MUMBAI: As the hunt sizzles in terms of difficulty and competition... the tasks get cooler or may we say ‘chilled‘ and ‘freezing‘.. In the next task the girls have to pose amidst and on top of Ice slabs. In a test of finding out who among the remaining calendar girls is sensuous enough to get the attention of bollywood hunk and actor Kunal Kapoor as he joins the Judging panel .

Who is going to make it to the final task? Which gorgeous calendar girl will get eliminated?

Catch a A complete Fire n Ice episode of the hunt for the Kingfisher Calendar Girl as one girl?s dream of becoming the face of the Kingfisher Calendar 2011 slips away on Tuesday, 28th December, 2010, 10 pm only on NDTV Good Times.
 

MUMBAI: As the world comes closer to ushering the New Year, TIMES NOW, India?s most watched English news channel joins in the celebrations by showcasing a slew of programs compiling all the major happenings of the year gone by. TIMES NOW Year end package will be a complete recap highlighting the hits and misses of the year 2010.

?2010: A Year When News Changed? a special one hour show anchored by TIMES NOW

Editor?in-Chief, Arnab Goswami will focus on the big stories which impacted the country. These are stories where Times NOW took the lead and public pressure forced a change. A range of stories from IPLGATE to Common Wealth Games, Adarsh Society to the latest 2G Scam, aspects which impacted the National Agenda and created a new trend in responsible & investigative journalism.

The year gone by can well be remembered as the year which revived the glory of Indian Sports. An half hour special ?2010: Best Year For Indian Sport? with India?s leading sportswoman Ashwini Nachappa who will do a quick recap of India?s best performances at the Asian Games and Common Wealth Games.

Cricket runs through the veins of Indians. Call it religion, love or life; Indians are passionate about cricket, 2010: Best Cricketing Moments is a half hour show which will take a look at the defining moments from the game.

The TIMES NOW team looks back at the glamorous world of Bollywood. Watch 2010: Showbiz Hits and Misses, shining stars and shrinking sizes. The show will also focus on films which busted box office myths and set new trends. 2010: Biggest Showbiz Controversies will summarize the biggest scandals and affairs and the most unexpected turn of events for Bollywood in 2010.

TIMES NOW Year End special show ?Total Recall Mohammad Rafi? will celebrate the life of the ?King of Melody? and pay tribute to the voice that mesmerized thousands.

Kunal Vijaykar, anchor of India?s most loved food show, The Foodie, does the unexpected. Kunal lets the cameras into his kitchen and cooks a mouthwatering meal for his friends Boman Irani and Cyrus Broacha on the year end special Foodie: Dinner with Friends. Will he disappoint or delight with his culinary skills, watch the episode to find out.

Catch Auto Show Times Drive Year Ender do speed recap of the action packed year; the highlight of the show would be an irreverent but good natured set of fake car awards, featuring all the hits and misses of the year.

This year end, stay tuned to catch all the thrilling moments that made the headlines on TIMES NOW ? India?s No.1 English News Channel.
 

MUMBAI: A kidnapped family who had been held under unlawful detention, by their loaners for nearly a month, were finally freed by the Police after an English news channel, NewsX highlighted their plight.

The family of Bilal Ahmed, a cancer patient, and his wife Kulsoom, and a four children, one a five year old son, was kept hostage for 26 days, in Baniyar, Bandipora district, by Ali Mohd Wagay and Ghulam Mohd Dar. The duo of Wagay and Dar runs a security agency, and had apparently given money, amounting to more than one lakh to Ahmed, which he couldn?t pay off?

Dar was too skeptical to let go of Ahmed, as he had spent money from his pocket, and was afraid to lose it, if he would let Ahmed go free.

? I was kidnapped for money, with my wife and kids?I was brought here by Ali Mohd Wagay who runs the security agency??? said Ahmed, to NewsX.

Even his traumatized five year old son knew that they were kidnapped, though he couldn?t understand the impact of it evidently. ?We have been here from last twenty days?..We have been kept here for money,?? he said, with his mom, who was scared that they will be killed.

Police finally to0k action and freed them, after NewsX reported the matter, and the family gave their thanks to be relieved from the nightmare they were living.

In yet another incident, NewsX helped save the life of a teenage girl who had a hole in her heart. NewsX ran a story on December 16th, 2010 about 14 year old Sonali Malhotra of Allahabad, who had a hole in her heart and was slowly inching towards sure death. Sonali had aspirations, desires, and hope, just like any other average girl of her age, but she couldn?t play, sing or paint because of the complications.

Rajiv Malhotra, father of Sonali, is a mobile phone repair mechanic, who earned less than Rs 2000 per month and had already spent all his life?s savings on her treatment. And when he was informed that the cost for a permanent solution to Sonali?s problem would be around Rs 5 lacs, its was curtains on his hope.

