Superstar Rajinikanth’s daughter Soundarya entered wedlock with Ashwin Ramkumar, a Stanford graduate, at the Rani Meyyammani Hall in Chennai. Top political leaders and leading film personalities graced the occasion and blessed the couple

The stage was done up with a mandapam in muted gold colour and rows of white flowers, thousands of people dressed in traditional silks walked in with excitement, several volunteers were busy extending their hospitality – Soundarya Rajinikanth’s wedding at the Rani Meyyammani Hall here on Friday was a grand affair.

The hall was packed as early as 7.30 a.m. The guests included leading directors, politicians, actors and family of the bride and the groom, Ashwin Ramkumar, a Stanford graduate.

Fujitsu has introduced new stylish LIFEBOOK AH530 GFX  laptop for India. Designed for graphics demanding applications and HD video usage, the new LIFEBOOK AH530 laptop features graphics with 1GB dedicated video memory. Users also get an option to go for Blu-ray optical drive instead of DVD optical drive. This notebook would be available for Rs. 43,990 (exclusive of taxes).

New Fujitsu LIFEBOOK AH530 laptop will have a 15.6-inch glossy non-glare HD LCD with 16:9 aspect ratio bearing display. This notebook will support latest Intel Core i7 microprocessors and will run Windows 7 Professional. For best graphics and video performance, Fujitsu has added new ATI mobility Radeon HD 550v graphic with 1GB video memory. This on-board graphics would support DirectX 10.1 based games and offer decent video playback.

Other features will include 1.3 megapixel camera, HD Audio, Bluetooth, WLAN, Gigabit LAN, and spill resistant keyboard with num pad on it.

Mobile phone maker Wynncom has launched a new handset with Hindi QWERTY keypad, priced at Rs 3,395.

QWERTY refers to the arrangement of keys on a standard English computer keyboard. The name derives from the first six characters on the top alphabetic line of the keyboard.

The desi mobile with Indian national language Hindi QWERTY keypad comes with a dual SIM (GSM+GSM), a 5.6 cm (2.2) 262 TFT color screen, supports social networking sites such as Opera Mini, Snaptu, Nimbuzz, Facebook, Twitter, and MSN.

The phone Y-45  has a 1.3 mp camera, an 1100 mAh battery offering 7 hours talk time and standby time of 250 hours, expandable memory up to 8 GB, Bluetooth with A2DP, e mail facility, PC Sync, and Video recording. The phone is priced at Rs. 3,395.

Two employees of Microsoft Research in Bangalore, one of whom has since left the company to start an NGO, are among 35 people hailed as “outstanding innovators under the age of 35″ by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s prestigious publication, Technology Review.

Ranveer Chandra, who has been recognised for delivering high-speed wireless Internet connections over longer distances in the US, and 32-year-old Indrani Medhi whose effort at building interfaces for the illiterate has been recognised.

Rikin Gandhi, 29, CEO of Delhi-based Digital Green, is one of the three of Indian-origin people who made it to the annual list of young innovators published by the Technological Review magazine. The magazine is put out by an independent company owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The list, called TR35, is a collection of the top 35 innovators under the age of 35 in a particular year.

It looks like God is on the side of Saina Nehwal and is clearing the path for the Indian badminton ace’s rise to No. 1 in world rankings.

While Saina Nehwal is doing her bit to achieve the distinction by progressing up the bottom half of the singles draw at the World Championships in Paris, her task was made easier on Thursday by the early exit of the current world number one and top seed China’s Wang Yihan.

With Yihan becoming a third round victim to Eriko Hirose of Japan, not only the biggest hurdle is out of Saina’s path but the equation now got simplified to just two players: Saina and the third ranked Wang Xin.

At the moment Saina is 56183.3531 points behind Yihan and she can wipe out that deficit with a semifinal appearance that would fetch her 6,600 points.

But she would then come face to face with Wang Xin, the only player who appears to have the chance to prove Saina’s nemesis, presuming that the Chinese would come through her quarter of the draw unscathed.

Wang is already breathing down Saina’s neck, with just about 3,500 points separating the two. And should she manage to beat the Indian in the semifinals, she would also win the race for the No. 1 ranking.

