New Delhi: OLX.in, India?s most successful online free local classified site has launched iPad and iPhone application (http://bit.ly/olxiosapp) to cater to the rapidly emerging internet population in India which is bound to reach to about 300 Mn by 2015. Also a large portion of this projected number of the new Internet users are going to be Mobile Internet users who will access Internet on their GPRS enabled phones and Tablets.

OLX has been the pioneer in mobile classifieds space and has clearly focused on mobile very early with the mobile feature phone OLX site available as early as 2008 and OLX mobile apps since 2009. With a growing market of over 55 million iPads globally, 60% market share in Tablets and growth rates of over 150% over last year, it becomes absolutely essential to provide the OLX users an app optimized for their iPads. Tapping this expanding segment of Tablets, OLX has innovated further and strengthened its online presence further with the launch of its new app in the Apple Store now optimized for the iPad, the first for any online classifieds site in India.

iPad users can now download the OLX App in the Apple Store for free and enjoy premium browsing experience and all features of OLX on their iPads. They can now buy or sell their used products like Mobiles, Household appliances, Laptops, Furniture, Vehicles or even promote services they provide or rent apartments conveniently on their iPad.

With 3 easy steps to follow, posting a classified ad through the app is free and hardly takes 2 minutes. Just upload a photo and video of your product from your iPad, enter the title and description of the product after selecting the product category and fill in your contact details to post an ad.

"We are excited to release this new universal app to address the booming iPad market. iPad owners have now a great free app to buy and sell everything with OLX.", says Mr Simon Berger-Perrin, VP Mobile at OLX. The new app for iPad is even compliant with the iPad with retina display which makes viewing images of products posted on OLX absolutely clear and with no blurs or distortions.

Mr Amarjit Batra, Country Manager, OLX India, elated on the launch of this app says, ?India is poised to become a large mobile internet market with smartphones and tablets driving the next wave of growth in Internet consumption. OLX.in is already having apps on all smart phone Operating Systems and the launch of the iPad app is a demonstration of our focus on providing Indian internet users the best classifieds experience anytime and anywhere.

With increasing Mobile transactions, it becomes important that the buyers have the option of meeting the sellers via a mobile device and vice versa. Using the OLX iPad app makes it easy to post an ad in less than 2 minutes with the option of even uploading pictures, videos and description right from the device. Even searching is more convenient and relevant as buyers can search for ads in their locality or in a particular location using GPS to depict all the ads around them on a map. Being a Universal app, users only need to download one app and it works on both devices; iPhone or iPad. The advantage for the users who own an iPhone and an iPad is that they do not need to download 2 different apps. Even the updates for both iPhone and iPad apps happen at the same time which makes it a very convenient option for mobile users.

Mobile apps are a more convenient, faster and personalized way to enhance the user?s experience of accessing the site on the go. With a dedicated app, it would be possible to enhance iPad users experience and strengthen the market share further. For users wanting to experience OLX on other phones, there are also options to download the OLX Mobile app on Android, Windows, Blackberry and Nokia mobile operating systems.

New Delhi: The latest 3D film - Karisma Kapoor-starrer ?Dangerous Ishhq? ? was released today in 444 UFO digital theatres in 2D and 95 UFO digital theatres in 3D.

Parineeti Chopra and Karan Kapoor starrer ?Ishaqzaade? is this week?s other big release in 499 UFO digital theatres.

?Jannat 2? screens in 355 UFO digital theatres in its second week. ?Tezz? in its third week screens in 50 UFO digital theatres. ?Hate Story? and ?Vicky Donor? screen in 71 and 50 UFO digital screens respectively in their fourth week.

Telugu film ?Pawan Kalyan?s Gabbar Singh? releases in 262 UFO digital theatres and ?Dhammu? and ?Rachha? screens in 114 and 72 UFO screens in the third and sixth week respectively. Tamil film ?Kalakalappu? releases today in 66 UFO digital theatres, while Kannada film ?Annabond? screens in 69 UFO digital theatres in its second week.

