Grammy: The best & worst dressed

Katy Perry: Katy Perry wore wings with this glittery bra-meets-sarong look.  Miley Cyrus: The braid looped through her mane and the top of this Roberto Cavalli number didn't quite cover Cyrus's, um, assets combined to make this Grammys dress wind up in the loser pile. Nicole Kidman: All right, maybe it's cheating for Kidman — a red carpet pro who usually stands among the finest looking women at the Golden Globes and Oscars — to get special notice for her Grammy ensemble. But while standing by Grammy-winning husband Keith Urban, she looked so great in this form-fitting, cheerful Jean-Paul Gaultier gown that she simply could not be ignored.  Nicki Minaj: Weirdness is expected of Minaj. And bless her, she did not disappoint, choosing to go full-on leopard in an ensemble that can be described as "lioness meets her cub ..." (from Left to Right)

Lady Gaga’s antics rule awards... 
More than who took home how many golden gramophones, the news is Eminem got nominated in 10 categories but won only two. Lady Gaga arrived at the red carpet in a giant egg shell (by the way, she won three awards), country music group Lady Antebellum walked away with five; there were worst dressed, best dressed…the 53rd annual Grammy awards were as much about who arrived how, wore what, as about who won what!

... and she thanked Whitney
Lady Gaga gave a surprise shout out to Whitney Houston at the 2011 Grammy Awards on Sunday when she thanked Houston for being the inspiration behind her new single. After accepting the Best Pop Vocal Album for 'The Fame Monster', 'The Paparazzi' hitmaker said it was Houston who gave her the strength to write her latest song 'Born This Way'.

The joy of amateur golfing
Professionals play for the money, amateurs for the perks — some of the most talked about amateur golf tournaments are played on beautiful courses; there are interesting sponsors, plenty of merchandise and assortment of prizes. But on the greens, it's not always about the money. Unlike professionals, they might not be playing only for the trophies but there's an excitement nevertheless. 

Dia Mirza to turn producer
Actor Dia Mirza, who is all set to don the producers that in her 10th year in Bollywood, says that her new role is a shift in the right direction and a timely one.

Zeta Jones once slept in a cupboard!
Actor Catherine Zeta Jones has revealed that she was forced to sleep in a cupboard when she first arrived in Los Angeles to start her acting career. The Welsh actress moved to the US in the mid-90s to launch her career and was initially staying at a friend's large Malibu house.

Shah Rukh Khan in Malaysia to film Don sequel
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is back in Malaysia to shoot a sequel to his blockbuster Don - this time on a larger scale and with a local baddie to combat. "The `king' of Bollywood is in Malaysia to film the sequel to his 2006 blockbuster hit Don. He flew in from Mumbai after a gruelling 58 hours of working on a set." Datuk Shah Rukh Khan lived up to his tough guy image by proceeding to Malacca state to continue filming," the newspaper said.

Willow Smith shoots for Teen Vogue
Daughter of Hollywood actor Will Smith, Willow Smith might be 10-year-old, but she has managed to do her first-ever photo shoot for Teen Vogue.Willow has already released a hit song and has almost 500,000 Twitter followers.

Irrfan Khan turns baddie
After his romantic role in Yeh Saali Zindagi, Irrfan Khan is all set to display his mean streak in Anees Bazmee starrer Thank You and Hollywood franchise Spiderman'.The actor, who shot a bridge sequence for the superhero reboot in Los Angeles recently, is enjoying his turn as a baddie in both the films.

Listen to this newcomer
It was an album release function only, except for the fact that the singer Jelly Manjitpuri wasn't there. Amit Uchana's debut album New Comer, nevertheless, has everything expected of a debut album (since the expectations are running low!) — eight songs, mix of folk and western tracks and even cricketer Ishant Sharma for the launch. So what if he made "no questions related to cricket" policy clear in the beginning of the press conference!

Cricketer Ishant Sharma(centre)  releases the album

Salon promises solution to stress
With an aim to make their clients beautiful not only externally but also internally, two known names from the city, Zahid Khan and Asmi Ahuja have joined hands to launch all new Asmi's Beautismith-9.

Spade work
Instant relief for your garden
The winter is a dull time for gardeners who are used to seeing colours. No doubt, the spring is full of colours when all the winter annuals are at their best but then this period is followed by a long spell of a blank. What then is the solution?

Digital death, next to impossible!
Not for nothing do digital addicts update their Facebook status every few hours. To make their presence felt online, they even condense their meandering thoughts in 140 characters on Twitter. You can also spot them on various other social networking sites that are about professions, traveling; even on the ones that are voicing concern on climate change. But what if the digital addiction has to undergo the digital rehab or what if they are made to delete their accounts? Members of Facebook and Twitter imagine their plight and share it with us!

Through his company Impact-International, Japan, Deshdeep Wasu is bridging the gap between India and Japan
The Japanese Connection
Fifteen years back, Japan would've ignored India and moved to booming economies of the world. For them, India was a maharaja with a pagri sitting on an elephant and eating hot curry. But today, India is an upcoming market for them, a place with mindboggling potential and opportunity," 34-year-old Deshdeep Wasu is hopeful, and all geared up to strengthen the bridge his grandfather and father have built between India and Japan.


Deshdeep and Madhavi Wasu

Geek SPEAK
The era of touch screen
The touch screen is one of the easiest-to-use and most sensitive of all PC interfaces. The first true touch screen was invented in 1974, three years after the introduction of the first touch sensor in 1971 by Elo-Touch Systems and patented by The University of Kentucky Research Foundation, called Elograph. Since then, touch screen technology has become very popular.

A wind-powered car that covered 5,000 km in $16
It's a car that travelled a distance of 5,000 km in Australia at a cost of just $16. Wondering how? Well, it was powered by the wind.The Wind Explorer, touted as the world's first car that runs on wind-generated energy, arrived here Monday after travelling from Perth via Adelaide and Melbourne. It covered 5,000 km over a three-week period at a cost of barely 16 Australian dollars ($16), a media report said.