The sexiest lingerie model Kate??

The sexiest lingerie model
The 34-year-old stunner piped singer Kylie Minogue, 40, to claim the crown of the top Agent Provocateur model of all time. Third place in the poll was taken by Dita Von Teese, 35, who was recently voted the world’s sexiest Wonderbra babe. Explaining Kate’s victory, the survey stated: “In the four films starring Kate, we are given dream sequences that invite us to imagine how we might fulfil her desires.” “The dreams are beautifully crafted fantasies, each with an eerie atmosphere that brings us into a serene la-la land where we feel free to imagine pleasing Kate,” The Daily Star quoted the statement, as adding. In fourth spot is model Alice Dellal, 20 – who will soon be seen in a new photoshoot and film promo for the lingerie firm. Alice is followed by Lily Cole, 20, who caught the eye of those surveyed by recently walking down a catwalk with other Agent Provocateur models carrying whips and chains. Sixth spot is taken by Catherine Bailey, 46, the firm’s oldest model. Model Daisy Lowe, 19, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, 30, Aussie Tiah Eckhardt and French fancy Vahina Giocante, 27, rounded off the top 10 list.

Madonna and her Loan?

Madonna was sued by financier Jay Dykes Jr. who alleges that she has failed to repay a loan of over $400,000 that she took to make a movie in 2006. According to the suit filed in Louisiana, Madonna, her manager Guy Oseary and their Maverick Motion Pictures company took a loan from Jay Dykes Jr., of Dykes and Dykes LLC, to make the movie "Material Girls", starring pop stars Hilary and Haylie Duff. Dykes also alleges he was never given the co-producer credit he claims to have purchased with the loan, contactmusic.com reports. Meanwhile Madonna, who is on her Sticky and Sweet world tour, got an additional member on her entourage, medical doctor Steven Margolin. An insider said: "It's (tour) going to be very draining, and she needs him around to aid her in her recovery time after each show. She'll have daily massages to relax her." Madonna's touring entourage is now 250-strong.

Singh is Kinng rakes in crores overseas

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's much hyped film Singh is Kinng has raked in Rs 18 Crore across India and managed the biggest-ever opening in North America, the UK and the Middle East in the first two days of its release, the production unit claimed.The film's opening on August 8 fetched a net collection of Rs 8 crore and the second day screening earned Rs 10 crore, breaking previous records in the past 10 years, spokesperson for the production house said in a statement.The film received the biggest-ever opening not only in the UK and Middle East but also in North America where Om Shanti Om and Jodhaa Akbar have been the top grossers.Singh is King, however, beat both the films' opening on Friday with a record haul of $232,000 as opposed to $227,000 by Om Shaanti Om and $209,000 by Jodhaa Akbar.In the UK, the film pocketed 337,000 Pounds, while in UAE it earned 1.4 million United Arab Emirates Dirham, the statement said.Filmed on Australia's Gold Coast, Singh is Kinng sees Akshay Kumar, champion the role of 'Happy Singh' in a high-octane action comedy which also heralds the first ever collaboration of its kind where Akshay comes together with international hip hop superstar, Snoop Dogg, to create the title track and music video for the film.

Deepika wii be the Kapoor bahu?

Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor’s relationship is no news. However, it looks as if Deepika’s girlfriend status is soon going to be replaced with that of the Kapoors’ daughter-in-law. Buzz is that Ranbir’s father, Rishi Kapoor is keen on addressing the beauty as his ‘bahu’. Just a few months back, the Kapoor lad’s mother, Neetu Singh had announced to the media that Deepika is just his friend and nothing more than that. So is there a disagreement within the family itself?
If one goes by what Neetu had to say at a recent social gathering, perhaps, there are no differences after all. The graceful Neetu, gave one of her bewitching smiles, and said, “She’s his girlfriend but beyond that I really don’t know… I am totally in for whatever makes Ranbir happy.” As for the girlfriend, she chose to give a very starry, ‘no comments’ response. Looks like, Bollywood is fast catching up with this lass from the ramp. Just two films old and the model-turned-actress is already making waves. Deepika recently topped the LG Maxim World Hot 100 list as well. As for doing any hot roles post her winning the title, she says, “There are no such roles at the moment. However, in Chandni Chowk To China, I am playing double role and one of the characters has a lot of action to showcase. That is a very sexy character.” Here is one actress who has her professional as well as personal life going great. Yet, according to her, she has no difficulty concentrating on her career with her love life being the talk of the town.

Paris launches her hair extension line

Sexy Hollywood socialite Paris Hilton, who is famous for sporting multifarious hair extensions, has launched her own hair extension line called ‘Bandits’. The Hilton heiress is selling her own line of interchangeable hair extensions ‘The Bandits’ through Sally Beauty Parlour. "My goal was to bring myself and my personality into this project," the New York Daily News quoted her as saying. "I have been wearing extensions for years, and there is nothing out there like this product. Every woman should have one," she added. The ‘Bandits’ collection will be available in the stores by September 20. So wait and watch.......!

Kate on vacations?

Hot hot hot.......

Kate Beckinsale is incredibly beautiful. The classy British actress is funny, self deprecating and can also kick ass. She’s the type of girl you’d want to marry. She’s also the type of girl you’d want to see in a bikini. Luckily for us Kate's been on vacation.

Kate met her future husband whilst filming Underworld, which starred her then boyfriend and father of her child Michael Sheen. Apparently all 3 get along very well.

Sex!! what the women want??

The hottest question so far....??

