100 SMSes limit to steal freedom from youngsters

Youngsters are likely rue curbs on their unfettered freedom to communicate as the telecom regulator begining on Tuesday would restrict the number of text messages from a SIM to 100 a day.

College students are the biggest users of the short messaging service (SMS) — which are available at affordable tariffs — to chat with their friends and would be the hard hit by the new norms.

COAI, which represents GSM operators, is in discussion with the Trai to remove the cap on SMSes.
The new Trai regulations would also disallow popular internet websites such as Way2SMS and 160by2 from sending SMSes to a mobile user, who barred the unsolicited SMSes.

People, mostly youngsters, use the internet-based text messaging companies to send free SMSes to their friends.

“Unfortunately the new regulation treat websites like ours as telemarketers, which is not correct. We offer person-to-person communications. People use it to send personal messages and not telemarketing communications,” said Mr V.V. Raju, the CEO of Way2SMS.

He said that the firm will inform its subscribers about the people, who are on the fully blocked category, to whom the SMSes could not be sent.

The Hyderabad-based company claims to have 20 million users and its platform is managing 365 million mobile contacts.

With the new norms barring pesky messages between 9 pm and 9 am, the people will not able to use these websites during this period to send messages even to their those, who are not in the fully blocked category.

More @ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/business/news/100-smses-limit-steal-freedom-youngsters-690

Nokia 700 Symbian Belle smartphone Specifications

General    

2G Network     GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network     HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Announced     2011, August
Status     Available.
Released 2011, September

Size    

Dimensions     110 x 50.7 x 9.7 mm, 50 cc
Weight     96 g
Display Type     AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size     360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches (~229 ppi pixel density)

- Nokia ClearBlack display
- Gorilla Glass display
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Proximity for auto turn-off

Sound    

Alert types     Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker     Yes
3.5mm jack     Yes

Memory    

Phonebook     Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records     Detailed, max 30 days
Internal     2 GB storage
Card slot     microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory

Data    

GPRS     Class 33
EDGE     Class 33
3G     HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN     Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth     Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Infrared port     No
USB     Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Camera    
Primary     5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, fixed focus, LED flash
Features     Geo-tagging
Video     Yes, 720p@30fps
Secondary     No
Features     OS     Symbian Belle OS
CPU     1 GHz processor
Messaging     SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser     WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio     Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games     Yes + downloadable
Colors     Cool Grey, Silver/White, Coral Red, Peacock Blue and Purple
GPS     Yes, with A-GPS support
Java     Yes, MIDP 2.1

- NFC support
- Digital compass
- MP4/H.263/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player
- Photo editor
- Organizer
- Voice command/dial
- Flash Lite 4.0
- Predictive text input

Battery          

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1080 mAh (BP-5Z)
Stand-by     Up to 465 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)
Talk time     Up to 7 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music play     Up to 47 h

Micromax's A85 Superfone coming this Diwali

Micromax is set to launch its first high-end Android smartphone - A85 Superfone, around Diwali. The Mobile Indian has got exclusive images of Micromax A85 Superfone on which the company been secretly working for quite some time.

"Micromax will launch its first high end phone A85 Superfone in third week of October and it will be priced around Rs 19,000," sources familiar with the development said to The Mobile Indian.

A85 will feature a gesture control-based user interface and will be targeted at the high-end smartphone category. Gesture control supported user interface will use of the front facing VGA camera to navigate and scroll through the user interface.

Micromax A85 is 3G, A-GPS, and Bluetooth enabled. Micromax A85 also features FM Radio with RDS, 3.5 mm audio jack, MP3/WAV/AAC player, MP4/H.263 player, Image/video editor, Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, and Picasa integration.

This Android smartphone has Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate and Touch-sensitive controls.

BSNL Launches Exclusive Apps Store For Mobile Subscribers

BSNL Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched its very own applications store called the ‘BSNL Apps Store’. The store will be available to all BSNL mobile (2G & 3G) customers (having GPRS facility) across India and will offer a selection of more than 4,500 apps.

