Indian Church's first movie released
The movie, using the formula of commercial Hindi films and released all over India, producers say will champion a social cause.

Ouch!
The Washington Times carried a UPI report on the Ahmedabad railway station explosion. Only problem is that 25 persons were injured and no one was killed.

Look who flu into India
Officials have confirmed that the outbreak was at a chicken farm at Nandurbar (Maharashtra) near the Gujarat border

Policy blues force WSJ to put India edition on hold
The Wall Street Journal has put on hold its plan to start an Indian edition until the government policy towards print media turned more conducive.

Rethinking newspapers
When I sit to read the newspapers every morning, I find fewer and fewer stories to read.

Headliner
Bob the builder... of bonds (Deccan Herald)

Naughty Undress Me Mugs

Naughty Undress Me Mugs
Wake up to a perfect thing. A great eye opener for those who find it tough in the morning to leave their cozy beds. No I am not Talking about any Alarm Clock this time. Its something really fascinating, an Undress Me Mug.

Frey's Fall
You all know by now that James Frey has fallen, like those dictator statues fall: stiffly, clumsily, with plenty of applause from the same mob that cheered him until the tide turned.
Also read: Author essay

So You Wanna Be a Sportstar
Mario Garcia continues his march around the globe, unveiling the remade Sportstar, a sports weekly published in Chennai by The Hindu. It has been redesigned and converted from a magazine to tabloid format.

BBC launches educational site for children
The BBC has launched Jam, aimed at 5 to 16 year olds, offering educational activities, video games, audio and animation.

VNU snaps up the Inquirer
VNU Business Publications has bought technology news site The Inquirer for an undisclosed sum.

India in a quandary over Iran vote
India's quest for energy security may have shifted gears with the removal over the weekend of Mani Shankar Aiyar as petroleum minister and the installation of what the newspapers are calling, "the American-friendly'' Murli Deora.

And the most important trait in a mate is...
When it comes to romance, women prefer someone who tickles their funny bone while men opt for those who catch their eye.

India Is Darling of World Economic Forum
In the hot seat at Saturday's breakfast were key Indian policymakers, who came to the annual gathering with the country's top business executives for the first time to promote the nation's rising economic star.

Russians: British spied using fake rock
Intelligence agency accused four diplomats of spying -- using electronic equipment hidden inside a fake rock in a park.

No booze or jokes for Googlers in China
Search engine not only censors many Web sites that question the Chinese government, but it goes further than similar services from Microsoft and Yahoo by targeting teen pregnancy, homosexuality, dating, beer and jokes.

Exposé, statements, rebuttals
India TV & STAR India slug it out over KBC2.

And now, the News
We're taking Google News out of beta!

An oldie but goodie
The AFX news agency reported this week that Swisscom in Zurich plans to oursource its Telex business. Telex? Yes, Telex!

Kandivli Marathon
18,000... or was it 25,000 people who ran the Mumbai Marathon 2006? Don't know... don't care. If marathon's could accomplish anything Mumbai would have been a different city today.