MUMBAI: CNBC-TV18 presents ‘Tycoons with Vir Sanghvi‘ which will see India‘s most recognized talk show host get into an informal heart-to-heart chat with YC Deveshwar, Chairman and CEO, ITC Ltd . ‘Tycoons with Vir Sanghvi‘ demystifies the personalities behind the business behemoths and trace their professional and personal journey while trying to understand their views on the business world.

In this rare interview, YC Deveshwar speaks about the ITC brand, diversification of the business, his succession strategy, and the future of ITC post Deveshwar.

In its previous episodes, the path breaking show has features business leaders like LN Mittal, Vijay Mallaya and Anand Mahindra.

In ‘Tycoons‘, Vir Sanghvi cuts through all the statistics and the hype & bring you the real persona behind the business legend. "Tycoons with Vir Sanghvi" featuring Y C Deveshwar will be aired on Saturday July 25, 8:30 pm, Sunday July 26, 8 pm and Thursday July 30, 7:30 pm.

About CNBC-TV18: CNBC-TV 18 is India‘s No.1 business medium and the undisputed leader in business news. CNBC TV-18 has been an integral part of the Indian economic story, spearheading and mirroring these enterprising times. The channel‘s benchmark coverage extends from corporate news, financial markets coverage, expert perspective on investing and management to industry verticals and beyond. CNBC-TV18 has been constantly innovating with new genres of programming that helps make business more relevant to different constituencies across India. India‘s most able business audience consumes CNBC TV-18 for their information & investing needs. This audience is highly diversified at one level comprising of key groups such as business leaders, professionals, retail investors, brokers and traders, intermediaries, self employed professionals, High Net Worth individuals, students and even homemakers but shares a distinct commonality in terms of their spirit of enterprise.CNBC-TV18 is currently available in over 30 million households in India.

MUMBAI: Thirteen-year old Mehrajuddin Rassar, a resident of a village in Kashmir has crooned a song in a joint venture Sikandar produced jointly by Big Pictures and Sudhir Mishra‘s production house, CineRaas Ltd. Set to release on 21 August, the film set in Kashmir is based on the human side of terrorism.

Young Mehrajuddin was discovered by director Piyush Jha when he was location hunting in Kashmir. "Mehrajuddin belongs from a very traditional Kashmiri family, where he helps his father run his pony-riding business and studying in the local school; completely disconnected from the film world. He has a golden voice. The boy never had singing aspirations until I perused his family to let him sing the song," avers Jha.

Mehrajuddin loves singing and dreamt of lending his voice in films one day, he did not know that the opportunity will knock his door so soon. Says Mehrajuddin, "My parents are very happy with this. They want me to pursue my carrier in singing and acting and for that I would come to Mumbai one day after the completion of my education and my formal training that Big Fm people arranged for me here at the weekends. Kashmir has totally changed from the past and there is no violence these days but yes it used to happen years back as my parents told me."

‘Sikandar‘ is a film about a young boy who has a dream to play football for the National team but it is about his aspirations and challenges and how his life unfolds when one fine day he finds a gun on his way to school and what follows.

The film stars Parzaan Dastur, (the adorable little Sardar from (Kuchh Kuchh Hota Hai), now in his teens, Ayesha Kapur (of Black fame) along with R. Madhavan, Sanjay Suri besides introducing Arunoday Singh in a key role.

MUMBAI: Most appreciated for her famous media campaign "Incredible India" which she launched during her previous tenure as minister of Tourism & Culture, Ambika Soni takes on her new role and shares her thoughts on the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and its need in a democratic country like India. "Ministry is required because there‘s no regulatory body or content code in India, the media is independent and Doordarshan & AIR are autonomous. The technology is getting advanced everyday."

When asked of what she thinks of the issue from the other angle as an audience, Mrs Soni replied, "A Lakshman rekha is required. We are copying western culture and a line needs to be drawn somewhere, we have received the same kind of feedback from the masses too."

