Recession-hit paintings lose colour

September 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Metro is set to get a splash of rainbow colours on its network -- after operating on its red, blue and yellow lines, the next three to be opened by Oct 2010 will be coded green, violet and orange lines, an official said. "The three new lines -- Inderlok to Mundka connecting north and northwest Delhi, Central Secretariat to Badarpur connecting Delhi's centre to its southern fringes, and the Airport Express Line -- will be coded as the Green Line, Violet line and Orange line respectively," a senior Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official told IANS.

September 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - Models sashayed the ramp in vibrant colours at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) for fashion designer Anita Dongre's collection especially designed for the upcoming festival season. Dongre presented her maiden label 'Timeless' and showcased folk feel of Rajasthan in traditional ghagra-cholis and traditional drape sarees made from velvets and intricately woven silks and glittering brocades.

September 15th, 2009 A look at expected airline losses around the worldThe International Air Transport Association predicted on Tuesday that the industry will lose $11 billion this year. But the picture is varied in different parts of the world: — North American carriers are expected to lose $2.6 billion.

July 24th, 2009 A third of Europeans fear job lossBRUSSELS — A third of European workers are "very concerned" that they could lose their jobs as the economy experiences the worst recession since the Second World War, according to a European Commission survey published Friday. Some 32 percent of people with jobs said they feared losing work.

June 2nd, 2009 Michigan cuts horse racing dates due to budgetLANSING, Mich. — Michigan is eliminating horse racing dates this summer because of the state's budget problems.

May 8th, 2009 Mexico says its economy is in recessionMEXICO CITY — Mexico's finance secretary says the country is in an economic recession. Agustin Carstens says "it is a fact that we are in recession." He says Gross Domestic Product could contract 4.1 percent this year, an estimate that takes into account a swine flu epidemic that forced a nationwide shutdown of many government services and businesses.

April 8th, 2009 CHENNAI - S. Subramaniam Balaji, a city-based advocate, has accused the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) of bribing people to vote for it and urged the Election Commission to disqualify the party's candidates for the Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh assembly polls.

March 31st, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan sashayed down the ramp for fashion designer Manish Malhotra's collection at Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) in Mumbai on Monday. Malhotra showcases another set of collections on the fourth day of LFW by using colour of Kolkata knight Riders, Khan's team of Indian Premier League.

March 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Following are a few pointers for interested buyers of Nano: * Nano on display at Tata Motors showrooms from April 1 * Sale of application/booking at Rs.300 per application form, starts from April 9 * First phase of booking to end April 25 * Application forms available at over 30,000 locations in 1,000 cities * Forms can be submitted to State Bank of India in 1,350 notified branches in 850 cities * 15 other banks/NBFCs to provide booking loan * Online bookings can be submitted at: www.tatanano.com * Deliveries to commence from July 1 * 100,000 cars to be price protected * Attractive range of accessories and Nano merchandise The three variants of Nano, which shall be available are: * Tata Nano Standard (BS-II and BS-III): The basic model or the standard version, in three colour options, single-tone seats, and fold-down rear seat * Tata Nano CX (BS-II and BS-III): In five colour options, with heating and air-conditioning (HVAC), two-tone seats, parcel shelf, booster-assisted brakes, fold-down rear seat with nap rest * Tata Nano LX: (BS-III) With the features of CX plus complete fabric seats, central locking, front power windows, body coloured exteriors in three premium colours, fog lamps, electronic trip meter, cup holder in front console, mobile charger point, and rear spoiler Many of these features are not available on current entry-level small cars in the country.

March 24th, 2009 KOLKATA - The financial meltdown is good for art buyers as it has made art more affordable, said acclaimed poet-critic Ashok Vajpeyi here Monday, adding that on the flip side it's a 'bad patch' for artists as prices of their works have gone down drastically. 'The current financial meltdown has made art affordable for art buyers.

March 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - A large number of foreign delegates gathered here to discuss the perils of smoking ended up celebrating Holi, heaping colour on their Indian colleagues and enjoying every moment of it. It was the first time many of the foreigners got introduced to Holi, thanks to the initiative of the organisers of the 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health that ends Thursday.

March 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Rahul More and Naresh Jadhav are serving life sentences in Pune's Yerawada Jail. The two may not get to see the light outside the prison walls for a long time to come, but their paintings and sketches, made behind bars, will be out very soon.

February 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A relatively unknown genre of religious and traditional court paintings from Rajasthan and the Indian bio-diversity will be the themes of the English summer in UK in 2009 in a collaborative venture between the HSBC Bank and the British Museum in May. The collaboration, 'Indian Summer', dedicated to Indian culture, will feature exhibitions, performances, lectures and film screenings.

January 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The apparel sector will lose about one million (10 lakh) jobs by March because of slackening demand in the US and Europe and increasing input costs, the apex body of the garment export sector said Wednesday. 'Nearly five lakh jobs have been already lost since July 2008 because of the global recession and the sector will lose another five lakh jobs by March 2009,' Rakesh Vaid, chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), told reporters.

January 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly 10 million workers across management levels in the export sector may lose their jobs by March this year due to the global economic slowdown, a top official of an Indian exporters' body said here Tuesday. 'Owing to recession and high interest rates, 10 million jobs could be lost in the export sector in India between January and March 2009,' said A.