Mumbai, Feb 3, : Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty on Tuesday became the third celebrity after Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta to invest in the Indian Premier League
(IPL).

Shilpa Shetty bought a twelve percent stake in the Rajasthan Royals.

She will invest 15.4 million dollars in the team with her London-based businessman partner Raj Kundra.

Rajasthan Royals owner Manoj Badale has confirmed reports of Shetty buying a stake.

Shilpa said she would have a role in the team''s promotional activities this year.

Mumbai, Feb 2 : The winning duo of Australian Mixed doubles title Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza arrived at the Airport here on Monday.

"It''s a great way to comeback. It is my first tournament of the year and many more to go ahead. So I am just going to be happy with wining this grand slam and will see from here," said Sania Mirza.

When asked whether both will continue to play such mixed doubles tournament in future, pat came the reply from Mahesh Bhupathi, "yes definitely".

Mumbai, Jan. 30 : A designer pen store in Mumbai has introduced a special range of premium variety pens with gold and silver finish, some of them carrying images of deities on them.

Willian Penn have introduced a range of well-designed luxurious pens. Available in a price range of Rs. 20,000 to 900,000, these are special pens, as they are crafted by various foreign designers with gold and silver finish.

New Delhi, Jan 29: The Union Cabinet has agreed to establish "National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management" at Malegaon (Baramati) in Maharashtra, which will cost the government Rs. 73.50 crores in the 11th plan.

The need for the institute is highly apparent since abiotic stresses like drought, temperature extremes, flood, salinity, mineral toxicity and nutritive deficiency are affecting Indian crops to a large extent.

Pune, Jan. 28 : A group of people with alternative sexual orientations gave a theatre performance to draw the public attention and criticize the anti-gay laws of the country.

The musical play had been censored almost a year after it was started to campaign against the country''s anti-gay laws and prejudices existing in the general society.

Jamir Kamble, the writer and director of the play, said that the play aimed at increasing the awareness of the people on gays'' issues and rights.

A 730-bedded private hospital having more than 100 outpatient sections has been opened in the posh Four Bungalows area of Andheri, a north-west suburb.

Named Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, the spanking new hospital was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Monday.