The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Study calls for curbs on massive use of colours in food items
READY-to-eat foods in Hyderabad have become more colourful in recent years, thanks to the liberal use of a variety of food colours, most of them belonging to the permitted list. The highest concentrations of colours were found in sweetmeats at ... More

EVENTS

There goes my chair
Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahmad being helped as he slips while participating in a game of musical chairs. Several MPs participated in a sport event organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. ... More

Lepakshi's `Ganesh' expo
HYDERABAD: Lepakshi (Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd) will organise a 11-day expo beginning September 1 with `Ganesh' as the theme. Handlooms, handicrafts, idols and paintings depicting `Ganesh' would be put on ... More

SPORTS

ESPN, Zee to share signals with DD for one-day internationals
EVEN before the Group of Ministers (GoM) takes a decision on the mandatory sharing of telecast rights for events of national importance, Prasar Bharati has entered into agreements with both ESPN-Star Sports and Zee Telefilms for one-day ... More

TOURISM

The Indian tourist has `arrived'
IT was an enchanting evening... the large expanse of the serene backwaters was inviting and the hour-long `sunset cruise' offered by the Taj Garden Retreat at Kumarakom in Kerala was temptation enough to set out in a big motorised boat to take a ... More

TRENDS

From Achhe Lal to Iqbal
ONE was surprised when the smiling autorickshaw driver hailed me with a "Saab, pahchante nahin kya (Can you recognise me)." It took a while for me to place him and then the memory pad clicked. It was Achhe Lal. On a rainy day, walking ... More

Learning the ropes
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