The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 22, 2005

Pune film fest — making a mark
IT might be a fledgling as far as film festivals go but the third International Film Festival, which closed here on Thursday, is carving its own niche on the circuit by hosting the world premiers of at least three much-awaited Bollywood films. ... More

EVENTS

Daredevils indeed!
The Dare Devils motorcycle team of the army rolling down the Rajpath during the Republic Day rehearsal parade in New Delhi on Friday.

Dressing up for R-day
IAF Helicopter Gunship MI-25 during the Republic Day Parade rehearsal at Rajpath on Friday.

Folk parade
Folk artistes from Andhra Pradesh perform at the preview of the Republic Day Parade tableaux in New Delhi on Friday.

TOURISM

Marriott clicks on 'virtual concierge'
A FEW mouse clicks and the room service will be waiting upon your arrival. And the local weather report will help you decide what to pack. Or the convenience of an airport shuttle can be confirmed. These are a few of the services that guests ... More

Thanks to Bajaj Allianz, bank guarantee burden off travel agents
Even as their sales have grown with each year, more recently, they have also been able to do away with a major impediment to their business — putting up huge bank guarantees. This is thanks to a novel credit insurance scheme developed by ... More

PEOPLE

Remembering a leader
A worker cleaning a bronze statue of Subhas Chandra Bose, whose 108th birth anniversary falls on January 23, in Kolkata on Friday.