The excitement of making your first baby is uncontainable and very evident from Grammy winner Adele’s case. The English singer’s thrill is not limited to shopping for pinks or blues, or building a nursery for the child due in September, Adele is recording her own rhymes and playing them to her baby bump. The act is getting a thumbs-up from mothers across the globe.

Richa Chadda does not like being loud. Though, audiences remember her as motor-mouth Dolly from the 2008 release Oye Lucky! Lucky oye! and the fiery Nagma Khatoon in the recently released Gangs of Wasseypur (GoW), the actress says, she is quite different from what she has portrayed so far.

When you think of Rajesh Khanna a few images come up that are burned in our collective memory. But more than images, these are moods, emotions stung together by his immortal songs.

She was popular for her personal thoughts on various issues through the blog she maintained on the Worldwide Web. Later, she became famous for her personal photographs on Facebook.

Let’s clear one point first: Mexican cuisine includes much more than just nachos or tortillas with salsa sauce. And food lovers, who know this, know what burritos are. They no longer search the local market for a pack of the so-called-Mexican-chips; rather they make it to the places famous for the ‘filling’ Mexican dish served with rice or chips.

Author Vikrant Dutta wants to create a “definitive identity” for himself. The Air Force officer working with the President of India, decided to build this identity through writing. “I realised, barring two or three, including the mainstream writer Mukul Deva, there are not many people from Defence background who write. So, I decided to make an attempt and create an identity for myself through writing,” says Dutta.

Tennis player Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Sania Mirza’s women’s doubles partner at Wimbledon, had many smiling when she joked that Sania took a lot of time to put on her makeup before playing a match. Though a tongue-in-cheek statement, what Sands’ said made it obvious that sportswomen do not always like to look “grim and sweaty” while they play. A little makeup definitely works for them.

Gone are the days when women had sole claim over beauty treatments — today, men are increasingly experimenting with beauty options as well! Hollywood actor Tom Cruise’s recent confession that he doesn’t use Botox but is rather fond of a facial treatment that contains nightingale excrement to maintain his looks, has sent Delhi men scurrying for similar beauty selections.

He had to choose between family and his dedication to social service. Ravi Kalra chose the latter.

Certain things in life do not need much planning. Organising a house party for one. Going by the recent trend, house parties are preferred over partying at clubs or lounges. Actor Shahid Kapoor who is a great advocate of house parties told the media, “There is no reason to stop partying... in fact I feel house parties are more fun, you can have your own music, food and enjoy the scene completely.”