Meanwhile, the fast action film ?The Raid: Redemption? directed by Gareth Evans with Iko Uwais has been released at around 120 theatres all over the country. Multivision Multimedia India has released the film set in Jakarta in Indonesia in four languages: English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Mumbai: It was famously said that what Bengal thinks today, the rest of India thinks tomorrow. The state has been a playing field for visionaries who emerged as thought leaders and have shown the way to rest of the countrymen. They have swim against the tide and grown to the pinnacle by just saying no to the negativity. The state has given the nation luminaries whose achievements are woven into a tapestry by their excellence. STAR Ananda, Bengal?s leading news channel celebrates this excellence through Sera Bangali. Sera Bangali is a pioneering effort by STAR Ananda since 2006 for Bengalis and people from West Bengal who have made their state proud through their achievement. This biggest, best and most credible award function felicitates eminent personalities who have not only achieved excellence in their respective fields but have also helped to bring Bengal in the national as well as international limelight. The awards are presented in a plethora of categories like art, film, music, education, business, science, sports and lifetime achievement. After runaway success of past 6 years, Bengal has now welcomed 2012 Sera Bangalis. The celebration was held on 11th May 2012, at Science city auditorium, Kolkata. It was a star studded event which started with a grand felicitation ceremony followed by a scintillating entertainment show.

The winners of Sera Bangali 2012 in various categories:

The nominees were selected following an in-depth research made by the MCCS Editorial team.

Past Sera Bangalis have included luminaries like Pranab Mukherjee- Minister of Finance, Dr Muhammad Yunus- Economist and winner of Nobel Peace Prize, Sourav Ganguly, Mithun Chakraborty, Rahul Bose and Anurag Basu.
Speaking on the occasion, Ashok Venkatramani, CEO, MCCS, ?We have dedicated ourselves to the recognition and felicitation of those personalities who have made Bengal proud and continue to do so. Sera Bangali is the truest effort in this direction to recognize those successful Bengalis, who not only have excelled in their respective fields, but have also helped in putting Bengalis in the global arena.?

The entertainment that follows the award function saw performances by distinguished artists like Kunal Ganjawala and Debojyoti Mishra. The ground event this year had more than 3000 visitors. The event was aired live and is expected to reach over 50lcs people of Bengal and even outside. During the event the audience who couldn?t make it to the ground gets glued to the TV sets, which is reflected in the astonishing viewership of the programme in past. The 360 degree integrated communication plan ensures enough hype leading to the function and coverage across TV, print, radio and outdoors.

STAR Ananda plays the role of the true leader by connecting these luminaries with the people. This is in accordance with the channel?s aim of reflecting and catalyzing the growth and resurgence of Bengal and also celebrating excellence.

The winners pic is attached for reference.
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Left to right..
1. Swatika Mukherji
2 Suman De
3 Srijit Mukhrjee
4 Saswata Chaterjee
5 Aneek Dutta
6 Anupam Roy
7 Sushanta Dutta Gupta
8 Sumantra Chaterji
9 Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee
10 Aveek Sarkar
11 Sunil Gangopadhyay
12 Laloo Prasad Shaw
13 Sakibul Hasan
14 Manoj Tiwari
15 Ruchira Gupta
16. Vinayak Chaterjee

For Details Contact: Ranjan Bakshi @ ranbakshi4@gmail.com

Mumbai: To celebrate its over 1 million fan base on Facebook, Tata Nano today announced the launch of India?s first Social Road Trip called, Nano Drive with MTV, where the digital world will meet the real world. Tata Nano has partnered with MTV India to create a unique driving experience and will leverage the online medium to treat travel enthusiasts with a 20-day, over 2000 km, exciting drive.

Commenting on this unique property, Ms. Delna Avari, Head ? Nano Product Group, Tata Motors said, ?Tata Nano is a personal mobility option for everyone. While it is appealing to various customer groups, irrespective of age, gender, economic strata, and geography we are increasingly becoming the popular choice of mobility amongst youth ? about 42% of Nano owners are in the 18 to 34 age group. To engage with the younger customer group, the Nano Drive with MTV is one of the initiatives we have undertaken. It will enable our customers to further understand and experience the brand.?

