Air Blue passenger jet carrying 152 people crashes in the hills near Islamabad in Pakistan, leaving no survivors. R.I.P.

An Inconvenient Truth: Al Gore is questioned by the Portland police after the case related to his alleged sexual assault on a massage therapist is reopened. 

Felicitations! Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakarra celebrates his career’s seventh double century scored at the second test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka.

Forward Block: Even after Wikileaks’ disclosure of classified military information, US Congress gives final nod to bill that approves $60 billion funds for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Hollywood director Ang Lee comes to India to begin shooting for the celluloid adaptation of Yann Martel’s Life of Pi in Kerela and Pondicherry. Meanwhile, France woos Hollywood directors like Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese. Can we hope to see Vicky and Christina in Paris next?

India gets Epic, its first local browser built by Bengaluru start-up, Hidden Reflex. Browse that! On international turf, Google Inc is set to launch its own version of Facebook. 

Not So Sada Dossa: Dawood Ibrahim’s aide Mustafa Dossa stabs fellow inmate and don Abu Salem at Arthur Road Jail after suspecting Salem of squealing on D-company members. 

Pop(e) Art: Pope Benedict XVI releases Friends of Jesus, an Italian novel for children.

Sore loser! In his tirade against the Commonwealth Games being held in India, congressman and former sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said that he would be unhappy if the event was a success.

Transformers: Kangana Ranaut sports her usual curly hair and a Gucci ensemble on Harper Bazaar’s July-August cover; Deepika Padukone dons a simple avatar, dressed in Bengali cotton saris for Ashutosh Gowarikar’s next.

Underwear collection R-Pant named after Twilight star Robert Pattinson, who refuses to pose for the line. Guess he didn’t get the brief!