China deploys new CSS-5 missiles on border with India

WASHINGTON: China has moved new advanced longer range CSS-5 missiles close to the borders with India and developed contingency plans to shift airborne forces at short notice to the region, according to Pentagon. Despite increased political and economic relationship between India and China, the Pentagon in a report to the US Congress said, tensions remain along the Sino-India borders with rising instances of border violation and aggressive border patrolling by Chinese soldiers.
However, a senior Defense Departmentofficial told reporters that the US has not observed any anomalous increase in military capabilities along the Sino-India border.
Noting that China continues to maintain its position on what its territorial claim is, the official said, the two capitals - Beijing and New Delhi - have been able to manage this dispute, in a way, using confidence-building measures and diplomatic mechanisms to be able to maintain relative stability in that border area.
"But it's something that China continues to watch; but I wouldn't say that there's anything in this report that demonstrates a spike or an anomalous increase in military capabilities along the border.
"It's something that China's paying very careful attention to. It's obviously something that India is paying careful attention to as well," the Senior Defense Department official said.
In its annual report, the US Defence department said, to improve regional deterrence, the PLA has replaced older liquid-fueled, nuclear capable CCS-3 intermediate range missiles with more advanced and survivable fueled CSS-5 MRBMs.
"China is currently engaged in massive road and rail infrastructure development along the Sino-India border primarily to facilitate economic development in western China: improved roads also support PLA operations," the Pentagon said.
The report presented to the Congress said despite increased political and economic relations over the years between China and India, tensions remain along their shared 4,057 km border, most notably over Arunachal Pradesh, which China asserts as part of Tibet and therefore of China, and over the Aksai Chin region at the western end of the Tibetan Plateau.
"Both countries, in 2009, stepped up efforts to assert their claims. China tried to block a USD 2.9 billion loan to India from the Asian Development Bank, claiming part of the loan would have been used for water projects in Arunachal Pradesh. This represented the first time China sought to influence this dispute through a multilateral institution," the Pentagon said.

India to overtake China as World's Biggest Country by 2026

India will overtake China to become the world's most populous nation within the next 16 years, according to new government figures.

Officials say the rise in population to more than 1.6 billion by 2050 will threaten the country's rapid economic development.
The subject of population growth in the country has been almost taboo since Indira Gandhi's heavy-handed population policies, which included forced sterilisations and vasectomies, caused widespread anger in the mid 1970s.
According to the author, Dr Amarjeet Singh of the National Population Stabilisation Fund, India will need to reconsider its position to stop population growth fuelling poverty.
India's current population of 1.1 billion will swell by 371 million in 2026, the report said, taking it beyond China's current 1.35 billion.
The scale of India's population explosion is highlighted by the fact that its most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, has more than 180 million people.
The report's publication provoked a clash between India's population experts and leading commentators over whether the rise will help or hinder the country's remarkable growth story. India's economy is currently growing at more than nine per cent second only to China.
Author Dr Amarjeet Singh warned that becoming the world's most populous country will trap several hundred million Indians in poverty.
"If we continue to grow at the current pace we will double our population in fifty years making sustainable development unattainable," he said.
His report blamed economic insecurity among the country's 500 million poor, which led to high rates of teenage pregnancies. It revealed that a quarter of India's teenage girls were either pregnant or mothers by age eighteen.
Those girls who left school early were more likely to become teenage mothers, while those who remained at school showed lower fertility levels, the report claimed.
Dr Singh's report for the Ministry of Heath and Family Welfare was denounced by rival experts and commentators who said a growing nation could pay a "demographic dividend" of even higher economic growth.
"This is absolute bunkum," said AR Nanda, executive director of the Population Foundation of India and former commissioner of India's census.
"Over the next 25 years India will reap a demographic dividend of high economic growth providing we invest in human resources and health. We could see an economic surge," he added.
Pavan K Varma, one of India's most influential social commentators, said India already produces 160,000 newly qualified engineers and more than one million technicians every year, which will increase as its population and investment in education rise.
He said increasing education opportunities and the rise in access to television was already slowing the population growth rate.
"More than 500 million people in rural India are watching cable television and as more and more try to replicate the lifestyles they see portrayed so fleshily, they see how each child reduces the possibility of being part of this upwardly mobile curve," he said.

