canadian province to Lynden, Washington in the United States for the purposes of smuggling marijuana, but were caught before they really even got started. Francis Devandra Raj and his two accomplices were charged with conspiracy [...]

Lesbian Wedding in India

Wednesday, July 27th, 2005

In what could be seen as a cry for gay rights, two Jharkhand women defied law and got married in a ceremony approved by and paid for by their families. Nitima Biruwa and Laxmi Bari wed last week in Bharbaria village of West Singhbhum district, with special thanks to Nitima’s brother Birsa who played a [...]

Sahil Khan is Gay?

Monday, July 25th, 2005

More news in the Negar and Sahil Kahn divorce: apparently, Negar’s topless pictures weren’t the real reason for the breakup. In fact, Negar suggests an entirely different reason, stating that she caught Sahil in bed with a man. She claims it happened when she went to join Sahil on their film shoot for Shortcut, where [...]