A svelte figure has been a prerequisite for B’town entrants for the longest time. But, the current crop of actresses with their curvaceous frames, seem to have defied the rules and made way for the “real” woman.

For anyone who grew up on a steady diet of Chinese martial arts films, Shaolin kung fu might probably count among one of the country’s best exports. But what many may not know is that Shaolin kung fu may just have an Indian connect — albeit a contentious one.

The duchess does it again! Everything Kate Middleton wears becomes an instant rage and when she got her famous glossy brunette locks fashioned into soft bangs recently, there were photo galleries galore dedicated to her (hair)style evolution. Now, her changed look has made it to a list of the most phenomenal hairstyles of 2012.

She is one of the most familiar faces at red carpet events and gigs across the country. It’s probably all that networking apart from her stellar talent of course, that helped Anushka Manchanda bag this prestigious biggie!

Video might have killed the radio star, but not in this case. With her grand Bollywood comeback Dangerous Ishq spluttering at the box office, Karisma Kapoor is now looking at other avenues — namely radio — to ensure she stays in the glam game.

The opening ceremony of the Delhi Youth League, a football tournament for sub-junior children, was held at Delhi Public School, RK Puram, on Thursday.

Bengaluru golfer Aditi Ashok clinched the final junior title of the year, with a three day total of 236 in the combined age categories of the Toyota IGU All India finals, at the par-72 Royal Calcutta Golf Club on Thursday.

Aishwarya Rai is not one to pour her heart out to amuse the paparazzi. But the calculated actress caved in when veteran British journalist Sir David Frost prodded her about her first onscreen lip lock with Hrithik Roshan in Dhoom 2. “You’re going to get me to talk about something that I haven’t, in any of my interviews,” Rai told Frost in an exclusive rendezvous on Al Jazeera English.

61st Cavalry chalked up a one-sided win on the second day of the BLK Baroda Cup (10-goal) polo tournament at the Army Equestrian Centre in Delhi Cantt on Thursday, beating Navy by 12-6½.

Emphasising that tennis had always been a tough sport for women, Sania Mirza has said a dearth of coaches and lack of facilities in the country was why youngsters were showing less interest in the sport.