AP loses property worth over Rs 250 cr over Telangana issue

As Andhra Pradesh boils over the Telangana issue, accessible and clandestine backdrop account over Rs 250 crore were destroyed by protesters in all the three regions of the accompaniment so far, government sources said.

Adding the accident acquired to businesses because of the acutely amaranthine access of shutdowns in Telangana, the amount could be a few hundred crores of rupees more.

Of the absolute accident to properties, about 80 per cent was acquired in Telangana arena abandoned area bodies ambitious a abstracted accompaniment accept been added "violent," the sources said. As abounding as 52 accessible and 28 clandestine backdrop were burnt while 62 accessible and 114 clandestine backdrop were damaged in the abandon that bankrupt out in Telangana arena from November 29 to December 9, afterwards TRS arch K Chandrasekhar Rao began his broad fast ambitious abstracted statehood for Telanagana.

The agitations acknowledging a affiliated accompaniment recorded 37 accessible backdrop and 11 clandestine backdrop actuality burnt and 46 accessible and 47 clandestine backdrop damaged amid December 10 and 23, statistics aggregate by the badge reveal.

The state-run Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bore the burden of the affray with 35 buses actuality burnt and addition to 214 damaged. 50 clandestine buses were additionally damaged and seven were set on blaze by Telangana protesters.

Pro-Telangana groups went on a binge and damaged as abounding as 268 buses in the accompaniment basic and added districts of Telangana arena on a distinct day afterward the Centre's advertisement on the statehood affair on December 23. Besides, over 50 accessible and over 150 clandestine backdrop were additionally abominably burnt or damaged in the additional annular of "protests" in Telangana so far.

According to Transport Minister S Vijayarama Raju, APSRTC suffered a accident of over Rs 110 crore back November 29.

"These are alone bald estimates as the destructions are still continuing in Telangana region," a top baronial ambassador said.

The protesters additionally targeted railway backdrop causing a accident of several crores of rupees due to afire of four railway stations and added amercement at assorted places in all the three regions of Andhra Pradesh.

The protesters damaged railway signalling panels and equipments besides afire two bogies and barrage stones on two Express trains.

"Apart from attacks on railway backdrop in appearance of bandhs, abuse rokos and demonstrations, railways are additionally accident decidedly due to non-transportation of appurtenances and bindle which are lying at altered railway stations," a chief official of the South Central Railway (SCR) said.

The protesters did not additional blast exchanges, corpuscle buzz towers. They additionally set blaze to optical fibre cables at a BSNL barn in Anantapur causing over Rs 30 lakh loss. The cardinal of bodies who concluded their lives demanding

Telangana accompaniment was three times college in the arena with 18 bodies resorting to the acute footfall while six bodies committed suicide in abutment of unified Andhra Pradesh.

As abounding as 82 bodies approved to end their lives for Telangana accompaniment while 49 attempted suicide in Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, badge sources said

Birthday boy Salman Khan on anchor for absolute activity 'Veers'

Mumbai: Amateur Salman Khan acclaimed his 44th altogether today by ablution a common coursing for absolute activity heroes as he promotes his accessible blur Veer.

"You accept generally heard my stories, now I appetite to apperceive yours. There is a Veer in anniversary one of us. I will alone aces up the belief that I like and I'm cat-and-mouse to accommodated these Absolute Activity Veers," said Salman about his fresh action on the blog, abnormally created for announcement his dream project.

The amateur is at his Panvel acreage abode with ancestors and abutting accompany to bless his birthday.

"People artlessly accept to go to Salman's blog and address bottomward their absolute activity courage stories. Salman himself will apprehend through these belief and baddest bristles 'Veers'. All of whom he will again accommodated personally," says a antecedent abutting to the actor.

Salman, who is abundantly accepted in the industry for his generosity, has now absitively to do a common chase for bodies who deserve to be recognised. The aeon flick, set in 1875, is slated for a affected absolution on January 22, 2010.

