Miscallaneous
- Violation of basic laws is a way of life in Calcutta [The Telegraph, Calcutta, Jan 30, 2008]
- Mumbai's five-stars have been known to use chappals as an excuse to block Indian customers
they deem unfit to enter the premises.
No such rule applies to white foreigners. [The Telegraph, Calcutta, Feb 22, 2008]
- It is estimated that around 10 million female foetuses may have been aborted in India over the last
two decades and according to the Lancet over 500,000 are currently being aborted every year.
The development of India as an economic power has not changed the preference for sons over daughters.
[The Telegraph, Calcutta, Jun 21, 2008]
- "Nothing can save this country. Only God can help this country...Not even God, if he were to come down, can help this
country. We have no national character," Justice B.N. Agarwal said. [The Telegraph, Calcutta, Aug 6, 2008]
- Sabir Bhatia's Project to build a new city in India
[San Francisco Chronicle 08/11/2008]
- Income from prizes and awards is taxable unless the prize or award is made primarily in recognition of religious,
charitable, scientific, educational, artistic, literary, or civic achievement; the recipient was chosen,
without any action on his or her part, to enter the selection process; and the recipient is not required
to render substantial future services as a condition to receiving the prize or award. For example, recipients
of Nobel Prizes meet these criteria and are not taxed on the prize money they receive.
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