Sarkari drain, India Inc’s gain Ashima Sehajpal In a recent trend, many government bigwigs have switched to the corporate sector, for better or purse
Accommodation, some sahayaks and a life-long pension, plus other perks make a government job a dream job for almost everybody till some time back. Facts like nearly three lakh applicants taking the IAS exams annually and almost the same number sitting for any other competitive exam still, substantiates the popularity of sarkari naukri. High heal: Dr Vikas Bhutani Photo: S. Chandan

Cash and carry, corporate style
Jigyasa Kapoor Chimra
Corporate gifting is low key this time though the hampers are high on style and substance, ranging from rangoli packs to idols of Lord Ganesha
The time is right and the season just perfect for souvenir shopping. It's Divali time and people are busy picking gifts for there loved ones. But more than a trend to gift friends and family, there is this culture of gifting something or other to the employees on Divali. More than being a ritual, it signifies a bond between the employee and the employer.

GEEK SPEAK Getting charged Amitpal Singh Grewal Laptops are, by definition, portable computers. So one always wants a longer battery life. Nowadays almost all laptops are very high-end machines with huge RAM, latest processors and extremely powerful graphics card but still the battery inside your laptop has limited usage. Haute pick

Cheenti cheenti gang gang Aamir returns to his blog after nearly two months and he has a story to share: an ant attack! Bollywood actor Aamir Khan who has been missing from cyber space for over two months, has posted on his blog his strange encounter with a colony of ants that bit him en mass while he was sleeping. Fashion as Circus                               Designer Manish Arora's Circus collection made for an unusual finale at wifw: Just jesters Designer Manish Arora's Circus collection made for an unusual finale at wifw: Just jesters. A model presents a creation from designer Manish Arora's Spring/Summer 2009 collection at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week in New Delhi

Animation is the way to go
Priyanka Khanna
Animators are the newest stars of B-town with Hindi cinema's big daddy Yash Chopra taking to this niche genre and actor Jugal Hansraj debuting as director in Disney co-production Roadside Romeo
With reigning romantic couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor lending their voices to the big-budget Disney co-production Roadside Romeo, Hindi cinema's big daddy Yash Chopra adds a glamorous touch to the hitherto niche genre of animation with his first venture in the field.

Blame it on basketball
Dino Morea's Pain is his gain. Actor-producer Dino Morea, who injured his leg during a basketball match and is in bed for a while, is spending most of his time watching desi classical movies.

Turning dream into reality Living your life and portraying it through cinema is every moviemakers dream. And that is what debutant director Kaushik Ghatak has done in his film Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi. "The concept of the film is very close to my heart. I have actually lived the life I have portrayed in my film. I have had to stay away from family and my home to make a career and also had been in love with my wife for more than seven years before we got married," said Ghatak

Something for everyone It's a one-stop destination for all. Name it and the ongoing exhibition at Sector 34 ground has it all. Be it home accessories, upholstery or furniture, the exhibition has a wide variety to choose from. BUYERS & BLOOMS: A bright looking stall at Exhibition Ground-34. (Below) Paintings on display Photo: S. Chandan

Cause, coloured The Chandigarh breast cancer trust (CBCT), gave away prizes worth Rs 1 lakh at a poster- making contest held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Punjab University. Winners of a poster contest with office-bearers of the Chandigarh Breast Cancer Trust at Panjab University on Thursday. Also in the picture is D.S. Jaspal, IAS (second from right)

Jump the queue
GOING for a movie or a cricket match may be the ultimate idea of fun for youngsters. But then this comes for a price. If never-ending queues and the disappointment of not getting the ticket are what pulling you back, then here comes a solution.

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What's your sport?
Nivea has launched the new deo for men called Sport Deo. The vital catalyst is a really a refreshing shower gel like the popular Men Sport Shower Gel from the company.