Facebook has overturned entrenched leader Orkut — owned by search giant Google — in India, according to data from comScore, the global research firm that monitors traffic on the Web. In two separate reports comScore, and Vizisense —the
Indian online audience measurement agency — said Facebook had 22 million unique users (registered visitors) in July in India, growing 179 percent from the year-ago period, and ahead of Orkut, with 18.5 million.

While comScore puts Facebook at under 22 million, Vizisense puts it a little above. Lesser known sites such as Ibibo.com, BharatStudent command insignificant shares, while LinkedIn, though small in number, has a focused career orientation.

More than 33 million Internet users aged 15 and older in India visited social networking sites in July, representing 84 per cent of the total Internet audience. India now the seventh largest market for social networking, after US, China, Germany, Russia, Brazil and UK.

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars is a new season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa musical reality TV Show. Singing Superstars on ZEE TV premiered on 13th August, 2010. The most prestigious music reality TV Show backs on ZEE TV as Saregamapa Singing Superstars 2010.

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars Host:

Purab Kohli is Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars host. He is a Bollywood actor, model and VJ. Now, he is back in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars on ZEE TV as a host. Purab Kohli is seen as a host in the audition round of Singing Superstars.

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars Judges:

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars judges are Sajid, Wajid, Shekhar, Vishal and Daler Mehndi. They are seen as judges in the audition rounds of Singing Superstars on ZEE TV. All judges have already proved their musical talent in the industry of Bollywood. Now, they are back on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars TV Show to search the most appreciating voice that can rock the nation.

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars Auditions:

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars audition was held in various cities of India such as Nagpur, Bhubaneshwar, Banglore, Guwahati, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Jaipur, Indore, Ahmedabad and Jalandhar. Contestants from Dubai, New York, London, South Africa and four cities in Pakistan also participated in the auditions of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars.

Singing Superstars audition was open between 8 am and 2 pm on the pre-given time and dates. Audition venues were also confirmed officially. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars auditions had been confirmed officially by various advertisements.

The participants need to be between 16 to 28 years of age for Singing Superstars 2010. They must carry a passport-sized photograph to the auditions. Currently the audition is closed.

First Episode of Saregamapa Singing Superstars:

First episode of Saregamapa Singing Superstars on ZEE TV begins with Mumbai auditions. Thousands of aspiring singers participated in the audition to become the next Singing Superstar on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa musical reality Show.

Mumbai audition of Saregamapa Singing Superstar searched the best singers for the mega auditions. You will watch Kolkata audition in the next episode of Saregamapa Singing Superstars on ZEE TV.

About Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars:

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars 2010 is a new season of the most popular musical reality TV Show – Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on ZEE TV. The Show fills the vacant slot of 9:30 PM after DID Little Masters on ZEE TV.

The Show is presented by Hero Honda. So, it is Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars. The Show claims that the soulful singing is back in a new avatar this season. This time, the country searches a Singing Superstar through Sa Re Ga Ma Pa musical reality TV Show.

Hero Honda Singing Superstars searches – “Music Ki Nayee Awaaz” through the reality Show. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is the most credible platform to get a good break in the music industry.

Singing Superstars 2010 will begin with top 18 contestants. They will compete against each other for the coveted title of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars. Winner of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars will be a “Singing Superstar”.

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars winner will be declared in the grand finale of the Show. Singing Superstars winner should have complete command over the basics of music – “Sur” and “Taal”. He should perform with a voice that holds the audience captive and mesmerized.

This time, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge has turned into Singing Superstars. Winner of Singing Superstars 2010 will be awarded by the most prestigious title of music.

Saregamapa Singing Superstars grand finale will be celebrated in the end of the Show. It is the next part of Mega Challenge and Little Champs 2009.

Saregamapa Singing Superstars 2010 begins with the most challenging singing competitions like Indian Idol 5 and Music Ka Maha Muqabla. It is the most entertaining musical reality Show like Chhote Ustaad 2010, IPL Rockstar and Sur Sangram 2010.

