{Infographic} The great Indian Shopping Guide

India is one of the fastest growing economics which is possible due to the change in the online trends which are extremely positive. Google has done a survey about the growth in the online shopping in the year 2012-13. The results reveal amazing trends of growth as it has reported 128 % growth in one fiscal alone. This change is due to the introduction of many e – commerce websites which are promoting virtually every product online. The users or the customers do find these websites very attractive because of the discount vouchers, smart deals and fair variety. Customers have many brands to choose from and comfort is an added advantage. Online shopping is a convenient affair with the options to shop 24x7 and easy payment process. There are some exceptions in terms of fraudulent and suspicious websites which are being promoted with ill intentions. Such websites can compromise your security and identity online. Please go through the following infographic for more details.

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5 Best Stores To Buy shoes in India

Everybody is crazy about shoes, gone are the days when people use to buy one pair of shoes and use them till they torn off. Now in India people buy shoes for every occasion just like apparels. Buying shoes have become a fashion in India. Indians are so much comfortable with online shoe stores, most of youth now is purchasing shoes online. There are many reasons behind this :-

• Online stores offers huge discounts
• They have large variety of shoes
• Ease of shopping 
• Shop anywhere

So let's talk about top shoe stores in India. Shoes is the most purchased item online after pen drives, it generates huge revenues so large number of startups enters the market. But you need to be cautious while purchasing shoes online

Myntra

Myntra is a big guy when it comes to men's shoes. With very high customer satisfaction and almost 0% order cancellations, I give this store number 1 spot.
Strengths
Quick delivery

Easy return policy
Quick customer care response
Largest collection of shoes in industry
Lowest price
Great user experience on website
Big brands available

Jabong

Jabong is one of the best online shoe stores in India. They have huge collections both for male and females. Best thing about this store is whenever you like a pair of shoe, you will find your size.

Strengths
Nice user interface
Low prices
Genuine products

Bestylish

Bestylish is the only big store targeted towards shoes only.

Strengths
Everyday low price, don't wait for sale

Huge collection
Nice user interface
Quick and free shipping, Cash on delivery available

FashionAndYou

Out of box shopping portal. They don't allow anonymous shopping. Amazing thing I noticed is very low prices of products. But it is more like a clearance store selling whatever left unsold with manufacturer.
Strengths
Low prices

Weaknesses
Bad user interface
Lack of variety
More like a female store, most of the products are for girls

Yebhi

Strengths :-
Great offers

Super savers that can give you great deals


Weaknesses
Bad user interface

High prices without coupons
Lack of big brands

Worst Place to buy Shoes online

Indiatimes Shopping 

After purchasing a dozen pairs of shoes online. I placed an order with Indiatimes, they were offering A pair of Nike canvas shoes for Rs.1278, I placed the order although i knew they asked for 10 days for delivery. I made the payment from my credit card and after 10 days, I got their call that order had been cancelled and I will receive my money back in my account after another 5 days. It's been 1 week, I haven't received any money in my account. I think they don't even have a warehouse and they are a middleman, that's why they were asking for 10 days for delivery and they didn't knew that there was no stock. This happened to 3 of my friends who who purchased different shoes from this website on that day. So i recommend, stay away from them.

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10 Romantic ways to celebrate Valentine's Day

It doesn’t make any difference if you are seventeen or eighty that spark of love remains. It could be that wild, unbridled passion of your first love. It could be just a spark from a long ago time, a memory locked deep in our heart. Love is at the core of Valentine’s Day. This day, like no other, is the day when we express our love for one another. It’s the day to “tell our story of love.”

Love is a feeling, an emotion, an unseen energy that exists between two people. On Valentine’s Day we must speak this love from our hearts. The actual events we plan are not as important as how we express them. Your Valentine’s Day may be filled with power packed activity or a simple time spent alone together. The key is how we tell our partner that he/she is the most important person in the world.

Here again, we’ve got to know our partner, the depths of his/her emotions, what he/she wants and needs to express that energy of love. Some partners are reluctant to speak about love, yet they love deeply. Others tell their partner openly and often that they love them.

