MUMBAI: Anu an ardent Mirchi listener never missed her daily dose of excitement between 5pm to 9pm on Radio Mirchi. Less did she know, that her fancy for the voice of Band Bajayisi Huduga RJ Avinash would land her a date with him on Valentine‘s Day!

Anu was one among the thousand‘s of respondents who participated in the Valentine‘s Day special on-air contest to win a lunch date with the hottest voice of the town - RJ Avinash. The contest was organised as part of the Clinic All Clear campaign, wherein listeners were required to buy Clinic All Clear shampoo to enrol into the contest and give reasons as to why they want to go on a date with Avinash.

Defying the Valentine Villains, Anu went to having a rocking date with Avinash at Sahib Sindh Sultan. The very elated Anu said, "I am absolutely ecstatic after meeting Avi, never thought Saint Valentine would be this generous to grant me a date which was totally unexpected!!! There is no doubt Radio Mirchi and RJ Avinash ...Sakkath Hot Maga!".

"This has been one of the most incredible experience of my RJing career...it feels great to receive so much adoration and love from our listeners, especially from the girls..." exclaimed Balcony Baadshah.

MUMBAI: Reliance Communications, India?s largest and only telecom operator offering nationwide CDMA and GSM mobile Services, today announced achieving a record 5 Million new wireless subscribers on its network during January 2009. With this significant achievement, Reliance Communications has become India?s first and World?s first (apart from China) to add 5 Million new subscribers in a span of 30 days, on its fully-IP enabled, Next Generation Wireless network.
The entry of Reliance Mobile in the GSM segment has once again led to a significant expansion of the market, with the company seeing a significant 285% rise in new subscriber additions, within the first month of its nationwide GSM rollout.

?Reliance Communications is indeed glad to see such a tremendous response by the Indian Telecom consumers, which has been instrumental in redefining the dynamics of the sector and achieving a record new subscriber addition of 5 Million. This significant achievement shows that almost one out of every two customers is choosing Reliance Mobile over other options?, said Mr. S.P. Shukla, President ? Personal Business, Reliance Communications. ?We continue to experience acceleration in the growth momentum as we keep launching our GSM services in new geographies and offering a slew of attractive recharge options to further enhance our already superior customer offerings. A response of such magnitude makes us confident of setting new benchmarks in customer service in the months to come?, he added.

Reliance Mobile announced the launch of its GSM services in January 2009 and has rolled out its services in 11000 towns and 3 lakh villages in a phased manner during the course of the month. The company has added another 3000 towns taking its GSM network to over 14,000 towns and 4 lakh villages and is on course to take its dual network ? CDMA and GSM- coverage to 24000 towns and 6 lakh villages.

MUMBAI: India‘s most watched English news channel, TIMES NOW will showcase a host of special shows this weekend for your viewing pleasure. The very first on the list is an exclusive IPL special introducing the teams and taking the audience through their preparation for the mega tournament.

Times Drive this week reviews the stylish BMW 650 i and the stunning and sporty SUZUKI GS150. Also, on this week‘s episode Dino Morea shares his love for the mean machines. TIMES DRIVE captures the experiences involved in driving. Presenters attempt to transfer to the viewer the experience of the drive, allowing them to enjoy the drive vicariously all in the comfort of their living room. The show profiles car lovers of all shapes and sizes, including celebrities, sports people, racers (legal and otherwise) and auto-enthusiasts.

Other special shows that are lined up include ‘Total Recall‘ which will showcase Mothers of Bollywood. From Nirupa Roy to Durga Khote, this week‘s episode captures the life of the yesteryear Ma. The show has covered the likes of Bollywood legends like Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Sharmila Tagore and many more.

This week ENOW Exclusive will capture the young and vivacious Vidya Balan. A Day in the life of a Star captures the lives of prominent Bollywood icons, taking the viewers through a snapshot of their day.

‘The Foodie‘, hosted by the irreverent Kunal Vijayakar is a show that travels through India in search of good food - right from the street, into the kitchen and onto the table. This weekend actor Sonam Kapoor talks about her film Delhi 6 and her love for street food this week on The Foodie.

The Special Forces are the elite cold blood fighting forces that are aggressive, tough as nails and a cut above the rest. ‘Line of Duty‘ this week takes us to the icy terrain of Siachen.

Watch all this! Only on TIMES NOW.

‘Total Recall‘
Saturday 12.30 pm and 9:30 pm
Sunday 2.30 pm and 8.30 pm

‘The Foodie‘
Saturday 1:30 pm and 5:30 pm
Sunday 11:30 am and 7:30 pm

‘Times Drive‘
Saturday 11:30 am and 7:30 pm
Sunday 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm

‘ENow Exclusive‘
Saturday 2:30 pm
Sunday 5:30 pm

‘Line of Duty‘
Saturday 10:30 pm
Sunday 12:30 pm to 1 pm

MUMBAI: This week starts with Naomi and Annie introducing themselves to their half brother, Sean. They bring him in to the house to meet Harry. Harry is completely stunned, but quickly recovers. While Tracy shows up and embraces the son she hired a private investigator to track down, Harry is feeling guilty about all the time he missed with Sean.

The next day at school Annie tells Ethan she‘s ready to combust because she‘s so mad at Naomi for ruining her birthday party.
At the meal, Brenda comes out and says that she and Kelly should no longer be friends. She‘s tired of fighting over Dylan, Ryan, etc. Then, she gets up and walks away!

Back to West Beverly: at the big lacrosse game, where Annie is dressed up like the mascot, Dixon can‘t handle it anymore. He‘s sick of the attention Harry has been paying to Sean and acts out during the game by not passing the ball and causing penalties.
Meanwhile, Sean unpacks his bags in the Wilson household and thanks the family for letting him stay there.

Catch all the action on 90210, this Saturday 14 February, 2009 exclusively on STAR WORLD @ 8.00 pm.

MUMBAI: India?s No 1 Hindi General Entertainment Channel, Star Plus? superlative & successful comedy based show, Baa Bahoo Aur Baby, completes 500th episode this week. Launched in August 2005 and made by J D Majethia & Aatish Kapadia?s Hats Off Productions, the show presented the hues of life packed with high emotions, temperaments, idiosyncrasies of real people and even more real situations which became an instant hit with the viewers.

Over the years, the show?s roaring success resonates in its bagging a total of 52 awards in different categories at platforms like the Sansui Awards, Indian Telly Awards, Star Parivaar Awards, Rapa Awards and the Rashtriya Samman awards, besides countless nominations.

On the occasion of the completion of its 500th episode, Anupama Mandloi, Senior Creative Director, Star Plus said, ?Baa Bahoo aur Baby is a definitive show for television and Star Plus with its real, relatable and very light hearted look at life and families. We are proud of this show and our association with Hats Off.?

As Baa Bahoo aur Baby continues with its rollicking drama and engages you, watch your favorite Vaishali Thakkar (Benaf Dadachanjee) alias Baby get engaged to Birju (Amit Verma). Watch the much awaited engagement between these two endearing characters and their love story along with the completion of show?s 500th episode,

This love story began many months ago on a very interesting note. Birju, a painter, had painted the woman of his dreams and call it god?s handiwork or a miracle, the girl of his dreams bore a striking resemblance to Baby. Owing to the physical handicap, she was wary in the beginning but over time, she gave in to her own feelings of love for him. The Thakkar family is extremely happy with the prospect of happiness in Baby?s life. Planned for a very long time, this engagement is finally taking place in Krishna Villa just as Baa (Sarita Joshi) had promised!