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Simply Dimple More than three decades after Bobby, Dimple Kapadia still shines
Ringing in changesTHE FIRST mobile phone, which people affectionately called `the brick', is now all but a distant memory. Today's phones come in all shapes, sizes and colours. They have all kinds of gizmos like cameras, music players, and even torches. But one thing remained the same: if you called any mobile you would still hear the familiar tring-tring. But now smart-ass engineers have found a way to even change that. Caller tunes are the in thing but you have to pay for the privilege. You call someone and you hear either a nice song or a stupid-accented voice asking you to be patient till the person picks up the phone. So, do people really want the tring-tring to go away? ANAND SANKAR finds out.
Cause and effect He left listeners breathless with his first hit It's time to rock 'n' roll The '50s and '60s gave rise to rock 'n' roll, the earliest genre of dance music. Here's a compilation of 40 favourites that is a collector's item
In the spotlightThe Government's gesture of presenting Sania Mirza with Rs. 5 lakhs has sparked a debate among sportspersons in the State. They too yearn for such recognition
Phew! What's that smell? The skunk tree is a large, fast growing, deciduous species, bearing foul-smelling, purple-red blossoms
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