Katrina's 25th birthday a family affair in London
Family feast
Katrina Kaif has many reasons to smile. First her recent release New York became a huge success and now comes her birthday, which the British-born actor celebrated with her entire family in London.
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Govt schools in UP not using book with mention of Aishwarya, Hrithik
The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday said no primary school in the state is using a book that has mention of Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan to teach Sanskrit to students and any institution found guilty will be strictly dealt with.
Director of Basic Education, Dinesh Chandra Kanaujia, said none of the primary schools under his department was using such a book.
Creative line
The fashion preview by students passing out
of INIFD gave fashionistas some style ideas
The fascination with fashion continued with INIFD’s preview of their annual show— Designer Medley 09, where 62 budding designers will showcase their concepts, defining fashion as an artistic appearance of the personality. The show will have passing out students present their creative best collections, taking inspiration from traditional and merging them into global concepts. The designer’s collection will be showcased by top models and judged by designer Ashley Rebello and Stefania Gulina, designer from Italy’s Instituto di Moda
Burgo. The preview on Thursday gave a sneak peek of the event with eight collections from the artistic den.
Beyond Splitsvilla…
In the tricity for an OYA event, the three contestants talk about lifestyle changes, post the show
Theirs was a war for love that everybody loved. Or hated or shrugged! And post Splitsvilla, Joanna Magee, Param Vir Singh Baidwan and Rahul Dwivedi can’t stop listing the changes, as they stopover in their own city for Old Yadavindrians Association event.
Formula to Ferrari
Ever wondered what it would be like to experience the world of Ferrari from the inside and get under the skin of a modern Formula One car? While there are over 600 million Formula One fans in the world, only 60 people will ever work on a Ferrari Formula One car at each Grand Prix.
Women’s day
In entertainment, women have found solace. Whether on-screen or off, they take centrestage the moment the camera says ‘rolling’. And, one other thing that excites them more than their daily soaps is pampering, be that in from of shopping, grooming or jewellery. So, taking a cue, Set Max is celebrating womenhood with its Ladies Only film festival, showing women-centric movies starting July 13 to 21. Assorted array of some of the best and popular movies, tune in for your dose of entertainment every noon at Set Max.
Side Lanes
Conspiracy of silence
The most accepted reality in modern India is the conspiracy of silence. The papers scream about it daily, but do not delve deeper. The government practices it to avoid accountability. Our families manipulate it towards their own ends. The civil authorities and defence services hide behind it. Its only true enemy is transparency. India today, reels under this conspiracy, which will ultimately lead to our downfall.
Acclaimed Urdu poets, some of international repute, were in the city to participate in a mushaira organised by the Chandigarh Administration on Thursday. As poets reflect the national character and cultural ethos of the people they represent, or even the entire mankind, in their literary creations, issues affecting their work are bound to be the subject of deliberation.