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Offering flight ticket booking through mobile phones, Jet Airways Friday entered into a partnership with ngpay, giving fliers a convenient option to seamlessly book tickets on their mobile phones, an official said.
This service will allow fliers to book, cancel and refund their eTickets and also manage payment cards on their phones. Upon completion of the booking process, an eTicket will automatically be sent to the flier's preferred email address. The eTicket details will also be sent to his mobile phone via SMS.

"Jet Airways' partnership with ngpay will offer yet another convenient booking channel, enabling our guests to book tickets on their mobile," said Sudheer Raghavan, chief commercial officer at Jet Airways (I) Ltd.

"We are confident that the convenience and simplicity of this service will be much appreciated by our guests, especially since mobile phones have now become an integral part of our daily lives," he added.

To activate this facility, fliers need to download the ngpay - mobile ticketing application on their GPRS enabled mobile phones by sending an SMS "JetNgpay" to 56388.

They will then receive a SMS with a link to download the application. Upon successful download, the ngpay icon will be displayed on their mobile phones.

With over a million users, ngpay is the fastest growing end-to-end mobile commerce service in India.

Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 97 aircraft, which includes 10 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft, 12 Airbus A330-200 aircraft, 55 next generation Boeing 737-700/800/900 aircraft and 20 modern ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft.
--IANS

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Travel firm MakeMyTrip.com today announced its tie-up with Visa Inc, a global payments technology company, to provide offers to Visa cardholders on the purchase of holidays and flights from the online travel agency.
The Visa cardholders, namely Platinum, Infinite and Signature, can avail a free airport transfer at any airport in India on purchase of an international air ticket or holiday from MakeMyTrip, or they can avail an additional domestic air ticket free on purchase of three domestic air tickets.

Commenting on the tie-up with Visa, MakeMyTrip co-founder and CEO Deep Kalra said, "This facility will be helpful to Visa cardholders and will enable them to avail maximum benefits while travelling. This tie-up gives us the bandwidth to reach out to more Visa cardholders and increase our customer base." This pan-India deal is valid exclusively for Visa cardholders, he said in a statement.

He added that "with people planning their vacation, Visa cardholders can gain by opting for some of our great offers available for international holidays like Europe, South East Asia, the US and more where Visa cardholders can benefit."
--UNI

Pop star Lady Gaga has become the first person to have nine million followers on micro blogging site Twitter.

The eccentric singer became the most popular person on the social networking site last August overtaking Britney Spears when they both had just over 5.7 million followers, reports the BBC.

She joined Twitter in 2008 with her first Tweet saying she was rehearsing for the ‘Just Dance’ video.

Justin Bieber is the second most popular celebrity on the site, with just over 8.3 million followers.

Gaga’s latest single, ‘Born This Way’, is at number one in the Billboard Hot 100 and made it to number three in the official UK singles chart.

The star also has 31 million fans on Facebook and her videos have had more than a billion views on YouTube. (ANI)

Friday," sung by 13-year-old Rebecca Black, was uploaded to YouTube last month by Ark Music Factory, a Los Angeles-based company that was hired by the girl's parents to produce the song for their daughter.

"It's Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday, everybody's looking forward to the weekend," the chorus goes. "Partying, partying, partying. Fun, fun, fun, fun. Looking forward to the weekend."

The video attracted scant attention until a popular comedian linked to it on his blog 10 days ago saying "Songwriting Isn't for Everyone."

As the tune began to attract attention on YouTube, a Yahoo! music blog called it a "mind-meltingly horrific song" and asked readers "Is YouTube Sensation Rebecca Black's 'Friday' The Worst Song Ever?"

Time magazine described "Friday" as a "train wreck" and the video as "hilariously dreadful."

The poor reviews only fueled more interest in the video and it has become a viral hit, racking up millions of YouTube views, spawning a slew of parodies on the video-sharing site and making Black an Internet sensation.

A total of around 17,000 YouTube viewers have hit the "like" button on YouTube for the song while the vast majority -- 133,100 -- have gone for "dislike."

