Ameesha Patel Returns to the Acting Biz

Luck seems to be on actress, Ameesha Patel’s side and now the actress is getting back into the biz. First her production company had a good kick start, and now we hear she’s bagging a few acting roles.

The movie will be titled, Shortcut Romeo and is a remake of the 2006 Tamil movie, Thiruttu Payale. The movie will see Ameesha paired with actor Neil Nitin Mukesh for the first time.

Here’s want an ecstatic Ameesha said, ‘I am extremely happy and excited to do such a thrilling film. It's a very intelligent script and a step forward from the same genre of suspense thrillers that I have been part of before.’

Previously we’re seen Ameesha starring in thriller movies like, Humraaz and Ankahee and will also be seen in the sequel to the 2008 movie, Race.

So should Ameesha return to the big screen? Or were you never a fan of her? 

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Ganguly, Sachin differ on ODI format

KOLKATA: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly is not on the same page as his former opening partner Sachin Tendulkar, who has suggested revamping of the one day international cricket format.

Unlike Tendulkar, Ganguly feels the current ODI format is here to stay.

"We already have a 20-over format, so why another 25 over game? The 50 over game has done well. We saw such a hugely successful World Cup in India. The format is doing wonderful which was evident in the recently concluded India-England series," said Ganguly.

Ganguly thinks the International Cricket Council (ICC) rejected Tendulkar's proposal not for any cricketing reasons, but because it came from an Indian.

"It is no surprise that it (Sachin's suggestion) has been rejected. There is a huge idea or belief in world cricket that India is the power and dominates world cricket. At the moment it just gives me a feeling that oh! It has come from them, so lets put it on hold, India are too big," said Ganguly at a product launch event.

Earlier, cricketing legend Tendulkar sent a letter to ICC chief Haroon Lorgat suggesting the current ODI format of two innings of 50 over each be changed to four innings of 25 over each.

The ICC on Wednesday dismissed the suggestion saying there was no scope for change in the format at the moment.

Ganguly, the new designated chairperson of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) technical committee, toed the board's line saying the Umpire Decision Referral System (UDRS) needs to improve a lot to become acceptable.

"The UDRS is an issue and I completely agree with BCCI's thought on the system. From what I saw in the India versus England and Australia versus Sri Lanka Series the system needs a lot of improvement. It needs lot of updating before it becomes foolproof," added Ganguly.

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Suriya’s 7aam Arivu is all set to release on Diwali

Red-Giant Movies’ Udayanidhi Stalin has stated that ‘7aam Arivu’ is a Diwali release.
Suriya fans are extremely wanting to see their icon on the watch’s screen and also have been tweeting producer asking him concerning the film’s release.

So, all you guys might have been waiting for the audio release from long time and to reduce some of your excitement and eagerness we have brought you the track list of the film.
Harris Jayraj has given exceptional music and the album has total of six songs including a Chinese track. The Chinese song is the special attraction of the album which was sung by mandarin singer Hau.
Here 7 am Arivu Track List
1. 7am Arivu
Singers: Karthik
2. Kadhal Mayam
Singers: Naresh Iyer & Varshini
3. Circus Circus
Singers: Benny Dayal & Shruthi Haasan
4. Indru Oru
Singers: Shruthi Haasan, Sriram Parthasarathy
5. Yamma
Singers: S.P.B

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G (AT&T)

Four months after making its U.S. debut on Verizon Wireless, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G is now available on AT&T. Not much has changed. In fact, it's nearly the same exact smartphone. But on AT&T it's sporting a bargain bin $49.99 price, a free multimedia dock, and good Internet speeds on AT&T's HSPA+ 21 network. So while the Xperia Play was a good phone for Verizon gamers, it's an even better choice on AT&T.

Physical Design, Call Quality, and Web
One thing that certainly hasn't changed is the physical design. The Xperia Play is still big and bulky at 4.7 by 2.4 by .6 inches (HWD) and 6.2 ounces; most of that weight is for the gamepad. The phone is made of somewhat cheap-feeling dark blue and silver plastic. The 4-inch, 854-by-480 screen looks sharp, but it's dim, even with the brightness set to its highest setting (which it is by default). That's probably to help save battery life, which was an incredible 9 hours 18 minutes. You should be able to do some serious gaming before this thing needs another charge.

The screen slides horizontally to reveal an absolutely wonderful gamepad. There are four directional buttons, four PlayStation action buttons, two analog trackpads standing in for the PSPs joystick, Select, Start, and Menu buttons, and two "flippers" on the top edge of the phone. The buttons mirror the PSP's layout, though they're a bit smaller and tighter than the ones on the PSP. They feel solid and ready for extended gaming sessions.

AT&T also includes a multimedia dock with the Xperia Play, which allows for easy charging and connection to a home stereo system (via included 3.5mm jack). When docked, the phone automatically launches a desktop alarm application, so it also doubles as an alarm clock.

With such a major focus on gaming, it becomes easy to forget the Xperia Play is also a phone. Luckily, it doesn't disappoint in that department. The Play uses AT&T's HSPA+ 21 network and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi. The phone also works as a tethered modem or Wi-Fi hotspot with the right service plan. I got some pretty respectable speeds using the Xperia Play. Downloads averaged 4-5Mbps down, while uploads were around 1-1.5Mbps up. That's faster than we've seen on other "4G" AT&T phones such as the Motorola Atrix 4G, which don't support HSPA+ 21.

