MUMBAI: Continuing with its theme of saluting Life and its trials Salaam Zindagi brings this week the heart wrenching survival stories of survivors of various Riots. NDTV India‘s Nagma Saher meets these people from the Gujarat Riot of 2002, the Sikh carnage 1984 in Delhi, the riots in Mumbai and Ayodhya to share their stories of reliving the horrors in their daily existence years after these riots struck their life.

Watch the stories of grief and courage of Riot victims overcoming the scars from the past on Salaam Zindagi this Friday, December 7, 2007 at 08:00 pm and a repeat telecast Saturday, December 8, at 2:00 pm, only on NDTV India.

MUMBAI: Sunil Agnihotri has done it again. His latest Fantasy Costume Drama ‘Chandramukhi‘ on DD1 has managed to grab the highest number of eyeballs in its 3rd Week of telecast itself. Comments an obviously proud director, "all my previous shows from Chandrakanta to Yug to Betal Pachisee and jai Ganesha have maintained the top three positions. My latets show Chandramukhi began almost after a hiatus of five-six years but I have managed to prove that good work always wins. We are second only to Cricket, which is like religion to Indians."

Chandramukh received a TVR of 22.3 on Tuesday 11 November, 2007 from 10PM, in the week 11th November 2007 to 17th November 2007 (Target Audience 4+ nonCS).

Even in all TV homes Chandramukhi was the number one show in serials second only to Cricket on DD1. In all TV homes and in 4+ age group Chandramukhi received a TVR of 5.5 in the week 11 November 2007 to 17 November 2007 (source TAM people meter).

So well received is the show on Tuesday 10Pm to 11PM slot that DD1 started the repeat telecast at Sunday morning prime time from 9.30 AM to 10.30 AM.

Naturally production house Applause Entertainment is very happy about this feat of Sunil Agnihotri. According to his artsite and friend Mamik, "we all had full faith in Sunil and we knew that his magic is still intact. That is hwy we all were so keen to work with him again. He is truly a master of fantasy."

Shot at outdoor locations like Kulu Manali, Raj Pipla and Mahableshwar, Chandramukhi is a huge costume fantasy with a still bigger star cast of Deepak Parashar, Natasha Sinha, Krutika Desai, Mamik, Sachin Khurana, Nishigandha Wad, Amita Nagia, Goga Kapoor, Shiva, Sanjiva, Raja Chaudhray, Ram Mohan, Vinod Kapoor, Rita Jagtiani, Dinesh Hingoo, Ria Walia, Gunjan Pant, Mahindra Ghule, Manish Sharma, Savi Juneja, Yogesh, Anwar Fatehan, Jai Prakash, Shandar Amrohi With Vindu Dara Singh.

Conceived and Directed by Sunil Agnihotri, Chandramukhi is produced by Applause Entertainment Pvt Ltd. and telecasts on DD 1 every Tuesday from 10 PM to 11 PM with repeats ever Sunday prime Time from 9.30 AM.

MUMBAI: The Nach Baliye 3 MAHAMUQABLA is getting bigger and tougher. The third hurdle of the Mahamuqaabla dishes out to our fantastic four ? a Solo round!For the first time ever on Nach Baliye 3, the jodis will dance akele akele! It is that time of the competition when ‘doodh ka doodh aur paani ka paani ho jayega!‘ Catch all the action as our 4 Jodis struggle week on week to achieve the coveted Nach Baliye 3 trophy! The Solo round airs on Friday, 7 December followed by the masti-bhara ‘Bachpan‘ round on Saturday, 8 December at 8 pm. Voting lines will be open till 9 December, which will close with the names of the top 2 jodis!

Will Aamir be able to impress the judges as much without Sanjeeda by his side? Kashmera ? Krushna are known for always sticking to each other? how well will they perform separately? Will Krushna dance in his trademark Govinda style & conquer the judges hearts or will Abhishek‘s western dance expertise win him glory? Will Rakhi exhibit her trademark item number or will she dare to be different? Will Karan finally prove to the judges that he does take the competition seriously?

Judged by an eminent panel that includes the hugely talented choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant, the gorgeous Ishaa Koppikar and comedy director David Dhawan, Nach Baliye 3 has once again, gone one notch up and handed out to our jodis the toughest nach they could have ever imagined! After dancing with their partners ? who were their support system & covered up for their mistakes, will the jodis be able to cope with being left all alone in the midst of the battle? Watch the excitement unfold as India votes for the toughest Nach Baliye 3 couple.

MUMBAI: It‘s election time again and this time the battleground is the western state of Gujarat.

MUMBAI: CNN today announced the opening of new editorial operations in Chennai, India, as well as the appointment of two new India-based correspondents.Sara Sidner, currently of KTVU-TV in San Francisco/Oakland, will be the network‘s New Delhi-based international correspondent starting in January 2008 while Liz Neisloss, a former CNN senior producer, will be based in Chennai effective immediately.

"The rapid growth in India in terms of global business and regional political influence underlines how crucial these appointments are as part of CNN‘s international expansion," said Parisa Khosravi, senior vice president of CNN International newsgathering. "With Sara and Liz now confirmed, we can combine that with the strength of our sister network CNN-IBN and have a powerful editorial presence in India."

Sidner comes to CNN having been the weekend news anchor for KTVU as well as being a field reporter, where she won a number of awards. With more than 12 years of experience, Sidner has also worked in a number of other TV news markets in Texas, Florida and Missouri.

"To be part of CNN‘s international team of correspondents is an opportunity that any journalist would relish," Sidner said. "To be based in India as CNN expands its newsgathering operations makes the challenge and responsibility all the more rewarding."

Also as part of CNN‘s international newsgathering expansion, Neisloss becomes the network‘s international correspondent in Chennai, a city in southern India formerly known as Madras.

With CNN from 1990 to 2006, Neisloss was an award-winning senior CNN producer and correspondent, having traveled widely and also covered the United Nations in New York since 1997. In this new position, Neisloss will cover not just the southern part of India but also support the CNN bureau in New Delhi.

"Liz has vast experience working in an international environment, and I‘m delighted that she has taken up this new position," Khosravi said. "As ever, Liz has already hit the ground running and covered a number of stories.

This new position in South India is part of the multi-million dollar investment that CNN announced earlier this month and that will see an additional editorial resources and correspondents based in a number of countries. New operations are also planned for Afghanistan, Belgium, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland and Vietnam.

CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world‘s most extensively syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media.

MUMBAI: Join show-host Seema Rahmani and her 16 troopers as they spend a leisurely day walking through the greenery of the rich reserves in Mulshi, near Pune. Take a dip in the lake on a hot day and enjoy the pleasures of trekking with like minded people and their dogs.

Heavy Petting is weekly pet show that focuses on joys and heartaches of owning a pet! The show is all about quirky pets (cats, dogs, pet turtles and even stranded pigeons!) and their quirkier owners!

Know more about pets with Seema Rahmani only on ‘Heavy Petting‘ on Sunday, December 09, 2007 at 12 noon only on NDTV Good Times.