bpb’s weekly pick-tionary of happenings from Mumbai and beyond.

Anand hi Anand: Arjun Atwal becomes the first Indian to win the PGA tour title and Viswanathan Anand refuses to accept doctorate by Hyderabad varsity after his Indian citizenship is questioned.

City cabs are all set to get a paint job, going from yellow and black to a peach, cream and brown combination. Won for the road!

Eleven hour hostage situation in Philippines leaves eight dead and seven injured. RIP.

Floods in Pakistan have already affected over 20 million people, 800,000 of which can be only reached by air. Contribute to relief efforts here.

Politics Bites: Multiplexes in the city to lose their licenses unless they give Marathi films prime time slots; after MPs, MLAs are all set to get a 62% salary hike; and  the government orders a judicial probe after five deaths in Thane orphanage.

Miley Cyrus is all set to shed more than her goody two shoes in upcoming movie, LOL: Laughing Out Loud. The singer will allegedly appear smoking pot, flashing her Brazilian wax and in a lesbian lip-lock. Also, Lindsay Lohan is out of rehab after 23 days. Too many bad girls on the block?

Mine your own business! Vedanta fails to get government clearance for mining operations in the Niyamgiri hills, Orissa. And rescue operations continue in Chile, after 33 miners are trapped 2,000 feet below ground.

Raising the Bars: Mumbai police work overtime to nab thieves involved in Rs 6.6 crore jewellery heist at the Indian International Jewellery Show. Perpetrators caught within 10 hours.

Rakhi Season: Rakhi Sawant plays agony aunt on new reality show, Rakhi ka Insaaf. India’s answer to Oprah?

Salman Goes Human, Katrina Goes Plastic: Salman Khan is all set to hold an art exhibition in Paris to promote the Being Human Foundation. Meanwhile, ex-girlfriend Katrina Kaif‘s Barbie doll is about to make its global debut.

Streep vs Sri? Paa director R. Balki wants to rope in Meryl Streep opposite Amitabh Bachchan for his upcoming cross-cultural romance. If things don’t fall in place with the Hollywood actress, Sridevi is his next best choice.