bpb’s weekly pick-tionary of happenings from Mumbai and beyond.

Across the line: South Africa’s legspinner Imran Tahir fractures his left thumb, may not play for the match against India in Nagpur. Meanwhile, Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh is declared captain of the Sahara Pune Warriors for the upcoming season of the Indian Premiere League. Match maiden heaven?

A major fire breaks out in Garib Nagar slum of Bandra (E) and burns down over two thousand shanties. Real estate developers accused of sabotage.

Aftershocks: An earthquake in Japan measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale causes tremors in Tokyo and triggers a mini Tsunami in the coastal town of Ofunato.

Braid-y Bunch: From Johnny Depp to Al Pacino, fourteen hot men sport the ponytail in this look book.

Con-tract: The Enforcement Directorate arrests money launderer Hasan Ali, and demands a 14-day remand to investigate all charges against the biggest tax evader of the country.

Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen is fired from TV show Two and A Half Men, retaliates by calling creator Chuck Lorre “whatshiscock.” Actor Rob Lowe might replace Mr Sheen. *fingers crossed*

Libya Update: The international community continues to debate on what action to take in Libya, and whether to declare a no-fly zone. Meanwhile, Gen. Gaddafi vows to fight the “invaders” to his end.

Make a Beeline: For California Pizza Kitchen that opens its second Mumbai outpost at Lower Parel’s Phoenix Mills. And all rascalas head to Cinemax movie theatres for Rajnikanth Film Festival that starts on March 11.

Nidhi Gupta, resident of Mumbai and mother of two pushes her children from the 19^th floor of their apartment building before taking the plunge herself. None of them survived the fall. R.I.P

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh claims he was unaware of the pending corruption charges on P J Thomas until he was appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner.  

Sari-draping app for iPhone with step-by-step tutorial. Pleat this out.

Sister Act: Styled by sister Rhea, actress Sonam Kapoor looks stunning on the  cover of FHM magazine. Meanwhile, Katrina Kaif is all set to produce and star in a movie that will introduce her sibling Isabel in Bollywood.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi threatens the coalition between DMK and The Indian National Congress. Sonia Gandhi responds by saying she doesn’t care. Break ke baad?

Warner Bros ties up with Facebook to rent out movies where users of the social network can pay directly online. Meanwhile, Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg’s dog gets an account on the social networking site.  Sub woofers?