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

Commonwealth Shames: Opposition demands anti-corruption probe by joint parliamentary committee; Joint Director of CWC organising committee cries foul; and Delhi CM spot checks CWC sites (what took her so long?!).

Crushers: Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen call off their engagement, and Enimen admits to having a crush on Rihanna.

Flash floods in Leh leave 200 missing and another 167 dead. R.I.P.

Fuzzy Logic: UK’s Durham University allows students to take a BA course on Harry Potter, and Priyanka Chopra signs on as the national ambassador for UNICEF.

Home Minister R R Patil claims once again that the investigations into the German Bakery blast are close to a breakthrough. Wait, where have we heard that before?

Julia Roberts sends Indian media into a tizzy by claiming she’s a practicing Hindu, even as Eat Pray Love premieres in New York this weekend. Can’t hurt, we guess.

PM apologises to the agitated youth of Kashmir, announcing a job-generating panel to help ensure their futures. Too little, too late?

Shooting Star: Tejaswani Sawant from Maharashtra makes the country proud by winning the gold medal at the World Shooting Championship held in Munich. Plus, India loses its oldest Olympian player Leo Pinto, 96, yesterday. R.I.P.

Spider Man will soon be making its appearance on the Broadway with The U2 Musical SpiderMan: Turn Off the Dark. Kryptonite!

Temperatures Rising: Mumbai’s unhealthiest wards include Kurla, Prabhadevi and Parel, says NGO study, with the highest number of visits to local civic dispensaries.

Yes we cab! New fare chart for iPhone users makes sure you don’t get over-taxied.