A colourful festive collection for trendy girlsNEW DELHI - With the season of marriages and festivals arriving, where everyone wants to look good, the designer duo Hemant-Nandita have developed a collection meant for today’s trendy girl. Manish Arora unveils futuristic collection for Paris Fashion WeekNEW DELHI - Designer Manish Arora is taking his “futuristic” collection, which combines Indian techniques with geometric designs, to the Paris Fashion Week 2010 and he says the global fashion trend this spring-summer, especially in Europe, is individualistic. Modicare reinvents itself, launches 30 new productsNEW DELHI - Direct selling company Modicare that is on a revamping mode launched 30 products across six categories here Friday. Malaysian model may play herself in movie after whippingKUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, who was sentenced to caning for drinking in public, has been approached by a filmmaker for a movie on her life, but says she will think about it only after her punishment is over. Bangaloreans to run for healthy heartBANGALORE - In just one year in her job, BPO employee Beena M, 23, has gained around eight kilograms and doctors fear she might be prone to heart-related ailments. This Saturday, hundreds of Bangalore residents like her will be running for a healthy heart. Prateik Babbar becomes Show Stopper at LFW
Eva Longoria aspires to be like Victoria BeckhamLONDON - “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria Parker has said close friend Victoria Beckham is her role model and she aspires to be like her. Yoga guru Ramdev to preach pranayam, ayurveda in ScotlandNEW DELHI - Come Sep 27 and there will be an Indian style ‘havan’ ritual led by Indian yoga guru Swami Ramdev in Scotland. Sabyasachi Mukherjee gives a shot to interior designing
British Indian brings sterling silver ware to IndiaNEW DELHI - He is striking when the silver is hot. With gold prices hitting the roof, Britain-based Indian origin jewellery designer and entrepreneur Suveen Kapoor wants to take “sterling silver” - the new fashion alloy - to the masses. Varsity student is Mexico’s nominee for Miss UniverseMEXICO CITY - Jimena Navarrete Rosete, a university student, will represent Mexico at the Miss Universe pageant in 2010, a media report said. Pregnant Bundchen taking flying lessons!LONDON - Pregnant Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen is reportedly training to become a pilot. Bundchen, who is expecting her first child in December, has been taking helicopter lessons at Marshfield Airport in Massachusetts, reports TMZ.com. Chef scared by ‘fattest town in the US’LONDON - A British TV chef who promotes healthy meals has said his brush with the food habits of an American town has made his hairs raise. Indian architecture scene is sad, rues Aamby Valley architectNEW DELHI - He is the man who recreated the luxurious living experience of America’s Beverly Hills with the famous Aamby Valley project in Maharashtra. But Bobby Mukherji believes that post-independence Indian architecture has little to be proud of. Mickey Rourke ditched by fiance!LONDON - Hollywood comeback kid Mickey Rourke’s model fiance Lena Kuletskaya has called off their engagement. Kerala’s Ponmudi resort to open Oct 1THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala Tourism Development Corp (KTDC) is all set to welcome tourists at the Ponmudi hill resort that has been developed as a premium getaway and will open Oct 1. Tense or bored? Go for a makeoverNEW DELHI - Broke up with your boyfriend or just tired of a monotonous life? If everything around you is in a mess and you are looking for a change, then just head for a makeover to make heads turn. For crispies and health, say ‘Ol’ to olive oilNEW DELHI - Chefs say it makes your pakodas more crispy and doctors swear by its health benefits! We are talking of olive oil - the famous export of Spain that is currying favour with Indians. Postmenopausal women benefit from endurance trainingWASHINGTON - Marilyn Graham was 56 when she signed up for a gruelling hour of cycling each morning for 12 weeks. Drinking early creates alcohol dependenceWASHINGTON - A new study led by an Indian American has found that people who begin drinking early are more likely to develop alcohol dependence (AD). Too many chocolates leave teenagers bristling with pimplesLONDON - Too many chocolates could leave teenagers bristling with pimples. A Norwegian study has identified crude associations between acne and high intake of chocolate and chips and low intake of vegetables. Sanskrit tattoos hot fad with world celebritiesRecently, there has been a surge in interest in Sanskrit tattoo designs and symbols among Hollywood and other celebrities. Bundchen expecting baby boyLONDON - Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen and husband Tom Brady are reportedly expecting a baby boy and planning to name him Gabriel. Nawabi sevian - at a royal price of Rs.10,000 per kg!LUCKNOW - Eid is round the corner, so sevian can’t be far behind! A shop in this erstwhile city of the nawabs has come up with mouthwatering varieties of the sweet vermicelli dish, the most elaborate being priced at Rs.10,000 per kg. Kolkata Fashion Week did little businessKOLKATA - The second edition of Kolkata Fashion Week (KFW) may have recorded a good turnout of designers and spectators, but commerce did not pick up, with foreign buyers staying away due to swine flu and domestic ones calling for better quality control. Beauty business thrives in AfricaJOHANNESBURG - Mercy Ndhlovu and Nomsa Mncube run a beauty “salon” under the open sky on the edge of a street near a Johannesburg shopping centre. Pregnant Klum pulls out of New York Fashion WeekLONDON - German supermodel Heidi Klum, who is expecting her fourth child, has pulled out of an appearance at designer Ann Taylor’s collection preview at New York Fashion Week Thursday night because she could go into labour at any moment. Playboy chief’s girlfriends to install poles in bedroom!LONDON - Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner’s new girlfriends are thrilled with life at the Playboy Mansion and are installing stripper poles in their bedrooms. Lohan creates chaos at New York Fashion WeekNEW YORK - Hollywood singer-actress Lindsay Lohan caused chaos during a New York Fashion Week event by changing the seating arrangements for her fellow stars. Daniel Wright to lose more flab at Biggest Loser Season 8Sept 16 (IBNS) Life does give a second chance. And if you don’t believe it then the season 8’s Biggest Loser: Couples fan favorite Daniel Wright is to be seen to be believed. Wright, now 20, gets back Kolkata fashion week promotes weavers, but faces hurdles (Review)KOLKATA - The works of weavers were highlighted and a galaxy of show stoppers dazzled as the second edition of the Kolkata Fashion Week (KFW)-II drew more crowds, despite the occasional hitches. British supermarket launches Indian clothing collectionLONDON - Britain’s second largest supermarket chain, Asda, has launched a line of Indian clothing in the first such move by a high street retailer in the country. KFW Manish Malhotra Interview
Where was business at India’s men’s fashion week? (Review)NEW DELHI - There were tall claims that domestic buyers would be around in plenty at India’s first men’s fashion week here, but were they all in hiding? Even those who were present at the three-day event preferred not to place orders. KFW Baichung Bhutia interview with pix‘Rampwalk is difficult’ Ace footballer Baichung Bhutia rocked the ramp in a purple-gold textured sherwani for fashion guru Manish Malhotra at the finale of Kolkata Fashion Week (KFW) II. The ‘Master of the Ground’ in a Quick-5 with India Blooms correspondent Sreya Basu |