FACTS ABOUT HUMAN BODY by Ravinder Singh

Human bone is as strong as granite in supporting weight. A block of bone the size of a matchbox can support 9 tonnes - that is four times as much as concrete can support.

The Strong Contraction of Your Heart Creates Enough Pressure To Squirt Blood As Far As 30 Feet.

You Can Still Have An Erection After Death.

Heart Attacks Are More Likely To Happen On Monday.

Three Hundred Million Cells Die In Your Body Every Minute.

80% of the brain is water.

The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour

The brain operates on the same amount of power as 10-watt light bulb.

Women’s hair is about half the diameter of men’s hair.

Blondes have more hair.

The largest internal organ is the small intestine.

The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razorblades.

Humans spend a third of their lives sleeping.

A pack-a-day smoker will loose approx. 2 teeth every 10 years.

People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more.

When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop--even you heart!

A human's mucus membrane, used to smell, is the size of a postage stamp.

Your skin is the heaviest organ.

Those stars and colours you see when you close and rub your eyes are called phosphenes.

The human brain stops growing at the ages of 18.

Sneezes can travel over 100 mph.

85% of the population can curl their tongue into a tube.

Only 7% of the population are lefties.

Our eyes never grow, our nose and ears never stop growing.

Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old.

Only one person in 2 billion will live to be 116 or older.

A human has 60,000 miles of blood vessels in their body.

The average person will drink 8,000 gallons of water during their lifetime.

There are 450 hairs in an average eyebrow.

Smart people have more zinc in their hair.

The lining of your digestive system is shed every 3 days.

The sound of knuckles cracking is generated by imploding synobial fluid.

The human tooth has about 55 miles of canals in it.

Your skin weighs twice as much as your brain.

The average Human bladder can hold 13 ounces of liquid.

If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.

The storage capacity of the human brain exceeds 4 terabytes.

You loose enough dead skin cells in your lifetime to fill eight five pound flour bags.

Your thumb is the same length as your nose.

Your foot is the same length as the distance between your wrist and elbow.

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

10 Essential Study Tips for Exam Time ...by Ravinder (only for my college friends)

It is almost time for exams. I am two weeks out and I am just starting to get nervous. I have C++(theory+partical), Data comminication and Networking, Operating system and SAD subject over a three day period - it is looking grim.
Here are 10 of my very best tips that I have taken from fitness, martial arts and life and applied to studying so that I can get the most out of my study time.

1. Get it done early
You concentrate much better during the early hours of the morning and afternoon. If you get up at 7am and eat a light breakfast you can knock out 4-5 hours of study before you even have lunch. This means you can finish before the day is even half way over and relax and distress. You might even find time for a workout!

2. Don’t do more than 6 hours a day
I went to a very inspiring speech by an educational revolutionary when I was in high school. He taught us that you should never study for more than six hours in a day and that those six hours should be broken up into 30 minute blocks with a 5-10 minute break inbetween each block as well as a longer break for food.
He used this method on many students and then showed us their grades - all A’s. Many of them topped the state. Try it out and see if it works for you.

3. Don’t put it off even for a second
You must be very wary of your mind during study time. It will no doubt be tired and agitated and longing for some distraction. As soon as you see your mind moving away from your study topic catch it and put it back on track. Do not put off your work even for a second because soon seconds turn into minutes, minutes turn into hours and before you know it you will be in the exam hall wishing you had studied harder.

4. Exercise
This is a fitness website! I couldn’t go too long without bringing up exercise. I always go for a run or do some exercise before I study in the morning and it really wakes me up and leaves me feeling energised so I can hit the books with some power! Don’t go too hard, just a nice relaxing bit of cardio.

5. Don’t be within ear shot of a TV
One of my high school teachers said that whenever the TV was on in his house his kids never studied. I found this to be 100% true - when my mom or brother had the TV on I left my study and went and watched it or farted around for a while. Study where there is no risk of hearing the TV.

6. Email, blogs, etc. can wait
People seem to think that they need to check their online accounts every five seconds. This is especially true for bloggers who check their feeds and favorite website multiple times during the day. If you take a look at my stats for regular visiter you would see that a handful (50 or more) come back to the homepage more than 5 times in a day! That is good for me as it means they like the site but they probably aren’t getting much work done! (Don’t stop though!) 
The point is, emails and all that can wait. They will be there in the morning or in a few hours and the people who sent the emails rarely expect you to reply right away. Back in the old days a letter took weeks to arrive and be replied to so slow down a little bit - even if it is just for the exam period.

