Piecing Together the Mumbai Puzzle Dec 1, 2008
That was hardly the case with the Marine Commandos who were called to help at the Taj Mahal Palace and "struggled to figure out the entrances and exits in the hotel,". That has led to suspicions that the attackers had help from the inside. (Slate)
Taj Mahal hotel owner: We had warning Nov 30, 2008
The Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, temporarily increased security after being warned of a possible terrorist attack, the chairman of the company that owns the hotel said Saturday ... Bullet holes and scars of grenade blasts marred the restaurant walls in the Taj Mahal hotel, Tata said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Indian allegations alarm Pakistan Nov 30, 2008
Indian soldiers remained at the Taj Mahal on Sunday ... Troops killed the last of the gunmen at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel on Saturday. (BBC News)
In Mumbai, Bloggers and Twitter Offer Help to Relatives Nov 30, 2008
The Taj Mahal Hotel, one of the locations attacked by the terrorists, has used SMS to get its help line and other important numbers to anxious relatives who had people living or visiting the hotel at the time of the attack. A trapped hotel guest used his mobile phone to send an MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) video clip of police action to a local TV channel, IBN Live. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
JIM DODSON: Thankful for Small Blessings Nov 30, 2008
The collards are simmering in smoked ham hock, and I've just switched on the TV and found Mumbai under siege by terrorists, reminding me of a promise I made years ago to take my college girl to see the Taj Mahal and the Pearl of India once she graduates. She evidently has her papa's yen for faraway places and unplanned adventures. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Pakistan, India tense after fighting Nov 30, 2008
Soon after the last three terrorists occupying the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai were shot dead by commandos on Saturday, a band of protesters gathered near the charred building chanting anti-Pakistan slogans ... Stench of death lingers at the Taj Mahal. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Wedding party dissolves in fear Nov 30, 2008
Mobile phones started twittering and the guests buzzed about bombings at the nearby Oberoi and Taj Mahal Palace hotels. As news spread that terrorists were roaming the streets of Mumbai, firing indiscriminately, guests were instructed not to leave the premises, the gates of the reception venue were shut, the band silenced and some exterior lights switched off, so as not to attract attention. (Florida Times-Union)
In sorrow a chance to rebuild Nov 29, 2008
November 29, 2008 01:04am AEDT. THE sudden death of Opera Australia's music director Richard Hickox this week will lead to one of two very different outcomes for the company he loved so dearly. (The Australian)
Woman Recalls Night of Terror in Taj Nov 29, 2008
Indian Woman Recalls Night of Terror Inside Taj Mahal Hotel ... For Vaibhava Rele, a television producer, fate placed her inside the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai on Wednesday night. (Fox News)
Australian Actress Among Guests in Mumbai Hotel Attack Nov 29, 2008
Separated from her boyfriend, Australian actress Brooke Satchwell hid herself in a bathroom closet in Mumbai s Taj Mahal while terrorists stormed the hotel, killing foreigners and taking hostages Wednesday. Satchwell, 28, who is best known for her role in the Australian soap opera "Neighbours," remained in the ground floor-level closet for about an hour. (Fox News)
* Commandos end Mumbai hotel siege Nov 29, 2008
While explosions and gunfire continued intermittently at the elegant Taj Mahal hotel yesterday afternoon, officials said commandos had killed two gunmen inside the nearby Oberoi hotel and ended the siege there. The hotel is under our control, JK Dutt, director general of Indias elite National Security Guard commando unit, told reporters, adding that 24 bodies had been found. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Miss Ireland upstages lady in red Nov 29, 2008
Indian commandos killed the last Islamist gunmen holed up at Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel early today, ending a three-day battle across the financial capital that left at least 195 dead. Saturday, 29 November 2008. (Yahoo News -- Beauty Pageants)
Barenboim prepares for Met debut Nov 29, 2008
Page last updated at 10:36 GMT, Friday, 28 November 2008. Barenboim said he was "thrilled" with Barack Obama's election. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A slap on the face of the proud new India Nov 29, 2008
