MUMBAI : This week the show travels to Hyderabad to bring to its viewers, the reigning Women‘s World #11 Badminton player, Saina Nehwal alongwith her coach and badminton legend Pullela Gopichand.

In this inspiring chat, the badminton student-coach duo speak about their trials and tribulations and of badminton as a career. The show also lays bare the determination of 17-year-old Saina who became the first Indian woman to reach the single quarterfinals at the Olympics.

Watch them shuttling with words this week on IF: India‘s Future, on Friday, October 17 at 10 pm, only on NDTV 24 x7.

MUMBAI: MY FM has rolled out a social campaign on ?Responsible Diwali? to motivate its listeners to observe Pollution Free Deepawali. The campaign is captioned as ?Iss Diwali Lighting Karo Dil Se!? A part of which is a media contest on Radio Spot Scripts on Pollution Free and noiseless Diwali, open to Creative people at Advertising and media agencies across India. The top three entries will be produced by MY FM and would be aired across MY FM 17 stations in Diwali week. The contest is being judged by Gulu Sen, the Creative Head, Dentsue Communication.

MY FM, through this social campaign is trying to make listeners and the creative fraternity aware of the urgency to redeem environment out of the morass it is buried in today. The contest carries three awards. First prize shall be of Rs. 25,000/-, second prize of Rs.15000/- and the third prize carries an amount of 10,000/-.

MY FM shall motivate its listeners to celebrate the festival of lights, good luck and prosperity in a safe, secure and environment friendly manner because MY FM believes that the day of reckoning is today, not tomorrow. MY FM through its campaign ??Is Diwali lighting Karo Dil Se!? is insisting upon its listeners to Celebrate Diwali in MY FM Style by renouncing crackers and celebrating with Lights instead.

The other aspects of this campaign include the Contest on ?The Best Lit House on Diwali Nite? .MY FM is set to roll out this campaign, addressed to the listeners across 17 stations in 7 major states. Under the campaign, MY FM teams shall visit Residential Societies and announce the best lit house on Chhoti Diwali. The team shall visit a society and announce one winner out of the houses in the society and on the final day i.e. a day before Diwali, a mega winner shall be announced out of the daily winners.

Commenting on the campaign MY FM, Synergy Media Entertainment Ltd. COO Mr. Harrish M. Bhatia said, ?Deepawali is the most vibrant and auspicious festival for Indians who celebrate it with utmost enthusiasm and devotion and radio being of the same genre there can not be a better media to celebrate it. So in a bid to keep that spirit alive, MY FM is launching a campaign through its 17 stations for Pollution Free Diwali. MY FM is motivating its listeners to renounce crackers and join ?Lighting Karo Dil Se? campaign.?

MUMBAI: Join Seema Rahmani as she visits the Mello farms - a beautiful haven you can visit with your pet. Nestled in the greenery of Karjat, near Mumbai, this farm has all kinds of animals - from horses & goats to emus and guinea fowls?

Tune in to ‘Heavy Petting‘ this Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 12.00 noon and a repeat telecast on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 2 pm only on NDTV Good Times.

MUMBAI: Are you one of those who think that your daily dose of the Virar-Churchgate train travel is adventure enough? And the traffic in this city tries your patience.

Channel [v] is all set to shatter your myths with Bingo! [v] Full On! - a game show where absolutely whacky and insane games will test your physical and psychological limits. If you have fire in your belly and keeda in your bum then show up for the auditions with your gang at Channel [v], The masterpiece, Marol Naka, Andheri ? Kurla road, Andheri (e) from 9 am onwards on Wednesday, 15th October 2008.

From two rounds of grueling physical games that will test your endurance limits and an intense round of psychological testing will emerge the 12 super-tough contestants who will slug it out to win the ensuing war.

So, put on your fittest gaming gear and show up?

A not-so-sweet VJ Juhi will be waiting for the ?Game Master?!

MUMBAI: Numbers play a vital role in people‘s life and keeping that in mind, BIG 92.7 FM, India‘s No 1 FM station with its vibe of the city offering has come out with a new show "Jumaani ki Zubbani." The show will be aired on BIG 92.7 FM between 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm on Sundays. The show will be hosted by renowned Numerologist Sanjay B Jumaani.

BIG 92.7 FM‘s "Jumaani ki Zubbani" is a show which is all set to entertain its listeners and provide them with information on Numerology. RJ Sanjay Jumaani will start his show with "Jumaani Vani" where he will highlight one event of the past week which will have his own take about the event. RJ Sanjay Jumaani will focus on Bollywood and how numerology plays a vital role in Bollywood through his segment called "Mera Number Kab Aayega". Jumaani will also talk about the importance of Numerology and will inform listeners on how to calculate their lucky number through his segment on "Mera Waala Number" and "Score Kya Hai" respectively. His segment titled "Numero Logic" will invite queries from listeners

RJ Sanjay B Jumaani who is all excited about the show says "numbers and names alone cannot ensure success, there has to be hard work attached to every act. I feel very privileged to be back in radio as years back I started my media journey through radio only and With this show I feel honoured that BIG 92.7 FM has recognized my expertise and has come forward with an entire show dedicated to its listeners on how numbers and names play a vital role in everyone‘s life. If ur add ‘BIG 92.7‘ the total comes to 6 which represents venue, planet of success. "

Speaking about the new show , Mr. Nirupam Sonu, Vice President- Programming- BIG 92.7 FM, said, said "At BIG 92.7 FM we always bring best for our listeners and ensure that we are meeting listener requirements. ‘Jumaani ki Zubbani‘ is a new initiative purely keeping up with the ‘Vibe of the City‘, which will be carried to all the Hindi speaking market. RJ Sanjay B Jumaani is known for his expertise in the field of Numerology and its pleasure having him with us. We also plan to have a segment of the same in our regular breakfast show during weekdays. I am sure that his amazing ability to talk and interact with listeners will surely be recognized by our listeners. Our philosophy at BIG is to capture the pulse of the listener and to give them the best they can get."