MUMBAI: ‘Let‘s Dance‘, Amrita TV‘s delightful dancing competition for pairs climaxes into its thunderous conclusion this coming Saturday, the 25th of October.

The Grand Finale of this sensational reality show, in which the three finalists couples will dance their hearts out for the coveted title, will be telecast live on 25th October, from 6.30pm onwards.

A novel contest for dancing pairs in the age group of 18-30, ‘Let‘s Dance‘ made its debut in June this year..

The various levels of audition were judged by an eminent panel consisting of Kala Master, the foremost dance composer in South Indian films, who has choreographed her way into the record books along with Prasanna Master, another top choreographer .

Eager aspirants who nurtured a passion for dancing queued up to stake a claim for the limited number of berths of this electrifying competition; ten dashing duos made it through the Mega Audition.

The meticulously selected series of dance types ranged from Cinematic, Western, Semi-classical, Disco, etc familiar to Keralite audiences, to exotic forms chosen from the four far flung corners of the world.

Vastly different and new emerging styles from the incredibly popular Salsa of Latin America, the Duet, creative Hip-Hop, Medley, Property Pair to the robust Tango of Argentina showcased for the first time proved to be a great hit amongst the viewers.

After 20 entertainment -packed rounds, this scintillating show is within bowing distance of its Finale.

The initial ten couples have given way to five pairs from whom the finalists have been chosen through SMS voting of the audience ; the fortunate pairs are - Ajesh & Chippy, Harsha & Akarsh, John & Sumi.

As the week dwindles into D-day on Saturday and the SMS voting lines have starting ticking , the contestants are notching up their performances in the final rounds .

And millions of viewers wait with bated breath to discover who will twirl away with the title and the generous jackpot of 10 lakhs, when the terrific three will take their measure against each other on the 25th of October, telecast live globally from 6.30 pm.

MUMBAI: While the economy goes through the correction phase, the Infrastructure sector is shining a ray of hope for the future. The sector that projects an optimistic outlook

on the back of private sector confidence and government outlay will continue to excel and thrive in the long run.

According to a CRISIL report investments in construction industry are set to double from Rs. 4,717 billion during the previous five year period (2002-03 to 2006-2007) to Rs. 9,217 billion in the current five year period (2007-08 to 2011-12) largely due to government‘s commitment and increased private sector participation(30 percent). Infrastructural investments which will be primarily driven by roads, irrigation and urban infrastructure will constitute 80 percent of total infrastructure investments. Industrial investments led by oil, gas and metals are also poised for a higher growth rate due to major capacity additions and higher existing operating rates.

The ESSAR Steel Infrastructure Excellence Awards in association with CNBC TV18 jointly initiated by E18 and Essar Steel are the first biggest Infrastructure awards in the country. The Awards have been instituted to recognize and felicitate Infrastructure Companies for excellence and strategic initiatives in the field of construction. A rigorous evaluation program has been designed to select the best and the most sustainable value creator amongst infrastructure projects in categories like Highways & Flyovers, Railways, Airports, Ports, Energy & Power, Oil & Gas, Telecom and Urban Infrastructure.

Knowledge Partner, NICMAR, India‘s leading Construction Management and Research Institute, along with Consulting Partner, Synovate Business Consulting will conduct the evaluation process.

Vikram Amin, Executive Director, Essar Steel Holdings said "At Essar, we strongly believe that India‘s growth can only be sustained through infrastructure development. Being a part of the infrastructure sector, it is our endeavour to promote this sector by recognising and felicitating companies contributing to this phenomenal growth. Essar Steel Infrastructure Excellence Awards is a step in that direction".

Commenting on Essar Steel Infrastructure Excellence Awards, Farhad Wadia, CEO, E18 said: "Indian Infrastructure Industry has witnessed an exceptional growth in the last few years. Infrastructure already is one of the most competitive sectors in the economy and will continue to grow in the near future. Essar Steel Infrastructure Excellence Awards aim to capture spectacular company and individual performances and honor these entities for their tremendous efforts and contribution."

All Indian Infrastructure organizations with construction expertise are invited to participate in the awards. Only projects executed in India in the last five years are eligible for the awards.

MUMBAI: This week‘s episode of Chak De - Shehar Di Kudiyan Te Galli De Gunde ensures an entertaining episode, the celebrity judge this week was Tushar Kapoor who was seen on the sets not only promoting his new movie‘ Golmaal Returns‘ but was also seen enjoying and cheering the contestants of the show. Although he had come to motivate the Galli De Gunde but he turned to be unbiased and went on to cheer the Shehar Di Kudiyan too. This was a Diwali special episode and all the contestants were seen dressed in their best suits singing songs of celebration and joy.