Salman, who plays a Pindari soldier in the movie, has additionally scripted the story. "It's the untold adventure of a abandon fighter, who fought for amusing amends and independence," the amateur said.

Amithabh Bachan Born Detail

Born : October 11, 1942 (1942-10-11) (age 67)

Native : Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Other name(s) : Big B

Occupation : Film actor, producer, singer, television presenter

Years active : 1969–present

Spouse(s) : Jaya Bhaduri (1973–present)

Bollywood promises a bang in 2010

Afterwards accident abutting to Rs.700 crores (Rs.7 billion) in 2009, Bollywood has affianced abounding a achievement on the advancing year with a bulk of films - Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol's improvement as a pair, Salman Khan's magnum opus, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in a political ball and Shahid Kapoor's abutting area he shows off his eight-pack abs.

The year will alpha with amateur Uday Chopra's admission assembly adventure 'Pyaar Impossible', which stars him and extra Priyanka Chopra. The blur will hit theatres Jan 8.

While Uday plays a geek, Priyanka will be apparent as the adorableness every guy has his eyes on. Directed by Jugal Hansraj, 'Pyaar Impossible' is a adventurous ball that shows how Uday and Priyanka appear calm by a aberration of fate and adulation blooms amidst all odds.

'It was acceptable so far. Now I am absolutely cat-and-mouse to see how accessible takes the film,' Uday had said.

A anniversary afterwards 'Pyaar Impossible', Shahid Kapoor will enthral admirers with his ball moves in 'Chance Pe Dance' Jan 15, area he teams up with Genelia D'Souza.

In the blur helmed by Ken Ghosh, Shahid plays a disturbing amateur and had to absolutely assignment on his body. He will action an eight-pack abs in the film.

Next in band is Salman Khan's magnum composition 'Veer', which releases Jan 22. Directed by Anil Sharma, it is a affectionate aeon blur set in colonial India.

'Veer', accounting by Salman himself, is about bravery, betrayal and adulation and revolves about the much-maligned Pindaris, who adopted afterlife to dishonour and fought to their aftermost animation to save their land.

The much-talked about blur appearance Salman in a never-seen-before avatar forth with newcomer Zarine Khan. Former Miss UK Lisa Lazarus additionally plays a cardinal role in the cine that additionally stars Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff, Sohail Khan and Bharat Dabholkar.

February will see one of the best accessible films - Karan Johar's 'My Name Is Khan'. The movie, which is set to hit screens Feb 12, brings Shah Rukh and Kajol aback calm as an onscreen brace afterwards eight years.

The news revolves about Rizwan Khan (Shah Rukh) who suffers from Asperger syndrome, a anatomy of autism. Rizwan avalanche in adulation with distinct mother Mandira (Kajol), who lives in San Francisco. Rizwan is bedfast by authorities at Los Angeles airport, mistaking his affliction for 'suspicious' behaviour.

Feb 12 will see addition big absolution in the anatomy of 'Teen Patti'. The film, a abomination thriller, stars Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Hollywood adept Ben Kingsley. Directed by Leena Yadav, 'Teen Patti' additionally appearance R. Madhavan.

Next in band is Farhan Akhtar's 'Karthik Calling Karthik' that hits screens Feb 26. The blur is a adventurous abstruseness about the advocate Karthik (Farhan Akhtar), whose activity changes with the advice of addition who additionally claims to be Karthik.

The blur is directed and accounting by Vijay Lalwani and additionally stars Deepika Padukone, Ram Kapoor and Shefali Shah.

While April 9 will see Aishwarya Rai and Akshay Kumar in Vipul Shah's 'Action Replay', appear May 28 and Prakash Jha's 'Rajneeti' will present Katrina Kaif in a absolutely altered avatar forth with Ranbir Kapoor.

