Pune, Jan 21 : Bollywood Actor Sanjay Dutt is now the owner of a super luxury bus priced at 30 million rupees which can be used for multiple purposes like shoots and also his newly announced political career.

Dutt, who is all set to make his debut in politics by contesting in the forthcoming general elections from Lucknow on the Samajwadi Party''s ticket, will have to do a lot of travelling and the multiple utility luxury bus will be helpful.

The bus built by India''s ace automobile designer Dilip Chhabria on the original Volvo chassis is laced with gadgets providing all comforts.

Srinagar, Jan 21 : A resident of Srinagar has succeeded in growing oranges in the backyard of his house.

Kashmir''s climate is not suited for cultivating oranges as the temperatures in the valley fall to sub-zero levels during winter with frost being common to which oranges are sensitive.

However, Abdur Rashid Badyari has succeeded in growing the lone orange tree in Srinagar.

Badyari has a hobby of planting a variety of plants since his childhood days but never did he ever expect that he would be able to grown orange tree.

Shimla, Jan 21 : People living in the upper reaches in Himachal Pradesh, which gets heavy snowfall during the winters have devised a unique method of storing meat by drying it and smearing it with spices to prevent it from putrefying.

The roads to these hilly areas are blocked due to heavy snowfall during winter. Therefore people in Himachal Pradesh start collecting their food well in advance.

"There are two months of extreme cold, we chop the meat and store it in cold places. We get the ration for winters. We eat it with the dry meat in winters which is also good to eat," said Sardar Singh, a villager.

Visibly upbeat after the stupendous success of ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’, Badshah of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan is ready to woo audiences with his upcoming film Billu Barber, which is scheduled to release on February 13, 2009.

Produced by SRK’s Red Chillies Entertainment, the story of the movie ‘Billo Barber’ is supposed to be based on two childhood friends - a barber and a rich filmstar.

Inspired from the story of Lord Krishna and his best friend Sudama, Billo Barber is reported to be a remake of Malayalam film Katha Parayumbol.

London, Jan 21 : Stamp collectors have an opportunity to cash in on their hobby amid the credit crunch as new collectors in India and Russia push up prices, according to specialist company Stanley Gibbons.

The company is setting up an investment fund so that people can cash in on the growing value of its collections.

According chief executive Michael Hall, rare stamps are rising in value by 10 per cent a year as collectors in India and Russia increase prices.

Washington, Jan 21 : Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson recreated the magic of screen siren Marilyn Monroe in a sexy new ad for Dolce & Gabbana.

The 24-year-old actress posed as the late blonde bombshell in a glamorous photo shoot for the Italian fashion giant.

She was pictured sprawled across silk bedsheets wearing just a white corset and underwear, with a ruby red pout.

"Scarlett is sure of herself. She''s a beautiful girl, but she''s really easygoing. She is very Dolce + Gabbana," Contactmusic quoted Designer Stefano Gabbana as saying.