MUMBAI: Jokes, one-liners, satires, rib tickling comedy and much more? get ready as The Great Indian Laughter Champions ?Dwitiya? gears up for some entertainment with none other than the cute, stunning, bubbly & charming ? Ayesha Takia. Watch Ayesha as she gears up to have a blast and share a few jokes with our laughter champions. And of course watch Sidhu executing his ?shayris? to charge up the atmosphere!

During the shoot Ayesha said, "It feels wonderful to be here, especially after grueling shoots and a hard day?s work. I have had a blast coming here. I don?t remember the last time I laughed so much at one go! Most of the time I am a very smiley person so I really loved being here today"

The Great Indian Laughter Champions ?Dwitiya? will take millions of Indians to towering heights of frenzy and sheer delight! Watch them as they take over as the stand-up hosts bringing a fresh dose of laughter this Friday, April 27, 2007 at 9:00 pm.

At the center of the mess is Cameron Walker (Fred Goss), who is happily married to second wife Liz (Gillian Vigman), with three children. Cameron?s teenage son from his first marriage has officially moved in-and has a little? well, a lot-of trouble becoming comfortable in the new environment. Cameron?s sister Sharon (Alison Quinn) seems to have the perfect life-although her husband, Don (Jerry Lambert), are both in denial about their sex-less marriage. Then there?s Jenna (Amanda Walsh), the gorgeous little half-sister who had her life shook when she became a single mother. Jenna doesn?t really know what?s good for her, and she always goes for the bad boys like Tommy White (Greg Pitts), while the nice guys like Wylie Blake (Desmond Harrington) love her. Equally problem-filled Colleen (Dee Wallace Stone) and Wendal (Max Gail), the parents of the siblings, try to keep their family in order...somehow. Colleen, though, is admittedly uptight and impulsively judgmental. Even though they?re all a little nuts, the Halbert family hangs in there and keeps it all together.

This Thursday, October 19th, watch Jeff throw a house party as Don and Sharon go away for the night and leave him in charge. Concerned, Carrie calls her Uncle Cameron to put an end to it... but seeing it as an escape, he joins the fun and brings reluctant son Henry with him.

MUMBAI: One of world?s premier football competitions is set to witness a Spanish dominated semi final when Sevilla take on Osasuna and Espanyol host the lone German team, Werder Bremen. The matches will be live on Ten Sports and Zee Sports.

While the defending champions Sevilla seem confident of retaining the Cup, the young Osasuna?s are keeping their hopes alive after a hard fought 3-0 victory against Germany?s Leverkusen. This is the first time for Osasuna in the European Competition?s semi- finals and is expected to have a tough fight against Sevilla.

Werder Bremen is the only non-Spanish team in the Competition. Overall Bremen has played in four European ties against Spanish sides and has won 5 out of 14 matches played against them.

Espanyol will be boosted against Bremen by the presence of Walter Pandiani, the competition‘s top scorer this season with 10 goals, but they will be without three of the stars for the first leg, Francisco Chica, Luis Garc?a and Pablo Zabaleta are all out suspended as they try for their first ever UEFA Cup title.

German hopefuls Werder Bremen will rely on the goalscoring abilities of world cup hero Miroslav Klose, as well as the play making of young Brazilian star Diego.

Ten Sports- UEFA Cup- Semi Final Schedule:-

MUMBAI: ... Founder of Rock Street Journal‘s Amit Saigal, Helga‘s Funk Castle‘s Gino Banks and Channel [v]‘s Luke Kenny. 3 passionate musicians. 3 men of rock, are looking for the country‘s hottest rock band in a nationwide search. This April, be prepared to have your world rocked as Channel [v] brings you another edition [v] Launch Pad, Channel [v]‘s tribute to rock. This is part of the channel‘s effort to promote rock music in the country, bringing music lovers the most promising talent in this genre.

This year, 16 talented bands have been shortlisted from across the country. These bands with distinct personalities will battle it out over 8 weeks for their ticket to fame. And at the end, the winner gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform at Hard Rock Caf?, New York and also record a music video with Channel [v].

Announcing the battle, Amar K. Deb, Head Honcho, Channel [v] said, "[v] remains committed to promote and discover musical talent. Most rock bands never get a stage and end up on the sidelines. With [v] Launch Pad, we will hotwire this process and trace the best rock bands of the country!"

