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

Bandh costs India over Rs 13,000 crores, making goods more expensive until supplies normalise. Shut up!

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen: Lindsay Lohan sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating her probation in a 2007 drug case. 

Dalai Lama turns 75 this week, celebrates birthday in Dharamshala.  Monkwish!

Firemen go on strike after being asked to double up as lifeguards during the monsoons. Talk about opposing elements!

Holy matrimony, bat-man! Dhoni ties the knot in a secret ceremony with Sakshi Singh Rawat.

Kurla Killer strikes again. A 13-year old boy goes missing this time.

Nano second? Volkswagen plans to rope in Maruti Suzuki to develop its first compact car for India. Hood luck!  

Lady Gaga beats Barack Obama with over 10.7 million fans on Facebook, becoming the first living person to have over 10 million followers on a single social networking site. Gagantuan!

Spain-tastic: Bookies root for Germany’s win against Spain, Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar plan to bring famous Spanish La Tomatina event to Bollywood, and Rafael Nadal wins the Wimbledon Cup for the second time. 

Staying Alive: DJ Tiesto fake dies in a rumour-driven car crash, but rises from the (g)rave to assure his fans that he is very much alive.

Type-oh casting: After much outcry, Time Magazine apologises for story which refers to Indian Americans as “Dotheads”.  

Violence continues in Jammu and Kashmir with four more civilians dead. RIP.