On this day, Valentine’s Day, take time to plan that special event, one that will be remembered long after the day is past. Here are a few suggestions:

1. Say “I love you with words.” Don’t just give a card. Take the time to write your feelings of love for your partner, what excites you most, what you treasure most, and how this makes you feel.

2. Say it with music. Music resounds deep in the human heart. Take your partner dancing. Most couples don’t dance often enough.

3. Laugh. Laughing is one of the most exhilarating ways to express your love. Have you ever started laughing with your partner and that set off a laughing binge that lasted for hours?

4. Be intimate. Massage each other. Have you ever spent the entire day in bed? Try it on Valentine’s Day. You’ll be amazed at how close you become. You’ll catch those little, deep, hidden tidbits about your partner that you never knew before.

5. Get away. Send the kids to grandma’s and just be alone together in a remove hideaway. Talk about how much you love each other.

6. Stay at home. Don’t cook. Order in. Spend a romantic evening in bed watching a movie, holding each other and telling each other how much you love them.

7. Weather permitting, do a picnic. It can be outdoors or in front of your fireplace. You can set the mood with the traditional wine and cheese. Hold each other. Make love.

8. Take a warm bath together. Use divine fragrances. Make this sensual and romantic, a night to remember.

9. Take a moonlight stroll. Hold hands and “feel” your partner’s love.

10. Make a memory. Take pictures of both of you together. Share your love and pictures with friends.

Remember, Valentine’s Day is a day of love and feeling. Use the day to make a memory that will last a lifetime.

Set up the day by celebrating it for a whole week and you can also take part in the multifaceted musical experience by watching live shows at boxoffice.

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How To Find Your Business The Best Internet Service Provider

Contrary to some beliefs, not all internet connections are the same. In fact, there are quite a few differences between different types of internet connections. Price is only one example of some of the differences between types of internet connections. It is important for you to choose the best internet service provider for your business. 

There are quite a few things that you have to consider if you want to choose the best high speed internet service provider for your business. For example, you would have to think about the type of internet connection that is best and internet security that can protect your business. You might already recognize the terms ‘high speed’ and ‘broadband’ when you shop for internet service providers. Bandwidth is the more popular type of internet connection that is offered by internet service providers. This is because it is still relatively cheap while being faster than dial-up. Wideband is the fastest type of internet connection. It can offer speeds that go up to 50 megabits per second.

Types of Internet Connections
DSL is the cheapest type of internet connection that you will find. In order to purchase a DSL internet connection for your business, you would only have to pay between $30 and $90 each month. A DSL internet connection uses phone lines to provide internet services. However, DSL does let its users transfer data and make voice calls at the same time. How well this type of internet connection performs is based on how far away your company’s location is from the internet service provider’s exchange. DSL speeds can reach 15 megabits per second for downloads. It reaches around one megabits per second for uploads. DSL can handle around twelve users of the internet connection. It can also be used for point of sale systems. 

Cable is one of the more popular types of internet connections. If you wish to purchase a cable internet connection for your business, you might end up paying anything between $60 and $300 each month. Cable internet connections use cable lines to provide digital phones, an internet connection and television to its users. This type of internet connection can provide speeds as high as 50 megabits per second for downloads. It can also provide anywhere between two megabits per second and ten megabits per second for uploads. Cable users share bandwidth with other users as well. It might be slower during hours of extreme use.

Fiber is the best type of high speed internet connection for business because it offers the best performance. Fiber optic internet connections prove download speeds that are anywhere between 15 megabits per second and 150 megabits per second. Upload speeds for fiber optic internet connections can be anything between five megabits per second and 135 megabits per second. This type of internet connection can cost anything between $70 and $200 a month. It can provide internet connection, phone services and television services for up to 24 users at the same time.

Dynamic IP Addresses and Static IP Addresses

Many men and women tend to believe that dynamic IP addresses are the best type of IP addresses for businesses. There are a many different things that dynamic IP addresses can do that a static IP address is unable to provide. For example, internet service providers do not need to configure addresses or manage addresses for specific customers when a dynamic IP address is used. It can also be useful for companies. For example, IP configuration on a router is not required for a dynamic IP address. In addition, dynamic IP addresses automatically provide some type of security. It is harder for a hacker to track and find your company’s IP address. If you must use a static IP address to run servers, you must have firewall protection.

