The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 04, 2006

An insurance cover for tomb
EVEN the dead can now hope to get an insurance cover, provided the living are willing to pay premium. Perhaps for the first time in the country, United India Insurance has provided an insurance cover to a tomb in a cemetery at Aluva, near ... More

SHOPPING

Dubai Shopping Festival from today
THE Dubai Shopping Festival 2006, an entertainment and shopping extravaganza, is all set to enthral visitors for a month, starting from Wednesday. Laser fireworks in seven locations in Dubai on Wednesday evening will sound the inauguration of ... More

ARTS & CRAFTS

Handicrafts expo
Rajasthani artefacts made of terracota on display at the ongoing Crafts Bazaar organised by Lepakshi in Visakhapatnam.

SPORTS

No consensus on sharing of sports telecast rights
DIFFERENCES continued to persist between the private sports broadcasting companies and the Government on the issue of telecast rights of events of national importance that these television channels will have to share with Prasar Bharti. At a ... More

WorldSpace music at Coffee Day outlets
WORLDSPACE Satellite Radio announced that it has tied up with Café Coffee Day to play its satellite radio content across the country. Café Coffee Day is the largest domestic coffee chain with 100 cafes. As per the year-long alliance, Coffee ... More

Allianz bags title sponsorship for Pak-India Test series
ALLIANZ will be the title sponsor of the 2006 Pakistan-India Test Series. Now called the Allianz Cup, it will mark the financial group's first foray into cricket sponsorship in Asia. Under this sponsorship, Allianz will collaborate with the ... More

ECONOMIC OFFENCES

A New Year Resolution!
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TRENDS

Is bigger the better?
IT'S NOT the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog, says Mark Twain. What about governments? Is bigger the better? That's the question Christian Bjørnskov, Axel Dreher and Justina A.V. Fischer ask in a recent ... More

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