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Weekend Mega Linkfest:July 12, 2013

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Mumbai underworld:Open for business (Open)

The three women in Jagan Reddy’s life (Tehelka)

The Great Gas Scandal which benefits Reliance (Outlook)

BJP prepares to bet everything on Narendra Modi (Caravan)

Tata:We also make news (Newslaundry)

Amazon’s perfect timing for India (Forbes)

From coast to toast (VanityFair)

Even Goldman retreats from emerging markets (MarketWatch)

Someday your passwords will be replaced by a pill (Smithsonian)

Has the Arab spring failed? (Economist)

Americans are living longer but not better (Atlantic)

June 2013 Car Sales Analysis (TeamBHP)

Lootera-The Review (GreatBong)

The Egyptian Struggle and Beyond (TonyBlair)

Gambling and the Russian Mob (NYMag)

The Bin Laden Files (AlJazeera)

Where did the Hockey millions go? (Fortune)

Movie Review:Policegiri (VigilIdiot)

 

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Weekend Mega Linkfest:June 22, 2013

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Prannoy Roy:The last Mogul (Newslaundry)

Goodbye Miami (RollingStone)

Booz Allen, the world’s most profitable organisation (BusinessWeek)

The price of loyalty in Syria (NYTimes)

In Pictures:Marriage and Divorce of Nitish Kumar and Sushil Modi (UnrealTimes)

Walk in Bannerghatta National Park (TeamBHP)

Afghanistan’s unavoidable partition (ProjectSyndicate)

Mumbai’s endangered restaurants (MumbaiBoss)

Inside the world of Black Ops Online Reputation Management (NYMag)

Something fishy happening at Laffans Petrochemicals? (Moneylife)

Hindi cinema still dominates India’s film culture (Caravan)

Manwatching Mr.Modi (OutlookIndia)

Dilli Door Ast (Open)

Photos:Chaos in Brazil (NewYorker)

The coming Arctic boom (ForeignAffairs)

Why the tomato was feared in Europe for more than 200 years (Smithsonian)

Why Swami Vivekananda’s speech was the greatest ever (MarkTully)

Photos:Luxury Tree Houses (VanityFair)

How to address the masturbating child (Atlantic)

Can Iran be stopped? (Economist)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest:June 15,2013

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

A Nehruvian in China (Caravan)

Rajdeep Sardesai’s doodles (Newslaundry)

Banks Vs Depositors (Moneylife)

Downfall of BJP’s grand old man (Economist)

Obituary: Storm chaser Tim Samaras (Economist)

Marc Toberoff, Superman’s lawyer (BusinessWeek)

10 more things we have learned about Dads (Smithsonian)

Memoirs:The night it all went wrong (NewYorker)

Children in the Syrian war (Atlantic)

Safe driving in the rains (TeamBHP)

Amazon affiliate program goes live in India (Labnol)

The trouble within Islam (TonyBlair)

IIM-A offers new course in resignation management (UnrealTimes)

On Habib Tanveer,Shyam Benegal and a truthful thief (JaiArjun)

The unraveling of Bo Xilai (Harpers)

Are coders worth it? (Aeon)

Maoists in the forest -Summer 2008 (VQR)

The truth about Osho Rajneesh’s ashram in Oregon (Oregonlive)

Saurashtra road trip in a Nano (TeamBHP)

Hunting season hits a bump (Mediacrooks)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest:June 07,2013

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

What to do during primate visiting hours (Open)

A white knight on a dark horse (Tehelka)

How Hindutva lost coastal Karnataka (Caravan)

Kissa IPL contract ka (Newslaundry)

I was being called a broker when I was the innovator (ForbesIndia)

The time to trust Pakistan is long gone (IDR)

Can Starbucks do for the croissant what it did for the coffee (Smithsonian)

Addicted to internet pornography? (Atlantic)

Carl Icahn:What I do is good for America (Forbes)

Erdogan:Democrat or Sultan? (Economist)

The Cyber war between the US and Iran (VanityFair)

When the beautiful game turns ugly (ESPN)

A Yale Professor as a murder suspect (NYTimes)

Facebook wall of Nitish Kumar (UnrealTimes)

Travelogue:Corbett-Kumaon-Nainital (TeamBHP)

The pros and cons of being Dharmendra (Jabberwock)

No Claim bonus:How to save on your insurance premiums (TeamBHP)

Maxed out on Everest  (NationalGeographic)

The hypocrisy of Narendra Modi’s detractors (Firstpost)

Movie Review:Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani (VigilIdiot)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest:May 18,2013

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Sreesanth:From an angry bird to rotten egg (Tehelka)

Inside Man:Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati (Caravan)

Karl Slym has a fix for ailing Tata Motors (ForbesIndia)

Retail investors of Richa Industies are getting a raw deal (Moneylife)

No questions please (Newslaundry)

BJP:God’s gift to Congress (Open)

When Heineken bottles were square (Smithsonian)

Obituary:Geza Vermes (Economist)

Israel’s man in Damascus (ForeignAffairs)

Is Wal-Mart in trouble? (Slate)

A new way to pay for dream vacations (MarketWatch)

Profile:Sheryl Sandberg (MichaelLewis)

The scientific 7 minute workout (NYTimes)

Notes on Bombay Talkies (Jabberwock)

How a conman caused Google to pay $ 500 Million (Wired)

The Cyprus Depositor Haircut (LRB)

In Pictures:Advani quits the BJP (UnrealTimes)

Photologue:First Time to China (TeamBHP)

Travelogue:The Jewel of Kumaon (Ghumakkar)

Email Marketing:How to make $100000 (RodinHoods)