How to download the Rupee symbol [VIDEO]

Government of India says may have to wait for at least one year before you get keyboards for your computers with the new Rupee Symbol.

Foradian Technologies Pvt Ltd, a Mangalore-based firm, has created a new font called the Rupee_Foradian, which can be downloaded from the company's site - Download the symbol here .

The firm has also put in a slide show on the site to help users download the symbol, and the move has generated amazing results with the tiral version being loaded about 1,100 times with the first hour of its launch. The company made available the full version, free, as soon as the hits crossed 5,000.

How to download the Rupee symbol [VIDEO]

The Women look Most Beautiful at the Age 31.

Women aged 31 are at the peak of their beauty, according to a new study which breaks the age-old myth that teenagers are the most attractive.

Women in their late 20s and early 30s are considered more attractive than fresh-faced eighteen and nineteen year olds, researchers said.

The findings, from a survey of the opinions of over 2,000 men and women, found that beauty was as much rooted in personality as appearance, according to The Telegraph.

The Women look Most Beautiful at the Age 31.

iPhone 4 in India by October by Airtel

India's leading mobile operator, Bharti Airtel, is looking to launch Apple's iPhone 4 in September or October, Chief Executive Officer for India and South Asia Sanjay Kapoor said on Monday.

India's curbs on import of telecoms equipment are easing, Kapoor added. Carriers in the world's fastest-growing mobile market must obtain government clearance before they place any equipment purchase order, and earlier this year India had barred some operators from placing orders with China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp on security concerns.

Last week, the telecoms minister said the government expected to resolve the issue in a couple of weeks.

iPhone 4 in India by October by Airtel

Germans party in oneof the country's busiest stretches of "Autobahn".

This is one of the craziest venue i ever heard for the Party Goers. Germans had organised an enormous party on one of the country's busiest stretches of "Autobahn".

At least 1m people are expected to drop in on a banquet being held on Sunday on a 60km stretch of motorway.

Only pedestrians and cyclists are now allowed on this part of the A40/B1.

The event is part of cultural celebrations in the western Ruhr area, Germany's former industrial heartland.

The party organisers said they had given away 20,000 tables for "the longest banquet in the world" in the middle of the motorway between the cities of Dortmund and Duisburg.

Germans party in oneof the country's busiest stretches of "Autobahn".

Divers find 230-year-old champagne in Baltic shipwreck which is tastes Fabulous

Divers have found bottles of champagne some 230 years old on the bottom of the Baltic which a wine expert described on Saturday as tasting "fabulous."

Thought to be premium brand Veuve Clicquot, the 30 bottles discovered perfectly preserved at a depth of 55 metres could have been in a consignment sent by France's King Louis XVI to Russian Tsar Peter the Great.

If confirmed, it would be by far the oldest champagne still drinkable in the world, thanks to the ideal conditions of cold and darkness.

"We have contacted (makers) Moet & Chandon and they are 98 per cent certain it is Veuve Clicquot," Christian Ekstroem, the head of the diving team, told AFP.

Divers find 230-year-old champagne in Baltic shipwreck which is tastes Fabulous

Old Spice ad campaign goes viral[Video]

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In one of the largest viral video ad campaign ever launched, Old Spice is swarming YouTube.

The Procter & Gamble Co. brand released more than 180 videos featuring the campaign's star, ex-football player Isaiah Mustafa. In the videos, he responds personally to online queries or comments from various Web users and some famous ones, including Ellen DeGeneres and Alyssa Milano.

The videos, all of which feature Mustafa in a towel speaking directly to the camera, have been steadily released over the last few days. On Friday, they accounted for eight of the most popular 11 videos on YouTube and more than 21 million views in total.

Old Spice ad campaign goes viral[Video]

Britain not to ban Muslim women from wearing burqa

Britain has said that it would not follow France in banning Muslim women from wearing 'burqa' in public as such a move would run contrary to the conventions of a "tolerant and respectful society".

The immigration minister, Mr Damian Green, told 'The Sunday Telegraph' that the move to ban women from wearing veils would be "rather un-British", despite a recent opinion poll showing widespread public support for such an action.

Claiming it would be "undesirable" for Parliament to vote on a burqa ban in Britain similar to that approved in France, he said: "Telling people what they can and can't wear, if they are just walking down the street, is rather un-British thing to do.

