MUMBAI: Find out what today?s youth thinks about the budget. Hosted by Namrata Brar this interactive show will feature reputed B-schools students and take their opinions on the budget.

Catch the first episode of this four part series on Friday, February 8, 2008 at 10:30 pm with a repeat telecast on Saturday, February 9, 2008 at 8:30 pm only on NDTV Profit.

MUMBAI: EarthSync, a Chennai based world music record label today announced their second annual festival scheduled for February 17th 2008 at Sir Muthu Venkatasubba Rao Concert Hall, Chetpet.This year the concert will witness over 20 performers celebrating musical and cultural unity in all its rich diversity. The festival will commence at 19:00 pm with a spell binding performance by musicians and dancers, in a truly universal celebration of music and dance.

The concert spread over two and a half hours will be a musical and visual journey through spiritual, Indian classical, devotional, middle-eastern, western and electronic music forms. In addition, there will also be video art, as well as a stills show of musicians from Asian countries at the venue. Tickets of denominations Rs 300 / 200 will be available from February 6th at all leading outlets including Landmark, Odyssey, Anokhi and EarthSync.

At the EarthSync Festival, musicians interact with each other beyond music disciplines and cultural boundaries. Nurturing roots music the concert will be a fusion of Buddhist chants, folk music, Sufi shrine singing, Carnatic sounds, traditional instruments and an electronic mix.

In December 2006, The EarthSync Festival in Chennai received an overwhelming response, featuring 25 musicians from different cultures and countries coming together in a musical celebration.

MUMBAI: When the clock strikes 9pm on February 9th ? Shahrukh ‘King‘ Khan will take the guard to shake a leg with the cricketing heroes of India and Pakistan. STAR Gold entertains and enthralls its audiences with a very special evening - ‘Airtel Chak De Yaar‘, where Indian and Pakistani cricketers share the same platform to celebrate.Unedited and the uncut version is available exclusively for Star Gold viewers where in for the first time on Indian television, Shahrukh Khan will take cricketers through the lessons of Bollywood. Catch Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Ssingh, Sreesanth and Mahendra Singh Dhoni dance away to the tunes of Shah Rukh Khan. That‘s not all; the starry night will also showcase Bollywood glamour queens Kareena Kapoor, Koena Mitra and Diya Mirza!

The king of fun & laughter, Sajid Khan along with Vidya Malvade, the captain of India‘s women hockey team in ‘Chak De India‘ will host the spectacular evening. Skipper MS Dhoni came with his team comprising of Saurav, Sreesanth, Yuvraj, Gambhir, Sehwag, Irfan Pathan and others to perform a unique Bollywood act on stage. While from the Pakistani team there were Shoaib Mallik, Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar. Sreesanth will challenge SRK with his impeccable moves, Bhajji will be forced to mimic Shahrukh and even propose Dia Mirza. The ‘King Khan‘ will make Yuvi repeat hit dialogues of ‘Devdas‘ in Punjabi while Dhoni will perform the ‘Don‘ number with SRK. In addition to that, there will be sweltering performances by the popular choreographer Ganesh Hegde and singer Neeti Mohan.

Chak De Yaara, which is not only an effort to entertain the viewers but it is an initiative to bring the two nations together on a platform where fun, laughter & love prevails.
So don‘t miss ‘Airtel Chak De Yaar‘ on 9 February, 9 p.m. only on Star Gold!

MUMBAI: February 4th is recognized as world cancer day and BIG 92.7 FM, as part of its endeavor to be the Radio Station that reflects "Vibe of the City", today kick started an innovative awareness activity called "The Skeleton Squad" to spread awareness on "Smoking causes cancer". The Skeleton squad consists of people wearing skeleton outfits and will sport various messages to spread awareness on "no smoking"

The Skeleton squad went across to various parts of the city and will made smokers its victim. Wherever the squad found smokers it went across to them and sported various messages related to "Smoking causes cancer"

MUMBAI: The most watched sporting, or for that matter, any television programme in the United States, the NFL Super Bowl, will be shown live and exclusive on Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel of the sub-continent.

Sports fans in the Sub-continent will get a chance to find out why America comes to a standstill on the Super Bowl day, and why the world‘s biggest companies shell out record number of dollars to be a part of the event when the Super Bowl XLII is played between New York Giants and New England Patriots on Sunday.

