3rd Feb, Mumbai: Stay home this Valentines day and cuddle up with your loved ones in cozy confines of your living room! The STAR Network is celebrating this Valentines Season with a whole line up of entertaining properties throughout the week and a big splash on Valentines Day across channels!

If you have a taste for premium English Entertainment, STAR World is the channel you?ve got to look up to! From 8th Feb to 13th Feb, STAR World will air Cupid?s Cuddle, a special Valentines package of a much loved sitcom, ?How I Met your Mother?. Two episodes of the show will air back to back from 7pm to 8pm (repeat ? 12midnight ? 1am). On Valentines Day, STAR World will air 10 episodes back to back of ?How I Met your Mother? from 5pm to 10pm.

Cuddle up to Hollywood movies with your loved ones from 1pm to 9pm on STAR Movies. The leading movie channel has a special Valentines bash for its viewers with sprightly movies like Blonde Ambition (10.40am), Just Married (12.35pm), 27 Dresses (2.30pm), Pretty Woman (4.40pm) and Penelope (7.00pm).

Channel [V] has a whole host of Valentines specials exclusively put together by the VJs. Catch them play pranks with people on a special programme - Bhanda Phod on 14th Feb at 1pm. Catch Love Confessions at 4pm, in which the VJ?s will be seen egging on people to declare their undying love for their beloved. These VJs will be on ?Mission Cupid? as they go to different campuses and try and convince boys and girls to walk up to people they like & express their true feelings & propose to them. At 8.30pm, tune-in to VJ Dates, where the VJs are set up on dates with their biggest fans; and viewers will be privy to all that happens on that date!

Tune in to STAR One for a one hour special episode of Miley Jab Hum Tum on 13th Feb at 9 pm where Nupur-Mayank will celebrate their first Valentines Day after their Wedding. Nupur-Mayank have invited their friends, Suhani-Adhiraj and Gunjan-Samrat for a Valentines day bash and are having a lot of fun together; but their celebrations see an abrupt end as the story takes an unexpected twist at the end of the episode!

Stay Tuned to the STAR Network of Channels this Valentines Season.
 

MUMBAI: Pearls Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. officially announced and supported the Pearls Wave Trust on 6th February 2010 at JW Marriott Hotel in Mumbai. Katrina Kaif, Saif Ali Khan and Harman Baweja expressed their intent to raise their voice against violence on women in an initiative titled PEARLS WAVE (Women against Violence).

Pearls Wave NGO (Pearls Broadcasting Corporation Ltd), a unique initiative and a step contributing towards raising a voice that is unanimous for all women throughout the country. Abuse, harassment, threat and torture together form a vicious circle which has been going on in India for years now, Pearl?s wave intends to put an end to such exploitation and bring about are revolutionary change.

Breakthrough, Pearls Wave NGO working for the rights of women supports the harassed and abused, is looking to provide a platform for such women ill-treated in the hands of their partners or families.

Audio Visual of Pearls NGO was also unveiled having snapshots of women against violence and messages from celebrities -Jenelia Dsouza, Vidya Balan, Ajay Devgan, Karan Johar, Priyanka Chopra, Minisha Lamba, Shahid Kapoor, and Abhay Deol pledging their support for PEARLS WAVE. With this Pearls Wave Trust announced the Ground Event on the 20th, February (that will be Celebration for Women) where Pearls Wave will felicitate 10 women from different fields of society. Later it will be telecasted on 28th February.

Mr. Jyoti Narain Director, Pearls Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. said ?I am thankful to all the stars, came to support the Pearls Wave Trust. Pearls Broadcasting Corporation is a well known name all over India. It has taken initiative to come forward and fight for the causes of the society. As a corporate we moved ahead and tried to rectify the causes at grass root level. P 7 with its tagline Ek Ummed, is trying to raise the Umeed of the society. Pearls Broadcasting Corporation gave birth to Pearls NGO and it?s trying to bring women issues under corporate social responsibilities. Pearls Wave ki Lehar shouldn?t end after ground event on 20th Feb. All these things support our tagline of the NGO? ?Ek Lehar Uth Ke Rahegi?.