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Irresistible Specifications of iPhone 5, you can't afford to Abstain It

The moment you want to buy any mobile that you can’t afford to abstain it, is none other than iphone5 with the desirable specifications. This is a unique mobile in itself. You will get astonished by looking into the exceptional features provided with this phone, which are renewed. Let’s go through the renewed features:-




This is the sixth invention of the series, which has totally a new 4-inches retina display. It not only has a giant screen, which gives an amazing picture but also clarity of video. As it has 326pixels per inch, the density of pixel is very high, which distinguishes from 4s. The giant display will make you enjoy the change, when you go for playing games, viewing videos, images or for reading purpose. Because of the latest and improved technology, it runs faster than 4s. Because of its larger screen, one can hold it with a single hand and can text messages, as many as you can.


When it comes to the design, it is also well-known for its slim and weightlessness. It comes with significant redesign in the era of iPhone series; as it weighs 112grams and the thickness is 7.6mm. This iPhone is available in two colors – Black and white.


As it’s a dual processed chip, it is two times faster than the previous one, (i.e.) A5 chip. By insertion of the core chip namely 4GLTE support, which creates a tremendous increase in the downloading speed, browsing, saving pictures. The unique option provided here is that it can be customized according to your requirements. This device also provides a standby battery life for around 8hours of conversation and also an excellent WI-FI usage. The processor is associated with graphics, battery and performance. There are certain features like new ear pods, ioS 6 operating systems.


The Google map feature is replaced by a new map application designed to provide 3D interactive pictures and also provides cool vocalized directions. This includes updates about traffic, and also guides as a best alternative ways to the user.


The next best feature is Lighting dock connector. This enables iphone5 to have an easy access and comes with adaptable and user friendly interface, which is compatible with digital information and more durable. With the structured with USB host capability; this permits the device to take care of the lightening patterns.


There is another exciting option in this phone which is the newly improved wireless technology. With this technology, you can download the required files with in no time. It also supports Wi-Fi to present the faster graphic performance. By this, you can have a good experience of renovated and efficient graphics.


If you are quite sure about the iphone5 you like to go with all the features you wished, see whether it is fitting your budget or you can go for an option of having cash loan, which are easily available in the market and the process takes a few minutes and requires no documents.









About the Author:

The guest post was contributed by Sophie, financial guest blogger from Manchester, UK. Find out more about her finance related blogs @financeport .

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Natural Themes for Windows 7

When I am working on my computer sometimes I need to take a break from it all and look at something beautiful. There is nothing more beautiful to me then scenes from nature. From waterfalls to flowers to mountains and streams, nature is so living and active that just a photograph of it takes me away from my desk and into another world. Here are some of my favorite free natural themes for Windows 7.

1.      Canada Theme 

      This theme consists of six separate photo of the beauty of the Canadian landscape. From the sunset at Moraine Lake in Banff National Park to the desert cliffs of Dinosaur Provincial Park to the boats, lovely trees, and serene water atthe Curme Islands in Desolation Sound. These images will thrill and delight you. There is also a beautiful photo of Lady Evelyn Falls and a gorgeous shot of the Northern Lights.

2.      Caribbean Shores Theme 

      From the cool northern climate to the sunny beaches of the Caribbean Sea, this theme is a collection of twelve beautiful sea inspired shots. With an abundance of clear blue water and palm trees, coves and tropical flowers, and picturesque thatched huts, this theme will leave you aching for a vacation, especially during the chilly winter months.

3.      Forests Theme 

      To me there is nothing like the cool, dappled beauty of a forest to calm the nerves. This theme is one of my absolute favorites. With sixteen calming images of trees, leaves, flowers, meadows, creeks, dewdrops, climbing vines and dangling moss, you will never be bored. Span the seasons from Spring to Fall with this heavenly collection of forest photos.

