MINNEAPOLIS: JoSH, a desi band based in Montreal, Canada performed at an Indian concert at Trocedors night club.

LOS ANGELES: The film directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar of (Lagaan fame) and released by UTV Motion Pictures is what the media says, an epic release worldwide. Twenty six countries including India, the US Europe, Asia and the Middle East are showing the film across 1,500 screens worldwide. This is the biggest release ever for an Indian film.

FREMONT, CA: Sunny Moza and his team are going to screen their latest project - a short movie 'Kurse - The Night of Halloween' on February 29. As the name suggests, the genre of the movie is horror. 'Kurse' is their third short movie after MahaBatein (Hindi, 30 min) and Choices (English, 20 min).

NEW JERSEY: The first ever Mommy & Me 2008 -- a mother-daughter pageant organized by Aum Shanti on Feb 16 -- saw enthusiastic participation. Twenty teams from New Jersey and New York were selected for the final pageant sponsored by Nationwide.

FREMONT: Hotmail founder and Indian Internet prodigy Sabeer Bhatia is engaged at last. He will tie the knot with Mumbai-based business woman Tania Sharma. Tania's family is into business with brand name Baidyanath. According to reliable sources, the marriage will take place on March 9 in Rebak Islands, Malaysia.

LOS ANGELES: Time was when Indian writers armed with manuscripts rushed to the West looking for buyers. Today any number of publishers in India are hosting book auctions for local and Diasporic writers and offering mind boggling sums of money, ranging from thousands to lakhs. And this is only an advance.

Deepak Chopra, called by Time magazine as the "poet-prophet of alternative medicine," has declared in a tribute, "I am who I am because of my Guru." Maharishi Mahesh Yogi died aged 91 at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, on February 5.

NEW DELHI: India's booming economy and 24/7 office culture could harm couples with young children unless they take steps to protect their relationships, say the authors of new book No Sex Please, We're Parents.

NEW YORK: Sony Entertainment Television Asia (SET Asia) has launched with Dutch cable television platform, Casema, following the signing of a distribution deal, with MAX launching on Jan 29, it was announced by Rajan Singh, EVP International Business, SET Asia.