Archive for July 2009
Orkut offering Mass Messaging with Promote
I am not using orkut much for months now but I just found that they have added a new Feature of Promote where you can promote your messaages to everyone. It is just mass messsge sending which was so HOT in myspace back in 2005 and then spam bots took over.
I am still not very sure why it took google to introduce this feature so late (like 5 years late) when this was already there in other such social apps. One thing which google might want to take care of is spamming as phishers would love to hack orkut accoutns to spam everyonce profile.
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Best Hospitals of India
I have already put lot of lists so here is one more on Indias best Hospitals.
Even in these recessive times, the health care sector in India is in full bloom. Perhaps, it is one industry where the sun will never set. People will continue to fall ill, often more during recession, and the number of hospitals will continue to grow by hundreds and thousands. When health care centers are mushrooming at a rapid pace, it is essential to know about the best hospitals of India. We have prepared an exhaustive list of some of the best hospitals of India. Let’s take a look at it.
* Best hospitals of Delhi - Delhi has probably the fest hospitals in India with world class facilities in hospitals like AIIMS, Batra Hospital, Gangaram Hospital, Safdarjung Hospital and Apollo Hospital.
All You Need to Know About IRC Booking
IRC booking is an easy way to make reservation in any train of the Indian Railways. You can book any type of ticket here, from any place and that too without spending countless hours standing is a queue. Here is a step-by-step procedure of Indian Railways Corporation booking, let’s take a look.
• Go to the IRC site and register yourself. After that, login with the chosen username and password.
• ‘Plan my Travel’ webpage will appear; here you have to select the boarding and destination station, date of journey, class, and ticket type.
• A list of trains between the two stations will appear. Before booking the ticket, you can verify the availability of berth, and also check the fares.
• When you click at the ‘Book Tickets’ Button, the ‘Train Reservation’ webpage will appear where you would have to fill up the details of the passenger.
Trains from Delhi to other Big Cities of India
In case you are in delhi, and wants to know the major trains to other big cities without using IRCTC website, Delhi has 4 railways stations namely Delhi railway station, New Delhi railway station, Hazart Nizamuddin railway station and Sarai Rohilla railway station.
From the Delhi junction railway station trains from Delhi go in three different directions; one is towards east that is Uttar Pradesh side, the second is towards west that is Rohtak side, and the third is towards north that is Haryana side. Also called old Delhi railway station, this station was build by British India and it complements New Delhi railway station. From old Delhi railway station you can easily find trains from Delhi to Lucknow and trains from Delhi to Kanpur.
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New Prices of Airtel Broadband Plans
Airtel has started a price war on Indian broadband space (price wars are always good, remember 2001 with reliance monsoon hungama!)
1 Mbps surfing speeds from Airtel will cost Rs. 1,699 per month
512Kbps surfing plan will now cost Rs. 1,099
Who is ofering Best Credit Cards in India ?
In these recessive times, it is important to go for those credit cards that do not apply high interest rates on the balance. However, if you already have a couple of credit cards, then is it possible to switchover to those cards that will help you to improve your financial condition? Although switching over is an intricate process, but it is certainly possible. Here are a few useful tips that will help you to switchover from one credit card to another with ease.
The first thing that you need to do is to conduct thorough research to find out banks and companies that provide credit cards with low or zero interest. Even if the low or zero interest is just an introductory offer for a limited period of time, say about 6-months, go for those cards. Such cards will help you to take a stock of your financial condition and finally implement measures to improve it. Axis bank credit card is a good choice because it not provides a very low interest rate, but also lots of discounts and other privileges.
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Best Schools of India - Delhi Public School
Delhi Public School or DPS is the most prestigious school not only in Delhi, but also all across India. It is a school where in addition to basic school education, the students are given the highest level of social and moral values. By providing an innovative, liberal and impartial environment, the school helps the students to grow into highly adaptable, intellectual and integrated individuals.
The school does not discriminate any student on the basis of caste, creed, religion or sect. In fact, children from all sectors of the society are taken to help foster the feeling of brotherhood and togetherness. Even handicapped and mentally-ill children are taken by DPS.
The invigorating and competitive environment of DPS helps the students to identify their strengths and weaknesses. Under the guidance of proficient and competent teachers, the students learn to overcome their fears and limitations, and climb up the ladder of success quickly.
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Distance Learning in India
With the vision to make education accessible to all and sundry, the Government of India introduced the system of distance learning. This form of learning is often equated with online education, but in reality it is very much different. Unlike the latter which is quite costly, the courses of distance learning India have been designed specifically for the under-privileged, and for this reason, they are quite low-priced.
In addition to regular educational courses, distance learning India also conducts a number of professional and job-oriented courses like MBA, MCA, BE.d, B.Tech, M.Tech, and so forth. Short-term vocational courses in areas like marketing, finance, environment science, social science, and so on are also provided.
Dhirubhai Ambani- An Entrepreneur of Unmatched Caliber
Dhiraj Hirachand Ambani, popularly called Dhirubhai, is a well-known entrepreneur who introduced equity cult in India. He was the first businessman who generated capital for his company by issuing a public offer way back in 1977. He made common people a part of his company, and called them not just ordinary shareholders, but decision-makers of his company. This strategy helped him to attract more and more investments for his company.
Dhirubhai Ambani used the capital to diversify his business from textiles to petrochemicals, telecommunications, infrastructure, information technology, capital markets, power, energy, logistics and retail. Diversification generated more profits, which not only made his investors happy, but also served to attract more investors.
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How to Choose Good Business Credit Cards
Business credit cards are a good way to separate your personal account and business account. These credit cards help you to manage all the expenditures related to your company and employees efficiently. At the same time, they also make cost accounting and tax monitoring relatively easy. Due to stiff competition between different banks, a vast variety of business credit cards are available. However, before setting out to get a credit card, it is essential to take into account a few considerations.
• Interest rate- Apart from introductory interest rate, be sure to take a look at permanent interest rate.
• Benefits and bonuses- Like personal credit cards, benefits and perks are also offered on business credit cards. Try to delve out everything about them. For instance, if you are a frequent traveler, then free travel privileges and discounts will be beneficial for you. Similarly, if you regularly make big purchases for your business, then cash-back privilege and reward point system would be advantageous for you.
• Provider- The provider should be creditable, reliable, trustworthy and reputed. Visa and MasterCard are a good option, smaller providers are usually not accepted everywhere. The trustworthiness of the issuing bank should also be taken into consideration. For instance, throughout India, Kotak credit card is considered to be the best. This fact is well-known and need not be tested.
• Fees- Annual fees associated with the card shouldn’t be overlooked.
• Customer service- Finally, the customer service should be top-class; don’t compromise on this factor.