First Windows Phone In 2011

Nokia will start to sell its first Windows Phone model this year, the company said on Thursday.
Finnish broadcaster MTV3 earlier reported on its website the phonemaker will have only one Windows-based model this year, citing Chief Financial Officer Timo Ihamuotila, but later replaced the story.
In its replacement report, MTV3 quotes Ihamuotila as saying the fact there will be an initial handset does not mean there will be only one model this year.
A Nokia spokesman said the original report was wrong.
This month, chief executive Stephen Elop indicated Nokia would launch several Windows devices this quarter.

120 yr old man marries with 60 year old lady

If their respective ages were to be added up, they'll date back to India's first war of independence in 1857. So, when 120-year-old Hazi Abdul Noor tied the knot with 60-year-old Samoi Bibi, the 500 guests at the wedding ceremony were bound to be left gaping.

A former contractor, Noor of Assam's Satghori village Sunday married Bibi, a resident of North Foolbari village in adjoining northern Tripura.
Over 500 guests, including religious heads, gathered at the sleepy Satghori village in Karimganj district, around 400 km from Assam's main city of Guwahati, to witness the rare marriage ceremony.
'Homemade sweets were passed around when Maulana Khairuzzaman, a senior Madrasa teacher, asked for a 'Kubool' (agreeing to marry) and a smiling Noor replied in confirmatory by nodding his head,' said Saiful Ahmed, a local government school teacher who was one of the guests at the ceremony.
'Noor might very well be the oldest person to get married in this part of India as far as my memory goes,' Ahmed told IANS.
Displaying his documents, Noor said: 'My age in the electoral list of the election commission is 116 years, but I am 120.'
In fact, this is not his first marriage.
Salima Khatun, Noor's first wife, died in 2005. 'I married Salima when I was 40,' he said.
Today, he heads a family of 122 members, including two sons, three daughters and numerous grandchildren, most of whom are married. Noor's eldest daughter is 79.
The centenarian used to work as a contractor in southern Assam during the British regime. He met with a deadly accident in his 50s, the pain of which he still carries in his back.
'Soon after my mother's death, my father asked us to find him another wife who would look after him as he needs full-time support,' said Noor's eldest son Hazi Azir Uddin, a retired teacher.
'With the help of one Abdul Hamid of Tripura, we found a new mother, though she's half his age. She was married once. Long back her husband died and she has no children,' the son said.
Hamid, the match-maker and also a relative of Noor, has interesting stories of his own to tell.
'So far, I have arranged 14 such marriages in which the ages of all the 28 brides and bridegrooms were 60 or above. The first such marriage was in 1984 in northern Tripura in which the ages of the brides and bridegrooms were 65 and 90,' he claimed.
'For arranging such marriages, I've never sought any money or any favour. This way, I acquire happiness,' said Hamid, who works at a government office in Tripura.

Is AAZAAN inspired by Shahrukh

'My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist' - so said Shahrukh Khan in the Karan Johar drama that released last year. Seems Shahrukh's statement influenced his friend and entrepreneur turned producer/actor Sachiin Joshi so much that he went ahead and made an entire film around the same statement - AAZAAN.

Says a source, "Obvious reference point for AAZAAN is Shahrukh's MY NAME IS KHAN which again made its statement against terrorism and the plight of Muslims across the world. However it managed to do that successfully without beating the jihad drum and hence conveyed the message in its own powerful way. AAZAAN has taken a similar route as well by not hoisting the jihad flag."
With the kind of approach AAZAAN has taking, it is only apparent that the film, which is said to be the biggest ever espionage thriller made in Bollywood, isn't being one of those regular lavishly mounted action affairs but digs its roots deeper down.
"See, I loved MY NAME IS KHAN and Shahrukh showed his unique way of fighting the system. I salute that," acknowledged Sachiin, "However there are different ways of fighting it out and in AAZAAN I have done just that by also bringing the espionage element. The film shows that how an Indian Muslim can go against all odds and emerge a winner if he has the willpower. Unlike many out there who just touch the sensitive issues, we have also taken a step forward to answer them."
Well, we would know if this is indeed true once AAZAAN hits the screens coming Friday.

Jagjit Singh Is Die

Renowned ghazal singer, Jagjit Singh, 70, passed away at 8 am at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, where he had been admitted to on September 23 after suffering from a brain hemorrhage. It was a voice that mesmerized a nation with a deep brooding sadness and the lyricism of Urdu. Along with his wife, Chitra Singh, he made a name from himself in the 70s and 80s as a leading ‘non-filmi’ voice in the recording industry. However, Bollywood did import his skills selectively over the years. One that comes to mind is Tum Itna Joh Muskura Rahi Ho from Arth. The image of a recently-divorced Shabana Azmi holding back her tears on returning to a cold apartment, while Raj Kiran strums a guitar and breaks into a song became a theme song of sorts for the bittersweet tribulations of urban life.

Jagjit Singh passes away
Jagjit Singh is survived by his wife, Chitra Singh, and though the couple saw meteoric heights, it also experienced dark personal tragedies. Their only son, Vivek, died in a car crash in the early 90s; his stepdaughter from Chitra Singh’s first marriage, Monica, who was a tarot card reader, committed suicide in 2009. Known as the ‘Ghazal King,’ Jagjit Singh’s personal tragedies gave his atmospheric, depressive soul-searching ghazals an emotional edge. Singh was also the recipient of the Padma Bhushan award. He sung in several other languages including Hindi, Punjabi and Nepali. He also collaborated with Lata Mangeshkar for the album ‘Sajda’ which went on to break records for a non-Bollywood album. However, what made him a national sensation was his quintessential single, ‘Hoto Se Choon Lo Tum’, a ghazal that would send his fans into a frenzy at the many concerts he performed at.
His other popular ghazals include Meri Zindagi Kisi Aur Ki, Mere Naam Ka Koi Aur Hai, Apni Marzi Se Kahan Apne Safar Ke Hum Hain, Wo Jo Hum Mein Tumme qaraar tha, Patta-patta Boota-boota Haal Hamaara Jaane Hai, Hoshwalo Ko Khabar, etc. He has also sung for popular movies like Sarfarosh and Tarqeeb.