MUMBAI: Aiming to popularise tourism in India, My FM came up with an interesting activity in collaboration with Madhya Pradesh Tourism named as ?Hindustan Ka Dil Dekho?. In this activity, the MY FM RJ traveled around all destinations in Madhya Pradesh and also described the locations, sites, eating joints, handicrafts, people, culture etc. of the place. The RJ continued his journey as he narrated a brief account of the destinations live on radio so that listeners can get to hear and visualize the beauty of Madhya Pradesh.

This activity was planned like a live radio tour as MY FM?s Mobile RJ Nirvikar started his journey from Bhopal on the September 21, 2009 describing the exquisite locales of Madhya Pradesh. The journey culminated on the September 28, 2009 in Jabalpur after traveling through places like Bhimbetka, Bhojpur, Ujjain, Indore, Chanderi, Gwalior, and Khajurao.

MP Tourism?s ?Hindustan ka Dil Dekho? was promoted under the campaign called ?The Heart of Incredible India? which is a highly praised and is an interesting campaign all over world.

Commenting on this Mr. 94.3 MY FM Synergy Media Entertainment Ltd COO Mr. Harrish M. Bhatia said, ?As the largest radio network in the Madhya Pradesh Region, it was only natural that we join hands with MP Tourism and we are delighted that they have chosen 94.3My FM to popularize the state on this World Tourism Day. The radio tour activity is quite an exciting and innovative style that we have developed and I?m sure our listeners will greatly enjoy it.?

MUMBAI: Amrita TV is staging ??Aaghosham?? or ?Celebration?, a musical mega event that is slated to be held at the Al Nasr Leisureland in Dubai on October 1.

A joyful celebration of life through the medium of rhythm & music, ?Aaghosham?? sees the maestros of instrumental music, world-famous percussionists and noted playback musicians, pooling talents in a harmonious union of vocals & instruments

The star of the show will be South India cine super star Jayaram who will appear before Gulf audiences donning the new role of a percussionist playing the ?chenda? ,alongwith his guru Mattanur Sankarankutty , the ?Asan? of beats who took the Thayambaka to the world stage. Rocking to these native beats will be ?Drums? Sivamani, the king of percussion who can coax rhythm out of even spoons and forks, drumming up his audiences to the heights of rhythmic ecstasy.

Stephen, star keyboardist & founder of the retro remix revolution who tries to ?paint old music with new colours? to bridge the generation gap, will jam with Bala Bhaskar the child prodigy turned violin virtuoso who can make violin strings dance to his tunes

Madhu Balakrishnan and Afzal the front liners amongst young playback singers along with Roopa, the winner of Amrita TV?s ?Super Star Global? crown will complete the merry band of musicians .

The show will feature a percussion concert between Jayaram & Mattanur, who taught him the grammar of the ?chenda?, in which the ?shisya? tries hard to keep pace with his guru; ?rhythmic competitions? between Mattanur and Sivamani; jamming sessions between Stephen and Bala Bhaskar; solos and duets from the playback singers.

The highlight of this Amrita TV event show is a coming together of the five instrumentalists in a fusion of East & West, that will send the listener?s spirits and souls soaring in a rapturous rejoicing in the sheer joy of being.

As the sun sets, the cool middle east winter evening will reverberate to the notes of melody and tempo of beats in a show that is poised to deliver an unforgettable aural experience to thousands of expatriates & NRIs alike.

The event will be telecast exclusively on Amrita TV on a suitable date for the benefit of the channel?s audiences worldwide.

MUMBAI: CNBC AWAAZ, India‘s No 1 Business channel will honour India?s most preferred brands at the CNBC AWAAZ Consumer Awards 2009. Leading research organisation, The Nielsen Company conducted the research across 12 cities spanning 11 states in India covering all strata of society, presenting a comprehensive analysis of consumers? preferences.

Consumers today are well - informed of the choices available to them in the market hence brand building has become much more vital and competitive. Brands are evolving everyday and trying different avenues to cater to the changing preference of today?s consumer. Keeping in mind the current Indian scenario, CNBC AWAAZ has taken the onus to arrive at a list of the ?Most preferred Brands? (as perceived by the end-consumer) for each of the product categories covered in this study. Financial Services, FMCG, Consumer Durables, Telecom, Automobiles are amongst the other categories that the research covered.

Methodology:

- To arrive at a list of the ?Most Preferred Brands? as perceived by the end- consumer for each of the product categories covered in this study.

- Identifying the chief commodity/ service within each category that is largely used by consumers.

- Identify the drivers that influence the selection for a particular brand in each category

- Determine the performance of the preferred brands on the selected drivers.

Attending the ceremony would be luminaries such as: Digvijay Singh - Senior Politician, Chanda Kochhar - MD & CEO, ICICI Bank, Nitin Paranjpee - CEO, Hindustan Unilever and O P Bhat - Chairman, SBI.