Apart from these, the added films that will see a 2010 absolution accommodate 'Delhi Belly', 'Hook Ya Crook', 'Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai', 'Bum Bum Bole', 'Housefull', 'Anjana Anjani' and 'Dulha Mil Jaayega

Reality shows a hit in 2009

The year 2009, angry out to be the year of absoluteness shows. Be it Rakhi Ka Swayamwar, Bigg Boss - 3 or Sach Ka Saamna - all the shows managed to get acceptable TRPs. Here's a attending at some of the best arguable shows on baby screen.


Bigg Boss 3 is the one of the top grossing reality shows of 2009. Housemates like Rohit Verma, Kamal Khan, Vindu and Raju Shrivastav have managed to keep the audience glued to their seats.

Is Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao, the desi adaptation of I Am A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here fabricated its admission in the year 2009. Hot contestants like Negar Khan and Shweta Tiwari added aroma to the show. Singer Mika additionally added the abundant bare ball to it.

From Medina to Jaipur in plane's toilet

In a above aegis breach, an Indian civic alive as a cleaner at Medina airport in Saudi Arabia managed to biking on an Air India flight, accustomed 273 Haj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to India, ambuscade in the toilet of the aircraft.

26-year-old Habib from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh told the badge that the architect who active him there had taken abroad his authorization and addled him. Finding no added way out to acknowledgment home, he sneaked into the Air India flight to Jaipur.

Habib's attendance came to ablaze about bisected an hour afterwards the flight took off from Medina back a commuter went to the toilet.

During analytic by the berth crew, it was absolute that it was a case of stow-away and Habib did not intend to abuse anybody.

However, the captain of the flight had alerted the ATC in Jaipur area badge arrested him.

The man is actuality questioned by the Intelligence Bureau and the Special Operation Group of Rajasthan police, admiral said.(With PTI input)

Priyamani speaks on her career

Paruthiveeran extra Priyamani is currently active with Sambo Siva Sambo, the Telugu accommodate of Tamil hit Naadodigal, an important blur in her career. "The role I am arena has no allure scenes. But cipher is talking about it," she says. Apart from Sambo Siva Sambo, Priyamani is acting in two added Telugu ventures and one Kannada film. "I am accessible to offers in Tamil too. But the appearance should be meaty," she says. But the extra seems to be bright about one affair -- the dress code. Priyamani says she can't say no back filmmakers ask her to abrasion deficient apparel to add allure to a accurate song or scene. "One has to be able back it comes to work. Acting is my career. I am advancing it with passion. And I can't debris the able demands of my director, she opines. Moreover, there is annihilation amiss in cutting a bikini or added deficient attires, as abounding of my predecessors accept set a trend in it. Most actresses alignment from Aishwarya Rai to Bipasha Basu accept appeared in bikinis. Even yesteryear stars like Saroja Devi and Padmini had acted in abreast absolute outfits," she continues

Mamta spurns SRK's suggestion

Sivapathikaram and Guru En Aalu acclaim Mamta Mohandas has done what best heroines would not alike dream of. The extra has reportedly affably banned a Hindi blur Happy New Year offered by the acclaimed Farah Khan. And assumption who is the hero? It is none added than Shahrukh Khan. Why did she debris the offer? The acumen is unknown; maybe the adult doesn't appetite to comedy the accepted charlatan adverse a cool brilliant and get absent afterwards her admission film. Remember Asin's fate in London Dreams? Meanwhile, Mamta is currently active with Kedi with Nagarjuna in Telugu and Nira Kazhcha, Anwar in Malayalam

Indian auto industry in top gear despite global gloom

Chennai, Dec 25 (IANS) Even as global auto majors went into reverse gear in 2009, the Indian industry largely bucked the trend, launching new models for the domestic market and registering significant growth in exports.

The year saw the commercial rollout of the world's cheapest car, Tata Nano, as also some expensive models like the Rs.37.5-million (about $750,000) Phantom and the Rs.25-million ($250,000) Ghost (both from Rolls Royce), apart from Volkswagen's famed Beetle, priced at Rs.2 million ($40,000).

During the year, the overall car market grew around 15 percent over 2008, and a similar pattern is expected in 2010, experts maintain.

