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Nakuul Mehta on Diwali: This year, we have our own Lakshmi at home

India, Oct. 20 -- Actor Nakuul Mehta is gearing up for a special Diwali-his first as a father of two. Having recently welcomed baby daughter Rumi with wife Jankee Parekh Mehta, he says the festival fe... Read More


Shriya's Diwali tradition with mum: A week of rangolis!

India, Oct. 20 -- For Shriya Pilgaonkar, Diwali isn't complete without a ritual she shares with her mother, veteran actor Supriya Pilgaonkar - making rangoli together. "I've been filming for the past ... Read More


Home, food and calm - Vaani's kind of Diwali

India, Oct. 20 -- W hile the film industry winds down from its glittering Diwali parties, Vaani Kapoor is choosing calm over chaos this festive season. "I've planned a quiet Diwali with a few close pe... Read More


Women walk away with top ranks in half the streams at PEC

Chandigarh, Oct. 19 -- While women graduates were only around 14% of the total BTech graduates, a significant number of female students bagged medals at the 55th annual convocation held by Punjab Engi... Read More


P'kula residents can burst green crackers on Oct 20, 21 for 2 hours

Panchkula, Oct. 19 -- The Panchkula administration has allowed bursting of green crackers on Diwali (October 20 and 21) between 8 pm and 10 pm. Enforcing strict regulations, Panchkula DCP Srishti Gupt... Read More


Wheat seed available on subsidy: DC

Mohali, Oct. 19 -- The department of agriculture and farmers welfare has made certified wheat seed available on subsidy for the upcoming rabi season, said DC Komal Mittal. She said that farmers are be... Read More


The seven shades of government officers

India, Oct. 19 -- All human beings who live in an organised framework, necessarily have to encounter the 'sarkar' and its manifold manifestations, at some point or the other, whether they like it or n... Read More


Memories of legends told straight from the heart

India, Oct. 19 -- The play is the thing and it reaches the heart when a granddaughter enacts Ek Lamha Zindagi- A Love Story 1938-1979 as she plays Razia Sajjad Zaheer, life partner of freedom fighter ... Read More


The web of soul connections

India, Oct. 19 -- The elegant Chinkara (Indian gazelle) will bolt into the blue when human shadows loom on the desert horizon. But when rescued from dog bites, poachers, road accidents, etc, and lovin... Read More


The barge of the 'lights' brigade

India, Oct. 19 -- It's that time of the year when we fritter away a fortune in the hope of inviting the Goddess of Wealth into our door. So much of the Dhanteras and Diwali consumerist blitzkrieg is i... Read More