CHANDIGARH INDEX


Driving force
For many women wanting to get behind the wheels, the Nano is the latest inducement for taking driving lessons
Driving back from the office; I stopped my car at Sector-8 to pick up momos for my kids, says Neerja Saxena, who works for a city-based PR firm. Waiting in the car, I looked at a lady in a Maruti 800 with her face up, next to the rearview mirror, putting on lip colour while taking a turn! I suddenly noticed that her car was about to hit my car, and all this while she was still managing to darken her lips. I freaked out. My Santro was in for a real danger, which thankfully was averted, because I honked away to glory that shook the lady out of her parlour dressing. Women drivers!!

  • Women and wheels


Photos: Pradeep Tewari
Manjeet Kaur takes lessons in driving from her husband
Do the drive: Manjeet Kaur takes lessons in driving from her husband
Jyoti hones her driving skills
Jyoti hones her driving skills

Epic moments
People are more game for Indian mythology as Hanuman, Ashoka and Kali emerge the favourites in mobile and PC games
Mythology is something that always works in India, well, apart from Bollywood and cricket. A country that has as many Gods as its inhabitants, mystical tales of the past, historical battles and a whole bunch of gothic creatures and warriors, the heritage is truly rich. Tapping these perfect ingredients for gaming industry, PlayStation has brought the favourite Indian mythological superhero Hanuman to the digital world. Its latest video game called Hanuman- Boy warrior on PlayStation 2 is the first Indian mythological gaming console. And just like its animated screen version, it is already spelling success.

  • Hanuman-the boy warrior begins...

  • Emperor Ashoka

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Jolie collapses
Angelina Jolie gets dizzy on movie set
Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie was forced to seek medical attention after collapsing on the set of her new movie SALT. The actor is currently shooting the thriller in the US, in which she plays outed Russian sleeper spy Evelyn Salt and the action scenes proved too much for the star, who collapsed after filming last month.
“It all got too much for Angelina. She collapsed between takes, complaining of shortness of breath and dizzy spells,” a source was quoted as saying. “To be fair, it was after she’d filmed a strenuous scene in which she ran around the set, but it was still shocking to see her crumble,” the source added. —IANS

No entry
No adaptation of Benjamin Button allowed, warn producers
Warner Bros, the producers of Oscar-winning reverse ageing drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button have issued a public notice Monday against any adaptation or remake of the Brad Pitt-starrer. The news came in effect after reports suggesting that Bollywood producer Vipul Shah is filming Action Replay - a comedy on the same lines with Akshay Kumar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, directed by David Fincher, also starred British actress Cate Blanchett as Pitt’s ladylove. It received 13 Academy Award nominations this year and walked away with three awards. —IANS

Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 

Knotty issue
Lohan rants against ex-girlfriend on Net
Hollywood singer-actor Lindsay Lohan, who recently split with her DJ girlfriend Samanta Ronson, has launched an internet rant at her, accusing the 31-year-old of cheating on her. Lohan, 22, made a string of accusations against Ronson on her private Twitter (social networking website) account with messages directed at the latter’s profile.

Lindsay Lohan

Meltdown music
Rapper Eminem pays a musical tribute to his native city Detroit that has been hit hard by recession.
Detroit has been hit harder than most US regions as the economic crisis deepens and threatens the Michigan car making industry. But Eminem is offering hope to those fearing the worst in the form of a hard-hitting new public service announcement, reported contactmusic.com. 

Eminem 

Hathaway to replace Victoria
Hollywood actor Anne Hathaway has reportedly struck a deal with designer Marc Jacobs, which could see her replace Victoria Beckham as his fashion muse. The Devil Wears Prada actor has become friends with Jacobs, who is said to have promised to dress the star for upcoming red carpet events, reports contactmusic.com.
Hathaway could even replace Victoria, who modelled for Jacobs’ campaigns in 2008, in his upcoming advertisements if their partnership proves to be successful.

Anne Hathaway 

Stylish Suri
Tom Cruise and Katie Homes, daughter Suri becomes the latest style icon
Fashionistas like Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss will have to make way for three-year-old Suri Cruise who is being refereed as the next style icon. Daughter of Hollywood couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Suri has reportedly become the latest muse for designers to promote their clothes. Actor Tom Cruise has also seemed to notice his daughter’s new status as trendsetter. “It’s very flattering that people want to copy Suri’s clothes,” Cruise said adding, “It does feel strange, but you have to kind of go. It is what it is.

