MT: Interesting News, Articles, Links

Desibabu19 · Post by **Desibabu19** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 8:40 pm

Armstrong lands on moon, this astronaut lands in jail!!!

Astronaut's kidnap arrest

Desi · Post by **Desi** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:39 pm

This woman paid a 30 Cents tip to the cabbie on a $11 fare and still got her diamonds back.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070208/ap_on_fe_st/honest_cabbie

HighTorque · Post by **HighTorque** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:41 pm

Nice Pay day, eh?

http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/08/technology/bc.youtube.payday.reut/index.htm?postversion=2007020806

ServerCache · Post by **ServerCache** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:02 pm

Not sure if this is replacement for MT: News items/links/articles on old forum. Please move if at wrong place.

[URL="http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/08/news/international/pluggedin_murphy_india.fortune/index.htm?cnn=yes"]India the Superpower? Think again
India should put aside pride about its growing economy and concentrate on improving the lives of average citizens, argues Fortune's Cait Murphy.[/URL]

I find that percentages/numbers are quoted discretionally to suit the intent of the article. Though the article is not far fetched.

r2idude1 · Post by **r2idude1** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:31 pm

http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/feb/09cab.htm

ServerCache · Post by **ServerCache** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:36 am

In India, the Golden Age of Television Is Now

Desi · Post by **Desi** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:51 am

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070210/ap_on_fe_st/25000_dinner

Aah, what a dinner!!!

tejasvee · Post by **tejasvee** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:09 pm

Unbelievable.. This kind of stuff happens in UP/India even today:

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/godmans-show-crushing-baby/33229-3.html

b2b · Post by **b2b** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:43 pm

First-time flyers are causing Indian airlines some headaches

dragon4109 · Post by **dragon4109** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:27 am

#10, b2b, could you please repost the article. It is not clickable.