RF reception was good, and call quality was above average. Calls sound rich and clear in the phone's earpiece, with just the slightest trace of fuzz from time to time. On the other end, calls made with the phone sound sharp, though noise cancellation is lacking; you can hear almost everything happening in the background. The speakerphone sounds good, and goes loud enough for outdoor use, but just barely. You probably won't be able to hear it on a noisy street. Calls sounded good through an Aliph Jawbone Era Bluetooth headset ($129.99, 4.5 stars) and voice dialing worked fine.

Gaming
The main reason many people will be interested in the Xperia Play is for the games. There are a few ways to download them. The first, easiest way, is to load up the Play Games app, conveniently located on the phone's home screen. It's a scrollable menu of game titles from Gameloft, EA Mobile, and the Android Market. Tapping on a game will punt you over to the Gameloft or EA mobile site, or directly to its listing in the Android Market. You can also go to the Android Market yourself and do a search for "Xperia Play Optimized," but this will turn up plenty of titles that aren't really optimized.           

Downloading titles from the Android Market and EA are easy, but every time I tapped on a game from Gameloft, I was directed to a generic Gameloft page that wasn't specific to the game I wanted to see. You can tap your way through a few more pages to find it, but it should be linked directly. Once downloaded, though, I didn't experience any problems.

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Sikkim quake: Death toll rises; losses estimated at Rs. 1 lakh crore

Gangtok:  Three days after a devastating earthquake measuring a forceful 6.8 on the Richter scale struck large parts of north east India, rescue and relief teams are still trying to reach thousands of people trapped in remote areas.

Many villages in quake-hit Sikkim are still out of reach and thousands are said to be waiting for help. Rescue operations remain the biggest challenge as rain and landslides are severely hampering the efforts and bad weather is not allowing helicopters to land.

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No breaching Super Kings' castle

M.S. Dhoni's Class of 2011 sealed a first ever all-win record at home in the IPL, as Chennai Super Kings defeated Kochi Tuskers Kerala by 11 runs at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. 

 

The result, which assured CSK of a play-off spot, sent the side to the top of the table and snuffed out any chance that KTK might have had of making it past the league stage.

With Tuskers appearing flat for large stretches of the contest, the home side was hardly required to resort to the extraordinary — none of its batsmen crossed fifty and no bowler picked up more than the solitary wicket.

Dhoni elected to bat, setting in motion a series of by now predictable events, which have resulted in six of CSK's seven wins at Chepauk.

The side stitched together a competitive total — 152 for five — which its spinners, despite some late hitting by Brad Hodge (who was dropped when he was 19 by an alarmingly nonchalant M. Vijay in the deep), defended without alarm.

R. Ashwin's (4-0-16-1) three Power Play overs went for nine runs and he also picked up a wicket.

Despite Brendon McCullum (33, 37b, 3x4) and Hodge (51 n.o., 42b, 3x4, 2x6) spending significant time at the crease, KTK could not reach the target.

In what was a reflection of CSK's all-round bowling strength, the defending champion made light of its pacemen's off-day. Albie Morkel did not bowl a single over.

And Doug Bollinger and Dwayne Bravo went for plenty. Still, Ashwin, Suresh Raina and Shadab Jakati did what was asked of them, starving the visitor's chase of momentum.

The hitherto unused Wriddhiman Saha turned out to be CSK's batting hero, playing a knock that was cast from the same die as that of the entire innings.

The reserve wicketkeeper struggled early on, making 9 off 14 balls at one stage, and was reprieved when Parthiv Patel missed a stumping chance but came up with the big hits at the death, to take the home side to a fighting score.

Michael Hussey (32, 37b, 2x4) dropped anchor, managing to get a shot off to the boundary after 28 balls of struggle and was perhaps forced into circumspection with the steady fall of wickets. Vijay, Raina and S. Badrinath all fell at the end of a productive series of balls during which they had managed to clear the fence at least once.

Parthiv did not enjoy a good return to the ground where he plied his trade for three previous seasons, missing as many as three chances and when he did pouch Hussey, Rudi Koetzen turned the legitimate appeal down. Dhoni departed not long after Hussey was dismissed holing out, but CSK's batting depth — Bravo comes in at no. 8 — allowed for such sputter and choke, as Saha and Albie Morkel added 36 runs in three overs and a bit at the death.

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Most-wanted list goof up, an oversight by Mumbai police: Chidambaram

Home Minister P Chidambaram today accepted the inclusion of terror accused Wazhul Kamar Khan in the list of most-wanted fugitives given to Pakistan was a "mistake". He said it was a "genuine error" by Mumbai Police and an "oversight" by the Intelligence Bureau.

 There was a mistake. We are not trying to blame anyone. We take responsibility for it," said Mr Chidambaram adding, that the Red-Corner alert should have been cancelled and Wazhul Khan's name deleted from the list.

The Home Minister said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was not informed of Wazhul Khan's arrest by the Mumbai police. "It was also a lapse on the part of the Intelligence Bureau (IB)," admitted Mr Chidambaram.
Khan, an accused in the 2003 Mulund blasts, has been living in Thane's Waghle Estate with his mother, wife and children, after he was let out on bail, sources said. The forty-four-year-old was also involved in the 2003 Vile Parle and Ghatkopar blasts, besides the 2002 Mumbai Central station blasts.

Speaking to NDTV, Khan said, "I have never visited Pakistan. I have been living in Thane for the past 12 years." He also said that that he wasn't aware of his name being on the most wanted list that was handed to Pakistan. 

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