New Delhi, Feb 3 - Hollywood superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger failed to turn up at an event to present Abhishek Bachchan an award for helping create a greener environment, but has congratulated him for the honour.

"Congrats on the Green Globe, @juniorbachchan. More celebrities should be pumping up green progress. I'll be back, and we should get together," Schwarzenegger wrote on his Twitter page Friday morning.

New Delhi, Feb 3 - He came, he spoke and he conquered! Hollywood action man Arnold Schwarzenegger may have visited the capital just for a day but his generosity and warmth overwhelmed his fans who met him at the 12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit.

New Delhi, Feb 3 - Spicy Indian food has found a fan in Hollywood action man Arnold Schwarzenegger. The actor relished some spicy Indian dishes and naan during his day-long visit to the capital for the 12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit.

"Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to be a big foodie. I overheard him asking people for some good local cuisine and spicy food," Rajiv Chhibber, manager corporate communications TERI, the organizers of the summit, told IANS.

New Delhi, Feb 2 - Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is here on a short trip, wants to know about the capital's good restaurants.

"Does anyone have some good restaurants or other tips?" Schwarzenegger tweeted and also posted a picture saying: "This is how they greeted me in Delhi." He landed here Tuesday night.

The former governor of California is in the capital to attend the 12th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated Wednesday.

New Delhi, Feb 2 - Actor Akshaye Khanna says it wasn't a conscious decision not to sign too many films, adding that he can't think of associating himself with anything and everything.

"It's not that I avoid signing many films in a year but, yes, I don't want myself to associate with anything and everything," Akshaye, whose forthcoming film "Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai" is releasing Friday, told IANS.

New Delhi, Feb 1 - Ritu Kumar, known for her ethnic Indian creations, has designed the wedding trousseau of Geneila D'Souza, who will tike the knot with long-time boyfriend Riteish Deshmukh Friday. The ace designer enjoyed designing elegant chic clothes for the young actress.

New Delhi, Feb 1 - Leading car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki Wednesday reported a modest 5.2 percent increase in January sales at 115,433 vehicles, with domestic sales still continuing to be sluggish.

The company had sold 109,743 units in January 2011.

Successive interest rate hikes and rising petrol prices have dented interest of car buyers since some time now. Also, the inability of Maruti to meet increased demand for diesel vehicles has led to the company registering lower sales.

New Delhi, Feb 1 - The Taj Mahal, actress Aishwarya Rai and Alexander the Great bind famous Italian archaeologist-historian, television presenter and novelist Valerio Massimo Manfredi to India - a country whose heritage he finds iconic.

Manfredi is the author of "The Last Legion", a 2007 Hollywood production starring Colin Firth, Aishwarya and Ben Kingsley.

New Delhi, Feb 1 - Pakistani singer-actor Ali Zafar says Pakistani cinema is going through a bad patch for want of good stories but feels that with the entry of new age directors and the social media, the content quality is expected to improve.

"Pakistani cinema is going through a rough patch, but slowly it is getting better, with new age directors getting into filmmaking and producing films like 'Bol' and 'Khuda Kay Liye'," Ali told IANS in an interview.

New Delhi, Jan 31 - Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HMCL), one of the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturers, will be sponsor the men's and women's hockey qualifying events Feb 18-26 here for the 2012 London Olympics.

The qualifiers will feature six teams in both categories for two Olympic berths in the mega sporting event scheduled for July. The Hero FIH Road to London is the first of the three-leg Olympic qualifying events for the Olympic Games.

New Delhi, Jan 31 - Television actress Sriti Jha, who plays the female lead in "Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava", says domestic violence is one of the most shameful things prevalent in a country like India where goddesses are worshipped.

Produced by UTV , ".... Saubhagyavati Bhava", which comes on Life OK, shows the stigma of domestic violence with Karanvir Bohra in the role of abusive husband and Sriti as his wife and the victim.

New Delhi, Jan 28 - Kareena Kapoor doesn't get jealous easily. The actress says she is happy and content in her relationship with beau Saif Ali Khan.

Kareena shared her sentiments in a casual tete-a-tete with her friend and "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu" producer Karan Johar for "A date with Ek Main aur Ekk Tu" - a show to be simulcast Feb 4 on ETC, Zee TV, Zing, Zee Cafe, Zee Studio, Zee Trendz and Zee Khana Khazana.

New Delhi, Jan 25 - As many as 21 top-notch music artists, including singers Sonu Niigaam, Shankar Mahadevan and Sunidhi Chauhan and musicians like Amaan Ali and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, have lent their voice and hand for a new rendition of India's national song "Vande mataram".

The contemporary version of "Vande Mataram", released by Veecon Music and Entertainment, is composed by renowned percussionist Bickram Ghosh.

New Delhi, Jan 24 - Southern actor Dhanush, who became an overnight success across the nation thanks to the song "Kolaveri di", has signed his first Bollywood project "Raanjhnaa".

The movie will be directed by Aanand L. Rai of "Tanu Weds Manu" fame. He says he chose Dhanush for his simplicity.

New Delhi, Jan 24 - Celebrity siblings Nigaar and Gauahar Khan have teamed up with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India for an ad campaign against caged animals in zoos.

The sisters, who are currently seen on UTV Bindass' show "The Khan Sisters", appear wearing zebra-striped bodysuits while caged in a zebra-striped box in the campaign, which reads "Think Outside the Box: Boycott Cages, Boycott Zoos".

New Delhi, Jan 24 - After nearly two years of tight check on money supply to tame inflation, India's central bank took steps Tuesday to infuse more liquidity in the system by reducing a key rate in a bid to help industry out of the current downturn.

The cash reserve ratio (CRR), the amount against deposits which commercial banks have to keep as liquid assets such as cash, has been lowered by 50 basis points to 5.5 percent from 6 percent.

New Delhi, Jan 23 - Expressing concern over the growing number of fashion weeks, designer Rahul Mishra, who is known for his contribution to Indian handlooms and has featured in a National Geographic documentary, says most of them lack substance and have only entertainment value.

Instead, he advocates the maximum number of participants in a minimum of fashion weeks so that the desigers can remain focused.

New Delhi, Jan 23 - Actress Soha Ali Khan, who has guarded her relationship with Kunal Khemu well so far, made a candid confession by saying that she feels reluctant to accept her mistakes, and say 'sorry', while Kunal feels possessiveness in every relationship is important.

"I am very proud and find it extremely difficult to say the word 'sorry'. I usually end up arguing a lot in the bargain," Soha said while playing peacemaker between a couple for an upcoming episode of UTV Stars' "Superstar Santa".

New Delhi, Jan 21 - She rose to fame as the desi "Ugly Betty" in "Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi", after which Mona Singh deliberately kept away from fiction shows. As she gears up to return to TV soaps with Ekta Kapoor's "Kya Hua Tera Vaada", she says this is the right time for old actors to come back and take control of the small screen.

New Delhi, Jan 21 - Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' biography continues to lead the non-fiction section of the bestseller list while Chetan Bhagat's "Revolution 2020" yields the top spot in fiction to Ravinder Singh's "Can Love Happen Twice".

Non-Fiction

1. "Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography" Author: Walter Isaacson Publisher: Hachette Price: Rs. 799

2. "Thinking Fast and Slow" Author: Daniel Kahneman Publisher: Allen Lane Price: Rs. 499