Last March, I was at Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel giving an interview and later sat down with a reporter at the Cafe Leopold, a short walk away and filled to capacity with young tourists. Stepping out from either of these places, one of the wretched of the city might touch your feet and beg for money. (Globe and Mail)
‘I have seen so many corpses' Nov 29, 2008
MUMBAI Dishevelled and shaken, a bomb disposal expert with Mumbai's anti-terrorism squad sat 100 metres from the historic Taj Mahal hotel last night waiting with visible dread for the next summons: another trip into the heart of the gun-and-grenade battle entering its third day in the heart of India's leading city. It's mind-boggling in there. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Mumbai Death Toll Rises as Siege Nears End Nov 29, 2008
Earlier in the afternoon, a senior Indian Marine commando gave the first detailed account of their overnight assault on the Taj Mahal Palace , the iconic Mumbai hotel that terrorists seized Wednesday evening and have held onto since ... The Taj Mahal had yet to be totally secured by midafternoon Friday and gunfire could still be heard in the area ... The coordinated, commando-style assault on the Taj Mahal was part of a sweeping terrorist attack on luxury hotels, Mumbai's historic central train... (SmartMoney)
Listed life insurance a safe bet in present market Nov 29, 2008
INDIAN commandos have dislodged Islamist militants at Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel, ending two days of fighting. Fran Foo. (The Australian)
End In Sight To Nightmare In India Nov 28, 2008
Their release came as Indian commandos assaulted the nearby Jewish center and the Taj Mahal hotel, searching for suspected Muslim attackers still holed up more than a day after a chain of attacks across India's financial center by the militants left at least 119 people dead ... Elsewhere in the city, commandos continued scouring the Oberoi and the nearby Taj Mahal hotel for suspected Muslim attackers ... Ratan Tata, who runs the company that owns the elegant Taj Mahal, said they had detailed... (CBS News)
Gunmen create 'killing zone' Nov 28, 2008
They were neatly dressed," says Mr Amir. As the two girls fell near the cafe, he saw the two men quickening their steps towards the Taj Mahal hotel further up the road. A few minutes later, gunfire was heard from the hotel, and much later, Mr Amir heard that gunmen had taken guests hostage. Missing relatives Sixteen hours after the attacks, people are still waiting for their relatives to come out of the hotel. Vishram Tulsiram Nagde spent all of Thursday near the hotel trying to find out whether... (BBC News)
End In Sight To Nightmare In India Nov 28, 2008
At the landmark Taj Mahal hotel, not far from the Jewish complex or the Oberoi, police were still thought to be operating to clear the vast, 400-room complex of terrorists and to ensure all guests and staff had been brought to safety ... (AP Photo)Dalbir Bains, who runs a lingerie shop in Mumbai, had just sat down for dinner by the pool at the Taj Mahal (seen at left) when she heard the first shots ... Ratan Tata, who runs the company that owns the elegant Taj Mahal, said they had detailed... (CBS News -- Iraq)
NSG storm Mumbai Jewish centre; militants still holed up at Taj, Oberoi Nov 28, 2008
Police said militants were also still holed up at the Taj Mahal hotel and the nearby Oberoi-Trident hotel along with an unknown number of hostages. A witness said commandos also stormed into the Oberoi-Trident on Friday morning. (India Times)
URGENT: Indian Forces Assault Besieged Jewish Center in Mumbai Nov 28, 2008
The well-coordinated strikes by small bands of gunmen starting Wednesday night left the city shell-shocked, but the sporadic gunfire and explosions at the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels dwindled overnight, indicating the sieges there might be winding down ... More than 400 people were brought out of the Taj Mahal on Thursday ... Ratan Tata, who runs the company that owns the elegant Taj Mahal, said they had detailed knowledge of the layout of the hotels. (Fox News)
Tracking Family in India After the Attacks Nov 28, 2008
"9-11. Because these are icons, heritage sites. And when you think of Bombay and talk of Bombay, you talk about the gateway of India. And followed by the Taj Mahal Hotel, which is over 100 years old, and the anger, the emotions are really, really extreme right now," Parthasarathi said. There are thousands of Indian families living in the Rochester community. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Why the Taj Mahal Hotel was chosen... Nov 28, 2008
