MUMBAI: After two shocking eliminations in Friday?s episode of Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar, the mood lifts in the Saturday?s episode as the CHAMPIONS entertain both, the crowds and the judges, singing hit retro numbers complete in appropriate retro attire.

Covering most of her face with her white jumbo shades, Prajakta Shukre is accompanied by Debojeet Saha and Abhijeet Sawant as they open the episode with the hit retro number, ?Nayenon se nayen milaoon sajna? from Om Shanti Om. Priyani Vani, Toshi Sabri, Amit Sana and Vineet Singh are the top four performers from the CHALLENGERS squad and one among them will be the cross over contestant filling up the vacant CHAMPIONS seat today.

Harshit completes a hatrick, winning a perfect 30 score from the judges for the third consecutive time for his flawless performance on ?Yeh Jawani?. Following him with outstanding feedback from the judges are Debojeet Saha and Abhijeet Sawant with the songs, ?Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho? and ?Yari Hai Imaan Mera? respectively.

The otherwise reticent Ishmeet Singh surprises the judges with his moves and grooves while performing the song ?Gulabi Ankhen? while Prajakta sings the song ?Dum Maro Dum? among roars and cheers from the audience.

Rahul Vaidya flings a rose at Farah Khan, while singing the song ?Parda Hai Parda? leaving her flummoxed at his attempt at impressing her, after already having announced his crush for the anchor Mandira Bedi.

To watch a CHALLENGER wear the CHAMPION badge tune in to the retro special episode of Clinic All Clear Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar, Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 10 pm only on STAR Plus.

MUMBAI: Reliance Industries Limited today announced that the company has signed a letter of intent with NOVA Chemicals to form a joint venture in the area of building and construction.

This proposed new joint venture between RIL and NOVA Chemicals, with RIL having 51% shareholding and NOVA Chemicals 49%, would be a technological partnership for deploying green building and construction technologies to design, engineer, fabricate and build a range of high-efficiency structures for the Indian sub-continent.

The LOI between RIL and NOVA envisages providing turnkey facilities to build structures for RIL needs as per its requirements, and for other customers initially within the Indian Subcontinent. ?India has a $60 billion construction market that is growing at about 20% per year. The potential for energy efficient buildings in India is very exciting and these systems are an excellent fit for Reliance Retail?s strategy.? said Mr. Kamal Nanavaty, President. Reliance Industries Limited.

?This new venture will enable us to work with Reliance to build a large, profitable business based on our proprietary Performance Styrenics building and construction systems,? said Chris Pappas, NOVA Chemicals President and COO.

These unique building and construction systems and component parts, based on expandable polystyrene, minimize resource consumption while decreasing on-going energy demand by as much as a third. The components of the system include structural and non-structural roof, decking and wall panels.

The new venture is expected to be operational soon following finalization of formal agreements. Initial steps necessary to fabricate components in India are underway. The first activity of the venture will be the construction of buildings for Reliance Retail in India.

MUMBAI: Shakeel Siddiqui, who was seen out smarting his beautiful partner Urvashi in Comedy Circus 1, will be seen in season 2 as "Shaana Shakeel" pulling Shruti‘s leg. Shakeel, who is known for his funny one liners with a straight face will now be giving tough time to pretty Shruti, who anchors Comedy Circus 2?

Shaana Shakeel will be seen as "Shaani Shakeel" with all the nakhras and jhatkas he surely is giving a tough time to our preety Shruti like the last season. their sweet banter continued as Shakeel with his being his usual self commented on Shruti‘s outfit saying, "that poor thing didn‘t had any money and so has got her outfit out of cigarette‘s golden wrappers".

Shaani Shakeel is surely going to make Shruti‘s life difficult with his cheeky one liners on Comedy Circus 2.

MUMBAI: This week the show will leave you at the edge of your chair, thrilled and awed at the same time. Join Neha Dixit in New Zealand as she battles it out with a Kiwi. From the shweeb circuit to being blown over by Free Fall extreme, the winner takes it all and the loser faces the Maoris this week only on Free Fall.

Catch all this action and more on ‘Free Fall‘, on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 3.30 pm only on NDTV Good Times.

MUMBAI: As a part of the celebrations of the Diamond jubilee celebrations of the National Defence Academy, Desert Safari showcases a unique journey undertaken by the NDA as their team of 20 men braved 7 days in the Thar desert covering 1200 kilometers with minimal resources.

It was a training for the Cadets for them to learn to brave the situation in the desert, when man and machine are pushed to the limits. The NDA team started their journey from Pune and came to Rajasthan via Ahmedabad. IBN7 joined them In Badmer and covered the entire desert stretch with the NDA team of 8 officers, 10 cadets and 2 crew members.

The one hour exclusive show will go on air on 2nd May at 7 PM with a repeat on 3rd May at 2 PM only on IBN7

Sharing his views, Ashutosh, Managing Editor, IBN7 said, "It is indeed an honour for IBN7 to associate with NDA for their diamond jubilee celebrations and be a part of this unique journey that will showcase to our viewers the extraordinary journey that the NDA group undertook covering the 1200 kms of desert over 7 days."

MUMBAI: This Friday, Idea Dhoom Macha De moves into the semi-final round, with the three remaining artists battling it out for the title of ‘Best Live Performer‘.Joining the judges Shankar Mahadevan and Sharmila Tagore is actor Arbaaz Khan. The competition has intensified with each performance bettering the last, making the audiences‘ job more difficult. Tune-in for some mind-blowing performances by the semi-finalists Devang, Richa and Jaspinder, this Friday, 2 May at 8:30 pm only on NDTV Imagine!

This week‘s episode is a complete ‘Jukebox‘ entertainer, with a wide variety of music from all of the performers. The episode begins with a superb performance by Shankar of different moods of music namely, Main Hoon Don from the film Don, Nach Baliye from Bunty aur Babli and Maa from Taarein Zameen Par.

The artists perform on a variety of songs, presenting audiences with a hugely entertaining show! Richa shows her naughty side with a performance of tracks like Piya Tu Ab To Aaja, Aa Jaane Jaan and Namak Isk Ka before moving on to some soul stirring songs like Pal and Damadam Mast Kalandar! Devang presents a complete contrast act by singing a few Patel Scope tracks and then going on to sing Jaane Kahan Gaye Woh Din. Jaspinder has the audience captivated by some romantic ballads like My Heart Will Go On, Aao Na and Saawariyaan before stepping up the tempo with songs like It‘s Rocking, Kala Sha Kala, Ude Jab jab Zulfein Teri and Kajra Mohabbat Wala. Arbaaz is spellbound, given the brilliance of all the performances.

India has short listed the final three! Who do you think will win the title of "BEST LIVE PERFORMER"? Watch this mega entertaining episode and vote for your favorite singing superstar! Tune in to the Semi-Final on Friday, May 2nd at 8:30 pm only on Idea Dhoom Macha De on NDTV Imagine!