Women want to find true love! Lusty women, passionate women, one-man women, sigh! Women want the same thing -- they want fairytale. They want to feel like Cinderella. Love still makes the world go round. Model Amanpreet Wahi says, “One thing, that I want the most is a person who loves me unconditionally. Believe me, if you get that one person, your life is perfect. I know many people who want money but what’s life without that someone special who loves you. My life is beautiful because of my boyfriend Raghav. A lot of people envy me for that.” Agrees actor Mona Singh, “I want everything but if I am asked to choose, it would be love.” Women want to be a tigeress at work! When you see a woman pitching fresh ideas in every meeting and also cancelling dinner dates with her partner or friends for attending an official gathering, she’s a woman who chooses career, hands down. Sarah Jane Dias, model says, “For me, work is my passion. This definitely doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t love to have that special someone but being good at work gives me a high.” Sanya Kapoor, a college student says, “If you have a good career, you get good money with which you can shop, socialise, have nice people around and also get a successful man as your partner.” Women still want a good marriage! We’re still traditional. You got it right. We want to be wooed, and then finally get married happily. At least, that’s what a majority of the women dream about. Is it easy? TV actor Shilpa Saklani says, “For me, there’s nothing more important than a good marriage. Making my married life work is an ambition.” Women want good friends We all need a shoulder to cry on. The TV soap Friends has given us great lessons in love and frienships. When we’re down, the ‘dial-a-friend’ therapy works wonders. Every woman needs friends. Why isn’t Sex and the City all about great friendships. “If you have good friends around you, nothing can bother you. They guard you like pillars all the time,” says HR consultant Deepti Kalra. Isn’t that what friends are for! Women want to be high maintainence girls Show me the money, honey! Yes, that’s what some women love to sing. Gucci bags, Chanel glasses, solitaires, high heels, Armani clothes and a penthouse. Aaah! Now, that’s what women dream of. It’s not only a happy distraction but a reality. “I would like to embark on a shopping spree every now and then, without bothering about my dipping bank balance. This will make me the object of envy for every other woman. Money can buy anything - even a nice guy,” says team leader Smita Kullu. Women want good sex! We’ve glamourised sex too much! While men are bragging about the amazing sex they are enjoying, women are left asking for more. Women as you know, don’t need much time to rev up when it comes to sex. Bad sex is a dampener! So, we were not surprised when 70% women voted for good sex. Actor Sherlyn Chopra says, “Sex is very important for me. There’s no greater pleasure than a good sex session. I even use sex toys as I think no man can satisfy me completely.” Women want to be intellectuals! Actor Tisca Chopra says, “For me, time is the most desirable thing in this world. There are so many places to visit, so many people to meet. I always feel that if I am not living 60 seconds of a minute, I am not doing justice to my life.”

So take it easy...........!!

Jade broke down

Talking exclusively to The Sun, Jade broke down admitting: "I am fighting for my life."
She is now interested in her children's future. She is preparing herself to tell Bobbie, 5, and Freddie, 3, of her health.
"Bizarrely, I want to take the boys to a third world country to make them appreciate what they have. I'd like them to see how lucky they are to have so much compared to some. I'm so desperate to see them but I know I won't be able to stop the tears flowing and they are both sensitive little boys and it will only distress them."
She wants to battle the disease if that's the last thing she does: "At the end of the day I am going to bloody beat this thing because I've got two amazing kids to live for. And there's no way I'm gonna let them down."
Jade cancelled her India visit, where she was to appear on actress Shilpa Shetty's Big Boss show, after she was told she had cancer. A large tumour in her womb may have spread to her blood stream - putting major organs such as her liver and kidneys at risk. She will undergo a hysterectomy next week.
She recalled the moment in Mumbai when she received a telephone from her doctor. "The blood drained from me as my doctor said, 'We have looked again at your biopsy, and there are severe abnormalities. You need to fly home immediately'.
“I looked at the phone in disbelief as he said, 'You have cancer, Jade, it's real and it's serious'. I collapsed to the floor, thinking, 'My boys. Oh my God, I'm going to die'."
Her consultant, Dr. Ann Coxon, said: "She has serious second stage cancer and needs surgery as soon as possible. The cancer is in an advanced stage and was diagnosed in the nick of time. The bottom line is, if she'd stayed in India for the next three months, she wouldn't be here."
Jade shockingly revealed that four previous tests to detect cervical cancer revealed pre-cancerous cells in her womb - but she was given the all-clear. "Always the medics told me there was nothing to worry about. I feared I was becoming a hypochondriac."
But then three weeks ago Jade collapsed at home. Paramedics rushed the star to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex, where she stayed almost a week.
Jade recalled: "The doctors still insisted they couldn't find anything wrong with me, so I insisted on an ultrasound scan. But nothing showed up. I just got on with my life. I thought about cancelling the Big Brother India trip. But they had offered me £100,000, which will go towards bringing up my kids. People think I'm a multi-millionaire from telly, which couldn't be further from the truth."

Sushil Kumar wins bronze in wrestling

Congratulate Sushil Kumar.
Sushil Kumar provided an unexpected boost to India's Olympic campaign by clinching bronze medal after beating Kazakhstan's Leonid Spiridonov in the repechage match of the men's freestyle wrestling 66kg class here on Wednesday. Sushil also thwarted the challenge from American Doug Schwab and Belarrussian Albert Batyrov in the first two repechage rounds after losing his opening round bout earlier in the day. Sushil is only the second Indian wrestler to win the wrestling bronze after Kashabha Jadhav had returned with the medal in 1952 Helsinki Games. This will be after 56 years that an Indian contingent will return with more than one Olympic medal as shooter Abhinav Bindra has won first-ever Games gold medal for the country earlier at the Beijing Games. Sushil had lost to far superior Ukrainian Andriy Stadnik in his first round bout.

