Virgin Mobiles has introduced a new scheme in India that will allow its customers to send up to 200 SMSes per day, which includes 100 local and national SMSes free by paying for just 3 SMSes of each leg (National and Local) with no other hidden conditions applied.

SMS GupShup, a leading mobile community platform, has received investment to the tune of $11 million from Helion Ventures and Charles River Ventures.