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Airtel 3g in Maharashtra and Goa ?

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 12:41 PM PST

Does it work ? I have a prepaid sim but 3g not recharged just using it as a normal sim to call and text.

I could do a 3g recharge if I know it works in Pune and Goa

FIR against Google for adult apps on Google Play Store

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 12:22 PM PST

An FIR has been lodged against search engine giant Google under the IT Act following a complaint by a local for allegedly facilitating pornographic content on android based mobile phones, easily accessible to underage users.
Singh alleged that the application gives easy access to children, who are being attracted to the pornographic material, Station House officer of Cantt, Vipin Rai said.

 
FIR against Google for 'access' to obscene content — timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

People like these should be disconnected from the internet. 

Assembling a CPU

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 11:51 AM PST

The time has come for me to change my CPU. So want your suggestions in my budget to the best configuration available.
My usage is going to be only browsing, downloading, YouTube and Minecraft. Not more.
I don't have much clue about the configuration required for CPUs but I think I'll want about 500GBs of hard drive and decent internals. Also, a 64 bit Windows(7 or 8?).
Any suggestions as to the RAM, Motherboard, Processor, HDD, DVD drives, power unit, Cage, Graphics Card, etc?
I want this CPU to last me about 6 years, like my current one did.
Budget is around 15-20K. Plus if my old CPU sells, I'll add that here too.

Standard Chartered India has replaced password with OTP for credit card payments online

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 11:34 AM PST

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I am not particularly amused.

Mozilla Firefox Updates

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 10:25 AM PST

What the company offer is a set of customized toolbars for the users of Blogger.com, Bloglines, LiveJournal, TypePad and Technorati users. It means if you are a heavy user of any of these services, you can skip the default toolbar and chose one of the versions customized for these tools. What you get along with the routine features are services related custom options making them accessible from the search toolbar itself. For instance, if you are a Blogger user you can install the Blogger version. The toolbar now has a Blog This button (similar to Google Toolbar) which let you Blog with a single click. Other custom options give you fast access to the Blogger homepage, dashboard and user profiles. Similar options are present for the other toolbars customized to that particular service. To one his own set of tools! Can make browsing a lot of fun if you are indeed a heavy user of one of these services.

Firefox Toolbar: A set of search toolbars for Mozilla users

India's Got Talent

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 10:22 AM PST

 

Hathway Hyd getting DAS packages

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 09:49 AM PST

Just had the Hathway rep come up and announce that DAS packages are going to be implemented with immediate effect and has given me 24hrs to submit the form with packages/channels selected.

 

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So, while I was paying Rs 200 for two TVs, I will be supposed to pay Rs 600 + tax now on!

Shaadi Ke Side Effects

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 09:45 AM PST

Help needed regarding Micromax MMX 400R

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 09:40 AM PST

Hey guys,

 

I purchased Micromax MMX 400R and is there a way to setup our own homepage so that the users are automatically redirected to that page when they try to access the internet through it?

 

Thankyou!

Samsung GALAXY NotePRO

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 09:36 AM PST

Samsung GALAXY NotePRO - Buy Products Online at Best Price in India - All Categories | Flipkart.com

Amazon.in: Samsung GALAXY NotePRO


 

We spoke to Samsung's head of Mobile Marketing at CES 2014 about how Samsung Mobile's latest PRO series is inspired by people to provide the best solution for
media consumption and productivity.
Designed to satisfy every type of user case scenario, the Samsung Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO tablets merge a crystal-clear WQXGA display with 4 Megapixel for an optimized viewing experience, powerful productivity tools, unique features with preloaded and free downloadable content, producing a superior mobile solution.

Gunday

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 09:34 AM PST

Flipkart: Grab an EXTRA 10% off on a combined purchase of a watch and perfume!

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 09:32 AM PST

Chai pe Charcha: Narendra Modi to interact with people at tea stalls

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 09:31 AM PST

"Modi will interact with people at 1,000 tea shops across 300 cities from February 1 through internet and DTH ( Direct To Home). He will discuss basic issues with them," a member related to the campaign management team of BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate said. 
The Gujarat Chief Minister will also address five 'nukkad' meetings - 'Chai pe charcha with NaMo' - a day with tea vendors.
The live interaction with people at tea stalls comes in the backdrop of Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's jibe at Modi's background as a tea vendor.


Narendra Modi to interact with people at 1,000 tea stalls - The Economic Times

Full Statehood for Delhi

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 09:30 AM PST

AAP press release on their initiative. 

 

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Whatsapp Updates

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 09:07 AM PST

Great Aahat (1996-2000) Fans : Attention Please.