"Friday" was nonetheless number 45 on the iTunes list of best-selling 99-cent singles on Monday.

Amid the deluge of venom, Black has shown considerable poise and dignity in interviews and appearances in which she has addressed her numerous detractors.

The aspiring singer told ABC's Good Morning America that some of the comments had made her cry.

"When I first saw all these nasty comments I did cry," Black said. "I felt like this was my fault and I shouldn't have done this and this is all because of me.

"Now I don't feel that way," she said.

"I think I have talent on some level," Black told Good Morning America. "I don't think I'm the worst singer but I don't think I'm the best singer."

Asked who she would most like to sing a duet with, the YouTube star said Justin Bieber, the Canadian teen idol who was also discovered on YouTube.

Chocolate Day will be celebrated on Wednesday,February 9, which falls on the third day of Valentine week.
The Valentine week started on Monday with Rose Day and Tuesday is being celebrated as the Propose Day.

On the occasion of Chocolate Day, loved ones gift chocolate to each other as a token of love and affection. They also confess their love to each other.

Samaylive team also wishes all the readers a very happy chocolate day.

We are providing below some SMS messages, which can be forwarded to your loved ones:

 
This is a chocolate message,
For a dairy milk person,
From a five star friend,
For a melody reason,
And a kitkat time,
On a munch day,
In a perk mood to say,
Happy Chocolate Day..

 
Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate chocolate!
It will make you jump with joy; it will make you act so coy!
chocolate, chocolate, chocolate chocolate chocolate,
Pay for the choclate with every last penny, and buy so many and many!

 
Life is like a chocolate box,
Each chocolate is like a portion of life,
Some are crunchy, some r nutty,
Some r soft, but all r DELICIOUS.
The chocolate day is the one very special day in the valentine week where one gives chocolate to his/her beloved. …

Over the past five decades TTK Prestige Limited, has emerged as India’s largest kitchen appliances company catering to the needs of home makers in the country. Every Prestige brand product is built on the pillars of safety, innovation, durability and trust, making the brand the first choice in millions of homes.

We always begin by understanding the needs and requirements of our customer and then we design and deliver innovative products. TTK Prestige Limited is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Pressure Cookers and it has been forefront in introducing several innovations like Gasket Release System (GRS), Gasket Offset Device (GOD) and Double Locking System, all firsts in India. Prestige has been responsible for changing the cooking habits of millions in India; it has demonstrated how one could cook meals in minutes, the healthy way.

Rangoli designs are generally based on themes that have been in use through ages. The common rangoli themes are the celestial symbols such as the rising sun, moon, stars, zodiac signs
, holy symbols like Om, mangal kalash, swastika, chakra, a lighted Deepak, trident, “shree”, lotus etc. Goddess Lakshmi in the lotus symbolizes the figure of renewed life. Other popular themes are natural images like flowers, creepers, trees, fish, birds, elephants, dancing figures, human figures and geometrical figures such as circles, semi-circles, triangles, squares and rectangles. Drawing Diwali rangoli at the entrance door of individual homes is the common sight during Diwali decoration. For this, the footsteps of Goddess Lakshmi entering into the home are designed at the main entrance of the home or near the place of worship, which indicates the entrance of prosperity in the home. This is the special Diwali rangoli for the entrance. It is considered auspicious as it signifies showering of good luck and prosperity on the house and in the family.
However, all said and done, the theme and design of a Diwali Rangoli is dependent upon the creativity andrangoli imagination of an individual. Rangoli can be improvised into diverse visual art forms. There is really no limit to what you can do with a Rangoli. Because of this aspect of Rangoli, some Hindu communities in India actually organize Rangoli competitions during Diwali celebrations and prizes are given for the best designs. It is a delight to see the colorful designs unfold in the lights and fireworks of Diwali.

