Italian architect revives Dubai rotating “Dynamic Tower” project
By: Shane McGinley Arabian Industry.com (With Special Thanks to Ishwar Mahibubani of Hong Kong) August 12, 2013 – Dubai could soon be home to a tower which rotates 360 degrees every 90 minutes, if stalled plans for the project are finally given the green light. Dr David Fisher, from Florence who owns the Rotating Tower Technology Company and is founder and chairman of Dynamic...
Heart Surgery in India for $1,583 Costs $106,385 in U.S.
By Ketaki Gokhale – Bloomberg News Jul 28, 2013 2:30 PM ET Devi Shetty is obsessed with making heart surgery affordable for millions of Indians. On his office desk are photographs of two of his heroes: Mother Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi. Shetty is not a public health official motivated by charity. He’s a heart surgeon turned businessman who has started a chain of 21 medical...
Singapore to Overtake London As Multimillionaire Capital of the World
By WealthInsight London remains at the top of the list of global wealth management centers, but the rise of Hong Kong and Singapore and the changing demands of mobile global multimillionaires is challenging the old orders. Today London is home to more multimillionaires than any other city in the world. However competition from new wealth centers such as Hong Kong and Singapore...
Indian Companies Still On Acquisition Spree: Their Favorite Target: U.S. Firms
By Knowledge@Wharton Editor’s Note: Indian companies have been buying U.S. firms for at least half a dozen years. This article was published on www.upenn.edu on December 13, 2006. Reliance Gateway Net, VSNL, Scandent and GHCL aren’t exactly household names in the U.S., but they may be signs of bigger things to come. These are only a few of the growing number of Indian...
India’s Apollo Tyres to Acquire U.S. Cooper Tire & Rubber for $2.5 Billion: Biggest Indian Purchase of a U.S. Company
By Jeff Bennett and R. Jai Krishna – WSJ Asia Business India’s Apollo Tyres Ltd. has agreed to pay about $2.5 billion for Cooper Tire and Rubber Co., one of the largest U.S. acquisitions by an Indian company as the two tire makers seek to bulk up to compete with bigger global rivals. Apollo, which is about half the size of Cooper in terms of revenue, will issue debt...
Dharma Eyewear Company Launches new Online Store
Dharma Eyewear Company “Socially conscious designer eyewear crafted by 100 years of experienced hands.” June 12, 2013 New York, NY Dharma Eyewear Co. launches its flagship online store featuring an eclectic collection of eyewear designed in New York. Both vintage-inspired and modern, Dharma’s electric eyeglasses and sunglasses are offered with both prescription and non-prescription...
Indian Private Aircraft Makers May Build Planes Worth $2.38 Billion For India, Then the World
By Ajay Shukla Business Standard New Delhi, June 12, 2013 -The Ministry of Defence’s global tender for supplying the Indian Air Force (IAF) with 56 medium transport aircraft is deeply flawed, say Indian companies that will compete to build 40 planes in India in partnership with a foreign vendor who will supply the first 16 already built. Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, the IAF...
Dr. Sachin Chopra elected to Medical Board of Hospital / Nursing Home
Dr. Sachin Chopra, was recently elected to the Medical Board of St. Josephs Hospital and Nursing home. The teaching facility was founded in 1888 and is one of the oldest healthcare providers in the tri state area. The hospital has a 115 million dollar operating budget; 1200 employees; 194-bed acute care hospital and a 200-bed nursing home. Dr. Sachin Chopra is a graduate of Cornell...
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U.S. May Lose 1 Million Jobs if Minimum Wage is Raised
By Bloomberg News February 18, 2014 – Increasing the U.S. minimum wage may lift about 900,000 Americans out of poverty while leading to as many as 1 million job losses,…
Book Review: Principles of Human Physiology, 5th edition
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Abhishek Bachchan Named Ambassador For END7 Campaign
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Spotlight on Vivek Murthy, Surgeon-General Nominee
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The Carpet Industry in India: Largest-ever First-hand Investigation Into Slavery And Child Labor
India is World’s Largest Exporter of Hand-Made Carpets, Which Are Sold In Many Major U.S. Retail Chains Cambridge, Mass. – January 28, 2014 – Harvard University’s FXB Center for Health and Human…
“Tailor-To-The-Stars” Presents $50,000 Worth of Overcoats, Suits, Jackets to the Doe Fund
By Andrea Pass Mohan Ramchandani, president of Mohan’s Custom Tailors – the famous “tailor to the stars” for more than four decades – was joined by sports legends Walt “Clyde”…
The Scheme Behind the Obamacare Fraud
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Virgin Launches Virgin Produced India
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