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Fresh lemony whiff welcomes you as you step into the premises (their signature fruity lemon fragrance), the interiors are perky with lemon and green, funny quotes and short narratives adorn the tablemats and the walls. |
The regularity of the flooring is broken by interesting logos here and there and many of the rather young staff support ponytails with yellow bands. This 81-room hotel pegs itself as moderately priced, upscale and full service facility. With rooftop infinity pool, gym and a mini spa, the hotel offers special orthopedic... |
A rapidly rising Indian chain, Lemon Tree group aims at making its presence felt all across the country (they are already in 16 cities). Business and profits aside, the group also aims at more inclusiveness in society. “Employing speech and hearing impaired staff is our way to bring together otherwise much divided soci... |
Lemon Tree offers bed and breakfast at introductory price of Rs 2,699. |
There are various techniques used by designers to display your nick-knacks around the house. Here are a few basic tricks you can use to style and display your stuff beautifully. |
n Triangles: This kind of a display is pleasing to the eye and reads the display from the top to the bottom left and right, and then back to the top. The triangle display enables the eye to perceive the group as one whole instead of each individual item separately. |
n Grouping: For a triangle to be effective you need to group your items properly. Pick out the tallest item you want to display and place it at the back. This item will be the top point of your triangle. Now, add mid-sized items in front of the tall one. Make sure they overlap a bit of the tall item. If you want you ca... |
n Repetition: Repeating similar items can also look attractive. If you have a collection of similar items, line them up together in odd numbers to create a stunning display. Although this is not a triangle, yet you need to keep your items close together. |
n Empty Space: If displaying two or three groups on the same shelf or table, make sure you leave appropriate empty space between groups. This will help the eye to focus properly on each group without causing confusion. |
n Keep it simple: Don’t try to display everything at once. Store some and keep changing them throughout the year. |
n Background: Don’t let the backdrop interfere with your display. Busy wallpaper, for example, would distract your attention from the object you’re trying to highlight. Most often, a soft, solid colour serves best as a background, though a bold colour is in order if the object is pale. |
This definitely comes as good news for chocolate lovers. No more worrying about the calorie count or the tiny pimples that appear overnight after the sweet indulgence! |
Chocolate is no more likely to cause pimples than a non-chocolate treat. There is no evidence that chocolate triggers blemishes. In fact, a new study suggests that there is a connection between your diet and complexion. The fact is that acne-causing ingredient isn’t cocoa, but the problem is sugar and other high-glycem... |
From one interesting myth to another, how many times have you been told by your grandmother or mother to avoid sugar if you don’t want to see the acne. |
In recent years the medical community has largely dismissed the idea that any particular food causes skin blemishes. New studies, however, are beginning to show a link between breakouts and diets heavy in high-glycemic foods, including highly refined carbohydrates like white bread, pasta and potatoes, as well as sweets... |
The auspicious Basanta Navrathri or the Vasant Navratras are here and it is once again time to celebrate food, which is fit for feasting as well as fasting. Though we always talk about what’s on offer, how many people actually bite the bait of ‘fast’ food presented by the hotels and restaurants during Navratras? |
“We have at least 10 guests on a daily basis who come and have Navratra food,” says chef Ankit Sharma from JW Marriott. Presenting a fare that would include a starter, two main dishes, kuttu ke atta ki puri or roti, cut fruits and desserts, Ankit says, “It’s usually more women who eat fast food, but overall there are m... |
Kareena Kapoor is awaiting the release and response to action thriller Agent Vinod which stars her and Saif Ali Khan. They hope to receive a bumper opening. |
Priyanka Chopra is shooting for Barfee and is personally planning her best friend Tamanna Sharma’s wedding which will happen in April. |
Katrina Kaif is in London shooting for Yash Chopra’s romantic film with Shah Rukh Khan. The film will release in November. The shooting of Dhoom 3 has been postponed due to Aamir Khan’s wish. |
Ranveer Singh is in Bengal shooting for a period romance called Lootera with Sonakshi Sinha. The film is directed by Vikramaditya Motwane. Crowds often gather to see them on set. |
Kalki Koechlin is shooting for Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani at an outdoor location and she has a supporting role in the film. The film is directed by Ayan Mukerji and Ranbir and Deepika are the lead pair. |
Ali Zafar has been successful with his innings in Bollywood. He is currently shooting for David Dhawan’s remake of Chashme Baddoor and is loving the jhatkas and matkas and commercial comedy in the film. |
Actress Priyanka Chopra is riding high professionally. But as far as her personal life is concerned, she hasn’t found her Mr Right. |