7. Eat fruit
Fruit is full of so many goodies - vitamins, nutrients and most importantly lasting energy. The energy that comes from fruit isn’t going to cause a spike like many nutrition “experts” would have you believe. Try having fruit for breakfast and snacks while you are studying - I bet you get more done and don’t feel as mentally tired after.

8. Drink water
Along the same lines as number 7, water helps keep you refreshed and stops you from getting mentally foggy. It is also a good health principle to adopt into your regular life so you may as well start while you are developing all these other good habits in exam week!

9. Review it
The key to remembering information for an exam is to review what you have done. My grades went way up when a friend of mine told me to review everything twice during the day. The information simply stuck better in my head. So, review your notes after each session and then review the whole lot at the end of the day. You will be shocked at how much more you can retain.

10. Don’t stress
So many people sit around thinking “oh I’ve got so much to do” and “I’ll never get it all done” and then they really don’t do anything about it. Exams are meant to be tough. They make a point of giving you as little revision/study time as possible. The thing you should remember is that everyone else is in the same boat. You are all on par and as such you have the same opportunity to get a high grade as the guy in the class who is a genius. If stress creeps into your mind use it to apply yourself to your books, not to distract you.

Conclusion
Get down to it. I hope these tips have helped. The most important tip in here is to get it done as early as possible so that it is out of the way. This will make for a much more pleasant study period. Good luck!

Nice story for some very busy personalities...Touched Ravinder Hearts

A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her..

5-year old son waiting for her at the door...
SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?'

MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.
SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?'
MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?'
the woman said angrily.
SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an
hour?'
MUM: 'If you must know, I make RS50 an hour.'
SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.
SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow RS25?'
The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so
you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other
nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to
bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard
everyday for such childish frivolities. '

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door..

The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the
little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get
some money?
After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down , and started
to think:
Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that R25.00
and she really didn't ask for money very often.The woman went to
the door of the little boy's room and opened the door...

'Are you asleep, son?' She asked.

'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.

'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the

woman. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you.
Here's the R25 you asked for.'

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he
yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some
crumpled up bills.

The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry
again.
The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at
his mother.

'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother
grumbled.

'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy
replied.
'Mummy, I have R50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please
come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'
The mother was crushed. She put her arms around her little son,
and she begged for his forgiveness.

It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life.
We should not let time slip through our fingers without having
spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that RS50 worth of your time withsomeone you love. *

*If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could
easily replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends
we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. *

The Best of India: Geographical facts by Ravinder Singh [B.C.A -- III]

India, one of the world's most ancient and living civilizations is the 7th largest country in the world. With 2.4 per cent of the total surface area of the world, many of the Indian states themselves are larger than a number countries of the world.

The geography of India is a showcase of diversity as it's landscape varies from snow-capped peaks to deserts, plains, rainforests, hills, and plateaus. From the highest mountains in the world to a vast coastline of over 7000km, from the barren and hot Thar desert to the second coldest inhabited place on earth...India has a number of interesting geographical facts in it's book.

Here's a look at some interesting facts about Indian geography:


Tallest Mountain in India: Kanchenjunga
Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world (after Mount Everest and K2) and the tallest peak in India, with an elevation of 8,586 metres (28,169 ft). "Kangchenjunga" which lies in the Himalayas means "The Five Treasures of Snows" translated, as it contains five peaks, four of them over 8,450 metres.
Kangchenjunga is known for its famous views from the hill station of Darjeeling. On a clear day, it presents an image not as much of a mountain but of a white wall hanging from the sky. The people of Sikkim revere Kangchenjunga as a sacred mountain.


Longest River in India: Ganga (Ganges)
Considered a sacred river to the Hindu's, the 2,510 km (1,560 mi) Ganga river rises in the western Himalayas in the Uttarakhand state of India, and drains into the Sunderbans delta in the Bay of Bengal. The Ganges and its tributaries drain a 1,000,000-square-kilometer (390,000 sq mi) fertile basin that supports one of the world's highest density of humans.

