Mauritius waives visas for Indian tourists
Kolkata: Mauritius has decided to do away with the visa system for Indian tourists in the island country from next month to give a fillip to tourism.

This law will be effective from October, the Mauritian Tourism and Leisure Minister Anil Gayan said in Kolkota.

Tourism fetches bulk of the revenue for the island country and the innumerable islets are visited by Indian honeymooners 'in a big way' over the years, he added. The Minister said the Mauritius Government was keen to further promote relations with India.

Sixty per cent of the population in Mauritius is of Indian origin.
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Star Wars entertainment: Day one sales are record $115 million
Beverly Hills, USA: Shattering all records for entertainment franchise spending in a single day, Star Wars fans around the world have spent more than $115,000,000 on in-home STAR WARS entertainment.

Single day sales for the most requested DVDs of all time, the STAR WARS TRILOGY, combined with the release of the new STAR WARS Battlefront videogame have set yet another benchmark for the most popular entertainment franchise in the world.

Easily setting a record for the best selling film collection ever released on DVD, the STAR WARS films boasts global box office performance in excess of $3.4 billion, not adjusted for inflation. Worldwide home entertainment sales for the STAR WARS franchise stand at more than 125 million units inception to date.

STAR WARS Episode IV: A New Hope, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi are available in a four-disc set that includes a bonus disc filled with all-new special features — including the most comprehensive feature-length documentary ever produced about the STAR WARS saga and never-before-seen footage from the making of all three films. Each of the three films in the STAR WARS TRILOGY has been digitally restored and re-mastered by THX for superior sound and picture quality.

The films of the STAR WARS TRILOGY are available exclusively as a collection and feature Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX. All three films are closed-captioned and subtitled in English, French and Spanish in the U.S. Internationally, sound and subtitling specifications will vary by territory.

Lucas film Ltd. is one of the world's leading film and entertainment companies. Founded by George Lucas in 1971, it is a privately held, fully integrated entertainment company. In addition to its motion picture and television productions, the company's global businesses include Industrial Light & Magic and Skywalker Sound; Lucas Arts Entertainment; Lucas Licensing; and Lucas Online.

Lucas film's feature films have won 19 Oscars and its television projects have won 12 Emmy Awards.
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