Britain not to ban Muslim women from wearing burqa

UN assigns Mukesh Ambani to key group on development goals

Reliance Industries chief, Mr Mukesh Ambani, has been named by the United Nations to a key advocacy group on Millennium Development Goals, whose mandate includes finding ways to fight socio-economic evils such as poverty.

Mr Ambani is the only Indian to be a part of the MDG Advocacy Group that comprises eminent international personalities including Microsoft Chairman, Mr Bill Gates, philanthropist, Mr Ted Turner and Nobel laureate, Mr Muhammad Yunus, among others.

Ambani is expected to focus on a global partnership for development, that will include development of an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system.

UN assigns Mukesh Ambani to key group on development goals

Brain exercises reduce accident risk in older drivers

There's a clinically proven brain fitness training tool that helps older adults reduce their likelihood of being in a car accident.

For instance, playing a computer-based programme DriveSharp for 20 minutes a day, three times a week helps older drivers cut their crash risk up to 50 per cent, stop 22 feet sooner when driving at 90 kmph and increase confidence while driving at night and in stressful conditions.

"It is important for drivers to understand that they can take an active role in staying safe on the road as they age," said Jodi Olshevski, gerontologist and assistant vice president of The Hartford Financial Services Group.

Brain exercises reduce accident risk in older drivers

Twitter exploring new ways to earn money with special deals

Twitter is exploring new business models.

The newest idea is special deals for Twitter users. The deals would be financed by companies that use the Twitter account @earlybird for advertising, reported Twitter on its website.

Deals will initially be almost exclusive to American markets. But, over time, it's possible that the deals could be expanded to other regions or focus on broader categories, like music or fashion.

Twitter, which lets users send messages up to 140 characters long, has grown rapidly to more than 12 million users. But the Californian start-up has had a hard time earning money. Plans for an advertising campaign met with sharp resistance from Twitter users.

Twitter exploring new ways to earn money with special deals

YouTube theme song on Paul the octopus

Paul the octopus now has the ultimate accessory of every bona fide television celebrity - his own theme song.

Penned by a man billed as a novelty animal song writer, Parry Gripp, the tune features a somewhat nasal vocal track over a simple electronic beat.

The chorus is sung to the immortal words: "Paul, the Octopus, We love you, He picks the winner, When he eats his dinner, Paul the Octopus, We love you."

Paul's acquired his celebrity status while building a 100-percent record in predicting eight games correctly at the World Cup.

YouTube theme song on Paul the octopus

World Cup final ball auctioned off for $74,000 brought by Spanish Fan

First Time WC winner have another chance to rejoice as one of the Spanish fans have bought a ball used in Spain's World Cup final win over Holland for £48,200 ($74,000) in an online charity auction.

Proceeds from the sale on eBay are due to go to 46664, Nelson Mandela's campaign to prevent HIV/Aids.

The company said 133 bids had been placed from 55 international bidders.

World Cup final ball auctioned off for $74,000 brought by Spanish Fan

Chance to Boeing 747 Dreamliner at Farnborough international air show.[VIDEO]

(BBC.com)The BBC's Richard Scott watched the plane coming in to land with chief project engineer Mike Sinnett at Farnborough. Farnborough is a town in north east Hampshire, England

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has landed at Farnborough for its first appearance at an international air show.

Boeing's flagship aircraft is different from conventional aircraft, having been built largely out of light-weight composite material.

"This is the first time we've had a new airplane at an air show since the early 1990s," Jim Albaugh, boss of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, told the BBC.

Chance to Boeing 747 Dreamliner at Farnborough international air show.[VIDEO]

World’s First Red-Fleshed Apple Produced in Britain

Trees producing the first red-fleshed apples were on sale in Britain on Friday.

The Redlove, grown in Devon, southwestern England, boasts a rosy color from skin to core and was said to be richer in healthy antioxidants than other apples.

Saplings were being sold by British seeds and plants company Suttons, after a Swiss grower spent 20 years breeding the variety.

The apples were set to go on sale within five years.

World’s First Red-Fleshed Apple Produced in Britain

How FIFA WC change the fortune of Octopus Paul.

