Diwali 2007 will be remembered for the epic battle of two Bollywood love stories on the Big Screen.

Saawariya vs Om Shanti Om.

Who will walk away with the Diwali honors for the more entertaining movie?

Will the winner be Saawariya featuring newcomers Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor in a tender love story?

Produced by Sony Pictures and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali of Black fame, Saawariya is said to be inspired by Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novella White Nights.

Ranbir is the son of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh and grandson of the late Bollywood legend Raj Kapoor while Sonam is the daughter of Anil Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor.

Or will the Diwali honors go to Om Shanti Om, a reincarnation-based love story directed by Farah Khan with Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan in the lead opposite newcomer Deepika Padukone (daughter of yesteryear badminton player Prakash Padukone).

Shahrukh Khan’s magic seems to be fading lately and his last movie Chak De India did not do as well as one would have expected.

Saawariya and Om Shanti Om are releasing widely across the U.S.

We will bring you reviews of both Saawariya and Om Shanti Om as well as the Tamil movie Azhagiya Tamil Magan (featuring Vijay and Shriya) in the coming days.

Some 58 million Indians will languish without access to electricity in the year 2030, according to the World Energy Outlook 2007 figures released today.

According to the World Energy Outlook figures put out by the International Energy Agency, the share of India’s population without access to electricity will fall from 38% to 4%.

Since the UN’s World Population Prospects 2006 report has estimated that India’s population in 2025 will grow to 1.45 billion people in 2025, we figure that at least 58 million Indians will still remain without access to electricity 22 years from now.

According to the IEA folks, India has to invest $1.25 trillion in energy infrastructure - three-quarters in the power sector - to meet demand in 2030.

If India sticks with its current policies, primary energy demand will more than double by 2030, growing on average by 3.6%.

Coal will continue to remain India’s most important fuel with its use tripling between 2005 and 2030.