A rosy display
Rose Festival greeted c-town residents with abundance of fragrance. On its first day, the Rose festival was a big hit and people from all walks of life were seen marveling the bounty of the nature. However, if you think that the fun ends here, you are wrong, 'picture abhi baki hai mere dost'.

Behind those blooming roses
The famous Rose Festival is an annual feature. And here's a sneak peek into the lives of men who make it happen — the gardeners
Youngsters clinging to one another, a couple dating amidst the blushing roses, a troupe performing customary bhangra and giddha, a group of men lazing around and enjoying a summer siesta…that's Rose Festival-2011 for you!

When Melody weds romance
Bollywood, a city straight out from Gabriel Garcia Marquez, everything about it is realistically magical. Actor can fly, sometimes solo and most of the times with an accomplice (a sexy actress), actors are reborn as young sturdy guys when their old mums still look in their late 50's.

Green all the way
Cino Zucchi, an architect from Italy, talks about various aspects of an eco-friendly building
In all contexts, the principles or fundamentals of green buildings remain consistent. What only changes is the application of the principles. "It's impractical to use the same model of a green building in ever city of every country. In real terms, a green building is one that's customised as per the needs of the people of a place.

Cheesy facts There are almost 2,000 varieties
So, you're a cheese person and love to have it in any form. Here are some interesting facts that you would like to know about cheese. There are nearly two thousand different varieties of cheese in the world.

Get ready for luxury
A handful of interesting and enticing pit stops, and Audi A8L gives you enough reasons to marvel at its beauty! Nifty cosmetic touches, host of performance loads, the luxury car is an integrated work of design and performance. As the sleek four rings glisten at the showroom in Chandigarh, this young model on the block is garnering obvious attention.

Actor Gul Panag at the launch of Audi A8L

Defend yourself with Manipuri thangta
What should you do to defend yourself the next time you get cornered? Try thangta, a Manipuri martial art. The students of the department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University, got their share of lessons with whom, S Guru Biswajeet Singh, a 'thangta' professional from Manipur, has been with for the past 21 days.

Michael Schwartz’s Roasted Pork
Shoulder recipe
Michael Schwartz, chef who staked an early claim in Miami's Design District, who helped free South Florida cuisine from the ubiquitous mango, who last year won a James Beard Award shares fan favorites in his first cookbook.

A slow-roasted pork shoulder dish by chef Michael Schwartz is seen in this undated publicity photo. The 46-year-old's Michael's Genuine Food, which launched on February 22, 2011, features many of his whimsical twists on salads, leg of lamb and other comfort food served at his Miami restaurant, Michael's Genuine Food & Drink.

After four pegs Rogan Josh becomes Wagon Josh!
Once it was easy. Even after a few pints too many on a Friday night, one could pronounce their favourite take-away dish— fish and chips. But tastes have changed, and now exotic takeaways have become the nation's favourite foods-to-go, bringing with them a host of linguistic pitfalls.

Are women more forgiving?
Parents forgive more than children, women forgive more than men
Forgiveness, they say, is a virtue. And it's identified more with women, says a study that was conducted by Maite Garaigordobil, psychology professor at the University of Basque. Parents forgive more than children, women forgive more than men and it's due to an asset called empathy, says the study titled Women Are More Forgiving. Well, thanks to the compassionate nature of women, the study declares them as clear winners. We ask the other halves (read men) their take on the study.

City better than London
A British culture consultant, art historian and educationist based in New Delhi, Katherine Rose, director, education, Flow Education and Culture Consultants Pvt. 

Marriage trends are changing
Trends are changing in the great Indian wedding bazaar. Gone is the rebelliousness of the 1980s and the 1990s, when the young and carefree defied parents to follow their heart to the altar. In place is a thread of reason and unanimity with family over choice of lifemates, says Anupam Mittal, CEO of the country's largest matrimonial site shaadi.com.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is knighted
Wales-born Hollywood star Catherine Zeta-Jones has been knighted by Prince Charles for her contribution to cinema and was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in a ceremony. The 41-year-old actor and her husband Michael Douglas arrived at the Buckingham palace with their children Dylan and Carys for the ceremony. 


Prince Charles knights Catherine Zeta-Jones

Classics like Mughal-e-Azam cannot be remade
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan who has worked in remake of Devdas and Don in the recent years, says Mughal-e-Azam is the mother of all films and such iconic classics cannot be remade. Mughal-e-Azam is the mother of all films. Ma ka remake nahi hota (Mothers cannot be remade)," Shah Rukh said after unveiling a documentary produced by his Red Chillies Entertainment company on Mughal-e-Azam.

The Bodyguard to be remade
‘Bodyguard, the 90's superhit starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner is set for a second innings at the box office. The 1992 movie, which took $ 411 million at the worldwide box office, is being remade by Hollywood studios Warner Bros.


Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard which was a runaway hit in the early 1990s.

Sharon gets restraining order
Hollywood actor Sharon Stone has been granted a temporary restraining order against a delusional man who broke into her Los Angeles home and claimed he was the son of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to reports. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the Basic Instinct actor, who says she feared for her personal safety and that of her three children, got the restraining order against Bradly Gooden.

Angelina gets love pendant for Brad
She famously wore a vial of ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton's blood around her neck and now Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie is getting made a special pendant, with an embedded message, for partner Brad Pitt.

Cheryl Cole to soften accent
Singer Cheryl Cole is taking elocution lessons in preparation for the US version of TV show "The X Factor" as the programme could be fined if audiences don't understand her.The 27-year-old beauty, who hails from Newcastle in Britain, is set for a judging role on the new show but has been ordered by US network Fox to soften her strong regional accent and drop certain phrases that audiences won't understand."If audiences and contestants can't understand her it is actually a regulatory offence," said a source.

Cheryl Cole