Jun 26

If you have looked at trains running from CST to Ambernath, maybe you would also need a list of trains that run from Ambernath to CST. Ambernath is on the central line on the Kalyan – Karjat route.

Below is the time table for trains running from Ambernath to CST.

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Jun 26

Dont confuse yourself with belapur. Belapur and badlapur are two different stations. Belapur is on the harbour line, and Badlapur is on the central line after Kalyan. You need to take a karjat bound train to reach Badlapur.

Here is a list of trains that start from CST and  terminate at Badlapur, so you dont have to get off at Kalyan and change trains.

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Jun 26

Ambernath falls in the central line. You will have to take a karjat bound train. Many trains terminate at Kalyan, and Ambernath is beyond Kalyan in the Karjat line. You can see a list of stations on the central line upto kalyan here.

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Jun 25

twitter Recently, on browsing through a couple of IT blogs, I spotted a Google advertisement. At first I thought it was a twitter ad, and was shocked to see twitter publicizing itself through Google Adwords.

When I saw the advertisement closely, I noticed it was an ad for Microsoft India, and the users who clicked on the ad were redirected to the twitter profile of Microsoft India.

Jun 25

Trains on the central line travel from Chatrapathi Shivaji Terminus (CST) to Kalyan.  The trains then either leave for Karjat or Kasara. Many trains terminate at Kalyan.

The below time table lists all trains that leave from Kalyan and terminate at CST. You can also see the time table for trains from CST to Kalyan

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Jun 24

Recently, I drove down from Bandra to Marine Lines and used the Bandra worli sea link. It was afternoon and pouring heavily so the drive was even much better. I was shocked to see the sea link almost empty the entire stretch, which made me think if the toll on the sea link was too much to pay for mumbaikars?

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Jun 24

autorickshaw meter With the recent hike in CNG prices, the auto unions were demanding a steep hike in their fares. The base fare for the first 1.6km was Rs 9/- and the union wanted to increase this fare to Rs 15/-.

The govt however have not increased the fare so much but Mumbaikars will now have to pay Rs 11/- as the base fare for the next auto ride they take. The fares are now at par with the fares of the autos plying in Thane / Vashi area.

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Jun 23

iPhone launch date With the launch of the iPhone 4G, the iPhone 3GS prices had to drop. The iPhone 4G will be available in the US from 24th June 2010 onwards, but all apple stores will have a limited stock, so you can pre-order yours if you wish to go on a 2 year contract with AT&T.

For those who wish to buy the iPhone outright (which means you don’t need to sign any contract and can use the phone on any network) for personal use or to gift to a family member, you can buy the iPhone 3GS for as low as $499 for a 8GB model. The 16GB is available for $599 and the 32GB model is available for $699.

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Jun 22

So it happened to me that I forgot the password for my Outlook PST file which I had created way back in 2006. I urgently needed to access those emails for work purposes, but since I didnt remember the password, Outlook wouldnt allow me to access those mails.

Here, I was, depressed and wondering how I could access those emails. Found a very quick solution to my problem.

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Jun 21

Indian-passport So either you’re applying for a new passport, or your passport has expired and you want to renew your passport!

My passport expired recently and it was a breeze applying for a new passport. I could have gone through the entire process myself, but I chose to go through an authorized agent, who filled in my application and did all the paperwork for me.