Pay Calculator of 6th pay commission

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Bipasha the sexiest – Ranbir

Now junior Rishi Kapoor i.e. Ranbir Kapoor spoke -

Even as lady love Deepika Padukone looked on, the Kapoor kid publicly announced on a show on Zoom TV Bachna Ae Haseeno Special that he found the dusky Bipasha Basu the sexist of the lot. With rumours abuzz of how Deepika was completely trumped at a reality show when Ranbir decided to walk in with Bips, this definitely has distorted the otherwise rosy picture the couple makes. The masala on the show is there for all to see. Even as Bips and Minissha Lamba keep pulling Ranbir’s leg, the distraught Deepika seeks comfort from beau Ranbir. In a charming gesture he introduces his lady love as ‘the beautiful Deepika Padukone,’ only to have Bipasha snap at him that he should have complimented Minissha too similarly! A defensive Deepika protests, “He did call you hot and sexy!” Seems the lovers were about to have a tiff yet again when Ranbir decides to set the record straight by saying, “Ok, hot, beautiful and sexy Deepika Padukone”, much to the lady's delight. Apart from general ribbing, the stars also end up sharing some real interesting anecdotes. Deepika talks about the incident when she was scratched and covered by pigeon poop while shooting for a song sequence. Ranbir talks of how he overcame hydrophobia by jumping into a swimming pool. Minissha shot for a song in chilling cold where all she had to help her was a hot plastic water bottle. Bipasha shared her fear when she needed a root canal done and was so petrified that she forced her dentists to be on a conference call throughout the process!

Niketa Mehta’s abortion case

Barely eight days after the Bombay High Court gave its ruling on an appeal that had the country divided into two sides, Niketa Mehta, who sought to abort her 25-week-old-foetus has suffered a miscarriage. According to her husband Haresh Mehta, Niketa suffered a miscarriage on August 12. 27 weeks pregnant Niketa was rushed to a hospital in suburban Mumbai after complaining of severe pain on Tuesday night. Confirming that his wife Niketa had a miscarriage on Tuesday, Haresh Mehta said, "If not the court, at least god was on our side." Niketa's husband has blamed intense media pressure for his wife's high blood pressure and increased stress level which led to the miscarriage. Niketa's appeal caught the nation's imagination after she sought to terminate her 25-week-old foetus, after medical reports that her child would be born with a complete congenital heart blockage and malpositioned arteries. The report had claimed that the child would have required a pacemaker soon after birth. The couple had approached the court as the Pregnancy Act of 71 prevented termination of pregnancy after 20 weeks. On August 4, the court turned down Mehtas plea. The court had also said that medical evidence did not suggest that the foetus needed to be aborted.

Top News - Govt approves Sixth Pay Commission report

The government on Thursday approved the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations, heaping civil and defence staff with a salary hike bonanza on the eve of the country's 61st Independence Day.According to Information and Broadcast Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi, the revised pay scales will take effect from January 1, 2006. He added that arrears will be paid in two installments, 40 per cent this fiscal and 60 per cent in the next financial year. Approving the recommendations with slight modification, Dasmunsi said that the new system includes four pay bands and the mid-level officers have been placed in the highest pay band. The minimum entry level pay has been raised to Rs 7,000 from Rs 6,660 per month recommended by the Commission. The minister also added that special allowances will be provided to Army commandoes and their Naval and Air Force equivalents. The Sixth Pay Commission, headed by Justice B N Srikrishna, had in March submitted its report to the government, recommending an average 28 per cent hike for central government staff and defence personnel. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday held a meeting with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony and Finance Minister P Chidambaram to discuss the pay commission report and the recommendations of the empowered committee of Secretaries that went into it. The pay round comes roughly once a decade and the previous one in 1997 raised salaries for federal employees by nearly 40 per cent, prompting many state governments to follow suit and blowing the combined state and federal deficit to nearly 10 per cent of GDP.

Today US stocks end with loss

U S Wall Street ended an erratic day Wednesday with a lopsided loss, as blue chip stocks bore the brunt of investors' concerns over the health of the financial sector. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 100 points, but the other major indexes finished with single-digit losses. High-tech and small-capitalization stocks fared better than the broader market, proof that investors were wary and choosy. The market started the day disappointed by the government's retail sales report, and a jump in oil prices further dampened the mood. With many investors on vacation, and therefore fewer people trading, price moves were exaggerated. ``We're in that part of the summer where volume tends to be light, conviction tends to be minimal,'' said Joseph V. Battipaglia, chief investment officer at Ryan Beck & Co. The Dow fell 109.51, or 0.94 percent, to 11,532.96 after falling more than 150 points earlier in the session and just under 140 points on Tuesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 3.76, or 0.29 percent, to 1,285.83, while the Nasdaq composite index fell 1.99, or 0.08 percent, to 2,428.62. The Commerce Department said retail sales slipped 0.1 percent as rising prices helped offset the effect of economic stimulus payments to U.S. households. Excluding a big drop in sales of automobiles, retail sales rose 0.4 percent. But even on that basis it was the weakest showing in five months. Wall Street had expected sales to remain flat after a minor increase in June. The report followed a warning from department store bellwether Macy's Inc. that its full-year profits would fall short of expectations because of slower sales. The advance in oil prices also tinged investor sentiment. Light, sweet crude rose $2.99 to $116 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after the government said U.S. crude supplies fell unexpectedly last week. Thatz it!

