In a recent article by Barrie McKenna for globeandmail.com, the columnist describes the popular Indian novel One Night @ the Call Center and its plot revolving around the “obnoxious American customer who makes the lives of the Delhi phone operators miserable.”
McKenna goes on to say, “it’s a refreshing flip side to the Western [...]

With this year’s World Cup a painful memory, a dispute between cable providers is standing between outraged cricket fans and the Test match between India and rival Bangladesh.
The three culprits involved in the disagreement include Neo Sports (the channel that owns the telecast rights for the series), DTH operators, and cable operators. [...]

Although tennis star Sania Mirza enjoyed her first doubles victory of the season at the Morocco Open earlier this week, she exited the Istanbul Cup today in the first round in a singles match-up against American Meghann Shaughnessy.
Seeded eighth in the competition, Mirza fell to Shaughnessy in two sets (4-6, 3-6) that lasted under ninety [...]

Asia Times reports that Telecom Regulatory Authority of India wants to implement stricter control over certain foreign Internet companies that serve Indian customers.
The agency wants providers of Voice over Internet phone services (VoIP) to register, pay a licensing fee, set up servers in India, and in other ways submit to the demands of the Indian [...]

India Times reports that American sportswear company Nike has signed a three-year, $3.5 million deal with ESPN-Star Sports for Nike-branded soccer programming. Much like America is heavily focused on baseball and football, Indians are heavily vested in cricket, while soccer is the big game in most of the world. Even if Nike fails to grow [...]