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 08:54 AM PST

Aahat (1996-2000)








Added on 24th April 2012.

http://indiatube.apnicommunity.com/video/xzY5M2JEXL0/Aahat-Season-1-Title.html









Watch this Great episode from Oldest Aahat
who not impressed from newer Aahat & All of u too







This was very great horror show & I am great fan of it. If any of u too, Lets share good stories from OLDEST AAHAT. I couldnt find more videos of oldest Aahat but we can share good stories of Aahat 1.

I have just open this thread to find Aahat 1 fans. & I hope we will refresh our memories of the great OLDEST AAHAT (1996-2000). Time to time I will share the show's memorable stories.

I got inspiration from facebook a/c made for Aahat season 1.

NOTE: Only reply on Aahat season 1. Dont reply on later versions please.

Thanks.


Introduction:

Aahat was aired in 1996 on sony telivision. These seasons around 98% stories were very impressive & memorable. This show was horror but just by stories. No extra Ghost costumes, no extra effects, no shrivelingg sounds, no over use of ghosts. Aahat 1 was owesumly good but later versions spoil it's image continuously. Each story was different & impressive, hardly few stories was not impressive . Aahat made under Akshaya production in 1996. Later it handle by CID director B. P. Singh & he made it a detective & comedy series.


NOTE: Only reply on Aahat season 1. Dont reply on later versions please.

Thanks.


Keep replying, sharing, refreshing memories of Aahat (1996-2000))

Below Stories of Aahat Posted my me:

By Others:
Future Episodes:

  • Cross Signs
  • Mud
  • Night School
  • D Nightmare party
If any of you know any episode / have an idea / half remember of an episode please post a description here. Thanks!

Funny Videos, Images and Jokes

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 08:27 AM PST

MS staff

There was a pilot flying a small single engine charter plane, with a couple of very important executives on board. He was coming into Seattle airport through thick fog with less than 10m visibility when his instruments went out. So he began circling around looking for landmark. After an hour or so, he starts running pretty low on fuel and the passengers are getting very nervous. Finally, a small opening in the fog appears and he sees a tall building with one guy working alone on the fifth floor. The pilot banks the plane around, rolls down the window and shouts to the guy "Hey! Where am I?" To this, the solitary office worker replies "You're in a plane." The pilot rolls up the window, executes a 275 degree turn and proceeds to execute a perfect blind landing on the runway of the airport 5 miles away. Just as the plane stops, so does the engine as the fuel has run out.

The passengers are amazed and one asks how he did it. "Simple" replies the pilot, "I asked the guy in that building a simple question. The answer he gave me was 100 percent correct but absolutely useless, therefore that must be Microsoft's support office and from there the airport is just a while away."

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Is Windows a virus?

No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:
They replicate quickly Okay, Windows does that

Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so okay, Windows does that

Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk Okay, Windows does that, too

Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable programs and systems Sigh... Windows does that, too

Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware Yup, that's with Windows, too

Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are fundamental differences: Viruses are well supported by their authors, are running on most systems, their program code is fast, compact and efficient and they tend to become more sophisticated as they mature

So, Windows is *not* a virus

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Note about Winblows '95

Windows '95 supports Plug 'n' Pray peripherals!!! :D :D

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What's the difference between Bill Gates and Robert Tappen Morris, Jr.
(the Internet Worm Hacker)?

Robert Tappen Morris, Jr., got six months in jail for crashing 10% of the
computers that Bill Gates made $100 million crashing last weekend.

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Bill and his young wife wakes up after their first marriage night. The woman says: "Finally, I found out, why you called your company "MicroSoft" :P :P

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FACTS

1- In a world without wall and fences, who needs windows and gates?
2- Disasters of our century: Hiroshima '45, Cernobyl '87, Windows '95.

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And for many more...chk out

http://www.zejn.si/~natan/gates.html

The horror called Delhivery

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 07:52 AM PST

I placed an order for Micromax Canvas 2 Plus via Snapdeal this Sunday. Since this was my first order from them so I thought of going with COD option. The order was dispatched on Monday via Delhivery. Item reached Delhi on the Tuesday night(6th). Since then its roaming across several of Delhivery's offices. Yesterday I contacted them to enquire about my delivery. The lady at the phone specifically mentioned that the delay was caused because the package got misplaced. Its natural for me to get suspicious. I wanted to open the package before handing them over the money.