4.      Germany:Mountains to Sea Theme

      This eclectic collection features a dozen images from the mountains and waters of Germany. From sheep on hills to lighthouses and cool waters, this theme will make you feel like you have just taken a trip to see the wonders of the German landscape. I love the shot of the cabin sitting on the water with the majestic mountains surrounding it and reflecting in the still water.

5.      IcelandTheme

      This theme is all about the water. With twelve images it gives you an overview of the natural beauty of this desolate place. From the waves crashing against the rocky sea shore to the mossy banks of a creek to the roaring of a waterfall, you can practically feel and smell the dampness in the air.

6.      IrelandTheme

      There is nothing so green as Ireland. From the rolling hills to the cliffs by the sea, there is something just magical about this place. This theme has seventeen images that will give you some idea of what this beautiful area is like. One of my favorite images is of The Rock of Cashel in Cahir in the County Tipperary. The sheep graze under the might of a looming castle with ominous grey clouds signaling a storm is on its way. Just perfect.

7.      JapanTheme 

      There are many Japanese themes to choose from but this short theme of only six photos is really special. I love the image of the colorful pink cherry tree blossoming and the current of a mossy river in Akita Prefecture. Such a pretty scene.

8.      Painted Skies Theme – This theme is all about the beauty of the skies as the sun paints pastel colors. The photographer, Brook Burling, captures the sky in beautiful shades. Even lighting can light up the night sky in ways that you could not imagine. There are seventeen spectacular photos in this theme, each one with a beauty all its own.

9.      WaterfallsTheme

      There is just something so calming and reinvigorating about water, and waterfalls in particular. In this theme there are ten spectacular photographs that capture a vast array of waterfalls, from a trickle to a massive onslaught of white, tumbling drops. The long exposures help you to see the movement and you feel as if you could reach out and drink for the brisk, clear water of mountain streams and forest pools.

10.  HarvestTime Theme 

      This is the theme I have on my computer right now, and it is a splendid theme to see the variety of nature’s fruit as it is collected before the winter. From olives to grapes to berries of all shapes and sizes and even hay being baled, these eighteen images make you feel like you are back on the farm and will leave you hungry for a piece of fresh fruit or a bite of berry.

11.  LighteningTheme

      This theme features one of nature’s most beautiful, frightening and elusive things. Lightening. The bolts raining down from the sky used to be attributed to the anger of the gods, but they can still inspire a shiver of awe today. With fourteen captures of lighting in this theme you will always be left wondering how in the world the photographer managed to get such a perfect shot.

12.  MoonlightTheme 

      “When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore!” Crooners can go on about the moon as much as they would like but it still does not diminish its standing in our eyes. The beauty of the moon is captured in these sixteen images. From seas to forests to meadows and cities the moon looks as beautiful as always, no matter what the surroundings. The thing that gets me the most is the juxtaposition between the relics of our past, like the ruins of ancient Greece, and the self same moon that has always hung over our planet throughout the ages of human history.

13.  SpectacularSkies Theme

      This theme is all about capturing the spectacular. From cloudy days to glorious sunsets to flowers against a clear blue sky, the eleven images on this theme will have you looking up more often than not. How much do we miss with our eyes on our phones? You might want to start looking up at the beauty above and around you.

14.  RainbowsTheme

      Throughout history rainbows have been considered a symbol of good luck and prosperity. In the bible a rainbow was shown to Noah as God’s promise never to wipe out the world in a flood again and ever since then a rainbow has held a special meaning for us. These eighteen images capture rainbows as they appear around the world, shining their multi colored splendor on the landscapes below. From icy waters to lush farmland to crowded cities, rainbows light up the sky and bring a smile to your face.

15.  WinterTheme

      Last but not least is the Winter Theme. The beauty of snow and ice is truly something you have to see to appreciate. During the hot summer months you long for a cool crisp winter and during the winter months you long for a warm breeze. It is just how we are, I guess. But these thirteen images will leave you wishing you lived in a winter wonderland year round. Frost covered branches, fat little birds, pine trees covered with snow, and meadows dusted with white will all inspire you to grab a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy your winter.