Commenting on the fifth edition of the CNBC AWAAZ Consumer Awards 2009, Mr. Neel Chowdhury, Vice President, Marketing CNBC-TV18 and CNBC AWAAZ said: ?Over the years, CNBC AWAAZ have proven themselves to be the unequivocal voice of the consumers. The awards, fifth year in running will salute those brands that millions of Indians have chosen to buy, to try, to experience and to own.?

The CNBC AWAAZ Consumer Awards 2009 ceremony will take place at Taj Lands End, Bandra, Mumbai, on September 30, 2009.

MUMBAI: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Chris Evans stars as troubled veteran LAPD officer, Tom Ludlow, in this dark tale of good cop versus bad cop.

LAPD corruption comes under the spotlight in Street Kings, the gripping and pulse-pounding police thriller releasing on DVD and Blu-Ray by Excel Home Videos and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Gripping performances by Keanu Reeves (The Matrix Trilogy, Speed) and Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland, Vantage Point), power this explosive urban crime thriller, in which a veteran LAPD Detective Tom Ludlow (Reeves) finds himself ensnared in a deadly web of betrayal and conspiracy. Directed by David Ayer (Harsh Times) from a story by award winning novelist James Ellroy ("L.A. Confidential", The Black Dahlia), Street Kings is a pungent bouquet of corruption, violence, multi-ethnic mayhem, macho glee laced with macho angst, and fluorescently obscene dialogue.

The stellar cast also features an array of intense performances from Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), Common (American Gangster), The Game (Waist Deep), and Cedric The Entertainer (Code Name: The Cleaner).

Synopsis: Unable to overcome the death of his wife, Tom Ludlow?s life is thrown further into turmoil when evidence wrongly implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer. He teams up with a young Robbery Homicide Detective (Chris Evans) to track down the real killers through the diverse communities of Los Angeles and realises that if he is to clear his name he must confront the corrupt cop culture that he has been part of for his entire career ? ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.

The Street Kings DVD will be available for Rs. 399.00 and on BD for Rs. 1,199.00.

MUMBAI:Sheila Dixit, Chief Minister of Delhi has assured all arrangements for 2010 Commonweal Games in Delhi would be in place within schedule. She said, Delhi Commonwealth Games would be a historic success like 1982 Asian Games held in Delhi.?

Speaking in BBC Hindi?s radio programme Aap Ki Baat BBC Ke saath to be broadcast on Wednesday 30 September 2009, Sheila Dixit admitted making foolproof security for the games wil be challenge but her government is fully capable of ensuring safe games. Sheila Dixit said, ?Delhi police forces are given special training to deal with the challenges, surveillance cameras and other high tech equipements would be in place. Security concerns would be taken into consideration even in construction of stadiums.?

Sheila Dixit said Delhi police ensured no untoward incident happened during hundreds of Ramlilas recently concluded in the city.

There have been concerns about shortfall in accommodations for visitors during the games. It has been estimated that around 40,000 rooms would be required of which only about 20,000 are in place. Shiela Dixit said, DDA (delhi Development Authority has readied additional 5000 flats which would be available for visitors. Besides I don?t think all the visitors would be staying in five star or three star hotels. Rooms will be available in smaller bread and breakfast type hotels. Delhi authorities a=have begun the process to ensure these hotels adhere to certain acceptable standards.?

Recently, P. Chidamaram, the Home Minister of India had urged Delhites to shed the tag of being ?rude and indesciplined?. Chief Minister Sheila Dixit epressed confidence that, ?Delhities would rise to the occasion?. She said traffic police and government would launch campaign to make driving in Delhi more disciplined and people more courteous. The campaign beginning in November would continue tilt run up to the Games.?

Sheila Dixit also said Delhi government is taking steps to meet demands for good transport system during the games. She said, ? About 4000 air conditioned and non air conditioned buses would be procured. Besides the government would also hire taxi cars from private companies during the games.

Sheila Dixit said her government would also lay emphasis on showcasing Indian culture to the visitors during the games. Various cultural events would be organized and most of the city?s historic monuments would be repaired and spruced up.

MUMBAI: UTV Movies presents the World TV premiere of ?Love Story 2050? on Sunday, 27th September, 2009 at 8 P.M.

Love Story 2050 focuses on Karan (Harman Baweja) and Sana (Priyanka Chopra). Karan is a young, spirited and happy go lucky boy who doesn‘t follow the rules. Sana is just the opposite of Karan. She is a sweet, shy and petite girl who lives life by the rules. Even though they are completely opposite to each other, they fall in love and this leads to a beautiful and magical love story.

The movie is presented by Sunsilk in association with India Gate Basmati Rice.