The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Govt approves guidelines for timeshare resorts
THE Department of Tourism has approved the guidelines for project approval and classification of timeshare resorts in the country. According to a release issued by the All-India Resort Development Association (AIRDA), timeshare is the fastest ... More

CINEMA

Telephoto in pact with UTV Soft
TELEPHOTO Entertainments Ltd has informed BSE that the company has been signed up as `line producer' by UTV Software Communications Ltd for production of a new Hindi feature film starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena. The line production budget ... More

Ultra Movie forays into film distribution
ULTRA Movie Channel Ltd, one of India's largest movie VCD and DVD distributors with a library of over 1,500 titles, announced its entry into film distribution for theatres. The company has acquired exclusive rights to top grossing children's ... More

GV Films signs pact with 1-Net Singapore
GV Films has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with 1-Net Singapore for the Web streaming of over 6,000 films for which Internet rights were acquired more than four years ago. Mr Mahadevan Ganesh, Chairman, GV Films, said that the ... More

EVENTS

Shanghai street food fest is here
MAINLAND China, part of a chain of speciality restaurants, has announced its plan to bring a piece of Shanghai to Hyderabad with its Street Food Festival. Shanghai is referred to Paris of the East, known not just for its cultural and commercial ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES

Where the tsunami came as a blessing...
IT is with a little hesitation and embarrassment that social scientists and economists in Sri Lanka admit that the tsunami waves that ravaged the tiny country on December 26, 2004, "came as a bit of a mixed blessing" and helped the Sri Lankan ... More

CARTOON