Aishwarya Rai Bachchan may have taken a sabbatical from films for a while now, but her fan following doesn’t seem to have taken a back seat. The latest fan to join the club is Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme. The Expendables 2 villain recently revealed that he is completely smitten by the former Miss World.

Mumbai unarguably enjoys the status of the “most equipped” city for filmmaking with some of the best shoot locations, studios and artistes. But Delhi, even though it has emerged as a popular spot for shoots, lacks the basic necessary requirements for making a film.

Kochi-based Nimmy A.G. grabbed the sole lead with six points after defeating Amruta Mokal in the seventh round of the ongoing Amity 39th national women’s challengers chess championship in the capital.

Former international Dalimia Chibber struck six goals as Tagore International School, Lajpat Nagar, trounced Sadar Patel Vidalaya 6-0 in their last league match of the preliminary stage of the 1st Delhi Soccer Association inter-school girls football tournament at the DDA Netaji Subhash Sports Complex in Jasola here on Thursday.

Pro debutant Vani Kapoor shrugged off the nerves with a brilliant four-under 68 that gave her a four-shot lead going into the third and final round of the `10 lakh Hero-KGA Women’s Pro Golf 2012 in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Salman and Shah Rukh Khan have been at war for a very long time now — everybody knows of the very public episode that occurred at Katrina Kaif’s birthday party a few years ago that led to the massive fallout.

The Caribbean may be the best rum destination in the world but bringing the best of the rum world under one roof is the UK RumFest. From casual drinkers to aficionados, there’s something for everybody in this two-day festival to be held in London this October.

The All India Football Federation celebrated its platinum jubilee in the capital on Wednesday, with the occasion graced by the members of the 1951 and the 1962 Asian Games gold medal winning squads.

What Aamir Khan can do, Abhay Deol can too right? And so it is that Abhay has suavely assumed the mantle of un-caped crusader, hitherto the sole preserve of Aamir. The noteworthy initiative that Abhay is supporting — protecting forests from being cut down for coal mining — is in conjunction with MTV and environmental activist group Greenpeace.

Harsha Biswajit’s artistic endeavours swing seamlessly over the traditional and the post-modern. The son of one of Chennai’s most creative and artistic couples — Shalini and Biswajit, it was only natural that Harsha would follow in his parents’ footsteps. But a Bachelor’s degree in Economics followed by a Master’s in International Political Economy steered him into the world of academic practice.