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Palak aka Gurmeet Kaur is eliminated on 31st of July. She has been the third elimination of the Jungle and the fourth one to exit. She has been one of the controversial contestants of the show. Last week another controversial participant Fiza was eliminated.

Acoording to the sources, Palak and Aman Verma were the two in the bottom. Palak failing to win the Maha Jungle Challenge was eliminated. Palak has been considered to be one of the lazy people in the jungle and has been involved in a lot of arguments.

Love Aaj Kal is set to release from 31st July, 2009. It is one of the most awaited movies this year featuring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone. It has created much hype and is expected to be bring colors to bollywood this year which is one of the dullest.

Both Saif and Deepika are not having good days with a lot of flops. Race which was a way back was the last success of Saif while for Deepika all excluding Om Shanti Om haven't been appreciated including the much talked Chadhni Chowk to China.

Love Aaj kal is the first movie produced by Saif himself and the third one of the director Imtiaz Ali Khan other two being - Socha Na Tha and Jab We Met. Rishi Kapoor, Shweta Gulati and Rahul Khanna are the other stars in the movie and Neetu Singh will make a comeback after long time.

Find the review of the movie - Love Aaj Kal on -

"There are three reasons why you must catch Love Aaj Kal ASAP – dialogues, performances and music. Imtiaz Ali's tale of love, then and now is a light hearted and refreshing watch. ............... Love Aaj Kal is not perfect. But in one of Bollywood's dullest years, this one comes as a refreshing ray of hope. It's bound to bring a smile on your face. Here's a film with both head and heart."- Review by buzz18

June 22, 2009 witnessed the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century. The total eclipse was visible in some parts of India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Japan and so on. Many people in the specified places due to bad weather and clouds. Here is the video of the Solar Eclipse of June 22, 2009 as seen from Varanasi of India:



You can see that the video shows the different stages of total solar eclipse in Varanasi. Firslty, the eclipse started around 5:30 in India and it was hidden by moon slowly. It seemed as a partial moon in 6:10. Finally total eclipse occured at 6:22. Diamond ring was observed 6:26.

Raksha bandhan a festival celebrated in India reflecting the love between a brother and sister. It falls on the full moon day of the month of Shravan in Hindu Calender. This time the date of Rakhi is on 5 August, 2009. In this festival, a sister ties sacred thread - the Rakhi on the wrist of her brother.

Rakhi Greetings: The sisters tie Rakhi on the wrist of brother on return of which greetings are offered by the brothers. For brothers and sisters who are far from each other, greetings from Internet is very popular. You may send greetings(e-cards) from following sites:
123greetings or raksha-bandan.com

Send Rakhi gifts: You may choose to send gift to your brother or sister via your computer. You can use following websites : http://rakhi.indiangiftsportal.com/, http://rakhi.rediff.com/, http://www.rakhi-gifts.com/

Surya Grahan on 22 July 2009 is going to be the longest total solar eclipse of the century. The total eclipse begins from Western part of India near Surat and travels towards west - Varodora, Indore, Bhopal, Varanasi, Patna, Nepal, Bangladesh,Bhutan, Darjelling, eastern part of India, central of China, southern Japan and towards Pacific ocean. The partial eclipse can be viewed in all places of India, Nepal and most other Asian countries.

The Exact date and time of Surya Grahan 2009 :
The date is 22 July, 2009 which falls on Wednesday and time differs in many places all over the world. As I said above, it would start earlier in Surat and very late in Eastern India and later in Japan and Pacific. You can view this article to know the timing of Solar Eclipse 2009 in different places.

How to watch the solar Eclipse on 2009:
Never try to see it with naked eye, telescopes, binoculars, simple glasses, mirrors or images on water. Take proper advice from the concerned person. This article may help you.

What are the religious views regarding the Surya Grahan?
Hindu religion regards it as bad sign. Find in detail here.

Urvasi Dholakia better known as 'Kamolika' will face Rajeev Khandelwal in the Star Plus show Sach Ka Saamna. She will be facing questions regarding her personal life whose answer will shock not only the audiences but also her family and friends. From the promo of the show some questions which would be asked to here are:

* Did you fear that you were turning into an alcoholic?
* Were you expelled from college as you got pregnant while being a minor?
* Did you ever have an affair with a married man?

Her mother Kaushal Dholakia and best friend - Sanela will be along with her in the show when she answers these questions. Questions will be related to her relationship with co-stars and friends and hefself being young single mother.

Urvasi Dholakia is a very popular TV star. She played in many TV serials but the greatest impression was from her negative role in Kasauti Zindagi Kay as Kamolika.

Like the other contestants, we can say that she will shock everyone. But to know what questions will be asked and what would be her reactions, the show must be watched. Will she cry in the show? Will her mother and friend support her ? Will she be able to tackle all 21 questions? Wait for the show which telecasts from Monday to Friday at 10:30 PM.