Last walk at Sukhna
Romantic rides, refreshing walks and a swarming crowd of humanity will now be a history at the Sukhna Lake. In fact, the lake is all set to enter history books. In a landmark decision, which will have widespread ramifications, the government has in principle decided to do away with the 'Pride of Chandigarh'. "No one needs the lake, which needs desilting every alternate week," remarked a top functionary at the Housing Board for the Rich and Famous. The lake is going to be blown dry (machines are coming from Japan) and in its place will come up a mini-Burj Dubai, which will have super luxury apartments for the elite, commercial suites and multiple shopping arcades. There will be a private cricket stadium near the high-rise, which at 495m would be the tallest in Asia. Top Bollywood stars, including Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, cricketers masterblaster Sachin Tendulkar, soccer star Christiano Ronaldo and business tycoons Mittals and Chatwals have evinced keen interest in the 89-storey project.

In the city, Konkona Sen Sharma gets candid on choices she makes
Differently able!
Do you read what is written about you in magazines or newspapers? A question that stems out of curiosity and the knowledge gathered about Konkona Sen Sharma in bits and pieces. And the answer, well, a pretty much-expected one. "Even if I want to, I often find it boring. I don't feel the interviews are representative of me. I am misquoted and they read as if they were written about someone else, not about me," Konkona candidly puts it across. We will buy this, for the statement comes from the actor who does not flaunt her diamonds (we are not sure she even likes them or not) as big as an ice cube, or walks like a mermaid in 'some' hi-flying designer wear, at some glitterati party, posing muuah muaah with some socialites. Ironically, she has seen all this and more already. (Read her movie Page 3.)

Bonding with D
Actor Anjana Sukhani, who plays a middleclass girl in romantic comedy Tum Milo To Sahi , had a gala time bonding with veteran actors like Dimple Kapadia and Nana Patekar." Dimple never made us feel that she is a senior actress. She was more like a friend, a teenager at heart. I did not call ma'am. I would call her D. She is very bubbly, sophisticated and classy all at the same time," Anjana said.

Sanjay the cheerleader
Actor Sanjay Dutt, who featured on the Extraaa Innings T20 show on Max, says he is pitching for the Mumbai Indians team in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament. "I am a Mumbai boy, so I am supporting Mumbai Indians," Sanjay said. He appeared on the show in his unique Game Master avatar that he has donned for the new Pepsi ad. "Fantastic experience to be right here in the studio. I do follow a lot of cricket not only now, ever since I was small. I love cricket," he added. Asked how prepared was he to talk cricket on the show, he said: "Today, I didn't get much to talk about cricket, but if god wishes I would be sitting there as guest and talking about cricket.

Material Girls
Queen of Pop' Madonna's 13-year-old daughter Lourdes steals garments from her mother's wardrobe as she gets inspiration from the singer's fashionable clothes. The Material Girl hit-maker who recently announced plans she was working on a juniors clothing line, admits Lourdes is a huge fan of fashion and gets inspiration from her outfits, Access Hollywood reported.

Going places
After winning her first Filmfare Award, the Bollywood actor has now joined the elite club of speakers at the prestigious Wharton School in the US. The 32-year-old actor was invited to the ivy league institution to be part of the 14th Wharton India Economic Forum, and spoke about the globalisation of mainstream Indian cinema.

Fooling around
On the Fool's Day we take a look at who's the biggest of them all
Shhh! Don't make a noise about it. Don't make them conscious. Let them be foolish and let their quality be appreciated. Not everyone is blessed, not everyone has a day dedicated to them since the past eight centuries. To the few lucky ones, we wish a very Happy Fool's Day. The competition has become tougher in the recent past, with more people joining the 'elite club'. In a bid to know who tops the list and is a genuine fool, we ask people

Foolproof pranks!
This one's out and out for April 1 opportunists. Oh, the sadist joy of seeing someone like they lost it all to your wits! But the truth is if you spend five hours planning a trick, another half-an-hour executing it; you actually make a fool more out of your own self than anyone else. Wink, smirk, call anyone a fool, make everyone a fool…here's your pocket guide to some practical, instant, and mess free fool's day pranks.