The highlight of the show was Raveena Tandon and Sandip Soparkar who had switched places as hosts with Roshini Chopra and Manoj Tiwari. A lot of mimicry, jokes and a dash of emotional drama made this Diwali episode even more special, fun and entertaining. To find out how well did Raveena Tandon and Sandip Soparkar potray their roles as hosts and how Tushar Kapoor played mute on the show, do not forget to tune in to Chak De - Shehar Di Kudiyan Te Galli De Gunde

Chak De - Shehar Di Kudiyan Te Galli De Gunde provides spirited entertainment with a youthful zing, pitting girls from the metros against boys from non-metros, in a hunt for the complete performer. The star studded judges include Raveena Tandon, music director duo - Salim-Sulaiman and ace chorographer Sandip Soparrkar. Produced by Sai Baba Telefilms, this dance-and-music extravaganza airs every Friday and Saturday at 9 pm on 9X,

So watch out for the dhamakay daar performances and the surprise elimination only on Dabur Vatika Chak De - Shehar Di Kudiyan Te Galli De Gunde powered by Zipouch. Tune-in every Friday and Saturday at 9 pm only on 9X.

MUMBAI: With the festival of lights round the corner, its time to splurge and Techtree brings to its viewers an impressive list of the latest gadgets and gizmos to choose from! Motorola teams up with Kodak for the MotoZN5 - a cam-phone with an impressive 5MP camera which makes for a great gifting option.

Also at the Expo, Techtree gets a first look at the O2 - Cowon‘s sleek new touch screen portable media player. It also checks out the new range of nanochromatic iPods from Apple to know whether it really lives upto all the hype! Lastly, Techtree traces the history of the evolution of the phones- from Graham Bell to the GPhone!

Don‘t miss this explosive episode of ‘Techtree‘ on Thursday 23rd October at 10.30 p.m. only on UTVi!

MUMBAI: Akshay Kumar the Khiladi?and the latest Bollywood Superstar is here to stay on ZoOm Superstars Superlives on October 22-23, 2008 at 8.30 pm . This week Wednesday-Thrusday (October 22-23) the show will feature series on Akshay?s career ? all about his film, his as an actor, his acting talent, his struggle, his ups and downs.

SuperStars Superlives is a half an hour series and will air every Wednesday and Thursday. The show features the lives of various superstars in Bollywood. It attempts to encapsulate the lives of the stars through a series of episodes that brings out complete details of the various stages as it depict their rise and their journey as they achieve an iconic status.

MUMBAI: New Avatar of Digital TV offering "IPTV over Mobile" is launched by Bollywood icons Actor Anil Kapoor, Director Yash Chopra & Ramesh Sippy with Producer Manmohan Shetty, President of Producers? Guild; starting a new drive for Globalization of Indian Entertainment Content.

World?s first multi channel Mobile TV bouquet reaches out to millions of mobile phone users in many countries through progressive operators; graced widely by Telecom convergent partners and creative stake-holders from Producers? Guild; at the Cinemascapes 2008!

Most recent achievement of the creative team at Time Broadband has been of having Short-listed "as the top 3" in world at MIPCOM, Cannes, France; "Bollywood Hot Gossip", screened on the 13th of October ?08; one of the Worlds biggest media festival of original content, selected out of 1000 entries from all over the World. "Fans would eagerly wait in past to see their stars and hear the tit-bits of the industry. Today with the mobile media, all of this will reach them instantaneously" observed Mr. Kapoor and as he watched the visuals of his costars on the mobile screen.

As the leading KPO and VAS provider entity of India, Time Broadband Services has announced the new bundle of exclusively developed media content for the Indian IPTV over Mobile. While talking to media, Co-founder and CTO of TBSL, Mr. Amit Dev was happy to share the mapping of mobile viewing patterns, "we have done extensive audience research to understand that aspiration of the mobile audience are largely unfulfilled by existing options. We designed these mobile TV channels, customized for most mobile screens as true companion, for best viewing verticals".

"We, the leaders of the film industry, will continue to bring short-form masterpieces in future and will captivate the digital medium with our unique creative offerings" claimed Mr. Chopra as he clicked on the menu to choose on the mobile screen. Most of the major stalwart creators of India witnessed the birth of a New Media and expressed their keen intention for captivating the advantages of mobile reach to the new segment of digital audience for Global acceptance. Focus on Overseas shooting and dominance over Global Cinema has been the highlight of the Trade forum organized by the Film and Television Producers? Guild of India.

With the NCR launch of the comprehensive IPTV trial in India soon, TBSL wishes to bring the new fulfillment factor in the IPTV domain and hope to match the aspirations of the audience who have been deprived of such high end elements. Trial is intended to really make IPTV a throbbing entity in Indian multimedia service domain to support convergent telecom operators in the country and all over SAARC region.