Ambika Soni has been in the country‘s political arena since 1975 and knows how to play
hard the game that she is best known for. Currently serving in the Union Cabinet as the minister in charge of Information Technology, this iron lady politician gets on the hot seat in a candid chat with Swati Chaturvedi, the anchor of Zee News celebrity chat show Kahiye Janab.

"I agree the news in today‘s news channels is missing and serious news watchers still tune into Doordarshan news. Although censorship is not the idea, but a Lakshman Rekha is required", says I&B minister on the current content of news on various news channels in the country. She also expressed her vision on how the content on Doordarshan should be, "It should be imaginative, innovative and watch able".

Further delving into the topic Swati, the anchor asked Mrs Soni how she felt about people like former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and opposition leader L.K Advani being in the same ministry. Ambika Soni replied with much excitement, "I‘m proud of this fact because Indira Gandhi has been my reason to enter politics. This gives me a sense of responsibility to live up to the expectation of this Ministry."

Taking a slight controversial twist the anchor probed Mrs Soni about her party members attacking her and saying that the ministry assigned to her is considered as unimportant. Mrs. Soni replied, "I did Atulya Bharat - Incredible India, while I was in the Ministry of Tourism and Culture?. which was also regarded as an unimportant Ministry. Incredible India was launched across the world. I did feel bad but then let people say what they want to, I will keep working."

Ambika Soni further added to her stand in the party & expressed her gratitude, "The party has given me a lot. Sonia has put me in the front league again and now its payback time to the party. I don‘t want to ask for anything more."

Don‘t miss the promising Information technology minister, Ambika Soni coming in full armoured thoughts & plans on her ministry and many more only on Zee News celebrity chat show Kahiye Janab this Saturday at 8:30 pm, 11th July 2009.

With many new avenues to explore & promises to fulfil, Ambika Soni signs off saying, "I‘ve just joined the Information & Broadcasting Ministry. And I want the signals to reach every nook and corner of the country. There‘s a long way to go".

For those who miss it, Kahiye Janab on Zee News is repeated at 3.30 pm on Sunday. As "unplugged" at 11 pm on Zee Business, repeat telecast at 7.30 pm Sunday and 10:30pm Monday.

MUMBAI: Keeping with its tradition of unparalleled entertainment, MAX, the Premium Movies and Special Events channel brings to your home this July the bright and cheerful splendour of romance with Bachna Ae Haseeno on July 26 at 12 noon. With a colourful mix of teenage crush, sizzling romance, serious love and heartache, Bachna Ae Haseeno is brilliantly delivered by Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba, Deepika Padukone and the unforgettable Ranbir Kapoor.

Shot across the lush locales of Switzerland, the bustling metropolis of Mumbai and the eye-catching Sydney, Bachna Ae Haseeno is the story of Raj (Ranbir Kapoor) and his trysts with love. Teenager Raj is vacationing in Switzerland with his friends when he meets Mahi (Minissha Lamba) and wins her heart. Just when Mahi abandons herself in her world of love, Raj breaks her heart by leaving her. We see Raj again after a few years later in the busy metropolis of Mumbai. This time Raj is attracted to his beautiful neighbour Radhika (Bipasha Basu) and starts a live-in relationship with her. Their relationship sizzles with their passion, before Raj decides to move on to Australia for better prospects. Raj jumps town to leave Radhika, who is all determined to sacrifice all her dreams to be with him. In Australia, he meets with Gayatri (Deepika Padukone), a management student who moonlights as a cabbie to pay her way through B- School. Raj falls hard for the first time when he discovers true love with Gayatri. But to his agony, he also discovers heartbreak for the first time?

Will Gayatri return Raj?s love for her? Will Radhika ever forgive him for his treachery? Will Mahi ever get over her first heartbreak and accept life on its terms??

Watch ?BACHNA AE HASEENO? for the ultimate Bollywood experience complete with vibrant backdrops and foot tapping music and brilliant performances by Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu and Minnissha Lamba on Sunday July 26, at 12 noon only on MAX!