BSNL customers will now be able to purchase and download applications for use on their handsets and will have a choice across 25 categories (both free and paid) which will include entertainment, news, finance, horoscope, sports, games, themes and utilities among others. India specific apps have also been provided.

The apps store is available for both pre-paid and post-paid customers and the best part is that customers don’t have to make a credit/debit card purchase to download apps. Once they select and click the app they want, the required amount is automatically deducted from their talk time (in the case of pre-paid connections) or is added to the monthly bill (in the case of post-paid connections).

More Info @ http://techcircle.vccircle.com/500/bsnl-launches-exclusive-apps-store-for-mobile-subscribers/

Automatic Transmission version of Santa Fe from Hyundai

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Monday launched the automatic transmission (AT) version of its premium SUV Santa Fe. Priced at Rs.24.36-lakh, the four-wheel drive Santa Fe is now available with six-speed automatic transmission for smooth and stress free driving, while its additional features include push-button start and smart key ensure convenience with one-touch operation.

The luxury SUV comes with 2.2 litre diesel engine, delivering 197 PS power and a mileage of 11.72 km a litre. “The Santa Fe launched last year has been extremely well received…the new offering with automatic transmission further improves our value proposition,” said HMIL Managing Director and CEO H.W. Park. Since its launch in October 2010, HMIL has so far sold over 1,100 units of Santa Fe.

Awarded five-star safety rating by New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), Santa Fe comes fully loaded with various active and passive safety features such as electronic stability program (EPS) and anti-lock braking system (ABS) – with electronic brake force distribution (EBD) to ensure greater driving stability. The six standard airbags and active head rests greatly enhance passenger protection and safety.

More @ http://www.thehindu.com/business/article2487755.ece

Satellite hits Earth, location unknown

A decommissioned Nasa satellite, the biggest piece of US space junk to fall in 30 years, has crash-landed but the precise location is not yet known, the US space agency said early Saturday.

Nasa has repeatedly said there is only a "very remote" risk to the public from the 26
fragments of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) which were expected to survive the fiery re-entry into the atmosphere.

The satellite fell back to Earth between 11:23pm Friday and 1:09am Saturday (0323-0509 GMT Saturday), but the precise re-entry time and location "are not yet known with certainty," NASA said.

"The satellite was passing eastward over Canada and Africa as well as vast portions of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans during that period," it said in its latest update.

On its Twitter feed, Nasa said, "If debris fell on land (and that's still a BIG if), Canada is most likely area."

The two dozen parts of the UARS that may have survived re-entry could weigh anything from two to 350 pounds (1-158 kilograms), the space agency said, and the debris field is expected to span 500 miles (800 kilometers).

More @ http://www.hindustantimes.com/Satellite-hits-Earth-location-unknown/H1-Article1-749555.aspx

Google doodle celebrates Jim Henson 75th Birthday

James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and creator of advanced puppets for projects like Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. He was also an Oscar-nominated film director, Emmy Award-winning television producer, and the founder of The Jim Henson Company, the Jim Henson Foundation, and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. He died of Streptococcus pyogenes on May 16, 1990.

Jim Henson

Henson, who was born in Mississippi, and educated at University of Maryland, College Park, was one of the most widely known puppeteers in history.[1] He created Sam and Friends as a freshman in College Park. After suffering struggles with programs that he created, he eventually was selected to participate in Sesame Street. During this time, he also participated in the comedy series Saturday Night Live. The success of Sesame Street spawned The Muppet Show, which featured Muppets created by Henson. He also co-created with Michael Jacobs the television show Dinosaurs during his final years. In 1992, he posthumously received the Courage of Conscience Award from The Peace Abbey, and on June 16, 2011, he posthumously received the Disney Legends Award.

