
Tuesday, December 22, 1998
Spice's hot X'mas hit
The Spice Girls scored their third consecutive British Christmas Number One record on Sunday, with `Goodbye', a possible reference to the departure this year of their fifth member Geri Halliwell.

Recession takes it toll on Goa tourism
Holiday-makers, who rush to the resort state of Goa at the last minute for the Christmas-New Year vacation, will have no problem finding accommodation this time around with hotel accommodation in Goa going abegging.

To the march of Celestial Drums
Enroute to Madras and then up to Tirumala, the abode of Lord Balaji, my heart soars. Of all worldly pursuits, propitiating the Lord ranks way up there as a priority. The excitement I feel is palpable.

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