bpb exclusive: Subscribers are invited to the VIP preview of Bombay Electric’s flash sale all day today, August 5th!

bbm addicts in a tizzy as Indian security agencies threaten to shut down BlackBerry service after the provider refuses to turn over user data. Can we survive this Black-out?

Birdie View: Cricket fans get more than they bargained for as Yuvraj Singh offers Sri Lankan spectators his middle finger after they heckle him during a break.

Controversy continues around the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee as Chairman Suresh Kalmadi is pulled into a judicial probe for alleged corruption charges.

 

Dance over Dreams: Rajnikant’s dance and action wonder Sivaji trumps Christopher Nolan’s Inception, says New York magazine.
 
(Death) Cab for a Cutie: MNS demands 50% reservation for women taxi drivers. Meter up, we say!

Dus ka Bum: Following in the steps of Jennifer Lopez, John Abraham might be the first Indian celebrity to insure his derriere for 10 crores. What an ass!

Heavy rainfall damages the main runway at the Mumbai Airport, suspending flight services for 20 minutes on Tuesday. Meanwhile, civil aviation minister Praful Patel proposes to make airlines pay passengers for delayed or cancelled flights. Pretty fly!

Life and Death: Lady Gaga to perform with corpses in her upcoming Monster Ball Tour. The singer also poses nude for the September issue of Vanity Fair and talks about celibacy and cocaine.

Musically Yours: A Challen piano from Abbey Road Studios is expected to be auctioned for $ 230,000. The instrument has been played by the Beatles and Pink Floyd.

Lowering the bar(s): Lindsay Lohan keeps herself busy in jail by writing down all her thoughts, and hopes to convert her journal into a book someday. Even singer Justin Bieber plans to pen a memoir soon. We can’t wait.

Raining Cats, Dogs and Mosquitoes: As the city faces its wettest monsoon in five years, increase in malaria cases compels hospitals to erect tents in order to accommodate more patients.

Revenge attacks in Karachi claim the lives of 47 more civilians after assassination of senior MQM leader Syed Raza Haider. R.I.P