More @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson

Honda Brio launch on the 27th of September

Brio is the new hatchback that Honda will offer in India. Lately, the company had reduced the prices of the City and even revised the prices of the facelift version of the Jazz. The Brio will be placed a segment below the Jazz and we will be powered by the same 1.2-litre engine that is present under the hood of the Jazz.

The styling on the Brio is razor-sharp and retains a lot of Honda design cues. It has a prominent chrome front grille, similar to the facelift version of the Jazz. The sharp crease line rises gently towards the rear along with the beltline. The complete glass-hatch at the rear is the main highlights that make the Brio look attractive.

More @ http://www.carwale.com/research/roadtests/view.aspx?id=162

Review: HTC Evo 3D

3D is the latest buzzword in tech town. And smartphone makers are slowly turning their attention to it. A few weeks ago LG launched Optimus 3D, giving people an option to watch 3D content without using any glasses.
Now, HTC is trying to woo consumers with its Evo 3D. It's a big phone, even by the standards of high-end Android phone. And it makes some big promises as far as watching and shooting 3D pictures and videos are concerned. We take a look at Evo to see if can deliver on its promises.


More @ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-21/gadgets-special/30183786_1_evo-3d-optimus-3d-android

Mahindra global SUV the XUV500 to be launched in Pune on September 28

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), a part of the US $12.5 billion Mahindra Group, has announced that it will launch its much awaited Global SUV the XUV500 on September 28th 2011 at Pune. Designed and developed entirely in-house by Mahindra, the XUV500 is Mahindra’s first global SUV platform, with significant inputs in styling and development from customers across the globe.

The product unveil of the XUV500 will be followed on September 29th 2011 by the announcement of the price, strategy and technology behind the vehicle, post which will be a visit to its manufacturing facility at Chakan and test drives. Four years in the making from conception to global testing, validation and final production, the XUV500 is the embodiment of the Mahindra Group’s automotive vision of providing the best world class products to its customers.

Read more: http://www.wheelsunplugged.com/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=11344

Maruti plans new Dzire, standoff at Manesar continues

Amid the ongoing standoff with the workers at its Manesar plant, car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) is understood to be planning a new variant of its entry level sedan Dzire that will be rolled out from the unit.
In a clear sign that the management is looking ahead irrespective of the existing workers resuming duties or not, MSI has started trial production of the new Dzire that will qualify for excise duty benefit given on small cars in India.

The new Dzire will, however, be exported to markets in Latin America, North Africa and the Middle East before being launched in India early next year, a source said.
"The new Dzire will be exported to countries like Morocco, Algeria, Chile, Peru and Saudi Arabia to start with. Initially, 1,000-1,500 units every month are being targeted... to be produced only at the Manesar plant," the source said.

The export of the car will start by this year-end.

Chidambaram would be in jail had there been Jan Lokpal: Anna Hazare

In the midst of fresh controversy in the 2-G spectrum case, anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare today said home minister P Chidambaram would have been behind bars had the Jan Lokpal legislation been in existence.

"Had there been a Jan Lokpal now, Chidambaram would have been in jail," Hazare, who earlier branded the Union home minister as a "mischievous person", said.

Chidambaram would have to "go home" in the 2G scam, Hazare said at his village Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar district.

"Chidambaram is 'khodsal' (a Marathi word which means a mischievous or a dishonest person)," the Gandhian had alleged soon after returning to his village this month while giving an account of his arrest and release in Delhi ahead of his fast on Jan Lokpal issue.

More @ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Chidambaram-would-be-in-jail-had-there-been-Jan-Lokpal-Anna-Hazare/articleshow/10092876.cms

Beetel introduced a touchscreen mobile for jsut 3300

Beetel Teletech, a Bharti Enterprises group company and one of India's leading manufacturer and distributor of telecom and IT products, announced the launch of GD-470, a dual sim 2.8" full touch screen mobile phone for the Indian market. Beetel GD 470 will be available in India at an MRP of Rs 3300.

