The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, December 09, 2006

CLIMATE & WEATHER
Winter chill
FOGGY MORNING: The majestic architecture of Victoria Memorial Hall barely visible through the morning fog in Kolkata on Friday.

AQUACULTURE
Beached whale
A 13-FOOT PILOT WHALE that strayed into the beach being dragged back into the water by animal rights activists in Visakhapatnam on Friday. The whale that suffered injuries was later towed into the sea by a Forest Department boat. Officials said ... More

CINEMA
Visual effects come of age in Indian cinema
Imagine creating visual effects for a Superman film on a $5-million budget. Considering the recent flick Superman Returns cost $200 million, a sizeable chunk of which was spent on visual effects, it sounds incredible. More so, if one said ... More

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE
Game enough for online attacks?
GATEWAY FOR VIRUSES More

FICCI to hold seminar on animation
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is organising a seminar on `animation, gaming and visual effects' in the city on December 12. The one-day seminar, which is being supported by the Kerala Industrial ... More

SPORTS
ESPN Star acquires UEFA rights
ESPN Star Sports has acquired the television rights for the UEFA European Football Championships to be held in 2008. The new development, which follows the acquisition of three-year telecast rights of the English Premier League, ... More

Ski school inaugurated
The Ski School of Himalayan Ski Village (HSV) was inaugurated by the Minister for Agriculture and Labour, Government of Himachal Pradesh, Mr Raj Krishan Gaur, at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Manali. ... More

Hockey defeat by China worse than cricket drubbing in S. Africa
We have in our office a fine, little Parsi fellow by the name of Tariq Engineer, interested in sports, particularly cricket and golf, which he plays. Grandson of the well-known radio cricket commentator Balu Alaganan, he has cricket stories to ... More

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