Some off beat reads for the weekend:
Swat the Taliban (OutlookIndia)
Modi’s still there, innit? (IndrajitHazra)
Soaring gold prices taking a toll on Kanchipuram Saris (ForbesIndia)
All instant noodles brands are fooling you on health,nutrition (Moneylife)
The lives of Aarushi Talwar’s family and friends (Open)
For India Inc, the law is an ass (JerryRao)
I don’t want to be a toll bridge, I want to be its meaning (FundooProf)
Photos of Mitt Romney High School Pranks (VanityFair)
Ballmer is driving Microsoft off the cliff ! (Forbes)
Goldman Sachs bails on BRIC funds (SmartMoney)
China’s new kleptocracy (NewYorker)
Why is lynching so common in Nigeria? (Atlantic)
Indians saying crazy things about rape (Slate)
A Halloween massacre at the White House (Smithsonian)
Why Israel should trade its nukes (ForeignAffairs)
The lessons we can learn from Baniyas (Mint)
The island where people forget to die (NYTimes)
The kindness of beasts (Aeon)
Spoof:Rajat Gupta appeals for case to be transferred to Indian courts (UnrealTimes)
Bike Review:Ducati Diavel-forged in hell (TeamBHP)
Travelogue: Hyderabad-Nawabi Nagari (Ghumakkar)
Celebrating Durga Puja abroad means pining for the real thing (ArnabRay)
Food Review: Starbucks (MumbaiBoss)