Making waves
Does it have to do with the voice or the girl behind it? Some of the region-based girl-RJs share what makes them click with the listeners
An interesting voice is any day better than an unexciting virtue; interesting, like a really, really interesting voice! Did anybody's mind sprint to recall the person that talks love, relationships, ambition, city, sarcasm, lies, neighbours, movies, career, flings, events, weather, future… Huh! Don't they banter a lot?
Reet Meenaxi
Sophie Laila
ON AIR: (Clockwise from left) RJs Reet, Meenaxi, Laila & Sophie

Sick? Go on leave!
Stress and conflict can trigger people to take sick leave as an excuse for a genuine reason
In this dog-eat-dog world, the first word that a kid picks up is competition. A world where you slog for the whole month and return with a fat cheque not knowing when to spend that; where you are made to sit in shiny glass cubicles ensuring you don't have time to think about what should be written on the epitaph...is survival easy?

Who cares? Just party
Men have a limited choice as far as dressing for a party is concerned
She will blow dry her hair in curly locks, she will roll over a red or any matching colour on her lips, she will slip into a sexy outfit, preferably black, she will douse herself in some enticing (this is what she thinks) perfume. She will not leave the sight of the mirror till you drag her. This how she will prepare herself for a dance party!

Melody in STRINGS
"During childhood, I used to wake up to the soulful strains of music emanating from the sitar being played by my mother Tripta Chakraborty. I knew the dawn and morning by this phenomenon," shares Kolkata-based sitar maestro Debajit Chakraborty.

Laughter is a challenge: Kapil
A comedian has the serious responsibility of brightening your day with laughter. Says comedy king Kapil Sharma who shares his journey to success. After completing his graduation from Hindu College of Arts in Amritsar, Kapil decided to do the next best thing to help him take his career ahead, a diploma in computer application.

Gaga over Versace
Pop star Lady Gaga says she will only wear Versace clothes for the next two months because she is in love with Donatella. Gaga is obsessed with the fashion house's garments, both new and vintage. "Right now what I'm wearing is an archive Gianni Versace.

In conversation with Kiran Rao
Kiran Rao has an identity of her own. THis director of Dhobi Ghat has directed hilarious videos in Delhi Belly called Nakkadwaale disco and Switty tera pyaar chahida. The bespectacled pretty lady talks about making dance videos for the first time, influencing Aamir Khan and more.

London calling: Jennifer Lawrence London feels like ‘home’
Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence has said she is in love with the UK capital and wants to raise her family here. The 20-year-old actress, who grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, before moving to Los Angeles when she was 16, spent five months in the UK capital filming X-Men: First Class and can't wait to return on a more permanent basis.

Actor prepares
Model and TV anchor Pravesh Rana is all set to take a plunge into Bollywood playing the title role in Tigmanshu Dhulia's adaptation of Hamlet and says he couldn't have asked for a better film to debut with.

Separation pangs
They had a quiet wedding and immediately plunged into work! The newly wedded couple - filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and actress Kalki Koechlin - hope to spend quality time together once she wraps up shooting for Dibakar Banarjee Shanghai.

Tea party for Japan
Rocker Gwen Stefani has raised more than 75,000 pounds for aid efforts in Japan by hosting a Harajuku-themed tea party. The No Doubt star is a longtime fan of Japanese culture and even travelled with a group of Japanese dancers called the Harajuku Girls during her stint as a solo artist.
Fund raising: Gwen Stefani

Sparkler for pre-engagement
Singer Rochelle Wiseman is wearing a pre-engagement ring to show her sincerity to boyfriend Marvin Humes. Wiseman, known for her work in pop groups S Club 8 and The Saturdays, has been dating Humes of British boy-band JLS since March 2010 and she has been wearing a sparkler on her ring finger.

Fund raising: Gwen Stefani

Hilton bonds with kids
Socialite Paris Hilton is great with kids and reportedly loves spending time with her boyfriend Cy Waits' seven-year-old daughter, Shea. The 30-year-old heiress is infamous for her partying ways but her assistant Lexie Dreyfus claimed the blonde beauty is fantastic with kids and loves spending time with Waits' daughter from a previous relationship.

Pet peeves
Hollywood star Hilary Duff has said that she was so worried about her sick pet that she almost had a "nervous breakdown". The 23-year-old singer and actress was distressed as her Chihuahua, Lola, fell ill with seizures.

Light and HAPPY
Christina Aguilera, has revealed that she loves living with her toyboy lover, Matt Rutler, 25, as there is no drama involved with him. "There's never any drama," says the Burlesque star. "People I've known for 10 years see us together and they've told me, 'I just can't believe the person who's in front of me, because I've never seen you so light, never seen you so happy," she said.
LUCKY GIRL: Christina Aguilera

Active social life spells longer life
A study has suggested that making small, healthy lifestyle changes and involvement in meaningful activities are critical to healthy aging. The USC study showed small day-to-day changes can result in measurable improvements in quality of life.

LUCKY GIRL: Christina Aguilera

The Eatery
Scoop to cool
It's screaming summers and what better way to beat the heat than with ice-creams. And available across the city are not only the regular varieties, but the low-in-fat delicacy — gelatos. Having become more than popular with the city people gelatos is basically an Italian ice cream which in comparison to ordinary ice cream contains low fat, and fruit flavours are water-based, containing less than one per cent fat.

The Eatery
If any dessert had to be termed as a heavenly sweet, it has to be the ice-cream, right from the plain handmade ones to the exotic forms and flavours available today. The 'happening' city Ludhiana churns out the yummiest of ice-creams which glide down ones system leaving one craving for more.

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