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The economics of public transport do not make it worth your while and the public transport is not getting any faster either.Ten-cent Metro fare increase is effective February 28 through June 26 and the Metro press release says “Additional fare changes likely this summer” Fare changes effective February 28 through June 26, 2010 Metrorail regular fare changes • The base boarding charge will increase from $1.65 to $1.75; • Maximum fare on the rail system will increase from $4.50 to $4.60; and • Metrorail fares for senior citizens and people with disabilities will increase from 80 to 85 cents. Metrorail reduced fare changes • The charge for the first seven miles of travel during off-peak periods will increase from $1.35 to $1.45; • The charge for travel between seven and 10 miles during off-peak periods will increase from $1.85 to $1.95; and • The charge for travel over 10 miles during off-peak periods will increase from $2.35 to $2.45. ...

A few hours ago (Feb 13th 2010) a bomb went off popular cafe ‘ German Bakery” in Pune India. At the time of posting this the press were reporting that 8 people had died and about 40 injured in this blast which left the bodies charred beyond recognition. The bakery is a popular spot with foreign tourists. The first information I got about 1.5 hours after the blast from one of my Twitter followers. At that time the incident had not even hit the mainstream media. I tipped of WTOP and they carried the news ( They may have got it from other sources) Picture courtesy http://twitpic.com/photos/abhi_bol WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPEN ANY INDENTIFIED BAG AND NOTIFY POLICE(applies anywhere in the world). According to initial someone tried to prise open a  unidentified bag at the German Bakery which may have triggered the blast. Here are some observations: This comes a day after both India and Pakistan agreed to resume talks that had been halted since the Mumbai attack...

Proud of my coloring sketches , originally uploaded by ShashiBellamkonda .

To celebrate the release of the film “My Name is Khan” the stars of the movie Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan rang the NASDAQ Opening Bell this morning (Feb 1. 2010) in New York. The film “ My Name is Khan ” opens worldwide on February 12 being released by Fox Searchlight (Fox is owned by News. Corp., which also owns and publishes The Wall Street Journal). Bollywood is now exporting movies worldwide and in several theatres across the US. See the Film’s page at Fox Searchlight or the movie’s blog at http://www.mynameiskhan.org/ Photo credit © 2009, The NASDAQ OMX Group , Inc     See the trailer here. My Name Is Khan by moviestune