Will India Ban Miss. Bimbo?

Ms Bimbo is a computer game where children as young as 6 to 7 years are to give virtual doll called Miss Bimbo breast implants, put it on crash diet and put the doll through plastic surgery.

The games end aim is to create the coolest, richest and the most famous bimbo in the world.The mission also involves finding bimbo a billionaire husband.

Creator of the game Nicholas Jacquart has, inevitably, taken something of a hammering in the press for allegedly promoting a negative and harmful self-image to young girls.

In India, parents feel that such games are corrupting the minds of young children beyond repair and should be banned access on the Internet in India.

Bhiachung backs out, Aamir to run with Olympic Torch

While Bhaichung Bhutia refused to run with the Olympic Torch in the Relay on the April 17th in China to show solidarity with Tibet, Aamir Khan has come forward for the run.

Aamir Khan stated that though he had received many requests to turn down the participation in the Olympic torch Relay from people associated with the Tibetan struggle, he believes that this Run represents various people of various races coming together despite of all their differences.

He stated that his heart goes out to the people of Tibet and to all victims of human rights violation. He also said that ' However, the Olympic Games do not belong to China'

Microsoft India to pay 700 Crore Income Tax

Major Software Company Microsoft India has been asked to pay Rs 700 crore income tax, including penal interest for the financial year 1998-99 to 2003-04, by Commissioner of Income Tax (CIT), dealing in international taxation cases, in its recent judgment.

The question is whether Microsoft's revenue in India is from royalty on licensing the software to end-users or is it income from its India operations. Microsoft operates in India through Gracemac Corp.

However, the IT department contended that the company had licensed Microsoft (MS) software to end-users in India. The assessing officer of the department held that income received by the company from licensing of software in India was taxable as it is a royalty income. The officer had passed an order to tax about 35% to 40% of the total income of Rs 2,240 crore.

Other Software companies like Oracle are also soon to come under the scrutiny of IT Dept

Jennifer Lopez Goes blonde

Four weeks after she gave birth to twins, Max and Emme, Jennifer Lopez has gone blonde.



To have her look changed, the 38-year-old singer-actress left the kids at home in Old Westbury to visit the Rita Hazan salon, accompanied by her sister, Linda. Check her new look. How does she look?

First Eco-friendly Pub in Scotland

Scotland is expected to come up with its first eco-friendly pub in a fortnight, built with "green" timber, and one that uses water heated by a canal and treats its waste naturally.

The Boathouse, which is to be opened by British Waterways, will be the first in a string of environmentally friendly canal-side pubs across the country.

The pub, at Auchinstarry, near Kilsyth on the Forth and Clyde Canal, is claimed to be Scotland's first sustainable bar.

The Boathouse, which is expected to open in two weeks, has been built using timber from a sustainable source, complete with higher than required levels of insulation. Hot water and heating are provided by a geothermal system, using residual heat from water in the canal, which remains at 8-12C all year round.

The Boathouse has ten bedrooms, water use is minimised, with features such waterless urinals and low-flush loos in the toilets. Energy efficient lighting and refrigeration have also been installed, with sensors automatically switching off lights in unoccupied areas.