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DLD‰‰†‰KDLD‰‰†‰DLD‰‰†‰MDLD‰‰†‰C Jen and the art Grin and bare it! THE TIMES OF INDIA of motorcycle Priyanka does Twins marry same man 23 years apart Thursday, This is just two much! Ide- ge to Roy ended, Made- October 2, 2003 maintenance! the Asambhav ntical twin sisters have laine moved out. married the same man — ‘‘Roy visited me one day Page 9 Page 10 23 years apart. Madelaine and said he and Michelle Jones wed Roy Littlejohns were having a relationsh- in 1980, and sister Michele ip and she was moving in was the first person she in- permanently. I felt betray- vited to the ceremony. ed,’’ said Madelaine. When Madelaine went in- The man in question, Roy, to hospital after a series of says, ‘‘Michelle is more epileptic fits, worldly-wi- Michelle mo- se. My relati- ved in to be onship with Roy’s house- her is more keeper in romantic.’’ 1988. In Talk of havi- 1995, after ng the best of her marria- both worlds! OF INDIA MANOJ KESHARWANI [email protected] With 16,74,639 tourists having set foot on its soil until August this year, India has attained its highest ever country-ranking in global tourism ARUN KUMAR DAS ed, culturally and spiritually as compared to last year,there the last few months, India has Miller,the editor of Conde Na- Times News Network elevated and feels the essence has been a growth of 14.2 per been extensively covered in st Traveler, adds, ‘‘India’s re- of India from within.’’ cent in tourist arrivals be- special issues of internation- sults are very exciting and sh- ravellers, adventurers, Rejuvenation and elevation tween January to August this al publications such as Na- ows the country’s increasing voyagers... pack a pair apart, essentially the arrival tional Geographic, Travel & popularity amongst the so- Tof chappals in your ru- of foreign tourists to India NINTH WONDER Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, phisticated traveller.It also re- cksacks. For, in Y2K+3, all ro- has gone up si- New York Times flects very positively on the in- ads lead to India. Ahead of gnificantly in and Vogue. In fa- dividuals involved in promot- Switzerland, Japan, Brazil, the recent past. TOP TEN DESTINATIONS IN 2003 ct, several inflight ing India as a premium Turkey, Mexico, Austria and While 14,65,873 ■ Italy magazines have tourist destination.’’ Greece, apna Bharat desh has tourists had vi- also featured In- ‘‘Interestingly, apart from been ranked number 9 in the sited the count- ■ Australia dia as their the regular Goa, Kerala and Conde Nast Traveler UK’s An- ry between Ja- ■ France cover story. Rajasthan, tourists are flock- nual Reader’s Travel Awards nuary and Au- Adds uni- ing to other Indian destina- 2003. And what’s more, this gust 2002, this ■ USA on tourism tions as well,’’ informs Sub- great honour is India’s high- year the figure secretary Ra- has Goyal, chairman, AS- ■ est ranking ever — reinforc- has increased Thailand thi Vinay SOCHAM expert committee ing the country’s position as to 16,74,639. Re- ■ New Zealand Jha, ‘‘India’s on tourism and aviation. ‘‘In one of the most exciting and veals tourism unique civilisa- fact, this year more than 400 multifarious destinations in joint secretary ■ South Africa tion, makes it a foreigners have headed for the world. India, which was and ITDC chai- ■ Spain fascinating Gujarat to be part of the dan- number 11 in last year’s rank- rman Amitabh discovery.’’ dia celebrations during the ings, has moved up a phenom- Kant, ‘‘The In- ■ India And, adding navratris,’’ he adds. enal two slots, thus emerging credible India ■ Greece yet another jewel In other words, the usual as the destination of choice positioning to India’s crown destinations are not enough for tourists around the world. and branding Source : Conde Nast Traveler NEELABH is the Rajvilas for the world. Its current posi- Informs union tourism and has focussed Jaipur which has tion on the global charts culture minister Jagmohan, on what makes India unique year. Also, India has regis- ranked number 1 in the Over- might have put India on cloud ‘‘Our attempt has been to en- and unmatched in the world of tered an increase of 19.3 per seas Leisure Hotels Asia cate- nine, but this one of a kind sure that any tourist coming tourist destinations. This cent in foreign exchange earn- gory in the same survey,while country,looks set to prove that in to India feels physically inv- branding has brought the dis- ings this year.’’ the Vanyavilas, Ranthambore it is saare jahan se achcha! igorated, mentally rejuvenat- cerning traveller to India and Kant also points out that in came in at Number 11. Sarah [email protected] MOVIE TITLES Gone in sixty seconds! JYOTI SHARMA stolen from Delhi are ultimately driven ARE ON SONG! Times News Network away to destinations in Nepal or the North- East. As far as car thieves are concerned, Bollywood picks up popular numbers for its film titles en cars stolen everyday. Three hun- law-enforcers can’t resist referring to the Tdred every month. The mantra of car- famous, rather infamous, Santram Santu. NIKITA DOVAL tagonist finds,’’ informs a jacking gangs currently operating in Delhi India’s version of Nicholas Cage in Gone Times News Network member of the Rakesh Ro- seems to be, ‘see car, will steal.’ Driving In Sixty Seconds, Santu heads a notorious shan camp. The friend, in straight to the point, Delhi is a veritable gang of car thieves which accounts for ecades after it was first this case, is obviously friend- gold mine for vehicle thieves. Kyunki fig- more than a hundred cars stolen at any one Dplayed, Haqeeqat’s Ab ly alien Jadoo. ures-wise, car thefts are among the top given time. While a Maruti Tumahre Hawale Watan ‘‘The title of any movie is five crimes committed in the city. Sam- 800 would sell for anything Saathiyon still has the power chosen after careful delibera- ple this: car thieves have already van- between Rs 20,000 to 50,000, to move listeners to tears. To- tion,’’ says trade analyst Indu ished with 2,257 cars this year (till Sep- the re-sale price of a day, Anil Sharma couldn’t Mirani, ‘‘A title should tickle tember) while the corresponding fig- phoren car begins at Rs 1 have chosen a better title for the viewer’s curiosity, while ure for the whole of last year was lakh. IN TOUCH WITH THE TIMES: Delhi Times greets its readers on the occasion of Gandhi his magnum opus by the being self-explanatory.’’ But 3,140. Add to this the number of Incidentally, from amo- Jayanti, as Akshinthala Seshu Babu recreates the magic of the Mahatma, in a modern same name, which stars lifting of titles from songs cars recovered — a paltry 375 — ng the cars which top the day avatar (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) Amitabh Bach- can be inciden- and a quick mathematical list of being the most chan, Akshay NAME GAME tal —or so cla- calculation reveals that the ‘steal-able’, all horns Kumar and Bo- ims MSAMD rate of cracking car theft honk for the Maruti 800. bby Deol. ‘‘The director Apoor- cases is less than 20 per cent. ‘‘There has been a decisive title expresses va Lakhia also. Explains DCP (crime) NEELABH shift towards stealing older what a soldier ‘‘The movie is Deependra Pathak, ‘‘Car cars,’’ informs Pathak. With feels as he bre- about Abhis- thieves first steal five to 10 CHORI CHORI chalti ka naam gaadis being Khadi spins a new yarn athes his last,’’ hek’s character cars and park them in lots at driven away at such high sp- says director returning to suburbs such as Gurgaon Vehicle theft stands eeds, it’s time the police The fabric of freedom finds favour with Indian as well as international designers Sharma. his village af- and Noida. That done, they among the top five crimes puts the brakes on criminal Of course, ter a decade make fake documents.’’ committed in the Capital deals for stolen wheels! VINOD NAIR saris aprons and also gloves.’’ Sharma’s film armed with a Word has it that most cars [email protected] Times News Network HAUTE FABRIC Adds David Abraham of Ab- is not the only special gift for raham & Thakore, ‘‘Martand’s khadi exhi- one whose title the villagers . rom the home-spun defiance of the fabr- bition had 108 different structures of khadi, has been inspi- Hence this ti- F ic of freedom to a modern-day style sta- of which we decided to work with two — one red by a line fr- tle.’’ tement whose pristine genes now find a bo- from Bengal which had a finer yarn count om a song. The Still, Bollyw- dy in designer jeans... the prodigal has retu- and the other from Andhra Pradesh with its Abhishek Bac- ood continues rned. And how! If the exhibition ‘Khadi — coarser yarn count.’’ hchan-starrer to find inspira- The Fabric of Freedom’ held by M- Offers designer Rajesh Pratap Singh, Mumbai Se Aa- tion for its film artand Singh of Intach UK, in as- ‘‘I have been using khadi for the last ya Mera Dost titles from son- sociation with the Volkart Foun- few seasons and the fabric is also (MSAMD) owes gs of yester- dation last year revealed 108 ty- part of my latest line,’’ he says. its roots to the year. So much pes of khadi, today,the fabric is For designer Ritu Kumar, khadi popular song so, two films in definitely the ‘chosen one’ am- has been a favoured fabric for in Vinod Khan- the production ong both desi and videshi desi- sometime now.