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

MUMBAI: The young and handsome parliamentarian Jyotiraditya Scindia, from the Gwalior royal family opens the pandora‘s box into his life for the listeners of Radio One FM 94.3 on BBC Ek Mulakat on 19th August at 12 noon.

A style icon, representing the youth of India and quite a favorite amongst his fellow politicians, Jyotiraditya Scindia blushes when asked about his female fan following. Jyotiraditya Scindia talks about the love of his life, Priyadarshini his wife and her contribution to his stable life along with his passion for cars and movies. Listing a few of his favorites movies, he says, "Kal Ho Na Ho - my child told me to watch this film. It‘s an excellent film." Passionate on Bollywood, Jyotiraditya unveils, "I find Rekha an evergreen actress. Rekha has a unique mix of Indian talent and art. I also like Shah Rukh Khan. If I were to name someone from Hollywood it would be Angelina Jolie."

Jyotiraditya Scindia dwells into the differences between India and the rest of the world, giving an insight to his vision for the nation. He also speaks about the influence of personalities like Rajiv Gandhi, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela in his life along with many people in other fields like sports and business who are doing good work.

An independent and high-spirited individual who motivates and leads his people with care and style, Jyotiraditya Scindia.

Tune in to Radio One FM 94.3 to know more about this electrifying persona at 12 noon on Sunday, 19 August 2007.

MUMBAI: Star Plus the leading Hindi general entertainment channel offers its afternoon viewers one more reason to get hooked on to their television sets!The channel is now set to spice up the viewer‘s life a bit more, with its new segment - ‘Star Dopahar Gharelu Nuskey‘. An interactive space-Gharelu Nuskey will offer to be a one stop-show to the viewer‘s everyday gharelu problems like daaag-dhabbe, oily skin-oily food, sardi-sardard, jaale huye bartan-jaala hua doodh in a jiffy! You just name the problem and Star Dopahar Gharelu Nuskey will have the solution.

Star Dopahar Gharelu Nuskey , will be hosted by the poised beauty of television Neha Bamb, as she takes up the role of friend, philosopher and guide to every homemaker of the country with this show .

Scheduled to air in the afternoon prime-time band of Star Plus- Star Dopahar Gharelu Nuskey will offer interesting trivia, useful tips and insightful tid-bits to the viewers, which they can put to use to make their every day living smarter, simpler and happier. Then be it the problems of taking away the stains from the clothes or keeping your skin supple & nourished or even something as earthy as preparing oil free, healthy, tasty food in a jiffy?the show will offer all that it takes to have a good & hassle free life for its viewers.

Committed to bring simple solutions to persisting problems & concerns which shadow‘s everyday living of one & all - Star Dopahar Gharelu Nuskey, is Star Plus‘ initiative to bring better ways of living at an arm‘s reach for all its viewers?

So stay tuned to get your daily dose of gyaan & samadhan for fitness, beauty, glamour, home & health?on- ‘Star Dopahar Gharelu Nuskey‘, starting August 20th, Mon-Fri, 1:00 pm- 3.00 pm only on Star Plus!