On the eve of the festive season in India, leading service provider, Bharti Airtel announced the launch of two new calling cards in USA for users making calls to India.

The first scheme offers 1,353 minutes of calls and is priced at $ 24.99. It comes with six months validity.

The second new scheme offers subscribers to call any toll free number in India from the USA at 2.50 cents per minute and gain 400 minutes of talk time for $ 14.99 with a 30 days validity.

"Airtel Callhome has new features for US consumers including auto recharge, free SMS from the web and audio conferencing facilities. Subscribers will be able to buy the online calling card for $10 through the Airtel website," said the company.