The live coverage on Ten Sports starts 4:30 am IST on Monday, February 4, and will be repeated at 7:00 pm.

New England are on the verge of history. If they beat the Giants for the Vince Lombardi Trophy and finish 19-0 for the season, they would achieve an exalted status in NFL annals. They will have won the most games, scored the most points and beaten the best the NFL had to offer.

No wonder then that New England quarterback Tom Brady called the game the most important his team have played, adding: "I think it‘s the biggest game in all of our lives to tell you the truth. We‘re going to be remembering this game for as long as we live."

To give an idea as to how big is the Super Bowl, this year‘s final at the University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona, will see as many as 4,786 accredited journalists covering the event.

In American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL). It has become the most-watched US television broadcast of the year (almost 40 Neilsen television ratings), and has become likened to a de facto US national holiday. In addition, many popular singers and musicians have performed during the Super Bowl‘s pre-game and halftime ceremonies. The ad rates for the 2007 Super Bowl was
a record for any television programming, fetching $2.6 million for a 30-second spot.

Day :Monday
Date :4/02/08
Time :04:30 am
Event : NFL: SuperBowl New York Giants v NewEngland Patriots
Telecast: Live

Day :Monday
Date :4/02/08
Time :19:00 pm
Event : NFL: SuperBowl New York Giants v NewEngland Patriots
Telecast: Repeat

MUMBAI: Haven‘t seen a Re.1 coin in a while? Then break open your piggy bank, because that‘s all you need to win a date with the irresistible Mia and the hunky Ranvijay! MTV, the unpredictably cool channel together with Airtel and orkut introduces a dating game with a twist - Airtel MTV Bid a Date- powered by orkut.The game does not end there; you can also win a date with 2 sensational girls and a cool dude whose profiles are chosen by MTV! Check out their profiles on your very own MTV and hear their personal message on Airtel Friendz Chat (Dial 543216) or log on to mtvindia.com community on orkut. Sms "BID" to 56882 on your mobile or leave your bid on Airtel‘s Friendz chat (Dial 543216) for an unforgettable date!

Limousine, clubbing - MTV style, flowers - Airtel MTV Bid a Date powered by orkut gives you a chance to woo your date in your very own style. All you need to do is sms ‘more‘ to avail the various packages for each of the dates. A cell phone to break the barrier, designer wear for that stylish edge and a spa treatment that gears you up for a limousine ride with the sexy Mia topped with a private dinner on a yacht.

Every girl‘s dream date - a hot guy who takes you shopping, takes you for a movie of your choice and is not afraid to paint the town red with you at the latest hotspot! You have the chance to win yourself all this with the charming MTV VJ Ranvijay! Who ever thought that bidding could have such amazing rewards?

If you don‘t win a date with Mia and Ranvijay, there is no reason to get disheartened as you can still have the most rocking date of your life with the other eligible participants on Airtel MTV Bid a Date powered by orkut - sweet Firoza, cool guy Vikram and the eye candy Akshara.

Says Aditya Swamy, VP Sales & Marketing, MTV India, "Dating and young people are synonymous. Toady we live in a wired age and what better way to engage our audience than doing it digitally. This is a truly multiplatform initiative where each of the partners brings one screen to the partnership, Airtel the mobile screen, orkut the computer screen and MTV the television screen. So go ahead Bid a Date and see what you win."

Chandrasekar Radhakrisnan, Head Brand & Media Bharti Airtel Ltd says "Airtel has been the leader in introducing innovative value added services which are targeting the needs of the youth. Airtel‘s Friendz Chat is one such innovative product which provides a perfect platform for millions of youth to connect and make new friends. The contest gives a great opportunity to integrate the product and engage with the consumer."

Vinay Goel, Head of Products, Google India says, "orkut helps millions of people connect and express themselves everyday, and brings people with common interests together. We‘re sure some great connections will happen through this fun contest!"

To Bid for the ultimate Valentine‘s date sms <keyword><space><bid amount> to 56882. Eg: BID MIA 12 or Dial 543126 for Airtel Friendz Chat where you can bid and record your personal message for your favourite profile or log onto www.mtvindia.com/bidadate