Raj to ride chariot to marry Shilpa

Instead of the traditional horse bringing the groom to Shilpa Shetty's doorsteps, Raj Kundra has decided to ride an elaborate chariot.

It will set the tone for an elaborate yet exclusive Shilpa-Raj Kundra marriage on November 22 where, according to a close friend of Shilpa, "Tarun Tahiliani has designed the wedding outfit that no bride in Bollywood or outside has ever worn before". The guest list for the November 22 wedding is restricted to Shilpa and Raj's family only. Raj's parents and sister are expected any moment from London and his relatives from Ludhiana and Amritsar are expected to arrive closer to the wedding. The wedding will be conducted fully in the Bunt tradition, according to the Mangalorean community that the Shettys belong to."

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Protests over Hanuman song in London Dreams

After fomenting trouble in Chhattisgarh, Hindu organisations in Uttar Pradesh are also waking up to protest against the rock version of Hanuman Chalisa in the newlyreleased movie London dreams.

VHP activists, on Wednesday night, created ruckus inside a cinema hall in Allahabad, demanding a ban on the controversial song. VHP activists, according to police reports, entered the theatre where the film was being screened and raised slogans against the filmmakers and actors. The protesters demanded deletion of the song and steps against the filmmakers. Later, the VHP activists handed over a memorandum to the district officials seeking deletion of the song. The management of the theatre has agreed to ensure that the song is deleted from Thursday onwards.

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Nanny hired out baby for begging

This nanny was more Fagin than Mary Poppins. A young couple in Bengaluru who hired a nanny to look after their baby while they were at work discovered that she had hired out the child to be used for begging on the streets.

Anamika Joshi, an MBA graduate and a consultant with an MNC, discovered by chance that her sevenmonth-old baby boy was being hired out to beggars for Rs 100 a day. She left office early one day and found the nanny watching TV and her son missing when she got home. When Anamika questioned the nanny, she confessed that she had been giving the baby to beggars for three weeks. "What my baby was put through sends shivers down my spine. I can't imagine what would have happened if I had not returned home early that day," says Anamika.

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Sensex is down 491, fall might continue

The Nifty breached the 5,000 mark, and both the Nifty and Sensex saw their lowest point since the first week of September in the Dalal Street carnage on Tuesday following weak global cues. The Sensex was down 491 points, closing at 15,404.94; while the Nifty fell 147.80 points, closing at 4,563.90.

The Indian markets were battered between signals from Asia and Europe; and US futures were down when Indian markets were closed, indicating a further fall was likely Wednesday.

The markets, down for the sixth consecutive day, spiked in the afternoon when European markets fell two per cent uniformly -something which has never happened before, said technical analyst Pradip Hotchandani of Anagram Finance Ltd.

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Twin Bombing in Pakistan

A suicide bomber on Monday killed at least 35 people and injured around 50 others when he slammed his explosivesladen motorcycle into a bank in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, near here, when the people were queuing to collect their salaries. The Rawalpindi blast was followed by another suicide bombing, this time in Lahore where two terrorists blew themselves up at the Babu Sabu inter-change police checkpoint, wounding 25 people, mostly policemen, officials said.

"The suicide bomber came on a motorcycle (in Rawalpindi) and blew up close to people who had gathered to collect their salaries. Thirty-five people died and around 50 were injured," a police official said.

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Chief Minister flags off cycle rally to promote 2010 Games

Over 200 students participated in a 15-kmlong cycle rally on Sunday, organised by the Delhi government to create awareness about the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG). Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off the rally from Rajghat.

"Apart from being an environment friendly option, cycling is also healthy. It not just involves fun and enjoyment but also encourages sports spirit. It will motivate the people of Delhi to connect with the upcoming Commonwealth Games and take up cycling as a non-polluting and healthy means of transportation," Ms Dikshit said while speaking on the occasion. Over 200 students from about 15 technical institutions of the national capital participated in the rally organised by Delhi Knowledge Development Foundation under the aegis of the Delhi government's Department Of Training And Technical Education (DTTE).

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India open campaign against Afghanistan

Defending champions India will open their campaign against qualifiers Afghanistan after playing a couple of warmup matches in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup scheduled from January 15 to 30 next year in New Zealand.

Placed in Group A alongside England, Afghanistan and Hong Kong, India play their warm-up games against United States and Sri Lanka on January 11 and 12 respectively before opening their pool engagements on January 15.

After a day's break, the Indians will take on Hong Kong on January 17 before winding up their preliminary campaign with a match against England on January 21, the ICC said in a statement here.

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