SPA-rkling
From milk, wine, chocolate wraps to imported stones, spas in the city are coming up with the best
Dead sea minerals coupled with herbal scrubs followed by therapeutic stones and finished with Aloe Vera wrap. Phew! A look at some of the spa menus can be overwhelming. Here's clicking the refresh button and more than mere fancy descriptions or twisted permutations of ingredients, spas are a product of techniques and technologies, more so during the changed seasons. Book marking some of the exotic and the elaborate.

Literary edge
Both literary connoisseurs and avid readers opine that wisdom, rationality and cosmic intellectualism are traits that characterise the works of prolific writer Dr Manjula Rana, who has 12 books to her credit. She is also member of the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission.

Manjula Rana

Among the stars
Priya Verma wins the Claes Nobel Academic Scholarship 2010
Sometimes you don't need a theory or an explicit validation to highlight a trend. Jumping like a pro on a dance reality show, straining their vocal chords on yet another show, making people double their age wonder in amazement.

Healing touch
The demise of someone close to you is an irreparable loss. But there are ways that can help
The biggest loss indeed is that of life. One can't bring back the ones departed and life's difficult without them. The toughest ones find it hard to cope, but then one must get over the grief. We bring you some ways that can pave the way to healing.

BOND WAGON
Love ties
Relationship: Mother and daughter
Time together: 12 years Same to same: Fun loving, bindaas, chilled out, love eating out, dog lovers, crazy for outings, watching comedy movies, sharing shoes, nail varnishes, perfumes, hair clutches, listening to music, yet inattentive, disorganised and don't mind living in an unkempt room! Yet Different: Talkative, frank, "I don't care" attitude but responsible –Preeti.

Harsheen with mum Preeti

Be a better half
New dads must shoulder responsibilities at home
A new book has said that fathers must not leave all parenting and household tasks only to mothers, claiming that half of relationships suffer following the birth of a baby. Duncan Fisher, a former member of the Equal Opportunities Commission, has written the new book on parenting.

Renee Writes
True love
I am 27-year-old and seem to have finally found a girl I want to have a permanent relationship with. Earlier I loved running away from most of my girlfriends. It is for the first time that I have the urge to be with her forever. The problem here is that all my friends seem to be angry with me. They all move around with lots of girls and they cannot believe how anyone can want to be with just one person. But I feel very content and do not want to change the situation. It is just that I hate being the laughing stock of my friends. They tease me and say my girlfriend will not respect me and will leave me if I don't behave like a real man. I feel miserable. Please help.

Little wonders
At a recent workshop, slum children were taught the nuances of theatre
‘Due to the environment and social milieu of slum children, they excel in certain areas but cannot do so in others," observed noted theatre actor-cum-director, Chakresh Kukmar, an alumnus of Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University, during the two-week theatre art workshop at Government High School complex, Mauli Jagran.

Pick & paste
There are some things in life that never change. They remain constant even as the whole world around them changes. Wall posters is one such thing that has gone astray from our lives for some time but with FIFA world cup, they are back in the market in lots of colors and variety to find a special place on our room walls. These printed pieces have been a part of every teenager room for ages. Love deep Sidhu, a student, SCS, PU says, "I had posters of boy bands I idolized and it was a special experience." He adds that her parents had the posters pasted on the walls of their room as well. Anju Sharma, a schoolteacher says "In 80's we had Sun brand posters that were rare at that time and that was the time when posters trend started."

Around the globe

Music maestro A R Rahman performs with one of his lead singers during the Joi Ho- The Journey Home World Tour 2010 concert in Atlantic City, USA. Rahman will perform in many other US and Canadian cities, including Chicago, Toronto, LA, Houston and Dallas during the tour. — PTI photo

Amplifying the Raavan
Reliance Media World Ltd. does it again! As it becomes the official partners for the year's awaited cinema Raavan. As Bollywood's most celebrated couple come together in a movie that is expected to raise the temperature Rmwl's radio arm BIG FM, the events division of its experiential marketing arm BIG Live and its mobile and online solutions division BIG Digital, come together to ensure the film reaches out to the nation through extremely innovative, novel and highly interactive offerings.

Classic cut
The costumes and jewelleries are of utmost importance in the Indian wedding as they are symbolic of the pride, joy and the purity of the marriage institution. With the aim to meet the wedding jewellery requirements across communities, Tanishq, India's most desired jewellery brand launched their exclusive Wedding Collection.

Crazy noodles
The Summer Club 2010 organised by Euro Kids Mohali for the kiddies has been running its first batch at its Mohali campus. The curriculum is all encompassing to impart learning to the tiny tots via the medium of fun filled activities.

Jet pals
Akshay Kumar bonds with Aamir, SRK while travelling
Bollywood star Akshay Kumar had a "superstar experience" while flying in and out of Mumbai recently. When the actor was travelling from London to Mumbai, Aamir Khan was on his flight and next day when he took a flight back to London to join his wife and son for summer holidays, he met Shah Rukh Khan.

Comic timing
Rohit Shetty added comedy to my repertoire, 
says Devgan
Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn, who is known more for his serious roles, credits director-cum-friend Rohit Shetty for adding a new dimension to his career as far as comedy is concerned. "As far as comedy is concerned, Rohit has definitely given a new dimension to my career," said Ajay. "I am very comfortable with him and he is someone I really trust. We have a lot of faith in each other," he added.

Campus diaries
Southern star Siddharth was on top of the world after he found his photograph alongside megastar Amitabh Bachchan on the latest prospectus of Delhi University's Kirori Mal College.

Lights, camera… no action
Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar is scared to direct the remake of his father's 1991 hit Agneepath, famous for portraying megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the "angry young man". The 38-year-old says action isn't quite his thing.

Of wild safaris and stories
Popstar Katy Perry and her fiance, comedian Rusell Brand, have got identical inkings in Sanskrit. The Hollywood pair who got engaged during a romantic trip to India last year have got Anuugacchati Pravaha, meaning 'Go With The Flow' inked inside the right arm.

Kids can wait
Hollywood bombshell Eva Mendes will not be starting a family any time soon as she has never had experienced the longing to be a mother. The 36-year-old who has been dating Peruvian filmmaker George August for more than eight years said that she is not sure whether she wants to even get married.

Always a beginner
His credentials as a filmmaker are well established and he is on the wish list of top Bollywood stars, but Mani Ratnam still feels like a newcomer before the release of his each film. The Tamil director is awaiting the release of his bilingual film Raavan this Friday.

Mum rules
Pop diva Christina Aguilera is a strict mother who loves discipline and refuses to let two-year-old son Max behave like a "brat". The Not Myself Tonight singer is quite strict with her son. Because she wants him to be a polite little boy but admits temper tantrums are a part of growing up.