Three towns holy to Hinduism Haridwar, Allahabad, and Varanasi attract thousands of pilgrims to its waters. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims arrive at these three towns to take a dip in the Ganges, which is believed to cleanse oneself of sins and help attain salvation. The Ganges river's long held reputation as a purifying river appears to have a basis in science. The river water has a unique and extraordinary ability to retain oxygen.


Largest waterfalls in India: Chitrakot
The Niagara Falls have competition. In the form of Chitrakot, India's largest waterfalls. About 38 km to the west of Jagdalpur, this Chitrakot Waterfallspectacular fall is formed when the river Indravati abruptly collapses into a 100 feet deep cavern. The mouth of the fall, when in full profusion, is over 1,000 feet wide. Chitrakot is a horseshoe shaped waterfall, best seen during and after the monsoon, between July and October. Chitrakot is a horse-shoe shaped waterfall, best seen during and after the monsoon, between July and October.

Largest Glacier in India: Siachen Glacier
Siachen Glacier is the largest glacier in India. At 75.6 km long and 2.8 km wide, it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and second-longest in the world's non-polar areas.
The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains along the disputed India-Pakistan border. The Siachen Glacier lies south of the great watershed that separates China from the Indian subcontinent in the extensively glaciated portion of the Karakoram. The word 'Siachen' means "the place of wild roses". Siachen also has the dubious distinction of being the highest battleground on earth. The volume of the glacier has been reduced by 35 percent over the last twenty years. Global warming and military activity have been cited as the main reasons for the receding of the glacier.


Highest Rainfall in India: Cherrapunji
Wettest Place in India is Cherrapunjee. In fact, Cherrapunji is the wettest place on the earth receiving the highest rainfall ever. The place receives an annual rainfall of over 1200 cm.
Cherrapunji is situated at 56 kms from Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, in one of the heaviest rain-belts in the world. However, off late, a ding-dong battle has been on between Cherrapunji and the neighbouring village of Mawsynram for the crown of "Wettest Place in the World". Sometimes, it is Cherrapunji which records highest annual rainfall in the world and sometimes it is Mawsynram. However, meteorologists question the genuineness of the data obtained from Mawsynram. Unlike Cherrapunji, there is no meteorological office at Mawsynram and the readings there are taken by a peon of the Meghalaya Public Works Department posted there..

Coldest Place in India: Drass, Ladakh
Drass in western Ladakh is the coldest place in India. It is also the second coldest inhabited place in the world after Siberia.
Situated at an altitude of 3230 m, Dras lies 60 km west of Kargil on the road to Srinagar in Kashmir. Temperatures can drop down to about -45 degrees Celsius in winters. However, summers in Drass are balmy and many trekkers and campers visit Drass during the summer time. The Drass valley starts from the base of the Zojila pass, the Himalayan gateway to Ladakh. Drass is a convenient base camp for treks to Suru valley.

Smallest State in India: Goa
Goa with an area of 3702 sq. km is the smallest State in India. Goa was a Portuguese colony and was liberated from Portuguese rule on December 19, 1961. After its independence Goa along with Daman & Diu was accorded the status of Union Territory. On May 30, 1987, the Union Territory was split, and Goa was elevated as India's 25th state, with Daman and Diu remaining Union Territories. Goa is one of the most developed states of India. Tourism is the mainstay of Goa. Panaji is the capital of Goa and Vasco is its largest town. The main language of Goa is Konkani.

Largest State in India: Rajasthan
Rajasthan with an area of 342,239 sq km is the largest state in India. Before the formation of Chattisgarh as a separate state in the year 2000, Madhya Pradesh was the largest Indian state in terms of area. Rajasthan is located in the western part of India and has two distinct geographical regions with desert on one side and thick forest on the other. Aravalli the oldest mountain chain is the dividing line between the two climatic zones of the State. Western Rajasthan encompasses most of the area of the Great Indian Desert (also known as Thar Desert). The eastern region of the State has thick vegetation of Sal, Axlewood, Dhak and Mesquite.

State with the highest population: Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh is the state with maximum number of districts in India. It has a total of 70 districts. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous and fifth largest state of India. Only five countries of the world, China, the United States, Indonesia, Brazil and India itself have populations larger than that of Uttar Pradesh. Kanpur is the largest city of Uttar Pradesh and as per the 2001 census six cities of Uttar Pradesh, namely, Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi have population of over million.

