Media house Times Group’s new YoList classifieds web site has debuted, adding to the clutter in this online advertising segment. YoList has been launched in beta (trial version) and currently all ads posted on the web site are free. Registered users of Times Group’ portal IndiaTimes.com can use their existing user id and password to access the […]
Yes, of course. And so do most governments including India. To believe anything else would be naive. Who can forget the horrifying news reports in the late 1970s of policemen pouring acid into the eyes of undertrial prisoners in Bhagalpur (located in the North Indian state of Bihar) or the recent video footage of a […]
McGraw Hill has named Deven Sharma president of its tainted financial services division Standard & Poor’s effective immediately. Sharma replaces Kathleen Corbet, who left to “pursue other opportunities”. Sharma was previously executive vice president at Standard & Poor’s with responsibility for Investment Services and Global Sales and before that a partner at management consulting firm […]
Every Bollywood superstar deserves a worthy writer who can chronicle his journey, the crests, troughs and all, with elan and verve. More so, Shah Rukh Khan, who emerged from outside the incestuous and insular Bollywood film industry to become its reigning superstar. But Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood – and ultimately readers – get short-changed by Anupama […]
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 […]