Gmail just announced the latest update which positively affects Indian users around the world. E-mail is one of the most prominent modes of communication over the internet and making it available for everyone to access it regardless of language, only seems logical to me.

Indian users can compose e-mail in 5 different Indian languages. The languages include Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. The new features are based on Google's transliteration technology.

Google's engineering team in India is always looking out for stuff they can work on to make Google's products more local and accessible by Indian users. Gmail offered local language interface quite some time ago and offering to compose an e-mail in local language was the next best thing to do.

The feature will automatically appear on Indian Gmail users interface, however, if you don't see it on your account you can enable/disable it from "Settings".

Please find below the notification sent by RBI to all banks.

Customer charges for use of ATMs for cash withdrawal and balance enquiry
1. Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) have gained prominence as a delivery channel for banking transactions in India. Banks have been deploying ATMs to increase their reach. While ATMs facilitate a variety of banking transactions for customers, their main utility has been for cash withdrawal and balance enquiry. As at the end of December 2007, the number of ATMs deployed in India was 32,342. Commensurate with the branch network, larger banks have deployed more ATMs. Most banks prefer to deploy ATMs at locations where they have a large customer base or expect considerable use. To increase the usage of ATMs as a delivery channel, banks have also entered into bilateral or multilateral arrangements
with other banks to have inter-bank ATM networks.

2. It is evident that the charges levied on the customers vary from bank to bank and also vary according to the ATM network that is used for the transaction. Consequently, a customer is not aware, before hand, of the charges that will be levied for a particular ATM transaction, while using an ATM of another bank. This generally discourages the customer from using the ATMs of other banks. It is, therefore, essential to ensure greater transparency.

3. International experience indicates that in countries such as UK, Germany and France, bank customers have access to all ATMs in the country, free of charge except when cash is withdrawn from white label ATMs or from ATMs managed by non-bank entities. There is also a move,
internationally, to regulate the fee structure by the regulator from the public policy angle. The ideal situation is that a customer should be able to access any ATM installed in the country free of charge through an equitable cooperative initiative by banks.

4. In view of this, RBI had placed on its website an Approach paper and sought public comments. The comments received have been analysed. Based on the feed back a framework of service charges would be implemented by all banks as under:

Service Charges Details
(1) For use of own ATMs for any purpose Free (with immediate effect)

(2) For use of other bank ATMs for balance enquiries Free (with immediate effect)

(3) For use of other bank ATMs for cash withdrawals
No bank shall increase the charges prevailing as on December 23, 2007 (i.e. the date of
release of Approach Paper on RBI website)
Banks which are charging more than Rs.20 per transaction shall reduce the charges to
a maximum of Rs.20 per transaction by March 31, 2008
Free - with effect from April 1, 2009.

5. For the services at (1) and (2) above, the customer will not be levied any charge under any other head and the service will be totally free.

6. For the service number (3) the charge of Rs.20/- indicated will be all inclusive and no other charges will be levied to the customers under any other head irrespective of the amount of withdrawal.

7. The service charges for the following types of cash withdrawal transactions may be determined by the banks themselves:
(a) cash withdrawal with the use of credit cards
(b) cash withdrawal in an ATM located abroad.

Thus Please note that wef 01st April, 2009 ATM cards can be used in any bank’s ATM for withdrawing cash without
any charges.

April Fools' Day 2009 is nearing, here are some links collection for April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day, the day for hoaxes and jokes on friends, family members, enemies, and neighbors, is arriving. Here is some April fool sms links April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day, although not a holiday in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, enemies, and neighbors, or sending them on fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible.
Do you know that Google has a tradition of perpetrating April Fools' Day hoaxes.
The famous one was in 2008 Adsense for Conversations Google releases Adsense for conversations adsense.blogspot.com/2008/04/introducing-adsense-for-conversations
In 2009 Google Voice May be Google's hoaxes or prank
On March 26, 2009 CNN HeadLine News featured Google Voice that claim a new new Google's features that will allow user to call from any phone or web to any phones. It also claimed that Google Voice can stream lines all of your calls by letting any calls you receives to ring to your cell phones, land phones or your Google Email account. However according to some inner employees of Google, Inc in Mountain View, California, it was leaked that this is one of Google hoaxes during April Fool's Day. check out some Google pranks videos. well but wait Google loves a good April Fool's Day joke. Sometimes the joke is even that it isn't a joke. Take a tour of some of Google's best April Fool's Day jokes, and these are 9 Google April Fool's Day Jokes and Pranks which are real one now.

