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Crank’s News: RBI increases rupee font size by four basic points

Published by K Balakumar on November 3, 2011 | Leave a response

Policy decision to strengthen Indian currency against dollar New Delhi/Mumbai: In a major strategic economic decision to bolster the Indian rupee that has, of late, floundered against the US dollar, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today ordered the banks across the country to increase by at least four basic points the rupee symbol font size that they use in… Read more →

Posted in Crank's News | Tagged Imports and Indian Rupee, RBI Governor and Finance Minister, RBI Guidilines on Rupee, RBI move to strengthen Indian rupee

Press F-1 for Happy Deepavali

Published by K Balakumar on October 24, 2011 | Leave a response

Question: What is the difference, in terms of viewing experience, between those who make it to a Formula One (F-1) circuit to watch a race and those who cannot make it there? Answer: Nothing. Motor racing, in general, is a technically advanced sport designed in such a manner that you get to watch the least amount of action when you… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged Alonso and Schumacher, F-1 Groupies, Foirmula One Excitement, Humour, Indian Grand Prix at Gurgaon, Vettel and Webber

Give credit where it’s due

Published by K Balakumar on October 21, 2011 | Leave a response

Okay, let me ask you this: How many of you used your credit card to make your Deepavali purchases? Well, one two, 869…okay, okay. That’s all of you. Thanks to this convenience of plastic money, most of us have managed to crystalise many long-cherished dreams of the banker, who understands —– this is the cornerstone of modern economics and the… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged ATM money, Deepavali shopping, hawala operations and India, history of modern currency, Humour, Indian money in Swiss banks, Swiss Cheese and holes, Tuglaq

Crank’s News: SRK picked for Indian ODI team as part of Ra.One promotion

Published by K Balakumar on October 20, 2011 | Leave a response

Mumbai: In an absolutely predictable turn of events, Bollywood star Sharukh Khan is expected to be picked for the Indian cricket team that will do the duties in the one-dayer against England at Mumbai on October 25. Sharukh is set to play for the Indian cricket team as part of the marketing blitz for Ra,One, which is releasing in theatres… Read more →

Posted in Crank's News | Tagged BCCI and Bollywood, Humour, India ODI team, Ra.One promotion, special effects in Ra.One, Tendulkar and Rajnikanth

Enna vazhkaida in French!

Published by K Balakumar on October 14, 2011 | Leave a response

Today’s topic is wine appreciation.  That is to say you will encounter a lot of French words, which you can feel free to ignore, because we used them just to sound fashionable and realistic. Also, we are not sure how a word from one language can make sense in another? As they rightly say, ça ne fait rien. Wine is… Read more →

Posted in Crank's Corner | Tagged Champagne, details of wines, Humour, red wine, rules of wine drinking, Simbu and Enna vazhkaida, white wine, Wine tasting
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