Second innings
These men who once donned olive green share how an Army background paved the way for success in their later ventures
Discipline, punctuality, planning, camaraderie, team spirit…the list of traits that the Army teaches is long. It also provides ‘a world of your own’, a world where order and hierarchy rules. Pretty much in contrast to the ‘civilian’ way of life. Yet, we come across some bravehearts who after retiring from defence services, started afresh and made a mark in their second innings as well.


Major-Gen Jaswant Singh Mann (retd) and Brig IG Singh (retd)

More of less!
After spitting fire for months now, the fretting and fuming sun is losing its steam and calming down, gradually. And, is struggling hard for supremacy against the overriding onslaught of the advancing clouds in the battle of skies.

Count on this
More than ever before, online portals are targeting buyers with amazing discounts
This should be every woman’s dream. At the time of sales, give her a loaded debit or credit card (one and the same thing for most of them), a chauffer (she wouldn’t mind), and let her shop till she drops (chances are she can create a world record of shopping without a break). The catch is, this lovely woman doesn’t have enough quality time to fulfil the dream. As a result she has to make-do with the virtual world, and of course she manages to blow those hundreds and thousands. Online shopping for sure has garnered good clients. Thanks to all the lovely ladies out there!

Geek SPEAK
Under watch
Webcams can come in handy for home security
Webcam is a good gadget that helps in keeping up with friends and family over the Internet. Some even use webcams for remote business meetings, and developing low-end videos, both offline and online. These devices can be put to another very important use - home security.

TWO TO TANGO: Rahul Bose and Celina Jaitely walk the ramp during a fashion show in Bangalore on Saturday night. — PTI photo

Bits about Bytes
Hyperlinks to knowledge
When we learn, we generally use a step-by-step progression and this process of thought is known as linier thinking. We progress in a single direction through regular steps or stages, sequential. In our pursuit of knowledge, there are times we want to take detours, learn more about things that we come across and take the road less travelled...we want to indulge in non-linier learning.

Rock solid
Nagaland is my home, but Chandigarh my favourite place on earth," says Thechano Kithan, a poet, painter, photographer and a nature lover who came on a short visit to City Beautiful for the release of her poetry collection Whispering Rocks.

Fair enough
This application changed the course of my life, now it's your turn to choose your destiny," says Rini Rajan from Kerala, she is one of the hundreds of girls, who have benefited from the Fair & Lovely Foundation Scholarship.

Spade work
What a pest!
With the monsoons comes the new growth. The plants start putting forth their best. They attain growth to live through the rest of the year. But don't forget the problems are not far away. The insects know this 'growth' factor too. And you have also to know about this and 'them'.

Rocking together
Bollywood's veteran actor Shammi Kapoor has said that he is upbeat to appear along with his 27-year-old grandson Ranbir Kapoor in Imtiaz Ali's upcoming film Rockstar. Shammi Kapoor, who was the chief guest at the third convocation ceremony of Whistling Woods International, a film institute in Mumbai, said his falling health couldn't impede his excitement to get back to work after 10 years.

Toning it down
When many actors would take pride in tomtoming their six-pack abs, Emraan Hashmi would take offence. He would much rather call his newly-acquired chiseled torso for forthcoming movie Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai toned and fit.

Techno man
Twilight star Kellan Lutz has invented his very own multi-purpose omelette maker. The 25-year-old American has had a passion for creating things. He even studied chemical engineering before finding fame in Hollywood. Lutz said that he tries to make his busy life easier by inventing products that can save his time.His latest creation is a machine that allows him to create tasty egg-based dishes in less time.

Baby step
Actor Megan Fox is ready to have a baby with husband Brian Austin Green, says a friend. Fox thinks the time is right to start trying for a child now that she and Green are married.

No holds barred
These used to be one of the buzzing entertainment hubs but after the government clamped down on the homegrown pubs on moral grounds, Mumbai's dance bars now only have an orchestra, discovered actor Nikhil Dwivedi on a recce for his role in Shor. "I have finished shooting for Shor with Tusshar Kapoor. It is a very edgy film with three parallel stories. It is a great concept and a film to watch out for," Nikhil said.

The juggling act
When Bollywood's Khalaas girl Eesha Koppikhar tied the knot with restaurateur Timmy Narang, she broke many hearts, but eight months down the line the actress says that she has been completely domesticated by her mother-in-law.Eesha has no qualms in admitting that it is indeed her mother-in-law who calls the shots in the Narang household, adding that she is grateful for it as it helps her juggle between being a wife and actor.

Wrinkle-free
Young actor Vanessa Hudgens is so worried about losing her looks that she's already started using anti-wrinkle cream at the age of 21.The High School Musical star insists it is harder for females to age gracefully in Hollywood, and she's determined to stay looking youthful by slapping on special lotions. "I'm already starting to use anti-ageing.