Copenhagen ...some views By Mahesh Sharma.{B.C.A-III}

Date: Monday, 21 December, 2009, 12:42 PM
respected sir,

according to me cpopenhagen summit which is going on in denmark is worthless and no conclusion can be drawn from this summit ,instead of thinking of how to protect survival from climate change ,there is a fight going on between nations that who will take the first step . its look like like that countries are fighting like small kids .moreover why they are just concentrating on carbon emission cuts there are several other reason for increase in the temperature of earth like increasing population , increase in traffic load , deforestation and many other things . government has to show some sencerity to protect its people from expected danger . instead of just attending the summit and fighting for who will be the first they have to do something that will help to stable the environment . there are various measures that can control the increasing temperature like use of cycles on alarge scale,controlling population ,avoiding those things that inreases temperature like crackers .
i am not an expert but still i am am able to suggest some steps not even i but a small fifth class going child can tell of how to control pollution . i think experts has a wide knowledge and they can use that to stable climate.
i will be glad if u will read it and publish it in ur newspaper


mahesh sharma
panchlula, haryana

Aamir khan has once again proved he is a genius, the perfectionist. By Entrepreneurship.Ravinder Singh

Aamir khan has once again proved he is a genius, the perfectionist. Even at the age of 44, he perfectly looks like a college student. The base might have taken from Chetan Bhagat’s Novel ‘Five Point Someone’, but the storyline is very different.. and of course much better than the Novel.

This movie will remind you of your college days... best days filled with fun and friends. The mentality of students is captured so well. We were all like this. In the initial college days everybody is in a race of getting good marks and impress our professors. Where everybody thinks one who is getting the highest marks is the most intelligent and successful person in the world. Cut-throat competition and pressure on students is pictured so well. Some scenes will take your breath away and dialogs are just too good. For example when Farhan says: “Human Behaviour: Jab dost fail hota hai tab dukh hota hai, par jab woh first aata ho bahut jyada dukh hota hai!!!” :-D. All engineers will enjoy it to its best as they all were once part of it all. There is a series of scenes which will leave you burst out in laughter to get a heart attack but then we kept on reciting “Aaaaaal izzzzzzz Welllllllll”.

Apart from comedy, movie gives a very fabulous message in a very simple way: “Strive for Excellence, Follow your heart and Success will follow you”. It’s also an essence of my favorite book: The Fountain Head. World is full of second hander. Be a first hander: Carve your own path, Live on your own terms; this is the fountain head for Success.

There are many twists and turns and surprises in the movie, the climax is also one of the best climaxes, pictured on the beautiful locations of Laddakh (perfectly matching my dream island ;) :)) ). Last but not the least, the ultimate one “Jahapanah, tussi great ho..Tohfa kabool karo!!”.

How SMS Work...by Entrepreneur.Ravinder Singh

Just when we're finally used to seeing everybody constantly talking on their cell phones, it suddenly seems like no one is talking at all. Instead, they're typing away on tiny numerical pads, using their cell phones to send quick messages. SMS, or text messaging, has replaced talking on the phone for a new "thumb generation" of texters.

In this article, we'll find out how text messaging works, explore its uses and learn why it sometimes takes a while for your text message to get to its recipient.

SMS stands for short message service. Simply put, it is a method of communication that sends text between cell phones, or from a PC or handheld to a cell phone. The "short" part refers to the maximum size of the text messages: 160 characters (letters, numbers or symbols in the Latin alphabet). For other alphabets, such as Chinese, the maximum SMS size is 70 characters.
But how do SMS messages actually get to your phone? If you have read How Cell Phones Work, you can actually see what is happening.
Even if you are not talking on your cell phone, your phone is constantly sending and receiving information. It is talking to its cell phone tower over a pathway called a control channel. The reason for this chatter is so that the cell phone system knows which cell your phone is in, and so that your phone can change cells as you move around. Every so often, your phone and the tower will exchange a packet of data that lets both of them know that everything is OK.

Your phone also uses the control channel for call setup. When someone tries to call you, the tower sends your phone a message over the control channel that tells your phone to play its ringtone. The tower also gives your phone a pair of voice channel frequencies to use for the call.
The control channel also provides the pathway for SMS messages. When a friend sends you an SMS message, the message flows through the SMSC, then to the tower, and the tower sends the message to your phone as a little packet of data on the control channel. In the same way, when you send a message, your phone sends it to the tower on the control channel and it goes from the tower to the SMSC and from there to its destination.