Bombay terror attacks: Why the Taj Mahal Hotel was chosen - Telegraph ... Bombay terror attacks: Why the Taj Mahal Hotel was chosen ... With the possible exception of the "floating" Lake Palace Hotel in Udaipur which was made famous by the James Bond film Octopussy, the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel in Bombay is India's best-known and best-loved hotel. (The Drudge Report)
Indian troops raid hotels to free hostages Nov 28, 2008
Several bodies were carried out of the five-star Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel, one of 10 sites seized by gunmen last night. More than 300 were also wounded in the highly coordinated attacks by bands of gunmen armed with assault rifles, hand grenades and explosives. (Honolulu Advertiser)
White ribbons to mark solidarity with Mumbai Nov 28, 2008
One business owner in the Little India neighbourhood on Coxwell Avenue East has travelled to Mumbai numerous times on business and stayed at the Taj Mahal hotel. "The thing about India, it's a very strong country," she told CTV Toronto on Thursday. (CTV.ca)
Spam, music, Life and Thanksgiving Nov 28, 2008
Places like St. Peter's Square, Times Square, the Himalayas, Taj Mahal, the Yangtze River. Historic events from the Civil War to the Vietnam War; from the invention of planes, trains and automobiles to the Apollo moon missions. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
India battles to bring attack under control Nov 28, 2008
AFP Indian firefighters attempt to put out a fire at the historic Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai ... Officials said the Oberoi hotel was now under the control of authorities, while heavy gunfire was heard at the Taj Mahal, the other five-star hotel targeted in the attack which also hit a hospital and Mumbai's train station ... An Australian man who survived the attack at the Taj Mahal hotel and was rescued by soldiers, Paul Guest, told Australian radio there were scenes of unimaginable carnage. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Mumbai siege nears end Nov 28, 2008
After a morning of shooting and explosions, the head of one commando unit flushing out militants at the five-star Taj Mahal hotel said he had seen 12 to 15 bodies in one room among a total of 50 in the hotel ... At least one militant was still thought to be holding two hostages in the luxury Taj Mahal Hotel, an army commander said. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Assault on Mumbai: Eyewitness to terror Nov 28, 2008
I was attending a Parsi wedding on Wednesday night, not very far from the Taj Mahal Hotel, when, just before 10 p.m., cellphones began ringing and the sound of gunfire broke out ... Several terrorists (their exact number is still not known), heavily armed with AK-47 assault rifles, hand grenades and explosives landed in rubber boats near the Gateway of India, a British era building near the southern tip of the city and next to the Taj Mahal Hotel, one of India's most famous and iconic hotels ...... (International Herald Tribune)
For hotel guests, celebrations became a night of horror Nov 28, 2008
For Amit and Varsha Thadani, Wednesday night in the Crystal Ballroom of the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel was supposed to be a night they would treasure forever: It was the lavish start of their life together, with a wedding reception for more than 200 family members and friends. It turned out to be a night they may well dread forever. (International Herald Tribune)
More gunfire at Mumbai siege sites Nov 28, 2008
At least one militant was still thought to be holding two hostages in the luxury Taj Mahal Hotel, an army commander said. after Wednesday's brazen, coordinated attacks that killed at least 121 people. (International Herald Tribune)
In hotel attack, terrorists target India's growing global class Nov 28, 2008
On an evening not long ago at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel in Mumbai, a Bollywood star named Preity Zinta rushed up the stairs and into Wasabi, a Japanese restaurant. She joined long-waiting friends at their table and apologized for being late. (International Herald Tribune)
Heavy gunfire, explosions at Mumbai Jewish center Nov 28, 2008
Commandos ended a siege of the luxury Oberoi while explosions and gunfire continued intermittently at the elegant Taj Mahal hotel ... While explosions and gunfire continued intermittently at the elegant Taj Mahal hotel Friday afternoon, officials said commandos had killed two gunmen inside the nearby Oberoi hotel and ended the attack there. (ABC 7 News, DC)