Meanwhile, she is busy planning a hen party for her best friend Tamanna Sharma’s wedding. |
Professionally, the 29-year-old actress is reported to play Jaya Bachchan’s character in the remake of the 1973 blockbuster Zanjeer and has been offered 11 crore for the role. Well, that’s a huge sum. |
It was a rare occasion when the stars of a movie had to go out of their way and stop a wedding so that the crew could commence with the shooting. During the shoot of Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Wide Frame Pictures’ Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak’s movie Bittoo Boss in Shimla, actress Amita Pathak and actor P... |
A scene of the movie was being shot in a hotel and just close to it a wedding was taking place. The sound of the band-baaja hindered with the shooting. So Amita and Pulkit decided to take charge of the situation and went to the wedding posing as reality show hosts. They asked everyone to stop the band from playing and ... |
After the scene was shot in the hotel and Amita and Pulkit were informed about it, the two young actors thanked everyone at the wedding and told everyone the truth. All the people at the wedding got very upset and felt conned. “Their anger was understandable. Amita and I tried to pacify them. Some of the crew members a... |
There used to be huge crowds everyday on the sets of Lootera when Ranveer and Sonakshi were shooting in West Bengal. At times almost, reaching about 1.5 KMS from the location of the set. |
And for every shot the crew had to lock-up the sounds and ask for everyone to keep quiet while the shot was in progress. |
Lootera is a grand Diwali offering from Balaji and Anurag Kashyap’s production company. |
Has Nargis moved in with Shahid? |
Looks like love is finally blooming for Shahid Kapoor! After stories of him dating Nargis Fakhri, it has been reported that she has moved into his house. |
Buzz about them started when they went to Goa together for Shahid’s birthday. Nargis has been linked with Ranbir Kapoor and Shayan Munshi. |
Shahid has been linked to Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan, Amrita Rao, Bipasha Basu, and Anushka Sharma in recent times. His public relationship has been with Kareena Kapoor in the past. |
Well, we wish Nargis and Shahid a happy romantic future together! |
Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon and her production partner have snapped up the film rights to the much-hyped children’s book series Pennyroyal’s Princess Boot Camp. |
Actor Imran Khan is going through a complete makeover as an actor with his upcoming film Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola being a challenging project. |
Apart from physical changes in look et al, Imran will be using abusive language. |
It may not be shocking that Vishal Bhardwaj’s next movie, Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola will be as pastoral as his previous ones, and foul and abusive language will be employed abundantly, just like in his earlier works like Omkara and Kaminey, for example. |
Our source informs, “He is all set to get rid of his chocolate boy image for something more raw and rustic. He’s sporting a beard and has put on weight to even look older for his character in the film. |
Vishal is currently shooting for Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola at Wankaner palace in Rajkot. |
The movie is directed by debutant, Supavitra Babul and will release on April 13th, 2012. The music of the movie is composed by Raghav Sachar and the lyrics are written by Kumaar. |
The movie also stars Anushka Sharma who has won appreciation for doing fun roles. |
Bollywood actress Shazahn Padamsee, who will soon be seen in multi-starrer comedy film Housefull 2, says she always wanted to work in an “out and out masala film”. |
The 24-year-old started her career in Bollywood with 2009 release Rocket Singh and later went on to do Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji opposite Ajay Devgn. |
“I always wanted to do these kind of films. This is an out and out masala film that has all elements of a quintessential Bollywood film. There is so much fun and crazy humour here. Moreover with songs, dances and feel good moments, it makes for a perfect family entertainment,” Padamsee said. |
Housefull 2 is directed by Sajid Khan and is a sequel to the 2010 release of the same name. The movie hits screens on April 5. |
The film will see veterans Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Mithun Chakraborty sharing the screen space with actors Akshay Kumar, Asin Thottumkal, John Abraham, Zarine Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Riteish Deshmukh and Shreyas Talpade. |
Kareena Kapoor has had her shares of action films with Ra.One, Bodyguard, and now Agent Vinod. She has fun shooting with Saif Ali Khan and doesn’t intend to do an action film for a while. She prefers the romance and drama genres. |
Saif has always wanted to make a thriller film with a spy theme and he wanted me to be part of this so I did this. I don’t enjoy jumping off building so I have not done that in this movie. My action scenes are more intriguing than that. This is my last action film. Saif was also keen that I highlight my eyes in this mo... |
I like films that challenge me and help me grow as an actress. I love romantic comedies and drama. I am looking forward to seeing Titanic in 3D as it is one of my favourite films of all time. |
