That's the spirit
From theme-based layouts to unique display to using Oynx for illumination, city bars have gone through a makeover 
Sometimes, soft notes from an old album can puncture the stress balloon, and sometimes it is a lavish shopping spree that can do the needful. A game of lawn tennis or squash can be equally rejuvenating. But, there is something else too that successfully drives away the blues and boredom of life for a short time.

S Lounge bar spells style and luxury

Life as they know it
The concluding round of the Colloquium on Contemprory Voices brought out the matters of heart rather than art

A Dancer's take
Ace choreographer Shiamak Davar, who shot to fame for choreographing Yash Chopra's Dil To Pagal Hai, feels dancing element in movies is very little and that there is no experiments in terms of dance forms in films."There is not much dancing in movies these days...lot of other elements are added. 

Shiamak Davar

Role call
He has played a spoilt, carefree man, who doesn't fit in the contemporary hero image many a times and actor Emraan Hashmi says he is no mood to change his image.When the 'Serial Kisser of Bollywood' was asked about him being stuck up with certain kind of roles, he said, "Nobody asks this question to Shahrukh Khan, while for the past 20 years he has been doing romantic roles on the screen.

Emraan Hashmi

Singing sensation
Singer Britney Spears has made it to the Forbes' list of highest-earning musicians which is lead by U2.The Toxic singer was named in the top five highest-earning musicians in the world after she was estimated to have made $63.90 million in last year.


Britney Spears

Will do!
Hollywood actor Will Smith has been signed to play the titular role in upcoming movie The Legend of Cain.The 41-year-old star will play the lead role in the movie based on the Biblical story of brothers Cain and Abel.

Naked truth
Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias plans to ski naked in Miami but the police officials are all set to thwart him.The Hero singer had said that he would 'get drunk and ski naked' if Spain won the soccer World Cup, which they did indeed. And Iglesias, whose father Julio was once a top goalkeeper in Spain, insisted he would go ahead with the daring prank, saying: "A bet is a bet!"

Enrique Iglesias

Starting young
Hollywood actor Tom Cruise and wife Katie Holmes are reportedly preparing their four-year-old daughter Suri Cruise, for a career in the entertainment industry.

Rekindling romance
Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst is reportedly unable to decide which of her former lovers to choose, for rekindling romance.The 28-year-old beauty is torn between Jake Hoffman, son of actor Dustin Hoffman and musician Jason Boesel."It changes by the hour. Kirsten can't make up her mind which guy she wants to be with. Kirsten went running back to Jason.

Kirsten Dunst

House full
Corporate honcho turned writer Mohyna Srinivasan's life gets busy after the release of her debut book The House on Mall Road 
My life was simple: repetitive, predictable. And then predictability blew away like a vapour when the bomb fell.

Comic capers

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar poses for photographers during a press conference of his upcoming film Khatta Meetha in New Delhi. PTI photo

An affair to remember
It was a colourful affair as some 37 international interns from 21 countries got together to share culture on Sunday.

Hair it goes
Worried about bad hair days? Now here's your hair care solution. Vega, India's beauty accessories brand, introduces its new collection of hair brushes for both men and women. Sleek, versatile and durable, these brushes are ideal for grooming, straightening and smoothening hair. This collection of sophisticated hair brushes includes the flat brush, the round brush, the cushion brush and the paddle brush that keep your hair well groomed and perfectly styled all day long.

Mission accomplished!
Visitors of Sector 17 Plaza were treated to a meaningful entertainment during the six day theatre festival organised by the City Entertainment Network and UT Cultural Affairs Department. The concluding drama Mission Impossible proved to be hard-hitting satire and a didactic sermon for all to preserve the essential commodities like water, the elixir of life as also the upkeep of the environment. The playwright Manbhavan stressed on misuse of essential commodities, taking a dispute on water issue.

Love at first bite
TTK Prestige, India's kitchen appliance brand and a leader in the pressure cooker segment, has created yet another innovation with the introduction of pressure cookers in the shape of an apple. Breaking away from the normal mundane pressure cookers, Apple pressure cookers are attractive and a must have accessory for the modern kitchens.

Spice up
Nail the art
Beauty care and trends are related to changing seasons. And, there is nothing like a change, to make us feel good about ourselves. One of the easiest ways to express the changing season is through our choice of colours. It's not just with the clothes we wear, but also the colours we choose for our lips, eyes and nails.

Caught in the web
Over dependency on Internet is not a healthy option when it comes to health and fitness 
It is on times like this we realise why it's always maintained that technology has its share of pros and cons. The positive in this particular case comprise of taking basic information from the Internet about how to keep fit and avoid lifestyle disorders. The negative includes over-dependency on the Internet, when we even begin to follow it for cure and treatment as well. Probably the same reason prompted Madhav A Karunakar, orthopedic surgeon at the Carolinas Medical Centre in US to conduct this study.

Step by step
There is no need to spend hours on a treadmill to become fit, as the key to a longer life could be as simple as taking a gentle stroll for just half an hour a day. According to experts, a daily walk to the shops can cut the risk of early death by 20 percent.

Jee Aayan Nu

Gurdas Maan was caught by Tribune lensman S Chandan at the Chandigarh Airport.

Milky way
Mothers who feed their babies cow's milk in the first 15 days of life may be protecting their children from dangerous allergies later on, says a new study. "Women who regularly (daily) introduced their babies to cow milk protein early, before 15 days of life, almost completely eliminated the incidence of allergy to cow milk protein in their babies," says Prof. 

BODY wise
Total effect
What is the difference between appetite and hunger ?

Mind over matter
The mind, as we all know, is very powerful. Apart from aiding our daily activities, it also facilitates a self-healing technique - hypnotherapy. This alternative healing therapy is complementary in nature and provides relief from a plethora of ailments, ranging from migraines to emotional problems, said Dr LK Cheema trained master hypnotist from California Hypnosis Institute and associated with Cheema Medical Complex, Mohali.