According to Neeraj Garg, Volkswagen India group sales director: 'Car manufacturers are betting on hatchbacks in the B+ segment. We expect the segment to constitute nearly 75 percent of volumes in the coming years.'

According to Garg, the B+ segment is expected to grow 30 percent by virtue of new launches from Nissan (unnamed model), Ford (Figo), Volkswagen (Polo), and General Motors (Beat).

Spark, the compact car from General Motors, will now come in an electric version, thanks to a tie-up with Bangalore's Reva Electric Car Co.

'We expect the electric Spark to be launched next November. We will provide the battery kit and use GM's dealer network to distribute our models,' said Reva co-founder and deputy chairman Chetan Maini.

Apart from Nano and the high-end Rolls Royce models, 2009 saw a slew of other launches.

Japan's Honda launched the Jazz, the homegrown Mahindra and Mahindra unveiled its multi-purpose Xylo, Italy's Fiat drove in its hatchback Grande Punto, and Tata Motors introduced Jaguar and Land Rover, the iconic British brands it acquired last year.

Similarly, Maruti Suzuki debuted its Ritz, South Korea's Hyundai launched the diesel i20, the Czech Republic's Skoda showcased the new Laura while Japan's Toyota rolled out the latest version of sports utility vehicle Land Cruiser.

Ernst and Young has predicted the Indian passenger car market to grow at 12 percent annually over the next five years to touch 3.75 million units by 2014 from 1.89 million units at present.

'The industry's turnover is estimated to touch $155 billion by 2016,' said analysts with Ernst and Young, adding this would make the Indian auto industry the seventh largest in the world, and the third largest by 2030, behind China and the US.

The government's Automotive Mission Plan also envisages India emerging as the world's seventh largest carmaker by 2016, contributing over 10 percent to the country's $1.2-trillion economy from under five percent at present.

India is also expected to consolidate its position as an automobile hub, with 2.75 million units to be sold overseas and about a million units in the domestic market.

'India and China are the only markets that have remained profitable,' said Pawan Goenka, president of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), an industry lobby for the auto sector in India.

With the Indian auto industry growing at 15-25 percent annually for the past five years, spurred by demand from the country's large middle class with growing disposable incomes, some companies in the country like Maruti Suzuki have even outgrown their parents.

The auto industry feels the government's initiatives -- like more funds for roads and highways with special focus on rural infrastructure -- would also go a long way in helping the industry.

The two-wheeler industry too logged good growth with motorcycles and gearless scooters leading the way.

While Mahindra and Mahindra debuted with its two-wheeler during the year after it bought the Kinetic group's business, the Pune-based Bajaj Auto announced its decision to exit the scooters business that had become a household name with the 'Hamara Bajaj' campaign.

Bajaj also lost a patent case against TVS Motor, which then launched a few models to fill in gaps in product portfolio. 'We would like to be present in each segment,' said TVS marketing president H.S. Goindi.

Players in the commercial vehicles segment, which was severely hit by the recession, are similarly upbeat.

'With the economy reviving and growth predicted at over 7 percent, commercial vehicle segment can expect good times ahead,' said Ashok Leyland chief operating officer Vinod Dasari.

Commercial vehicle manufacturers sold more buses thanks to the funds provided under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNURM). But the Hero group exited the commercial vehicle joint venture with Daimler, citing tough market conditions.

Industry insiders maintain that next year will see the entry of Daimler with its light commercial vehicle Fuso Canter. The German company is expected to commission its Indian plant in 2012. General Motors also has a pact with China's Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp to make light commercial vehicles in India by 2011.

Milestones for Indian automobile industry during 2009:

January

-Bus-making venture between Tata Motors and Brazil's Marcopolo goes on stream at Dharwad, Karnataka

-Maruti Suzuki's first consignment of A Star cars despatched to Europe

-Ashok Leyland bags order to supply 875 low-floor CNG buses from Delhi Transport Corp

-Ashok Leyland bags $10.5-million order from Honduran Army for supply of vehicles

February

-Maruti's Swift becomes the first model to touch 300,000 in sales in the shortest time of three years and eight months

March

-Tata Motors launches world's cheapest car Nano

April

-Mahindra and Mahindra launches two-wheelers

May

-Maruti launches premium hatchback Ritz

-Tata Motors concludes an agreement for amending bridge finance loan raised for acquiring Jaguar and Land Rover, extending the final maturity of $1 billion to Dec 31, 2010.

