Get trendy
The launch of Fashionista centre saw a host of celebrities visit the city
Fashion changes with a bat of eyelid, fashion has seeped down to the villages, Indian fashion has already hit the international scene, fashion is a passion for some…it is nothing short of a gospel truth!

Breathe easy
In the city, Jesse Randhawa talks of her love for yoga and much more...
A deep breath - the answer to all her (and our) questions lie in 'her' deep breath — is the fulcrum of her existence, food for her soul and the funda of her survival. Jesse Randhawa holds her breath for a couple of seconds and then releases it slowly. There it goes… all the stress, bad energy and unsure thoughts. Wow, she looks radiant and so much in control of herself!

Study it seriously!
Studies on frivolous topics are abundant, but do we really need them?
It isn't about studies like spring onions may hold the key to beating hay fever. Nor about surveys trying to locate any correlation between heat stroke and lemon tea. The report 'Dark chocolate likely to lift the mood on first working Monday of every month' could still be in public interest of dark chocolate lovers or office-goers! When researchers employ their faculties over trying to find if "Jokes on blondes suggest if men are scared of sexy women" or "Whether having a hubby, makes you chubby" "Or if men are reluctant to ask for help in the retail store", is it time to wonder if we're running out of concrete research issues? Or is reading material being confused with research titles?

Big B meets Mohanlal
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan will star with Mohanlal in a Malayalam film based on the hijack of an Indian Airlines flight to Kandahar in Afghanistan in 1999, the movie director Major Ravi said. The veteran actor held discussions in this regard with Mohanlal and Ravi recently. Ravi said the story of the film, presently named Kandahar was narrated to Bachchan. “Bachchan ji was engrossed in the story and after hearing it said I am doing it,” Ravi said. The shooting would begin by June, July or August this year as per Bachchan’s convenience, he said. Bachchan would be playing the role of the father of a hijack victim and his portions would be shot either at Mumbai or Delhi airport.

Sunny goes for funny bone
No fights, no melodrama. Macho man Sunny Deol is set to make people laugh. And he will do it with Yamla, Pagla, Deewana, also starring his dad Dharmendra and brother Bobby. “It’s more on the lighter side and we love the script.

Nothing serious
My Name Is Khan will entertain, not make a statement
shah Rukh It has some religion, a bit of politics and it’s set in the backdrop of a world shaking event, but for Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan his latest venture is not so much about Islam post-9/11 as it is entertainment. “The film is mainly entertainment,” Shah Rukh said in a telephonic interview from New York on a trip last week to promote his new film, My Name Is Khan (MNIK), releasing in the US on Feb 12. “If some issue is taken back home, I always tell people if they can take back a little more than an empty pack of popcorn, that’s interesting...that’s an added advantage to an entertaining film.”

The new love guru
Slumdog Millionaire star Dev Patel is in demand for giving love tips
As Patel’s ‘Skins’ co-star Nicholas Hoult wants to ask his former for some dating tips. Hoult who will next be seen in Colin Firth starrer A Single Man said he will be asking Patel, whom he acted alongside in British TV series Skins, for advice on meeting girls, after Patel embarked on a relationship with Freida Pinto. “I haven’t seen Dev for a while. He’s obviously very loved up. I’ve met Freida. I haven’t hung out with them, that would be a bit third wheeling,” Hoult said.

Awestruck John
Bollywood hunk John Abraham is bowled over by his girlfriend and actress Bipasha Basu’s new chiselled figure and he now wants to follow her fitness mantra. “I have tried Bipasha’s workout DVD personally and found it to be equally good for men as well, although it is meant for women. I just think that I should follow her routine now,” John said.

Work bonding
We must work together,’ Aamir tells Big B When Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan turned up to mourn Aamir Khan’s father’s death, the younger actor expressed a desire to work together. “We went across to Aamir’s place and spent time with him and his family. Tried to keep the atmosphere light and cheerful. It was pleasant.

