The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, March 22, 2003

Period!
More Indians are now interested in antique furniture, and joining the Chennai expats in picking up heavy hexagonal tables or carved almirahs. More

Of Italian marble and more
People in their 30s and 40s are building swank homes these days, spending huge amounts on fancy flooring, glittering crystal, posh sofa sets and well-equipped bars. More

... as good as new
The scramble for space and the objective to own a house, has always kept the resale home market going. "Brand new" is always best, but not always affordable. C. Sabesan of ISS Foundation in Chennai says the housing resale market has more or less ... More

PHOTOGRAPHIC & ALLIED PRODUCTS

Mirage of service in a spectrum of colours
WE live in a digital world, where they no longer teach you what the time is if the long hand is at 5 and the short hand at 4. Music is digital, info on train arrivals and departures is digital, desktops are likewise and everything seems to move ... More

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE

Zee MGM to air Chicago later this year
ZEE MGM will air Chicago, the movie which has been nominated for 13 Oscars, later this year as the Movie of the Year. According to a press release, apart from Chicago, the channel has acquired other blockbusters including George ... More

ARTS & CRAFTS

Ornate gods
Bronze statues and sculptures on display at a shop in Mattancherry in Kochi. Prices range from Rs 150 to Rs 1 lakh.

SPORTS

Cricket goods makers look for World Cup spin-offs
WHILE the retailers of consumer durables rejoice the marketing success that the World Cup has brought to the sector, there is only a sense of cautious optimism among sports goods dealers. The growth in sales for the February-March period has ... More

Ranbaxy top brass in S Africa to cheer `men in blue'
FAR from the stress and tension that daily business brings, the top brass of pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd will be seen in South Africa this Sunday. No points for guessing why - they will be cheering the Indian cricket team at the ... More

TRENDS

Going kinetic to vertically envelop
Military guys have displaced the politicians and stars, DJs and VJs, and are talking mumbo-jumbo to tell us what they do, but we don't understand. More

Happy reunion
A worried mother bursting into tears after meeting her son returning from the troubled West Asian country at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.