MUMBAI: As the Kolkata Station of BIG 92.7 FM lives up to its offering of Moner Moto Gaan (music that you like!) each day, the Station is heating up the cityscape with innovative programming based on IPL. BIG 92.7 FM Kolkata is geared up with its host of on air and on ground offering for the listeners of Kolkata. Mojar Adday Mojar Cricket will be the hero of the programming content on air while Para Picnic with Khichudi, Illish will create the buzz on ground. The whole initiative will ensure excellent content on air which will include daily updates, exclusive content of the grand event by offering listeners a wholesome and highly engaging entertainment mix.

Cricket is not just about a serious game in Kolkata, apart from a win-lose game, it is also high on excitement & about superstitions, fashion, gossip, individual opinion, Para level involvement, iconic craze.Specially in IPL this time it is marriage of on screen and on ground stars. BIG FM Kolkata took the initiative to drive all these unique ?flavors of 20-20? across the people of Kolkata.

BIG 92.7 FM will offer a comprehensive package on ?Mojar Cricket? through an entertaining IPL analysis on all match days through special character Googly Ganguly who will also add to the fun quotient through a masala mix of astrology predictions, pitch & weather updates .The team anthem of hometeam Knight Riders Korbo Lorbo Jitbo Re will play exclusively on BIG FM .

Ace astrologer/numerologist Sanjay Jumani will give his prediction on Matches of the days & for key players involved in the teams playing with Knight Riders. Listeners will also get a handful Knight Riders Merchandise which incudes T Shirts, Caps, Umbrellas, and Sippers by only answering simple questions based on Knight Riders on Match days. On Ground Para Picnics during Match days will add up to the adda positioning of the station. The selection criteria being the number of sms sent from a particular para.

The max number of Entries received from the para will get selected. A total of 8 paras will be selected from the total number of paras BIG RJ?s will lead an adda session on cricket & the day?s upcoming match prospects After the match is over ,a feast of Fish for all the participants and families of the para will take over in a grand way.

Commenting on the campaign, Mr. Nilangshu Chakraborty, Station Head ? Kolkata, BIG 92.7 FM said, ?We are committed to creating superlative content; entertaining our listeners sincerely. We have a much sustained focus on understanding listeners and leveraging the synergies of music expertise and innovative programming. The IPL package has been conceptualized keeping in mind the prevailing mood of the masses. Our effort at BIG 92.7 FM is to create exciting content which will be entertaining and exciting for our listeners. The innovative programming, interactivity and the mega gratification are sure to ensure high listener involvement on the Station.?

We hope our listeners respond to this campaign with the same enthusiasm with which they have responded in the past making us the No.1 station across India.

MUMBAI: The BBC?s India Election Train and its team of journalists arrived in Mumbai, the third destination on a three week journey across India this morning. Reporting to the world, in 12 languages, across 14 BBC services, they are investigating the stories and personalities behind India?s forthcoming election.

Here the journalists will delve into globalization and India?s economic and security issues.

The BBC train is traveling from Delhi to Mumbai via Ahmedabad on the second leg of the trip, before moving on to Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata (Calcutta), Patna and Allahabad, before returning to Delhi.

On board the train are journalists working for BBC World Service English, BBC Hindi, BBC Urdu, BBC Tamil, BBC Bengali, BBC Chinese, BBC Vietnamese, BBC Burmese, BBC Somali, BBC Swahili, BBC World News, BBC Arabic television, BBC Persian TV and BBC.Com/news.

MUMBAI: To heat up the current political scenario, NewsX brings in a power packed debate show - The Election Debate. To be aired on Sunday, the show this week visits Delhi with a guest panel including the GenNext of politics like Ragini Nayak, ex DUSU president, Sundeep Dixit and Deependra Hooda from Congress.

The discussion focuses on the young leaders in politics. With majority of India‘s population under age of 30 years, the average age of politicians, i.e. 70 years, comes as a stark contrast. Watch these youthful politicians on NewsX as they defend their experience to their age.

The show had traveled to Hyderabad and Bangalore during past weeks and will visit Mumbai next week.

MUMBAI: The Public Relations Consultants Association of India (PRCAI), the apex body of PR (public relations) consultancies in India, plans to set new process standards in place and establish knowledge forums across key centres in India. This was decided at its recent annual general meeting. PRCAI, which elected a new managing committee at the April 17 AGM, is also gearing up to meet the changing needs of a slowing economy and focus on the adoption of Web 2.0 in the digital media space.