Reliance Industries Vornado to invest $500 mn in shopping mall JV

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced a 50-50 partnership with US-based real estate investment trust Vornado to collectively invest 500 million dollars in a shopping mall joint venture. Under the JV, RIL and Vornado Realty Trust would commit up to 250 million dollars each to acquire, develop and operate retail shopping centers across key cities in India. "The shopping centers will contain 500,000 to 1,000,000 or more square feet and typically be anchored by a hypermarket to be owned and operated by Reliance, Vornado said. RIL currently operates over 700 retail stores in multiple formats in India. Vornado has an aggregate investment in other India joint ventures of approximately USD 91 million and capital commitments to these ventures of an additional USD 92 million. RIL is India's largest public company with revenues in excess of USD 34 billion and a market capitalization of over USD 75 billion. Vornado Realty Trust is a fully-integrated equity real estate investment trust. It is one of the largest owners and managers of real estate in the United States with a portfolio of over 100 million square feet in its major platforms, primarily located in New York and Washington, DC metro areas. Vornado's other real estate investments include 32.8 per cent interest in Alexander's Inc, 32.7 per cent interest in Toys "R" Us and Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City.

Paes-Bhupathi won first round

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi put behind their frosty relation and recreated the old magic to sail into the second round of the men's doubles event of the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday. It took a lot to make them play together but once they walked out in the court, Paes and Bhupathi were their usual self as the 'Indian Express' duo tamed the French scratch pair of Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-3 in less than an hour to breeze into the second round. The seventh seeded Indians now meet the Brazilian pair of Marcelo Melo and Sa Andre, who upstaged the Czech pair of Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek 5-7, 6-2, 8-6 in a gruelling first round match at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. Despite not playing together enough in recent past, there was no real rust in their play as Paes and Bhupathi played clinical tennis against their French rivals to chalk out a rather facile opening round victory. After the first three games went with the serve, India broke France to go 3-1 up and maintained the lead with Bhupathi serving out for the set. The second round saw both the pairs levelled at 3-3 when the Indians again broke Monfils and Simon to go 4-3 up and Paes held his serve to make it 5-3. In the ninth game again, the Indians grabbed the opportunity that came their way to inch close to the win. Monfils knocked one wide, while Simon's return was buried in the net and Paes then sealed the set and match with a scorcher of a backhand return that rifled past a baffled Monfils. Paes later said though it seemed an easy outing, they had to fight hard. "The scoreline may suggest it otherwise but I think it was not that easy. Anyway, I'm happy with the way we played but we need to raise our game in the next round," he said. "We played solid tennis and I'm really happy to start on the right note," he said.

Abhinav Bindra wins 1st Gold Medal for India

The 1st Gold Medal for India
The final shot from Abhinav Bindra's rifle may not have been heard outside the packed hall in the Beijing Shooting Range Complex on Monday morning. But its bang was loud enough to lift the spirit of a billion-plus Indians back home.

No individual gold has mattered so much to so many people in the history of Olympics. It was a medal for Abhinav; it was redemption for India. Never again will anyone be able to point a smug, sardonic finger and say: "No Indian is good enough to win an individual Olympic gold."
Hockey's eight gold medals notwithstanding, the last coming 28 years ago, this is the first time that an Indian has won an individual gold since modern Olympics started in 1896. There is no greater joy than listening to the sound of the national anthem on the world's biggest stage.

The global media looked bemused as grown-up Indians danced like little children, shedding tears of joy. How can they understand?

The joy was also spurred by the improbable nature of the triumph. The script of the men's 10m air rifle final might have been penned by Alfred Hitchcock himself. Bindra, who qualified for the final in the morning with the fourth-best score of 596, looked calm and assured when the call for the first shot came.

The first shot - 10.7. He started with a bang and that set the tone for the 10-shot final. He followed it up with a 10.3. After the third shot, a 10.4, he had moved from No. 3 to No. 2. Then, Bindra slowly ate into the lead of Finland's Henri Hakkinen and went ahead after the seventh shot with 10.6.

Hakkinen caught up with him after the ninth shot, and with one shot to go, the Indian and the Finn were tied at 689.7 points.

There was a hushed silence inside the hall. The suspense was unbearable. It's in such situations that champions show their mettle. And Bindra showed nerves of steel. He fired first, an amazing 10.8 for a total of 700.5. Home favourite and defending champion Zhu Qinan shot a 10.5 and Hakkinen simply withered under pressure, managing only 9.7. Bindra finally smiled, but barely.

He turned back and went up to hug his Swiss coach Gaby Buehlmann, with whom he trained for months in Germany, away from the intrusive home media. After the medals' ceremony, Bindra was mobbed by journalists, several of them from Finland and China.

"How does it feel Mr Bindra?" "Hard to describe it... it's the thrill of my life," he said, still looking calm as a monk. "The final shot was perfect. I just went for it. I was aggressive. It went my way. I'm lucky," he added in a matter-of-fact tone.

Will this not change his life? "My life will go on. I hope it changes the face of Olympic sports in the country," he said.

This is the fifth individual Olympic medal for India. Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav won the first, a bronze in wrestling at the Helsinki Games in 1952. After a long gap, Leander Paes won the tennis bronze in Atlanta Games in 1996. Then, Karnam Malleswari won a weightlifting bronze in 2000 in Sydney and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore raised the bar, winning a silver in Athens in 2004.

