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Pet on the back!
Google has it and so does Apple. Amazing as it may appear or surprising as it may sound, The White House, House of Representatives and Senate are dog-friendly workplaces! President Obama and family own a Portuguese Water Dog, Bo, a gift from the Senator Kennedy. Pet passion is no longer limited to Vet’s office, pet stores, feed stores or the old cat roaming the aisle in the large book store! |
Pancham Parashar at his office Photo: Manoj Mahajan |
Act of faith
One out of every ten people who strike it big in Bollywood, credit everything to destiny. Navraj Hans, who makes his debut in Bollywood with his upcoming movie Band Of Maharajas, directed by Girish Malik, is yet another destiny’s child. Performing in Canada, a director notices him, offers him a movie, and there he is — on the sets to shoot for the film.
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Poetic singer
With the flashes of grey in the beard, dhoti pants and a half jacket over his t-shirt, he seemingly defines trends and creates his own style. And he performed at the Hub in
Ludhiana. We caught up non-conformist Rabbi Shergill to find out what new strings are strumming in his maverick mind.
Singer Rabbi Shergill performs at The Hub in
Ludhiana.
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Have feet, will dance
“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.” These words said by Wayne Dyer go for anyone who dances just to have fun. Jasmeet K Shan’s Dance Dacha, a dance academy, which has completed one year, believes in those
words. On the dance journey, says Jasmeet, “I had been teaching dance earlier
but it was only last year while working in an advertisement agency that I
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Gold and beautiful: A model displays a creation of designer Deepika Govind during Lakme Fashion Week 2012 in Mumbai.
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Play with words
It was an event dedicated to literature, with writers in Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu coming along to share their stories. Starting with some stories about the roots and moving onto the social problems of the day. Subhash Sharma, former senior audit officer and Punjabi short story writer, author of three anthologies of fiction Plot Mil Gaya, Mallah and Ashtiyaan, read a story titled
Bhatti.
A story that effectively recreated a rural scene from the interiors of Punjab, showing the changes that take place with the passage of time.
Par Excellence
Toe and heel impact
The marks on the golf club created by the ball can tell us about the shape of the golf swing. If you take a look at someone’s irons even before they hit a shot it can give you an idea on their golf swing. If the irons have wear marks on the toe of the club head, the swing would generally be steep or out to in and the player would tend to hit a ‘pull slice’.
TUNE IN
Popular phenomenon
They’d only play Dancing Queen by Abba as the background score in Ms Congeniality and not a dark dingy song by a death metal band. Pop music sells! Tune into the one dozen radio stations; what they are playing at any time of the day is popular music. The genre that appeals to the average Joe walking down the road is the “popular” music. |
Hit numbers: Britney Spears & Michael Jackson |
HEART TALK
Don’t try too hard to please
I have recently joined a new organisation, which is a nice place. But I feel my colleagues are not very happy to work with me. They hardly interact or even pass a smile. I have tried to strike a conversation many a time, but nothing works. What should I do?
Kruti, Chandigarh
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Master Chef
Everything fishy
Grilled fish with mustard balsamic dressing
Ingredients
Fish fillet I (can be of sole or bassa)
Asparagus 6 spears
Red pepper and yellow pepper 1 each
Mashed potato 1(mix with olive oil salt and pepper)
Three decades later…
Almost after three decades, veteran filmmaker Govind Nihalani is all set to make a sequel of his 1983 hit cop drama Ardh
Satya. The highly acclaimed film had Om Puri, Amrish Puri, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, and Sadashiv Amrapurkar in the lead. The protagonist, played by Om Puri, is a policeman struggling with the evils around him and with his own frailties.
Kareena and Imran set to sizzle again
After their sizzling chemistry in Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, actors Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan will again team up for Karan Johar's untitled home production, to be directed by Punit
Malhotra. "We are making a film with Kareena and Imran in the lead. Karan is
producing the film and I would be directing it.
On board: Kareena Kapoor
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Eminem thought of quitting rap
Rapper Eminem says he almost quit his rapping career when he got booed at his first show. The Slim Shady hit maker said in the documentary, Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap, that he was so embarrassed that he considered to back off, reported a website.
Patch work
Rapper Jay-Z reportedly wants R&B star Rihanna to reconcile with ex-flame Chris Brown. The couple had dated in 2008 but parted ways after Brown admitted to assaulting Rihanna physically, reported a publication online.
Bieber hunts online for his next tour
Believe it or not!
Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber has launched an online search for dancers for his Believe tour. The 18-year-old singer and his tour director Jon M Chu are giving people, who do not live in Los Angeles, a chance to win an audition by posting video clips of themselves on YouTube, reported a website.
Kate wears the pants!
Actress Kate Beckinsale says while her husband Len Wiseman is the director on film sets, she is the boss at home. The duo met on the sets of Underworld. Beckinsale has since appeared in several of his films, including the new Total Recall remake.
Happily ever after...
Actress Rachel Weisz says her family is the most important to her and she is loving being married to James Bond star Daniel Craig.
The 42-year-old, who has a six-year-old son, Henry, from her previous relationship with director Darren Aronofsky, tied the knot with Craig in June 2011, reported a website.
Marital bliss: Rachel Weisz
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Blame it on bacon
Supermodel Kate Moss tempted husband Jamie Hince away from veganism by serving him bacon sandwich.
The rocker, who married the supermodel in 2011, gave up animal products and spent 20 years as a
vegan, but Moss soon turned him back into a meat-eater, reported a publication online.
I am unemployed: Jessica Biel
Total Recall star Jessica Biel says she is unemployed and spends all her time sitting around with her dog. The 30-year-old actress said she does not have any movie roles lined up right now, reported a publication.
"I am actually unemployed. I am not doing anything. I sit quietly but I sit with my dog," she said.
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Madonna's career is over: Elton John
Singer Elton John says he is convinced that pop diva Madonna's career will be over after her current tour. The Material Girl is currently performing shows across the world as part of her MDNA tour.
From Punjab to London
Ashish Sharma who was last seen in Chandragupt Maurya is thrilled to be a doing a contemporary romantic drama on TV, Rab Se Sona Ishqq on Zee. He talks about the experiences and more.
CHATTER BOX
ASTRO TURF
THE YEAR AHEAD
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