Diwali Rangoli Ingredients

rangoliA variety of ingredients are used to create a Rangoli. In old days, the colors were traditionally derived from natural dyes – from barks of trees, leaves, indigo, etc. Today however, synthetic dyes are used in a range of bright hue. Rangoli being mainly a floor art, powdered colors are used on cleaned floors to form decorations. The powder primarily consists of finely grounded rice flour. Finely ground white stone powder is used these days, as this is easier to apply and makes the rangolis brighter and well finished. One can also mix rice flour with white stone powder for a better preparation. The powder is usually taken in a pinch and applied with the thumb and the forefinger. Rangolis can be vivid, three-dimensional art complete with shadings when cereals, pulses either in their natural coloring or tinted with natural dyes are applied or they can be the traditional plain, yet as beautiful as, two-dimensional designs when colored powder such as rice, brick, chilly, turmeric, etc is used. In south Indian states like Kerala, flowers like marigolds and chrysanthemums and leaves are used to create Rangoli.

As a Diwali Rangoli is created through sprinkling powder by hand it is a very laborious and difficult process, and it’spattern difficult to render fine details – meaning the image must be quite large. But all pains are taken to create a perfect Rangoli. Why? Because this art reflects the Indian culture and upholds the age old values of hospitality, perfection in art and also, a deep-rooted reverence for the divine beings and a fear for the powers beyond the realm of human understanding.

Diwali Rangoli brings a sense of completion in the joyous celebrations of .
iwali is celebrated whole over India.Diwali Rangoli is made to welcome Goddess Lakhmi ,the Goddess of wealth,which is a part of Diwali Celebration.Rangoli is the art which is drawn on the doorsteps with various combinations of colors.

Diwali Rangoli is made up of mixture paste of Turmeric powder,chalk powder and colored rice grains.In Maharastra its called Rangoli,In Bengal its named as Alpana and in South India its called as Kolam.

Some Diwali Rngoli DESIGNS ( Pictures) collection added here and also Diwali Rangoli patterns

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Blue-eyed blonde American teen Alexandria Mills has won the Miss World crest for 2010, beating more than 100 other hopefuls at a glittering observance in south China.

Mills, an 18-year-old from the south US state of Kentucky, wept as outgoing Miss World Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar put the tiara on her head and directed her to a diamond-shaped throne assessing the pageant’s 60th anniversary.

The 1.75-metre attractiveness in white – a expert form recorded with the Elite Models bureau – signalled to the barracking gathering at the 2000-capacity Beauty Crown Theatre in the holiday resort village of Sanya on Hainan island.

During the two-hour affray, which every year sketches a international TV assembly of about one billion, Mills said her month expended exploring China with the other 114 Miss World hopefuls had made a “big impact” on her life.

Botswana’s Emma Wareus was second, and Venezuela’s Adriana Vasini put third in the pageant, which was first held in 1951.

The pageant got off to a colourful start with a presentation by dancers and drummers from China’s Li ethnic few assembly, who mostly reside on Hainan isle, which was hosting the happening for the fifth time in eight years.

Before the contestants whirled in nationwide costume for the “Dances of the World” segment, viewers were treated to a video montage of the women’s whirlwind trip of China – from the Great Wall to the buying malls.

Early very well liked Mariann Birkedal of Norway, recorded by British bookmaker William Hill as the woman to trounce before Mills, completed in the peak seven.

A win for Norway could have initiated a mix in Beijing, where the government is angry that the Oslo-based Nobel managing assembly bestowed this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

Aldorino, 24, said she had relished her year as Miss World, saying that in all the nations she had travelled to, one thing had stayed the same: “The grin on a child’s face, and that’s what has apprehended the moment”.

The affray emphasises the significance of benevolent humanity work.

Miss “Beauty with a Purpose” – Kenya’s Natasha Metto, who has worked on combatting an outbreak of parasitic Jigger fleas in her homeland – acquired a “fast-track” location in the last assembly of 25, but was then eliminated.

Ireland’s violin-playing Emma Waldron, who won the gifts challenge and completed in the peak five, wowed the assembly by welcome them in Chinese, while Miss China, Xiao Tang, talked mostly in English.

