Well, some of us thought it would never happen, but it seems that Air-India actually DOES now have the Boeing 777 ready to join the fleet.
See the link.
(Didn't quite know where to post this, but as India is only a hop away from the Middle East, seemed logical to post it here...)
Look forward to seeing the Boeing on initiation flights to Dubai soon.
http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/open.file/734622/L/