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 Q
1.Defence Minister George Fernandes was injured during a visit
to Assam when his car was hit by ...
a. A rogue elephant
b. A stone thrown by an ulfa sympathiser
c. An autorickshaw
Q2. In a survey in Pakistani monthly Herald, respondents thought the
most pressing problem facing their country was ...
a. Unemployment
b. Kashmir
 c.
Religious fundamentalism
Q3. The Indian Army proposes to introduce a new rank, to be called...
a. Colonel General
b. Marshal
c. Major Colonel
Answers: 1(c), 2(a), 3(a)
TELLY
SCOPE
This Life Like No Other
Copying is being perfected as an original skill on Indian tv. Zee's new
lifebelt, the forthcoming Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (JINH), produced
by NDTV and anchored by the seriously comic actor Farooque Shaikh in designer
desi wear, is a glossy, big-budget show, with celebrities interacting
with special people in their lives. Expect nursery teachers, old crushes,
friends lost and found, former colleagues, mothers and others from their
life albums. That it is copied from the British show This Is Your Life
was refuted in an officially unofficial version given to india today.
"The format cannot be copied. Here, you can't even bring in a girlfriend,"
says an inside source. Cloning rights or not, the first few episodes of
JINH, which is getting the personal attention of NDTV's chief Prannoy
Roy, were handled by a foreign director. Episodes shot with Shah Rukh
Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai reportedly look "cool".
Given that this show wouldn't surprise viewers with skeletons from the
cupboards of celebrities, "cool" is an apt abbreviation for
"Case Of On-record Life". In India, jeena isi ka naam hai.
-Shefalee Vasudev
MUSIC
REVIEW
Modern Ballads Engineered With Attitude
As epitaphs for Indi-pop are being written, this album comes
like a breath of fresh air and brings some hope that the genre may be
reaching the end of the tunnel.
The trio of Anandh, Shaleen and Gopal form the group Agosh.
Anandh and Shaleen are mechanical engineers from Roorkee. Gopal is a mathematics
graduate from Chennai. They have composed the music, written the lyrics,
and sung and recorded Paisa. The voices are clear, the music arrangement
imaginative and there is attitude in the album.
Don't take it too seriously-the music is light and frothy.
The lyrics, colloquial rather than poetic, talk of everyday lives and
depict the urban youth's aspirations and dreams. Listen to this: IIT ke
exam mein funde gol ho gaye, jane do. Other songs include: Achi lagte
ho and Nazar lag gayi. The influence of R.D. Burman and A.R. Rahman in
harmony is evident. Don't miss the Carnatic style and the use of instruments.
Gopal has a vocal style that is both good and unusual and he is ably backed
by Anandh.
When only one track is good in most albums, all the songs
in Paisa are of even quality-melodious and hum-able. This album is "paisa
vasool".
-S. Sahaya Ranjit
SOTTO
VOICE
The Budget Session of Parliament begins on February 25.
Machine guns have been mounted around the premises and only cars with
"Z-plus" security can drive in ...
The head of a 1,800-year-old Buddha statue is missing from
a Chennai museum ...
Delhi is the worst example of lawlessness, the Supreme
Court holds. It said so during a hearing on building laws ...
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was not allowed to take part in a religious
symposium at the World Economic Forum in New York. Only "monotheistic
religions" were allowed ...
Wife Renu and son Amit are such a part of the Ajit Jogi
regime in Chhattisgarh that they're called "Mummy CM" and "Baby
CM". Family values?
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