Saturday, July 04, 2009
 
 
Lead News
Air India staff strike over late pay

INDIA'S national carrier Air India has said it is working to enable smooth operations across airports during a proposed two-hour strike action by some employees who are protesting against a delay in....

Harrow Council drops school admission "fraud" case

A COUNCIL has called for legal sanctions against parents who lie to get their children into popular schools after abandoning the prosecution of a mother it accused of giving false details about her....

India urges 'ambitious but fair' climate targets

INDIA’S foreign minister today called for an ambitious but fair greenhouse gas reduction target under a new climate treaty, saying any pact should not hinder the economic growth of developing countries.

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•  Artist Tyeb Mehta dies after long illness

•  Delhi High Court overturns ban on gay sex

•  Young Muslims want to do more than just oppose US policy: Farah Pandith

•  Schools to screen for forced marriage

•  India will reject greenhouse gas emission targets

 
 
Entertainment
Bollywood boosted by blockbuster weekend for New York

BOLLYWOOD, emerging from a damaging boycott of multiplex cinemas by producers, has been boosted by a successful weekend for the first in a string of planned big releases.
 
Yash Raj Films....

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•  Music is good for your business…

•  Special effects outsourcing grows in India

•  Imax to install first digital system in India

•  India's stars vie for top honours at 'Bollywood Oscars'

Sports
COMPETITION: WIN FREE TICKETS TO BIG CRICKET CLASH!

Watch the IPL inaugural winners, Rajasthan Royals, take on the England Twenty20 champions Middlesex Panthers at Lord's on Monday, July 6

HAS YOUR appetite for Twenty20 cricket been whetted....

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•  Gavaskar cautions youngsters about IPL cash lure

•  Paes-Black in mixed doubles semis

•  ICC ponder four-day Tests

•  Australia to tour India for seven one-dayers

Bollywood
Eros pins hopes on new Bollywood releases

WITH A slate of highly-anticipated Bollywood films on the anvil, Indian movie distributor Eros International Plc expects to set the box office on fire and boost its overall revenue by 20 per cent....

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•  Bollywood film set in Australia to focus on attacks

•  Mixed-marriage love story sweeps IIFAs

•  Bollywood aims to bounce back after box office 'strike'

•  Bollywood reaches deal with cinemas, ends boycott

 
Business
Jaguar, Land Rover enter India

INDIA'S Tata Motors yesterday announced the entry of luxury British marques Jaguar and Land Rover into India, but insisted there were no plans to assemble them in the country for the time being....

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•  Corus set to axe 2,000 jobs in Britain: reports

•  Tata Motors may have to scale down investment plans

•  India enters deflation as economy slows

•  Tata Indian Hotels profit plunges 96 per cent

Travel
Air India hikes fuel surcharge on ATF rise

STATE-RUN Air India said it will raise fuel surcharge on tickets from June 19, following similar moves by other carriers.
 
“We are increasing the fuel surcharge by Rs 400....

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•  Air India to fly Ahmedabad-Frankfurt direct flight

•  Air France-KLM, Delta launch transatlantic joint venture

•  Luxury boat makers slash prices to lure Asia's rich

•  Asia tourism reels as firms cut back business travel

 
Fashion & Beauty
Vogue fights crisis with global fashion celebration

INTERNATIONAL editions of Vogue magazine plan a simultaneous “fashion celebration night” in 13 cities in September to fight off global economic blues, its publisher Conde Nast said on Monday (June 15).

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•  Spain’s Inditex turns sight on India as part of push into Asia

•  Naomi Campbell laments racism in fashion

•  Recession in vogue at India Fashion Week

•  Barbie designs to grace Mumbai fashion week

Food & Drink
Despite recession, Indian food remains a hit in UK

RECESSION may have hit the £3bn ($5bn) Indian restaurant industry in the UK, but Britons continue to be hooked on their favourite spicy curry with cheaper, ready-made Indian meals flying off the....

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•  A little wine may make for a longer life

•  Do you like green eggs and ham? Food designers push the limits

•  Restaurant review: Yo! Sushi

•  Restaurant review: Cafe Spice Namaste

 
Community
Four tumultuous lives

A WORLDWIDE tour of an Indian play will stop off in London on July 4.

Her Story, directed by Usha Raghavan, portrays the lives of four women in Indian mythology and literature....

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•  Chelsea breaks down barriers and attracts more Asian footballers

•  Indian Summer at British Museum

•  Teenagers bag coveted Chelsea academy spots

•  Chelsea launch search for British Asian talent