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Trend predictions for 2012 India

0. Newspaper and TV still works but internet will take a big time of people. 1. Satyam 2.0 : Corporate Fraud will be on rise in 2012 2. Forex/Commodity Trading : Sensex lacks lustre and Forex/Commodity Trade spikes in 2012 3. Powerless Government : Govt. will just watch as companies go bust/sold to foreigners in 2012 4. Air Conditioners switch off : IT companies will switch this off majority of the time in 2012 as power costs spikes. 5. Massive Inflation : The price rise of physical assets will be more than the rise in salary in 2012. 6. Online Malls : This is going to be the next big thing, as it will be cheap to buy things online due to good offers and free home delivery. You could watch the courier services giving better services in 2012 7. Pizza Mania : Even Indian railways will serve Pizza/KFC in addition to mushroom of shops in 2012. [ Note: 100% FDI in single brand retail ] 8. Digital TV : Each home in India will have set top box, the media will be controlled by

Wifi Andriod Sony Tablet Price in India Rs. 33,990/-

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Tablet S (3G + Wi-Fi)) is priced at Rs. 33,990/- and Tablet P (3G + Wi-Fi) at Rs. 36,990/- Models Type Storage Capacity Availability Price Tablet S Wi-Fi 16 GB Available as on date Rs. 29,990/- Tablet S 3G + Wi-Fi 16 GB Mid-Jan 2012 Rs. 33,990/- Tablet P 3G + Wi-Fi 4 GB Mid-Jan 2012 Rs. 36,990/- Specifications Model: SGPT111IN/S (Wi-Fi) Operating System: Android™ 3.2 Processor: NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 mobile processor | with Dual Core ARM® Cortex™-A9 CPU 1 GHz Display: 9.4 (23.87 cms) wide (WXGA: 1280x800) TFT Colour LCD Memory: 1GB Storage: 16GB Wireless LAN: IEEE802.11b/g/n Bluetooth® Technology: Bluetooth® standard Ver. 2.1 + EDR Sensor Accelerometer (3-ax is accelerometer), Gyro, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor Expansion Slots (Memory Card Slot): SD memory card x 1 (Supports SD, SDHC) Camera: Front Camera: Webcamera (Resolution: 640 x 480, Effective Pixels: 0.3 Mega pixels) Rear Camera : HD camera powered by "Exmor for mobile" (Resolution: 2592 x 1944

News against Pentavalent Vaccine in Kerala

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UPDATE - Feb 4 : Three infants had reportedly died in the past one month in Kerala after receiving the vaccine, while one death was also reported from Haryana this month Source : TimesofIndia In this case too death happened next day with bleeding from nose. Screenshot of TimesofIndia news. Click to zoom UPDATE: But despite infant deaths and two pending PILs (with yet another being heard in the Delhi High Court) against pentavalents, the Health Ministry announced on April 16 that pentavalents would be introduced in five more states - Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry in October. In making the decision, the government overlooked the NTAGI, which has not even been convened since August 2010 when the body suggested limited introduction to Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In short the ministry just decided to extend the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) on April 17 !!! Source: PTI UPDATE: On the first day of starting the programme in Kerala one

Is Etibar Elchiyev , the man with spoons a "magnetic" man?

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That shows that quite a different physical effect is at play. "These people aren't magnetic, it's just that things that have smooth surfaces stick to skin," said Radford, adding, "Often these magnetic people have smooth skin and hairless chests." But the Media is reporting this as pure magnetism. In India even "The Hindu" Newspaper had an image shown without much detail to confuse the human mind. Look at some of the captions given for the image "Most spoons magnetized to body: Etibar Elchiyev poses with 50 metal spoons" Etibar Elchiyev demonstrates his magnetic ability as he poses with metal spoons to his body during the Guinness World Record in Tbilisi on Wednesday - AP The Media should be sued.

