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As you know, due to the traditional challenge of writing on the PC/web/Mobile, most of the Indian language bloggers use tools such as the ‘Google transliterate’ . The problem with Transliteration is that it assumes that the Indian language user would be well conversant with English alphabet and phonetics. But such an arrangement cannot be a permanent solution for supporting Indian languages on PC where the user is expected to write in English to write in Hindi or Tamil or any other language. It is in the above context that we wish to apprise you of a new technology invented in India called Panini Keypad which is basically a statistical predictive texting support to entering Indian language on digital devices. The Panini Keypad was the winner of the NOKIA Global Mobile Innovation award in Sep 09 as a Mobile Necessity for Emerging Markets. The technology was developed primarily with the mobile phone in mind but it is also applicable for the PC/web and all other digital interface...

Tata Motors is taking giant strides and making history for itself. First the Landrover-Jaguar deal, then the world's cheapest car and now it is also set to introduce the car that runs on air, compressed air.   With spiraling fuel prices it is about time we heard some breakthrough! India 's largest automaker Tata Motors is set to start producing the world's first commercial air-powered vehicle. The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre for Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air, as opposed to the gas-and-oxygen explosions of internal-combustion models, to push its engine's pistons. Some 6000 zero-emissions Air Cars are scheduled to hit Indian streets by August 2010.    The Air Car, called the MiniCAT could cost around Rs. 3,50,000 ($ 8177) in India and would have a range of around 300 km between refuels. The cost of a refill would be about Rs. 85 ($ 2). The MiniCAT which is a simple, light urban car, with a tubular...

Love - something that can truly never be explained or can we just say that its something that is never really & clearly understood. I will obviously go for the latter ,coz these days Love is never truly understood by the generation we live in ,what seems as Love for one might be just a friendly relationship for the other. And there are others who truly understand that someone's loving them but instead of saying their true intentions ,they just play along with them only resulting in a devastating end for the one who truly is in LOVE. PLOT : " Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn't. " A plot doesn't get as simpler as this ," 500 Days of Summer " will be very nostalgic & deeply affecting to those who had been taken for a ride in their life in the name of love. "How did i miss this film ???" ,this was my first reaction after watching it.This film has all the ingredients for a romantic comedy but what makes it special wa...

The promos of the movies sometimes flatter to deceive and the latest casualty in the list is the Angelina Jolie starred "Salt" which comes with a tagline "Who is Salt?". The plot of the movie is a known fact wherein she is a CIA officer and is being accused of being a Russian Spy by a man who walks into her office. The movie though begins on a flashback mode it moves to the present time from where all the actions take place. Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) relaxes in her office on the day of her wedding anniversary only to be held back in the last minute due to the arrival of Orlov (Daniel Olbrychski) with an accusation of being a spy. Salt unawares what to do makes good her escape and keeps her fellow officers on her trail until the mystery about her is revealed. Salt then continues her journey avoiding her CIA colleagues until she arrives at a point where her real intentions are known and whether she succeeds in her mission or does she fall prey to a well-laid trap i...

  New Delhi: The Union Cabinet today approved the presentation of the Nalanda University Bill 2010 for the establishment of the Nalanda University in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament at a cost of approximately Rs.1005 crore. The Ministry of External Affairs has prepared the Nalanda University Bill 2010 for presentation in the monsoon session of the Parliament, following the consensus reached at the East Asia Summit (EAS) held in Thailand in October 2009. According to an official press release, a project office has been leased in New Delhi for the proposed university. This office will become functional after the Bill is enacted in the Parliament. The proposed University shall have the following schools: 1. Buddhist Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Religions 2. Historical Studies 3. International Relations & Peace Studies 4. Business Management in relation to Public Policy and Development Studies 5. Languages and Literature; and 6. Ecology and Environmental S...

NalandaWay's Art Arattai Aarpattam is an annual chilidren's art, music, theatre and film festival. It provides a space for children and their families to discover new experiences of the arts, to express themselves, to experiment with new ideas, to challenge boundaries, to be inspired, and to have fun together. The festival is conducted every year in partnership with UNICEF,and is now into its third successful year. Triple A or AAA or Art Arattai Aarpattam is back. Like the tiny battery with the same name, it is energy that comes in small packages of children, arts and pure electrifying entertainment. And there are a few important changes- No more ‘rain rain go away come again another day’ because the festival is in July and August so we believe our fun will not get dampened by thunder showers, but please forgive the drizzles, we can’t stand the heat either. Our shows will not have inaugural events of any sort- its goodbye to long speeches and hello to the show. All this base...

An interesting email forward I received which claims that keeping wallets in the back pockets increases the chances of back pain. Read on, it might help reduce some pain atleast !  

Many working people often shift their houses. For them, it is difficult to produce an address proof issued by Government with latest address. Our India Post (Post Office) has come up with a solution. Now you can get an address proof along with your photo from India post. Since the ID proof is issued by India post which is a Central Government organization, it is similar to other ID cards like Driving license, Voters ID etc. It can be used for opening bank accounts, for getting telephone and gas connections etc. The total cost for getting this ID card is Rs.250/ (Rs.10 for application and Rs.240/- processing fee). For more details enquire in the nearest post office . http://www.indiapost.gov.in/ Application form can be downloaded here

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Banks can now access and share information on high-risk activities, thanks to CIBIL Detect – a nationwide database of reported fraudulent and suspect activities. This database will serve as due diligence tool for banks before establishing business relationship with new customers, Mr Arun Thukral, Managing Director of CIBIL, the country's first credit information bureau, said at the launch of CIBIL Detect here on Tuesday. CIBIL Detect is the first centralised repository in India on confirmed frauds, cases of misuse or attempted misuse of data and suspected or high risk cases that are under investigation in banks and financial institutions. The solution is actively addressing an industry concern at a time when lending institutions are facing increases in write-offs and bad debt, many of which can be attributed to fraudulent activities. CIBIL Direct also contains information on high risk vendors and agents which institutions (credit grantors) can share and access. Asked about ...

