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  1. Money, smile aur dhoka

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    / June 10, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Anyone feeling depressed that the rupee is going down should see the bundles of cash seized by the authorities during the current round of byelections in Andhra Pradesh. A total of 54 crore rupees (in cash and jewellery) – all unaccounted for – has been confiscated. Compare this with 2009...

  2. Is Emu Kamadhenu?

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    / March 22, 2012 / 1 Comment
    If you watch Tamil news channels, it is hard to miss the advertisements for Emu farming. Emu, which is a bird from the ostrich family has its origins in Australia. The advertisements proclaim that emu is a wonder bird because everything about the emu is useful. Emu eggs, meat, skin,...

  3. Spam just got more professional

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    / January 16, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Spammers are getting to be more intelligent, professional and keep track of news. Sample this spam which tries its best to sound as authentic as possible.  Office of the Reserve Bank Of India 6,Sansand Marg, (R.B.I) Building.PB NO 123. New Delhi Financial Regulation and Financial Inclusion  Working Together or at...

  4. Goodbye DD, Welcome NEFT

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    / November 5, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By G Mohan   This is from Kolkata in the early 90s. The city has its fair share of migrant workers from the interiors of Bihar. These workers would send money to their family back home. They would buy an envelope from the Post office and since most of them...

  5. My crush on the ATM never became a love affair

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    / September 4, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Raamesh Gowri Raghavan    Arriving at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc, where I did my Masters) for hostel life for the first time, one of my major thrills was to be in possession of a bank account all by myself. It was to be an enjoyable experience, to...

  6. 9 lakhs or 900 crores?

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    / September 3, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By Priya V K Singh In February 2006, Arvind Kejriwal submitted his resignation from government service. In August 2011, about five years later, the government discovered that he owed it Rs 9 lakh. This includes the interest of Rs 5 lakh on the roughly Rs 4 lakh which the government...

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