Some people have died in Bombay High, due to the ONGC fire. And there is chaos in Mumbai due to the heavy rains.
And see this portal. See, what are the top stories.
1. Dhoni powers India to 93 run win
2. Sex MMS will replace movies and TV
3. Mithun, not Amitabh is indias hero no 1
4. Lust is the theme of every party
5. Aussies will win the Lanka triseries
6. Better to be the mistress than wife
7. There was a dead man lying in water
8. Sania Mirza loses to Venus Williams
If you are a regular reader of Times of India or Indiatimes, god bless you folks.
Update:
On the contrary, you should have watched NDTV and Headlines Today channels yesterday. They setup a facility by which, people can inform that they are safe. All a person needed to do was send a sms to 2424, followed by their message. This message was flashed in TV continuously. Its a small thing. But informing your loved ones you are safe is very important at the time of crisis.
on 28 Jul 2005 at 11:22 am # msp
In the novel Fountainhead , one of the heroes is a guy who runs a newspaper pretty much like ToI.He says :” I give people what they like. Not what they say they like, but what they like”.
That’s the unpleasant truth about us I’d like to quote in the context of ToI’s phenomenal success.
on 28 Jul 2005 at 12:31 pm # Jacky
Few days back Hindu dedicated some good space on its last page about Imran Khan that he’s ready to accept his British wife back cuz her relationship with her BF isn’t smooth. I was disconnected with Hindu for almost 10 years but still I don’t remember Hindu giving importance to such news several years back. Won’t be surprised if Hindu has columns like Sex, Myths and life a few years from now. Traditional papers are definitely giving up their Grandfathers attitudes but Times is just going overboard. In the cyber world, Rediff is a close 2nd!
on 28 Jul 2005 at 12:38 pm # visithra
HUmm thats a great thing NDTV did. During the Tsunami our channels took hours to even put it up! Talk about slow news!
on 28 Jul 2005 at 12:48 pm # F e r r a r i
msp,
Sad but True
I stopped reading TOI long time back. I checked to see if there are any reports on mumbai rains. Paradesinga!
Jacky,
Not only that. Anti-Hindu is making hell a lot of mistakes, which I have never seen. For eg, regarding cauvery issue JJ sent a letter to manmohan singh to convene the Cauvery Tribunal. Hundu happily reported that JJ sent a mail to Dharam Singh!! Next day they did asmit the mistake. But still, they seem to be better when compared to TOI
Visithra,
It happens!!
on 28 Jul 2005 at 7:49 pm # nagila(n)
some more of the news from TOI..
Mumbai deluge: how Bips & Co. coped
How hot are our celebs’ love lives?
Indians are over-obsessed with sex
they r what we call in TN - manjapathirikkai. recently i fought with my friends (who were obsessed with bangalore times) and changed our room’s newspaper to hindu.
i read somwhere that TOI is planning to enter TN too.. hipe its not true
on 28 Jul 2005 at 8:25 pm # sangeeta
Hi..Thanks Prabhu…things are finally getting back to normalcy..or so i hope…
on 28 Jul 2005 at 9:12 pm # ranganathan
ferrari - namma kooda kavalaiya marakkarathukku ‘thanni’ adikkalaiyaa….
athu polatham ithuvum…konjam ‘ajees’ pannikko raasa:-)
btw, what else u can expect from toi…….(tabloid of india!)
on 29 Jul 2005 at 4:44 am # Harish
I am not particularly impressed with NDTVs coverage either. The Hindu too dint do much justice ….
on 29 Jul 2005 at 6:33 am # Phoenix
Man that is a dignified porn site…what else can you expect…i am suprised they have decent news too…
on 29 Jul 2005 at 10:36 am # Prabhu S
Hi Ferari,
Yes, ToI is a tabloid rather than a newspaper.Sad,its the ‘news’ of sleaze that has helped it become a leading newspaper in India
on 29 Jul 2005 at 1:36 pm # F e r r a r i
Nagilan,
Yes they are entering. Lets see
Sangeeta,
Take care!
Harish,
Atleast they didnt give any porn stuff more priority
Phoenix,
Hmm yeah. And they are indias leading newspaper
Prabhu S,
Kali muththi poachu
on 31 Jul 2005 at 11:18 pm # Bala
Apart from their sub-standard news, TOI can be given a award for throwing maximum pop-up ads… hell with this site!! of late I enabled pop-up blockers, but still i cudnt forget those days when i have to close atleast 10-15 pop-ups… ammadiyooo!!
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on 19 Sep 2006 at 11:30 am # Ramesh
guys , Dont ever forget that newspapers are not run for charity.they have to make profit. Those headlines are showing up because people are there to read it. its that simple. And am pretty sure if any us were unning a newspaper we would have done the same thing. I would like to iterate what msp said thru FountainHead
” I give people what they like. Not what they say they like, but what they like”