July

-First Nano delivered in Mumbai

September

-Maruti decides to transform Gurgaon plant into engine assembly and machine facility and shift production to Manesar

-Ford India announces the launch of small car Figo

-General Motors signs agreement with Reva to develop electric car

October

-Tata Motors raises $750 million through global depository receipts and convertible notes

-Mahindra and Mahindra launches 0.5-tonne four-wheel compact truck at Rs.165,000

November

-H.W. Park takes over as new Hyundai Motors chief executive

December

-Maruti exports 100,000 A Star units

-Mahindra and Mahindra signs joint venture agreement with Yueda, China to set up a tractor plant there

(Venkatachari Jagannathan can be contacted at v.jagannathan@ians.in)

V. Jagannathan

U.S. says al Qaeda linked Nigerian tries to blow up plane

Kevin Krolicki
A Nigerian man affiliated to al Qaeda approved to set off an atomic accessory aboard a U.S. commuter even as it approached Detroit on Friday, but was baffled by cartage and aggregation and the aircraft landed safely, admiral said.
The doubtable suffered all-encompassing burns and was taken into custody. The passengers, two of whom suffered accessory injuries, disembarked cautiously from the Delta Air Lines plane, which had ancient from Amsterdam.
"We accept this was an attempted act of terrorism," a White House official told Reuters on action of anonymity.
President Barack Obama is on leisure time in Hawaii and was ecology the bearings afterwards appointment with Homeland Aegis and National Aegis Council officials.
Representative Peter King of New York, the chief Republican on the House of Representatives Homeland Aegis Committee, said the atomic accessory was "fairly sophisticated," and the doubtable was a 23-year-old Nigerian.
Federal admiral articular the man as Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab, according to The New York Times and the Washington Post. ABC News and NBC News arise that he attends University College London, breadth he advised engineering.
Abdulmutallab approved to burn the accessory or admixture as the aircraft was abutting Detroit.
"When it did go off, he himself was actively injured. He has catechize burns," King told Fox News. ... (The device) "appears to be altered from what we've encountered before."
King told CNN the doubtable "did arise in a database as far as accepting a agitator connection. ... My compassionate is ... that he does accept al Qaeda connections, absolutely agitator agitator connections, and his name popped up appealing quickly" in a chase of intelligence abstracts bases.

Tsunami

A tsunami is a alternation of baptize after-effects that is acquired by the displacement of a ample aggregate of a anatomy of water, such as an ocean. The aboriginal Japanese appellation actually translates as "harbor wave." Tsunamis are a common accident in Japan; about 195 contest accept been recorded Due to the immense volumes of baptize and activity involved, tsunamis can demolish littoral regions. Casualties can be aerial because the after-effects move faster than bodies can run.

Tsunami Impact in Tamil Nadu

Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu), Dec 25 : Appulse of the Dec 26, 2004, tsunami on Tamil Nadu:

* 13 districts affected

* 238 villages and 418 hamlets affected

* 7,997 lives lost

* 241 accouchement orphaned

* 1,513 accouchement who absent one of their parents

* 846 missing

* 3,625 injured

* 118,000 houses damaged

* 0.49 actor bodies evacuated

* 1.078 actor bodies affected

* 16,082 beasts dead

* 51,078 fishing argosy damaged / lost

* 0.3 actor families whose alimentation was affected

* USD 880 actor accident to infrastructure, including housing

* 8,844.35 hectares of agronomical and agronomical acreage damaged

* 775 km anchorage damaged

* 608 km ability curve damaged

* 14 ports / angle landing centers damaged

Katrina celebrates Christmas in pain

Katrina Kaif harsh environment to attend her ancestors in London for the anniversary Christmas-New Year vacation, in animosity of actuality in affliction afterwards her accessory anaplasty aftermost week.

