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War of the newspapers : The Hindu vs Times of India

It all began when Times of India published the following video ad, stating that "The Hindu" puts readers to sleep.

Notice that the paper is "The Hindu"

The video ad:


In return, The Hindu retaliated recently with the following video ad:


The Hindu also went against TOI's idea of putting celebrity news on page 3.
The Hindu published the following banner ads.

The Hindu's ads shine light on the dismal state of Indian media in general. Hats off to The Hindu for their decent editorials for things that matter.

Germany's Hamburg Luxury prison

A peek inside Germany's JVA Fuhlsbuettel prison shows swanky cells, washing machines, spotless floors and recreation rooms with telephone corners for inmates serving long sentences. 

Cell for inmates
German prison officers look through a window of a cell for inmates serving long sentences in a newly renovated floor of the JVA Fuhlsbuettel prison in Hamburg, January 13, 2011. 

Washing Machines
Washing machines are pictured at room with barred window at a newly renovated floor with cells for inmates serving long sentences in the JVA Fuhlsbuettel prison in Hamburg, January 13, 2011.  

The telephone corner
Picture shows the telephone corner of a recreation room for inmates serving long sentences in a newly renovated floor of the JVA Fuhlsbuettel prison in Hamburg, January 13, 2011.  

  Peek inside a cell
An open door shows a part of a cell for inmates serving long sentences in a newly renovated floor of the JVA Fuhlsbuettel prison in Hamburg, January 13, 2011. 

 General view from a cell
General view out of the barred window of a cell for inmates serving long sentences in a newly renovated floor of the JVA Fuhlsbuettel prison in Hamburg, January 13, 2011. 

Comfort space for inmates
A general view of a cell for inmates serving long sentences in a newly renovated floor of the JVA Fuhlsbuettel prison in Hamburg, January 13, 2011. 

 Media clicks the cells
Media make pictures of a German prison officer as he closes the door of a cell for inmates serving long sentences in a newly renovated floor of the JVA Fuhlsbuettel prison in Hamburg, January 13, 2011.

 Entry into a cell
A German prison officer enters a cell for inmates serving long sentences in a newly renovated floor of the JVA Fuhlsbuettel prison in Hamburg, January 13, 2011.

Newly renovated floor
A German prison officer removes decoration at a newly renovated floor for inmates serving long sentences in the JVA Fuhlsbuettel prison in Hamburg, January 13, 2011.

Source: http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/3115-0.html

Inside Nokia factory

QUALITY TESTING
Those are hard and sharp plastic for scratch Test

Dust Test


Bending Test..

Various liquids, creams and gels…


Humidity