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Nokia has launched the N79 in India with a special offer of preloaded ‘Anthems 1998-2008′, a compilation of 19 all-time favorite classic club songs and 17 new age music videos, presented by the Ministry of Sound.

The Nokia N79 comes with a 4GB microSD card, features an FM transmitter and offers music playback time of [...]

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Diwali went well. We might have contributed to the global warming in a significant way, but who is checking? Muhurat trading went very well with Sensex regaining 9000 levels. That is the good news. Though it is not the topic of this discussion. Bharti Airtel has entered the elite club of top telecom companies. [...]

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SPICE JET is Worse Jet

I booked a flight from Coimbatore to Chennai and on that day the flight got cancelled. I was informed a day before that the flight got cancelled. They said they can provide another flight but that will depart only in the evening. I booked for 9:40 AM flight and they said if i can go [...]

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Is there a business in which Reliance is not in? I can’t think of any. BUT …. Now, Reliance has tied up with Bangalore based HealthCare Magic to provide tele-medicine and mobile health consultancy. “There are some businesses which doesn’t make money. For everything [...]

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As Indians try to come terms with the current trends in the financial markets, this provides an opportunity to teach the next generation. Here are ten principles for teaching children about money:Talk about money. Every time money is involved, parents have a chance to teach their children the values and analysis behind their actions. Money, [...]

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With Diwali around the corner, this is a great time to shop for gadgets what with discounts available at most stores. Gadgets make great gifts too; if you choose well they will be used often and for a long time by the lucky recipient. So here are five great gadgets for this festive season.
Canon [...]

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WHAT are the ‘must haves’ in your suitcase, when you go on a holiday?
Cash, clothes and camera?
Okay, if you’re a girl then add make up kit to that list as well!
A holiday is incomplete if any of these essentials are missing. Similarly, there are certain ‘must haves’ in a financial portfolio as well.
And [...]

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‘FORGET stocks. Invest your money in buying a bigger bed. You can tuck away all your cash here’, read an sms that I got the other day.
Funny I thought, but it really gives away what the world is thinking today. Everyone and his uncle are scared to invest their money!
“Should I keep all my [...]

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Finally Kyunki Saas bhi kabhi Bahu thi will come to an end by first week of November. SGL Entertainment Ltd, part of the STAR Group, has issued a notice to the producer of this serial, Balaji Telefilms to terminate its the show with effect from 10th November. It is a popular Hindi TV soap opera [...]

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When Sanjeev Bikchandani first had the idea for digitizing the job classifieds that were posted in the newspapers he has to make a call to his brother in US to find about what Internet is all about and to buy some server space for him to host his website. That costed him $25 per month [...]

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With the most prestigious management exam, CAT just around the corner, I thought it would only be appropriate to review this startup now. I came to know about this website (read startup) when I was preparing for CAT in 2006. I am not trying to be hip here, I have never written the exam and [...]

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Fixed Deposit (FD) probably ranks as the most conventional investment avenue for domestic investors. More importantly, given its offering, it makes an apt choice for risk-averse investors. In this article, I present 5 things investors must look at in an FD.

1. Credit profileThe FD’s credit profile is an indicator of the degree of risk associated [...]

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Indians have a strong family bonding than any modern community. Saving for children is one of its visible signs. Securing future of the children, some times takes the tax route through the Sec 80 of the Income tax Act 1961. Insurance companies have done their bit eversince the segment was open for private entry ever [...]

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Enamored with the thought of earning above average returns? These avenues are for you.
Risks vary from one investment avenue to the other. For instance government securities, bonds and bank deposits are less risky compared to equities that are a high-risk avenue. So before you take the plunge into investing in various avenues ascertain your risk [...]

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Mobile phones which do not have a unique identity number may soon go out of circulation. The Department of Telecom (DoT) is planning to block cellphones which do not bear the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. Many handsets assembled locally or imported from China do not have IMEI numbers. The DoT has also proposed [...]

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