The healing action afterwards the anaplasty is not alike half-complete. But the actress, who was convalescent agilely at her Mumbai home, flew out of the burghal aboriginal Wednesday afterwards accepting a afraid ambitious from her doctors at Breach Candy hospital.

Wincing in pain, she said a few hours afore departure: "The affliction will abide for a while. But the action of healing is on. I got my doctor's accord in Mumbai and I've addition doctor in London who's absolutely acquainted of my condition. The doctors said the affliction will be the aforementioned in Mumbai or London. And as continued as I'm actual accurate about not advance myself I'll be fine. So I'm off."

Katrina was depressed beforehand in the week, cerebration she wouldn't be able to accompany her ancestors in London because of her medical condition. But afterwards she absitively to go for the vacation.
Said Katrina: "I can't apply myself, can't ball about or be boisterous. But that's okay, because our ancestors is in any case not the dancing type. I aloof appetite to be with my sister's little boy, booty him to the toy food in London and shop for him aggregate he wants."

Katrina allotment to Mumbai in the aboriginal anniversary of January, hopefully absolutely healed. "Luckily I've a doctor in London who knows how to attending afterwards me. So basically I'm aloof affective into a happier accompaniment of apperception by actuality abutting to the bodies I love. That would advice me alleviate quicker...Wish me luck."

RAJINIKANTH BORN DETAILS

Born : 12 December 1950 (age 59)

Native : Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Occupation : Actor

Years active : 1975

Spouse(s) : Latha Rajinikanth(1981-present)

KAMAL HASAN BORN DETAILS

Born : November 7, 1954 (age 55)

Native : Paramakudi, Madras State, India

Occupation : Actor

Years active : 1959 - present

Spouse(s) : Vani Ganapathi(1978-1988)

Spouse(s) : Sarika(1988-2002)

Domestic : Gouthami Tadimalla(2004-present)
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Looking advanced to 2010

Dulha Mill Gaya: Muddassar Aziz's Dulha Mil Gaya is a amorous adulation news with absurd tints attempt mostly in Trinidad and Tobago. It stars Sushmita Sen (as Lisa) and Fardeen Khan (as Shashank) with Shah Rukh Khan putting in a bedfellow actualization (as Raj).

Despite his cameo, Shah Rukh Khan is apparent acutely in the poster.

The cine was put on authority back Shah Rukh aching his accept during the filming and had to go off assignment for abounding canicule due to affliction and again a above accept surgery.

Aamir invites new friends for 3 Idiots premiere

Aamir Khan fabricated 24 accompany during his two-week promotional bout beyond the country and has arrive them all to appear the premiere of his blur 3 Idiots actuality on Wednesday.

"Wherever I went, I fabricated accompany and I accept arrive them. All of them will absolutely appear to the premiere," said Aamir told reporters at Taj Lands End here.

"There are 24 bodies whom I accept arrive personally. They are those bodies whom I met in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Punjab. They are my guests," said Aamir.

During his trip, alone one babe recognised Aamir through his beard in Tamil Nadu.
"In Tamil Nadu, a babe could recognise me through my beard and she approved acceptable her parents that I was Aamir. They didn't apperceive that my aegis bodies were continuing abaft them in apparent clothes. They started abutting me to confirm, but I alleged the aegis to stop them. The aegis bodies came and absent their way, but they accepted to the ancestors that I was Aamir and would allege to them later," said Aamir.

Asked if she was arrive to the premiere, he said: "No I didn't allure her because I didn't allege to her. I accept alone arrive whom I met and fabricated accompany with."

Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra is authoritative all the arrange for Aamir's appropriate guests.
"They will break in Taj Lands End hotel. Rooms accept been appointed and cars will be there at their service," said Chopra.

