Today, at the very early hour, the Indian Sensex crossed the 16,000 mark, a 9 year high since May 1998, to bring down the Rupee below 40 against the US Dollar. At 9:45am, the partially convertible rupee was at 39.99/40.00 per dollar after having strengthened to as much as 39.88 before giving up some of its gains.
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Looks like a perfectly managed extreme utility of space by this Indian Family.
Aishwarya Rai fully clad in jewelry for Jodhaa Akbar.
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Here is a cool video (From Lehren) of a Photo-shoot session of the ravishing Raima Sen.
This may serve as a relief from those pesky telemarketers. According to the rules framed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), you will stop getting those irritating calls 45 days after you register with the respective Telephone Operators with their Do Not Disturb (DND) registry.
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We know that Flickr provides Digital Photo prints only in the US. I just saw an Indian site – PicSquare – that allows you to import your Flickr Photos and print them and ship them in India.
So, now you can simply import the photos from Flickr which you want to print and let PicSquare do the printing and shipping for you. You can print at just Rs. 1.99 per copy as they celebrate the 60 years of Independence. Valid for orders between August 15 till August 19, 2007.
Yes, I saw some sort of development around a cubicle with Hutch banners at the Fame Cinemas, InOrbit, (Malad, Mumbai, India). Upon asking around, I found out that Hutch have been running a scheme whereby if you SMS to them from your Hutch Subscriber’s number, you can always get a second ticket free to your first movie ticket.
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Recently, India and the United States have made a historic breakthrough in their relations, striking a deal on civilian nuclear co-operation. The agreement would allow nuclear fuel for India’s Tarapur reactor. The US helped build the reactor but later reneged on contractual obligations to supply fuel for it because India refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The deal recognises India’s unique position as a nuclear state with rights and benefits which is outside the club of the five permanent nuclear powers. The United States made a commitment to invite India to participate in international nuclear research, something that India has demanded for years.
The power of the community, the idea of crowsourcing have seem to reached its peak – even the 7 wonders of the world was decided by the crowd. Millions of people around the world voted for the New 7 Wonders of the world through the internet voting poll and SMS. The result was announced on 07-07-07. The finalist 21 out of the 77 submissions were listed and voted by the people around the world.
Thousands of Sikhs, many armed, have been staging protests, against a Hindu sect. On Thursday, tension gripped several towns of Punjab and there were clashes in Patiala and New Delhi between Dera Sacha Sauda followers and Sikhs protesting an advertisement which showed the sect head in the attire of Guru Gobind Singh.
The central government has sent two battalions of the Rapid Action Force, a paramilitary force comprising commandoes, to Sirsa. The Punjab and Haryana governments have been asked by the federal government to ensure that law and order is maintained. Punjab’s Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal, has asked the federal government to despatch 50 companies of paramilitary forces to ensure peace.
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