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'Cheque'mate
With new generation banks invading the system at an unprecedented pace, the public sector banks are finding it hard to hold on to their clientele, says JOHNY PAZHANILATH
Health & Medicine
Colour blind
Whether it is fairness creams on the supermarket shelves, face bleaching promotions in beauty parlours or seeking shade under an umbrella, the plight to propagate or maintain fair skin seems to be a national concern. The advert for a fairness ...
Cuisine
Summer special
Are your children complaining this summer vacation that the food you serve lacks variety? Try out the following recipes for a complete meal and surprise them... Cheese Rice Ingredients: Basmati rice -- 3 cups
Ginger-garlic ...
Music
Matangi magic
India accords music a touch of divinity. At its heights, music is regarded as a medium for attaining self-realisation. Since `raga' is the soul of Indian music, `ragopasana' is an essential ingredient of the musical pilgrimage. It is the ...
Lifestyle
Enter the Jargon
As the new age banks, with aggressive marketing techniques, invade Kochi's vast customer base, the heightened competition and technological progress are leaving many confused with jargons like `Anytime Banking', `Every where Banking', `Net ...
Issues
Out of commission
Women in the state want the dissolved Kerala State Women's Commission to be reconstituted, even if it would have fewer members. But they want it to be free of politics and politicians.
Cinema
All-girl band
In a bid to take on its biggest competitor in India (MTV), Channel V launched a major hunt for new pop singers and has unearthed some great talent! Here is the list of the brand new pop stars of the five-member girl band -- Pratichee Mohapatra, ...


Small-screen debut
Kannada director Girish Kasaravalli who has made many award-winning films such as `Ghatashradda', `Tabarana Kathe', `Bannadha Vesha', `Mane' and `Thai Saheba' will shortly make his directorial debut on small screen. The subject for the serial is ...
Oscar fever
And, as luck would have it, the channel could ride piggyback on the Oscar-and-`Lagaan' hype to boost its TVR ratings! Here are the statistics from the TAM Media Research body. During the Live telecast, the five English movie channels put together ...
Frasier's loss...
Frasier's loss is `Friends' gain. Did you know that before Lisa Kudrow landed her Emmy award-winning role as Phoebe on `Friends', she had been cast as producer Roz on `Frasier'. But was fired and replaced before shooting began. What a lucky ...
Sridevi on small screen
After her self-imposed exile following her marriage to Boney Kapoor, Sridevi is all set to make a comeback (this time, on the small screen) as the desi avatar of Lucille Ball in a serial produced by Sahara TV. Talking of the serial, the ...
Relatives rule
There is no dearth of relatives in Tamil soaps. Take a look at the titles of some of our mega serials! `Chitthi' (Sun TV), `Anni' (Jaya TV), `Appavukkaga' (Podhigai TV), `Marumagal' (Vijay TV), `Susheela Aunty' (Jaya TV), `Atthamma ' (Gemini TV), ...
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