Farah’s acting debut: Farah Khan is making her acting debut in Bela Sehgal’s Shirin Farhad Ki Nikal Padi. Boman Irani enjoys shooting with her as she is funny, witty, and has loads of trivia. When Parsis get together, it is madness! |
Priyanka Chopra has been named Glam Diva by BIG CBS Love channel. She beat Vidya Balan, Kareena Kapoor, Deepika, and others to the top spot! She looks like a contemporary princess! |
Anushka Sharma is furious at being linked with Suresh Raina and says she is single! She says she only watched the final match of the World Cup last year with MS Dhoni’s wife and is not inclined towards cricket or even aware of who exactly Suresh Raina is! |
After making thrillers such as Johnny Gaddaar and Agent Vinod, Sriram Raghavan will move to science fiction and make a movie called Happy Birthday. This movie was supposed to be made earlier than the others. |
Kareena Kapoor doesn’t like being compared to anyone, especially Vidya Balan. She says that they both do completely different films and it is unfair to compare them. She likes Vidya as an actress, though. |
Sachiin Joshi gathered a decent share of critical acclaim through his debut film Aazaan. Hailed as one of the most technically brilliant films made in Bollywood, the movie even fetched the newbie a Stardust Award. Taking his quest further, Sachiin is now all set to star in his next project Mumbai Mirror with none other... |
Sachiin plays a quirky cop in this realistic commercial potboiler, while Mallika essays the role of an irresistible dance bar queen. The movie mirrors the Mumbai underbelly and revolves around the nexus between powerful corrupt dance bar lords and the Mumbai Police. |
Directed by Ankush Bhatt, of Bhindi Bazaar Inc. fame, Mumbai Mirror has music my Anand Raj Anand. Shooting commences April end and wraps up in three months. |
“Mallika and Sachiin make a very unique and fresh pair. Mallika is the apple of the teenage eyes, and her chemistry with daredevil Sachiin is sure to create a hullabaloo,” says the director. |
Sumeet Raghavan who is famous for his comedy timing is off fiction shows as he is working on his new show - The Late Night Show. After the Internet show Jai Hind became a hit, he hopes this weekly show on colors too is a success. |
Shivani Gosain of Sahara One’s Piya Ka Ghar Pyaara Lage is going through a divorce but she manages all the chores like a dutiful daughter. Her friends feel she does everything a man can do be it earning or taking care of her house. |
Issi Ka Naam Zindagi on NDTV India this week will see Boman Irani as the guest. Arshad Warsi came on the sets and talked about Boman imitating Elvis Presley. Without any tantrums Boman quickly dragged Arshad and both of them shook a leg on the tunes of an Elvis Presley number. |
Discovery Science brings a new series Heavy Metal Task Force that features the world’s most technologically advanced machines that take on the most incredible and dangerous engineering challenges. Discovery Science’s Heavy Metal Task Force drills deep underground, slashes through ice and covers miles of distance while ... |
Vivan Bhatena is enjoying hosting and will soon be hosting the upcoming Big Star Awards. He feels anchoring is cool and loves interacting with the audience. |
Risk factor: After his Marathi film, Sharad Kelkar is enjoying playing Dr Ashuthosh in Kuch Toh Log Kahenge. He feels that accepting new challenges and different roles gives an actor a lot of depth. He is glad people still recall his earlier shows Saat Phere and Bairi Piya. |
Vishal Singh aka Jeet Ahuja and Rashi aka Sparsh Khanchandani of Parvarish feel the bond of a father daughter between them on the show. While Vishal makes her comfortable on the sets Sparsh looks up to him like her father. |
Friends gather to honour you on your birthday and family functions. Be sure to invite all of them and avoid leaving anyone out. Stay out of ‘between two friends’ situations, especially if they are ‘emotionally unhappy’ for any reason. You should be careful with money and postpone all major decisions for another time. R... |
You’ll give someone you trust a difficult task. You’ll be very pretentious, but patient; don’t be oppressive. Those with strong Saturn won’t compromise; they’ll be particularly stubborn and this will lead to tension. |
Loud arguments will solve nothing and will wear you down. If you really believe in yourself, don’t let anyone force you to change your plans. Friends who will not see things the way that you do will cause big problems. Improved finances will make you spend more on luxuries and other comforts. Legal or property disputes... |
Your ESP is in fine shape and you are able to save, solve and serve your family members quite nicely. Your gullible side is out, especially over monetary issues of any kind. Your health might be poorer than usual and you could catch frequent colds. You’ll tend to ignore health problems. Try to avoid anything that might... |
Lucky days: Friday and Sunday. Lucky numbers: 2, 10, 21, 22 Lucky gem: Diamond, Solitaire, Zircon ,Emerald. Lucky flower: White Rose. Suggestion on birthday: Donate cooking gas or cylinder or utensils or shoes to the needy or at a religious place. |
Emraan Hashmi (March 24, 1979, Mumbai), known as serial-kisser in the Bollywood world, made his movie debut in 2003 with the film Footpath, which did not do well. He and co-star Mallika Sherawat shot to fame with Murder. He later appeared in such films as Zeher, Aashiq Banaya Apne, Kalyug, and Gangster. His number 6, w... |