Beetel GD 470 is a dual sim 2.8" full touch mobile device with a 1000mAh battery which gives 3-4 hrs of talk time and 200 hrs of standby time.

It has an attractive stylish design and excellent sound quality with features like bluetooth, video play of .3GP, .AVI, .MP4 formats up to 25fps and MP3 playback facility. GD 470 supports MIDI, AMR, and WAV formats of music making it a perfect combination of features and style.

Nokia 700 Specifications

General    

2G Network     GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network     HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Announced     2011, August

Size    

Dimensions     110 x 50.7 x 9.7 mm, 50 cc
Weight     96 g

Display    

Type     AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size     360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches (~229 ppi pixel density)
     - Nokia ClearBlack display
    - Gorilla Glass display
    - Multi-touch input method
    - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
    - Proximity for auto turn-off

Sound    

Alert types     Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker     Yes
3.5mm jack     Yes

Memory    

Phonebook     Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records     Detailed, max 30 days
Internal     2 GB storage
Card slot     microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory

Data    

GPRS     Class 33
EDGE     Class 33
3G     HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN     Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth     Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Infrared port     No
USB     Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Camera    

Primary     5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, fixed focus, LED flash
Features     Geo-tagging
Video     Yes, 720p@30fps
Secondary     No
Features     OS     Symbian Belle OS
CPU     1 GHz processor
Messaging     SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser     WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio     Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games     Yes + downloadable
Colors     Cool Grey, Silver/White, Coral Red, Peacock Blue and Purple
GPS     Yes, with A-GPS support
Java     Yes, MIDP 2.1
     - NFC support
    - Digital compass
    - MP4/H.263/H.264 player
    - MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player
    - Photo editor
    - Organizer
    - Voice command/dial
    - Flash Lite 4.0
    - Predictive text input

Battery

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1080 mAh (BP-5Z)
Stand-by     Up to 465 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)
Talk time     Up to 7 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music play     Up to 47 h

Samsung celebrates Bada Developer Day

Samsung Electronics marked the ‘Bada Developer Day' for software developers in Bangalore here on Friday. The event was held to directly introduce Samsung's own platform, Bada 2.0, globally launched last month, and vitalise the development of applications.

About 250 developers and partners participated in the conference to demonstrate and experience the features of Bada 2.0. Starting from India, Samsung Electronics has planned to open its Bada developer global tour in over 18 countries, including China and Russia, the target markets of the Bada platform, a press release stated.

A wide variety of technologies and services, which can be provided through both off-line centres and the official developer website (developer.bada.com), were introduced in addition to the strategy and features of Bada 2.0.

Also, its evangelists shared many other useful tips to develop applications.

Keywords: Samsung, Bada OS, mobile technology

Canon LEGRIA FS46 Camcorder - Black (37x Optical Zoom, 2.7 inch Widescreen LCD)

Technical Details

    * 8GB Dual Flash memory: record over 5 hours to the built-in memory, or to SDXC and Eye-Fi cards for easy sharing
    * 41x Advanced Zoom and Dynamic IS for stable shots on the move
    * Easy-to-use Dual Shot mode: one button for video, one for photos
    * 6.7cm widescreen LCD captures high quality 16:9 movies
    * New Night Scene mode for beautiful night shots

Product details

    * Item Weight: 222 g
    * Boxed-product Weight: 1.4 Kg
    * Batteries: 1 Lithium ion batteries required.
    * Item model number: 5025B007AA
    * ASIN: B004INGLSU
    * Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 5 Jan 2011
    * Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 49,319 in Electronics

Product Description
 
Manufacturer's Description

Quality videos - effortless fun with 16GB of internal Dual Flash Memory

Creating and sharing quality videos is effortless fun with the incredibly lightweight and compact LEGRIA FS 46. Not only does it create brilliant Standard Definition (SD) movies but its tiny size means you can take it with you wherever you go.