What a pair!
Whatever the reasons, punctuality was the biggest casualty. So when an event begins around 55 minutes from scheduled time, half the significance's lost in "What took them so long?" whispers. The crew arrives, apologising, blaming on the delayed flight, here's giving them the benefit of doubt and settling down to the real business.

What's brewing?
Hindustan Unilever Ltd has launched 'Brooke Bond Sehatmand'- tea with vitamins. The idea behind the launch is to help check vitamin deficiency, which is predominant in India. Using a breakthrough coating technology, 'Brooke Bond Sehatmand' guarantees vitamins in every cup that will help combat micronutrient deficiencies and in turn provide affordable option to better health for the family.

On wings of fantasy
If dreaming be the food of success, dream on…but get out of the fantasy world to turn your dreams into reality, say the experienced
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve," wrote Napolean Hill, the famed American author behind introducing the genre of personal success literature. People swear that a flight of fancy can lead you to unimaginable (pun intended) heights. "It's our fantasies that make us individuals otherwise all humans would be same. Take any achiever be a scientists, an Olympian or business honcho, they all somewhere had a dream to reach the heights they attained," says author and jurist Ravi Sodhi. "As long as one has the willingness to work for making fantasies come true, we are good," he adds.

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Give life a direction
I am a 32-year-old struggling artist who has lived the life of an idealist throughout. While I am painting and drawing, I come alive but this is short-lived because the harsh realities of life mean bills to be paid. I have held many jobs as a salesman, I have even run a florists shop, but none of these things have satisfied me. Somehow I feel so tired by the end of the day that there is no time to indulge in my passion. I really feel like giving up a normal ordinary 9-5 job and feel good about myself, marry a simple girl and settle down. Is life worth the struggle? Please guide.

Relatively speaking
Imagination determines the course of life
Driving force
From a child who fantasises of ice-creams, chocolates and fairies, to legends like Raj Kapoor, AR Rahman, Kalpana Chawla, Sachin Tendulkar, Bachendri Pal, fantasies play an important role in everyone's life. Nehru once said, "Thinking big itself makes a man big." In fact, fantasies are a driving force that motivates individuals to realise their dreams. Movies, music, paintings, sports…all are the result of the vision of their creators. Fantasy is a sign of sound mental health. Moreover, it doesn't cost anything.

Long live matrimony!
Wives’ nagging ensures good health for men
Married men are likely to live longer because they are forced by their wives to visit the doctor more regularly than their bachelor counterparts, claims a new study. The study, to be presented at the Royal Economic Society's annual conference at the University of Surrey, found that married men, being nagged by their wifes, were six per cent more likely to visit the doctor than single men.

Bond wagon
Blood ties
Relationship: Father-daughter
Time together: 19 years
Same to same: Fun loving, similar tastes in dressing, perfumes and food (love spicy stuff)
Yet different: I love to play golf in spare time whereas Amreen likes swimming and reading. She loves dogs whereas I can't stand them. — Jotinder Singh Sekhon
Funny take: I love to imitate dad and trust me I am pretty good at it. — Amreen

No kidding
Sandra Bullock won't adopt Jesse James' kids. Hollywood actor Sandra Bullock's spokesperson has denied reports that the Oscar winning actor is planning to adopt estranged husband Jesse James' children. "There are no plans, nor have there ever been any plans for Sandra Bullock to adopt any of Jesse James' children," Bullock's spokesperson says.

Latest Avatar
Australian actor Sam Worthington, who played the lead character of a paraplegic marine Jake Sully in Avatar, is confident that a sequel will follow. Worthington said that director James Cameron's will to make a second movie. "The deal was if we made a billion dollars we'd grab the manpower and undertake the job. Well, we've made about USD 2.6 billion at the moment, we're definitely going back," the actor said. Worthington believes that Avatar has raised expectations and Cameron would not deliver anything sub-standard.

Up & down the memory lane
We seem to make memories what we want them to make us seem. It is easy to be all tall and proper and revel in the warmth of old childhood joint family memories, eating mangoes, picking heavy mattresses and carrying them through narrow staircases, but now living in a huge apartment with only one and a half persons.

Walking towards fame
Hollywood actor Russell Crowe will be honoured with the 2,404th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.