These are just a sampling of the beautiful assortment of themes that are available to download for free on your Windows 7 PC. If you are interested in seeing more all you have to do is right click on your desktop and select personalize. There you will see a window with the themes that you already have and you can click ‘get more themes online’ to choose from a wide selection of free downloads. Or you can simply click here to be taken directly to the Windows 7 theme directory. There you can browse by topic or just see the most popular downloads. Have fun!

Author Byline:

Ken Myers the editor in chief is a frequent contributor of http://www.gonannies.com/ Ken helps acquiring knowledge on the duties & responsibilities of nannies to society. You can reach him at kmyers.ceo@gmail.com.

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Trick Photography and Special Effects ebook and Video Tutorials

Trick photography is creation of magnificent pictures using some basic photography tricks using some household equipments. After surfing around whole of the web, i found an e-book and video tutorial series by Evan Sharboneau. Trick photography and Special effects might surely be te most intriguing photography books available out in the market . This e-book is considered to the most controversial e-book, as most of the industry experts consider photography as an art and says photography is a deep art and good pictures can't be created without expensive photography equipments. But This e-book explains some easy photography tricks that can help you take beautiful photos.

Give a look to some beautiful images using trick photography

Download Trick photography and Special effects ebook here

Great book for Photography Enthusiasts :

Trick Photography is a great book for Photography Enthusiast. This e-book clearly aims at all those photography lovers who don't have much knowledge about photography. You don't need to have any advanced skills or expensive equipments. What make this e-book stand out of crowd is its video tutorials. It has 50 video tutorials, length of every tutorial is about 10 minutes.

What will you get

• A 300 page e-book explaining 
• 50 Video tutorials, each having a photography trick
• 60 days 100% money back guarantee 

What you can do with Trick photography and special effects :-

• How to take dynamic and amazing pictures
• How to make best use of your regular camera
• How to make use regular home equipments to make better photographs
• How to use scanner to add amazing effects to photographs

Final Thoughts

If you was always waiting for someone to teach you photography tricks, while you didn't want to spend much, your search ends here. This e-book and video helped me to make living from photography, it can help you too!!!

Price of this ebook and video tutorial series is $47

Click here to visit official website of Trick Photography ebook

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Finding Novel Content for Your Blog

Information on the Internet sometimes propagates so quickly that every blog out there seems to have almost exactly the same article on it. Most of the time, the blogs that don't have the same type of search engine visibility that the biggest blogs do will end up just following a trend but never benefiting from it as do the bigger and more popular destinations. For example, if one of the leading news sites runs a story on something that gets propagated across hundreds of blogs, the news site that originally ran it is generally going to be the only one that really benefits from that content in terms of search engine visibility.

To make your blog stand out, you have to adopt some techniques that help you to find content that the other blogs aren't running and that, hopefully, they will want to pick up once they see it. Here are some good ways to accomplish that goal.

Books and Magazines

Some of the duplicated content that propagates between blogs is simply the result of authorial laziness. Pick up some books and magazines. Look through them and find information that you don't see all over the Internet. One of the advantages this gives you is reducing your chances of reproducing inaccurate information. Just to give yourself an idea of how little people actually check facts on the Internet, ask a question with a yes or no answer in a search engine and notice how quickly you can find websites that answer it both ways, even if the answer is not a matter of opinion. Books and magazines go through editors and they tend to have more accurate and, oftentimes, more interesting information than many Internet sites do.

Go Deeper

If you see blogs reproducing the same information over and over again, investigate the information they're reproducing a bit further than the blogs have already done. Check their sources, look up additional information or do as is advised in the previous section and get a book and find out if what they're saying is true. If you find out that what they're saying is actually false, you could end up getting some attention for it and some traffic.

Check Your Archives

If you've been blogging for a while, Premium Wordpress Themes  make it easy for you to navigate through your own archives and to search for information. See if you have information that bears posting again. In some cases, you may even find that some of your posts, when posted one after the other, tell an interesting story and have a connection that you may not have noticed the first time around.

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Best Android Phones Below 15000 in India

Android phones are getting more and more popular. Every week a new android phone is launched in market. But people have misconceptions or lack of knowledge that android phones are no more expensive. Today i have made a list of android phones below 15000 rupees.