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But less than an hour later, two loud explosions and gunfire rang out at the luxury Taj Mahal hotel, which, on Thursday night, authorities had insisted was cleared of gunmen ... Late Thursday, authorities said they had completed a rescue operation at the Taj Mahal hotel after about 400 people were brought out and officials said it had been cleared of gunmen. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
New fighting at Mumbai Jewish center, Taj Mahal hotel Nov 28, 2008
Within the hour, other attacks occur at four other locations: the Nariman House, home of the ultra-orthodox Jewish outreach group Chabad Lubavitch; Leopold's restaurant, a landmark popular with foreigners; the Oberoi hotel, a five-star landmark; the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel, a landmark of Mumbai luxury since 1903, and a favorite watering hole of the city's elite ... At 9:15 a.m. Indian security forces are brought in to try to retake the Taj Mahal Palace hotel and the Oberoi hotel ...... (USA Today -- News)
Mumbai fights back Nov 28, 2008
The sporadic gunfire and explosions at the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels dwindled by this morning, indicating the siege might be winding down ... Inside knowledgeRatan Tata, who runs the company that owns the elegant Taj Mahal, said they appeared to have scouted their targets in advance ... More than 400 people were brought out of the Taj Mahal on Thursday. (News & Observer)
Rock star's ex-wife recalls 'panic'... Nov 28, 2008
There's no telling where Testolini would be had she been in her room at the Taj Mahal Hotel, where gunmen were holding hostages on multiple floors. One witness told local reporters that gunmen stormed the lobby, demanding to know who had U.S. or British passports, and took about 15 people hostage. (CNN -- Law)
Mumbai rocked by deadly attacks Nov 27, 2008
Employees and guests of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel are rescued by fire crews ... Commandos have surrounded the two hotels, the Taj Mahal Palace and the Oberoi Trident, where it is believed that the armed men are holding dozens of hostages ... Fire crews evacuate people from the upper floors of the Taj Mahal Palace, where police say a grenade attack caused a blaze. (BBC News)
Troops confront Mumbai attackers Nov 27, 2008
Indian army snipers climb scaffolding opposite the Taj Mahal Palace hotel ... The situation is still volatile in two of the most high-profile targets of Wednesday's attacks - the Taj Mahal Palace and Oberoi Trident hotels, where armed men are believed to be holding about 40 hostages ... BBC correspondents outside the Taj Mahal says commandos have entered the hotels, but they have no details on what is happening inside. (BBC News)
In pictures: Mumbai attacks Nov 27, 2008
At the Taj Mahal Palace, fire engulfed part of the top floor ... As day broke in India's financial capital the flames were brought under control at the Taj Mahal Palace, although the hostage drama was far from over across Mumbai. (BBC News)
Seven Britons injured in Mumbai Nov 27, 2008
Scores of people, said to include foreign nationals, are being held hostage in two luxury hotels - the Taj Mahal Palace and the Oberoi Trident - and an office block ... Conservative MEP Sajjad Karim, who was in India's financial capital as part of a trade delegation with fellow British MEP Syed Kamall, was in the Taj Mahal hotel when it came under attack ... " It's like a military stand off - guns against guns Jake Betts, Mumbai Mr Patel, a businessman who was eating in the restaurant of the Taj... (BBC News)
Scores Killed In India Terrorist Attacks Nov 27, 2008
Guests at the Taj Mahal hotel are rescued by unidentified persons in Mumbai, India, Nov. 27, 2008 ... The most high-profile target was the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel, a landmark of Mumbai luxury since 1903, and a favorite watering hole of the city's elite ... Indian police said the hostage situation at the Taj Mahal was over, but many guests were still thought to be trapped inside their rooms, local journalist Mirhi Joshi told CBS News partner network Sky News. (CBS News -- Iraq)
101 killed as gunmen rampage in India city Nov 27, 2008
Flames erupt from the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India in this image made from television, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008 ... Flames and smoke erupt from the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India in this image made from television, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008 ... Police loudspeakers declared a curfew around Mumbai's landmark Taj Mahal hotel, and black-clad commandos ran into the building as fresh gunshots rang out from the area, apparently the beginning of an assault on gunmen who had taken hostages in the... (Albany Times Union)
