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Linkfest:May 29, 2012

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Spainish markets crater (BusinessInsider)

Won’t touch diesel prices -Jaipal Reddy (WSJ)

One in four Indians rates life as “suffering” (FinancialExpress)

Jindal Steel gets Bolivian boot (BS)

Evaluating responses to India’s macroeconomic crisis (AjayShah)

Pilot strike at Air India mars Dreamliner debut (Bloomberg)

Quite Funny-Unreal moments after KKR became IPL Champions (UnrealTimes)

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Linkfest:May 28, 2012

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Tales of Indian economy twistier than Kama Sutra (Bloomberg)

Understanding Jagan Reddy-A tale of dynasty and megabucks (ET)

Japanese model retains below normal rain outlook (BusinessLine)

Hackers attack RBI website-crash it for a day (FinancialExpress)

How a hedge fund manager outsmarted JP Morgan (Mint)

NRIs likely to be allowed to invest through new route (BS)

Are IPO “pops” a good thing? (BusinessInsider)

Bollywood gossip of the week (RajeevMasand)

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Offbeat Sunday Reads:May 27, 2012

Some offbeat Sunday Reads:

A life worth ending (Nymag)

Death of a hostess (Time)

Justice in Guatemala (Prorepublica)

The Bhutan escapades (TeamBHP)

Movie Review:The Grey (BharadwajRangan)

Book Review:Em and the Big Hoom (JaiArjun)

An open letter to a prospective Indian Employer (GreatBong)

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Weekend Reading:May 26, 2012

Some great reading for the weekend:

Why partying is hard in India (NewsLaundry)

The curious case of empty Adidas godowns (ForbesIndia)

How Google can beat Facebook without Google Plus (Atlantic)

Photos:Inside Ambani’s exclusive residence in Mumbai (VanityFair)

What is Nepaliness? (Economist)

The South African President’s spear (NewYorker)

The bizarre legal case that could force 1.2 Million Canadians to marry against their will (Slate)

 

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Linkfest:May 25, 2012

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Price hikes fuel discounts on petrol cars (FinancialExpress)

Indian Buffett goes shopping (BS)

Why Congress has decided to go for Jagan’s jugular (ToI)

Email, wiretaps link Gupta to Rajaratnam (Reuters)

Narasimha Rao:The man who reinvented India (The National)

Bracing for a Greek exit (DailyReckoning)

Happy people make terrible traders (PsyFi)