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The news from Sony Entertainment channel is almost clear though not official. Sony is also doing what England did to its Pop Idol opting in favour of X Factor in place of its simpler version - Pop Idol. Indian Idol was created on the lines of Pop Idol, as the first Indian reality show for finding singing talents in the country. But as of now, Sony has said that it will retain Indian Idol while starting off the X Factor too.

The creator for the Pop Idol was Simon Fuller while for X Factor was Simon Cowell and Britain had opted for the latter in the year 2004, the year in which India kicked off its Indian Idol.

A. K. Hangal, the actor of yesteryears, is in a pitiful state at 95-year. He has been suffering from age related illness and his family, which consists of his 75-year old son Vijay, cannot afford his medical expenses. The medical bills of A. K. Hangal have touched Rupees 15,000 every month and the Hangals now have to make a choice between medicines and food. They live in a modest flat on the ground floor of Saraswati Apartments in Santacruz East.

Parents Television Council has asked for Federal investigation of MTV’s hit U. S. show 'Skins'. After its huge success in Britain, this edgy new series was launched in the U. S. This series features young teen age actors who indulge in steamy hot scenes. The youngest actor of 'Skins' is just 15-year old.

The premiering episode witnessed as many as 3.3 million viewers. Viacom executives were already jittery about the explicitly sexual content and had called for changes before broadcast. They were in fear of violating the federal law of presenting minors in sexual scenes.

When two exes are spotted together, it only sends the rumor mills on an over. Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal were seen dining together during their night out in Nashville, Tennessee. The two were spotted at a restaurant called Bound’ry close to Swift’s condo in Nashville. According to sources, they had taken a table for two.

India's top car maker, Maruti Suzuki India Limited has increased the price of its vehicles by around Rs 8,000 across all group.

However, the cost of Maruti's small car Alto K10 has been kept the same.

The car manufacturer has blamed the continuously increasing raw material rates as the major reason for the price increase.

In December 2010, Maruti had declared that it would increase the price of its cars in the country in January because of sharp increase in the essential input materials comprising steel, natural rubber as well as copper.

New Delhi, Jan 22 - Bollywood actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan, who is busy amassing accolades for his latest project "Dhobi Ghat", is on the international jury of the upcoming 61st Berlin International