MUMBAI: Air India launched its second in-flight magazine ‘Corporate‘, a bi-monthly round-up of India Inc. and its movers and shakers.Enhancing the travel experience of Air India passengers, ‘Corporate‘ magazine will be a glad tiding for the passengers who wish to keep a tab on the latest developments taking place in the corporate world.

The cover story features Ratan Tata, a perfect example of the traditional world reaching out to the new with gusto. In the inaugural issue, ‘Corporate‘ also features companies that have magnanimously initiated Corporate Social Responsibility programmes in a bid to bridge the social gap and promote welfare.

Speaking about the launch, Mr. V Thulasidas, Chairman & MD, Air India Said, "The global roadmap shines bright with India‘s presence in it. Not only has the Indian economy set the global imagination on fire, but has also forged relations in new business prospects and further fostered businesses like telecom, IT, manufacturing and aviation with new gusto. Wipro‘s recruitment stint in UK, the buy out of Dutch steel major Corus by Tata Steel, the merger of Air India and Indian on the anvil, etc. reflect India‘s global mindset. ‘Corporate‘ comes at an opportune time when India is going through a transition. Age-old rules are being rewritten, and replaced with new ones that only recognize professionalism and hard work. I am sure passengers will capture the same and feel the pulse of the changing India Inc. through ‘Corporate‘."

‘Corporate‘ attempts to capture the rapidly transforming face of India in a few pages. As the passengers reach closer to their destination, ‘Corporate‘ will prove to be a pleasurable read and an intelligent companion.

Some features in the launch issue of ‘Corporate‘ include:

• Cover story featuring Mr. Ratan Tata
• India Inc: Lending a helping hand - Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives by companies
• Breaking the glass ceiling: story on successful women entrepreneurs
• Globalization of Indian fashion by Nayantaraa Lama
• Guest column : Come fly with me by Bikram Vohra, MD - Bahrain Tribune
• Guest column : Behind the world‘s best wines by Magandeep Singh , Wine
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• Modern Classics - A story on classic cars by Peter Morgan
• Personal finance by Amita Shah

MUMBAI: Living upto the Station‘s tag line ‘Suno Sunao Life Banao‘, BIG 92.7 FM, India‘s largest private FM Network with 17 operational Stations, celebrated ‘World Laughter Day‘ in true laughter style and brought smiles to the senior citizens at Shepherd Women‘s Home (Byculla). The event, aptly christened the ‘BIG Gudgudee‘ saw the ever-entertaining Rakhi Sawant, comedy queen Purbi Joshi and the Station‘s breakfast jocks RJ Vrajesh Hirjee and RJ Archana Jani keep the congregation in splits! With their antics and jokes, it was truly a fun-n-frolic time for these otherwise lonely senior citizens. The highlight of the evening though was Rakhi Sawant who was the showstopper in her over-sized clown attire with an equally gigantic hat.

The evening saw everybody from the old-age home participate in a laughter session, which proved to be true to the old adage ‘Laughter is the best medicine‘. It was extremely heartening to see all of them engrossed and enjoying the fun & games with all the celebrity guests along with BIG 92.7 FM celebrity RJ Vrajesh Hirjee.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Arjun Singgh Baran ? Mumbai Station Head, BIG 92.7 FM said, "At BIG FM we believe in doing things that impact lives, in addition to providing a wholesome entertainment mix. We were overwhelmed with the response from the gathering; they enjoyed themselves and were in splits throughout the evening. It is these little things in life that help make a BIG difference. To make someone smile is the greatest gift one can give and we are very glad that we managed to make an exceptional day for them.

"It is great to see Corporates come forward to do something for society and we were in complete support of this initiative. The entire evening was very well planned and it was great to see the oldies really enjoy themselves. That we are responsible for making them smile, makes us feel proud ", echoed Rakhi Sawant and Purbi Joshi.

MUMBAI:Star World presents a brand new American comedy-drama series starring James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young police consultant whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts lead people to believe that he‘s psychic. The show also stars Dul? Hill as Shawn‘s best friend, and reluctant partner Gus, and Corbin Bernsen as Shawn‘s captious father, Henry. Tune in to the pilot episode of PSYCH, this Monday, May 7th at 10 p.m. only on Star World.

Raised in Santa Barbara, Shawn possesses uncanny powers of observation honed by his police officer father, Henry, who drilled young Shawn to note even the smallest of details from his surroundings as a way of grooming him for his inevitable career in the family business. Unfortunately, when a rift develops between father and son, Shawn finds himself taking a series of random jobs instead of becoming the detective he was groomed to be. However, for the fun of it, he makes a habit of calling in tips to the police about cases he reads about or sees on television, and when one of his tips appears too close to the truth, the police are convinced that Shawn is an accomplice and arrest him. Using his charm and well-tuned talent, Shawn convinces the cops that he‘s actually a psychic, and although highly skeptical of his explanation, they hire him to help solve tough cases. With the reluctant assistance of his best friend, Gus (Hill), Shawn uses his skills of observation and charismatic personality to become the detective he was trained to be, opening his own PI agency, PSYCH, and solving cases for an ever-suspicious - but grudgingly impressed - police force.

So don‘t forget to tune in to the pilot episode of PSYCH this coming Monday, May 7th at 10 p.m. only on Star World.

MUMBAI: Ayesha speaks about her life in the fast lane of Bollywood and kept everyone in splits on the various hilarious episodes she had with regard to her phobia of water and heights.She narrated this one incident where co-star Aftab Shivdasani dropped her into the sea while on the jet-ski and she pledged never to forgive him for this. Ayesha has performed deadly stunts for her forthcoming film De Tali wherein she does the spine-chilling reverse bungee jumping. She shared interesting anecdotes about her friend and co-star Shahid Kapur and how they looked like a brother-sister duo which she found highly amusing. She also brought to light the fact that the two have known each other for the longest time since the days they were the ‘Complan Kids‘.

MUMBAI: ESPN STAR Sports, India?s leading sports network, will telecast the 16th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament 2007 LIVE and exclusive starting May 5, 2007.