1 Chinese yuan = 8 Indian rupees ; 1 U.S. dollar = 50.9 Indian rupees

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UPDATE May 16 2012: 1 Chinese yuan = 8.61993243 Indian rupees 1 RMB in INR = 8.61 The rupee fell to a record low of 54.52 against the dollar, before settling at 54.51, UPDATE Dec 28: 1 Chinese yuan = 8.38 Indian rupees 1 U.S. dollar = 53.01 Indian rupees China and Japan signed a deal to allow direct trading of their currencies. The arrangement is part of the nations' move to scale back exposure to the U.S. dollar. China and Japan are the world's second- and third-largest economies, respectively. == UPDATE Dec 15: 1 Chinese yuan = 8.42 Indian rupees 1 U.S. dollar = 54.11 Indian rupees 2011 chart showing how India Rupee is losing value against Dollar 2011 chart showing how Chinese RMB is gaining against Dollar This means * In India the value of imported items are expensive in Indian Rupee. * In India the price of Dollar based assets like Oil, Gold etc will be expensive * The items imported especially from China will be very very expensive. * Indian citi

Get SMS alert as Aishwarya Rai delivers her baby

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UPDATE: Aishwarya Rai delivers baby girl Latest News Aishwarya Rai Baby Girl Rediff.com reports The latest arrival in the Bachchan family is due any day now. Proud grandfather-to-be Amitabh tweeted excitedly last night: "The family gathers together from all over as we wait for the 'arrival' .. Greatest joy for me -- a full house and the 'chahel- pahel'" On Sunday night, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was spotted paying a visit to the Seven Hills hospital in Marol, northwest Mumbai, where she is expected to deliver her first child. The latest photos of the visit are given below. You can share your email id or  mobile number here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENuRlBZU016Vkgwczd6UjY1WUJZX3c6MQ to get instant alert of the "Aishwarya Rai Baby News". It was predicted  that  the  delivery of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan might happen on Nov 11 or Nov 14 (Children's Day) . Subscribe to this alert to save your  money and time.

Compare Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia 710 Price in India

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Nokia Lumia 800 Indian price is Rs 29,000 Nokia Lumia 710 Indian price is Rs 19,000 Nokia Lumina 800 India  

How to buy $35 Ubislate Aakash Tablet ?

UPDATE Feb 22: Aakash, the "$35" computer launched last year in India as the world's cheapest tablet, has run into problems and companies will be invited to bid again to make the device after complaints of poor performance and hiccups rolling out a pilot model. Co-developed by UK-based company DataWind and the Indian Institute of Technology, the Aakash, also known as UbiSlate 7 India plans to sell tablet computers operating on Google Inc's Android system for students for as low as 1,100 rupees ($22) as Asia's third-biggest economy aims to boost usage of computers. The specs Android OS 2.2 ( Froyo ) Connexant with Graphics accelerator and HD Video processor Memory 256 MB RAM/ Storage 2 GB Flash 1 USB Port Audio in Audio Out 3.5mm Jack 7 inch display Document formats supported doc/docx/ppt/pptx/xls/xlsx/odt/odp High Quality Video Streaming & HD Playback Games, Full Office suite, 150000 apps, educational software Resistive Touch Screen GPRS and Wi

SMS 537252 for Kerala Govt's KSEB KSRTC KWC ...

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UPDATE: Premium Rates apply for these services! Rs. 3 will be deducted. 537252 is the short code of Kerala Government or of some private agency? The deduction of Rs.3 is silent on press releases. UPDATE: December 25 2011 List of keywords available: KTDC, MVD, Lottery, KWA, KFC, KWC, KPB, KSFE, KEAM, KSRTC, KAU, DCALP, DCKLM, DCTSR, BLOOD You could try sending SMS with the above keyword space HLP to 537252 ( and waste Rs.3 ) KTDC to 537252 To get details of place in Kerala from Kerala Tourism Department MVD to 537252 To get details of vehicle from Kerala Motor Vehicles Department Lottery to 537252 To get Lottery details KFC loan loan code to 537252 To get details of loans from Kerala Financial Corporation KPB <> 537252 Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan Unique Short-Code 537252 – K E R A L A in non Qwerty keypad SMS KSEB Complaints – SMS to 537252 to Register Kerala Electricity Complaints KSEB Section Code Consumer No. to 537252 To get the Section Code d

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dead 1955 - 2011

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Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder, dies aged 56. He died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer In India apple products are expensive and the number of people use apple products are less. The most popular apple product in India might be the Apple iPod. Most Indians will not think of buying apple laptop or iPhone because it is expensive. If you use an Apple product you will appreciate the difference. The market share of Apple compared to Microsoft was the same in U.S , and it got changed. I believe the trend to switch from Microsoft to Apple will happen soon in India as it happened from Yahoo to Google. If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email rememberingsteve@apple.com Read more here .

