Love thy public places
Most sites of tourist interest in the city, including the Rock Garden, bear the brunt of graffiti by young lovers
 Raju loves Madhu; move on. Two rocks down the line, Mohit loves Sapna. Just around the cemented corner, Mukesh weds Meena. But Rakesh loves Kavita a lot more; his 'carving' accompanied a bow, a heart, and a rose. Need we say more?

Spare a thought for heritage
Ignored, alienated, desperate and waiting to be rescued. That's not the summary of another episode of Desperate Housewives, but the pulse of 'city beautiful', which with all its glory and glamour is being pushed towards a forced makeover in the name of development.

Karan’s gift for Imran
All set to design his engagement sherwani
When actor Imran Khan swaps engagement rings with girlfriend Avantika Malik he will be wearing a sherwani designed by Karan Johar and Varun Bahl. Imran will be wearing a black sherwani with ivory silk kurta and black trousers for his big night.

No joking
Rajeev Khandelwal plays the lead in Joker
 Bollywood actor Rajeev Khandelwal, who received acclaim for his debut Aamir, will next be doing a project tentatively titled Joker. The shooting will begin January 20. To be directed by Kumar Gaurav’s cousin Vikram Tuli, the film is about a father and his young son. Javed Jaffry was earlier supposed to play the lead role.“Joker has gone through many changes. I’m aware Javed Jaffry was offered the role,” Rajeev says.Earlier when Javed was doing it, the son was to be seven-years-old. With Rajeev in the cast, the son’s age is now four. The film is to be shot at a stretch from January 20 to February 20 in New Zealand and will star Rajeev with Prachi Desai playing his leading lady.

24 hours with Anil
Bollywood star Anil Kapoor is excited about his debut Sunday on 24, a popular American TV series depicting a 24-hour period in the life of a government agent fighting fictitious terrorist threats to the US. The new incarnation of 24 broadcast by Fox represents a number of firsts for Kapoor. For one “I’ve never played a president”, he says in a video interview on Fox Television. “It’s the first time that I’m doing television. I’ve been doing feature films for around 30 years. Not only was I excited that I was doing 24, but I was also anxious and nervous that I was doing  something for the first time in my life.”

Confession of an Idiot
Madhavan enjoys working in multi-starrer films
Madhavan, who is superstar in South Indian film industry, says that he has no qualms working in multi-starrer films in Bollywood till the time he has a performance oriented role. “I understand that I am no big star in the North but the audience has finally started to appreciate me. My 13B was a hit and I have been liked in 3 Idiots as well. Life could not have been better and I am really happy with what I am doing right now. 

Stepping stone
I play a hateful person in Karthik Calling Karthik: Ram Kapoor
 Popular television actor Ram Kapoor, who is sporting a new fit look after losing 11 kg, says he plays a mean and hateful person in his first mainstream Bollywood film Karthik Calling Karthik, which also stars Farhan Akhtar. “In Karthik Calling Karthik, I play the biggest problem in Farhan’s life.

Fast lane…nah!
While kids are running after reality shows for instant fame, some take the longer route to learn classical dance and music.
 Children today live in the fast lane - instant food, instant knowledge and instant fame. Thanks to Google, school projects that used to take the whole vacations are a minutes-long affair now and reality shows make you a star overnight. Exposure is vast; parents and technology make sure kids get what they want in a flash. So much so that this generation is contemplating retirement in their early thirties!

Nothing conquers the spirit
Having lost mobility after a car accident 13 years ago, Harman Singh refused to give up. Read on
Helen Keller could do it, so could Sudha Chandran and Satish Gujral. Disability in one form or the other does not necessarily reduce human capability. And physical endowments aren't always the parameter of human strength.

Just Beat it
Post the 'Auto Expo 2010' in New Delhi; it is now time to launch all the showcased models officially.Every second day, the city witnesses a launch, especially the small cars in the luxury segment. General Motors Chevrolet's Beat is one such, much-awaited, model after the Cruze that makes a debut in Chandigarh on Monday.In the coming days, Chevrolet Beat will be launched in over 150 markets around the world, including Europe, Asia and North America.

Spade work
Bloom for the balcony
My thought for the next write up mostly comes from you, the esteemed readers. This time I feel I should share with you the balcony culture of plants. This is to suit those who live on upper storeys. Many a queries are from such readers who have love for plants but are not very conversant with the kind of flora that suits such locations. It is not their fault as the flat and balcony culture is also new.

Don’t sleep over it
Though social scientists say indulging excessively in social networking is not co-related to sleep deprivation, many disagree
 Ever thought how much weight the word 'sleep' holds. While some are blessed with it in bounty, others figure out ways to get some. Then there are others who would do anything to kill it. The handiest devices used are the social networking sites.

E revolution
EMachines, from Acer is bringing the most aggressive mobile computing solution that exists to the market. Acer, announced the launch of a new netbook on Monday under its super value brand eMachines. Through its value-driven product offering from eMachines, Acer aims to address the void in the value PC segment.

Game for it ? 
Reliance BigTV, Indiagames to introduce DTH Games.txt
Reliance Big TV, the Direct-To-Home (DTH) arm of Reliance Communications, and UTV subsidiary Indiagames have tied up to introduce DTH Gaming services in India.Called iGames, the gaming services will be offered by Indiagames on Reliance Big TV's DTH platform in the country.

Horsing around

Actors Salman Khan and Zarine Khan at a promotional horse race for his movie Veer in Mumbai. PTI Photo

What a show off!
Celebs use Twitter to show off, says Ricky Gervais
 English comedian Ricky Gervais thinks it is undignified to use social networking sites like 'Twitter' as adults. 'The Office' creator believes that celebrities make posts online to "show off"."I just don't get it, I'm afraid. I'm sure it's fun as a networking device for teenagers but there's something a bit undignified about adults using it," the Telegraph quoted him as saying.

Geek SPEAK
Yet another option for TV buffs
Yet another television upgrade option; it's already a headache having to choose between a LCD and plasma flat screen. To add to the woes, we now have the OLED TV.For those who can afford to change a TV every season, it's becoming a real dilemma. But a few tips would be worthwhile. So what's so good about OLED TV and how is it different?We will go for the comparison next time, this time let us start with the basics. OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting Diodes.