Main factors that should be considered before purchasing an android phones :-

• Screen size
• Processor speed
• Ram
• Brand
• Price
• Popularity
• Build

1) Sony Xperia U

• Android Version - Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread
• Screen size - 3.5 inch Reality touchscreen display
• Screen Resolution - 854 x 480 pixels
• Weight - 110 gm
• Processor speed - 1Ghz dual core processor
• Ram - 
• Camera - 5.0 Megapixel rear shooter with Auto-focus, LED flash and High definition recording (720 p )
• Price - Rs. 14,490

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2) Samsung S6802 Galaxy Ace Duos

• Android Version - Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread
• Screen size - 3.5 inch Capacitive Touchscreen display
• Screen Resolution - 320x480 pixels
• Weight - 122 gm
• Processor speed - 832 mhz processor
• Ram - 512 mb
• Battery - 1300 mAH, 1010 minutes of talk time
• Camera - 5.0 Megapixel 
• Internal memory - 3 GB
• Price - Rs. 11,900
• Other features - WiFi enabled, Dual active sim,

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3) HTC Desire C

• Android Version - Android 4.0 with HTC Sense 4
• Screen size - 3.5 inch Capacitive Touchscreen display
• Screen Resolution - 320x480 pixels
• Weight - 98 gm
• Processor speed - 600 mhz processor
• Ram - 512 mb
• Battery - 1230 mAH
• Camera - 5.0 Megapixel 
• Internal memory - 4 GB
• Price - Rs. 11,999
• Other features - WiFi enabled, Dual active sim,

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4) HTC Desire V

• Android Version - Android OS v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
• Screen size - 4 inch Capacitive Touchscreen display
• Screen Resolution - 480x800 pixels
• Weight - 114 gm
• Processor speed - 1 GHz Cortex-A5
• Ram - 512 mb
• Battery - 1650 mAH
• Camera - 5.0 Megapixel with LED flash
• Internal memory - 3 GB
• Price - Rs. 14,914-16000
• Other features - WiFi enabled, Dual active sim,

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5) LG Optimus L5 E612

• Android Version - Android OS v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
• Screen size - 4 inch TFT display
• Screen Resolution - 320 x 480 Pixels
• Weight - 114 gm
• Processor speed - Cortex A5 800 MHz processor
• Ram - 512 mb
• Battery - 1500 mAH
• Camera - 5.0 Megapixel with LED flash
• Internal memory - 4 GB
• Price - Rs. 11,500-12,200
• Other features - WiFi enabled, Micro SD Support

Buy Now !

There are lots of android phones below 15000 with better features and hardware but as they belong to some  unknown brands or lack of popularity we don't include them in to our list.Brand does matter because of their better customer support services, easily availability of accessories and parts, high resale value and their strong build.

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Yahoo Domains - Review

Recently I was going to register just another domain from Godaddy, then a friend of mine suggested me Yahoo Domains. They were offering domains for $1 for first year. Every major TLD like .com, .net and .org can be registered just for $1 using coupon code "FIRST YEAR". I was amazed to see such a low prices for a domain.

Features of Yahoo Domains

• They offer 24 hours toll-free customer care support service. Really better than Godaddy and other registrars who charge extra money for live support and they take up to 72 hours t reply an email.
• Easy to use control panel with free DNS management tools.
• As Yahoo Domains is a big name, it ensures domain safety and protects you from domain theft.
• Easy to transfer domains :-You can easily transfer domain to any other person or even another registrar. There is no binding or contract of any kind if you have purchased domains at a very cheap price from them.
• Free starter web page :- When you register a domain name with yahoo domains, you get a free start-up web page where you can add your business's details such as address and contact details. If you are on a very low-budget, yahoo domains is what you need.

Domain Name Registration

It's very easy to register domain on yahoo domains. It takes just 5 minutes. The only fault I noticed was, they gave me an email that they have deducted just 1 rupee although actually $1 was deducted. I thought I got the domain foe free. But people at yahoo are not so fool ;-)

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