Durga Pooja of Computer Peripherals @ Logtech Trivandrum

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Could you spot HP, Seagate, Canon, Transcend, Belkin , Apple? In Kerala, Durga Puja signifies the beginning of formal education for every child aged 3–5 years. While puja goes on in the temple for all ten days, it is the concluding three days which are most important. Ashtami is the day of Ayudya Puja, when all the tools at home/office/shops are worshipped. Custom dictates that no tools be used on this day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durga_Puja It is also the Happy Birthday of this blog .

Howto:: Activate Do Not Disturb DND / Bulk SMS Partially in India

You might know how to activate DND ( Do Not Disturb ) to stop spam calls and sms. Here is how to stop it partially. If you want to stop receiving such categories of calls or sms please follow the following below steps 1.) For fully blocked DND service On selecting fully blocked DND service your number will be fully blocked and you will not receive any commercial SMS & voice call. Please note, once your request is registered you can give another DND preference or change request only after completion of 90 days To register your telephone number in National Do Not Call Registry - Call 1909 or type and send SMS on 1909 for fully blocked. To De-registration type and send SMS on 1909 2.) For Partially blocked DND service After selecting the given categories, you will start receiving commercial SMS for the selected category and rest other categories of SMS & Voice Call will be blocked on your number. Please note, once your request is registered you can give another DND pre

Honda Brio price in India Rs 4 lakhs+

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UPDATE : The latest 31 October 2013 Honda Brio ex-showroom price at Kochi,Kerala,India City : COCHIN Hond Brio E MT : Rs. 428,928 Brio EX MT : Rs. 445,827 Brio S MT : Rs. 481,128 Brio V MT : Rs. 528,727 Brio VX MT : Rs. 560,627 Brio VX AT : Rs. 639,328 Old Price of Honda Brio during September 2011 launch. E MT : Rs. 399,000 E variant is useless with almost no extra features. S MT : Rs. 440,000 S(O) MT : Rs. 498,000 V MT : Rs. 521,000 All prices are ex showroom in Kerala for each of the four versions. TO know the prices in different locations and for Test driving Honda Brio check @ honda india site Also visit official Honda Brio ( pronounced Br-ee-o, means energetic/cheerful in Italian) webpage Honda Brio expected priced was 4.2 to 4.5 lakh. and its going to launch on 27 September 2011. Now we could see that the price for high end model is 5lakhs+ The Brio will compete with the likes of the Hyundai i10, Maruti WagonR and General Mo

Online Bus Booking @ Kerala State Road Transport Corporation - KSRTC

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KSRTC:: Saarathi - A facility to reserve Kerala Bus Tickets Online. Total Registered Users :113842 Total Tickets : 123713 Today Total Tickets Sold :434 If you visit http://www.keralartc.com and scroll down you could see Web: Online reservation e-Ticketing Click on e-Ticketing will lead you to http://210.212.239.117:8080/KsrtcOnlineR You need to do one time registration and then login again. Search for the type of bus you need and the date and book the desired bus. Online KSRTC booking can be done for AC BUs Semi Sleeper AC Garuda Super Delux Air Bus Super Delux Super Express and even Super Fast Select desired seat! Now this feature is something that the railways should learn from KSRTC. The reservation charge is Rs. 20 and service charge is Rs.40 Enter the passenger info and proceed to payment. Now make payment via Credit Card or Debit Card of your choice. The payment gateway is provided by HDFC

CouchSurfing.org is next big thing in Kerala + India

CouchSurfing is a worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit. The idea is to share a beer/meet a foreigner/share a couch. This is similar to Homestays in Kerala but without money. I think the greatest advantage is that you are getting a partner in the other country so that if you visit their place , you are sure to get a couch/beer/advice in return. The United States and Europe are where CouchSurfing is most popular, but we have members in over 240 countries and territories (even Antarctica!). CouchSurfers use over 330 different languages, and live in over 79,000 different cities. Join Couch surfing and the communities you like. http://www.couchsurfing.org CouchSurfing is your ticket to explore the world -- from the road or from your own home. CouchSurfing International Inc. is a Non-Profit Organization. In India it is more popular in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. The Kochi/Cochin Couch Surfing Community is growing up and pl

Infographic:: Percentage of World Population

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Income Tax efiling Help and Howto ITR1 ITR2 steps