Spam, music, Life and Thanksgiving Nov 27, 2008
Places like St. Peter's Square, Times Square, the Himalayas, Taj Mahal, the Yangtze River. Historic events from the Civil War to the Vietnam War; from the invention of planes, trains and automobiles to the Apollo moon missions. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Spam, music, Life and Thanksgiving Nov 24, 2008
Places like St. Peter's Square, Times Square, the Himalayas, Taj Mahal, the Yangtze River. Historic events from the Civil War to the Vietnam War; from the invention of planes, trains and automobiles to the Apollo moon missions. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
'Slumdog Millionaire' is subversive yet lovable tale Nov 24, 2008
" "Filming at the fabled Taj Mahal was an extraordinary experience," said Boyle. "It's overwhelming, incredibly romantic. There are lots of restrictions. (Hindu)
Raghu Krishnan: Moon & six pence Nov 23, 2008
However, goodwill, as in the financial sense of the money-value of an established business, does not apply to St Peters Basilica whose dome soars above material things like the Taj Mahal which has been priced at Re 1. By giving it a book value of one euro, the Vatican seemed to say that The agony and the ecstasy the title of Irving Stones novel on the creative angst of Michelangelo who designed its dome could never be priced in monetary terms. (India Times)
Slumdog Millionaire a rare gem, worth every rupee Nov 21, 2008
The riveting, rapturous, often terrifying story that follows is a from-rags-to-Raja tale, a Bollywoodized Oliver Twist, a Hindi Orpheus and Eurydice a modern-day Three Musketeers and a cinematic Taj Mahal all rolled into one. About a third of the film is in Hindi with subtitles because of the talented, nonprofessional child actors cast in it. (Boston Herald)
'Yanni Voices and Special Guests' Debuts at the Forum at Mundo Imperial in Acapulco Nov 18, 2008
"Yanni has performed at global landmarks including the Acropolis and the Taj Mahal. The debut performance of 'Yanni Voices and Special Guests' marks the beginning of a grand tradition of many significant events to take place at this majestic theater.". On November 29, 2008 PBS will air a special chronicling the intense collaboration between Yanni and renowned producer Ric Wake which yielded the creation of "Yanni Voices." On March 2, 2009 PBS will air the "Yanni Voices and Special Guests,"... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Slumdog' director navigates the heart of India Nov 16, 2008
"Destiny is cruel when we first meet 18-year-old "slumdog" Jamal Malik: Jamal is one question away from winning the big money on "Millionaire," having become a national hero in the process. But the authorities think he's cheating, so when the show breaks for the night, he's dragged off to an interrogation room. Two policemen beat him, torturing him with electroshock and holding his head in a bucket of water.Finally Jamal says he'll tell the police how he knew each one of the answers. Each... (Boston Globe)
Raghu Krishnan: Playing long shot Nov 16, 2008
Hopefully, the Aussie fans would have returned home with not just memories of a Test-series loss but also of the Pink City, the Char Minar, the Taj Mahal and dosas washed down with filter-coffee. The English cricket teams ongoing 45-day tour offers its fans a virtual Bharat yatra, with seven ODIs at Rajkot, Indore, Kanpur, Bangalore, Cuttack, Mohali and Delhi, followed by a three-day match at Baroda and two five-day Tests at Ahmedabad and Mumbai. (India Times)
Review: 'Millionaire' pays off Nov 15, 2008
But just as we're reeling from this close encounter with evil, the reveals its true, happy design: This episode, and others like it, provides Jamal with the precise piece of information -- in this case, a song title -- he'll draw on, years later, to answer the questions on "Millionaire." The inventor of the revolver, the figure on a $100 bill (he learns that one while scamming U.S. tourists at the Taj Mahal) -- all the knowledge he'll need is offered by his life of hardship. As "Slumdog... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Report: Apple struggling with iPhone in India Nov 14, 2008
They'd rather the art of the Hindu Maharajas, than the denial of art, as with the Muslim Moghuls like Aurangzeb (although other Moghuls encouraged discussion and art, like Akbar and Shah Jahan who built the Taj Mahal). The Moghul empire reached its greatest spread under Aurangzeb, but then all but disappeared after him. (CNET News)