 

Anyways, today afternoon the package landed finally at the center nearest(Janakpuri Hub) to my home. Phew. I had already called them before to enquire upon which I was reassured that it will be disapatched as soon as it arrives at their Janakpuri hub. It landed there at 3:15 pm. By 5:10 pm it had not arrived. I called them again and learnt from the talks behind the handset that there was no one to deliver it. WOW. :o I heard the following conversation:
 
"Yaar us phone waale package ka kya hua? Badi transaction hai. Yaar koi hai ni deliver karne ke liye. Yaar jaldi karwa. Okay."  Awesome attitude from a company which is specialised in handling logistics for e-commerce companies.
 
Now I got a bit angry. I called them again at 6 to tell ki bhaiyaa agar aaj de rahe ho toh theek hai warna apne paas rakhna. Because I won't be able to collect it tomorrow. He said, sir we will deliver it. Now uptil now the status page kept saying that its at Janakpuri center. Just 1 minute after the call, the following status appeared:
 

Dispatched | Aug. 8, 2013, 6:10 p.m. | Dispatched for Delivery | Janakpuri (Delhi) | Delhivery

Wow. It worked. Around 6:20 I got a call from the delivery boy who was asking, sir package leke aa jaaoon? I literally facepalmed and said yaar ab bhi puchega. He said, sir I had to confirm since its a COD Item. He also mentioned that he will be able to hand over the package only when I will hand him the money. I said I will check the package first since you had yesterday mentioned about it getting misplaced. I mean how can I? I had the cash with change ready but I wanted to be sure. I said, anyways come and we will see.
 
Around 15 minutes later these messages were posted.
 

Returned | Aug. 8, 2013, 6:29 p.m. | Wanted to open the package before payment | Janakpuri (Delhi) | Delhivery
Dispatched | Aug. 8, 2013, 6:30 p.m. | Consignee did not have cash | Janakpuri (Delhi) | Delhivery
Pending | Aug. 8, 2013, 6:26 p.m. | Consignee did not have cash | Janakpuri (Delhi) | Delhivery

Blatant Lies. How do they know sitting at their office that I don't have the money? Also the item never got dispatched. Liars. That's how they washed off their responsbility and put the whole blame on the customer. I just wanted to confirm. Its okay if they can't do that. I understand but atleast stop lying. I called them in anger and asked how can they lie. They had hardly any justification. More so because I was angry I was not even in a mood to listen. I said I am complaining to Snapdeal and their superiors. He said, Kardo and disconnected.

 

I called Snapdeal and explained them the situation. He said me to wait for 1 more day. And just now Snapdeal has closed the order saying "Item returned by customer."

 

Facepalm.

 

Lessons Learnt: COD is a mess. Avoid Delhivery and Snapdeal.

Alliance Increased Plan Speed !

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 07:51 AM PST

I am using PREFFERED Plan -

 

Normally the daytime speed is around 89KB/s i.e 700kb/s but from last 2 days I am getting over 1mb/s + i.e 132KB/s + at daytime and normal speed as night time and peering as mentioned in their plans...

 

Confirmed from a nearby friend too using same plan and he is also getting same increased speed ,also another friend of mine using prime is now getting speed of approx 79KB/s instead of 62KB/s

 

 

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To confirm I am posting here.. Did All of you alliance users are getting more than plan speeds ? did really Alliance Increased their plan speeds or its just some technical bug..

Tikona Broadband revealed

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 07:26 AM PST

Tikona broadband costs 999/- pm

Company claims that its 2 mbps unlimited plan

Actually its reduces the speed to 512 kbps after 50 GB download.

Reliance Broadband Connection availability in Ghaziabad

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 07:01 AM PST

Hi can someone tell me from where i get the installation team number. I have been calling 1800-3000-7777 from last 5 days. No response..

Reliance broadband in jugial

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 06:51 AM PST

I wants to know is the reliance broadband available in my area, I know There is reliance gsm,Cdma netconect and home phome available but don't know about broadband

ACT worst for consistent speeds -testmy.net reveals real speed

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 06:42 AM PST

[RESOLVED]

 

 

Fellow Internet Users,

 

Beaware of the ploy ACT Broadband is using to fish innocent customer money. I recently took internet connection for my house near Hulimavu. Before that i was using 2Mbs plan from airtel in BTM. So i know 2Mbps is more than enough for 480p videos and went ahead with the same 2Mbps 30Gb ACT Plan. Now i am just unable to stream a single video from youtube even at 144p. Customer care is WOEFULLY bad. The guys think deleting cookies and tmp directory will increase speed and have no idea whatsoever of how internet works. 

 

Now worst part is they took advance 1398 also. Now even if i discontinue my connection i know for sure it would be a HUGE pain in the a** to get one month rental back which i gave as security and one will eventually give up.

