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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...

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 .

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...

The website of allahabad high court is down. The court is expected to deliver copy of the verdict online at http://www.rjbm.nic.in/ Will twitter deliver the verdict before the tv? al Jazeera TV reported it first :D Who/What is Nirmohi Akhara ? It is a trust. No wikipedia entry (Update : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirmohi_Akhara ), no website. Twitter is filled with Nirmohi Akhara jokes. No one really knows.

The following are the twitter updates after Germany defeated Argentina. Germany cleaned vs Argentina 4-0 dddamaris: Greatest day ever!! Argentina goes home & GERMANY beats the poo out of them 4-0! Crush? Humiliate? Schtomp? Whateva: Germany Destroys Argentina! RT @Lenonn94 Don’t Messi with Germany! Germany stun Argentina 4-0 Germany crushed Argentina 4-0. EmailSpammers: World Cup: Germany beats Argentina, 4-0 SportoftheWorld: Update: GERMANY BREEZE PAST ARGENTINA fifacom: Germany have thrashed Argentina 4-0 to reach the semi-finals. They meet the winners of Spain-Paraguay Argentina got RAPED by Germany

A ball with chip implementing Goal-Line Technology is being considered by FIFA after the elimination of England and Mexico due to wrong decision by referee in the World Cup 2010. There was an international outcry after this incident and FIFA President Sepp Blatter apologized today. "It is obvious that after the experiences so far at this World Cup it would be a nonsense not to re-open the file on goalline technology," Blatter said. But he made it clear that only goalline decisions and not video replays to determine offside and other match rulings would be discussed. See the football that has intelligent goal line technology in action. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=goal+line+technology&aq=f

The Shakira Waka Waka Video is here . Watch it. It is the 2010 Fifa Official World Cup Song it means: (Zamina mina or Tsaminamina) = Come. Waka waka = Do it do it (as in perform a task) Tsaminamina zangalewa = where do you come from?. Wana = it is mine. Zambo = wait. Complete lyrics of the original song: Tsa mina mina eh eh Waka waka eh eh Tsa mina mina zangalewa Ana wam ah ah Zambo eh eh Zambo eh eh Tsa mina mina zangalewa Wana wa ah ah Waka Waka Lyrics You’re a good soldier Choosing your battles Pick yourself up And dust yourself off And back in the saddle You’re on the frontline Everyone’s watching You know it’s serious We’re getting closer This isnt over The pressure is on You feel it But you’ve got it all Believe it When you fall get up Oh oh… And if you fall get up Oh oh… Tsamina mina Zangalewa Cuz this is Africa Tsamina mina eh eh Waka Waka eh eh Tsamina mina zangalewa Anawa aa This time for Africa Listen to your god From Sp...

I was lucky enough to travel from Trivandrum to KL and back in airasia . For 2 couples the to and fro airticket came at Rs.18000/-. Now everyone in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore will also benefit from Airasia's introductory offer. Watch out for it. Airasia the economy airline of Malaysia, 6 new route launches to 5 new cities New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. That brings airasia's total India destinations to 9!!! Fares for Air Asia flights from  New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore to Kuala Lumpur will be out tomorrow. AirAsia The secret is out says AirAsia's twitter id @AirAsiaBlog ! AirAsia announces FIVE (5) new city additions to our India route - New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore!!! Gear up as India is going to rawk red this year with us opening the doors to the mystique of sights and sounds. The adventure of a lifetime in 2010 begins tomorrow.

UPDATE: IFFK 2009 Website is now affected with malware. What: The 14th International Film Festival of Kerala When: 11th - 18th December 2009. Where: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India For: The Suvarna Chakoram (Golden Crow Pheasant) and the Rajata Chakoram (Silver Crow Pheasant) awards of the festival. The jury will award (1) Suvarna Chakoram and a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs. to the best director and the producer (2) Rajata Chakoram and a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakhs to the best director and (3) Rajata Chakoram and a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakhs This is the first time Expression of Interest for raising sponsorships for the 14th IFFK is being made.This festival is organised by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy For the Department of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Kerala Deadline for sending entry form & preview DVD: 30th September 2009 . Competition is only for feature films from Asia, Africa, Latin America. UPDATE 1: List of Films - Competition Section The films selected for the Competition Se...