But as they say, the darkest hour of the night is just before dawn. News X ran this story featuring Sonali?s bleak condition supported by her Doctor D Prakash?s verdict on the case and requested the viewers to offer financial assistance. Within 24 hours of telecast, Chairman of D Y Patil College contacted the Network and Sonali?s family, offering to bear all expenses towards Sonali?s heart surgery. It?s unbelievable but true, reiterating the power of press and the impact of responsible journalism on the society.

Life?s sunny now, again for Sonali and her parents, and she is looking forward to become an Engineer and support her family.

MUMBAI: UTV Action has always been synonymous with action with its slate of brand new blockbuster action films from Hollywood and fun on ground activities like experiencing a superfluity of action with A trip to South Africa for sky diving, rock climbing activity across cities, grooving with street foot ball to associating with as major Hollywood action films for an elaborate bank of action content. The channel has been the first Indian channel to premier blockbuster first time in India before English channels. The one stop shop for action content presents super hit movie Blade Trinity as its movie of the month in an Indian television premier in Hindi.

Blade Trinity is about Blade who finds himself alone surrounded by enemies, fighting an up hill battle with the vampire nation and now humans. He joins forces with a group of vampire hunters whom call themselves the Night stalkers. The vampire nation awakens the king of vampires Dracula from his slumber with intentions of using his primitive blood to become day-walkers. On the other side is Blade and his team manifesting a virus that could wipe out the vampire race once and for all. In the end the two sides will collide and only one will come out victorious, a battle between the ultimate vampire who never knew defeat, facing off against the greatest vampire slayer.

Manasi Sapre, Programming Head, UTV Action Comments ?Blade Trinity will thrill our viewers with its futuristic special effects, action and a gripping story. After the Indian television premiers of universal soldier 3, forbidden kingdom, District 9 and many others, we are proud to be the first channel in India to show Blade Trinity in Hindi.

Tune In to UTV Action on Saturday, 25th December 2010 at 8:45 pm and get for some real action!
 

MUMBAI: India?s biggest corporate honchos and thought leaders gathered together
at an exclusive event held by Forbes India for the unveiling of its Year-End Special issue. The event was
centered around an engaging discussion with leaders across spheres on a novel topic of discussion: ?The
advice that stayed with me?

This thought provoking and insightful conversation dwelt on the importance of mentoring and guidance,
to remain relevant and competitive in an increasingly complex environment. Whether it?s coming to teams
with disruptive change, or helping top performers move to the next level or simply managing growth, the
participants agreed that mentoring plays an increasing role in building strong & lasting institutions.
The evening was graced by interesting combinations of mentors and those whom they?ve mentored
featuring Mr. K. V. Kamath (Non-Executive Chairman ICICI Bank), Ms. Chanda Kochhar (MD & CEO ICICI
Bank) & K Ramkumar (Executive Director, ICICI Bank)

Other interesting participants included:
? Raman Roy (Chairman and MD, Quattro BPO Solutions) - Mr. Deep Kalra (CEO, Makemytrip.com)
? Michael Ferreira (Billiards Champion) - Aditya Mehta
? Coach Stanislav Lapidus - Ace shooter Gagan Narang
? Olympic bronze medalist Vijendar Singh
The event was anchored by Senthil Chengalvarayan, President and Editorial Director, Network18.

Speaking about this initiative, Indrajit Gupta, Editor, Forbes India said ?Through this initiative, we?d like
to celebrate the incredible achievements of all those who grace our Forbes India Person of the year
shortlist. We‘ve explored the concept of mentoring that helped each of these high achievers excel in their
discipline. Through events, such as the one in New Delhi this evening, we‘ve tried to make our stories
truly come alive by creating a platform where India?s biggest leaders interact and share learnings directly
with the readers of Forbes India.?
 

MUMBAI: Continuing to lead the HD revolution by offering customers new dimensions in TV viewing, DISH TV, Asia?s largest DTH Company in a special tie-up with Ten Cricket brings India?s Tour to South Africa - 3 Tests, 1 T20 and 5 ODIs in HD only on Dish TV starting December 16, 2010 - Jan 23, 2011.

Speaking on the occasion, Salil Kapoor, COO, Dish TV said, ?In the spirit of a true pioneer, we have led the way with HD providing maximum lineup of HD channels. Dish TV has established itself as the most popular HD service and we are excited to add the most anticipated India?s Tour to South Africa in HD and give our customers a viewing experience that is incredibly lifelike. We recognize that our viewers have already been enjoying many of their favourite programmes in HD, and I‘m delighted that we can now broaden their choice."

Dish Tru HD is available at Rs. 2990 for all new customers with 2 months subscription of Platinum/ South Platinum Pack and 2 Months HD Pack which includes Zee TV HD, Zee Cinema HD, Discovery World HD and, National Geographic HD and India?s Tour to South Africa - 3 Tests, 5 ODIs and 1 T20 broadcasted by Ten Cricket. Existing subscribers who wish to upgrade to HD will get Rs. 400 cash back. Rs.200 Installation extra.