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Item boys trump girls

After all the Munnis, Sheilas and Jalebis, it seems the boys too have been bitten by the item bug. If Aamir Khan is doing an Elvis Presley for the recently released Delhi Belly, Ranbir Kapoor’s Tain tain phish for Chillar Party is climbing the chartbuster list. Shah Rukh Khan too did a dance number in Always Kabhi Kabhi whereas Salman has forever been doing item songs. Is it time for item boys to rock Bollywood?

Generation gap among contemporaries?

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Generation gaps have always been synonymous with parents and their teenage children disagreeing over issues like clothes, boyfriends/girlfriends, deadlines or studies. But the words seem to have taken on a completely new meaning with the current generation. Unlike their parents, kids these days are finding it difficult to relate to others a few years younger or elder to them. The age gap is so meager that one may even pass them off as “contemporaries”.

Monsoon munchies

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As the first drops of rain kiss the earth and fill the air with a heady, earthy aroma, it’s a perfect time to dig into spicy, piping hot pakoras with masala chai. So forget the calorie count and indulge in a pakora fest treat this monsoon. Pakora aficionados in the city experiment this season and share recipes of savory fritters made with chickpea flour

SuperHeavy stuff by A.R.

A few months back double Oscar-winner and music maestro A.R. Rahman joined hands with international rock legend, Mick Jagger, Eurythmics star, Dave Stewart, Damian Marley and Joss Stone to form the band, SuperHeavy.

Kids demand tech toys

Believe it or not, increasing number of children today decide what their parents buy for them unlike earlier when the elders bought what they thought suited a child’s interest. And with the changing trend, there’s a steady decline in the age at which children begin to choose gadgets, gaming consoles and electronics over robots and dolls.

LGBTs call Azad’s comment unfortunate

Barely hours after city celebrated the second anniversary of decriminalisation of homosexuality, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s comment calling men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) a disease, has sparked outrage among the gay community. Even as the minister clarifies that he was “misquoted”, the community is fuming over his comments.

Walled City gets a facelift

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The Walled city of Delhi is slated to get a makeover. The much-awaited Chandni Chowk redevelopment plan that covers areas between Red Fort and Fatehpuri Masjid by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), that had been lying on the back-burner for years, is finally expected to kickoff this month. And MCD officials are hopeful that the process of decongesting the area will be completed soon. In the first phase, all the services such as overhead electric cables and telephone lines will be laid underground.

Love-hate continues

The love-hate relationship between Salman Khan and Anurag Kashyap never seem to end. After a series of squabbles, the two seem to have buried the hatchet. At least for the time being. Recently, Anurag has made several positive comments about Salman’s upcoming production Chillar Party. While

Ranbir’s gone underground?

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Ranbir Kapoor is back in the news, but this time not for being spotted with another girl, but instead, for not being spotted at all.
Either it’s Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone going all out to tarnish his image in public again, or his much hyped rivalry with Imran Khan — whatever may be the reason, the Kapoor boy has been missing in action for the whole

Strength of a woman

A recent survey revealed the Indian women are the most stressed out in the world. A few days later, another survey put forth the view that Indian

women are also the most optimistic in the world. So, we decided to highlight the most defining qualities of an Indian woman which make her

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