Watch Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstars on ZEE TV every Friday and Saturday at 9:30 PM in India. The quest at Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2010 is to hunt out India’s “Singing Superstar”. The Singing Superstar should have not just a good voice, not a playback singer but a youthful voice that can rock the nation. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2010 opens with “Music Ka Sabse Bada Break” tag line.

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by: Anushka Dand
2010-08-13 08:00:00 GMT

   While Deepika Padukone hasn’t had her ‘RK’ tattoo removed, she has decided to take her own attention off it. What better way to do that, than by getting a new tattoo? Deepika has got herself a brand new tattoo, which looks like an anklet (payal). And it is on her left ankle. As for getting it done the second time, the actress seemed oddly fascinated about body art. She said, “This is the most painful place to get a tattoo done. And I love it.” And on the other hand, Ranbir says, ‘I am a coward, when it comes to tattoos’. Apparently, Ranbir is very scared of pain. All these and lot more about Ranbir and Deepika’s say on tattoo’s, only in this video…take a look!

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Keywords: katrina, ranbir, salman, rajneeti, affair, love, sex, romance, bollywood

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2010-08-13 08:00:00 GMT

   Ritesh Siddhwani and Farhan Akhtar’s Excel Entertainment is playing a dirty double game, which has the industry rather baffled.

Excel Entertainment is insistent that film corporates buy Hrithik-Katrina starrer Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Abhishek-Kangna starrer Game as a twin package deal.

Worse still, Siddhwani is demanding Rs 100 crore (approximately) for the same. The unjustified hubris is proving costly – both Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Game are still unsold.

Mumbai Mirror learns that two leading corporate houses have heard out Siddhwani and not got back to him as yet.

Says a source, “Both Hrithik and Abhishek’s last film – Kites and Raavan- were turkeys. The buyer Reliance lost tons of money. The corporates are a bit wary about taking on their next films at unreasonable prices.”

An insider from a leading corporate (name withheld by request) said, “Yes. This is true. Ritesh did come to us with a twin deal of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and Game. Game did not excite us as a business proposition. We are not likely to discuss this with him any further.”

A senior official from PVR (yet another corporate on whose door Sidhwani knocked) was frank and forthcoming. On request of anonymity, he said that Excel Entertainment has approached them with a twin deal on the above-mentioned two films.

“We need multiple rounds of discussions on this before we come to a decision. It’s a huge high-value acquisition, which can’t happen overnight. We are going to scan the entire deal before we take any decision,” said the official.

But yes, the asking rate (in the twin deal in question) is definitely high. It is left to us whether to pay that much or not. Think of it, there are very few people left who can buy films for huge amounts. Hrithik’s trajectory is not good. Abhishek’s trajectory is not great either.”

Come to think of it, Farhan Akhtar’s trajectory is no better, given his last two films in his avatar as an actor, Karthik Calling Karthik and Luck By Chance, proved to be box-office duds. Don 2, his directorial next, is itself the sequel to a not-so-successful Shah Rukh starrer.

“We are not going to make acquisitions of Rs 100 crore without looking at all this. We definitely have business sense. We have a board, which governs our entire plans. The days of Kites and Raavan are all over,” added the official. When contacted, Siddhwani chose not to respond.

At the time of going to press, Siddhwani’s spokesperson sent an SMS that read, “The deal is already closed and it is for three films, not two. We can’t give you the details now.”Sounds like a watered-down deal.

Seems like Siddhwani has come up with a more reasonable sum (and tack) for his two flicks, because, as awkward as the moniker of his latest venture goes, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara…

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Keywords: raavan, abhishek bachchan, aishwarya rai, mani ratnam, bollywood

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by: Anushka Dand
2010-08-13 08:00:00 GMT

   Ajay Devgan and Akshay Khanna starrer ‘Akrosh’ first look is out. The movie Akrosh is an action thriller period film based on the concept of honour Killing. In India nearly about three thousand people were killed every year on the name of honour killing and the movie Akrosh will somewhere give a message that this honour killing should be stopped. In this movie Ajay Devgan and Akshay Khanna are seen playing the role of CBI officers who are investigating a case of honour killing and the story shows that how they solved the case and what objection from society do they face while their investigation. Click on to know more!

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Keywords: akrosh, ajay devgan, akshaye khanna, honour killings, bollywood, india

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