Looking for speed? Join the annual SJOBA Thunderbolt Rally
Fire on wheels
Its time for adventure again, time to stretch the limits and dare to dare! The adrenalin rush that the annual SJOBA Thunderbolt Rally offers can't get bigger and better.For those behind the wheels, it's a ritual, a way of life, but the unlucky ones become only an audience to the live action. The Autocross Show at the exhibition grounds in Sector 34, as a part of the rally on Friday afternoon, had everything - thrill, adventure, mean machines and adrenaline.

Three musketeers
How do you sell non-cricketing stuff to a country that lives, drinks, breathes, watches, spends only cricket? A question that the hockey fraternity must have contemplated on more than one occasion. A debatable issue, nevertheless.

Something divine
Anup Jalota is in the city to perform during the Navratra fair at Mata Mansa Devi shrine
Despite having over 5,500 concerts to his credit, 200 music albums in six languages; 98 platinum and gold discs for record-breaking sales, versatile singer Anup Jalota is as modest as ever.In Panchkula on an invitation by DPR Haryana for a devotional concert during the ongoing 'navratra' fair at Mata Mansa Devi shrine, the Phagwara (Punjab) born maestro, shares a few things."From a humble beginning, even performing for a mere 35 rupees for a show to the present position of a devout bhajan, ghazal, playback singer, to a successful film producer, I owe it all to the training imparted by my father guru Parshotam Das Jalota, the acclaimed maestro of devotional music"

House the sparrow
For the first time, March 20 is being celebrated as the World House Sparrow Day 
One for success, two for joy, three for letter, four for boy - was the common game that most of us grew up playing with the birds, especially house sparrows.Our lives were so intertwined with these small, plump, chirping friends that have been man's companion since long! But courtesy our modern lifestyle, the number of house sparrows (Passer domesticus) commonly called 'gauriya' or 'chiria' is dwindling at a rapid rate.

Yummy bunny

A Maitre Chocolatier of Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Spruengli holds a cast of chocolate bunny over a pot of liquid chocolate. Photo: Reuters

But naturally
Welcome the summer with a flawlessly natural look as Avon introduces its ideal shade face collection. This complete tailor-made foundation line perfectly complements your skin tone and gives a seamless and smooth look.

Fire & spice
The one item that can impart a royal touch to even a roadside fast-food rehri is kebabs. Be it marinated, tandoori kalmi kebabs, Mughlai burrah kebabs, the delicate Galouti kebabs; and charcoaled Kakori kebabs, served with yoghurt, salad and mint sauce as complementaries, or a street-side specialty, kebabs are popular…even with those who don't like them!

Earn while you eat
Get paid 24,000 pounds just to eat
TV character Homer Simpson would have loved this job. A company in Britain is looking for a worker who has to do nothing, except eat - and the pay will be nearly 24,000 pounds a year.

Breathing trouble
Avoid ciggies, onions, beer, pickled onions, fish, curry and coffee. According to a new survey, cigarettes make breath smell worst. The poll conducted by Superdrug found 70 per cent of people hate talking to someone who have just finished smoking."When you're getting up close and personal, there's nothing so off putting as having to deal with something like bad breath," said the findings.

Fresh facts
Cloves are the best natural antioxidants, reveals a study
Cloves are the best natural antioxidants, which are crucial in keeping food fresh, a new study says.Spanish researchers discovered the spice was the best antioxidant because of the high levels of phenolic compounds it contained. Antioxidants are crucial in keeping food fresh and the findings could have wide-ranging implications for the food industry.

Bon Appetit
The wizardry of Wazwaan
My first taste of Kashmiri cuisine was in Kashmir itself, straight from the houseboat cook, rich, exotic, and heavenly in taste. Now that I'm older, meaner and more cynical, I suspect it was also tempered generously with scummy water scooped straight from the Dal Lake! On our 'shikaara' rides, my brother and I loved to dangle our feet off the boat-edge to enjoy the cool lake water rushing over out little toes.