Paul made correct predictions of the outcome of all seven of Germany's matches as well as of Sunday's final by choosing to eat a morsel of food from a box emblazoned with the flag of the winning team.

TV stations in Germany and Britain broadcast live images of his decision for the final.

A Spanish town in northwestern Galicia, which celebrates an annual Octopus Festival has already requested that the salty soothsayer be allowed to join them as a guest of honour.

Whatever the decision, Paul has been rewarded with honorary citizenship of the town of O Carballino.

A Spanish wildlife defence group, ADDA, has also suggested that he be given a spot to live out the rest of his days in a marine sanctuary in Spain, rather than cooped up in an aquarium.

How FIFA WC change the fortune of Octopus Paul.

Spain asks Germany if Paul the octopus can visit

Madrid's main aquarium is rolling out the red carpet to get Paul, the "psychic" octopus who uncannily forecast Spain's World Cup win over the Netherlands, to grace the champion country with a visit.

The Zoo Aquarium sent a request to the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen in western Germany this week to host the mollusc, whose prescient picks during the tournament propelled him to international fame, a spokeswoman said.

"We have not received a response," she told AFP.

Paul made correct predictions of the outcome of all seven of Germany's matches as well as of Sunday's final by choosing to eat a morsel of food from a box emblazoned with the flag of the winning team.

Spain asks Germany if Paul the octopus can visit

Yes to Cola, no to Bollywood: Saina Nehwal

By Uma Sudhir for NDTV

World No 2 in Badminton, Saina Nehwal, is shuttling her way towards becoming one of the top spots brands in India. Brand strategists say that she can now charge up to 30 lakh per endorsement - 500% more than what she used to get before her ranking shot up.

Unlike her coach, Pullela Gopichand, who refused to endorse aerated drinks at the peak of his career, Saina says she's wide open to offers, especially since she's somewhat of a Cola girl herself.

"Today's generation wants to drink everything. I am also one of them. Gopi sir took a very brave decision because he believes if we do anything, the public follows. I don't see it that way that if I drink, others will also start drinking it,'' she said.

Yes to Cola, no to Bollywood: Saina Nehwal

Varanasi man designs pickpocket-proof jeans that gives electric jolts.

Imagine a pickpocket trying to steal your wallet but getting a 220-volt jolt! Wearing a special pair of jeans - designed by a Varanasi school dropout using basic scientific principles - might just help avoid a hole in your pocket.

The jeans has been designed by Shyam Chaurasia, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district. That's not all, with slight modifications, according to him, you can make all your garments "power-packed".

"You just need to fit a small battery-operated kit in the garment that you want to make power-packed," Chaurasia, 21, told IANS. Varanasi is around 300 km from Lucknow.

Varanasi man designs pickpocket-proof jeans that gives electric jolts.

2.5 mn Muslims threaten to leave Facebook over removal of certain Islamic pages

Angry over the removal of certain Islamic pages from Facebook, more than 2.5 million Muslim users are likely to quit the social networking website, according to a media report.

Following the removal of four extremely popular Islamic pages from the website, the Muslim community has expressed anger and a template letter that has been pasted into numerous Facebook pages accused the website's founder Mark Zuckerberg of "ignoring the feelings of more than 2.5 million Muslims", the Daily Mail reported.

The letter reads: "Although you have attended the world's best communication skills courses you have been most successful in growing great hatred and hostility between you and Muslims around the world, but seriously this time you have caused an almost unrepairable [sic] damage."

2.5 mn Muslims threaten to leave Facebook over removal of certain Islamic pages

Know your faith through Octopus Paul Via Apple app(Unofficial)

The uTouchLabs-developed app is called “Ask the Octopus”  and it’s available in the App Store  for the iPhone , iPod touch and iPad (though it doesn’t have a special iPad version).

It’s pretty basic. When you start it up, you see an animated octopus, and you’re asked to enter in two things to compare (Soup or salad? Paper or plastic? Jacob or Edward? We’re sure you can think of better things to compare). After you’ve picked the options, the octopus drifts to the sea floor and selects a box, just like Paul. It’s random, of course — we don’t believe this octopus has secret predictive powers, but like a Magic 8-Ball, it’s fun to play with.

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Know your faith through Octopus Paul Via Apple app(Unofficial)