The youngest foreign minister of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar’s visit was in the news more for her South Sea pearls, Roberto Cavalli shades and her exclusive Birkin bag, than her senior-level strategic

Women are now flexing their business muscle and entering with confidence into the world of number crunching, strategising, creative visualisation and management.

As much as branding is a vital component in the retail and marketing business, it is equally pivotal to have a good personal branding as a professional.

Bollywood’s latest muse, Sonam Kapoor, had once called Aishwarya Rai ‘aunty’. Her reason — that the then Miss Rai had played her daddy’s love interest in one of his movies. The 24-year-old fashionista, more in the news for her mudslinging than her movies, didn’t realise that if Amitabh Bachchan is the big daddy of Bollywood, Aishwarya Rai is no less than the reigning queen. She still remains one of the most beautiful, elegant and powerful ladies in the industry.

Emma Watson almost quit the Harry Potter series because her shooting schedules clashed with her University examinations. If you thought that young stars, smitten by stardom and fame, set their education aside, then you are in for a surprise. They know that a degree is important and have set their glamorous world aside to finish their education. Some of them have mastered the art of this tightrope act.

They aren’t timid, neither are they naïve. Teenagers these days are game for any kind of challenge. One of the foremost among these are beauty pageants and model hunts, where not only are their looks put under the scanner but they are also tested on their maturity levels and their ability to handle pressure. Setting an examples are

Retaining his boyish charms and infectious smile, Somdev Devvarman went on to grab two gold medals at the Asian Games. Exhilarated with his victory, he says, “The win is extremely special to me. It’s nice to end the year on a high note. And it’s tremendously satisfying to give the country something to cheer about.” This is straight after his CWG gold raking.

The first thing that hits you when one begins listening to Taylor Swift’s brand new album Speak Now is the songs have moved on from fairytales to reality. Speak Now is very different from Fearless (Taylor’s previous album) as far as the lyrics and the mood goes. However, there is nothing strikingly new about the music.

Love is strange. When in love, couples are beyond reason and do anything and everything to make their partner feel special. They give expensive gifts and go public with their relationship and what not. But when it’s over, things go sour and so do the gifts.

Posteriors have always been a problem area for Indian women. Since this is an important component of any woman’s figure, the shape can make or break her physical appearance. A woman’s posterior is classified into four types — tomato, potato, pear and nectarine. Fitness experts believe that sculpting posteriors is a time-consuming yet, a possible task.