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Airtel finally falls in line & installs connection

August 19, 2010. Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments

As reported by me earlier, I was facing a really tough time with getting Broadband Connection from AIRTEL. I have sent multiple emails to Airtel and have made numerous calls to their customer care. All was falling on deaf ears and blind eyes… At least that’s what I thought. However, when I finally escalated the matters to 121@airtel.in and nodal.west@airtel.in, things finally started falling in line.

After a few more calls, Airtel finally gave in. I should say, Airtel fell in …

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Airtel Broadband sucks

July 14, 2010. Tags: , , ,  •  1 Comment

Airtel Broadband Services lacks the most basic requirements of a great service provider: Customer Satisfaction.

Below is a classic case against Airtel - see hoe Airtel encourages its employees (mainly field executives) to take the extra step to lure customers with “rosy” promises, but miserably fails when it comes to commitment. There have been lot of complaints against Airtel, but the below mentioned case surpasses the rest. It is a classic example of how shameful a reputed service provider company can …

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Is Swine Flu really a threat to humanity?

August 12, 2009. Tags: , , , , ,  •  1 Comment

I want to tell that you should be aware of the symptoms of Swine Flu. But there is no need to panic and join the publicity propaganda carried out by media and others which acts as a vehicle to spread misconception than to spread scientific information. These are few facts about swine flu which discussed with the leading epidemiologists:

Swine flu (also known as H1N1 flu) is not new. It was first detected in 1987.
Infective stage of swine flu is 5 days: 1 day …

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Is Mumbai ready for “Tide of the Century”?

July 16, 2009. Tags: , , , ,  •  1 Comment

Mumbai is at an average elevation of 10-15 meters above sea level and receives an annual rainfall of about 2,200 mm per year, of which almost 50% is recorded in July every year. I am sure everyone would recollect the tragic 26th of July, 2005 when the rains created a havoc all over Mumbai bringing this metropolis to a grinding halt - for 3 consecutive days! With a record rainfall of 944mm in a single day, it caused tremendous losses …

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Hurray! Blogger turns 10 in August

June 20, 2009. Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

Google’s about to have its second tenth birthday. In late August, Blogger will officially turn 10 years old. As our birthday draws near, we thought it would be interesting to share some fun facts about Blogger:

Every minute of every day, 270,000 words are written on Blogger
Millions of people worldwide use Blogger to publish to their blog each week
Almost two thirds of Blogger’s traffic comes from outside North America (What’s the #2 country after the U.S.? Brazil, followed by Turkey, Spain, …

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Heart Surgery for Kids - Free of Cost

March 11, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,  •  4 Comments

Yes, you read it right… One hospital in India has pledged to perform heart surgeries on kids, absolutely FREE of cost.

The SAI SATHYA SAI INSTITUTE OF HIGHER MEDICAL SCIENCES will perform the heart surgeries on kids. If you want to avail this fabulous facility, please contact following address:

Sai Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences
EPIP Area, Whitefield,
Bangalore 560066
Karnataka, India
Telephone: +91-080-28411500
Fax: +91-080-28411502
Email for general queries: adminblr@sssihms.org.in

SHARE this information will all… Let’s be a part of this humane effort to save the …

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Slumdog Millionaire wins 8 Oscars!

February 23, 2009. Tags: , , , , ,  •  5 Comments

Hurray!!! Indians RULE everywhere… After a long wait, the Indian film, Slumdog Millionaire, won hands down at the Oscars. A stupendous 8 Oscars!!! WOW!

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MANY MANY Congratulations Slumdog Team. You have made us all proud. I am feeling very proud of my India. Jai Ho… Jai Hind…

Click here to check out the list of other Oscar winners…