Speaking on the occasion, Katrina said, ?My mom is always involved with women charity. Today I am very happy to help this cause and will give something back to the society. Across the country we have NGOs and people who are willing to help those affected by violence and difficulties in their lives. It is our responsibility to make women aware of these facilities and tell them how to use it to fight abuse.?

While Harman, said ?It?s a brave effort from the organization, equally important for men to understand and support the cause. There are organizations across the country working to spread this message, and together, it is our responsibility to spread the word against violence. It is our responsibility to stand up for women against violence. Don?t forget Men are only stronger in strength and women are in many other ways.?

Added Saif Ali Khan, said, ?Actors as role models, having responsibility towards society and should lend their support to causes like violence against women. We need to make people aware about it, if public opinion can be affected with our association we can contribute to it.?

Pearls Broadcasting Corporation Limited has been running a National News and entertainment TV channel P7 News. P7 News is conscious of its Corporate Social Responsibilities. Thus, it has been meeting the entertainment needs of the common man by telecasting TV serials, documentary films, tele-films, Ad-films and special feature films on various social objectives. It has been telecasting both live as well as recorded programmes.

In order to meet up its social objectives, especially pertaining to women empowerment, domestic violence, eradication of social evils Likes Dowry, Sati Pratha, Female Foeticide, Sexual and Emotional Abuse Economic Deprivations, Abusive Behaviors, Slapping Punching With Fists, Choking or Burning, Malnutrition, Physical Aggression And Domestic Violence, Deprivation Of Freedoms And Human Rights And To Help Women In Distress, Pearls Broadcasting Corporation Limited has sponsored an NGO totally devoted to these social objectives. The name of this NGO is Pearls Wave Trust.

Pearls Wave NGO is supported by P7 News. It has been awakening the people against the aforesaid social evils through broadcasting news, speeches of eminent personalities and highlighting news & stories on these issues. It has become a channel, which is a first channel to report the cases of atrocities on women. The channel P7 News has been highlighting the need of women education, development of technical skills in women, getting the women in distress through the said NGO.

These efforts of P7 News will go a long way in the direction of social empowerment. Pearls group of Companies are rendering a helping hand. Pearls Wave Trust is the implementation arm for meeting the social responsibility of Pearls Group of Companies. P7 News has been practicing other modes to achieve the said social objectives i.e. by arranging fashion shows, inviting the film celebrities, especially the popular actresses, bites of well known social leaders & politicians, holding seminars, managing events sponsoring free medical checkups, donations to educational institutions rehabilitation programmes for women in distress, organizing cultural programmes, star nights, dedicated to widows & women below poverty line.

An effort will be made to develop the skills of women in fine arts, handicrafts music, painting, dancing, yoga, modeling for physical, mental and spiritual development based on moral values of life. Special attention will be given for starting maternity homes, child care centers, Health Clinics, old age homes for the destitute.

P7 News & Pearls Wave Trust understand this heavy responsibility on the shoulders of the society and with the help of its News Channel, social reformers, politicians, film industry and with active women wants to come forward to help the women. They have borne the tyranny of man from a long time. Now time has come for a crusade against violence on women. P7 News & Pearls Wave Trust has recently initiated its efforts through organizing an ?All India Women Concert 2010? in the service of women society.
 

MUMBAI: UTV World Movies brings you a slice of world culture in your neighborhood by showcasing 19 hand-picked international best sellers at the Kala Ghoda Festival 2010. Held for over ten years now, the festival is a community celebration of the arts together with a celebration of one of the most beautiful and historic precincts of Bombay, the Kala Ghoda district. The festival has selected ?The Presence of The Past? as the underlying theme for the festival.

Each year at the festival enthusiasts from across the globe gather to experience this unique celebration. At times like these, when the world is slowly turning into a global village, UTV World Movies goes a step ahead and weaves the diversity in a unique way. India?s first and leading world cinema channel will screen some critically acclaimed and award wining titles that will explore every human emotion. 

Keeping with the theme of the festival ?Presence of the Past?, UTV World Movies will present cinematic enchantment that will understand the impressions of time. Showcasing of these titles will enable comprehending its many intangible effects on the human existence through the medium of films that will trace the journey of growth and change as we know exist today.

