by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jan 8, 2013 | Lebanese Abroard
[error]It appears that the nationalities of the people reported in the Indian press was wrong. The foreigners who committed the act were not Lebanese but rather Libyan.[/error] Following on the highly publicized gang-rape case in Delhi, it seems Lebanese want to get...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 8, 2011 | Society
Back in 2009, I had blogged about the mushrooming Lebanese food joints across the Indian capital, thanks, in part to Indians working in Lebanese restaurants in the Arabian Gulf. And it seems the trend is still continuing strong: You can sit on a sofa of ice sipping...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Sep 26, 2010 | Looks Like Beirut
An absolutely refreshing comment by free-lancer Prerna Raturi for India’s Business Standard: One can’t find good-quality photographs of how Trincas at Park Street in Kolkata looked in its days of glory — the 1960s and 70s. Park Street was then known as the...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 24, 2010 | Business
Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal is heading to Beirut to scope out the real estate as he plans to expand his lounge bar, Lap, overseas: “I was waiting for the right time to expand Lap. As it is doing quite well in Delhi, I’m in a position to expand my business. Mumbai is...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 15, 2010 | Telecommunication
Good news for people in Lebanon hoping to watch YouTube without the constant disruptions by mid-viewing downloads: The Lebanese government is planning on buying an additional 45 gigabytes of international internet bandwidth for $45 million in the coming few months...