Some interesting off beat reads for the weekend:
BRICS abandoned by local investors (Bloomberg)
Rajnath uncovers Vedic roots of quantum mechanics (Open)
Mother Teresa did not deserve the Nobel (Outlook)
Why Bollywood aspirants chase Shanoo Sharma (Caravan)
Italian slap and Indian fickle (Newslaundry)
Penalty for paying credit card dues by cheque (Moneylife)
Revival of insurgency in J&K (IDR)
Portraits of Russia’s most successful women (Slate)
Profile of Malala Yousafzai (VanityFair)
Ideas are dime a dozen, people who implement them are priceless (Forbes)
Pope Francis and the dirty war (NewYorker)
10 countries with the fastest growing tourism (Marketwatch)
The battle for Bangladesh (ForeignAffairs)
Looking for India’s Zuckerberg (Economist)
Waiting for the Accelerator bubble to pop (Businessweek)
Are restaurants justified in charging service charge? (MumbaiBoss)
How I delivered my first order (Rodinhoods)
Not just videos, upload your photos on Youtube (Labnol)
Obama in Israel’s new world (ProjectSyndicate)
Photolog: Aamchi Mumbai (TeamBHP)
The Big Short War-Battle of the Billionaires (VanityFair)
The history of blue jeans (VICE)