The happening competitors the Miss Universe pageant belongs to by US tycoon Donald Trump, which was won by Mexico’s Jimena Navarrete in August.

In 1951, Sweden’s Kiki Hakansson became the first Miss World. Oscar-winning American player Halle Berry was a finalist in 1986.

Venezuela and India have made the most Miss Worlds, with five titleholders each. Bollywood celebrity Aishwarya Rai took the crest in 1994.

In 2002, the pageant was shifted from Nigeria to Britain after more than 200 persons past away in clashes sparked when a bulletin proposed the Muslim prophet Mohammed would have selected a wife from amidst the contestants had he been alive.

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambanis new 27-storey Mumbai skyscraper likely sets a record as the worlds most expensive residential home, according to Forbes magazine.
"Indias richest man, and the fourth-richest man in the world, has eschewed understatement," the magazine said reporting Ambanis plans to move into the 570-foot building, called Antila, this month.
Noting that the home is worth 630 million pounds, or $1 billion, as reported by the Telegraph, Forbes said in its last ranking of worlds most expensive homes in November 2009, The Manor, Candy Spellings Beverly Hills mansion, won out at a price tag of $150 million.
New mansions may have come on the market since, "but even given those facts, at $1 billion the Antila outprices any home on the market, anywhere in the world, by an order of magnitude," it said.
"Given the enormous gap between the Antilas sale price and the known closing cost of any home sold in recent years, theres an awfully good chance that this is the most paid for a home, ever," Forbes said noting the highest price paid for a home in 2010 was somewhere between $47 million and $72 million for Le Belvedere, in Bel Air.
According to reports, the "awfully strange-looking tower" has a health club, gym, dance studio, a ballroom, guestrooms, numerous lounges, a 50-seat screening room, an elevated garden, three helipads, and underground parking for 160 vehicles.
The Indian building is a skyscraper, which is bound to fetch more than a single-family home - even a stately 19,500-square-foot building across the street from the Metropolitan Museum of Art such as Helus, Forbes said. "But Ambani is moving in with his wife, three children and a modest 600-person staff. That makes it a residence, and by my count, the worlds most expensive," it said.

Teachers Day Messages,Happy Teachers Day SMS,Teachers Day Greeting Cards:Teachers is one of the greatest people with whom you can come across in my life. They are not only dedicated donors, but also mentors in your life. At each step of his life, you come to cross the teachers who dedicate his life to educate students like you. Of course, the definition of teachers can not be limited to the subject because the teacher who will help you in your life teacher. Many times in life, you feel like to thank your teacher, but you can not find suitable cases. Since that day teachers to note the efforts that teachers and to thank him for being a guiding light in my life. You can express my gratitude for your teacher with Teacher’s Day messages. They are a kind of “Thank You” messages for teachers. Read the following messages to thank the teachers.

Teacher’s Day message

* You are the best teachers in this world. Where can I go in my life, I will always remember that I have excellent leadership as a teacher, you.
* I found the manual, friendship, discipline and love, all rolled into one. This person (name of your teacher)
* Without you, we would be lost. Thank you, the teacher is guiding us, inspiring us and makes us what we have today.
* We will always be grateful for all the hard work and effort that you put in the field of education to us.
* You are not only our teachers. On the contrary, you are a friend, philosopher and guide, all formed in one person. We will always be grateful to you for your support.
* I can not say that always. But, I mean it when I’m talking about. Thank you teachers for what you have done for us.
* You were a mentor of life. Although I did not realize this before. Now it feels wonderful to have someone lead me in the right path in life. Happy Teacher’s Day!
* Thanks for being my teacher and guided me to the right path of life. I thank you teacher!
* With a great teacher like you, I was sure that life will be a successful journey, but I never knew you would make a journey with such success, ease. I can not express my gratitude sir!
* You have been more than a teacher-mentor, guide and philosopher! Thank you for blessing me.
* The success of your blessings, and teacher. I will always be grateful to you.
* The Best me, reminds me of you. Happy Teacher’s Day!
* Life is a journey, and your words were the guiding star throughout. Happy Teacher’s Day!
* Teacher, you always showed us the right path. Whatever little we have achieved in my life because of you only. Thank you for being our guide and mentor. Happy Teacher’s Day!

Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated all over the world on Thursday, Sept 2, 2010. Janmashtami is the joyful celebration of Lord Krishna’s birth. Krishna Janmashtami , is also known as “Krishnashtami” is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of god Vishnu.

Janmashtami is also called by these names ,”Gokulashtami“, “Ashtami Rohini”, “Srikrishna Jayanti“, “Sree Jayanthi” or simply as “Janmashtami“,

The ritual is to fast the previous day (Saptami, seventh day), which is followed by a night-long vigil commemorating the birth of Krishna at midnight in the jail where his maternal uncle Kansa was keeping them captive, and his immediate removal by his father Vasudeva to a foster-home for safe-keeping.

At midnight, the idol of the infant Krishna is bathed, adorned in new clothes and jewellery, placed in a cradle and worshiped. The fast is completed after Aarti, a special prayer

Fasting, bhajans, pujas and many other rituals mark Janmashtami celebrations in India.

Prakash Raj, South Indian actor got married to his long time girlfriend, choreographer, Pony Verma on August 24, in Mumbai. The photographs, pictures, images of Prakash Raj Marrige with Pony Verma are available all across the net.

Prakash Raj is the same actor who has acted as villian, Gunny Bhai in Salman Khan’s latest action flick, Wanted. The marriage of Prakash Raj and Pony Verma was conducted in Punjabi Style and was attended by family members and close friends of the couple. Pony is a famous choreographer and has taught steps to actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor. She has even choreographed for Prakash Raj’s latest Tamil film, Inidhu Inidhu.

It is the most important day of the year for the Parsi community in India and all over the world today as they celebrate Navroze, or Parsi new year. This day is marked with prayers, and festive food preparation in the community.

The people in the Parsi community begin their offering of prayers to the dead and repentance 10 days before the Navroze. The 10th and the last day is known as the Pateti. The day is marked by a number of preparations in the families of the Parsi’s, which include a host of delicacies. Sev, which is prepared with dry fruits and ghee, is the most important dish of the Parsi’s.
People call each other at their respective homes and offer them to drink falooda and eat chocolates to mark their happiness on this day. This is indeed the most auspicious day for the Parsi’s in India and all over the world. So we wish them a ‘Happy Nawroze’

Kim shares steamy moments with not one but two men, her mother Kris fights with her husband, and Kourtney considers moving to New York to escape her family.

Friendship Day celebrations take place on the first Sunday of August Or August 3rd of every year. The tradition of dedicating a day in honor of friends began in US in 1935. Gradually the festival gained popularity and today Friendship Day is celebrated in a large number of countries.On this day people spend time with their friends and express love for them. The exchange of Friendship Day Gifts like flowers, cards and wrist bands is a popular tradition of this occasion.

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The following cinemas are offering advance booking: inox Chennai, pvr cinemas, sathyam cinemas, ticketnew, abirami Sangam, Padmam and TheCinema.
All of these cinemas are offering advance online booking and customers can reserve their seats online. They can also choose many other facilities also like they can choose the seat of their own choice and they can pay online for their favorite drink as well.
Those, who are searching for Inox Chennai to book their online seats, should visit the following link:

http://www.inoxmovies.com/.

Inox is one of the biggest and most famous cinema halls in Chennai and it is the place where fans prefer to go and watch movie along with their friends and family members. Sangam Cinema, on the other hand, is another big giant screen which contains 1080 seats including 106 Executive class seats, 196 corporate class seats, 658 Silver class seats and 126 Budget class seats. For Sangam, you can visit the following link .
www.sangamcinemas.com. Padmam has 563 seats and Roopam has 363 seats respectively. Roopam has 48 Executive Class seats while Padman has 44.

