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Politics Business Expressions General Sports Leisure States 15 February 1998   Dil to pagal hai as Valentine Day spirit grips romantics in city Romantics of the world united. The Valentine Day's spirit overcame geographical, financial, religious and sexual barriers as they expressed their love with roses, jewellery, cakes and an assortment other gifts.   Driving in home truths: Western designs unfit for Indian vehicles Data from western countries have been used to design vehicles plying on Indian roads for quite some time now, despite the fact that it does not take the needs of Indian drivers into consideration. This was disclosed by a study conducted by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) on the Indian driving population which was approved by the Ministry of Industries during 1994-95. "Adults only" area sought on Net to keep smut out of minors' "site" & minds Pornography has earned 24 year old Internet entrepreneur Seth Warshavsky millions. He started his career in the phone-sex business and is one of the few financial success stories of cyberspace. He has even offered Monica Lewinsky $ 3 million for appearing in the nude on the internet. Rhyme finds reason in one language Thoughts of joy, sorrow, shock and anguish came out in many tongues at the "Women Poets" meet in New Delhi. All spoke one language - poetry. The meet paid tribute to Sarojini Naidu on her 129th birth anniversary.   Terni pays tribute to lovers' patron saint The central Italian town of Terni, birthplace of third century martyr Saint Valentine, had organised a series of religious and other events in honour of the "patron saint of lovers" whose feast day falls on February 14. How to satisfy a woman "Our one-off columnist is a galley slave stationed in Washington whom we roused in the dead of night begging for a one-off column which he graciously consented to do for a small fee of $1,000?" Neat, huh? But no. The footnote will only talk about the regular columnist and his vacation.