The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 21, 2006

CHILDREN & PARENTING
`High cost of congenital hearing device limits reach'
Unlike the western countries, where national health programmes supported even the sophisticated implant device for correcting hearing loss, Indian beneficiaries' struggle to find such munificence limiting the adoption of by a large number of ... More

EVENTS
Lighting up
FESTIVE MOOD: A couple buying decorated earthen diyas on the eve of Diwali at Rajinder Nagar market in the Capital on Friday.

SHOPPING
`Modern format stores witness sizeable growth'
Modern trade in India is accounting for 11 per cent of sales in the leading 23 metros, according to the latest 2006 ACNielsen/ShopperTrends report. Supermarket stores grew by only 5 per cent during 2005 and now less than 20 per cent of ... More

Rush hour
CHOCK-A-BLOCK: People thronging Ranganathan Street in T.Nagar in Chennai for Diwali purchases on Friday.

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE
`Market for home theatres growing'
Philips Electronics India Ltd expects sales from home theatres systems, DVD players and LCD TVs to drive growth in the future. The home theatre market is growing four-fold (year-on-year) because the price of DVDs, VCDs and home ... More

Sudoku
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Inox to operate Goa Govt's multiplex
Inox Leisure Pvt Ltd is all set to continue operating the Goa Government's four-screen multiplex situated in the city. On Friday, the Inox Leisure Ltd submitted a letter to the Goa Government expressing their decision to match ... More

TOURISM
Kochi boat show inaugurated
Kerala to focus on waterways development More

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