The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, November 16, 2006

WILDLIFE
Winged marvels
A PAIR OF lutino parakeets were among the eight new birds that were added to the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park in Visakhapatnam recently.

RESORTS & AMUSEMENT PARKS
Mahindra Holidays targets young pros with `Zest'
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL) has launched `Zest' a short-break time-share holiday product to cater to young professionals in the age group between 26 and 39 years. The company is investing between Rs 350 crore and Rs 400 crore .. More

CINEMA
007 off to a royal premiere!
Violet beams lighting up the sky from Leicester Square in Central London brought screaming fans to Odeon Cinema, for the world premiere of the latest James Bond film Casino Royale. All theatres around Leicester Square screened the story ... More

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE
Doordarshan's Indian classics to be shown in theatres
Doordarshan, the television broadcast arm of Prasar Bharati, has produced a series of Indian classics, some of which have never been filmed before. This includes Tamil literary works such as `Chandrikayin Kadhai' by Bharathiar and `Karavai' by ... More

Italian co may pick up stake in GV Films
May jointly work on animation movies More

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Home theatre co Nakamichi opens outlet in Kolkata
Audio/video and home theatre systems major Nakamichi has established its presence in Kolkata with the opening of eastern India's first exclusive Nakamichi Gallery here. The Nakamichi footprint will soon be extended to other cities in the region ... More

SPORTS
A Neo approach
Nimbus hopes to be a trendsetter by launching two sports channels — one for cricket, one for other games. However, industry peers are not sure it's a good idea. More

ESPN STAR Sports gets rights
ESPN STAR Sports has bagged the live telecast rights of the French Open Grand Slam for the next five years for South Asia. The rights will be exclusive to ESPN from the Rolland Garros championship in May-June, 2007. ESPN and ... More

Ogilvy Sport to represent Raikkonen
Ogilvy Sport has announced that it would represent Formula One's Kimi Raikkonen in India. Raikkonen, who finished second in the F1 World Championships twice (2002 and 2005), has signed a three-year contract with Ferrari. He ... More

Hyderabad 10K run on Nov 26
The fourth edition of Hyderabad 10K and Half Marathon will be held on November 26. The annual run, sponsored by Microsoft, GMR and Qualcomm, is expected to attract thousands of participants, including some celebrities. Addressing a press ... More

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