MUMBAI: The Nach Baliye 3 MAHAMUQABLA is getting bigger and tougher. The third hurdle of the Mahamuqaabla dishes out to our fantastic four ? a Solo round!For the first time ever on Nach Baliye 3, the jodis will dance akele akele! It is that time of the competition when ‘doodh ka doodh aur paani ka paani ho jayega!‘ Catch all the action as our 4 Jodis struggle week on week to achieve the coveted Nach Baliye 3 trophy! The Solo round airs on Friday, 7 December followed by the masti-bhara ‘Bachpan‘ round on Saturday, 8 December at 8 pm. Voting lines will be open till 9 December, which will close with the names of the top 2 jodis!

Will Aamir be able to impress the judges as much without Sanjeeda by his side? Kashmera ? Krushna are known for always sticking to each other? how well will they perform separately? Will Krushna dance in his trademark Govinda style & conquer the judges hearts or will Abhishek‘s western dance expertise win him glory? Will Rakhi exhibit her trademark item number or will she dare to be different? Will Karan finally prove to the judges that he does take the competition seriously?

Judged by an eminent panel that includes the hugely talented choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant, the gorgeous Ishaa Koppikar and comedy director David Dhawan, Nach Baliye 3 has once again, gone one notch up and handed out to our jodis the toughest nach they could have ever imagined! After dancing with their partners ? who were their support system & covered up for their mistakes, will the jodis be able to cope with being left all alone in the midst of the battle? Watch the excitement unfold as India votes for the toughest Nach Baliye 3 couple.

MUMBAI: It‘s election time again and this time the battleground is the western state of Gujarat.

MUMBAI: CNN today announced the opening of new editorial operations in Chennai, India, as well as the appointment of two new India-based correspondents.Sara Sidner, currently of KTVU-TV in San Francisco/Oakland, will be the network‘s New Delhi-based international correspondent starting in January 2008 while Liz Neisloss, a former CNN senior producer, will be based in Chennai effective immediately.

"The rapid growth in India in terms of global business and regional political influence underlines how crucial these appointments are as part of CNN‘s international expansion," said Parisa Khosravi, senior vice president of CNN International newsgathering. "With Sara and Liz now confirmed, we can combine that with the strength of our sister network CNN-IBN and have a powerful editorial presence in India."

Sidner comes to CNN having been the weekend news anchor for KTVU as well as being a field reporter, where she won a number of awards. With more than 12 years of experience, Sidner has also worked in a number of other TV news markets in Texas, Florida and Missouri.

"To be part of CNN‘s international team of correspondents is an opportunity that any journalist would relish," Sidner said. "To be based in India as CNN expands its newsgathering operations makes the challenge and responsibility all the more rewarding."

Also as part of CNN‘s international newsgathering expansion, Neisloss becomes the network‘s international correspondent in Chennai, a city in southern India formerly known as Madras.

With CNN from 1990 to 2006, Neisloss was an award-winning senior CNN producer and correspondent, having traveled widely and also covered the United Nations in New York since 1997. In this new position, Neisloss will cover not just the southern part of India but also support the CNN bureau in New Delhi.

"Liz has vast experience working in an international environment, and I‘m delighted that she has taken up this new position," Khosravi said. "As ever, Liz has already hit the ground running and covered a number of stories.

This new position in South India is part of the multi-million dollar investment that CNN announced earlier this month and that will see an additional editorial resources and correspondents based in a number of countries. New operations are also planned for Afghanistan, Belgium, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland and Vietnam.

CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is the most trusted source for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world‘s most extensively syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media.

MUMBAI: Join show-host Seema Rahmani and her 16 troopers as they spend a leisurely day walking through the greenery of the rich reserves in Mulshi, near Pune. Take a dip in the lake on a hot day and enjoy the pleasures of trekking with like minded people and their dogs.

Heavy Petting is weekly pet show that focuses on joys and heartaches of owning a pet! The show is all about quirky pets (cats, dogs, pet turtles and even stranded pigeons!) and their quirkier owners!

Know more about pets with Seema Rahmani only on ‘Heavy Petting‘ on Sunday, December 09, 2007 at 12 noon only on NDTV Good Times.

MUMBAI: Zoom Television anchor anchor Siddharth Kannan of ?Santa and Banta Newz Unlimited? is towering these days.Well the reason being very marked. Siddharth has recently been awarded the Favorite Television Anchor for a comedy show of Zoom Television ?Santa Banta Newz Unlimited? as part of the 14th Lions Gold Awards that took place on 1 December, 2007.

Sid‘s excitement just could not stop brimming as the same evening many other film personalities were rewarded too, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal,Shahid Kapur, Madhur Bhandarkar being among the lot.

MUMBAI: 94.3 MY FM, the Bhaskar Group radio station, on the occasion of World AIDS Day, organized a number of on-ground and on-air activities in all its station spreading awareness about the fatal disease.

The channel ran awareness capsules throughout the day to help its listeners acquire more knowledge to fight the disease. The channel also aired sound bytes of celebrities and noted personalities, who work for the cause. In a gesture that showed 94.3 MY FM‘s emotional connect with its listeners, the radio channel‘s RJs went on the streets and distributed red ribbons in support of the cause. The idea was not just to spread awareness about the cause and precautions of the fatal disease, but to openly stand together with people as a team, against it.

94.3 MY FM organized ‘MY FM, My Marathon, a public involvement activity that had people of all ages participating in full swing in a 10 km long marathon. The activity aimed at bringing people from all ages, genders, castes and religions together to stand as a cohesive force and spread the message against AIDS.

Says, Harrish M. Bhatia, Business Head, 94.3 MY FM, "It is our responsibility as the voice of the people to spread awareness about the disease so that people take more responsibility and work against the fatal disease. 94.3 MY FM has always kept listeners‘ benefit at the forefront and will continue to work towards it."

Says, Viplove Gupte, National Programming Head, 94.3 MY FM, "AIDS is one of the most prevalent and feared diseases across the country. Having a good reach in our markets, we decided to use our prowess towards a greater cause of informing and rallying people to fight the disease."