Monthly Archives February 2008

Don’t be so happy for those pre-approved loans

It is not un-common for people to get phone calls from banks informing them that their loan is pre-approved and just have to take it. The loans are offered in such an easy way that you might just get it. However, my wife warns me yet again to watch out for such phone calls on [...]

Ways to avoid a Cash Crisis

My wife showed me another good article from the Personal Finance section of Hindustan Times and here are some points she picked out. She particularly liked the idea of a 6 month contingency plan for “critical expenses”.

But how would you do the math to come up to a number for the next 6 months?
What are [...]

Raj Thackeray arrested by Mumbai Police

Photo by Raj MNSRaj ThackerayFounder and chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.

The political unrest mushrooming up in Mumbai recently has been keeping most of Mumbaikars on their tips and toes. The episode reaches an attainable peak today when the Mumbai Police arrested the founder and chief of the Maharastra Navnirman Sena (MNS) (formed in March, 2006) [...]

M. Shyamalan’s The Happening Teaser Trailer

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Let’s hope this latest movie from M. Night Shyamalan The Happening is better than the last disappointment Lady in the Water. The Happening is a thriller starring [...]