Releasing Friday, the blur is directed by Rajkumar Hirani and additionally stars Kareena Kapoor and Sharman Joshi and R. Madhavan.

Aamir wasn't abiding whether Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan are arrive for the premiere show, but Chopra accepted their attendance saying: "I accept arrive them and they accept accepted that they will come."

'Bachchan' family to come together for a film

After the sucess of 'Paa', Abhishek Bachachan thinks that he has developed up. 'Paa' was produced by Abhishek Bachchan, and it was a artefact of Bachchan's assembly house.

Abhishek appear that 'Paa' recovered its amount aural 2 canicule afterwards its release.He additionally appear that the sucess of 'Paa' has fabricated him added alert in his exuberance.

The AB Corp Ltd.are planning to accomplish a blur with the Bachchan parivaar — Amitabh, Jaya, Abhishek and Aishwarya Bachchan together.Abhishek Bachchan accepted the letters and said that for all 4 of them to be a allotment of a film,each alone has to accept for any calligraphy collectively.

Apparently afore the Bachchan ancestors comes on the awning together, Abhishek is planning a ball blur with his ancestor Amitabh Bachchan.

Abhishek Bachchan had alone one added absolution aboriginal this year, that was 'Delhi 6'. Abhishek Bachchan's accessible movies accommodate the abundant talked about 'Raavana',Ashutosh Gowariker’s Khelenge Hum Jee Jaan Se. In 2010, he will be cutting for an untitled cine produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, Rohan Sippy’s film, again Dostana 2, followed by Abbas-Mastan’s film, the official accommodate of 'The Italian Job'and again Neeraj Pandey 'Special Chabbis'.

Abhishek Bachchan said that he is afraid for his father's bloom because of his workload. He said that afterwards accomplishing bristles films with his father, because the ascendancy he has, he said that what the admirers accept apparent of his assignment is 'just the tip of the iceberg.

First mobile version of Firefox 'days' away from launch

The first mobile version of Firefox is “days away” from launch on the Nokia N900 phone, according to reports.

The popular browser, which accounts for 24.7 per cent of the global browser market – according to Net Applications’ December figures - is almost ready to make its debut on mobile.

Jay Sullivan, who is heading up the project – codenamed Fennec – told the BCC that it is currently going through testing and could be released before the end of the year.

It will be able to synchronize with the desktop version of the browser – meaning any pages open on a Firefox user’s desktop will automatically open in the mobile version of the browser.

"At the end of the working day you can walk away from your computer and keep on going on your phone," Mr Sullivan told the BBC.

"It encrypts all of the information and sends it back through the cloud between your desktop and mobile."

If all goes to plan, before the end of the year he hopes N900 users will be able to download Firefox in Nokia’s Ovi store.

Mozilla, the parent company of Firefox, is also working on versions for Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows respective operating systems.

However, iPhone owners who like using Firefox on their desktop, will have to keep waiting to be able to sync their desktop and mobile browser experiences as Mr Sullivan told the BBC that Apple was a “pretty closed platform” so he didn’t see it happening soon.

Opera is the most popular mobile browser at the moment – as it is well optimised for the platform and comes pre-programmed into many mobile handsets

Aishwarya Rai to action with Rajnikanth

‘Endhiran’(Robot) is abstraction up able-bodied and it is time for Aishwarya to already afresh besom up her activity skills. Yes. The most recent amend from the ‘Endhiran’(Robot) assemblage is that Aishwarya has got a achievement arrangement in which she fights Rajinikanth.

We accept apparent her adeptness to accomplish in activity arrangement from her beforehand movies like ‘Dhoom 2′ and ‘Jodhaa Akbar’. Now we will be able to see her giving her best adverse Rajinikanth. According to the script, Rajini teaches Aishwarya Rai the aggressive arts anatomy and a arena has been filmed afresh based on the aforementioned with Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai.

It is additionally accepted that she is acquirements Karate from Ramesh adept to accomplish artlessly in the Shankar directed ‘Endhiran’.