With 16GB of internal Dual Flash Memory and a removable SD/SDHC card, the LEGRIA FS 46 provides Relay Recording which means you’ll never have to stop shooting to swap memory format. What's more, the LEGRIA FS 46 allows you to record at up to 17Mbps, for the highest quality image.

Features include:

    * 41x Advanced Zoom lens
    * Dynamic Optical Image Stabilizer for steady recordings
    * 2.7” widescreen LCD display
    * 16GB of internal Dual Flash Memory
    * Program Auto Exposure which automatically adjusts settings dependent upon subject and conditions
    * Range of control and creative options which can take your moviemaking to the next level:
          o Video Snapshot
          o Pre REC
          o Quick Start
    * With Canon’s Transfer Utility sharing movies online, on sites like YouTube™, has never been easier thanks to HD-SD conversion and Easy Web Uploading with PIXELA software.

Google Girds for a Grilling

Google Inc. is taking no chances as its executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, prepares to face a Senate hearing Wednesday on whether the company is abusing its dominance in Internet search.

Hoping to fend off any antitrust action, Google has hired at least 13 lobbying and communications firms since May, when the Federal Trade Commission ramped up its probe of the Internet giant. Firms led by figures from both parties—including former House Democratic leader Richard Gephardt and the son of Indiana Republican Sen. Richard Lugar—are going to bat for the company.

More @ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903374004576578720228529748.html

Sikkim Quake - 18 dead - 200 rescued - many trapped

18 people lost their lives as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit sikkim on Sunday evening. The death toll is at 18 which includes 7 in Sikkim, 4 in West Bengal 2 in Bihar and 5 in Nepal.

The armed forces have deployed teams for relief and rescue activity, the Centre is also sending emergency teams in. But heavy rains, intermittent power cut, and loss of mobile phone connectivity did hamper rescue operations in the initial hours.

At 6.10 pm on Sunday evening, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Sikkim. Mangan, 54 km from Gangtok, was the epicentre of that quake that left a trail of death and massive damages in its wake. It was not just Sikkim that was shaken, the tremors were felt in Delhi, West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, North East and Nepal.

Train Collision near Chennai - 7 Dead and 85 Injured

At least seven persons were tonight killed and 85 others injured when a passenger train from Chennai rammed into a stationary train near Arakkonam, derailing five coaches, about 75 km from Chennai, in the third major rail accident in two months.

IG North Zone Syleendra Babu said seven persons were killed in the collision that saw both the trains coming on the same track.

Additional Division Railway Manager in Chennai Usha Venugopal said seven bodies have been recovered from the five mangled bogies which were thrown off the track following the incident at around 9.40 pm.
In Delhi, Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal said 85 persons have been injured and the casualty figure could go up.

Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi announced exgratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next of the kin of the dead, Rs 1 lakh for those grievously injured and Rs 25,000 for those who suffered simple injuries.
He said the cause of the accident could not be ascertained immediately. Mittal said according to preliminary report it could be a human error.

Trivedi said the signal was red when the collision took place. The driver of the EMU A Rajkumar is among the injured. His breath analysis was negative for alchohol.

blast at Delhi High court - flash news

As per NDTV there was a blast reported at Delhi hight court Gate No.5. Unconfirmed reports that three to four members injured because of the blast.

Gate No. 5 is the main entrance to the court and there usually security in place. Police control room got a phone call requesting help. The Blast took place just before the court opened for hearings.

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Acer unveils Ferrari Liquid Mini phone

Featuring a 3.2-inch HVGA multi-touch capacitive screen, the phone sports a red Ferrari body and weighs mere 105 grams.

The phone packs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and will come preinstalled with Ferrari engine sound, Ferrari-themed wallpapers and pictures. The phone's user interface (UI) has also been Ferrari themed.

Powered by 600MHz processor, the phone will come with 5 megapixel camera which is capable of recording at a resolution of 480p, 512MB RAM, and 8GB microSD card.

