Some 30 kilometres beyond Almora in the Kumaon region lies the picture-perfect township of Binsar. Most people from Delhi give Binsar a miss, choosing to go to the more popular and populous towns of Mussoorie or even Shimla when they have a few days off. The result is that Binsar is unspoilt and uncluttered, making it the ideal getaway for someone who wants a bit of peace and quiet away from the frenzy of city life.

After a successful event in Mumbai last year, the Sheru Classic Professional bodybuilding championship — Asia’s first IFBB professional league event — is back with its second edition.

Smriti Mehra brought in all her experience to overhaul youngster Nalini Singh Siwach and win the fourth leg of the Hero-WGAI women’s pro tour in Srinagar on Thursday.

The Indian U-16 football team lost 1-2 to the United Arab Emirates in their second friendly at the Dubai’s FA Stadium, according to information received here. The colts are in the city preparing for the final phase of the AFC U-16 tournament later this month.

Delhi girl Nalini Singh Siwach kept her hold on the leaderboard defying veteran Smriti Mehra at the end of the second round of the Hero-WGAI Women’s Pro Tour in Srinagar on Wednesday.

India’s rising chess star, Grandmaster Sahaj Grover of Delhi, won the National Junior Chess Championship defeating overnight leader Debashish Das of Orissa in the 11th and final round in Ajmer on Wednesday.

Kalyanghar Vidya Mandir of West Bengal became the last team to book their semi-final berth in the U-14 category of the 53rd Subroto Cup football tournament after beating Simalguri High School, Assam, 3-1 in the fourth quarter-final here on Wednesday.

Raaz 3 is enjoying a good run at the box office, with its opening collections at par with those of Murder 2 and Jannat 2, the previous Bhatt outings. Needless to say, Bipasha is ecstatic with the results and to celebrate her long-awaited success, the currently single actress invited none other than Dino Morea to watch the film with her at the theatre.

We don’t know if Shirish Kunder had seen it coming, but the debacle of Joker and his ouster from Kick have pretty much caused people to write him off. But hard times are not done with him yet. Fresh rumours indicate that Farah Khan’s next directorial venture, Happy New Year, with Shah Rukh Khan has gone into trouble and all because of Shirish that too.

Actors and other filmi wallahs are known to wait with bated breath for their films to be released but there’s one more thing that seems to be getting them excited: The much-awaited launch of iPhone 5.