Indian tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres, has announced an investment of Rs 3,000 crores in the next five years to establish greenfield plants in India as well as abroad, along with expansion of existing production units.

The company, by doing so, is targeting to join the league of top six tyre makers internationally. Apollo is aiming at a $4 Billion turnover in the next five years, by setting up units in Chennai and East Europe.

Utrecht, Netherlands  - The final years of Germany's last emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, were spent in Castle Dorn in the Netherlands.

The castle is a testament to its royal resident as the house is set in a spacious garden. A bridge leads over a water lily-filled moat to a flight of stairs leading to the castle's main entrance.

The interior also reflects Wilhelm's aristocratic heritage and is filled with only the finest furniture.

British director Danny Boyle's latest offering, 'Slumdog Millionaire' is a film the critics in the US are raving about. An adaptation from Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup's bestselling novel - 'Q & A' - the film is being predicted to go all the way to the Oscars!

Critical acclaim for the film, starring Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan and Dev Patel, has come from all over - from syndicated film critic Roger Ebert, whose reviews get published in 200 US newspapers, to mainstream dailies like the New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today.

Sydney  - Visitors to Sydney have often been puzzled by its No Standing signs. Melbourne does not have them and neither do other Australian state capitals, and they are unknown abroad.

Yet, there are over 100,000 of them and time is running out. From December 1, all will have been replaced by No Stopping or No Parking signs that leave motorists in doubt as to what is required of them.

Even local officials are glad to see the back of No Standing.

The success of 'Fashion' is raking in moolah, and the film's director, Madhur Bhandarkar is celebrating it in a big way! Recently, UTV Motion Pictures and Bhandarkar Entertainment held a grand party, in which the entire 'Fashion' team, prominent Bollywood celebrities, film directors and producers marked their enthusiastic presence.

'Fashion' unfolded many surprises by showcasing the glitz and glamour of the ramp along with the backbiting and superficiality of the green room.

San Francisco - Silicon Valley company Spansion sued Samsung on Monday alleging that the South Korean company had violated numerous patents in its flash memory products and asking the courts to ban the sale of devices like the Apple iPod that use Samsung memory modules.