After Prashant Tamang, multi-talented Sourabhee Debbarma, who hails
from Tripura, has won the Sony TV’s reality singing contest ‘Indian
Idol 4’ after defeating the other two finalists Kapil Thapa (second)
and Torsha Sarkar (third) at an event held at Mumbai, on Sunday night
(March 1).

Sourabhee impressed the jury members and the viewers through her power-pack performances, and got the highest votes.

The winners were chosen through viewers’ poll.

Shirdi, Mar 1: Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav flagged off a train to the holy pilgrimage spot of Shirdi on Saturday.

There was no rail link to Shirdi and the pilgrims used to reach the shrine by road. The new broad gauge line will provide connectivity to this revered shrine from all parts of the country.

Yadav, who also visited the shrine, said a large number of devotees irrespective of their faith, pay homage to the seer. The new line, originating from Puntamba on Daund-Manmad route will provide direct rail link to Shirdi from all parts of the country.

Mumbai, Feb 28 : A grand event will be organized on Saturday night at Yash Raj Studios to give away the 54th Idea Film Fare Awards 2008.

The event will be studded with a variety of star performances to showcase the true colors of Bollywood where the largest number of films in the world are produced ever year.

Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan will host the event whereas actors like Abhishek Bachchan, Shahid Kapoor, Katrina Kaif and Farhan Akhtar are slated to perform on hit numbers tonight.

PepsiCo has won the sponsorship for Mukesh Ambani’s IPL team, Mumbai Indians (MI) for the upcoming second season of the much awaited tournament.

As part of the deal, PepsiCo will get branding, promotion and pouring rights for the MI team, and the brand will be featured on the players' apparel and helmets.

The company has also acquired exclusive pouring rights at home matches, besides being the official beverage for the same team.

Deadline for bids will be extended by 45 days

The Maharashtra government and Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) received another setback on Friday, as there were no bids in the second round for the Mumbai trans-harbour link.

MSRDC officials were optimistic that two to three consortiums would come forward to construct the 22-km sealink.

Mumbai, Feb 27 : Former mafia don and Maharashtra legislator Arun Gawli's party -- Akhil Bharatiya Sena (ABS) on Friday joined hands with the Bahujan Samaj Party
(BSP).

Gawli will contest the Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha seat on a BSP ticket.

"The ABS chief has already given a letter of consent to merge the two parties," BSP state president Vilas Garud said.

Congress's Eknath Gaekwad is presently representing the constituency.