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Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen wins Belgian Formula One Grand Prix; Force India’s Giancarlo Fisichella finishes second, first F1 podium finish for Force India 7:02pm IST Force India Formula one driver is second in Belgian Grand Prix. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen wins Belgian Formula One Grand Prix - Vijay Mallya Q&A : The best day of my F1 life

Monday, April 13, 2009 Tech Mahindra - Updates Tech Mahindra Ltd has informed BSE that the Board of Directors of Satyam Computer Services Ltd has selected Venturbay Consultants Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary controlled by Tech Mahindra Ltd as the highest bidder to acquire a controlling stake in Satyam Computer Services Ltd, subject to the approval of the Hon'ble Company Law Board. Tech Mahindra offer price per share Rs.58 Larsen n Tubro Rs.45 .90 Wilbur Ross Rs.20 Employees @ Satyam 48000 Employees @ TechMahindra 25429

UPDATE: from axis bank Dear Sir, Thanks for the mail. With effect from 01.04.09, transactions at all ATMs are free for customers of all Banks in India. rgds E.Govindankutty VP & Branchhead AXIS Bank Trivandrum This was not emailed but was updated in bank's website. Revision of charges - ATM Withdrawals in India. Please be advised that effective 1 April 2009, no transaction charges would be levied for cash withdrawals made on HSBC Debit Cards at other bank VISA ATMs in India. Kindly note that current charges on International ATM transactions will continue to exist. Balance Enquiry at HSBC branches and ATMs in India Free Is this an April Fools joke ? No. This is the new rule from this financial year for most of the banks in India and they have implemented this secretly. There might be some issues when you withdraw money from an other bank's ATM... This is good for banks with less ATMs but loss for banks with more ATMs.? This is only for VISA ATMs ? Any bank in India not...

Analyst Recommendations For Satyam Computer Services Ltd As of 7 Jan 2009 14 Analysts had buy as stock rating for Satyam while 11 have outperform ratings, 6 Hold ratings and 0 Sell ratings... Intraday chart of satyam comp, after news of satyam fraud was revealed by Satyam CEO R Raju

Mammotty started a malayalam blog at http://i-am-mammootty.blogspot.com/ on 1st January 2009. Fan's from India , UAE, US has made the hit count to 10000 so far. He talks about serious issues like economics, recession, unemployment, new year, media, IT, globalization. In his post Mammootty says "Malayalees look for priveleges rather than committment to work." He gives the message that if we make hard work as a habit we can beat any recession.

2007 batch of students are being asked to wait till January 2009... ( due to space constraints?) 1000s of graduates :( This is regarding the Training letter and the e-mail on the training schedule dated 14th November 2007. We would like to inform you that the scheduled training program has been postponed, due to business reasons. The revised date for the training will be communicated to you in January 2009. For any further clarifications, please e-mail at campus.relations@ust-global.com or call us at 0471-4042200 Note: Help Desk is available from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, on week days. Regards, Manager -HR The media releases are quite different though... UST Global to go in for more buys Sanjeev Ramachandran / Chennai/ Thiruvananthapuram August 29, 2008, 2:11 IST Company to finalise a few deals in the next 90 days. UST Global, an IT services and solutions provider for the Global 2000 market, has zeroed in on a handful of technology players for acquisitions this year. ...

After events Beijing Olympics 2008 at China ,"Ashtami Rohini", "Srikrishna Jayanti", iPhone 3G India Release and Sister Abhaya case, the mega event Onam-2008 is here finally!. Jammu-kashmir hostage crisis, Orissa communal clash, WestBengal Singur issue and Bihar floods are behind. Kerala Government Onam Holidays on September 2008 Thursday:September 11 2008: First Onam Public Holiday @Kerala, Bank Holiday Friday:September 12 2008: Onam office holiday, Bank Holiday Saturday:September 13 2008: Third Onam Public Holiday Kerala Sunday:Septembr 14 2008: 4th Onam , SN Guru samadhi Public Holiday Kerala Please stay away from banks/government offices in Kerala from 10th to 14th of September. Government officials are now waiting for festival advance. 10 days of holiday for schools and colleges. Wherever you go there is a Malayali (Mallu ) and wherever he lives there is Onam,onam celebrations. Onam is harvest festival, memories of peace and prosperity in the past, return of g...