The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, October 31, 2002

Kitchens of India in gift packs
ITC Foods is repackaging its Kitchens of India for the festival season. The Kitchens of India products — ready-to-eat gourmet cuisines from is restaurants countrywide — will be offered in a twin gift pack. "We want to bring in a ... More

AWARDS & HONOURS

Award for Bangalore NGO
BANGALORE: Prison Ministry India, a City-based NGO, has been chosen for the Spirit of Assisi National Award 2002 for its services towards the welfare of prisoners and ex-prisoners. The award instituted by the Kerala-based Franciscan ... More

MANAGEMENT

`White collar jobs will vanish in 15 years'
TOM Peters has turned 172 degrees since the time he authored In Search of Excellence about 20 years back. His ideas are getting bolder as he exhorts corporate strategists to work for the "success of their customers" and look at ... More

LIFESTYLE

Festive hues
With the Diwali festival round the corner, a vendor sells decorative lanterns in Mumbai.

RADIO/TV

Private FM may go on air in three metros early next year
PRIVATE FM radio operators in Chennai, New Delhi and Kolkata may all finally be on air by March 2003. Two FM operators Millennium Broadcasting (Win FM) and Go FM (Mid-day group) have opted out even before the race has begun in New Delhi and ... More

FASHION

`Fashion industry thrives on age-old crafts, weaves'
INDIAN fashion designers are playing a catalytic role in bridging the gap between the craftsperson and the consumer, according to noted designer Ms Ritu Kumar. At a press conference for the launch of her winter collection in Chennai, she said ... More

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE

Toonz Animation working on adventures of Tenali Raman
TARGETING toon lovers across ages, the Thiruvananthapuram-based Toonz Animation India, is set to roll out indigenously developed and locally scripted animation stuff based on the adventures of Tenali Raman. Its Chief Executive Officer and ... More

Rapunzel on Cartoon Network
CARTOON Network will be telecasting an animation feature `Barbie as Rapunzel' on November 2. Set in a time of magic and dragons, the story centres on Rapunzel, a 17-year-old girl who has the most glorious, long hair. ... More

DD to air foreign films
AFTER Star Gold, now it's DD Metro's turn to bring sub-titled international blockbusters to Indian households. Director-General of Doordarshan (DDG), S.Y. Quraishi, said that Doordarshan has asked National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) to ... More

MUSIC & DANCE

Bangalore gears up to rock with Elton John
SIR Elton John's genre of music is different from that of the other pop stars. By saying this, a fan of his, does not belittle other group or individual artistes who have become cult figures as well. There is something esoteric in Sir Elton's ... More

Clarification

SPORTS

Love cricket? Then you'll love this
IF you've ever wondered what Sachin Tendulkar was thinking while facing Glenn McGrath, you can soon find out. In `India Vs.', and `Sachin Speaks on World Cup Stars', slated to start airing on ESPN Star Sports next week, Tendulkar will answer ... More

TRENDS

Bon voyage!
An aged street vendor of bags and suitcases arranges his ware on a pavement at a commercial area in Kolkata on Wednesday. Locally made baggage items, which are cheaper, take away a major chunk of the market share from leading ... More

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