Painting lost dreams
An exhibition by a Kashmiri migrant highlights their plight and desire to return to the Valley
One morning, a group of fanatics barged into their house with a deadline, "You have 12 hours to leave Kashmir or else face the consequences." What followed was their joining the mass exodus and settling in the refugee camps in Jammu. Twenty years after the unfortunate day, Kamal Nain Bhan doesn't need to rake his brains to recount all that happened, "How can I forget that we were pushed out of our native land; the humiliation we faced and the struggle we had to undertake to earn a living," says AK Bhan as he puts in words what his son Kamal Nain, hearing impaired, was expressing through gestures.

Literatteur at her best
Sharanjeet Kaur was given the ‘21st Baba Bulle Shah’ award by the Asian Writers Society, Denmark, on Monday
Negating the belief that authors are born and not made, city litterateur and critic Sharanjeet Kaur discovered a writer in her much after completing her doctoral thesis. Thanks to the vision of her guide and great Punjabi literary icon Attar Singh, who after noticing the spark, advised her to concentrate and express her feeling through the medium of poetry or prose. Sharanjeet Kaur today has ten books, scores of articles and short stories in all Punjabi magazines to her credit. Born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in 1947 she completed her schooling from Hoshiarpur and later completed her BEd, MA and PhD degrees from Chandigarh.

Design a trip
A trip to Milan, participation in I-Saloni (design and furniture fare) then off to Germany in a private jet, followed by a visit to Hansgrobe, world's leading designer furniture firm… are architects and those with design background paying attention? This roller coaster one-month ride is meant for them. Organised by Home Review, a publication on interiors, the programme, Design Quest, gives this opportunity to five people, who will be selected after winning an online contest and chosen by the design experts.

Spade work
Know your plants
You see a garden. You like it and get motivated. You go to buy plants from the nursery from where others also purchased them. You plant them like others do. You try to have the same effect that others have. But there is some difference. Other's garden is better. What could be the reason? The common query from the amateur gardeners is as to what could be the reason?

Heal the world
Online campaigns are drawing attention of the world community towards stark realities we face today
Television advertisements, print media, street plays, candlelight marches, musical concerts…it seems the world has risen from deep slumber and is now busy scrutinising what is going wrong where!

Launch Pad
SIM-ply great
Samsung Electronics has recently strengthened its dual SIM portfolio by announcing the launch of its first dual SIM-Touch Screen phone in the country. In line with the company's philosophy of 'Next is What' and in keeping with its thrust on innovation, the Samsung B5722 provides the user with a Dual SIM, Dual StandBy advantage, that is, the user can use two SIM cards with one handset, separate business and private calls and can also switch between SIM cards easily and without needing to reboot the mobile. In fact, features like WAP/MMS/email supported by both SIM cards, thereby providing full and convenient access to users.

Get to Tweet on NASA
NASA is inviting the public to send questions for the astronauts abroad space shuttle Endeavour via Twitter and have them answered live from space. Endeavour's mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will take off on February 7. Astronaut Mike Massimino will be accepting questions for the crew from the public via his Twitter account until Thursday, Feb. 11. Massimino will be a shuttle Capcom, or spacecraft communicator, at NASA's Mission Control in Houston during Endeavour's flight.

Facing towards Facebook
Only 14 per cent of teens now blog, dropping by half
Blogging by teenagers and young adults has dropped by half over the past three years as they turn instead to texting and social networking sites such as Facebook, a new study shows. The study released this week by the Pew Internet and American Life project also found that fewer than one in 10 teens were using Twitter, a surprising finding given overall popularity of the micro-blogging site.

Solar system
When we talk about types of solar energy, there are many ways to look at it. We'll explore the two most common ways in which solar energy is categorised. The first way to look at solar energy is by how it is converted into useful energy. There are two types in this group: passive and active solar energy. The second way look at solar energy is by the type of energy it is converted into. There are three types in this group: solar thermal energy, photovoltaic solar power and concentrating solar power.

Haute pick
Touch it!
The CVSF-E30, 12-inch LCD touch screen monitor for computers, TVs and DVD players can be used as a primary as well as secondary desktop monitor with full touch screen functionality. With VGA and S-Video to AV input, you can be sure to get the most out of this high performing touch screen monitor. With its 12-inch screen size, you can use your finger or the stylus comfortably. You can even use it with your surveillance cameras, computers or TVs.