VARIETY
CLIMATE & WEATHER
It's time for rain gambling
Did you know that there was a time when rain gambling was a popular sport.
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INTERIORS & HOMES
Style Spa launches new global range
STYLE Spa Furniture Ltd (SSFL) has launched a new range which reflects the company's (formerly known as Gautier) shift from French-style products to those following global trends. Addressing newspersons at the Lifestyle Show 2004 of which Style ...
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RESORTS & AMUSEMENT PARKS
Club Mahindra implements PCMM model
THE Rs 104-crore Chennai-based Mahindra Holiday & Resorts India Ltd has implemented the People Capability Maturity Model (PCMM) at its resort in Goa, to achieve world-class customer service standards as a step towards its goal of becoming a ...
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EVENTS
Cashing-in
A group of young boys sells National Flags on the streets in Hyderabad on Thursday. The boys, who used to sell car cleaning clothes and toys, have taken to selling National Flags to make some extra money in the run-up to the Independence Day. ...
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ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE
Discovery launches lifestyle channel
MOVING away from the past practice of launching channels in India after they have become well-established abroad, Discovery Networks International, the international division of Discovery Communications, has decided to launch a travel and ...
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ARTS & CRAFTS
Bapu in coir
A portrait of Mahatma Gandhi made of coir on display at an exhibition organised by Coir Board at the Central Coir Research Institute in Kalavoor, Alappuzha. Stiff competition has prompted adoption of modern designs for coir products. - ...
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Wonderstruck
A child gazes in awe at a stone flower vase on display at the Lifestyle show organised by The Hindu-MetroPlus and Style Spa World Furniture at the Chennai Trade Centre. The stone is a semi-precious variety from Baluchistan and crafted in ...
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SPORTS
DD to bid for BCCI rights Ties up for ICC Trophy, World Cup telecast
THE Prasar Bharati board has decided to go alone and will bid independently for the BCCI rights. The national broadcaster will submit a competitive bid in the next two days. The board has already set up an empowered committee to look into the ...
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TOURISM
Spectacular fall
Cheeyappara waterfalls on the Kothamangalam-Adimali Road, an important tourist spot between Kochi and Munnar, has come alive once again after drying up completely during the last summer. ...
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