Jolly good show
Whether its humour, adventure, glamour, music or dance, talent from the region has found its calling in reality shows 
The fact has been proved once again. The more the reality shows, the more talent we have. Name it and we have the talent for it. And the region scores high with the reality showwallahs, as we have enough to fuel them 24/7. Whether its humour, adventure, glamour, music or dance, aspiring talent from the region has found its calling in reality shows, that too in a big way!
Hurnoor Singh (Top left) and Kooner Sugandha and Mishra Kamal Khan

His(s) way!
Capt Suresh Sharma, a wildlife photographer & team leader, Snake Cell, feels that the reptiles are 'beautiful' creatures
Please do justice to the snakes," Capt Suresh Sharma, a wildlife photographer, team leader, Snake Cell, opens the conversation with this sentence. Its been a long association with the reptiles, but the man can never get enough of them - whether it is about explaining their lifestyle to the common man, clicking their pictures in the wild, making people comfortable with the reptiles so that they can at least showcase their bravado by posing with them; 'this snake charmer' is ready to bust any myth that can create misunderstanding between man and the reptile, which could spoil the equilibrium.

Idiotic wish!

Flip flops
Action star Akshay Kumar says even though he chooses his scripts carefully, some times they turn out to be major flops at the box office. Nevertheless, he is raring to go and claims his only motto is to entertain the audience."I do read my scripts. In fact, I always have several script-reading sessions before I fully take on a movie.

Akshay Kumar

Touch me!
He is Bollywood's ultimate heartthrob and reports of a break-up with actor Katrina Kaif have only added to Salman Khan's appeal. The actor who was in town to promote his film Dabangg was approached by a female fan to grant her the "lifelong wish" to touch him just once.The 44-year-old actor caused a traffic jam in Connaught Place when he made an appearance at a theatre to promote his upcoming film accompanied by co-star Sonakshi Sinha and producer and brother Arbaaz Khan.Some die-hard fans managed to get past the security into the press conference and Komal Sinha was among them.

Salman Khan

Flat mate

Blog buster
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who filed a police complaint against an unknown person who had been sending derogatory and abusive messages on his blog and mobile phone, revealed that the police is investigating the matter.

Dressing down
A billboard with Hollywood actor Julianne Moore posing naked for a fashion campaign has been banned in Venice after it was deemed "inappropriate". The Laws of Attraction star stripped off for a recent shoot for Bulgari handbags, the promotional poster for which was to be erected in the city's famous St Mark's Square. But Venice's recently elected mayor, Giorgio Orsoni, deemed the picture, which shows Moore posing with only a handbag protecting her modesty, too risque.

A suitable boy 
Actor Kim Kardashian has finally opened up about her dating life and her absolute love for a normal Armenian boy. "I'm dating," she said.She has been recently linked to NFL star Miles Austin." I don't like blind dates," she said, noting that mother Kris Jenner sets her up with somebody on Sunday's 'Keeping up with the Kardashians'.

Kim Kardashian

She'll be watching you
British singer Kelly Osbourne will soon be dissecting the fashion choices of Hollywood stars as one of the panelists on TV show Fashion Police.

No more wild life
Hollywood's wild child Lindsay Lohan, who is out after serving a jail and rehab stint, says she is ready to put her partying ways behind to concentrate on her troubled career.The 24-year-old star spoke to Vanity Fair magazine about a week before starting her jail sentence for violating probation on a 2007 drunk driving case.

Turn ‘d’ tables
Sameer and Rohit (resident DJs with Zinc Lounge) from Chakra: Vu sat down to prepare the invite for a Saturday nite involving Mumbai Martin’s Piyush Bhatnagar and Sarvesh to play dubstep. Little did they know how a new genre would go down with the clubbers used to the regulars Jugni, And We Twist or Gasolina! This time, the challenge was bigger. 

DJ Sarvesh (Left) and DJ Piyush Bhatnagar

Foreign Impressions
Leaving his footprints
Martin, 24 studies linguistics and literature in Jena, Germany. He plans to take Indian cultural studies as major and is in the city to be part of AIESEC. We catch him at Sukhna Lake and he shares his views about the city.
First impressions
Chandigarh is pretty organised and so similar. I often get lost because different places look all the same.
What brings you here?
I am with AIESEC’s programme Footprints. I teach kids in Maloya village and sometimes play the guitar for them. This trip has not only made me interact with amazing people this country has, but also intern from countries like China, Vietnam and Africa.

Print worthy
Offering a portfolio of imaging and printing solutions and best experience to customers, technology giant Hewlett-Packard has unveiled its new portfolio and marketing campaign for the Punjab market. Designed to cater to both consumers and SMBs, the innovative printing devices are designed for customers with different needs, including those looking for greener alternatives, greater affordability, and ease of use.

Style without damage
Philips Consumer Lifestyle introduced the SalonShine as a part of their new hair dryer range. It features dual functions of heat protection and instant shine. Recognizing that the way in which our lives is becoming complex and fast-paced, Philips has rigorously researched consumer needs in order to deliver revolutionized meaningful innovations based on unique insights. Philips has launched the new Salon shine range in its endeavour to address consumers' need to style, look and feel their best without being worried about the potential damage to hair, thereby enhancing their self-confidence.

Corridors of power
With Panjab University student council election round the corner, Manpriya Khurana checks out on the presidential candidates and the agendas of their respective parties
They're all headed straight to the 'oval office' of the varsity; one of them is the pin-up boy for the next session, who'll rule the campus corridors, will be the newsmaker. With the countdown to the elections having begun, some join in for a cause; others are here for chaos, all the rest for just the carnival!

Puffing their way to blues
Some teenagers smoke to puff away their blues, but it may actually end up worsening their depressive symptoms. "Smokers who used cigarettes as mood enhancers had higher risks of elevated depressive symptoms than teens who had never smoked," says study co-author Jennifer O'Loughlin, professor of preventive medicine at the University of Montreal.