The competition begins on April 21st every Saturday between 4 - 7pm @ Hard Rock Caf?, (Mumbai). At the end of 8 weeks, based on the weekly cumulative ratings, 4 bands will be chosen to perform at the mega finals. Hosted by VJ Juhi, [v] Launch Pad will also feature stars and rock legends like Uday Benegal, Ravi Iyer, D‘Wood, Dhruv Ghanekar, Naresh & Paresh, Mahesh Tinaikar, Nitin Malik and Farhad Wadia as guest jury during the auditions.

In continuation of its ‘Made by You‘ initiative, Channel [v] will also give 16 bloggers a chance to shoot their own [v] Launch Pad. This will eventually feature as user generated content on www.channelv2.com and will also be aired on Channel [v] as mini episodes.

Adding on, Luke Kenny, Head of Programming Channel [v] and permanent jury member for [v] Launch Pad said, "God, these things never happened at my time! Now I feel I should have a band of my own, as I would have loved to audition for the show. But yes, this is the biggest platform for rock enthusiasts and I am glad Channel [v] is contributing to turn their dreams into reality."

Commenting on the association, Jay Singh, CEO Hard Rock Cafe said, "It gives us great pleasure to promote new and upcoming talent in the Indian Rock industry. Given the rich musical legacy Hard Rock Caf?, the venue is perfectly in sync with the intent and purpose of Channel [v]‘s Launch Pad. Post the 8 weeks of auditioning, the band that emerges as the winner, will get a once in a lifetime opportunity to perform at Hard Rock Caf?, right in the centre of Times Square, New York. It‘s the perfect point of initiation for a rock bands sojourn through the world of music."

The previous season on [v] Launch Pad saw electrifying performances, an unprecedented quality of competition on any talent show, amazing new songs written by the contestants and an outstanding range of rock music, culminating in a hugely successful concert. Mumbai based band ‘ZERO‘ walked away with top honors in last year‘s competition, setting them on their path to rock greatness.

The entire journey from auditions to eliminations to their final performance will be encapsulated in unique 11episode series on Channel [v] starting Friday May 11 at 10.00pm.

MUMBAI: This month‘s THE SCREENING ROOM travels to New York for the Tribeca Film Festival. The annual festival celebrates film, music and culture and was co-founded by acting legend Robert De Niro in response to the World Trade Center attacks on September 11th and the consequent loss of vitality in the Tribeca neighbourhood of Lower Manhattan .

De Niro speaks to host Myleene Klass about his passion for New York as a film city, about the attraction of the Tribeca Festival and about directing himself and Matt Damon in "The Good Shepherd".

Myleene also hears from Quentin Tarantino, Eva Mendes, Rosario Dawson and visits the set of the new Josh Hartnett independent film "August".

The screening room then looks at how a small budget British film, ‘The Killing of John Lennon‘, which explores key moments in the lead up to the assassination of the ex-Beatle, has achieved success with inclusion at Tribeca in 2007.

THE SCREENING ROOM is CNN‘s new half-hour monthly movie show that offers a compelling international perspective on the world of film, travelling around the globe to bring viewers the inside track on all aspects of the movie business.

MUMBAI: Jeete Hain Jiske Liiye is all set to take a 20 year leap which will see Anjali in a new avatar.Starting April 23 one will witness a fresh new generation in the show with Rahul (Yuvraj Malhotra) playing Anjali‘s son and Ayesha (Priya Wal) playing Anjali‘s daughter. The story will see Anjali adorning a new avatar and coming back from imprisonment to reclaim her children who believe she is dead, hunt for the real murderer and regain her life.

The story so far: Renuka is in the jail, framed for the Avani‘s murder and betrayed by her family and husband Aman. While in the jail, Renuka is pregnant and thus her death sentenced is cancelled to life-imprisonment. But Aadira doesn‘t give up, she convinces Aman into divorcing Anjali and in leaving his past behind. Anjali‘s happiness knew no bounds when she gives birth to twins, but unfortunately this happiness was short-lived. In no time, Aadira separates Anjali from her children and gets them to the Dhanrajgir household to bring them up in her way. Anjali is devastated.

The new generation track: 20 years have passed. Anjali has completed her term of imprisonment and is a free woman now. Her grown up children Ayesha and Rahul are given to believe that their mother is no more. Anjali‘s prime motive in life is to reunite with her children and to find the real murderer.

Will Anjali manage to meet her kids? Why did Aman and the Dhanrajgir household wash away Anjali‘s identity? Will Anjali reunite with Aman? Who is Avani‘s real murderer?

NEW DELHI: Nearly 60 per cent of the Electoral College, which elects the President of India, wants President A P J Abdul Kalam for a second term at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, according to the Electoral College Poll, a comprehensive survey conducted by NDTV and GfK Mode.