Quoted: Microsoft will charge $26 for XP in emerging markets such as China and India, and $32 for developed markets like the United States. What do you guys think—will the price cut destroy the inroads Linux has been making into the consumer market?

This will go into the RSS reader.

Quoted: Tracking Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in India

Quoted: A new cricket league is trying to spin off India’s colonial inheritance into a money-making symbol of a brash, emerging nation.

Quoted: Scientists pinpoint a reason why people with Indian ancestry may be more prone to weight problems.

Quoted: Due to their huge populations, countries like India and China may appear to consume gigantic amounts of food. But the real elephant in the room that nobody is willing to talk about is how much each person gets to eat. And the answer will shock many.

Quoted:Mukesh Ambani, head of Mumbai-based petrochemical giant Reliance Industries, is ranked as the fifth richest man in the world with a net worth of $46 billion. Unlike billionaires like Warren Buffet who reside in modest accommodations, Ambani is going balls-out with his new home.

Quoted: Afghanistan’s minister for information and culture said the five soap operas were not in keeping with “Afghan religion and culture.”

I hope they will offer some of the realtime experiences (e.g. GameDay) that you can get for baseball through mlb.com

Quoted: Here’s a deal straight out of Rupert Murdoch’s playbook circa 1994. Just like Murdoch established Fox back then by paying an exorbitant-seeming sum ($1.6 billion at the time) for the rights to broadcast the NFL, Live Current Media is paying $50 million over ten years for the exclusive online rights to official content from the Indian Premier League (a new cricket league in India with a shorter, more fan-friendly version of the game—first match is tomorrow).

More industry in India - good. More cars on the road - bad.

Quoted: Toyota Building Second Plant in India. - TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota, the world's second biggest automaker, is building its second plant in India to boost production in a key growing market.