 

I am sure many would be facing this too. So yea, ACT is not a very good idea.

 

Another problem is with flash based speed checkers like speedtest.net now the problem with speed test is it does'nt take into account the disconnects or jitter in connection. So using testmy.net which has servers in US i got 70Kbps.

PFA the screenshot.

 

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PS: i was using the rj45 cable directly. How worst can it be? :D

 

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Act Broadband id

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POOR post FUP speed 500-800kbps

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 06:23 AM PST

Guys
TIKONA says no gb restrictions
BE CAREFUL Their Post FUP speeds are low in home plans

Better stick to their SOHO plans which have better contention ratio.

Torrents btcache no more?

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 06:04 AM PST

Hello everyone, first time poster here.

 

I am located in thane west and have been using 5net for about 3 months now.

The main reason i switched over to 5net  from my tata indicom adsl was the torrent speeds.

I always used to get 900kB/s fro popular torrents and even 7-8 MB/s for more popular torrents.

Later i discovered that it is due to BtCache/ CacheBT..

but since 2-3 weeks... i am not getting such high speeds on torrents. max i can go upto is 130-140kB/s (i.e my 1mbps UL plan)

BtCache/CacheBT no longer shows up in the peer list for the currently downloading torrents (as many of you might know.. this is a network caching cluster of fivenet which provides such amazing speeds... simply put.. local torrent caching)

 

i can see however that youtube still works good for 720 even 1080p videos(i.e youtube is still cached)

 

 

has fivenet stopped torrent caching??

any one else facing a similar issue?? 

a call to my lco got me this response "Everything is fine"

 

 

Vodafone prepaid sim cost Rs.100???

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 05:25 AM PST

I have bought a Vodafone prepaid SIM card and the shopkeeper took Rs.100 for that. Is that the cost of prepaid card?

ACT broadband in Chennai

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 05:25 AM PST

Saw posters just now in Chennai (Teynampet area)

 

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Called up the number. They are covering entire Mylapore now. Surroundings (Adyar, Besant Nagar etc to be covered in a month). Rest of Chennai soon after... So, lets see...

Motherboards with USB 3.0 port not that common yet

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 04:43 AM PST

Dear Friends,

 

USB 3.0 pen drives are now available in the market and I am looking for a motherboard with atleast one USB 3.0 port on Flipkart, but I can't not find any. I thought that they are easily available, but that does not seem to be the case. I searched for Gigabyte motherboards with USB 3.0 ports and came across the following site.

 

http://www.gigabyte.com/microsite/102/data/mb-usb3-models.htm#H61

 

I am a little surprised here as to how come new motherboards do not come with USB 3.0 ports as regularly as I expect. My laptop is 2 years old but it has one USB 3.0 port.

 

Please share your thoughts on this subject and let me know if there are any affordable (below 4000 rs) Gigabyte motherboards are available.

 

Thanks a lot.

Mozilla Firefox Accounts

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 04:29 AM PST

MTNL Broadband: 8mbps Plans

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 04:12 AM PST

MTNL seems to have started new 8Mbps plans recently, dint see any thread discussing about it here.

 

Here is the link 8Mbps Plan - MTNL Mumbai

 

 

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Anybody tried booking these plans.

Windows 8.1

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 03:03 AM PST

What to Expect (And What We Want) From Windows Blue
 

 

More tile sizes: If Windows Phone can support three tile sizes (small, medium and large), then Windows 8 should absolutely support them, too. The tiles are much larger on Windows 8, so smaller sizes would be easy to tap with a fat finger. It will also make for a more personalized Start Screen, which the Windows 8 Modern UI is all about.

Updated Mail: The Windows 8 Mail app needs some extra power. Simplicity is great, but some basic additions would help it be a more useful tool. Microsoft should add support for POP3 accounts and incorporate features available in Outlook.com like drag and drop. A report from ZDNet suggests that this might come prior to the Windows Blue update.

Ability to use multiple browsers in Modern UI: This is a small request, but it addresses what can become a major annoyance in Windows 8 if you ever use more than one browser. Right now, even if a browser is available as a Windows 8 app, it will only work in the Modern UI environment if it is set as your default browser. If it's not your default browser, then it will open in the desktop. That goes for the built-in IE10 browser and other offerings like Google Chrome.

Boot to desktop: This is one of the most common Windows 8 demands, especially for business users. It should definitely be an option for Windows 8 Pro users, who do most of their work in the desktop environment. It's thoughtful and will make a large number of users happy without much work. But it should absolutely not be an option for Windows RT, where the opposite should be true.