April Fool SMS, April Fools Day SMS Links

April Fools 2009 Hoaxes, Spoofs and Fakes for April First

Will and Guy's April Fools 2009 Hoaxes April Fools 2009 hoaxes. Here are Will and Guy's predictions of hoaxes that you will see on April Fool's Day 2009. ...
www.guy-sports.com/humor/urban_myth/hoax_april_fools.htm

No joke in April Fool's Day computer worm - CNN.com

This piece of computer code tells the worm to activate on April 1, 2009, researchers at CA found. ... What happens on April Fool's Day is anyone's guess

April Fool SMS collection

April fool sms messages

Funny SMS, April Fool SMS

SMS Jokes - April Fool SMS

If you want to get Degree without living your job or without attending College, distance education or correspondence course is best option for you. The Degree from open university is not as effective as regular full time course Degree, but it can help you to some extent. Here is the information of some well known universities of India for Distance education.

1. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) - Right Now IGNOU is the largest and most popular university in India for distance learning courses and certificates courses. It offers largest numbers of courses including MBA and MCA. Some courses of IGNOU requires to attain few class room session also. For most of the subject or stream candidate need not to go through any entrance test, but some courses like MBA and MCA, candidates need to clear entrance test. The fee is low, MCA in IGNOU will cost a max of Rs. 32000.00 (approximate), Payable in installment of close to Rs. 5000.00, half yearly. Overall, the quality of education by IGNOU is low, IGNOU has still a long way to go. Get more detail about IGNOU at http://www.ignou.ac.in/

2. Annamalai University- Popular courses at Distance Learning Courses at Annamalai University are M.B.A courses, M.Phil courses, Hotel Management Studies, Fashion Design Studies, I.T Programmes, Health Science Programmes. All the programmes of study offered by the Directorate of Distance Education have the approval of the Distance Education Council, New Delhi.

Contact Info-

ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
Annamalai Nagar - 608 002
Tamil Nadu
India
t : 91 - 4144 - 238248/263/796
f : 91 - 4144 - 238080
e : info@annamalaiuniversity.ac.in
w : http://annamalaiuniversity.ac.in/
v : +91 - 4144 – 237356/237357
/237358/237359 (Voice-net)

3. Osmania University- Ever since the Osmania University established the Centre for Distance Education, the Centre has witnessed phenomenal growth and emerged as a pioneering institution in the field of Distance Education, with potential for excellence. Candidates from all over India will be admitted without age and area restriction and without any entrance test [Except for MBA & MCA ]provided they fulfill the requisite conditions of eligibility to various courses.

4. Sikkim Manipal University- The courses include Master degree programs, Bachelor degree programs, Diploma and Post Graduate diploma programs, both in Information Technology and Management category.

5. NALANDA OPEN UNIVERSITY (NOU)- The Nalanda Open University is the only University in the State of Bihar meant for imparting learning exclusively through the system of distance education.

Nalanda Open University Biscomaun Bhawan, Gandhi Maidan, Patna-800001, Bihar, India

6. Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning(SCDL) , Pune - Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning(SCDL) is a centre of excellence offering quality Distance Education.

7. Karnataka Open University - Total Enrollment in the year 2000 were 27231; Enrollments in 2004 are over 30,000 students

8. University of Madras Institute of Distance Education (University of Madras IDE), Chennai, Tamil Nadu

9. Mahatma Gandhi University - School of Distance Education, Kottayam, Kerala

10. ICFAI University - A number of educational programs are offered in management, finance, banking, insurance, accounting, law, information technology, arts, commerce, education and science and technology at Bachelor's and Master's levels on full-time campus and flexible learning formats. Examinations are conducted at over 168 test centers all over India, four times a year. The University has no study centers outside the authorized jurisdictions.

Some other-

Indian Institute of Commerce and Trade - Indian Institute of Commerce and Trade (IICT), Lucknow offer autonomous 2 year MBA (Foreign Trade) ,MBA (Finance ),MBA (Marketing),MBA (HRD),MBA (Pharma Marketing ),MBA (Tourism ),MBA (Software Marketing ),MBA (Hospital Management),MBA (Insurance management), MBA (Banking) ,MBA (IT),MBA (Operations Management),1 year Post graduate Diploma / 6 month Advance Diploma and 4 month Diploma , through correspondence / Distance Education,

Bharathiyar University - Anna University - Bharadidasan University - Symbiosis.