Olympics - 2008 -Ivanovic withdraws

BEIJING: Top seed Ana Ivanovic of Serbia withdrew from the Olympic tennis event on Sunday with an injury to her right thumb.
"This is one of the worst moments of my career," Ivanovic told a news conference at the Olympic Tennis Centre.
Ivanovic, who will be replaced by fellow Serb Jelena Jankovic at the top of the world rankings on Monday, said she had not been able to practice since arriving in China.
She said she sustained the injury when she returned to training after losing at Wimbledon.

Lanka's line of fire against India

India were 161 for five, leading Sri Lanka by 14 runs, at the close of the third day of the deciding third Test on Sunday.Sri Lanka grabbed control of the game as they dominated all three sessions, building a healthy 147-run lead as they extended their first innings to 396 and then making deep inroads into the top order.Rahul Dravid provided the only glimmer of hope for the tourists, looking solid on 46 not out. He was batting with the injured VVS Laxman on 17 at the close.India started their second innings confidently as Virender Sehwag (34) and Gautam Gambhir (26) added a run-a-ball, 62-run opening stand.

Phelps breaks world record in winning 400 medley gold

Michael Phelps of the United States smashed his world record in the men's 400-metres individual medley in a time of four minutes 03.84 seconds in winning the final at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday.

Phelps took 1.41 secs off his old mark of 4:05.25 and it is eighth time he has broken the 400m medley world record.

It is his seventh career Olympic gold medal and his ninth medal overall.

Laszlo Cseh of Hungary took silver in 4:06.16 with Ryan Lochte of the United States finishing with the bronze in 4:08.16.

Saina in second round

Saina Nehwal used the atmosphere she described as 'electrifying' to propel herself to a comfortable win in the first round of the Women's singles badminton competition on Saturday. The 18-year-old Saina thrashed Russian Ella Karachkova 21-9, 21-8 in just 28 minutes to move into the round of 32 where she meets Gryga Larysa. Larysa beat Agnes Allegrini 21-15, 21-11 in another match. "I found the Olympic atmosphere electrifying and enjoyed it thoroughly. I had a comfortable time and did not have to exert myself or use too much of smashes. I relied on the drop shots and they worked well enough," said Nehwal, who could run into China's fourth seed Wang Chen in the round of 16. The Indian star has been training with former All England champion Pullela Gopichand. She dominated the match from the start and ran up huge leads early in both games and then built on them to wrap up the match. Saina, a good all-round player, kept her opponent pinned to the back court and then effectively dropped the shuttle dead right in front. The long rallies also helped her get used to the atmosphere, which could be pressure filled as and when she comes across a local Chinese player. She also attacked Karachkova's serve and gave her no room to find her feet in the match. On Sunday, India's men's entry, Anup Sridhar, the World No. 29 will begin his campaign against Marco Vasconcelos of Portugal. In other matches, world No. 11 Park Sunghwan of the Republic of Korea, the winner of the 2008 Badminton Asia Championships, will compete against Canada's Andrew Dabeka. The women's singles round of 32 will see matches with the big favourites in action. Most of them had byes in the first round. Eight of the world's top 10 have qualified for the Beijing Olympics and all of them will join the competition on Sunday. World No. 1 Xie Xingfang of China, also the tournament's top seed, will meet World No. 25 Cheng Shao-Chieh from Chinese Taipei. World No. 2 Lu Lan, also a Chinese player, will compete with Karen Foo Kune of Mauritius. France's Pi Hongyan, who ranks fifth in the world, will face Claudia Rivero of Peru, while World No. 4 Denmark's Tine Rasmussen will meet Akvile Stapusaityte from Lithuania. World No. 6 Wang Chen from Hong Kong will play Eva Sladekova of Slovakia.

Sherlyn ......?? What you doing??

Never mind, she’s no less outrageous as it were.

When Sherlyn Chopra came a visiting Delhi recently, to publicise her latest album, she took full advantage of the mauka to mouth some more shockingly raunchy statements.

And if that didn’t shock the journos and lensmen present, her outfit sure did.

Sherlyn took her time to put in an appearance.

But when she finally did, for one full moment, one could have heard a pin drop.

Jaws dropped, eyes popped out... and then the photogs began the mad scramble to get up close for a ‘nice’ shot (we got one too, see...).

As for her naughty oneliners... here’s one: “I went in for a butt enhancement because I aim for perfection!” Anyone out there with a better reason?

Is it good to be loud??

