Bristol Palin to star in reality series on Bio

NEW YORK - The Bio Channel is giving Bristol Palin a reality series.

The network said Monday that Palin will star in a 10-episode series. She is the daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and a former contestant on "Dancing With the Stars."

The new series will follow her move from Alaska to Los Angeles with her son, Tripp, to work at a small charity.

Google Raise Objections to Draft India Internet Rules

NEW DELHI—Google Inc. told Indian regulators in a confidential February memo that the nation's tough proposed restrictions on Internet content could present serious problems for the company and others hoping to tap a promising growth market. The regulations were enacted last month little-changed despite Google's input. Google's concerns, laid out in a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, add to criticism from civil rights advocates who say the new rules amount to a crackdown on free speech on the Web.

Google to launch online music service?

NEW YORK: Internet giant Google could launch an online music service as early as Tuesday to rival Amazon's "cloud" service, which allows users to store digital music online, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Citing unnamed sources, the newspaper said on Monday that Google, like Amazon, has yet to secure licenses from the major record companies, and would limit users to a "streaming mode" to prevent piracy.

Movie Review - The Beaver

Jodie Foster’s risky film starring her long-time friend Mel Gibson is appropriately enough, all about getting a second chance. Gibson’s recent tabloid infamy sparked a backlash that delayed the film’s release, finally it has been in the theatres and the timing seems about right. He’s aged for sure, but its classic dramatic Mel, powerful, visceral and complicated.

Microsoft to pay $8.5 billion in cash to acquire Skype; what happens next?

Microsoft has officially announced its purchase of VoIP provider Skype for a whopping $8.5 billion. As we reported late last night, it's Microsoft's most expensive acquisition to date. This is a big, big gamble for Microsoft, but one that could ultimately pay off in several key areas. I'd expect to see Skype deeply integrated in the Windows operating system — with Windows Phone 7, Xbox 360, Office and Windows Live, at the very least. Microsoft's official stance is as follows:

Rahat has a near death experience on his U.S Tour

Musician Aadesh Shrivastava has vowed to look after his dead brother Chitresh's familyThe car crash that killed composer Aadesh Shrivastava's brother Chitresh could have also ended Rahat Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's life.Minutes before the crash, the Pakistani singer got out of the car and decided to join his musical troupe in a bus that accompanied their car. "What do we say to this? How does God decide who lives and who dies? Is there any law governing our existence any more?"

Button teaching his Girlfriend how to Drive

JENSON BUTTON does not fear risking his life racing at 200mph but admits to a few nervous moments teaching his girlfriend to drive at 35mph.The British ace has just splashed out on a new Mini Cabriolet for his Japanese stunner Jessica Michibata. And he is teaching the lingerie model, 26, the ways of the road on the leafy lanes near his home in Guernsey.But Button, 31, said: "I've got Jess a Mini Cooper S Cabriolet, which is awesome."It's cream with a hot chocolate roof, that's what she calls it