Hi Indians, The Indian govt. made filing tax even more difficult for citizen without internet connection this time. This  Assessment Year AY 2011-12 ( Financial Year 2010-11 ) . You cannot photostat and file the return. So it is easy to file the return online. Due to routine maintenance activity, the website will not be available to the users for the following time period: 01:30 Hrs, Wednesday 27th July 2011 till 04:00 Hrs, Wednesday 27th July 2011 . Update on CPC - Call Center To assist taxpayers a call center with 20 agents provides customer service and support for resolution of taxpayers queries. It provides information and updates on the following: 1. Status of receipt of ITR-V at CPC 2. Processing status of e-filed returns 3. Refund issues 4. Any other information related to processing of returns at CPC This service is available on working days and call are answered in English,Hindi,Kannada on the following telephone numbers ; Toll free: 1800-425-2229

HDFC Bank Mobile version work in Windows too http://m.hdfcbank.com

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HDFC Bank Mobile version http://m.hdfcbank.com work in Windows too. It is clean , fast and convenient to use in mobile or computer than the normal version. Some screenshots are here

Job Opening Freshers Alamy.com Technopark Trivandrum

Job Opening Freshers Alamy Images Technopark Trivandrum Trainee - Engineer < http://www.alamy.com/jobs/ trainee-engineer-india.asp > C++ Software Engineer < http://www.alamy.com/jobs/ cpp-software-engineer-india. asp > Senior Software Engineer < http://www.alamy.com/jobs/ senior-software-engineer- india.asp > Database Developer < http://www.alamy.com/jobs/ database-developer-india.asp > Senior Database Developer < http://www.alamy.com/jobs/ senior-database-developer- india.asp > Quality Assurance Engineer < http://www.alamy.com/jobs/qa- engineer-india.asp > IT Operations Engineer < http://www.alamy.com/jobs/it- ops-engineer-india.asp > IT Operations Senior Engineer < http://www.alamy.com/jobs/it- ops-snr-engineer-india.asp > Service Architect (Infrastructure) < http://www.alamy.com/jobs/ service-architect-india.asp > Executive - Client Invoicing Services < http://www.alamy.com/jobs/ cis-india.asp >

Compare Transaction Charges for irctc Ticket Booking

The transaction charges details for booking rail tickets at http://irctc.co.in using various modes of payment are as follows. I think if the amount is less than Rs.555 pay using your credit card (after selecting HDFC Gateway) . Then the charges will be less than Rs.10. If  the amount of rail ticket at irctc.co.in is greater than Rs.555 use the option to pay using Net Banking facility as the service charges will be always capped at Rs.10+tax. You can also see that for Punjab National Bank or  IDBI or Indusind or Bank of Baroda does not charge any transaction charges... So open an account in any of these banks and enable netbanking and save money. Payment by Credit Cards Payment by Credit Cards - Note that you could select any gateway but HDFC gateway is the best as on November 2013.  AXIS PG For all Master / Visa Credit Cards (Not International Credit Cards).Transaction charges of 1.65%+Service Tax.  For all Domestic Debit Cards transactions Amount upto Rs. 2,000 :Transactio

Amitabh Bachan Twitter ->Photos Aishwarya Rai is pregnant

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twitter.com/SrBachchan Amitabh Bachchan T 410 -NEWS NEWS NEWS !! I AM GOING TO BECOME A GRANDFATHER .. AISHWARYA EXPECTING .. SO HAPPY AND THRILLED !!!

Travel Advice for foreigners visiting Kerala

My boyfriend and I are planning our 3 week trip in Kerala. We're staying from July 11th-31st and are now trying to figure out our travel route and our budget. I was wondering if some kind soul/souls would be so nice to answer a few questions.. 1. How much would it approximately cost to rent a driver to drive us from Bangalore to Calicut/Kozhikode? 276 km  . @10 Rs./km 2. What would be the best way to travel back to Bangalore from the tip of India (Kanniyakumari/Cape Comorin or from Thiruvananthapuram? Needless to say, Flight from Thiruvananthapuram is the fastest and most expensive. Train should be reserved well in advance. Bus if you want to see places and have time. 3. Which websites are the cheapest and best for buying flight/bus/train tickets? Or should we by them straight of the station? Book them online early. 4. How much does it cost to rent a Houseboat from Kochi to Kollam? Less than 8k for two people., depends on a/c etc 5. An

Hidden Charges/Tricks by TataDocomo Online Recharge

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There is a neat hidden charge/trick or hidden validity trick @ TaTa Docomo Online Recharge. The validity is not specified for some offers confusing users. Example.. For all the below offers the validity is only 30 days.

Petrol Prices in Kerala from 15 May 2011

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These are the petrol prices for each district in Kerala as seen in the newspapers.

