http://boulevardindia.com The India Lifestyles Beat Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:28:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Riots erupted yesterday afternoon in central Delhi after news broke that a local teacher was peddling her underage female students in a homegrown prostitution ring. Uma Khurana, who teaches math at Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, a government-run school in the Daryaganj area, allegedly drugged her students, took nude pictures of ... http://boulevardindia.com/2007/08/31/a-teacher-in-central-delhi-accused-of-prostituting-her-own-students/ In the next few years, you can expect to see automobile prices plummet, particularly in the subcompact classes. Thank Tata Motors for inspiring this rapid race to build cheaper cars, which could cause the cost of certain types of vehicles to drop as much as 40 percent in the ... http://boulevardindia.com/2007/08/07/tata-motors-leads-the-way-for-low-priced-cars/ This past week at Wimbledon left fans of Sania Mirza frustrated and defeated, much like the Indian tennis star herself. In her first loss on June 28, Mirza fell to Russian player Nadia Petrova in a singles match-up. Mirza believes that the strength of Petrova's serves was ... http://boulevardindia.com/2007/07/05/mirza-watches-helplessly-as-the-2007-wimbledon-championships-and-3-devastating-losses-pass-her-by/ 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 ... http://boulevardindia.com/2007/05/24/offshoring-immigration-broadening-the-job-market-for-india/ 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 ... http://boulevardindia.com/2007/05/23/cable-dispute-keeping-fans-from-cricket/ 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, ... http://boulevardindia.com/2007/05/22/istanbul-serves-up-another-devastating-loss-for-mirza/ 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 ... http://boulevardindia.com/2007/05/15/government-aims-for-tighter-control-of-internet-services/ 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 ... http://boulevardindia.com/2007/05/07/beyond-cricket-nike-sponsors-soccer-programming-in-india/ Only 9.3 percent of Indian youth ages 17 to 23 are currently receiving technical education, a figure sagging far below the average in countries like China and the United States. If the Indian workforce is going to continue to attract the attention of global IT companies, the country will need ... http://boulevardindia.com/2006/11/07/call-for-advancement-in-indias-technical-education/ That's right, the Badshaah ('King') of Bollywood turns an unbelievable 41 today! ShahRukh Khan, who has been ruling hearts (and the box office) since Deewana was released in 1992, has earned his title through fifteen years of hard work. He has appeared in over 50 films, including hits such as ... http://boulevardindia.com/2006/11/02/happy-birthday-shahrukh-khan/