MUMBAI: Star One‘s Nach Baliye 2, the exciting new show featuring 10 of the celebrity couples on Indian Television, enters its second week on 2 October 2006 at 8.30 pm. The 10 couples will swivel to ‘village numbers‘ from Bollywood.

Watch the sensuous Shweta Tiwari pirouette on ‘Radha Kaise Na Jale‘ from Lagaan and Hiten romance Gauri in Mela‘s ‘Kamariya Lachke Re‘.

Will Shweta and Raja recreate magic of their previous performance? Will the mavericks of Western Dancing- Tanaaz and Bakhtyaar cope up with Indian dance terms? Will anyone get a perfect score and Saroj Khan‘s coveted ‘seeti‘? This week‘s show kicks off with a performance by Rohit and Mansi Roy grooving to Amitabh and Jaya Pradha‘s super-hit ‘Gori Hai Kalaiyan‘ from Aaj Ka Arjun.

Will it be couple no.one- Narayani Shastri and Gaurav Chopraa?or the energetic and talented couple no. two- Gauri and Yash Tonk? Will Ketaki and Rasik be voted out or will it be Hiten and Gauri that bid adieu. Watch the excitement unfold as India votes for their favourite Nach Baliye 2 couple!!!

Judged by an eminent panel of that includes the hugely talented choreographer Saroj Khan, the gorgeous dance sensation Malaika Arora Khan and ace director Kunal Kohli, Nach Baliye 2 returns with yet another exciting season of the show that made a phenomenal entry into Indian households last year, capturing the hearts of millions of viewers.

The performance episode of Nach Baliye 2 will air every Monday at 8:30 pm, showcasing the exciting competition between the 10 celebrity jodis. The reality episodes, which will air every Friday at 8:00 pm, will provide a sneak-peak of the rehearsals and other aspects of the lives of the celebrities. A new addition to the Nach Baliye this year is the voting special, which airs every Tuesday at 8:00 pm.

Tune-in to Star One on Monday, 2 October at 8:30 pm ? Pick your favourite Jodi? Vote? and join in all the madness and masti of Nach Baliye 2!

MUMBAI:In an exclusive interview to NDTV from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Syed Salauddin, the Chief of Kashmir‘s largest indigenous militant group, the Hizbul Mujahideen, has said the joint anti terror mechanism set up by Indian and Pakistan, does not apply to Hizbul Mujahideen and other terror groups that are "fighting for freedom in Kashmir and are not terrorists".

Quoting Pakistan‘s Foreign Office spokesperson Syed Salauddin said, "Therefore, this (joint anti terror mechanism) does not apply to them-they have a different status", he said.

Salauddin also says the onus is on the Government of India, to announce a ceasefire, but that it needs to be long term. He said, "There is no sense in a Ramzan ceasefire. It means that for one month, there is no violence but for the rest of the 11 months, occupation forces will continue their killings and so will militants. So if the Indian Govt is sincere, then as a good gesture, they should withdraw their forces to the pre 1989 position and we will stop operations, I assure you.?

MUMBAI: 6 continents and 104 beauties. More than 2 billion viewers worldwide. Miss World 2006 promises to be the most lavish and spectacular event of the year. With a combination of star judges and a world wide voting process which will decide who is crowned the 56th Miss World, this event is set to be the most interactive Miss World ever!

Watch it all and vote your favourite beauty into the grand finale on Star World. No other beauty pageant can promise you as much? and it‘s all coming to you LIVE on Saturday, 30 September 30 at 11:30 pm only on Star World and the repeat telecast on Sunday, 1st October.

On 29 September at 11:30 pm, audiences world over can watch the 6 special half-hour Vote For Me shows back-to-back and get up close and personal with each and every beauty. Also, they will get a final chance to vote their favourite contestant into the 15 continental finalists.

Once the voting ends by 29 September, voting results all over the world will be tallied, and the top 2 vote-winners from each continent will automatically gain entry into the Continental Finals. From the 16 Continental Finalists, a panel of judges will choose the final 6. After which Miss World Organisation Chairman, Mrs Julia Morley, will announce the next Miss World 2006, a title that will bring glamour, glory and hard work in the name of "Beauty With A Purpose".

The 56th Miss World pageant will take place in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday, September 30th at Sala Kongresowa, the main 2,897-seat auditorium at the Palace of Culture and Science. Aside from admiring the beauty queens in their beachwear, nightgowns and interviews, viewers will also be able to follow the contestants as they traipse through some of Poland‘s most breathtaking and historical sights?

So tune in to the Miss World 2006 pageant - coming to you LIVE on STAR WORLD on Saturday, 30 September at 11:30 pm and repeat primetime telecast on 1st October at 10 pm.

MUMBAI: Lakshmi Mittal was cast into the international limelight when he began negotiations to merge his own company with Europe?s Arcelor into a US$34 billion entity. The world‘s fifth richest man speaks to Talk Asia‘s host, Satinder Bindra, about the Mittal-Arcelor tie-up, family involvement in his company and his own business future.

Mittal talks frankly to Bindra about the merger process with Arcelor. It was a drawn out affair with Mittal describing it as being something akin to a boxing match, "?it had several rounds, and this process required that you win every round. And there were many rounds where it was kind of a draw because no sides were winning," he says.

The merger was also not without its share of critics, from both business and political spheres. Mittal takes us inside the merger process which threatened to be constantly derailed. He describes his reaction to criticism to his of own company by the CEO of Arcelor who cited Mittal Steel as a company "?manufacturing sub standard products" compared to its European counterparts.

Despite fears of how these comments might have affected the success of the merger, Mittal is candid in his assessment of the tactics used by Arcelor management. But he also displays a pragmatic outlook on how to get things done in today?s high-stakes business world. "That?s how the game is played" he says, "?always if I have only supporters, there would be no fun and no challenge."

Bindra questions Mittal on the accusations of racism surrounding the deal with the French steel maker. Mittal is forthcoming on his reaction when questions of race became a part of a deal making process.

Motivated from a humble childhood, the multi-billionaire says his approach to managing the Mittal global business is to "?have a lot of commitment and dedication to the business, deliver a better product than our competition, and to have better productivity."

He also speaks about family involvement in the company. Through a mutually respected relationship, Mittal is grooming his two children with the same care he puts into the business. As a result of his training, it was actually his son who advised Mittal to take over Arcelor in 2005. He adds that he is confident of "?what they are doing and my son has been very successful as a president and CFO of Mittal Steel."