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WOMEN JOURNOS: LESS EQUAL
Women in India have made great strides in
journalism, yet the attitude in newsrooms continues to
be biased against them. Sexual harassment is a reality
and worse, few are granted maternity leave. A report
by the Press Institute of India reveals that a woman
journalist relentlessly battles for wage, promotions
and opportunities on a par with their male
counterparts. Usha Rai, deputy director, PII said,
"Nearly 23 per cent of women journalists interviewed
admitted they had been sexually harassed."
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BILLION CLUB GROWS
Seven Indian companies joined the $1 billion turnover
club in 2003-04, taking the club’s membership to 48
companies. The new entrants are Wipro, Infosys
Technologies, Bharti Tele-Ventures, Adani Exports,
State Trading Corporation (STC) and Mahindra &
Mahindra. The new entrants-STC tops the list with
sales of $1.8 billion-have a lot of catching up to do.
Government owned Indian Oil reported sales of $30
billion in the nine months ended December 2003.
Reliance Industries tops the private sector list with
sales of $16.36 billion. State Bank of India, with
interest income of $6.70 billion tops in banking. Tata
Motors with $3.41 billion in sales leads in the
automobile industry.
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DESI SPIDEY
The American superhero, Spider-Man is going to take
an Indian avatar and can be seen traversing the skies
of Indian cities. Marvel Enterprises and Gotham
Entertainment Group, the Indian publishing licensee
of Marvel Comics, will be launching Spider-Man India
in August. The distributors for Marvel in India, 2CA
Ventures are already working on promos for the new
series.
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MALL CALL
India has moved up three notches in the 2004 Global
Retail Development Index to become the second most
India is destination next for retailers attractive
destination for retailers. It comes next only to
Russia, overtaking China’s booming market. The
study conducted by the global management
consulting firm A T Kearney included 30 emerging
markets, with India scoring 88 points on the index.
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ACTING LESSON
If there is one person that Hrithik Roshan idolizes as
well as enjoys working with, it’s Amitabh Bachchan.
The actor explains: "Earlier, when I would get
anxious before every shot and mug my lines, I would
feel 'different' because I noticed I was the exception
rather than the rule. But when I shot for several
scenes with Amitabh for Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham as
well as Lakshya, I noticed he did likewise too. And I
felt reassured. If a legend like him needs to
prepare, so do I." But unlike the legend who is on a
signing spree, Hrithik has no films on hand after
Lakshya, though there is a buzz about dad Rakesh
Roshan planning a sequel to Koi Mil Gaya.
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BIPASHA's BIKE ENVY
If Bipasha Basu wants to steer
her affair with John Abraham
to a happy ending, she has to
learn to share him with a
Hayabusa. No, she isn't
another babe from bimboland, but as John
hastens to clarify, "A Hayabusa
is a 1300 cc bike that can do
350 kmph." Abraham, who
owns a Hayabusa in real life, is
also co-starring with one in
Yash Chopra’s testosteroneheavy
production, Dhoom.
"While both the other heroes
in the film, Abhishek and Uday
Chopra, have heroines to
romance with, my romantic
interest in the movie is the
bike," he jokes
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