MUMBAI: A heartburning story of emotions and love - "Jyvalaga" completes a successful journey of 200 episodes and gears up for more. Jyvalaga is aired Monday to Saturday @8pm exclusively on STAR Pravah the Marathi General Entertainment Channel from STAR Entertainment Media Private Limited (SEMPL)

Jyvalaga is a love story of Swati Desai turning into a revenge saga. Swati is a simple college going girl whose world comes crashing down when she is betrayed by the man she loves. Swallowing this emotional breakdown, Swati has one ray of hope, that of a happy marriage. Watch the emotional turmoil unfold as this ray of hope also crumbles down with misunderstanding. Tune into Jyvalaga to find out how Swati faces this harsh reality of her marriage only on STAR Pravah.

Congratulating the team on successful completion of 200th episode, Mr. Atul Ketkar-Programming Head - STAR Pravah said, "We at STAR Pravah always focus on quality content for all its viewers. We at all times look at giving our viewers something different and Jyvalaga is one such heart griping emotional story which leaves the viewer asking for more"

What will happen next? Stay tuned to find out in the special 200th episode of "Jyvalaga" to be aired on 24th July, Friday, 8:00pm only on STAR Pravah

MUMBAI: Pandemic. It is a terrifying word. But what does it really mean? The recent outbreak of H1N1 is only the latest in a series of deadly global battles between man and virus. Discovery Channel‘s ANATOMY OF A PANDEMIC takes a look at what a future pandemic might look like and how we can better prepare ourselves - from the World Health Organization‘s phases of pandemic alert, to how viruses reproduce and spread, to how information technology and data mining software have resulted in early detection. The one-off programme ANATOMY OF A PANDEMIC will air on Saturday, July 25 at 8 pm and will repeat on Sunday, July 26 at 3 pm.

Over the last few decades, the extent of air travel and open borders has created enormous opportunities for viruses to spread. With practically limitless borders, containment and precautionary measures are crucial. Modern day breakouts such as SARS and Avian Flu have further emphasised the importance of a functioning public health system and early detection. Companies such as Veratect and Google possess software they claim can spot outbreaks well ahead of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization.

ANATOMY OF A PANDEMIC takes a look at the developments in technology, research, and medicine that have provided us with tremendous tools - from communication to medical advances - which we can use to stay one step ahead. The programme also features interviews with public health and emergency planning experts.

Commenting on the programme, Rahul Johri, SVP & General Manager - India, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific said, "Using real and constructed footage, Discovery Channel‘s pioneering programme ‘Anatomy of a Pandemic‘ tells the story of one of the biggest threats to humankind and the fight against it. Understanding a pandemic would mean understanding both virus behaviour and human behaviour. The programme reveals the science of the flu pandemic."

The 1918 Spanish Flu was responsible for one of the greatest losses of human lives ever. Victims died within hours of the first signs of infection, triggering panic and chaos across the globe. Discovery Channel‘s ANATOMY OF A PANDEMIC goes back to when explorers discovered the frozen cadaver of a victim of this deadly epidemic, which led to great breakthroughs in understanding viruses. Dr Peter Palese, Chief of Virology at Mount Sinai and part of the team that mapped the 1918 Spanish Flu genome, sheds light on the influenza virus and how it affects our bodies. Meanwhile, Professor Peters, "Virus Hunter" and Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Texas Medical Center, elaborates on how the Swine Flu genome was cracked and given the name ‘H1N1‘.

Discover exactly what constitutes a virus and how it reproduces, mutates and spreads. Follow scientists and biomedical experts as they continue to discover more about the ways viruses evolve, and learn how international efforts are being bolstered to vanquish humanity‘s most lethal foes. As we race forward to fight the next deadly disease, find out how prepared - or vulnerable - we are, in ANATOMY OF A PANDEMIC.