From 2010 onwards all car makers will have to follow the obligatory Euro IV norms and it will definitely affect the production of Maruti Suzuki 800, since it is still not Euro IV compliant. What is even more disappointing is that the company may not be able to launch the Euro-IV compliant version of the model, which might mean that India's most beloved car might be extinct. Maruti 800 has also been the most successful model for the company itself. 

With a step closer to new invention, a team of Japanese researchers claimed on Monday that they have been successful in cloning dead mice that had been frozen for 16 years. This raises a possibility that woolly mammoths that walked the Earth thousands of years back could also be cloned. 

Tables seem to have turned on the popular TV show 'Bigg Boss 2', with participant Rahul Mahajan - initially considered one of the weakest contenders - having sprung a surprise as the hot favourite of punters. If bookies are to be believed Rahul is presently the strongest of the six contenders in the show, and the current bet on his winning has almost reached an astounding Rs 100 crores.

In what can be called a sad day in Bollywood, legendary filmmaker BR Chopra, who was suffering from prolonged illness, breathed his last early Wednesday morning at his Juhu residence, at the age of 95.

An acclaimed Bollywood personality, and a winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Chopra had made many blockbuster films like 'Naya Daur', 'Gumrah', 'Humraaz', 'Dhundh', 'Insaaf ka Tarazoo' and 'Nikah'.

Expressing the desire to play characters that are exciting, challenging and more real life-based, Sanjat Dutt said he is fed up with playing a gangster in many films. The actor said he is looking at playing roles he has not done thus far.

The actor, who was seen playing negative roles with élan in films like 'Khalnayak', 'Vaastav', 'Viruddh' and 'Kaante', said: "I'm playing a very different role in my next release 'EMI'. It has turned out really, really well. And it goes into a new territory."

According to a Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) official, Lieutenant Colonel Srikant Purohit has been in connection with the September 29 Malegaon blasts, under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Activities (MCOCA). This is the first time a military officer has been arrested under an anti-terror law.

ATS Additional Commissioner of Police, Parambir Singh said that Purohit was interrogated two days back at the Maharashtra and Gujarat Area (M&G) headquarters, and was arrested on Wednesday. Singh, however, refused to reveal Purohit's role in the blasts.