PRCAI will also shortly release a detailed research study on the PR and communications industry in India. Involving users, including the media, the research focuses on best industry practices, identify key growth sectors and will profile the public relations and public affairs industry across the country.

The new Managing Committee comprises, 20:20 Media General Manager Chetan Mahajan as President, Integral PR MS & CEO Sharif Rangnekar as Vice-President and Avian Media CEO Nitin Mantri as Secretary. The key appointees for the Regional Chapters are: Genesis Burson Marsteller Managing Partner for the Northern Region Nikhil Dey as Chairperson, North; The PRactice Account Director Shane Jacob as Chairperson, South; Comma Consulting General Manager Amitesh Banerjee as Chairperson, West. Appointees for Vice-Chairpersons are: CMCG India MD Samir Kale as Vice-Chairperson, West; 20:20 Media Branch Director Viju George as Vice-Chairperson, South; Genesis Burson Marsteller Consulting Associate Diya Nair as Vice-Chairperson, East.

Representing 20 of the top PR consultancies in India, PRCAI will undertake a number of activities through 2009 to enhance the significance of communications as a key tool in stakeholder management.

PRCAI will continue to work with its member-agencies to develop the talent in the industry and promote ethical standards in PR services. It will also continue to organise informative seminars and knowledge sessions with speakers from across industries sharing their views on topics and issues impacting the Public Relations business.

PRCAI is committed to its mission to: ?Consistently Benchmark our Standards, Knowledge, Ethics and Expertise with the Best in the World; Encourage and Promote Progression of the Public Relations Industry in India, while Endorsing the Effectiveness of Professional and Ethical Services?.

MUMBAI: Four of European football?s teams, including three English sides ? defending champions Manchester United

, last year?s runners-up Chelsea, Arsenal and Spanish giants Barcelona ? will fight it out for a place in the UEFA Champions League final, as the race to become the best European club side heats up with the semi-finals being played this week.

All the live action from these crucial matches ? Barcelona taking on Chelsea on April 28 and Manchester United involved in an all-England battle against Arsenal on April 29, as well as the second leg on May 5 and 6 ? will be available exclusively on Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel in the Sub-continent.

The Barcelona-Chelsea match from Camp Nou will kick off at 11:30 pm IST on Tuesday, April 28, while Manchester United will be at home against Arsenal on Wednesday, with the live telecast starting again at 11:30 pm IST.

The aggregate winners after the home and away legs will advance to the final, scheduled at Rome?s Stadio Olimpico on May 27. That match will also be live and exclusive on Ten Sports.

United and Arsenal have one of the most absorbing rivalries in English football. United?s Sir Alex Ferguson and Aresenal?s Arsene Wenger are two of the longest-serving managers in Premier League, who have been trying to outwit one another for the past 13 seasons. Very little separates them in the European competition ? Wenger winning 14 and enjoying a slight edge over United?s 13 wins.

The form book would suggest another final for United, as they remain the only side yet to lose a game in this season?s Champions League. Arsenal are seeking only a second away victory in the 2008/09 tournament with their solitary win being a 5-2 success at Fenerbahce SK in October.

United reached the semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate victory against FC Porto, while Arsenal were 4-1 winners against Villarreal CF.

Barcelona, who crashed out of the Champions League the last two years to an English side, will be hoping for a change of fortune when they take on Chelsea. Coach Josep Guardiola will depend on his imperious strikers, who are already the leading scorers in the tournament with 29 goals, to find holes in Chelsea defence.

Barcelona have won 13 and lost just twice at home against Chelsea, but Guus Hiddink?s team will take heart from the draws they claimed on their last two visits to the Camp Nou.

Barcelona advanced to their third semi-final in four seasons with an impressive 5-1 aggregate quarter-final win against Bayern, while Chelsea emerged victorious from a thrilling quarter-final against Liverpool, winning 7-5 on aggregate.

MUMBAI: Alappuzha natives Vivekanandan and Sonia won the popular Malayalam music reality competition ‘Idea Star Singer 2008‘, conducted by Asianet in the male and female categories respectively.

Each of them has been awarded a flat priced at Rs. 1 crore sponsored by Confident Group. Rahul from Ernakulam bagged the second position in the contest, while Gayathri from Thiruvalla bagged the third position.

The mega finals took place on 25th April 25, 2009 Saturday at Chandrasekhar Nair Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. Legendary music director M.S. Viswanathan was the chief guest. Actors Meera Jasmine, Jagathy Sreekumar, Siddique, Sheela and singers M.G. Sreekumar were among the special guests.