SAGITTARIUS: Do not put undue pressure on yourself to take on unwelcome tasks. Indulge yourself in simple pleasures of life. You will be able to correct mistakes with important projects. Tarot message: Balance and perspective will lead you out of problematic Situations. Lucky colour: Brown. Magic number: 39. |
IRVING, Texas --- Need to see a family physician, dermatologist or an ob/gyn? Get in line, because it could take months to schedule an appointment, according to a new survey conducted by Merritt Hawkins & Associates, a national physician search and consulting firm. |
The survey of 1,162 medical offices tracks the average time needed to schedule a doctor appointment in 15 large metropolitan areas. The survey reports average doctor appointment wait times in five different medical specialties: cardiology, dermatology, obstetrics/gynecology, orthopedic surgery and family practice. |
Boston is experiencing the longest average doctor appointment wait times overall of the 15 metro markets examined in the survey: 70 days to see an obstetrician/gynecologist, 63 days to see a family physician, 54 days to see a dermatologist, 40 days to see an orthopedic surgeon, and 21 days to see a cardiologist. |
Philadelphia and Los Angeles are next on the list, with average doctor appointment wait times exceeding 45 days in some specialties, followed by Houston, Washington, D.C., San Diego, Minneapolis, Dallas, Miami, New York, Denver, Portland, Seattle, Detroit and Atlanta. |
Physician appointment wait times tracked in the survey varied from as little as one day to as long as one year. |
"Due to the doctor shortage, finding an available physician can be challenging today, even in large urban areas where most doctors practice," notes Mark Smith, president of Merritt Hawkins & Associates. |
In 2006 the state implemented a health care reform plan that mandated coverage for all residents, effectively insuring hundreds of thousands of previously uninsured patients. |
Demand for doctors greatly increased, and even though Massachusetts has more physicians per population than any other state, patients are encountering increasing difficulty in scheduling physician appointments, says Smith. |
Should access to health care be expanded through a national reform plan, Smith believes accessing physicians would be even more problematic for many patients nationwide. |
Source: Press Release, "Survey: Average Wait for a Doctor Appointment Over Two Months in Some Cities; Waits Longest in Boston, Shortest in Atlanta," PR Newswire, May 7, 2009. |
Long-Term Antidepressant Use: Does it Make Depression Better or Worse? |
Flooding which brought chaos to Britain and saw thousands of people evacuated from their homes may have been avoided if the Government had not cancelled hundreds of defence schemes, it was claimed. |
Hundreds of families spent the night in Red Cross Shelters as Storm Desmond brought record levels of rainfall to the North of England and Scotland, causing already swollen rivers to burst their banks, deluging towns, flooding 2,000 properties and leaving 60,000 homes without power. |
In Cumbria water rose to first floor windows and the army was mobilised to rescue trapped householders as David Cameron convened Cobra to deal with the growing crisis. |
"The scale of this isn't like anything I've seen before, it's relentless. I've been involved in six other flood rescue operations with the RNLI and this is by far the worst" |
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, whose constituency Westmoreland and Lonsdale was severely affected by flooding, said that the situation had been made worse because nearly 300 flood defence schemes had been dubbed ‘low priority’ and shelved in recent years. They included a plan for the River Kent in Kendal, where an elderly ... |
Mr Farron, who was himself trapped in the floods with his wife and children, called on the government to provide new funding. |
“It is heartbreaking to see the impact of flooding once more on local people,” he said. “Lower priority schemes were shelved and should have been funded. |
Unprecedented levels of rain fell on Britain over the weekend, with rivers across the North of England reaching record heights and Honister in Cumbria recording 13.4 inches of rain in 24 hours, the most rain to ever fall over a 24 hour period. The River Eden in Carlisle reached 20.3 feet, nearly five foot higher than p... |
Peter Brown who had to leave his flooded house in Carlisle the early hours of Sunday morning with his daughter, Rebecca, 15 said: "We got a knock on the door at 5.45am saying we will have to evacuate the premises. |
In Keswick, new £6 million flood defences built to withstand 2009 highs of 15.2 feet were overwhelmed when the River Greta surged to 17.4 feet. |
Locals complained that lack of dredging had made the problem worse. |
“There was erection of expensive and ineffective glass panels on the wall next to the River Greta in Keswick, but absolutely no dredging of the gravel that has raised the river bed considerably over the last decade or so,” said Philip Walling. |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs minister Rory Stewart, who is also the Tory MP for Penrith and the Border, said flooding in his constituency has been "the worst that anybody's experienced" and acknowledged water had "overtopped" existing flood defences. |
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