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'Picasso of India' MF Husain passes away

Maqbool Fida Hussain, who rose from a Bollywood billboard artist to India's most celebrated painter worldwide, died in London on Thursday, away from home on a self-imposed exile. India's very......

Bomber, gangster, gay Obama toon sparks outrage

A billboard depicting US President Barack Obama as a terrorist, a gangster, a Mexican bandit and a gay man has sparked off an outrage.The billboard, erected along the I-70 Colorado highway sometime......

AICC Chintan Shivir in Jaipur to focus on generation next

Breaking away from tradition, several young Congress leaders are expected to speak at the AICC Chintan Shivir being heldin Jaipur, reports Renu Mittal The All India Congress Committee will meet on......

How to shame the shameless sexual predators

It'll be another sad day if the outrage over the Delhi gangrape withers away without achieving anything, sys Raghothama C The recent case involving the rape of the 23-year-old in Delhi and the......

View: Is Rape a new Development Indicator?

If rapes are rising dramatically in India over the last 20 years, is it logical to blame traditional Indian culture, asks Sankrant Sanu. The brutal gang-rape in Delhi, leading to the death of a......

Realty boom: How safe are Noida's skyscrapers?

"Live closer to the moon", invite the huge billboards in the heart of Cape Town that, incidentally, bears no connection with the South African city. This particular Cape Town is a township coming......

From OOH to Aah: Billboard players are putting up a brave face

Travellers at the Mumbai airport were in for a surprise recently. They were greeted by Volkswagen's flagship product Beetle. Not the original one, but a car made from scrap, which was a......

Start-up turns cars into moving billboards

Going by an upstart company's business model, cars are no longer just a comfortable mode of transport but one more medium of outdoor advertising - one that promises eyeballs to advertisers better......

Smartphones are merging digital with real world

Eight years ago, the entire marketing industry went wild with excitement seeing Tom Cruise encountering interactive billboards and iris-triggered direct marketing in Minority Report. The magic,......

Don't cut interest rates

For many, it's the brilliant lights, billboards and energy of Times Square that brings them there. On this moderately chill New York afternoon, I am focused on the big news tickers flashing past.......

Katy Perry named Billboard's woman of the year

Pop star Katy Perry has been named the Woman of the Year by Billboard and will accept the award at the 2012 Women in Music event in November.This award honors the achievements of a trailblazing......

Sanjay Gupta lands into trouble over film promotion

Producers are trying all sorts of ways to market their films these days. While UTV hung Rs 3.5 lakh on a billboard promoting their film Pan Singh Tomar, White Feather Films decided to issue......

PIX: Hrithik, Katrina, Farhan tour India

Movie promotion these days is not restricted to television promos and billboards. Actors seem more keen to promote the films that they work so hard on. So the Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara team......

Meet Hollywood's Bollywood Hero

You cannot ignore the billboards for Bollywood Hero in any big American or Canadian city. The low budget television series has gained a lot of buzz, thanks to the huge success the Oscar winning......

Meerabai Not Out entertains in parts

What one sees in movie posters and billboards is not necessarily what one will see in the film itself. That's what I realised when I watched Meerabai Not Out. For instance, Mandira Bedi does not......

Colombo diary: Why the World Cup is a big bore in India

The first sights that greet a visitor at the Colombo airport are billboards that reach out on cricket's behalf: 'Ayubowan! Welcome to where cricket is a way of life,' 'Welcome to a cricket loving......

Ronaldo is Portugal's pin-up

His naked torso graces newspaper front pages and magazine covers. His baby face is plastered over billboards and TV ads.Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal's pin-up and soccer's new teen heartthrob. The......

Indian Open golf promises keen fare

On the left of the entrance at the Delhi Golf Club, a billboard proudly informs visitors about the variety of birds that can be spotted at one of the oldest golf courses in the country. The Indian......

McIlroy repels Rose's record charge to win in Dubai

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy picked up $2.33 million worth of desert treasure after repelling a record-breaking charge from Ryder Cup teammate Justin Rose to win the DP World Tour Championship on......

Gabonese quiet celebrations after sealing opening win

Gabon fans kept their celebrations in check and resisted the urge to party hard after the co-hosts won their opening African Nations Cup game on Monday. Gabon's capital Libreville showed few signs......

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A demand for discards

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The evolution of Miley Cyrus

She's a smiley rock chick with a bleached blonde crop - so it's probably hard to believe that sultry Miley Cyrus was once a child star. (Remember... ...

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