Green Day 'bag Nirvana producer'
The pop-punk trio have released a video showing themselves in the studio with Nirvana producer and Garbage drummer Butch Vig....
2008-10-15 22:51:12MP recalls how a bag of stuffed toy foxes saved his life
A Tory MP thanks a bag of stuffed toys for saving his life after he fell 20 feet down a hole while in China....
2008-10-15 16:15:13Man arrested in connection with Kanpur blast
NAT30National/CrimeMan arrested in connection with Kanpur blastLucknow, Oct 15 IANS One person was arrested Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the blast in Kanpur late Tuesday, the police said. The explosion took place outside a liquor shop in Colonelganj locality in Kanpur around 7 p.m. injuring five persons."The arrested person, Kamal Sahu, used to run a shop near the spot and during investigation it was found that he used to sell fire crackers without a licence," H.R. Sharma, Kanpur senior superintendent of police, told IANS.Senior police officials did not rule out criminal elements behind the incident.The explosive was kept in a bag on a bicycle."The bombs were crude and it appears that some criminal element was carrying them for some crime," additional director general of police crime, law and order Brijlal told IANS Tuesday evening. However, the police have not yet been able to trace the owner of the bicycle."We are also in the process of identifying other persons involved in a similar business as that of Sahu and hope to make more arrests soon," Sharma added. Meanwhile the injured, including three minors, are stated to be out of danger. Principal secretary home Kunwar Fateh Bahadur Singh reached Kanpur Wednesday morning to take stock of the situation and held a meeting with senior officials, sources said.--Indo-Asian News Servicerr/dd/ak/jg248 Words15101617
2008-10-15 07:00:00Lankan jets repeatedly pound suspected LTTE target
INT41International/Terrorism/DefenceLankan jets repeatedly pound suspected LTTE targetColombo, Oct 15 IANS Sri Lankan Air Force jets Wednesday twice carried out air raids on a suspected "LTTE bunker construction site" in the north, where heavy fighting is raging between the advancing government troops and the Tamil Tiger rebels, a defence official here said. Air Force spokesman Wing Commander Janaka Nanayakkara said that the first air raid was carried out at 9.25 a.m. Wednesday targeting "an LTTE bunker construction site located just two km south-east of Puthukkudiyiruppu" in the north-eastern Mullaitivu district."A large number of LTTE cadres and many heavy earth moving heavy vehicles were occupied in the targeted location when the first air strike was carried out," Nanayakkara told IANS.Claiming that the rebels have suffered heavy damages during the first raid, he said the second air raid was on the same target barely two hours later."The second air raid was made targeting the LTTE heavy vehicles summoned to the location to drag away the earth moving vehicles that were damaged in the previous air strike," Nanayakkara said, denying the knowledge of exact details of damage caused to the rebels.There was no immediate reaction from the rebels in this regard.Fresh air raids have come amid fierce fighting in the north. The military claims that the advancing troops were just two km away from Kilinochchi town, the administrative capital of the rebels, located about 350 km north of here.Meanwhile, the defence ministry in a report said that security forces Tuesday found a bag with C-4 explosive and detonators inside the office of an international voluntary organisation serving in the northern Vavuniya district. "The bag containing 1.5 kg of C-4 high explosives, three-metre length of detonator code wire and four electric detonators was found inside the office of the International Organization for Migrant IOM which is operating under UN around 6.30 p.m. Tuesday," the defence ministry report said Wednesday.Quoting police investigation, it said that "the recipient of the bag, a staff member of IOM office in Vavuniya, has already been taken into custody and he confessed that he received the bag from one of the staff member in Mannar office".The LTTE has been fighting the Sri Lankan government to carve out a separate state for Tamils in the northern and eastern part of the island for the past three decades. Thousands have died in the fighting between the LTTE and the military since late 2005.--Indo-Asian News Servicekaru/rd/jg439 Words*15101501
2008-10-15 06:00:00Grants for towns to scrap plastic
Cash incentives are being offered to encourage towns in Oxfordshire to ditch plastic bags....
2008-10-15 05:44:16Lorry stolen with asbestos load
A truck carrying 30 bags of toxic asbestos waste is stolen from a car park in Tonbridge....
