NEW DELHI: College life is the stepping stone to adult world. A complete new experience, the journey is full of fun and excitement.And to make it an unforgettable experience Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, India‘s hottest radio station is making college life more exhilarating through a series of events across 25 topmost colleges of Jaipur. Each event is designed to engage the students, an ice breaker meant to bridge the gap between freshers and seniors.

Hosted by popular Radio Mirchi RJ‘s Heena (host of Mirchi Meri Marzi) and Vikas (host of Bumper to Bumper), the excitement was kicked off on August 2007 with a mega show at the International College for girls. Some of the big hits at the event included games like Ad Mad Show (Students‘ interpretations of some popular ads) and who‘s made the best mummy (wrapping your partner with rolls of coloured paper in a fixed time duration), besides singing and dancing competitions. Lots of music, masti and innumerable prizes was the mantra at the college.

The spirit continues since then with 6 colleges already being covered under the Mirchi Campus Buzz celebrations and 19 more to go. The excitement will continue till 6 September, 2007 and is expected to reach out to around 50,000 students in the city of Jaipur. Some of the colleges being covered by Radio Mirchi include leading names from engineering and management institutes and university colleges of Jaipur. Namely, International College for Girls, Mansarovar; Maharani College, near SMS Hospital; Maharaja College, near SMS Hospital; Kanodia College, JLN Marg; S.S. Jain Subodh Mahila Mahavidhalaya, Rambagh Circle; St. Wilfred‘s, Mansarovar; Rajasthan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bhankrota; Rajasthan Engineering College for Women, Bhankrota; Vedic Kanya Mahavidyalya, Rajapark; Global Institute of Technology, Sitapura; Yagyavaljya Institute of Technology, Sitapura and more.

According to Pankaj Raina, Station Director, Radio Mirchi Jaipur, "After a phenomenal response in 2006, Radio Mirchi again brings Campus Buzz for collegiates in Jaipur. What makes Radio Mirchi Campus Buzz different from any other college event is that apart from the usual activities, the endeavour is also to bring forth hidden talents in each college. We also hope to educate students about a career in the radio industry by providing them with a platform to address their queries".

MUMBAI: Reliance Communications today announced the launch of Commodity Quotes, a unique application using which its over 35 million customers can avail of anytime, anywhere information on commodities across Commodity exchanges and mandi‘s in the country with a click of a button on their Reliance Mobile Phone.

The service available on India‘s largest Mobile content platform, Reliance Mobile World, would provide real-time information on Commodities, including Spot and Future prices, across 10,000 towns and 3 lakh villages. This service has been launched in association with www.commoditiescontrol.com, India‘a most comprehensive and authentic source for commodity news, information and research in the Indian market. Through an extensive network spread across markets and mandis in India and backed by domain experts, it is able to report prices across a wide variety of commodities, from castor seed to metals, onions to crude and natural gas on a real-time basis.

The launch of Commodity Quotes on Reliance Mobile World will benefit customers from small town or rural hinterland as they can keep themselves abreast with information and news on commodities, as it happens, from Exchanges and Mandi‘s across the country, said, Mr. Mahesh Prasad, President ? Applications, Solutions and Content Group, Reliance Communications.

With price data, information and news flowing in from more than 500 mandis across India and backed by expert insights, CommoditiesControl.com is well-poised to provide real-time information every day . By offering the same on mobile, we are in alignment with our original vision of empowering with information, cutting across geographies and classes, riding the wave of the mobile revolution, said Surya Mantha, Chief Executive of Web18.

The commodity information on Reliance Mobile World is easily accessible on click of a button in the Finance Section- R World> Finance>>Comodty Prce. The service would be charged at a nominal rate of Rs. 3 per entry. Reliance Mobile World already offers Commodity Prices through its tie up with NCDEX and MCX. In addition to this, farmers and traders can look forward to accessing Mandi rates on the Voice Portal in the near future.

MUMBAI: ICICI Bank Home Loans & CNBC Awaaz announced the winners of ‘Real Estate Awards‘ in the presence of Hon. Union Minister for Urban Development, Mr. Jaipal Reddy in Mumbai. Pioneered by ICICI Bank Home Loans, leaders in retail sector, CNBC Awaaz India‘s premier Hindi business consumer channel along with CRISIL, India‘s premier credit rating agency, ‘Real Estate Awards‘ honours India‘s leading developers and builders who have the potential to raise the bar and set new benchmarks for newer entrants.

While the Indian economy is growing at 8-to9%, the real estate sector is seen as one of the fastest growing sector and playing a pivotal role in Indian economy. In the first half of 2007 the industry has accounted for about 2.2bn investments. The growth of the IT, IT enabled services, biotechnology, insurance, banking and retail malls has lead to the increase in real estate demand and prices.

Hundreds of builders sent in their nominations from across India for various categories. Entries were further segregated to retail, commercial and residential sectors from across the country and the best across small, medium and large-scale.

The Real Estate Awards selection procedure was meticulously designed by CRISIL. The objective of the Real Estate Awards is to develop a credible platform which will recognize the contributions from this booming sector and hence serve as the definitive benchmark for the industry & consumers.

While speaking on this occasion CNBC Awaaz spokesperson said "CNBC Awaaz, along with ICICI Bank Home Loans and CRISIL takes great pride in the growth achieved by the Real Estate Sector. But unless the sector embraces transparency and institutionalisation there is a serious inherent risk that can affect its long term visibility. ‘Real Estate Award‘ is one such attempt which will bring to light some of the best practices from this upcoming industry, setting standards based on which the industry can take cues to grow."