'Slumdog Millionaire': Girl Quest, By Kurt Loder Nov 13, 2008
We also see how he came into possession of a $100 bill while hustling tourists at the Taj Mahal (the movie's only pulled-off-a-postcard interlude, but a funny one). The Colt revolver comes into play after Jamal and Salim escape from a hideous "orphanage" where children are taught (and maimed) to be beggars a place where they had to leave Latika behind. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Your Community Nov 8, 2008
The film takes viewers to the Taj Mahal, the palaces of Rajasthan, the sweeping Himalayas, the River Ganges and many other exotic places. Documentary filmmaker Ray spent six months touring the country. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Toumani Diabate's music transcends borders Nov 4, 2008
To critical acclaim, West African musician Toumani Diabate has collaborated with Bjork, blues great Taj Mahal, jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater and other Western artists, but these days, it's Diabate's solo performing that is garnering widespread praise. The winner of a Grammy in 2006, Diabate plays the kora, a traditional 21-string instrument that can sound like a combination of harp and lute. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mumbai millionaire makes a fabulous finale Nov 2, 2008
Leading man Dev Patel, an affecting talent discovered on C4 series Skins, is a latter-day Candide, an innocent covered in excrement, captured by a begging syndicate, fleecing tourists at the Taj Mahal, working at a call centre, falling hopelessly in love with the beautiful Latika (Freida Pinto). Slumdog could become Boyle's most successful film since Trainspotting. (guardian.co.uk)
A powerful vision of the plight of South Asian women Oct 30, 2008
The Misfit's narrator is Naz, a young Indo-Canadian woman living in India, where she is the choreographer and a dancer with the Taj Mahal Dance Company ... We also encounter the wily and grasping Gustakhi, the Taj Mahal's director ... The Taj Mahal performs knock-off Bollywood/classical fusion to British Top 40 songs (deliciously co-choreographed by Majumdar and Joanna Das). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Australians break their own holiday for practice Oct 24, 2008
Meanwhile, two of the squad's lesser lights caused a sizeable Indian media circus yesterday by making a visit to the Taj Mahal in Agra. Left-arm paceman Doug Bollinger and finger spinner Jason Krejza were harangued by a vast contingent of local media as they walked the grounds of India's most famous landmarks, culminating in a remarkable press conference for two players without a Test match between them. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Kenny Chesney, Taj Mahal have new CDs Oct 18, 2008
Taj Mahal, MaestroTaj Mahals Maestro arrives 40 years after his self-titled debut and decades of mighty fine music. Distinguished guests have contributed to this special record, including Los Lobos, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Ziggy Marleys band and Mahals own Phantom Blues Band. (MSNBC -- Music)
Travel Postcard: Bar-hopping in Mumbai Oct 4, 2008
30 p.m. - Conclude your night in Colaba at Gokul's, just a few blocks behind the Taj Mahal Hotel and opposite the very popular Bademiya kebab stall. This is a place that never had a decorating budget and let's hope it never will, because its absolute absence of style is its charm. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Ex-Lawyer Gambles On $20M Suit, Loses Sep 23, 2008
Her lawsuit had named Resorts Atlantic City, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, the Tropicana Casino Resort, the Showboat Casino Hotel, Bally's Atlantic City, as well as the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The casinos denied any wrongdoing, claiming in court papers that Taveras brought her problems on herself. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Relaxing in hookah lounge Sep 20, 2008
The Maharaja also has two large Taj Mahal tableaus that overlook the lounge's main client room, and provides accessories to emphasize Choudhury's main intentions to create a sophisticated social area. Aside from 11 hookah sets, the Maharaja offers a piano, an antique metal chess set, and a glass counter where Choudhury sells Indian jewelry. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
UM eclectic: elections, coffee and the Meat Puppets Sep 13, 2008
These days, she's listening to Radiohead, the Ranconteurs, Taj Mahal and G. Love. Texting, she said, has its advantages. (Missoulian, MT)