Make it possible to manage everything in Modern UI: Alternatively, if you want to stay in the Modern UI 100 percent of the time, Microsoft should let you stay there 100 percent of the time. Especially since the Modern UI is the future of Windows. Microsoft should have the Task Manager, Windows Explorer and Control Panel available as Modern UI apps. You should be able to change your screen resolution and manage your files without being forced to the desktop.

Missed Calls from Pakistan Scam

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 02:45 AM PST

Guys,

Recently I've been getting missed calls from certain international numbers in the middle of night .. its 00:46 and Just had a missed call from +30535569999 .. previously have had missed calls from +23222288985

Dont wanna call back these numbers as I'm sure its from no one that I know .. looks like some sort of scam when Googled for these numbers

Anyone experienced such calls .. ?

Amazon India: Amazon App Sweepstakes

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 02:29 AM PST

Amazon App Sweepstakes

 

lol. this time around they are aiming to get their app on your phone/tablet. 

 

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Plastic notes are coming to India!

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 01:47 AM PST

Woo.
 

Govt: One billion plastic notes of Rs 10 denomination will be introduced on a field trial basis in five cities in the second half of 2014

 
Twitter / the_hindu: Govt: One billion plastic notes ...

A Conference Call in Real Life

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 12:14 AM PST

Heartless

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 12:03 AM PST

 

RIMSHOT... Adhyayan Suman got another movie! 

 

 


Shekhar Suman is directing this one. So that explains something. 

Peering in Greater Noida?

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 12:03 AM PST

Hey there people! Okay so i just moved from Laxmi Nagar, Delhi to Greater Noida. My friend got pacenet and he get 20+ mbps on torrents from torbox.net . So i figured it out that only registered ISPs can get speed. Im new to this thing and i wanna experience it too! So my question is.."is there any good isp that provides p2p support? If yes then can i access torbox.net with good speed? I called "perfect internet" and they said we can get upto 50mbps if we download stuff from their site only 0.o...can you explain me what do they mean by "our site"? All i need is extreme good speed on torrents :c

Archana Sundaram is the first lady special director at CBI

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 12:01 AM PST

Archana Sundaram, a 1980 batch IPS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, has been appointed special director in the CBI.
The appointment of Sundaram, the first woman officer to have been appointed special director in the country's premier investigating agency, came after a ding-dong tussle in which CBI chief Ranjit Sinha prevailed over the five-member board.
Of the five IPS officers shortlisted by the selection board, Sinha backed Sundaram. The members of the board, who include the chief vigilance commissioner, the two central vigilance commissioners and Union home and personnel secretaries, voted for R Panchananda, former police commissioner of Kolkata.

 
CBI gets first woman special director Archana Sundaram after much drama — economictimes.indiatimes.com

House M.D.

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 11:56 PM PST

What happened to it after that building collapse episode? Season ended?

Restructuring of International Cricket Council

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 11:50 PM PST

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has demanded immediate withdrawal of a "fundamentally flawed" draft proposal that would effectively place Australia, England and India in charge of the world game.
Put forward by a working group of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Finance and Commercial Affairs committee, the proposal recommends international calendar and revenue share being controlled by the three boards who bring the most income to the game.
In a letter to all full members of the ICC and its president Alan Isaac, CSA president Chris Nenzani said more consultation was needed into the merits of the proposal and felt the ICC has not followed its own setout procedures in this case.

 
South Africa asks ICC to withdraw controversial cricket proposal | Reuters
 
Was reading about this in the paper earlier today. Quite shameful really.

Devyani Khobragade Saga

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 11:41 PM PST

I am not sure what I think about this...

 

 

 

On Tuesday, New Delhi police used tow trucks and a backhoe loader to drag away long concrete blocks from roads running past the embassy and leading up to gates of the compound, a Reuters witness said.

The low barriers had prevented vehicles from approaching the compound at high speeds and were presumably designed to help protect the embassy against attack from suicide bombers.

 

https://www.readability.com/articles/1mtcu5ei

 

What kind of childish nonsense is this? 

$50K and a Call Girl: A Love Story

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 11:09 PM PST


 

When Ross is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and given six weeks to live, his newly engaged older brother Seth offers to spend his $50,000 wedding fund on a final trip of a lifetime. Their plans are complicated when Ross invites a call girl to join the group and Seth's uptight fiancée insists on tagging along. This raucous road trip comedy features hip-hop star Asher Roth.

Flipkart: Valentine Cushion Covers - Extra 60% off

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 10:57 PM PST

Flipkart: Women's Dresses - Extra 50% off

Posted: 07 Feb 2014 10:57 PM PST