Friday, February 29, 2008

Budget 2008. Who gets what?

Highlights of the budget 2008. (Courtesy: livemint.com and HindustanTimes.com)Gross budgetary support rises to Rs 380 billion Education gets 20 per cent more to Rs.344 billion from Rs 286.8 billion Rural infrastructure scheme Bharat Nirman to get Rs 312.8 billion Textile upgrading funding to get Rs 10.9 billionNational highways to get Rs 129.7 billionRs 440 million to improve infrastructure at...

Friday, February 22, 2008

How I got refund from Ezeego1.com

It all started in September last year.On September 7th, I booked an Indian ticket (Flight IC 940) using ezeego1.com (Booking Ref. No.: EZR-2007-89284/A) for traveling on 12th November, from Delhi to Hyderabad. The ticket which was bought under an offer from ezeego1.com and SBI Credit Cards cost me 3215...

Monday, February 18, 2008

No surprises in Maharashtra!

Neha wanted me to write about what is 'happening in Maharashtra'. She is surprised that a 'goonda can so easily take on a democratic nation' and feels that 'you have to pinch yourself to believe that it is actually happening'!Frankly I didn't want to write about this because:1) This would be playing in the hands of this frustrated political nobody called Raj Thakeray, who did not seem to have any...

The One that Won!

This photo is of the glass dome of Cyber Towers, an I.T. Park in the busy HITEC City area of Hyderabad. Taken from the ground floor with an Olympus FE 120.Title: Symme...

Monday, February 04, 2008

When Red Gives Blues

This is that time of the year when I wish I could run away and hide somewhere in the caves of Afghanistan or atleast in home of Bal (or even Raj) Thackeray. Anywhere where I can get respite from the carpet bombing that's going to take place in next ten days! During next week and half, every TV...