2008-10-07 15:00:00Tata Steel bags Deming Application Prize
BUS42Business/NationalTata Steel bags Deming Application PrizeMumbai, Oct 7 IANS Tata Steel has bagged the prestigious Deming Application Prize-2008 for Total Quality Management TQM, a company official said here Tuesday.The Deming Prize Committee, instituted by the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers, Tuesday announced the award - first for any integrated steel company outside Japan. It will be formally handed over at a ceremony scheduled in Tokyo Nov 12.Tata Steel managing director B. Muthuraman dedicated the honour to the employees of the company, its customers and business partners, who have been part of the TQM journey initiated in 1988. "No other activities made us think so deeply about our business and relationships than the process of applying for the Deming Prize. It is a fundamental way of managing business and every organisation can gain from institutionalising the culture necessary to win this prize," Muthuram observed.Established in 1950 in honour of W. Edwards Deming, the Deming Prize was originally designed to reward Japanese companies for major advances in quality improvement.So far, 160 companies worldwide have won the prize, including 15 Indian companies from the automotive sector.--Indo-Asian News Serviceqn/sj/vt205 Words07102037
2008-10-07 11:08:06British gay contest winner accused of cannibalism
INT18International/CrimeBritish gay contest winner accused of cannibalismLondon, Oct 7 IANS The man who won the first Mr. Gay UK award is now on trial for reportedly killing a man and cooking, even chewing, parts of his body flesh.Anthony Morley, who worked as a chef, was arrested last April for the murder of his friend Damian Oldsfield, whose flesh was recovered by the police from Morley's kitchen.The Leeds Crown Court heard that the two men arranged to meet at Morley's house in the evening of April 23. Morley apparently cooked a meal they both ate and retired to the bedroom. Police said sexual activity ensued, following which Morley allegedly stabbed his friend until he died. He then carved his flesh, The Telegraph reported.The court heard six pieces of cooked human flesh, identified as being from Oldfield's body, were found on a chopping board, while a further piece of flesh, which appeared to have been chewed, was found in a bin bag.Andrew Stubbs, prosecutor in the case, said: "From a chopping board on one of the kitchen units, six pieces of cooked flesh, which had been seasoned with fresh herbs and fried in olive oil were recovered. The flesh was human in origin. A further piece of cooked flesh, which appears to have been chewed, was recovered from a bin bag in the kitchen." "Having killed the victim upstairs, the defendant carved away a piece of flesh, took it downstairs to his kitchen, where he seasoned it, fried it and tried to eat it," he added.Morley denies murdering Oldfield and told the police when he was arrested that someone had tried to rape him. The trial continues.--Indo-Asian News Serviceven/sh/jg302 Words07101023
2008-10-07 02:05:10Bollywood and movie merchandising - still a long way to go
NAT1National/Business/CinemaBollywood and movie merchandising - still a long way to goBy Jivraj BurmanMumbai, Oct 6 IANS Inspired by Hollywood, the Hindi film industry is beginning to go into film merchandising - introducing dolls, masks, key chains, school bags and T-shirts - and hopes to one day reap millions like in the West.In the US, manufacturers and retailers collectively earn $16 billion annually from Hollywood movie merchandise. According to a Hollywood trade report, the studios also earn close to what their movies fetch from the box office and home entertainment market from their film's merchandise.The success stories are far too many in Hollywood. Director George Lucas earned about $9 billion from merchandising and sequel rights of "Star Wars". Producers of the 'Harry Potter' series have so far collected $11.8 billion from different contracts. Merchandise from the "E.T." fetched filmmaker Steven Spielberg over $1 billion.Though Bollywood has started to realise the potential of movie merchandising now, the revenues it has been able to earn from it are paltry."The Indian market is yet to catch up with movie merchandising. But there is great potential for the movie merchandise business to grow," Saurabh Varma, chief marketing officer of Reliance BIG Pictures, told IANS.Right now all eyes are on "Drona" merchandise brought out by Zapak. These include a combination of games and toys, comprising two sword packs - Drona and Ritz - Magic Busters, Mind Masters, Mystery Shockers and Bully Zapper pack.A series of comics are also being published based on the key characters of "Drona", which stars Abhishek Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra. The first in the series - "The Adventures of Drona" - has already hit the stands. The series are being marketed by Euro Kids."If you look at a Hollywood movie, the revenues are split evenly between theatre ticket sales, home entertainment and merchandise. In India, cinema merchandise at the moment generates nothing. That is going to change with malls and multiplexes and a middle class of hundreds of millions," said Andrew Heffernan of Eros International, the producers of "Drona".In the merchandising sector, Bollywood has had very few successful deals so far. One of them was producer-director Rakesh Roshan's deal with Pantaloons for his 2006 movie "Krrish" - it proved to be fruitful for the maker as well as the retail chain."The range of 'Krrish' merchandise, consisting of dolls, masks, key chains, colouring books, watches, rainwear, school bags and T-shirts evoked good response from children, more so because the movie was a success," said Sanjeev Agrawal, president marketing of Pantaloons.Another example is Farah Khan's tie-up with Shoppers' Stop. The clothing line made most of the mutual benefits by entering into a marketing agreement for the apparel right of her film "Om Shanti Om".But the sale of licensed products of a movie, as Aggarwal said, is directly linked to its box-office performance. He cited Harry Baweja's "Love Story 2050" as a good example.Though Cartoon Network Enterprise had brought out a range of retail products of the movie, the sale dropped after its lacklustre box-office performance across the country.The same happened with "Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal". Reebok had tied up with UTV Motion Pictures to release merchandise based on the film, but the demand dipped when the Arshad Warsi-John Abraham starrer slumped at the box office.But Varma of Reliance BIG Pictures doesn't agree and said: "Sometimes, a movie may be a failure, but some of its components stay in mind and that helps the sale of its merchandise. Like spy gadgets, hovercrafts, interactive robots and the boo doll, which were key features of 'Love Story 2050', sold well even though the movie might not have been a great success."Rajjat A. Barjatya, managing director of Rajshri Media, added: "It is only lately that the marketing of movie merchandise has been done in an organised way with the entry of pan-Indian retail chains. But the problem of piracy still remains."He said that Rajshri Films had brought out a limited range merchandise of their superhit movie "Hum Aapke Hain Kaun", but pirated copies arrived in the market soon, affecting the sale of the original products."The problem, of course, still remains," he rued.Despite the not so encouraging results, merchandising in India is poised to grow. Recently, entertainment, media and communications company Percept announced a 50-50 joint venture with the Future Group. Called Bollywood Retail, the joint venture will invest Rs.500 million initially to sell Bollywood merchandise.--Indo-Asian News Servicejb/ar/mv/ky803 Words**06100813
2008-10-06 00:00:00'Our lives are shattered'
Anil Bag, a resident of Beraberi Purbapara village in Singur, surrendered his land in the hope of a better future. He speaks of his pain on the Tatas' pulling out of Bengal....
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