Wedding season is around the corner. Many would-be brides have already finalised their sittings with the best salons and make-up artists in the city for pre-bridal pampering and bridal make-up.

Your partner has planned a perfect beach honeymoon at Hawaii. You want to make it special by doing things you might never get a chance again. Probably, wear a bikini out there. But then, you don’t exactly have the most flattering figure to carry it.

Around 10 pm at night, a car is waiting near the Select City Walk mall, Saket. Loaded with canisters of paints and sprayers, two young men get down, and move towards an empty wall. Soon, they busy themselves with mélange of colours, symbols and letters. The faces of the artists are never seen and probably never will.

Imagine Lagaan without the deep baritone of Amitabh Bachchan in the background. Similarly, Gadar-Ek Prem Katha without Om Puri’s trademark voice explaining the partition era.

Sitting upon heaps of work at your office desk, even the thought of a rejuvenating spa session over weekend is enough to lift your mood.

If you missed the Jaipur literary festival early this year, here is an opportunity to make up for the same! The fifth edition of the Kovalam Literary Festival (KLF) will start in Delhi on October 3 at the India International Centre (IIC). The two-day fest will then move to Kerala.

For long, Delhi has been home to expatriate community. Foreign diplomats and top honchos of MNCs have been the dominant lot, who found themselves posted to Indian shores without much choice. However, there has been an increasing influx of young expats willing to begin their career in the city.

Papon, the Assamese folk singer, is riding high on his mainstream success for his song Kyon in Barfi and will be performing in Delhi for the Bacardi NH7 Weekender in October. He talks to us about his love for music, Bollywood music and his upcoming projects.

Pets in the city are spoilt for choice. They have penthouses, walkers, grooming spas, food, accessories and even couture! Pet boarding facilities and grooming parlours are sprouting in the NCR due to hectic lifestyles. Youngsters who are immensely passionate about animals and are bored of conventional career choices are providing an array of services for the pets.

Get, set, vroom! As he sported his racing gear, put on the earplugs and moved towards the brand new MRF Formula 2000 car, there was loud cheering from the enthusiastic crowd. Oblivious to all the noise in the background, Narain Karthikeyan, India’s Formula One Racer took the new car for a test drive at the Buddh International Circuit, Noida.