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  2. Who runs Andhra Pradesh? Hic !

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    / April 6, 2012 / 2 Comments
    The chief of the Special Investigation Team probing the liquor scam, K Srinivas Reddy, is at sea. Literally because he is now IG of the Coastal Security Wing. For all practical purposes, worse than a loopline posting, where the 1994 batch IPS officer can spend all day sitting by the...

  3. Vijay Mallya promises Kingfisher salaries by April 10

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    / April 2, 2012 / Leave a comment
    This is the text of Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya’s letter to his employees. Dear Colleague, Further to my earlier mail and media statement, I am pleased to advise you that the formalities of un-freezing our bank accounts was completed yesterday following our payment of Rs 44 crores to the...

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    / March 18, 2012 /
    About four years ago, a friend and I started a blog called Secondtake. (http://secondtake.wordpress.com). The blog was aimed at giving a second opinion on the business news and events of the day. Until then, when we felt like giving an opinion, we used to write to `Letters to the Editor’....

  6. The Maharaja’s Dreamliner

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    / March 16, 2012 / Leave a comment
    At a time when the aviation sector is in a crisis, Air India is about to induct 27 Boeing 787 series Dreamliner aircraft into its fleet. Officials say this could be a possible gamechanger for the airline’s bottomline, given the Dreamliner’s fuel-efficiency and passenger comfort, aesthetics and environment-sensitivity, all of...

  7. Chameleon-like Jeans !

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    / March 12, 2012 / 1 Comment
    This summer, if you find girls wearing jeans that change colours, it is time to get jealous ! Yes, literally so. Jealous 21, has introduced a range of denims for women, called `Magic Jeans’ that changes colours as soon as you wear them. This happens because the denim fibre has...

  8. Things fall apart for the King of Good Times

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    / March 1, 2012 / 2 Comments
    “Whatever the situation, do not neglect alcohol. No other refreshment will do. Yes, alcohol kills brain cells but it’s very selective. It only kills the brain cells that contain good sense, shame, embarrassment and restraint,” wrote, author P.J.O’Rourke in his book, The Bachelor Home Companion.   This describes the paraphernalia of...

  9. Vijay Mallya to Kingfisher employees

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    / February 27, 2012 / Leave a comment
    This is the letter written by Kingfisher CMD Vijay Mallya to his employees. Since a lot has been written about KFA in the recent past, it is only fair that everyone knows what’s on Mallya’s mind as well.  This is the letter reproduced in full.  February 26, 2012 Dear Colleagues...

  10. The Subbu Stereotype

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    / February 17, 2012 / 3 Comments
    After RBI liberalised the interest rates on savings bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank has increased the rates on savings bank from 4 % to 6 %. To promote this new offering, Kotak has been running an aggressive TV campaign. They have created a mascot, called Subramanyam, fondly called Subbu. Subbu is...
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    Tagged , banking, interest, kotak, south indian, subbu, vinay pathak

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