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Tata Indica Vista Review

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Tata Indica Vista the new variant of Indica from Tata Motors. The new model has evolved nicely since initial version of Indica to Xeta and now to Vista. Pick up any news paper, one gets to notice the ads of this new car almost everyday. Interiors have been focussed more on those ads as well as all new look and the stylish features. I visited the Concorde Motors near Dairy circle in Bangalore last week to take a look at this car and test drive the same. Since I reached the premises around 6:30pm, … Read more… about Tata Indica Vista Review

Preparing for mid term exams

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It is a little over 2 months since my BITS MS classes started and it is already exam time. Preparing for the mid term exams now and hence a slow down in the number of posts here. Expect this trend to continue for another couple of weeks. I am finding it really hard to concentrate and study for more than an hour. Well, studying after long break is certainly tough. Neverthless... enjoying the good old days though! … Read more… about Preparing for mid term exams

Visit to Ponnai temples

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Last week I visited Swarna Vinayaka Temple near Ponnai town, located in the Vellore district of Tamil Nadu. This place is about 30 kms from Chittoor district. Ponnai is a small town in the border region of Andhra Pradesh(AP) and Tamil Nadu. Chittoor is the southern most district of AP where in the world famous Tirumala Tirupati Temple is located. Swayambu Vinayaka Idols in the sanctum On the eve of Ganesh Chathurti, we visited this temple last week. The Swarna Vinayaka Temple near Ponnai is a … Read more… about Visit to Ponnai temples

HDFC bank ATMs down?

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HDFC bank services are down at most inappropriate time! Its the festive time and tomorrow being Ganesh Chathurthi, my cousin and I went to a near by ATM to withdraw some money a while back. Security guard over there said, the HDFC bank's ATM service is down through out the country and not sure when it will be back. We went to an ICICI bank to withdraw money from an HDFC account. No success there either. A very little while ago he tried to transfer money to another friend through net banking. … Read more… about HDFC bank ATMs down?

Big TV DTH Service

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Big TV DTH has started its operations since Aug 19th for the public. It will be competing with already well established players in the market like Dish TV, Tata Sky and Sun Direct. Similar to Sun Direct, Big TV DTH will be using the (MPEG-4) technology. This is advantageous in many ways. Compressed data files transmitted through satellite using MPEG-4 technology will result in a high definition platform, which in turn will have better quality. However, the price of the set-top boxes will be … Read more… about Big TV DTH Service