If you’ve watched Memoirs of a Geisha , you’d know that Japan is made of paper! Not all of it. People are still made of blood, gore and all that, but every other wall, door or screen you see in the movie are paper! It seemed like a really cool idea, where in one shot, the director cleverly shows a silhouette of what’s cooking behind closed doors. But I’ll tell you where it all became a terrible idea for sure – I could HEAR them! Oh, the horror! On the way back home, I got thinking. Why did the noisy Japanese people in the movie freak me out? It’s nothing to do with them being Japanese! Some of my favourite people are Japanese (Honda Aibo, Hello Kitty, etc.). So does it have anything to do with the movie being noisy? No, that’s not true... I prayed. So what, then? As I walked to my woman (I say this in the most non-sexist way imaginable!), I decided to be more observant in my intimate moments. So here we are in the throes of passion... Back to the whole ‘noise’ thing, I concluded after extensive research over a period of months that we are a noisy couple, and though the less coherent one of the lot, I do contribute my fair share. And most importantly – I like her being vocal! So, why the earlier discomfort? To study this phenomenon, I decided to embark upon a study using the scientific method of injecting the topic into conversations with guys everywhere (The data yielded was best when the pints downed were in double-digits). Here’s the no-surprise result – all of them (as in us, fellow-manly men) agree that nothing compares to ‘YES’ many times over, though there were some who admitted to shhhhing their loved ones in life’s finer moments. Further research was conducted to determine the latter brigade of men. And the reason was simple really. Neighbours! Not just when you’re the noise, but also when you’re the neighbour, there’s trouble both ways. If you’re the noise, and the neighbours can hear you – you risk offending them for a number of reasons (they may not be getting any, they may envy your stamina, they might want to hear and not just watch the TV, you might be upsetting their pets or children etc.), and if you are the neighbour, you might be offended for the same reasons! So, here are the final results: We love it when you love it, so tell us, as loud as you want. Sometimes when we shhh you, just tell us you want the neighbours to know that we are studs! There are some among us who truly may not like getting it loud and the silver bullet for that is headphone! Not for you, for him. Tell him, it turns you on, and he won’t ever take ‘em off

`Singh is Kinng` collects Rs 8 crore on day one!

Anees Bazmee ‘Singh is Kinng’, released this Friday, is doing wonders at the Box Office. According to reports, the collections are amazing and totalled to Rs 8 crores on day one and the weekend collections are expected to be around Rs 28 to Rs 30 crores. Bollywood sighs with relief as Akshay Kumar-Katrina Kaif starrer ‘Singh is Kinng’, is all set to do amazing business at the Box Office. Till date, SRK-Deepika starrer ‘Om Shanti Om’ has earned the highest first week collections of Rs 37 crores while the modest projections for the first week collections of ‘Singh is Kinng’ is put at Rs 45 crores. The film is on its way to make a new box office record! The story of the film goes like this - Lakhan Singh aka Lucky (Sonu Sood) is the 'king' of the Australian underworld. He functions with the help of his associates - Javed Jaffrey, Neha Dhupia, Manoj Pahwa, Yashpal Sharma, Kamal Chopra and Sudhanshu Pande. Far away, in Lucky's village in Punjab lives someone more notorious than him - Happy Singh (Akshay Kumar). The villagers are fed up of Happy, the good samaritan, because most of his good deeds turn into hilarious, and often disastrous situations. Out of desperation, they decide to send him to Australia to bring Lucky back to Punjab. The happy-go-lucky bumpkin, taking his mission a bit too seriously, embarks on his journey accompanied by his friend, Tony Singh (Om Puri). The high point of his journey is his chance meeting with Sonia (Katrina Kaif) with whom he falls in love. But when he reaches his destination, things take a turn and Happy lands up in a series of comic misadventures, leaving him penniless. An affectionate elderly lady (Kirron Kher) rescues him and also helps him meet Lucky. Happy saves Lucky's life by risking his own. Following the hilarious altercation, Lucky lands up in hospital paralysed, and Happy, unexpectedly, finds the tables turned on him when he is expected to assume the role of the new leader of the gang. The series of chaotic and comic misunderstandings eventually results in an accidental wedding! The film's USP is Akshay and Katrina Kaif, who teamed up in two of last year's biggest hits - "Namastey London" and "Welcome". Shot in Punjab, Australia and Egypt, the film's music is already doing well. American rapper Snoop Dogg features in the movie wearing a turban. Apart from Pritam Chakraborty, Britain's popular bhangra band RDB has also composed a song for the film. The Box Office reports are reinstating the fact that Akshay ‘Khiladi’ Kumar, is truly turning out to be the ‘Kinng’ of filmdom!

Can cycling improve your sexlife?

Results of the study may be potentially useful for the five million recreational cyclists to alleviate perineal discomfort and maintain sexual health. Ninety bicycling policemen from five metropolitan regions in the US using traditional seats were evaluated prior to changing them and again six months after the switchover to noseless seats. Use of noseless seats resulted in a reduction in saddle contact pressure in the perineal region. There was a significant improvement in penile tactile sensation. The percentage of policemen who indicated they had not experienced genital numbness while cycling for the preceding six months rose from 27 percent to 82, using no-nose seats. Their use also resulted in significant increases in erectile function as assessed by the initial evaluation. But there were no significant changes noted in Rigiscan measures, a method used to record penile rigidity while the subject sleeps. With few exceptions, bicycle policemen were able to effectively use no-nose seats and 97 percent of men completing the study continued to use the no-nose saddle afterward. Steven Schrader of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Cincinnati, co-author of the study, stated: "No-nose saddles are a useful intervention for bicycling policemen alleviating pressure to the groin and improving penis health.Different seat designs may require some re-learning of 'how to ride a bicycle', but the health benefits of having unrestricted vascular flow to and from the penis and less penile numbness is self-evident." Irwin Goldstein, director, Sexual Medicine, Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, wrote in an editorial that "for the first time, we have a prospective study of healthy policemen. Not only did their sensation improve, their erectile function also improved. "Changing saddles changed physiology. This is a landmark study for our field that is important for future riders, and modification of lifestyle showing improvement without any active treatment."