Registrations for the ?Nano Drive with MTV? have started and enthusiasts can register on - www.mtvindia.com/drive. Tata Motors, MTV and Nano fans will together select 4 teams for this drive. Each team will comprise 4 members and these teams will be allocated 4 different routes to be covered in 20 days. The teams will need to overcome obstacles, tasks and move up the ladder. Social media will play a vital role in this unique road trip as viewers will get a chance to vote for their favourite teams online. While the winning team will be awarded with 4 Tata Nanos, the most ardent fan also gets a chance to win a Tata Nano.

In November 2011, Tata Motors introduced the Nano 2012, with a bouquet of features -- of new colours, new interiors, a more powerful gasoline engine and even greater fuel efficiency of 25.4 kmpl, further improving on its record as India?s most fuel efficient petrol car.

Making the Tata Nano even more desirable, the car?s 624cc engine has been made more powerful delivering an impressive 38PS of power (earlier 35 PS) and 51Nm of torque (earlier 48 Nm). Yet fuel efficiency, already a high point with Tata Nano owners, has been taken to a new high of 25.4 kmpl (earlier 23.6 kmpl) as certified by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). The high fuel efficiency, with a low kerb weight of 600 kg, ensures that the Tata Nano at 92.7 gm / km has the lowest CO2 emission among cars in India.

With a top speed of 105 km and ability to negotiate inclines with a gradeability of 30%, and a class-leading turning radius of just 4 metres, the Tata Nano is a perfect combination of power and performance.

With the launch of this drive, over 1 million Facebook Nano fans can look forward to a thrilling social road trip.

For more information, please visit www.tatanano.com Or, visit us on Facebook www.facebook.com/tatananopage

MUMBAI: Reliance Home Video & Games has released the Blu-ray and home video of Guy Ritchie?s action-packed mystery Sherlock Holmes:A Game of Shadow.

Around the globe, headlines break the news: a scandal takes down an Indian cotton tycoon; a Chinese opium trader dies of an apparent overdose; bombings in Strasbourg and Vienna; the death of an American steel magnate... no one sees the connective thread between these seemingly random events-no one, that is, except the great Sherlock Holmes, who has discerned a deliberate web of death and destruction. At its center sits a singularly sinister spider: Moriarty.

Holmes? investigation into Moriarty?s plot becomes more dangerous as it leads him and Watson out of London to France, Germany and finally Switzerland. But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead, and moving perilously close to completing his ominous plan. If he succeeds, it will not only bring him immense wealth and power but alter the course of history.

The film stars two-time Academy Award nominees Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law along with Rachel McAdams, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, Geraldine James, Jared Harris, Stephen Fry and Noomi Rapace.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is available on Blu-ray (Rs.1299), DVD (Rs.599) and VCD (English - Rs.299 and Hindi - Rs.115).

For fans of the franchise, the Sherlock Holmes Collection (Sherlock Holmes 1 & 2) can be picked up on Blu-ray (Rs.1999) or DVD (Rs.899).

Also available with the Blu-ray is the free Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Movie App specifically for the iPad.

New Delhi: The EMPI-The Indian Express National Star Trophy has been awarded to the Election Commission of India for the Electronic Voting Machine.

The Award was handed over by Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission for ?Transforming Electoral Processes by Implementing Electronic Voting in the World?s Largest Democracy?. It was received by Dr Alok Shukla, Deputy Election Commissioner on behalf of the Commission.

Electronic Voting Machine has been developed with specialised hardware and software to incorporate requirements that would be friendly to diverse Indian users and meet the stringent constitutional requirements viz. tackling aspects of secrecy, authentication by contestants, avoidance of incorrect/duplicate voting, protection against manipulative interests of individuals, political parties, and election mangers at the election site and during transportation, and building in redundancies in case of failures.

The Jury for the Award comprised of Mr Arun Maira and Mr N Vittal, Padma Bhushan.