No more pesky calls, SMSes from Sept 27: TRAI

From the last week of September, mobile phone and landline users registered with the National Customer Preference Registry - a modified version of what was earlier called Do Not Call Registry - will be free from these phone calls and text messages.

Trai had announced the new rules last year under which telemarketers, who call customers registered with Do Not Call, would face fines of 75,000 for the first violation and up to 2.5 lakh for the sixth offence, following which they would be blacklisted for two years. However, this has not been implemented yet.

A common and easily identifiable number series for calls and SMSes emanating from telemarketers wasn't available, which initially delayed implementation.

Language Service on Mobile Phones

IMImobile has come up with a new application called the MY SMS, which will provide the Value Added Service (VAS) operators an access to the customers in their native language.

It is through the use of this service that customers can demand for SMS alerts in the language they prefer. The access to any information in the language demanded is not dependent on the mobile phone that one possesses.
The application can be easily downloaded in the phone. The customers using Symbian or J2Me featured cellphones just need to dial 56263 and the settings of the application will be received on the phone. The application does not support the operating systems like Android and many others.

More @ http://newstonight.net/content/language-service-mobile-phones

FB Phone from Vodafone

Vodafone and Facebook have come together to launch a mobile handset catering to social networking enthusiasts. The phone integrates Facebook as default homescreen once switched on.

Vodafone Blue, largely meant for emerging markets, is priced at Rs 4,950 and expects to tap into the youth segment. It will come with unlimited access of Facebook for a year, as the British telecom giant looks to shore up its data revenue. Vodafone will retail the handset across 4,000 outlets in the country. The telco said it will look to upgrade the phone by offering regional language options and localized content, a must to penetrate the Indian market, along with 3G and WiFi in the next 12-18 months.

Out of Vodafone's 143 million subscribers in India, about 29 million are active data service users. Data accounts for 8% of Vodafone India's revenue and customers using facebook on the network has grown four times in the six months said the telco. The handset which has a designated Facebook button has been manufactured by TCL-Alcatel for Vodafone and was conceptualized a year ago.

Poonam pandey strips for Team India ... Images

My Country, My Team..... Lets Win the World... Luv u all u muwwwaaaaaahhh!! xoxo

The world will see that I lived up to my inspiration. now, I am sure my team will beat England. Our time has come... the Pics r in Series every Match they win in England will release More... but for now its a Inspirational one for them

This is what poonam pandey tweeted in her twitter Account .....

Yamaha launched R15 which costs 1.07 lakhs

Going aggressive on Indian market, Yamaha Motors, the big daddy of the biking world has re-launched the R15 motorcycle in India for a price tag of Rs. 1.07 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi). The YZF-R15 version 2.0 is a 150cc liquid-cooled 4-stroke fuel injected bike and is available for booking from today across all Yamaha outlets in India.

Yamaha, which has steadily grown its presence in the Indian market, expects the new R15 variant to serve the needs of sports bike enthusiasts in India. It says the new upgraded version of R15 will add a new and exciting dimension to biking in the country.

Thiru Onam in 2011

Onam Festival is celebrated in the beginning of the first month of Malayalam Calendar (Kolla Varsham) called Chingam. This month corresponds to August-September in Gregorian Calendar and Bhadrapada or Bhadon in Indian (Hindu) Calendar.

Onam is the largest festival in the Indian state of Kerala. It falls during the first month of the Malayalam calendar which is Chingam (August–September) and marks the homecoming of the legendary King Maveli. The festival lasts for ten days and is linked to many elements of Kerala's culture and tradition. Intricate flower carpets, elaborate banquet lunch, snake boat races, Puli Kali, and the Kaikottikkali dance all play a part in the festival. And it can be undoubtedly said that these elements constitute the diversity, colorfulness and richness that no other festival can claim in this world.

In 2011 Onam will be celebrated on September 9