The actual data format for the message includes things like the length of the message, a time stamp, the destination phone number, the format, etc. For a complete byte-by-byte breakdown of the message format,

SMS History
SMS was created during the late 1980s to work with a digital technology called GSM (global system for mobile communications), which is the basis for most modern cell phones. The Norwegian engineers who invented it wanted a very simple messaging system that worked when users' mobile phones were turned off or out of signal range. Most sources agree that the first SMS message was sent in the UK in 1992.

As SMS was born in Europe, it's not surprising that it took a little longer to make its way to the United States. Even today, texting enjoys much greater popularity in Europe, though its stateside use is on the rise. A July 2005 study found that 37 percent of U.S. mobile phone owners had sent or received at least one text message in the previous month. 

SMS Attacks 
Recently it has been suggested that SMS messages could be used to attack a cell phone system. The basic idea is very simple. If a large number of SMS messages were sent by computers to phones in a small geographical area (like a city), these messages would overwhelm the control channels and make it impossible for the cell phone system to set up calls. Now that cell phone providers know about the possibility of this threat, they can design systems to throttle messages coming from the SMSC onto the network.

Why 160 Characters?
SMS was designed to deliver short bursts of data such as numerical pages. To avoid overloading the system with more than the standard forward-and-response operation, the inventors of SMS agreed on a 160-character maximum message size.
But the 160-character limit is not absolute. Length limitations may vary depending on the network, phone model and wireless carrier. Some phones don't allow you to keep typing once the 160-character limit is reached. You must send your message before continuing. However, some services will automatically break any message you send into chunks of 160 characters or less. So, you can type and send a long message, but it will be delivered as several messages.

lternatives to SMS
Alternative messaging services allow for more elaborate types of messages. With EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service), you can send formatted text, sound effects, small pictures and icons. MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) allows you to send animations, audio and video files in addition to text. If your mobile phone is EMS- or MMS-enabled, you can use these standards just as you would SMS. However, the cost per message will be higher.

Another alternative to using SMS is using an instant messaging program, such as AOL IM, on your cell phone. This can be in the form of software that's pre-installed on your phone, or you can use WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) to access the Internet and sign into your IM account. WAP is a protocol that gives you small, simplified versions of web pages that are easily navigable on your mobile phone or PDA (check out How WAP Works for more information). You can use it to send instant messages or actual e-mails from your phone.

A common complaint about SMS is its inefficient delivery structure -- when the message center is backed up, messages take longer to reach their destination. To make message delivery faster, networks are using more new next-generation technologies such as GPRS (General Packet Radio Service).

Read it.. cz i feel it really is important for us to know... - Sonakshi Manchanda

Politics is not a SERVICE anymore but a PROFESSION!!!


An Important Issue! 
Salary & Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP) 

Monthly Salary : Rs. 12,000/- 

Expense for Constitution per month : Rs. 10,000/-

Office expenditure per month : Rs. 14,000/- 

Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : Rs. 48,000/- 
(eg. For a visit from South India to Delhi & return : 6000 km) 

Daily DA TA during parliament meets : Rs. 500/day 

Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train : Free (For any number of times)  
(All over India )  

Charge for Business Class in flights : Free for 40 trips / year (With wife or P..A.)  

Rent for MP hostel at Delhi : Free.

Electricity costs at home : Free up to 50,000 units.

Local phone call charge : Free up to 1, 70,000 calls.. 

TOTAL expense for a MP [having no qualification] per year : Rs.32, 00,000/-


[i.e. 2.66 lakh/month] 
TOTAL expense for 5 years : Rs. 1, 60, 00,000/- 




For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years : 
Rs. 8,54,40,00,000/- 
 (Nearly 855 crores) 
AND THE PRIME MINISTER IS ASKING THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED, OUT PERFORMING CEOs TO CUT DOWN THEIR SALARIES...... 
This is how all our tax money is been swallowed and price hike on our regular commodities......... 
And this is the present condition of our country :

855 crores could make their lives livable!!  
Think of the great democracy we have… 
& 
FORWARD 
THIS MESSAGE TO ALL REAL CITIZENS OF INDIA !!
ARE YOU?
I know hitting the Delete button is easier...but....try to press the Fwd button & make people aware! 

  clarity is power!!

  
-- Sonakshi Manchanda