MUMBAI: Radio City 91.1FM, India‘s leading Radio Network has come together with Cadbury India Ltd to celebrate Raksha Bandhan the Whatte fun way with its listeners in Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Jaipur and Lucknow! Radio City and Cadbury enjoy a long standing relation and have worked together to jointly create radio innovations.

This festive season sees yet another exciting innovation from this duo. After the stupendous success of the ‘Bhaiyya ki Khoj‘ radio reality concept on occasion of Raksha Bandhan last year, Radio City and Cadbury join hands once again to celebrate Raksha Bandhan for the second consecutive year.

Radio City is spreading the sweetness of Cadbury ‘Celebration‘s Bandhan‘ this festive season through an innovative, hi-decibel campaign specially structured for the confectionary major comprising of two fun-filled on-air contests and 2 weekends of interactive on-ground consumer driven activities in each of the six cities. Jumpstarting the season, the FM station presents the interactive Cadbury Celebration‘s Bandhan contest from Aug 13-17, 2007 celebrating the special bond between brothers and sisters which will help the closest brother-sister duo win delicious Cadbury gift hampers! Listeners can participate in this contest by sending their and their sibling‘s names to 4646.

The celebration will be continued on-ground as Raksha Bandhan closes with the fun weekend Cadbury Celebration Bandhan Wall of Fame activity across prominent malls in these six cities. Amidst exciting games and activities, brother-sister duos would be invited to write a special message for each other on the Cadbury Wall of Fame winning fun gift hampers from Cadbury. Listener‘s can be part of all this action from 12 noon to 8 PM from Aug 18-19, 2007 and August 25-26, 2007 at the following locations

• Mumbai: Dome Area, Nirmal Lifestyle
• Delhi: A-Block, Main Entrance, Ansal Plaza
  
• Jaipur: Lobby Area, Gaurav Tower
  
• Lucknow: Atrium, Fun Republic
  
• Ahmedabad: Atrium, Fun Republic
  
• Vadodara: Atrium, Vadodara Central

Continuing the contests, the Cadbury Celebration‘s Good Bhaiya Contest, especially for brothers, will counsel brothers on the kind of gifts they can get for their sisters from Aug 20-24, 2007. To participate in this contest all brothers will have to send a sms informing what gift have they planned to give their sisters on 4646. Everyday a caller with the most unique and innovative gifting option will win a gift hamper from Cadbury.

Speaking on the association Mr. Ashit Kukian, National Head - Sales, Radio City 91.1FM says, "While we entertain listeners with our music expertise, we also aim to enhance the effectiveness of the brands associated with us in a more comprehensive manner by providing innovative communications solutions to advertisers. We enjoy a great relationship with Cadbury and are confident that this year too, our association with Cadbury will further sweeten the bond between us and our listeners making Raksha Bandhan even more memorable!"

Last year, Radio City in association with Cadbury India presented a reality show called ‘Bhaiyya ki Khoj‘ on radio as part of its Raksha Bandhan celebrations which received a tremendous response from listeners across the nation. The Rakhi celebrations at Radio City were kicked off two weeks prior to Raksha Bandhan, through an on-air contest where a lucky Radio City listener was selected as the RJ‘s brother. A special Rakhi ceremony was organized at the studio where amidst much fanfare and festivity, the brother-sister duo exchanged Cadbury Celebrations gift hampers.

A sustained focus on understanding listeners and leveraging the synergies of music expertise and innovative programming, allows Radio City to deliver a unique listening experience and be an integral part of the lives of listeners across markets. Aggressively looking at spreading the Radio City experience to new markets across the country, Radio City 91.1FM is committed to growing the market and creating superlative content for premium audiences.

MUMBAI: Three big talents. Three potential superstars. Who will take home the one coveted title? As the competition comes to a close, find out who wins the $1-million development deal at DreamWorks, the studio co-founded by Steven Spielberg. the Season Finale of ‘On the Lot‘ this Wednesday, 22 August at 8 p.m. only on Star World.

Combining the talents of legendary Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, E.T.) and reality-show mastermind Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Apprentice), ‘On the Lot‘ offered 18 aspiring filmmakers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

From 18 competent filmmakers the battle has come down to three. Adam Stein, Will Bigham and Jason Epperson? Find out what America decides this Wednesday as the winner is personally greeted by Steven Spielberg and escorted to his new life at Dreamworks.

It started with 18 eager filmmakers. Now only three remain. We profile the On the Lot finalists and weigh up their chances of bagging the million-dollar prize.

MUMBAI: The Rajiv Gandhi Awards, held recently in Mumbai, is being held for the last 10 years with the support & guidance of Shrimati Sonia Gandhi.The awards bring together maestros, achievers & celebrities from all walks of life that are felicitated & awarded for outstanding work in their respective fields. The grand awards function will be telecast on Sunday, August 10 th at 8.00 p.m on Sony Entertainment Television.

Instituted to commemorate the memory of the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was not only an endearing personality but was held in high esteem for his admirable qualities, these awards are conferred upon people for their outstanding achievements in their respective fields. Over the years the awards have been attracting the attention of media from India and internationally.

Those who were awarded this year include sports personalities, industrialists, journalists, women achievers, educationists, social workers, young & global entrepreneurs and glamorous people from the world of entertainment to name a few.

The evening was graced by the outstanding personalities from various walks of life who were presented with some grand entertainment with some dazzling performances by artists like Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Koena Mitra, Tanushree Dutta, Isha Sherwani and some great singing by Sukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shivamani & young Nagi (jugal bandhi) among many others.

Stay tune to Sony Entertainment Television to watch Rajiv Gandhi Awards on Sunday 19 August at 8.00 p.m