Sameer Ganapathy, Business Head UTV World Movies Comments ? The Kala Ghoda Festival is one of the most prestigious events that takes place in Mumbai and it is a matter of pride for UTV World Movies to showcase a handpicked selection of our movies and sponsor the Film vertical of the festival. With world cinema rapidly gaining popularity in India, the festival provides a great opportunity for consumers to see and know more about great cinema from all over the globe.?

So get ready to get a taste of world culture with UTV World Movies, the initiative to provide India with its very own understanding of cinema from around the world that transcends to not just showing movies but giving a whole feel of different ethnicity only at the Kala Ghoda festival 2010.

MUMBAI: International superstar and Grammy Award-winning pop diva Shakira will team up with 12-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and actress Alicia Keys for a one-of-a-kind performance headlining the 2010 NBA All-Star Game Halftime Show on Valentine‘s Day, Sunday, Feb. 14. The NBA All-Star Game will air live at 8 p.m. ET on TNT, Score Canada, ESPN Radio, and in more than 200 countries in more than 40 languages.

Shakira will dazzle the crowd performing her current single "Give It Up To Me" in addition to the title single "She Wolf" off of her current hit album She Wolf. Alicia Keys will keep the stage hot belting out her classic hit "No One" from the 2007 multi-platinum selling album As I Am. Keys will also perform the chart topping single "Empire State of Mind" as well as deliver a sweet serenade of her smash hit "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart" off of her current chart-topping album The Element of Freedom.

Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Usher will perform his high-energy single "More" during the introductions of the 2010 NBA All-Stars. In addition, TNT filmed an exclusive music video with Usher for the single "More" which will run in 600 Regal Cinemas beginning Friday, Jan. 29 and serve as a promotional spot for the 2010 NBA All-Star. Usher will also treat the crowd to a special performance of the fan favorite single "Yeah!" from his 2004 multi-platinum selling album Confessions.

The 2010 NBA All-Star Game performances will take place before the largest crowd ever to attend a basketball game - at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
 

MUMBAI: On Your Call this week, Sonia Varma Singh catches up with Nitin Gadkari, new BJP President who is already in the middle of his first political controversy, barely a month after he took over. A Maharashtrian, Gadkari makes it clear that his party is backing the RSS against the Sena on the whole North Indian migrant issue in Maharashtra, though he refuses to speculate on the future of the Shiv Sena- BJP alliance. He is also defiant on the comparison he made between Mahatma Gandhi and Narendra Modi, saying both had worked for the poor. He also for the first time outlines his version of Hindutva and how the party would work for the betterment of minorities.

Replying on his view on the current controversy between the RSS and the Sena in Maharashtra, Nitin Gadkari also talks about the right of every Indian to reside and settle in any part of the territory of the country, as stated in article 19(1)(E) and that there is no conflict between the national spirit and the state spirit. 

On being branded as a RSS man by media, Gadkari responds by saying that though he is inspired by RSS thinking, he takes his own decisions and is not remote controlled by any organisation or leader. He also adds that RSS never interferes in political activities of BJP.

On him being one of the lesser recognised faces of BJP, he says it is just a starting point for him. It takes time to establish oneself and he is confident of succeeding in his mission.

To know more about what BJP President Nitin Gadkari spoke, watch Your Call this Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 9:30pm only on NDTV 24x7.
 

MUMBAI: MNew Delhi, February 5, 2010: This month, love is in the air and to ensure that you catch some of it, WB presents a series of romantic and quirky love stories with "Love At The Movies". WB viewers can snuggle up to their loved ones, through the valentine weekend and watch some of the most heart warming stories of love. WB "Love At The Movies" starts 13 February, 1:00 p.m. onwards.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Addicted To Love, A Cinderella Story, The Wedding Singer, Two Week‘s Notice, A Walk To Remember, The Lake House, Message In A bottle and Something‘s Gotta Give and special themed episodes of your favourite sit-com - FRIENDS.

From friends to lovers, WB has something for everyone. So stay in and enjoy a cozy weekend with your loved ones with LOVE AT THE MOVIES only on WB!