Advanced Proxy Manager is a simple, but yet powerful proxy manager application for Internet Explorer. It is a very useful tool which allow the quick change between many different proxy settings. It also allows storage and easy retrieval of several different proxy setting configurations for Internet Explorer. This is very useful for people who use different proxies to connect to Internet

There are times when you may want to use the same computer to browse while on the office network with the proxy enabled and at home network you don't need to proxy. Currently to do that you have to click through several screens in IE to turn off the proxy or reconfigure it.

With this application, you can easily set up multiple proxy settings and switching between them is also easy from the tray icon.

Advanced Proxy Manager is a good application for people who manage multiple proxies to connect to Internet.

Download Advanced Proxy Manager

tata nano, tata motors, tata nano car booking, tata nano booking, tata nano online booking tata nano, tata motors, nano booking, tata nano booking, tata nano car booking
Application forms for the online booking of Tata Nano will be available at Tata Motors dealerships, State Bank of India (SBI) branches, Westside, Croma stores (Both Tata Initiatives). Tata Motors is likely to charge around Rs 300 for every application
What will be the interest rates for TATA NANO as auto loan?
The interest rates could be cheaper than the existing auto loan rates.
check out croma stores located in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad & Surat.
After the launch in Mumbai, Nano would be displayed at the company's dealerships from the first week of April, while the bookings would start from the following week. The booking amount is fixed at Rs. 70,000.
At 10:15 am, the company's shares were trading 5.16 per cent higher at Rs 169.20 on the BSE. The stock surged to a high of 173.85 in the first few minutes of trade.
Want a Nano Don't wait then, book it now.
Presently, Tata Nano will be available for booking through selective chain of Tata Nano Dealers (which are different from existing dealers of other Tata brands) who will start booking Tata Nano from first or second week of April. People can easily learn about all these Tata Nano dealers by visiting nearest Tata dealers
Tata Nano Dealers and Distributers in Hyderabad and Secunderabad

Autofin Ltd.
16-11-1/1/2, Srinivasa Towers,
B/h. HDFC Bank,
New Malakpet,
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh


Autofin Ltd.
Near Bowenpally Check Post,
N.H. - 7,
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh

Concorde Motors Ltd.
15-127- Nr. L.B. Nagar Circle,
Vijayalakshmi Theatre Complex,
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh

Concorde Motors Ltd.
GF - Golden Edifice,
Opp. Visweswarayya Statue,
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh

Malik Cars
3-6-422, Street No. 3,
Main Road, Himayatnagar,
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh

Malik Cars
Indralok Complex,
Road No.1,
Banjara Hills,
Opp. Taj Banjara,
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
The major problem with Tata Motors is that they do not enough numbers of Tata Nano to sell because of non completion of their Tata Nano plant in Gujarat; therefore, Tata can only book limited numbers of Nanos.
What's your opinion on Tata Nano? Will it hurt two-wheeler/used car segment?

The new "Undo Send" feature hit the Gmail labs. Enable this feature and you can stop those e-mails that are meant for someone else or the ones where you forget to attach a document or simply the one with the wrong subject line.

That's about to change, just enable the "Undo Send" feature in Gmail Labs and you can Undo the sent messages.

Technically this feature does not really recall the sent messages but it delays sending of messages by 5 seconds. So if you realize something is wrong with the e-mail you just clicked "send" on, you have about 5 seconds to Undo Send.

This feature comes in handy for the messages that are sent in a rush.

Rescue your cell from water

You always try to protect your cell from not going into water, but atleast once in its lifetime, it finds its way into water. That's a very sad moment. But does this mean that it's time to abandon your cell phone? No! Especially not if you try this home remedy.

• First of all, take out the phone battery from the cell immediately. This will prevent electrical short circuits within the cell which can even burn the internal parts of your cell.

• Next, gently wipe your cell with a tissue, and bury it into a jar full of uncooked rice. Yes, rice! Remember that the coconut is kept in dry rice to keep moisture away? It's the same logic that works here too. It has been found that rice has a high chemical affinity for water. In simple words, it attracts water. So, water doesn't stick to the cold metal of your cell, instead it is soaked by the rice, thus leaving your cell dry (well, almost dry).

Thanks to TOI

Dual SIM handset manufacturers have been asked to stop import of phones as the patent holder (Somasundaram Ramkumar of Madurai) is seeking royalty of Rs. 35/ for every phone shipped to India.

