The Hindu Business Line : Friday, July 19, 2002

Osteopathy, the healing touch
AMONG the emerging alternative systems of medicine gaining popularity, particularly in the US and Europe, is osteopathy which, its practitioners claim, is art, science and technique, all rolled into one. Bringing relief from pain and disease by ... More

Ban on pan
The Maharashtra Government has banned all gutkha and pan masala products from August 1. The ban will result in the closure of 40 gutkha factories in the State, the turnover of which runs into several hundred crore of rupees. ... More

TERRORISM

Who comes there?
The proposed rules could protect consumers against various forms of fraud, including indentity fraud. More

FASHION

Models named for Lakme fashion week
FASHION Design Council of India (FDCI) has announced the names of 48 models who will present the creations of the various Indian designers at this year's Lakme India Fashion Week, which will be held in New Delhi between August 2 and August ... More

CINEMA

A new note in film marketing
IT is film marketing at its best. Baba, the latest and much awaited blockbuster starring Rajinikanth, the icon of Tamil cinema, is rewriting marketing rules. Perhaps for the first time, there is an advance reservation system for the audio ... More

Biba Apparels, Mukta tie up for movie merchandising
THERE is no business like showbusiness and nothing enchants more than the shimmer of stardust, says women's ethnic wear label Biba which has tied up with film-maker dream merchant Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts for what they say will be a pioneering ... More

SPE Films goes regional
NEW DELHI: SPE Films India, a Columbia Tristar Enterprise, has entered into distribution of regional films. The first regional language film is a Bengali film, a co-production between Planman Life and Deep Films. This is the first ... More

DOMESTIC TRAVEL

No regrets in the `Rue' land
Pondicherry is not too far from Chennai. Which is why there are many regulars who commute between the two places. However, it is perhaps inertia that keeps most Chennaiites from making a trip to Pondy. Similarly, for the many tourists who cross ... More

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE

Cellnext service to Star channels
NEW DELHI: Cellnext Solutions Ltd, an Escorts group company, will provide SMS service for all Star channels. Through the service, viewers would be able to participate in shows/contests, astrology, song requests, bidding on the ... More

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