The big fat Punjabi wedding
The word 'grandeur' just got a new meaning at Bikramjit Singh Majithia's wedding bash
The guest list had over 6,000 names. The arrangements were grand, with almost the entire Chandigarh police deputed for the job, managing traffic to holding direction placards. The menu was lavishly spread and the parking full with VVIP tags. That's how Wednesday started - luxuriously. For city's who's who, the occasion to celebrate was Bikramjit Singh Majithia's post-wedding bash. For others, it was a typical Punjabi wedding, full on tadka.
Sukhbir’s son enjoys a hearty meal at the reception

Caught in the web
Ensure your kid's positive web experience, keep track of what he's doing
Online homework and projects, school-based web boards, chatting with friends, surfing has become second nature for children today. Yet the web also brings with it online gaming addiction, cyber bullying and fake identities trying to mislead curious teens.

No 'cheers' for mum o be
Mums-to-be who consume high levels of alcohol in late pregnancy are likely to give birth to aggressive kids, a new study has revealed. The research team from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research suggests that the amount and timing of alcohol consumption in pregnancy affects child behaviour in different ways. "Mothers who reported what we would classify as heavy drinking in the first trimester of pregnancy were nearly three times as likely to report that their child suffered with anxiety and/or depression or somatic complaints," said lead author Colleen O'Leary.

What men should know
A new book, entitled 150 Things Every Man Should Know, offers to help men through the minefield of being a male. The tome by Gareth May hands out pointers about certain skills, which apparently all lads would find indispensable, such as the correct etiquette, hiding a lovebite, or how to talk your way out of a fight. Here are some favourites from the book:
Hiding a love bite
1. Some swear by white toothpaste. Smear over the bite and leave.
2. Apply arnica cream or take arnica pills. Arnica speeds up healing and reduces bruises.

Renee writes
Negate negativity
I am a 24 years old girl living in constant fear of the unknown. Life has always seemed like a huge question mark to me. I have as a kid always woken up in the middle of the night sweating after a bad dream and even now it happens and I then find it difficult to go back to sleep.  I grew up in a boarding school where all the girls narrated ghost stories at night. I remember imagining my life would get taken over by these entities. Even now I hate to sleep alone in a room. 

Music to the ear
N. K. Sathi carves out giant guitar and huge saxophone for Chandigarh Carnival
Rewind Chandigarh Carnival-2008 - food stalls, fun rides, colourful floats and some performances made it a worthwhile recreation for kids and also grown ups at Leisure Valley-10. This time, besides these, there will be a few add ons - a 34-feet-guitar at the entrance is in accordance with the theme of the carnival this year, music. Also, we have a saxophone, stalls made in tandem with Le Corbusier's buildings, waterfall, a stage for folk performances and err…swine flu (we hope the last entrant doesn't dampen the spirit).

Miss to Mrs India
Karishma Randeva Mookhey is enjoying her stint at the Gladrags Mrs India.
City actor Karishma Randeva Mookhey is all thrilled to be part of Gladrags Mrs India competition. "My father-in-law advised me to try my luck at this platform last year. But I was too busy then.

Mission Mumbai
Theatre Arts presents a street play commemorating the terror attacks on 26/11
Breathes there the man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land! - The patriotic utterances of Sir Walter Scot were immaculately illustrated through a meaningful theatrical presentation at the Plaza here today. 

What a switch!
He may be out of The Big Switch, but it taught Kunwar Harjinder Singh some 'real' lessons
Kunwar Harjinder Singh, son of Delhi MLA Arvinder Singh, grandson of Buta Singh, lived a 'reality' dream with his brief stint during UTV's reality show, The Big Switch. A show unlike others, this one runs on the concept of rich and poor. To be precise 10 rich contestants paired with a 'buddy' from the slums, work to fulfill a dream of their buddy. One of the rich brigade, Kunwar played his innings and now is out due to a foot injury. He feels that this show made him responsible and made him do certain things that he would have never dreamt of otherwise.