Somasundaram Ramkumar, holds patent (awarded last year) "in India for phones with a plurality of SIM cards allocated to different communication networks" – and since the application is valid for 5 years, companies like Nokia, Samsung, Meridian Mobile and Spice might have to cough up the royalty (source).

Around 100,000 dual-SIM phones are sold in the country every month – @ royalty of Rs. 35/ per phone, you can imagine the value this patent would deliver!

This is what Business Standard has to Say:

The dual-SIM handset manufacturers are in a spot after a Madurai resident, who holds patent for such phones, asked the Indian Customs authorities to stop shipment of these phones till he was paid a royalty for every handset brought into the country.

Industry experts expect the move to hit the sales of dual-SIM handsets, which are imported into the country by companies including Nokia, Samsung, Meridian Mobile and Spice. More importantly, this could also affect the plans to manufacture these handsets in the country. It is estimated that around 100,000 dual-SIM phones are sold in the country every month.

The Madurai resident, Somasundaram Ramkumar, holds patent "in India for phones with a plurality of SIM cards allocated to different communication networks". The patent was awarded to him last year.

Ramkumar has moved the Office of the Commissioner of Customs of Chennai Airport in this regard. The office has accepted his application and directed officials throughout the country to stop clearing shipments of dual-SIM phones, a source close to the development told Business Standard.

The application is valid for five years or till the time the patent is valid, whichever is earlier. Ramkumar is believed to have sought royalty (believed to be around Rs 35) for every dual-SIM phone shipped into the country.

Even though Ramkumar could not be immediately contacted for comments, manufacturers and distributors in the country confirmed the development.

European handset major Meridian Mobile CEO Rajiv Khanna said most of the companies had inventory for a couple of months. He hoped that the issue would be resolved by then. Meridian Mobile sells dual SIM handsets under the brand name 'Fly'.

The Indian Cellular Association (ICA), the body of handset vendors in India, has already formed a committee to look into the matter, and has initiated dialogue with the Customs department.

Dual-SIM handsets have two SIM slots and can work on both CDMA and GSM networks. They are popular among users due to the convenience of alternating between two numbers. These phones are particularly useful to international as some countries (like South Korea) do not have GSM networks, while others (certain places in the US) do not have CDMA networks.

Previously Hotmail had made available POP3 access to users in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, France, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. Now Microsoft has made available Hotmail POP3 access to users Worldwide. POP3 is a protocol that allows retrieval of your emails in almost any email program that you've installed on your mobile phone or PC.

To access Hotmail on your desktop email client or your phone use the configuration mentioned below;

POP server: pop3.live.com (Port 995)
POP SSL required? Yes
User name: Your Windows Live ID, for example yourname@hotmail.com
Password: The password you usually use to sign in to Hotmail or Windows Live
SMTP server: smtp.live.com (Port 25 or 587)
Authentication required? Yes (this matches your POP username and password)
TLS/SSL required? Yes

This is indeed great news to all Hotmail users worldwide, they can now access Hotmail on Outlook without any additional plugins.

GIRL : Say you love me! Say you love me!
BOY : You love me...

 

GIRL : If we become engaged will you give me a ring??
BOY : Sure, what's your phone number??

 

GIRL : I think the poorest people are the happiest.
BOY : Then marry me and we'll be the happiest couple

 

GIRL : Darling, I want to dance like this forever.
BOY : Don't you ever want to improve??

 

BOY : May I hold your hand?
GIRL : No thanks, it isn't heavy.

 

BOY : I love you and I could die for you!
GIRL : How soon??

 

BOY : I would go to the end of the world for you!
GIRL : Yes, but would you stay there??

 

SHARON : Have you ever had a hot passionate, burning kiss??
TRACY : I did once. He'd forgotten to take the cigarette out of his mouth..

 

MAN : You remind me of the sea.
WOMAN : Because I'm wild, romantic and exciting?
MAN : NO, because you make me sick.

 

WIFE : You tell a man something, it goes in one ear and comes out of the other.
HUSBAND : You tell a woman something: It goes in both ears and comes out of the mouth.

 

MARY : John says I'm pretty. Andy says I'm ugly.What do u think, Peter?
PETER : A bit of both. I think you're pretty ugly.

 

Girlfriend : "...And are you sure you love me and no one else ?"
Boyfriend : "Dead Sure! I checked the whole list again yesterday".

 

Teacher : "Which is more important to us, the sun or the moon?"
Pupil : "The moon".
Teacher : "Why?"
Pupil : "The moon gives us light at night when we need it but the sun gives us light only in the day time when we don't need it".

