Domestic violence up in India -- report
Statistics on domestic violence in India are scarce and unreliable. But some recent studies suggest that as many as three out of five women may suffer physical abuse at home.

Sustainable development imperative in the new millennium
The mindless growth in nuclear armaments, mankind's failure to eliminate poverty and inequitable distribution of wealth and the developed nations' apathy towards the need for following sustainable development patterns were severely condemned in the Capital last week.

The biggest shopping extravaganza in the world
Motherhood is the central theme of the 2000 Dubai Shopping Festival, that kicks off on March 1. `To Mother With Love' will be the recurring message at each of the city's 2,500 retail outlets, department stores and shopping malls.

Welcome tothe jute house
The venue was Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The occasion, Plastindia 2000. But the display that caught everybody's eye was not plastic, but an immense wooden structure -- a full-fledged house no less.

Luck and sensibility
He's all about sense and sensibility. `Women' or `Ladakh', copywriting or photography, history or music, Prabuddha Das Gupta allows his sensibilities to dictate what direction his work will take most of the time.

Sweet sensations
The Orchid Hotel, Asia's first certified eco-friendly, five-star hotel, recently launched its bakery, The Gourmet Shop. They promise the most exquisite and mouth-watering chocolates, pastries, cakes, mousses, tarts and

Look afresh at German education
A leading Indian newspaper recently wrote, ``Watch out, the Germans are here'', in the context of attracting Indian students for higher education in Germany. Ambassador H D Dieckmann contradicted that last week.

Top offer at IIM Lucknow Rs 9 lakh plus ESOPS
It was 100% placement in little more than a day. At the end of Day One last week, over 90% of the students of the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow, were employed.