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

Bullish trends: The Sensex rallies for six days in a row. Also, sale of bullock carts in Mumbai goes up by over 700% in the last year.

Commonwealth Games: As the first lot of tickets are sold, activists claim the Games are held at the cost of the poor. Not so wealthy for the common after all?

Desi Londoner Aruna Shields to appear in the nude in Manu Kumaran’s film. Speaking of Bollywood’s barenaked ladies, Malika Sharawat will reportedly act with Salma Hayek.

Earthquakes kills 3 in Indonesia, 53 die in Bangladesh landslides. RIP.

For footie fans: Inventor says Vuvuzela’s B flat is soundtrack of the World Cup while BBC plans to filter out the annoying horns. Also, read about the best places to watch the matches on bpb’s article for CNNGo.com.

High Court declares fashion designers to be artists, Youtube users might be featured at the Guggenheim Museum. Lowbrow art? What will we hear of next?

Half baked justice: German Bakery blast suspect gets bail, while the BJP claims high level government involvement in the escape of Warren Anderson, chief of Union Carbide, after the Bhopal gas tragedy.

Hot moves by Coldplay: Horror movie starring Chris and Jonny hits the internet, Glee to use the band’s songs for a special edition episode.

Lady Gaga and Katy Perry resurrect Madonna’s iconic bra in upcoming videos. Talk about human c(l)ones!

Mixed signals: The IMF claims that propelled by India and China, Asia will emerge as an economic powerhouse in the next five years. Another report indicates that lack of transport infrastructure in India will hamper economic growth.

Obama vows to ‘make BP pay’ for wastage of fuel that could have powered 68,000 cars. Will the oil company finally have to swallow a bitter (s)pill?

Stork inventory: Ash’s bulging bump may indicate the arrival of a baby B; Tiger Woods rumoured to have a love-cub with Porn Queen Devon James.

Things to do today: Nana Chaudasma launches his book, History on a Banner, at 5pm in the University of Mumbai Convocation Hall; Mukul Deora at Zenzi Bandra, and Cinnabon opens at Pali Naka, near Basilico, Bandra.