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Mother’s day will be celebrated all over the world on 9th May 2010. Almost everybody loves to greet their mother with a Happymother’s day sms message, happy mother’s day text,mother’s day quotes,mother’s day greetings, mother’s day wishes, mother text / mother sms along with mothers day flower / gifts / gift baskets / cards that’s not all, some love to pick & include mothers day poems, quotes for mothers day,mum sms, mom sms messages and happy mothers day sms / text greetings messages.

Mothers Day SMS List

We would not have been easy,
If you were not there…
Love you Mom…
Happy Mother’s Day

Each Day I grow proud a little
more seeing you as a Wonderful Mother…
Wishes you on Mother’s Day

You are the only Who do everything for me
even if it causes pain for you
Mother’s Day Wishes

A mother is the truest friend we have,
when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us;
when adversity takes the place of prosperity;
when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us;
when trouble thickens around us;
still will she cling to us,
and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness,
and cause peace to return to our hearts.

Wishing you happy mother’s day

Anjelah Johnson born on 14th May 1982, is an American actress, comedian, & former NFL cheerleader. Johnson is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv during its 13th Season. Her characters include a rude fast food employee named Bon Qui Qui and a Vietnamese nail salon employee.

Johnson was born and raised in San Jose, California, She is of Mexican-American and Native American descent. After 3 years of college Johnson moved to Los Angeles to pursue an entertainment career. She subsequently became a cheerleader for the Oakland Raiders. As a member of the Oakland Raiderettes she was named Rookie of the year and performed in Super Bowl XXXVII.

Johnson joined the cast of MADtv in 2007, as a featured performer, for the thirteenth season. She made her debut on the show in November 2007, going on to portray Bon Qui Qui, a fast food employee who treats customers rudely. The clip made its way to YouTube where it gained a cult-like following, reaching more than 30 million views. She also reprised her bit about Tammy the nail salon lady, made popular in her stand-up prior to joining the show. In 2008, Johnson was nominated for an ALMA award for Outstanding Female Performance in a Comedy Television Series for her work on MADtv.

Aside from her stand-up appearances, Johnson appeared in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel in 2009 and Our Family Wedding in 2010.

Manasvi Mamgai, 22, was crowned Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2010 at a gala event Friday night. She will represent India at the global pageant later this year.

Neha Hinge, 23, was crowned Miss India International 2010, while Nicole Faria, 20, is Miss India Earth 2010.

A bevy of Bollywood stars like Shahid Kapoor, Salman Khan, Lara Dutta, Neha Dhupia and Vivek Oberoi mesmerised the audience with their performances.

The contestants dazzled in beautiful creations by designers Ritu Kumar and Anita Dongre.

The 18 finalists were judged by personalities like Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, writer Chetan Bhagat, tennis star Sania Mirza, boxer Vijender Singh, director Anurag Basu, designer Ritu Beri and actor Kunal Kapoor.

This year, Sushmita Sen’s production company Tantra Entertainment has been awarded the India franchise to select participant for the Miss Universe contest and the winner will represent India at the international pageant.

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Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor awarded Maria Islam with Rs.500,000 for giving the most catchy closing line for Pepsi's ad campaign -- The Game.

"I am very, very happy on winning the prize from Pepsi and doubly for getting it from the youth icon Ranbir Kapoor. This is an unbelievable experience," said Maria receiving the gift check from the actor Sunday.

There were around 1.2 lakh people who cleared the three levels of the game and came close to Rs.500,000, but Maria piped the rest for the top prize giving the line "Loser Game Master...you gotta think faster...Aur bhi koi chunauti hai to le aao, par tab tak kehte raho...Youngistan ka wow!!!"

Ranbir said: "It was a very new and engaging concept for television. There were five parts and three levels, Maria hurdled every step successfully. I was lucky to be the part of the trendsetting thing that they started."

Pepsi continued the ad-campaign through IPL season 3 and hence they planned to declare the winner on the final day of the cricket extravaganza.

Asked which team he supports in the final, Ranbir said, "I think Mumbai Indians will take the cup. I will support Mumbai Indians."