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2. Billionaire Vinod Khosla demanded a $30 million payment to reopen a road on his property that allows people to reach a public beach in California.
3. An Indian company launched the world’s cheapest smartphone, priced at less than $4 each.
4. Tamil Nadu’s sports minister was videotaped saying to a female student who receives a sports scholarship: “Why are we feeding you if you can’t bring us medals?”
5. Google rewarded its CEO Sundar Pichai with shares worth almost $200 million.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN?
Compiled/partly written by Melvin Durai 
April 2016
How much do you know about current events in India and the U.S.? Try this short quiz!
1. India denied visas for a delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.2. Billionaire Vinod Khosla demanded a $30 million payment to reopen a road on his property that allows people to reach a public beach in California.
3. An Indian company launched the world’s cheapest smartphone, priced at less than $4 each.
4. Tamil Nadu’s sports minister was videotaped saying to a female student who receives a sports scholarship: “Why are we feeding you if you can’t bring us medals?”
5. Google rewarded its CEO Sundar Pichai with shares worth almost $200 million.
(All 5 really happened.)
Compiled and partly written by Indian humorist MELVIN DURAI, author of the novel Bala Takes the Plunge.
[Comments? Contributions? We would love to hear from you about Chai Time. If you have contributions, please email us at melvin@melvindurai.com. We welcome jokes, quotes, online clips and more.]
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