He was a source of immense information and ever generous with his time loved music and the arts and was more erudite than most. A lot of thought has gone behind the name, you must agree. Launched by Net Consult India, Narad Online has several features. News updates are almost in real time, through the day. pA unique section on this site is `You have news?' If you need something to report, some local news, this is where you can play reporter. Live stock tickers from both the Mumbai Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange, instant polls, analysis and comments on latest developments and directory of Indian sites is also included.

In addition, there are all the other regular sections such as Bollywood (interviews, star fashion, on location box office buzz, etc), religions, festivals, jokes, travel, Indian mythology, weather, milestones, links to nationwide telephone directories, and of course free Web-based Narad mail.
http://www.naradonline.com/

Get discounted
Apnamumbai.com recently launched a website promoted and sponsored by Roshni Infosys and Multimedia. This website divulges information on various topics, such as the Discount Shop section lists all the shops in Mumbai that offer rebates and discounts on various items. Free Gift lists those giving away gifts. Medical Info lists the medical institutes and hospitals in Chembur for now but plan to expand to include other areas soon. Go To Movie Info to know about the latest movie in town. It includes Hindi and English movie reviews. For the partying kinds, Fun and Games is one section that lists clubs and pubs and discotheques.

The White Board is the place to go to post messages or announce births etc. This service is absolutely free. There is also a section for pen-pals here. The site also contains other section like School Info, Food Guide and Recipe Info, What's Cool (the most popular and the happening place eg Crossroads), a weekly poll to name a few. On the homepage you find link to www.causeaneffect.com, hunger site exclusively for the Orissa cyclone victims.
http://www.apnamumbai.com

Cheque in the mail
Chequemail.com, a Mumbai-based start-up, has launched a website which pays subscribers for using its services. A free Web-based e-mail service, the company claims that it has decided to share 45 per cent of its advertising revenues with its subscribers of which 30 per cent would be divided equally among the subscribers and the balance 15 per cent would be for daily jackpots.
http://www.chequemail.com

Lycos on MP3 bandwagon
Lycos, the fastest growing internet portal and the world's largest online community, unveiled a powerful, new online music destination, the Web's most comprehensive, full-service online music source. Dubbed Lycos Music , the dynamic new offering combines Lycos' broad music-rich content, community, navigation and commerce offerings with the most innovative audio technologies, providing consumers with the ultimate online music experience.

Lycos has also formed alliances with top-tier companies to provide consumers with the very best in online music resources and information from Rollingsstone.com, Reuters, Billboard Charts, Westwind Media, FAST Search and Transfer and DMX.
http://www.musuc.lycos.com

A dating service for cos
Corpfin.com has unveiled a service to let companies raise private equity online - in effect, an online dating service for companies. The service will put investors together with smaller publicly-traded companies trying to raise $2 million to $20 million equity through private placements, transactions too small to get the attention of big investment banks. Like a dating service, it will make the introduction, but what the customers do is up to them. Because private equity deals usually require complex negotiations and due diligence by lawyers and accountants, Corpfin.com doesn't expect the transactions to be completed online, but rather to move offline after the initial contacts are made, though it will let companies post documentation and hold conferences online.

To preserve privacy, it won't post transaction information in a public location. Instead, it will give issuers a list of buyers interested in investments of specific size or type, and the issuers will choose whom to contact. The targeted buyers are money managers such as insurance companies and private-equity funds, along with wealthy individuals.
http://wwwcorpfin.com

Free space
Diskonnet.com offers readers free space of up to 20 mb for storing files, photos, MP3s, address books, calendars, resumes and other confidential information with a high level of security. The user need not store any of these information on his laptops while roaming the world as it can be accessed from any part of the world. The site also offers e-mail service.
http://www.diskonnet.com