One of Thane?s oldest landmarks, the Cawasji Patell Agiary, completed 225 years this week.

Discoveries That Men And Women Made ? The man discovered COLOURS and invented PAINT, The woman discovered PAINT and invented MAKEUP

February 20, 2005 Sunday US companies paying employees to look after their health Washington, Feb 20 Some US companies have begun to pay employees to exercise, eat right and look after their health, a media report said Sunday. The move is driven by soaring health insurance costs. The companies say the fitter their workers are,… Continue reading US companies paying employees to look after their health

Listen to the radio program that was aired http://www.edrants.com/_mp3/Power99_Call_to_India.mp3 Here is the article for those who don’t know what I am talking about http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/988029.cms

The show is scheduled to air on Jan. 2, 2005. Bob Simon interviews Aishwarya Rai on 60 Minutes. “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World” Hollywood December 10, 2004 – America’s most prestigious, highest rated and longest running television news magazine 60 Minutes has traveled across the globe to Mumbai, India for an exclusive interview… Continue reading The show is scheduled to

Indian cities wrestle with changed names By Ramola Talwar Badam ASSOCIATED PRESS BOMBAY  You say Bombay and I say Mumbai. You say Calcutta and I say Kolkata. The old rhyme about pronunciation  “Po-tay-to, po-tah-to; to-may-to, to-mah-to”  could be the refrain of most Indians, as well as citizens of other former colonial territories… Continue reading Indian cities wrestle with changed

Up there, at 120 km an hour! By: Ram Parmar February 11, 2005 Palghar: Mohammed Illyas Ali (44) of Vapi wanted to reach Mumbai fast and cheap. So he chose to travel on the rooftop of the 2954 Up New Delhi-Mumbai August Kranti Rajdhani Express. But his joyride ended soon as he was detrained by… Continue reading Up there, at 120

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/14/bloomberg/sxpesek.html INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Commentary: Welcome to the Chinese century? Not so fast By William Pesek Jr. Bloomberg News Tuesday, February 15, 2005 Everyone has an opinion on who will lead Asia in the years ahead, including the Group of 7 industrial nations. This month, the group clearly seemed to be putting its money on… Continue reading Welcome to the Chinese century? Not so fast

At New York Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher, was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a setsquare, a slide rule and a calculator. Attorney general John Ashcroft believes the man is a member of the notorious al-gebra movement. He… Continue reading At New York Kennedy airport