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Fruit of labour
More and more would-be fathers prefer to be by the side of their spouses during childbirth
Every time a couple visits Dr Swapna Mishra with a precondition…"We will get our baby delivered here only if the husband is allowed inside the labour room"… she senses a change in attitude.
Kuldeep Thakur with family
You've got spam!
While checking your e-mail, once in a while a sudden curious click on the spam column connects you to forwarded links that point you over to some porn site or a Viagra boutique. Or a mail that sends a virus to your account. What's worse? Your e-mail account being locked and your contacts wiped out.
When enough is enough
Marriages are supposed to last forever but when the protector turns predator, one needs to take some
bold decisions
There will be time, there will be time
To prepare a face to meet the faces
that you meet.
TS Eliot's telling lyrics in his classic — The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock — aptly chronicled the superficiality, hollowness and make-believe realities of the modern world.
 Bond Wagon
Like mom like son
Relationship: Mother and Son
Time together: 10 years
Same-to-same: Fun loving, easy going, optimistic disposition, environmentally conscious, but also
disorganised, scatter brained, thinking of 10 things at one time, tendency not to focus, poor time management!
Simmi Waraich and Samar Mundi
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Renowned writer Chetan Bhagat and Bollywood actor Tisca Chopra made a flying visit to the city to judge the participants for the
Star Anchor Hunt audition. Photo: Madhup Yadav |
Baby blues
Postnatal depression is not just restricted to women, new dads too get hit with the blues. According to Beyond Blue, deputy chief executive, Dr Nicole Highet, the growing number of stay-at-home dads, additional financial stress and not being prepared for the full extent of the challenges, make men vulnerable, thereby putting them at increased postnatal depression risk.
Renee Writes
Live your dreams
I seem to have the perennial question. What is romantic love? I am in my early 30s and I feel that I have been in love a few times but somehow it never felt like the real thing. I grew up reading the ethereal romances of Sohni-Mehiwal, Heer-Ranja and Sassi-Punnu and believed that one day it would actually happen like that. Should I wait for it to happen and keep my faith going or should I just forget about it and just find a nice and sensible life?
Style elements
Tatva, a store in sector 17, houses creations of young and budding designers in trinity. During the next three days shopping bonanza Tatva has in offing creations by city designers. "We have got a perfect blend of spring and summer wear. The attractive offers and discounts are available too," said Shivani Mahajan, store partner.
Art of living
Artist G Gangatharan talks of his love for the canvas, bright colours and much more
Almost blinded by the scorching sun outside, as we entered the temporary studio set up for the artist it took us a few minutes to adjust to the light inside. And there he was squatting on the floor, working on a huge canvas, fingers greased with oil colours…G. Gangatharan gives final touches to the painting with a piece of cloth.
Photo: Vinay Malik
Bollywood actor and ambassador for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards Amitabh Bachchan with Sri Lankan actor Jacqueline Fernandez and traditional dancers during the media launch of the 11th awards in Colombo on
Tuesday. The award ceremony will take place in Colombo from June 3 to June 5. — Reuters photo |
Copy right
Sunidhi Chauhan has been known as a singer all along, but did you know her talent for mimicking other artistes? She says she left it ‘long time ago’ because some people took offence. “I have left doing mimicry. I realised that a lot of people didn’t take it in the right spirit and used to feel offended, so I gave it up. Not that I ever did it professionally, but I left it long ago,” Sunidhi said.
Indian twist
Hollywood film on murdered Indian-origin girl
Hollywood actor Reese Witherspoon will produce a film on the murder of Indo-Canadian girl Reena Virk who was beaten and then drowned in Victoria city near here in 1997. The murder of Reena Virk by white teenagers had made international headlines 13 years ago, leading to calls for stricter juvenile justice laws in Canada.
Mum Mo(o)re
Hollywood actor Julianne Moore’s children only care about their mother’s parenting skills and are not interested in her professional achievements. The Chloe star, who is married to director Bart Freundlich insists her 12-year-old son Caleb and eight-year-old daughter Liv Helen thinks it is “great” they are only concerned with her parenting and haven’t even expressed any desire to read her Freckleface Strawberry children’s book series.
Nothing juicy!
Iron Man 2 star Scarlett Johansson says she’s not much of a party person. Scarlett is InStyle magazine’s May cover girl, and in the mag she has opened about her life. Married to actor Ryan Reynolds, the starlet says, “You’re not gong to find me at 4 am hitting up the club, bottle full of bub. Maybe on a rare occasion. But I’ve just never been much of a clubby, nightlife kind of person. I’m not a social butterfly. I’ve never been part of a scandal that was really juicy,” she added.
— ANI
Banderas in the Boots
Antonio BXanderas confirms fourth Shrek film Hollywood actor Antonio Banderas has confirmed that there will be a fourth Shrek movie which will focus on his character of Puss in Boots. The Mask of Zorro star lends voice to the mischievous cat in the animated ogre franchise and has already started working on the new film alongside Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis. Banderas, who reprises the role in the upcoming fourth and final Shrek film, Shrek Forever After, has revealed that the upcoming project will be based on Puss In Boots’ childhood.
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