
Monday, November 23, 1998
Whose service is it, anyway?
Public service broadcasting in India is like last year's haute couture: it's going out of fashion. If you think this is simply a facetious, trying-to-be-clever (and not succeeding!) remark, then recall the last time Doordarshan put out something in that area which you actually watched.

Sting does Indian version of hit song
The star billing at the Channel [V] awards came in the form of a kurta-pyjama-clad Sting who did a very Indian version of his hit single Fields of Gold with the help of latest pop talent Talvin Singh on the tabla and Delhi's very own Shrad Shrivastav on the sitar.

Wedding bells for Winslet
British actress Kate Winslet, co-star of the blockbuster movie Titanic, married her boyfriend Jim Threapleton on Sunday in a low-key ceremony marked by tight security.

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