A must see movie of this summer, Bourne Ultimatum delivers solid entertainment for those of us tired of the same old, same old Bollywood balderdash. Ever since we read our first Jason Bourne thriller in 1980 – that was Bourne Identity – we’ve been hooked on the late author Robert Ludlum’s best known creation and […]
HT Media, parent company of Hindustan Times and Mint newspapers, set up a new subsidiary Medialab Web Solutions Limited in the quarter ended June 30, 2007 with an initial equity capital investment of Rs.50 lakh. The Delhi-headquartered company says it’s going to roll out new web sites and portals.
Health dangers lurk in the oddest of places. True. Very true. An Australian professor Lidia Morawska has found that laser printers emit fine particles that can enter the lungs, causing respiratory and cardiovascular problems and potentially even cancer. Professor Morawska told the Brisbane Times: Ultra-fine particles are of most concern because they can penetrate deep […]
Any reasonable person who’s had the misfortune of watching the Fox News channel in the U.S. knows only too well its “Unfair and Unbalanced” tone. So, it’s with deep regret we note that News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch has finally managed to get his grubby hands on one of the world’s finest newspapers – the […]
India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has banned two underwear ads on the grounds of vulgarity. Officials from India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting said advertisements of “Lux Cozy Underwear” and “Amul Macho Underwear” that are being telecast on several television channels, are indecent, vulgar and suggestive. The ban prohibits transmission or retransmission of the […]
India’s hopelessly incompetent Tourism Ministry has launched an e-commerce portal on the Incredible India web site. The aim is to let visitors to the Incredible India web site make online reservations at a variety of hotels and Bed & Breakfast establishments. India’s Tourism Minister Ambika Soni, a fossil from the Sanjay Gandhi days, wants to […]