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...brothers from Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India, launched their online version of the word game in 2006. But it didn't really take off until 2007, when they ported it over to Facebook, where it's among the most popular add-on games on the giant social network. It has more than 512,000 active users who play it daily...
...more charity. IR wants to compete. Hoping to grab more of the long-haul freight business lost to truckers in recent years, rail bosses plan to borrow at least $15 billion to build a dedicated fast-freight corridor between Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). They also have big plans for some of the 1 million acres (420,000 hectares) of land that IR owns along rail lines and around stations and shunt yards. Real estate developers are currently bidding to overhaul the first of 16 major stations. At New Delhi's central station, which is likely worth billions...
...Sources: New York Times; A.P.; Guardian; O Globo; Calcutta Telegraph; Chicago Tribune Numbers Sources: William Hill Media (2); BBC (2); Pew Center for Research...
Using a strategy that has worked well for Sri Lankan producers like Dilmah, Indian firms are taking their teas straight to consumers by marketing directly online. Assam Co. also opened the popular Camellia chain in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) this year, and Soongachi Industries has launched Infinitea, a hip, upmarket tea bar in Bangalore that sells more than 70 brews. Soongachi's Rishi Saria, 30, gave up a software-engineering job in Bangalore to return to Darjeeling and take on marketing for the family company. His cousin Gaurav Saria now heads Infinitea. "Our generation is focusing on improving our quality, product...
...misinformation. In India, women with breast cancer may be forced to use separate plates and spoons because of the widespread belief that the disease is contagious. "There's fear to feed the children with her own hands," says Vijaya Mukerjee, a breast-cancer survivor living in Kolkata, formerly Calcutta. Brazilian nurse Gilze Maria Costa Francisco, a breast-cancer survivor herself, recalls a young mother asking her whether she could contract breast cancer if her daughter burped during breast-feeding...