Kareena is definitely the most wanted girl

Sensuous-sexy-sultry Kareena Kapoor and her stardom are beyond limits. After the super success of Jab We Met and her super-glam look in Tashan, Kareena has become hot property for both Bollywood and Hollywood. There was a buzz couple of days back about Kareena signing a Hollywood project but Kareena’s spokesperson denied stories about her doing a Hollywood film.Apparently, during the shoot of Kambakht Ishq, Kareena was in talks with Hollywood production houses. “It is true that Kareena was offered a role in Chamera which is to be directed by Daniel Silverman but she has not signed on the dotted lines, ” said her spokesperson.So is Kareena doing any Hollywood film at all? “Kareena is busy for the next one and a half year with her commitments in Bollywood. Until then she isn’t doing any international film. Besides Chamera, Kareena was also offered two other Hollywood films which I cannot divulge much into.” Kareena is definitely the most wanted actress currently. Surely, her lucky streak is on. Way to go Kareena!

Katrina solves Salman-Shahrukh spat

Days have gone by since the news of the spat between Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan broke out. No ugly incident took place again. So, who solved the problem? Katrina Kaif. How did she solve the whole issue? By saying nothing.Well, journalists have the habit of creating a mountain out of a mole hill. They blow things out of proportion if the individuals involved in the rumour react and speak out. The controversy on Salman-Shahrukh spat would have turn really ugly if not for the cool attitude of Katrina Kaif. She solved the problem by keeping silent and not speaking to the media about the incident.Now, people have stopped talking about the spat and Katrina is said to be back in Salman's life. All is well that ends well!

Pak Woman scientist caught with Al-Quida personal

One of the most perplexing mysteries in the war on terror returned centerstage on Monday with the announcement by US authorities of the arrest in Kabul of a Pakistani-American woman scientist whose sudden disappearance in 2003 caused many to think she was in American or Pakistani custody and underscored the disturbingly clandestine nature of the war. Aafia Siddiqui, an MIT alumna with a doctorate in neurosciences, and a mother of three children, vanished while on a visit to Karachi nearly five years ago. She was believed to have been taken into custody by Pakistani and/or US intelligence agencies because of her alleged connections to suspected terrorists and some questionable financial transactions. So strong was the belief that she was one of the victims of the covert and spooky US-Pakistani collaboration that her family and friends petitioned courts for her release. There was concern and outrage in the Boston area, where she had long standing academic connections going back to her sophomore years at MIT in 1992. Her work ranged from a paper on "Islamization in Pakistan and its Effects on Women," to articles on the early systems in the Internet to, later, research in Neurosciences at Brandeis University. More recently, there were reports that she was being held in solitary confinement at the Bagram Theater Internment Facility in Afghanistan, where fellow captives were said to have nicknamed her Prisoner No.650 and the "Gray Lady of Bagram." One report said she had lost her sanity and cried all the time. There was no information about her children, two of whom were toddlers when she disappeared and the youngest was only six months old. But on Monday, the FBI announced that Siddique, now 36, was captured in Afghanistan as recently as July 17. The Bureau's version: On July 17, 2008, officers of the Ghazni Province Afghanistan National Police ("ANP") observed Siddiqui outside the Ghazni governor's compound. ANP officers questioned Siddiqui, regarded her as suspicious, and searched her handbag. In it, they found numerous documents describing the creation of explosives, as well as excerpts from the Anarchist's Arsenal. Siddiqui's papers included descriptions of various landmarks in the United States, including in New York City. Siddiqui was also in possession of substances that were sealed in bottles and glass jars, the FBI said. According to the Bureau, on July 18, 2008, a party of United States personnel, including two FBI special agents, a United States Army Warrant Officer, a United States Army Captain, and United States military interpreters, arrived at the Afghan facility where Siddiqui was being held. The personnel entered a second floor meeting room -- unaware that Siddiqui was being held there, unsecured, behind a curtain. The Warrant Officer took a seat and placed his United States Army M-4 rifle on the floor next to the curtain. Shortly after the meeting began, the Captain heard a woman yell from the curtain and, when he turned, saw Siddiqui holding the Warrant Officer's rifle and pointing it directly at the Captain. Siddiqui said, "May the blood of be directly on your ." The interpreter seated closest to Siddiqui lunged at her and pushed the rifle away as Siddiqui pulled the trigger. Siddiqui fired at least two shots but no one was hit. The Warrant Officer returned fire with a 9 mm service pistol and fired approximately two rounds at Siddiqui's torso, hitting her at least once. Despite being shot, Siddiqui struggled with the officers when they tried to subdue her; she struck and kicked them while shouting in English that she wanted to kill Americans. After being subdued, Siddiqui temporarily lost consciousness. The agents and officers then rendered medical aid to Siddiqui. Pak woman scientist with al-Qaida link captured

The FBI said Siddiqui had been brought to New York on Monday evening and will be presented on Tuesday before a Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on charges related to her attempted murder and assault of United States officers and employees in Afghanistan. No word about terrorism-related charges -- or about her three little children who disappeared along with her. But the FBI version has been strongly contested by Siddiqui's family in Pakistan, which insists she has been in custody all along. "After five years of detention, Aafia was suddenly 'discovered' in Afghanistan? I am not that much of a believer in coincidence," her sister, Fauzia Siddiqui told the media in Karachi. Independent rights group The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan in a statement also termed the US claims as lies. "To say that she had been taken into custody only on July 17, 2008 is a blatant lie," it said. "The insinuation, that she had been hiding herself since 2003, is a travesty of truth." Meanwhile, the new civilian government in Pakistan has demanded consular access to Aafia Siddiqui, amid suggestions that the previous military dictatorship actively collaborated with the US in keeping her in custody.

