At Random In India

It was announced earlier this year, but now Business Week reports again that American publisher Random House has plans of setting up a division in the country. The Indian enterprise will publish mainly in English but will also handle Indian-language editions, according to a company statement.

Does this mean that the dapper, goateed Sonny Mehta of Knopf, once termed "New York's sexiest smoker", will be acquiring a penthouse here anytime soon? One's breath is bated.