Pointless News from India

Here are two little snippets I find to be interesting.

1. The city of Bangalore will no longer be called by that name. It is now "Bengaluru." Of course, most people unfamiliar with this change will probably think that this city is somewhere in Bengal, not in Karnataka. This change is part of an effort that's been sweeping throughout the South to Indianize the country's political geography.

2. The Indian government has now finally declared that kissing on the lips is, in fact, not obscene. Beforehand, it was a very naughty thing to do, particularly in public. This announcement is good news for Indian cinema, which now doesn't have to concoct creative ways to get around mouth-to-mouth action. It will still probably take some time before we see lots of big, juicy smooches on the big screen. But at least they won't be censored out...hopefully.