The IPL Tickets went on sale today at several places. Check out the link for more details!

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It seems nothing escapes the death-grip of rising inflation these days. The NYT has a very nice story today about how rising inflation is hitting the oil-rich middle east.
The middle-eastern countries are really in trouble. They’re sandwhiched on one side, by the falling dollar. Their curriencies, which are usually pegged to the dollar are bearing [...]

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Check out the latest blog that I’m working on: The Unofficial IPL Blog at http://www.unofficialipl.com/. I’m totally addicted to blogging (I’ll bet it shows ) and I’m really crazy about the IPL too! Cricket, Bollywood and Big Money all in the same package? This is going to be great!

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The parliamentary elections in Pakistan, unsurprisingly, brought a huge defeat for the incumbent President. But Musharraf wasn’t standing for elections, he’s sort of the President-for-life. However, Nawaz Sharif’s party and slain ex-PM Benazir Bhutto’s party have made substantial gains, which brings the distinct possibility of impeachment for Musharraf.
If the parliament can muster a 2/3rds majority, [...]

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The high drama of the IPL auction unfolded today with some mind-numbing numbers. Dhoni was sold for the highest (yet) for Rs. 6 crores! Check out the list of prices some of the top players netted: Andrew Symonds Rs 5.4 Crores, Murlidharan 2.4 Crores, Shane Warn: 1.8 Crores, Jayasuriya 3.9 Crores!
That’s a lot of money [...]

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Forget Beijing Olympics, check out the Rural Indian Olympics! Some feats are quite extraordinary, I must say!

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There’s something very very suspicious going on with the global banks. Yesterday, a story broke out that banks like CitiBank, Bank of America and the rest have borrowed $50 Billion from the US Federal Reserve. It sounds like the US government is “bailing” out these banks that are finding themselves in the middle of a [...]

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China’s economy has been growing at a break-neck speed for the last several decades, and many economists have been warning that China’s economy has been growing too fast - and going out of control. But China has been dodging this fate it seems. But inflation seems to have finally caught up with China.
The inflation rate [...]

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Hilarious! This dude is REALLY frustrated with Windows

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Check out this cool collection of car logos and how they have evolved over time. The “web 2.0″ effect is unmistakable, as the later logos have the typical reflections and curvy lines that have become a rage on the web. Check out this ford logo collection below. (Click for larger image)
  

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