It’s official
If you hear terms like FI or De-dup, don't rush to look up the dictionary. Any Gen Y office-goer can explain their meaning.
Hey, did you have a PD on the case? No, I am yet to receive its FI and De-dup. Be careful coz my PTP case turned BP today. I already have 2 RTPs hanging around my neck. I know what you are thinking - these must be some college-going youngsters talking in their ever-incomprehensible language. Well! You are only half right.

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Dedicated to documentaries
Ad films are bread and butter for Jagmeet Samundri, while documentaries are food for soul
When we get the cue that some documentary maker is shooting a mega scene using 50 horses and an equal number of gatka boys, the first thought that comes to mind is: Mangal Dhillon is at it again. But we were proved wrong.

High flier
A man known for his upbeat direction and diverse topics, Anurag Kashyap, an eminent filmmaker and script writer was in city to interact with students of Dikshant International School, Zirakpur.

Shawl splendour
Her collection is an ode to the kani craft. Aditi Desai’s shawls are pieces drawn from the Sikh, Dogra and Mughal periods.
Aditi Desai, widely considered to be an expert on kashmiri shawls,
will be holding an exhibition and sale of jamawar paisley embroidered pashmina shawls in the city. A collector of unique shawls from India and abroad, her collection has some of the finest pieces from Sikh, Dogra and Mughal periods.                                        Aditi Desai

Little lensmen
Boys from St John’s put up a photography exhibition that shows independent thinking
As a team leader of the photography club of St. John’s School, Michelangelo Francis believes in giving total freedom of thought and expression to his boys. And this freedom has led his boys to do some independent thinking, which, now are on display at the Government Museum and Art Gallery-10.
Cool Customers: The budding artists of St John's pose with their masks. Photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Launch Pad
Kitchen Katha
Pyramis S.A. of Greece, stainless steel sink producers are all set to make its presence felt in the Indian market.

Geek Speak
Power point clicks
Digital camera batteries are inarguably most important camera accessories and need the most careful selection, depending on the power and battery type of the gadget.

n Haute pick
Luxe on call

Break ke baad

Day After: Toons reduced to trash at the carnival site. Photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Star Signs
Facebook, fashion
and functionality
Beauty with brains is a lethal combination and apni kudi Aanchal Kumar is one such femme fatale.

Traffic tracking,
the mobile way
Commuting within the city may no longer involve long traffic jams, for researchers have developed a software that can turn cell phones into traffic trackers.

Hello, Honda Hybrid
The all-new Honda Civic Hybrid, claimed to be India's first fully hybrid vehicle, got its first run in Chandigarh recently.

Singer and socialite

Paris Hilton and T-Pain are seen at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Global gossip
While the Internet is one of the basic necessities in today's world, a rather interesting Facebook visualisation has shown how users communicate with each other around the globe.

Out of the closet, at last
Gay talk goes mainstream in Bollywood with Dostana
Not a serious statement on sexuality, but a breezy comic fare-Dostana, finally rids Bollywood out of the homosexuality taboo.

Family act
I want to do a film with uncle Dharmendra: Abhay Deol
Abhay Deol hopes that one day he will get to share screen space with his uncle, veteran actor Dharmendra, and cousins Sunny and Bobby Deol.

Back to basics
After a career spanning more than 50 years, Clint Eastwood is set to retire from acting. The 78-year-old, whose iconic roles include Dirty Harry, the cop with 44 Magnum revolver, the most powerful handgun in the world, has said that he has no plans to appear in films again after starring in Gran Torino, a drama about a racist veteran of the Korean War.

Single and ready to mingle
Aussie singer songwriter Natalie Imbruglia was seen throwing herself at Welsh actor Rhys Ifans despite having claimed that she is happy being single.

Talepiece
Rice on ramp
According to Fergie, Condoleezza Rice could be the next Calvin Klein model, at least that's what reports suggests.