Gulabo Sapera, a Kalbelia dancer from Rajasthan, went inside the Bigg Boss house enthusiastically as she saw the show as a platform to spread awareness about her work for women of her community. But she was disappointed with the environment inside the house.

It was a congregation of sorts when animal lovers gathered at the Ramlila Maidan on a sunny Saturday afternoon. The volunteers who came dressed in white clothes, wearing animal masks protested against the delay in passing of the new Animal Welfare Act 2011 and urged the Ministry of Environment and Forests to take a quick look into the matter.

A treat is on its way for city’s book lovers. The National Book Trust (NBT) is starting a unique weekend book bazaar, with the aim of promoting reading habit among youngsters.

Yeh jo life hai na life, it’s very, very short. And when, in this short life, koi aise cheez aati hai jo dil ko touch kar jaye, it becomes BPHD — Bahut Pyaari, Hamari Dulari. And that is why when someone messes around with our BPHDs, they cannot escape Bhagwan and TRPs ka prakop.

Kalasala from Osthe has been in the news for a long time now. The Tamil version of Munni Badnaam Hui had made all the right noises when Sonam Kapoor and Katrina Kaif’s names were being tossed around. Finally Mallika Sherawat stepped in and the evergreen L.R. Easwari lent her voice to it.

Weddings are always fun when you are the best man. You don’t really have to worry about anything except keeping everyone occupied. When architect Rahul Jose’s best friend was getting married, he couldn’t have been happier. “Since it

Joker or Cruella, pumpkins or Pikachu, school teachers or magicians, witches or goddesses, youngsters are getting their costumes for Halloween. “This year, I am going to be a Greek Goddess, pretty and happy,” says Nilma Dileepan, associate line producer, “Beg, borrow, steal, but be creative.”

Recently, at the Sharda University one could see loads of colour, excitement and enthusiasm among students. The occasion was the welcome party for its fresh crop of students enrolled in different courses, which was held at the SBS auditorium in campus.

It takes a lot of effort to put up a great show, and sometimes there are a lot of small but important jobs which are taken care of by young volunteers, so the overall output turns out to be a success. At the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) we found a bunch of young college kids on their toes around the venue to make sure everything goes as per plan.

Ripped jeans, metal chains, steel bracelets, printed tees, bandanas, accessorised waistcoats and the ‘I don’t care’ attitude is the perfect recipe for the rockstar look. And most actors seem to be flaunting it with style and élan.