30 Apr 11 C++/ VC++ @ NeST Technopark

Interviews for C++ candidates this Saturday, 30 Apr 11 at Trivandrum. Please see the Details below. Skill set: C++/ VC++ Strong Knowledge in Object oriented Programming, Exposure to socket programming, multi threaded programming desirable YOE: 1 - 8 Years Date & Time: 30 April 2011, 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Venue: NeST Gnayalloor Building Complex Opposite SBI Kesavadasapuram Trivandrum. 0471-2527441, 2449198

Profile of Rajiv Shah - the new CEO of IBS, Technopark ibsplc.com

Mr. Rajiv Shah is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of IBS, to enhance the management bandwidth and capability in preparation for the planned IPO in 2012, and the operation of IBS as a listed company thereafter. Rajiv Shah, as CEO, will take responsibility for the operation of our business worldwide and will report to VK Mathews in his role as Executive Chairman. VK will now focus more on strategy, direction, key accounts and our preparations for the IPO. Rajiv Shah ( link at Wipro ) has over 25 years of experience with more than 15 years in senior executive roles managing several businesses globally either as chief executive officer or head of big business units, including EDS (USA and India), Cofuture (Kerry Packer Co, Australia), Wipro Technologies (USA), Bharti Telecom (India). Rajivs last assignment has been with Wipro Technologies, operating from Boston, USA (2003-11), heading initially Wipros Securities & Capital Markets business as Chief Executive, and later head

IBS Technopark job openings for JAVA J2EE Developers and Testers

IBS Technopark job openings for JAVA/J2EE Developers and Testers 2-5 years of experience in IT industry in analyzing, developing, testing and implementing Web applications using Java technologies (Struts, JSP, Swing, Spring, Servlets, and JavaBeans). Proficient in web based application programming with Struts, Spring, Hibernate,JSP, Servlets. Through understanding of OOPS principles and deep understanding of the Java platform. Proven ability as a quick learner of new skills and technologies. Good team worker with strong initiative Education: B.E/ B.Tech, M.E /M.Tech /M.C.A Work location - Trivandrum Testers 3-4 years of experience in Manual Testing. Must have good communication and interest in building a career with IBS. Education: B.E/ B.Tech, M.E /M.Tech /M.C.A Work location - Trivandrum Venue: Cochin IBS Software Services Private Limited Leela Infopark,Kusumagiri PO, Kakkanad

Humidity is high expect a rain in Kerala now

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Rain....lightning...thunder! @kottayam in #kerala now says http://twitter.com/_Vinu_

Spice Projector Mobile PopCorn M9000 price 6990 Rupees

Spice Projector Mobile M9000 priceffff in India Rs. 6990. Spice Popcorn is a Dual-SIM Phone featuring Projector, it means now can enjoy your videos & Pictures on Large Screen with the inbuilt projector. The Spice Popkorn Projector M9000 has a 3.2 Megapixel Camera, FM radio, Analog TV chip, a 2.4 inch TFT Display, TV antenna and a document viewer. This is a Dual SIM GSM Mobile and besides featuring a projector, it also comes with a Video Recorder and player and a tripod for easy projecting.

IPL Kochi Indi Commandos Theme Song Download

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Direction Priyadarshan Music Director Ousepachen Camera Thiru Duration 2 minutes The shooting progress at Varapuzha Kerala

Beautiful Google Doodle Chinese New Year 2011

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Beautiful Google Doodle to celebrate the Chinese New Year 2011 - the year of rabbit Happy Chinese New Year to all. Happy Spring Festival. The New Year is on February 3 2011.

Capsule Hotel @Shanghai China costs only 600 Indian Rupees

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88 Chinese yuan = 599.3865 Indian rupees for 24 hours or 68 Chinese yuan = 463.1623 Indian rupees. I want to sleep in a capsule hotel someday.

Helo How To Make Fish Curry Kerala Style

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Now when you say Kerala style, It can be Kottayam Style Or Alleppey Style or Other Styles. Check out the videos in youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/amritatv#p/search/3/TdC_AhDCx5A Taste of Kerala Series Alleppy Fish Curry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxoLVYpGlFY&NR=1 Lekshmi Nair's Mathi Curry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiplyHBpPZg Cookery Show.com Mallu girl giving English explanation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxicv1qBMn0 Kerala Fish Curry Recipe - By Ryan Karcher http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MHpRNhikFA (Not really Kerala, a remix / fusion version ) By Vanchef http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB5bcx55LQQ (Not Kerala Style )