If you fancy a dip in this pool, you'll need a head for heights - it's 55 storeys up. But swimming to the edge won't be quite as risky as it looks. While the water in the infinity pool seems to end in a sheer drop, it actually spills into a catchment area where it is pumped back into the main pool. At three times the length of an Olympic pool and 650ft up, it is the largest outdoor pool in the world at that height. It features in the impressive, boat-shaped 'SkyPark' perched atop the three towers that make up the world's most expensive hotel, the £4billion Marina Bay Sands development in Singapore . Don't look down: A guest swims in the infinity pool of the Skypark that tops the Marina Bay Sands hotel towers - 55 storeys over the city of Singapore yesterday   To infinity... and beyond! The pool stretches 150 metres, three times the length of an Olympic swimming pool   The view over the side: An artist's impression shows the S...

Lets see.. Future is something which intrigues us ,Future fascinates us ,it's alluring ,it's a mystery. All these make for an interesting premises for a movie maker to showcase his vision of the future to the audiences.These sci-fi movies hence sometimes bring out an interesting perspective of our future that works like a magic trick. A magic trick that leaves the audience in awe of our future. PLOT : " A skilled thief who steals memories from people during their sleep sets out to do an Inception i.e: to plant a memory into a person during his sleep. " I'm still yet to overcome the magnitude effect of " Inception " ,such was the scope of the film.The entire film's concept was so vast that it requires constant attention from the viewer from the very beginning till the very end. Christopher Nolan 's Inception was for me like a vast syllabus that had to be finished in a matter of just 3 hours.Imagine reading your entire college syllab...

Finally, the Rupee will have a symbol like the Dollar ($) or the Euro (€) or the Pound (£). The Cabinet today finalised the design for the Rupee. IIT post-graduate Uday kumar's entry has been selected out of five shortlisted designs as the new symbol for the Indian Rupee. The government had organised a symbol design competition with a prize money of Rs 2.5 lakh. Five designs were shortlisted from a competition and all new notes will bear the design finally approved. The growing influence of the Indian economy in the global space is said to have prompted this move that will result in the Indian rupee joining the select club of global currencies like the US dollar, the British Pound, European Euro and Japanese Yen that have unique symbols. The abbreviation for the Indian Rupee, 'Re' or 'Rs' is used by India's neighbours Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

The cat is going to be let out of the bag finally on 31 July 2010 when the most awaited Tamil movie album of the year "Endhiran" (The Robot) is getting released. The release function will be the first-of-its-kind in Kollywood when a plethora of stars get to assemble in Kuala Lumpur for the launch which will be a glitzy affair. It is rumored that Big B himself has agreed to be the chief guest of the function. The shooting of the film is finally over and the movie will have six songs composed by Mozart of Madras A R Rahman. The audio rights of the film is sold at an exorbitant price of 7 crores (a new record for a South Indian movie). Maniratnam -A R Rahman combo's latest Raavanan was sold for only 2 crores. The songs are of top quality and with the powerhouse of Kollywood in a single project it is definite to make heads turn. The approximate budget of the film is said to be INR 165 crores and the movie is set to release with over 2000 prints worldwide on 10th September 2...

Gone are the times when battles are fought during daytime. Gone are the times when the dead soldiers were laid to rest with honors during war. Gone are the times when humans practiced ethical codes during wars & Gone are the times when prisoners of war were treated with respect. Countries are called developed or developing or even a failed state ,i was always left pondering as to what are the criteria for these statuses to be given. Bot after all the mayhem happening around the world its just that we can arrive on a conclusion that its about the ability of that country in war that earns it that status. These countries are not only advanced technically but also in the torture techniques they put forth on the their prisoners ,however do they ever ultimately achieve peace out of these heinous practices ??? PLOT : " A terrorist plants nuclear bombs & gets caught by the authorities ,a deadly game then commences with the authorities & the terrorist ...

In a period where cinema industry is stretching its limits to provide quality entertainment ,more often than not we end up with high budget extravaganzas that increases the benchmarks of the industry. But in all the grandeur & amusement ,many a films fails to achieve the crucial aspect of their target i.e ENTERTAINMENT . But amongst these biggies a Dark Horse gallops away with all the accolades ,the end result is these Dark Horses are a product of small budget that entertains & reaps the rewards. PLOT : " The happenings in the life of a pampered & unruly son who falls in love with his arch rival's sister & the rest of the plot revolves around whether he succeeds in his love or not. " Thanks to the word of the mouth reviews from my social networking buddies i ended up watching this sure-shot entertainer from mostly new comers. The film " Kalavaani " had traces & impacts of previous village oriented films but its the treatment of t...

Karthi Sivakumar after the stupendous success of "Paiya" has joined hands with director suseendran of "Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu" fame for their latest film "Naan Mahaan Alla". The movie which will have Yuvan Shankar Raja scoring the music will have Kajal Agarwal as the female lead. The movie is produced by studio green pictures. The latest news about the movie is that the distribution rights of the film has been snapped by none other than Dayanithi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies. Incidentally, it was the same film company that had bagged the distribution rights of Karthi's previous film "Paiya". Lets hope this time around the same luck follows the team. The movie which is currently in post-production stage is getting ready for a worldwide release in Tamil and its dubbed Telugu version on July 23rd 2010.