Why Angelina to adopt a Chinese baby

The actress, who is a mother to three biological children, Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne and three adopted children namely Maddox, Pax and Zahara, was reportedly touched by the footage of the recent earthquake in China and is thinking about adopting a Chinese orphan in the near future. "Angelina is devastated over the earthquake that occurred in China in May, she has been in constant touch with relief workers as part of her UN involvement and even got her hands on photos of a few orphaned kids, She's made overtures offering a home to one earthquake orphan, or even two if they are siblings," the China Daily quoted a source, as telling Britain’s Star magazine . Angelina Jolie and her boyfriend Brad Pitt are busy as well as delighted these days, looking after their newly born twins. "It is chaos, but we are managing it and having a wonderful time, Shiloh calls the twins her babies. She and Zahara pick out their clothes, help change and hold them, It's sweet - they are like little mommies," Angelina said

Where is bruna

She has also been a VJ and is the face of several popular brands. But now the young model is gearing up to step into tinseltown. She is taking diction classes, learning the Indian classical dance form Kathak and also the racy movements of Bollywood style dancing. In a candid chat with AT, Bruna speaks about matters of the heart. Professional high Bruna started her career in modelling at the age of 16 in Brazil and later went to Mexico for a few years, on professional assignments. “There I came across several Indians who told me that the glamour industry in India is really booming. I thought I must give it a try. I got in touch with some modelling agencies in India and landed here in March 2006. Since then, my career is on a high. And after getting a break in Bollywood I have decided to give films top priority, “ she says. On Bollywood After modelling, the beautiful lady is now being flooded with offers from Bollywood. Tell her to comment on this and she says, “Now that I am preparing myself for Indian cinema, I am meeting a lot of producers and directors in the industry. I am also giving screen tests and taking diction classes. I think I will be ready to work in Bollywood by January 2009.” Learning from my mistakes Bruna, who has made many a heart miss a beat with her svelte figure and gorgeous looks, has turned demure and says she is not comfortable shedding clothes. Tell her that previously she has flaunted her hot bod and has posed in a bikini for the shutterbugs several times and she says, “When I did those assignments, I had no idea about the Indian culture. Wearing a bikini in Brazil was a very common thing for me, but in India, if you wear revealing clothes people look upon you as if you are up for sale. I learnt from my mistake and decided that I will not shed clothes anymore.” In a relationship The damsel says she has already found herself a soul mate, Sunny, a restaurateur by profession. “I met him when I first came to Mumbai in 2006, but I have been dating him for the past one year now. Somehow, we feel it is too early for us to get married. I do believe that two persons, who want to live together for their entire life, have a right to know each other and be in a live in relationship. But when it comes to Sunny and I, we are not into any kind of physical relationship. He proposed to me when I gave him a surprise visit on his last birthday. We will marry when we are ready for it. I have met his parents and they are cool about our relationship,” says she.

Indian realty market and NRI

While home turf may not look as lucrative to resident Indians in times of a sluggish real estate market, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) are still betting big on the realty sector. In fact, the NRI contribution to overall residential sales has amounted to approximately 10% of total sales over the past six months. Cities such as Pune, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Gurgaon and Kolkata are drawing the highest number of serious inquiries. What has contributed to the bullish sentiments for the Indian realty sector is the the negative economic patterns reigning across most developed countries. Plus sentimental attachment for one's country of origin and attractive returns from an emerging economy make NRIs turn immediate attention towards India. According to global real estate consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle Meghraj (JLLM), 10% represents a significant growth and indicates that India, despite the economic pressures, is still a desirable country to invest in. "It is no secret that the real estate market will soon permit low entry costs and high returns after the current property cycle is completed. Developers are responding to the demand," says Anuj Puri, chairman and country head, JLLM.

Sex and Our Food

As we know that face is the index of mind, in the same way, we can say that food is the stimulant of sex.

From delicious delicacies to entice the lover to fooling around with juicy succulent fruits during the act of love, food can play an important role in spicing up your sex life. In ancient times certain food items were thought to have the power of improving the sexual life of an individual, increase the sexual drive and even cure problems of fertility and sexual dysfunction. These food items were identified as aphrodisiac food, i.e. foods that have the power to boost the libido and ensure that one had a good time. The word Aphrodisiac which comes from Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, means any form of stimulation that can lead to sexual arousal. . Though it may surprise many to hear that food can act as aphrodisiacs, this extract from the 'Encyclopedia Britannica' should corroborate it, "...the psycho physiological reaction that a well-prepared meal can have upon the human organism. The combination of various sensuous reactions - the visual satisfaction of the sight of appetizing food, the olfactory stimulation of their pleasing smells and the tactile gratification afforded the oral mechanism by rich, savory dishes - tend to bring on a state of general euphoria conducive to sexual expression." Food items that by nature represented seed or semen such as bulbs and eggs were considered to have inherent sexual powers. Some other kind of food items were considered stimulating because of their physical resemblance to the genitalia. This ancient belief still carries much weight in these modern times, where the power of food in sex has not been underestimated. However, when one thinks of food and sex one naturally associates it with food items that carry a feeling of excitement, that are exotic and refreshing. Juicy red strawberries, freshly whipped cream, thick dark chocolate or oysters and caviar are the images that immediately jump into the mind. But not once would one imagine that the most common, boring everyday food items would have any power to excite us leave alone create any sexual thrill. But surprises of all surprises you don't have to go hunting for some exotic and expensive fruits or spices to get your aphrodisiacs. Just check your vegetable basket at home and you'll find all your ingredients for erotic stimulation.