Suri Cruise

Rock on
Baldwin wants Michelle Obama on 30 Rock
Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin is desperate to land a very special guest for his hit comedy show 30 Rock, as he's hoping to entice US First Lady Michelle Obama to make an appearance on the show. The actor wants the wife of President Barack Obama to follow in the footsteps of celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston and Jerry Seinfeld by featuring on the sitcom.. "I would like Michelle Obama on 30 Rock. The president is on TV every day, all day. So we want to get something different," he said.

US First Lady Michelle Obama 

Spice up your style
It's an assortment of colours, designs, inspirations, fabrics, designers and stuff. A new store opens in the city to jazz up things for women's wardrobe. Diyaz in Sector 8 is the latest in line. Though first in the city the store is already there at Shipra mall and the famous Khan market in Delhi.
 

Photo: S. Chandan

Spice up
Powder puff

Powder is an integral part of make-up. It is also something we use daily in body care, especially in summer. There are three kinds of powders - loose face powder, pressed powder (also known as powder compact) and of course, talcum powder. Loose powder: It is generally a translucent powder. The word translucent means that it allows light to pass through. In other words, it can also mean clear and should allow the colour of the surface to show.

Talent test
Zee TV announced the auditions of its musical talent show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs, in Chandigarh on 10th and 11th April 2009 Friday and Saturday. The participants have to be between 8 to 13 years of age. If you want to try your luck, just drop in for the live auditions with your passport size photograph at Rainbow International School, Behind Ramgarhia Bhawan, Sector 27-D from 10 am to 2pm.

Alka Yagnik would judge the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs

Woman’s world
The important rule this summer is that there is no rule.

"The Woman 09" a fashion exhibition would be centre staged in Chandigarh starting from Friday, April 10, 2009 and will be continued till Sunday, April 12, 2009 in Hotel Shivalik View. This is a chance for every woman to find out a woman of influence inside her. The stage where one can find the exclusive range of recent fashion apparel, fashion diamond jewellery, fashion watches, fashion home décor, and all other ingredients for a spell binding world of woman.

Launch PAD
Go wild with cherry
Renowned as a 'superfruit' for its health-giving benefits, The Body Shop® now brings everyone the superb skin care benefits of wild cherries, introducing new Wild Cherry Bath & Body range. The range with moisturising wild cherry oil, squeezed from cherry stones that are hand-harvested on small family farms in the historic hills of Verona, Italy, features a refreshing and exciting new collection of richly moisturising, delectable products with a succulent fragrance. Choose from skin-caring wild cherry body butter, wild cherry shower gel, wild cherry body scrub, wild cherry body puree, wild cherry soap, and wild cherry lip butter. — TNS

I tone
Split wide open
Let's equate general election with the campus polls. If there were to be an open house forum for Prime Ministerial candidates, what question would you like to put forth?

Parting pangs
With session coming to an end, we chat up final year students what they will miss most about the student life
Time when college choirs croon Auld Long Zyne. Time of the year when farewell shopping peaks, misty eyed faces fumble about year books and suddenly that competition at the college elections turns 'foe to friend.' Time to move on! Guess who's beyond 'consolation'? Final year 'victims' at the university. A talk to students, fortnight before they cross the campus threshold and 'the loss' goes way beyond the very usual Students Center and department canteens.
Miss you PU, Rohan Bhandari seems to say
Miss you PU, Rohan Bhandari seems to say. File photo
he great grand Student’s Center
While you were eating: The great grand Student’s Center Photo: Pradeep Tewari
Kangna Agarwal from School of Communication Studies
Those were the days: Kangna Agarwal from School of Communication Studies 

Chalk & cheese, smile please
It's a poles apart world out there in paying guest and hostel accommodations, but students seem to have found a way out
It's your semester tomorrow, the one that sends chills down your spine and you want to put your body, mind and soul into your preparations. One hitch though, your roommate is a rock music fanatic and even with his headphones on, you can hear the 'noise' loud enough to screw up your serious study session. Another instance, you belong to the Jane Austen cult of women but guess what, your roommate looks like she has just stepped out of one of the cover pages of Vogue. 

Speaking free
A debate competition was organised in Aryans Business School (ABS) campus recently. Around 15 teams participated in the event. Each team comprised of two members who spoke in favour of and against the topic. Around 300 students of ABS, Aryans School of Management (ASM) and Aryans Institute of Management & Technology (AIMT) attended the competition.

What's on your mind?
If you think that a tattoo will get you noticed among your friends and acquaintances, then it's time to jiggle the thought, for a study has found that the "cool" body art is a sign of low self-esteem. According to psychologists, the art could conceal a poor personal opinion of oneself.

These foreign tourists bag a slice of India's rich 

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These foreign tourists bag a slice of India's rich 
handicrafts with these
ethnic jholas slung across their shoulders.
Lifestyle photo: S.Chandan