Kongregate rocks!!!

Has anyone tried out Kongregate? I feel it's gonna be the next big craze after You Tube. Check it out.

Glamour girls scramble for piece of India

Did anyone notice that a bevy of international beauties made a beeline for India in recent months. Scarlett Johansson visited slums and schools in Delhi as part of an Oxfam project. Ashley Judd was here espousing women's rights and the fight against AIDS. Elizabeth Hurley chose to get married to hubby Arun all over again in picturesque Jodhpur. Angelina Jolie and beau Brad Pitt flew down to India for filming 'A Mighty Heart'. Now, singer Shakira would be performing in Mumbai. And what of celebrities turning up unannounced like they did some years ago? Remember how Kate Winslet roamed about sans make-up and evaded shutterbugs.

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How Steffi Graf aced a spectator

And we are not even talking about her tennis. (Link via Kiruba)

Will voters sway the same way sans bribes?

Uttar Pradesh is heading for elections and we are in for yet another round of booth-capturing, politicians using money (to bribe voters), gangsters using muscle (to intimidate voters) and something exclusive to 2007 - Amitabh Bachchan appearing in television ads extolling the virtues of the state (or rather its government).

How would Indians react if political parties stopped bribing voters during elections? Well, the Chinese should show them the way.

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Dhoni to stay back in Trinidad?

Crazy Journo claims that a miffed Dhoni has decided to make the Caribbean his permanent abode after irate fans went on the rampage at his newly constructed house in Ranchi. Believe at your own risk.

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Fear and flight

Animated tale of a man who wouldn't give up on his dream

Cricket World Cup: Woolmer dead, Flintoff sacked

It's not been a good day for Cricket. Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died in hospital a few hours after he was found unconcious in a pool of vomit at his hotel room. Murder? Suicide? Heart attack? It's too early to say but there's no denying that Woolmer was really upset after minnows Ireland ousted Pakistan from the cricket World Cup.

Meanwhile, Andrew Flintoff has been sacked as England's vice-captain after having been apparently rescued from the sea in an inebriated condition one day before playing a World Cup match. Guess he didn't quite care for the World Cup. Details are sketchy in both cases.

But one thing is for certain, March 18 is not a date cricket fans are going to forget in a hurry.

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Cricket World Cup: Ireland to beat England, Australia

Well, bookmakers are actually offering odds that Ireland will go on to beat England and Australia in the Super Eight stage of the cricket World Cup. Given Ireland's victory over Pakistan and Bangladesh's trouncing of India in the group matches, this no longer seems impossible.

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The March 2007 Blog Mela

Sakshi Juneja kicked off the nomination process for this Blog Mela. Her vote went to Desi Dabba's post here on how television is a bit thanda this World Cup.

As expected, the cricket World Cup is the flavour this season. Sportolysis reveals why it's India's turn to bring home the trophy this year. There's a Pope involved in it somewhere. And Anand Ramachandran introduces the Underarm Cricket World Cup to be sponsored by Rexona.

But even the World Cup isn't as hot a topic on the Indian blogosphere as Reuters journo Jonathan Allen's coverage of Liz Hurley's nuptials.

Divisha Gupta didn't quite agree with Allen's statement on Indian women and promptly blogged about it. Amit Varma, India's most famous blogger, wrote about it too and so did Sakshi. And here's my take on the issue. Sujay, MadMax and someone called My Utterances also had their say.

Meanwhile, Shilpa Shetty went right ahead and met the Queen. And nearly slipped. Sepia Mutiny's Anna wonders whether the actress was actually wearing a sherwani.

Beware of Einstein's Ides of March, says Atanu Dey. Harsh had to part with his chocolate bar after he made a little girl cry.

Don't frown and say 'Serves him right'. Children are Evil Incarnate. Ask the Jabberwock, he will tell you why. Falstaff's an expert on handcuffs. Maybe he could help.

And Shweta Baxi Tyagi finds a subtle connection between weeding and Europe's 'foundling wheels'

Weeding out plants is also Alaphia's dilemma - does one really need to cut down trees to save the blackbuck?

Vivek Kumar elaborates on why restricting internet access at IIT Bombay is not a smart thing to do.

And if you are an upcoming blogger, you should probably take Rohit Bhargava's advice and concentrate on making your blog a microbrand.

You never know what music can do for you. The Great Bong reveals how he's become a convert to Channel Bh. Simple pleasures create great memories for AB as well. And Jhansi Ki Rani analyses how her life has changed after marriage.

Where you live does matter. eM has a flashback. And of course, the Blank Noise Project is trying to make sure you can be yourself no matter where you reside.

Lastly, fashion designer Anand Jon may be in trouble for you-know-what, but Sepia Mutiny would have us believe he also 'allegedly' smells bad.

That's all for now. The Blog Mela returns in April - Nominate now Keep watching this space.

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