 

Teacher : "What do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?"
Pupil : "A teacher".

 

Waiter : "Would you like your coffee black?"
Customer : "What other colors do you have ?"

 

My father is so old that when he was in school, history was called current affairs.

 

Teacher : "Sam, you talk a lot !"
Sam : "It's a family tradition".
Teacher : "What do you mean?"
Sam : "Sir, my grandpa was a street hawker, my father is a teacher".
Teacher : "What about your mother?"
Sam : "She's a woman".

 

Tom : "How should I convey the news to my father that I've failed?"
David: "You just send a telegram: Result declared, past year's performance repeated".

 

Teacher : "Now, children, if I saw a man beating a donkey and stopped him, what virtue would I be showing?"
Student : "Brotherly love"..

 

Teacher : "Now, Sam, tell me frankly do you say prayers before eating?"
Sam : "No sir, I don't have to, my mom is a good cook".

 

Patient : "What are the chances of my recovering doctor?"
Doctor : "One hundred percent. Medical records show that nine out of ten people die of the disease you have. Yours is the tenth case I've treated. The others all died".

 

Teacher : " Can anybody give an example of COINCIDENCE?"
One Student : "Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day and at the same time."

 

Teacher : " George Washington not only chopped down his father's Cherry tree, but also admitted doing it.
Now do you know why his father didn't punish him ?"
One Student: "Because George still had the axe in his hand." 

Rare video footage recorded by the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam 50 years ago as a promotional video for the Tirupati Balaji temple. You can see the abhishekam of the moola vigraha without any ornamentation, followed by the deity in full gold and diamond dress. This is the only authentic video of Tirupati Balaji ever recorded.

Uploading files to multiple hosts is a difficult task as it requires to visit each and every web site and upload files again and again. It consumes a lot of time. If you are also among those users who upload their files to multiple hosts, here is a online tool for you to upload your files to multiple file hosts from one place.

There is a online service Gazup! which allows you to upload your files to many famous file hostsing service in one go. When you upload your file to Gazup! their servers will automatically mirror your file to 9 file hosts which includes…

1. RapidShare
2. FileFactory
3. MegaUpload
4. MediaFire
5. NetLoad
6. zShare
7. Badongo
8. HideMyAss
9. UploadBox

Why use Gazup!

• If you use Gazup! you will save time as their servers are capable of faster uploads than your average home ISP company.
• Using Gazup! you will also save your bandwidth as you need to upload your file only once in order to get it uploaded to multiple hosts. If you have limited bandwidth per month the it will be beneficial for you.
• If you upload a video, their server will automatically generate a screenshot for the video.
• You will get alerts when a mirror goes down, if someone comments on your file or when a mirror has finished uploading.

It is totally free service and doesn't require any registration. Registration is optional. If you register, you will get some more features like Private control room, Manage uploaded files, Win cash prizes for uploading.

*WHEN A LIZARD CAN, WHY CAN'T WE ???? *
 

 

  This is a true story that happened in Japan.

 

  In order to renovate the house, Someone in Japan breaks open the wall.

 

  Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls.

 

  When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there

 

  Because a nail from outside hammered into one of its feet.

 

  He sees this, feels pity, and at the same time curious, as when he checked the nail,

 

  it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was! first built.

 

 

  What happened?

 

  The lizard has survived in such position for 10 years!!!!!!!!!!

 

  In a dark wall partition for 10 years without moving, it is impossible and Mind-boggling.

 

  Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 10 years! Without moving a single step--since its foot was nailed!

 

  So he stopped his work and observed the lizard, what it has been doing, and what and how it has been eating???

 

 

 

  Later, not knowing from where it came, appears another lizard, with food in its mouth.

 

  Ahh!!! He was stunned and touched deeply.

 

  For the lizard that was stuck by nail, another lizard has been feeding it for the past 10 years...

 

  Imagine? it has been doing that untiringly for 10 long years, without giving up hope on its partner.

 

 

 

  Imagine what a small creature can do that a creature blessed with a brilliant mind can't.

 

  Please never abandon your loved ones

 

  Never Say U R Busy When They Really Need You...

 

  You May Have The Entire World At Your Feet.....

 

  But You Might Be The Only World To Them....

 

  A Moment of negligence might break the very heart which loves you thru all  odds..

 

  Before you say something just remember….It takes a moment to Break but an Entire life to make...

 

  "To Live Use Heart and to Survive use Brains"