Do you tweet? Or, at least, do you follow tweets? I do and, although the micro-blogging website has the potential of turning you into an addict (or a twit?) it’s got its uses. More on that in just a little bit. First, a bit about what I’ve been noticing about the spread of twittering in India. [Read more]

Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s detained democracy leader, turns 64 on June 19, 2009. To mark that day and call for her release, a website called 64 Words for Aung San Suu Kyi has been launched. Anyone from around the world can visit the website and leave a message of support for Suu Kyi in 64 words-text, audio or video. [Read more]

I read two pieces last week by two well-known personalities—newly anointed minister of state, Shashi Tharoor, and Thomson Reuter’s chief honcho, Tom Glocer— and thought I’d flag them for readers. [Read more]

My colleague Yashwant Raj has written about the mystery blogger who writes an often spicy but always an insider’s account of the goings on at one of the Indian Premier League teams. Lacing his posts with behind-the-scenes gossip and generous helpings of dressing room politicking, the blogger whose identity is still unknown, has become the talk of IPL Season 2. Many of his posts get comments running into thousands, something any blogger would give an arm and a leg for. [Read more]

Last week, the Dalai Lama, 74-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, had a predictable take on the global economic crisis. He said the “crisis is good because it reminds people who only want to see money grow that there are limitations”. [Read more]