The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 06, 2002

Star TV set to launch Pop Idol
BOLLYWOOD borrows heavily from Hollywood. No surprises when the small screen follows suit. After `Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC) and a host of adaptations, Star India is set to launch another big new show called `Pop Idol'. Based on an ... More

SOCIETY & DEVELOPMENT

Computer literacy drive for blind children
A PROJECT to impart computer education to blind school children has been launched on a pilot mode in Andhra Pradesh. Karishma Enterprises, Mumbai; Freedom Scientific Inc, US; the Devnar Foundation for the Blind; and the State Government's Office ... More

PEOPLE

Ex-bureaucrat gets human rights award

TRENDS

Kwaku, here I come!
THOSE who are really devout should have by now received an e-mail from pascal_kwaku1@yahoo.com, with the subject `urgent assistance'. I was thrilled to get one, for it seemed straight from Mr God himself, though I always thought he had little ... More

BOOKS

Britannica in single volume
IN an effort to bring Encyclopaedia Britannica to more and more homes, the publishing house has launched a single-volume reference book. "Our 32-volume series usually finds place only in libraries, and this single-volume book is meant for home ... More

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