The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Not handy anymore
One among the oldest modes of transport, hand-pulled rickshaws will no more ply on the roads in Kolkata. The Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, has announced the decision of banning the rickshaws after hoisting the tri-colour on ... More

CINEMA

Mangal Pandey doing well in major cities
THE Aamir Khan starrer Mangal Pandey - The Rising opened strongly in the metros and major cities, but not too well elsewhere. "The film has reported very good response in A grade cities with all shows running full, but not too well in ... More

EVENTS

Independence Day celebrations
Children who participated at the 58th Independence Day celebrations, at the Red Fort in the Capital.

SPORTS

BCCI hopes to get over Rs 1,000 cr from telecast rights
THE Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is expecting to generate at least Rs 1,000 crore from the sale of telecast rights in the next four years. It is understood that the Board has fixed a floor price of about Rs 9 crore for each ... More

StanChart is title sponsor for Afro Asia Cup
CRICKET tournament Afro Asia Cup 2005, is seeing a host of corporates coming together for sponsorship. As the title sponsor is Standard Chartered, the Cup has been christened `The Standard Chartered Afro Asia Cup 2005'. The Asian team is ... More