Google added a significant search feature (Matt Cutts mentioned it first to let us know). You can now type into Google, whois domain.com and get the whois information for that domain.
For example, whois souravsharma.com returns this result:
When you click on the whois link, you are taken to Domain Tools. Domain Tools is one of the most widely used whois databases out there. The partnership clause is still not known as to whether its a formal one or just because Google likes the resource?
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