Waugh-ow!
Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh’s take on education, charity and cricket, of course
There is always more to life; it’s up to us what we make of it. This, for once, sounds like the universal truth. Especially when someone like former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh is there to reassure you of the fact. He has definitely found his calling beyond the boundary line. He is the one who believes in scoring a six irrespective of how the ball is being played.

Inking success
Karan Bajaj is the latest to join the list of young writers
Brand Gen Y, IIM degree, foreign address, globetrotter and on the interesting side of age (i.e. neither too young to be taken seriously nor too old to be seriously taken)…all variables check marked. Writing a book completes the equation. Add to that an Army upbringing. Do we have the formula for success as an author? “Success is incidental, without any set formulae. Why look for something that doesn’t exist.” Sure, Karan Bajaj may turn down a possibility there, but we would still like to go by the ‘trends’.

Perfect step
Both music and dance have universal appeal. Living in Semey, Kazakhstan, thousands of miles away from Chandigarh, I used to live with images of classical dance icons of India,” says 20-year-old Buranbayeva Kamilla. From her childhood days, Indian classical dance forms became her passion and watching recorded live concerts on TV her hobby.


Buranbayeva Kamilla

Help her!
Actor Mughda Godse, who is all set to scare audience in her upcoming film Help, says she was apprehensive to do horror film thinking it would be too early for her. "I am apprehensive about doing horror films at this stage as I think that as an actor one must venture late for such kind of films. So, I was wondering whether should I do or not," Mugdha said.

For love's sake
She is a Hollywood star worth millions, but Hillary Duff seems intent on learning the ways of a homemaker prior to her impending nuptials.The 22-year-old who is engaged to hockey player Mike Comrie has been taking cooking lessons from her mother and was spotted out and about in Beverly Hills with a big baking tray and groceries.The Disney star became officially engaged to Comrie in February after he proposed to her on the balcony of their Hawaii hotel suite.

Act of devotion
Bollywood stars Emraan Hashmi and Prachi Desai offered chadar at the shrine of Sufi saint Khawaja Moinuddeen Chisti.Emraan and Prachi prayed at the famous Sufi shrine for the success of their upcoming film Once Upon a Time in Mumbai. They did ziyarat at the dargah.




Emraan Hashmi with Prachi Desai at Khawaja Moinuddeen Chisti’s shrine

Singing her life…
American singer Katy Perry's ex Travis McCoy has blasted her in his new song. Perry and McCoy had a volatile romance for years and now the lead vocalist of the Gym Class Heroes has slammed Perry in his new song.

Kiss and tell
Cameron Diaz has insisted that kissing Tom Cruise in their latest flick Knight And Day, was far from exhilarating. Hollywood pin up Diaz, who appears alongside Cruise in the new action comedy, was being politically correct when asked about her lip-lock scene with the American heartthrob.

Law-ful wedding
Hollywood actor Sienna Miller wishes to have a big fat wedding with Jude Law but the British actor wants to keep the ceremony as low-key as possible.The 28-year-old actress is hoping for a big ceremony in the English countryside although Law is interested in an 'intimate marriage'."They are very happy and want to get married. But they are still undecided about where to tie the knot. She loves the idea of an English country wedding, but Jude wants as much privacy as possible and thinks a small wedding abroad would be better," source said.

Sienna Miller

Penniless Pammy
Hollywood actor Pamela Anderson shot down rumours of becoming almost penniless due to a string of financial crunches. The 43-year-old beauty was listed under the 'delinquent tax payers' three months back by the California Franchise Tax Board for $ 500,000 debt.But the former Baywatch star insisted she is far from being poor as she bought several houses .

Mama's boy
Hollywood star Robert Pattinson, who is shooting Water for Elephants took some time out from his busy schedule to spend some quality time with his mother. The 24-year-old actor, who shot to global fame with the success of vampire series, took his mother Clare in Malibu to watch Angelina Jolie starrer Salt.

Family time
Australian singer Kylie Minogue's model boyfriend Andres Velencoso flew in to Melbourne on Saturday to meet her parents. The Spanish model will spend time with Ron and Carol Minogue, Kylie's sister Dannii and her partner Kris Smith and their baby Ethan."Kylie has been working non-stop since arriving in Australia and can't wait to see Andres again. She has already met his father in Spain so this is his turn to get to know the family," a source said. 

Go vivid
A home is a true reflection of who you are - goes perfectly well for the Sector 7 residence of DS and Annu Bains. One can sniff pleasing cinnamon scent even as one enters, and hear a pan flute playing softly in dim-lit colourful quarters."I am in love with music so you will hear something playing almost always," welcomes the lady of the house Annu. An interior architect by profession, Annu has designed each piece of furniture and lamps. She has turned a government house into a world of her own!

Spade work
In great shape
Cutting and pruning a tree, shrub, climber or a bush is a day-to-day operation in the home garden. This, is fact, is the most important operation for a gardener and it should be done with utmost care. On this depends the future life of a plant, it's flowering, fruiting and most importantly, the shape of the plant. It is very important to use only the horticultural equipments.

Message on 70mm
There's a love story, a social issue, plenty of fight sequences, ditching, cheating and of course a happy ending. Any Punjabi movie made with the same tested formula is expected to do well!

De-TRESS
Sheer luxury for hair is what 'Seah Spa' offers, a first-of-its-kind in the Northern region. A special lounge spread over 150 sq feet promises amazingly beautiful tresses with state-of-the-art hair care at Azzaro-22."Seah is designed to give royal and holistic experience for your hair, and it nourishes them, giving a proper balance and bounce," says KA Murli Sundar, country head, Schwarzkopf, which has skilfully trained and equipped Spa therapists at Azzaro.Seah offers Spa for six different categories — dry, coloured, stressed, sophisticated, frizzy and detox. With a base of Amaranth oil, popularly known as 'Gold of Incas', Seah products use ingredients such as Blue Lotus, Japanese Cherry, Cashmere, White Pearls and Wild Rose.

Easy on the pocket
Nowadays, almost all of us own cellphones and most of us get bored after using them for a few months. Affording a new phone is not that big an obstacle,  the problem is choosing the one that suits our requirements and has more advanced features.Due to cellphones from Chinese manufacturers, which are well-advertised and available in the market, big multinational companies have dropped their prices. But the big question is whether these phones are worth buying? And the answer is yes - some of these cell phones are real value for your money.

Single click window
MSN India has just gotten better. It is now social with the latest versions of Hotmail, Messenger, Windows Live along with social networks like Facebook and Twitter available on the new MSN homepage.  It allows you to surf multiple sites, chat, email, get sports & news updates, catch up on social networks and get yourdaily dose of entertainment and more. 

Hand it over
Expanding its portfolio of QWERTY handsets loaded with newer attributes, Zen Mobile, launched India’s first QWERTY handset with Analog TV, Z82 (dual sim-GSM+GSM) at a reasonable price of Rs. 4,799/-.