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Let's dump danger
The State Government's move to ban plastic is a big step in environment protection. But how does it affect the common man? Sheela Rani Chunkath, chairperson, TNPCB, talks to SAVITHA GAUTAM on the issue.
Arts & Crafts
Colonial touch
`Wood `n' Wicker World', Chennai's latest furniture store showcases fascinating colonial style furniture from the Far East.
Cinema
Bombay Boys and Boom
KAIZAD GUSTAD may be doing an Ekta Kapoor. The writer-filmmaker has been shooting for Boom, his new film, after the successful Bombay Boys. Looks like he has a penchant for the letter B' like TV's reigning queen has for K'. One person who has ...


Bhagat Singh festival
After years of being an obscure legend who was retrieved and aired only at workers' rallies, Bhagat Singh will shortly be enjoying a grand revival, what with four films dealing with his life and times being released in 2002. While the rival ...
Seagal, a reincarnated Lama
Steven Seagal, who began a partnership with former associate Julius R. Nasso in 1987 with a film called Above the Law, is now in trouble with the law, with Nasso filing a case against him for $60 million in damages for having walked out of ...
Family fare
Prabhu Deva, and his brothers, Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad, who is a popular Kannada hero, have teamed up for a K. Subash film titled One-Two-Three' co-starring Jyothika. Prabhu Deva is in the lead, with his brothers playing his talented, ...
Bows to pressure
Balakrishna has walked out of yet another film of producer Belamkonda Suresh, after earlier dropping out of Commandoby the same producer. Initially, he had given the producer the dates, but the unprecedented response for Adhi, which Suresh made ...
Shabdangal stars Mammootty
Vaikkom Mohammed Basheer's novel Shabdangal is being made into a film of the same name by talented director Priyanandanan, who has just received the Kerala State Award for best debutant director. What makes the project more exciting for lovers of ...
Webware
Window to knowledge
Imagine having a classroom to yourself, with no time limit and a teacher just for you. Sounds great? All you have to do is log on to www.classontheweb.com, a unique educational website The site, ...
Eating Out
Swiss specialities
Mouth-watering ice creams in several flavours, coffee mocktails and desserts... there's plenty to choose from at Movenpick of Switzerland.
Radio... on the Net
Radio is still a powerful and cheap medium for infotainment. But you no longer require a special receiver, because... Internet Radio is here.
Events
Westward Ho!
A TREAT for the eyes and a thrill for the senses. The Hollywood Wild West Stunt Show at VGP Universal Kingdom, will literally make you hold your breath. Spectacular fire balls, deafening explosions, stunt experts from Hollywood performing ...
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