What’s in a number?
One's cell number today is one's identification, status symbol, a connect to the world and even a 'lucky charm'. That's why the recent 'number portability' is being hailed by all and sundry - you can now retain your number and change the service provider!

Mobile number portability (MNP) has come as a veritable boon for the consumer

‘We wanted to sensitise people’
The movie No One Killed Jessica was just a reminder of what happened in the infamous case. "The intention was not to preach morality. We just wanted to sensitise the public towards the injustice once again," comes from Samara Chopra, who played the character of Naina Sehgal, based on Malini Ramani, in the movie, No One Killed Jessica.

A different tune
Maarten and Taru of Bass Foundation band share their concern about the music scene in India
His first performance in India lasted for a mere 20 minutes. "That's how you get punished for not playing the usual Bollywood music. The owner of the club asked me to step down from the stage and let the in-house DJ take over," this is how Maarten Klein, a DJ from London, learnt his first music lesson in India.




(L-R) TaruDalmia and Maarten Klein

MAGGI MOMENTS
Maggi has been a true friend. Each one of us has had a Maggi moment in life - a moment when mommy was not around; midnight snack, bunking classes at the college canteen, dating at a hill station, sharing half a packet with little brother and fighting over a spoonful! There are memories galore and people still continue to relish Maggi.

No onion tears
If rising prices of onion, tomato and garlic are your concern, and you have no time for lengthy process of chopping and cooking, Homelike has brought cooked masala for you. Simran Foods has launched bhuna masala that can be used in practically any kind of dish - vegetarian or non-vegetarian.

In need of more pubs? 
After two hours of scouting, covering the length and breadth of the city, a few friends who had flown down from Mississauga could not find a single pub! "If people in Chandigarh drink, why ain't there a single pub here," the perplexed look on the faces of the two said it all. For the rest of the evening, they moved around with a 'what!' look on their faces. Then in the commercial sector -35 they found the newly opened, only, English pub, Peddlers. The duo smiled. "This seems like it."

Beer hug
Beer does reduce stress to some extent. So having beer in little quantities won't do much harm. Interestingly, it has been found that risks of strokes, vascular and cardio vascular diseases are also lowered by consuming beer.




Peddlers, an English pub in Sector-35

Lip lock
For the modern woman who likes to keep her style chic and elegnat Beyu, the German colour cosmetics brand from Elder Health Care Limited has for the first time introduced a new shimmer lipstick - Catwalk Glamour Lipstick. The ultimate shimmer will make one's glamour occasions just perfect.

They don’t need sale!
It's a street word - the one that conjures up images of hawkers selling their wares. It's a philosophy of psychology. For some, to sale or not to sale, is not even a question. The reasons are elitist. "Ours is an international luxury brand, the word sale doesn't gel with our image. No wonder, we don't put out our products on sale," declares Anjali Dhiman, senior sale executive, Mont Blanc Boutique.