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Why fib to your kids?
The biggest challenge is to be honest and make your children fall in line, writes GEETA PADMANABHAN
Columns

SHOWBITZ
Rain, shine or fever
What dedication, we tell you! Riya Sen (warning: don’t ask who) came down with a 102{ring} fever while shooting for a students’ film. Called “Gujarish”, the film is about a lovelorn wife caught between her husband and ...


VOICE YOUR VIEWS -- FILM STARS IN POLITICS
Advantage

Film stars, especially in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Mumbai, have a very sincere fan following. They have the advantage of attracting the rural masses which can be best used for the country’s development and integration. Some ...


Cultivate image

In a democracy, everyone has the right to play a role in politics. The moot question is whether the tinsel world stars are for really serving people or for enjoying positions of power. With the exception of MGR, all other film stars have ...


Sincerity

Politics is essentially good governance. It means understanding the needs of the common man. To achieve this, a person must be practical and know how to redress grievances. Cinema stars acquire their popularity through the roles they play in ...


Tap potential

In a democracy, there is no qualification specified to become a politician except the age factor for contesting elections.

Today we are in need of young politicians who can shoulder the future of this country through dedicated and ...


Inspire

Film stars in politics or politicians with film background is no longer hot news. Rather, it is an old trend. Politics which is also a form of serving humanity requires three essentials – money, influence among people and leadership ...


Right to rule

As per our Constitution, every citizen has the right to join politics and rule the country. Unlike other professionals, film stars gain in popularity very fast and later try to cash in on this image by entering politics. History shows that ...
Lifestyle

What are they saying?
Should parents keep themselves updated on the vocabulary of their teenage children?
Beauty And Wellness

To diet or not…
Diet is often the most abused word


Party… and let your hair down
Having a good time at a party where you don’t know anyone is, after all, not impossible
Gender

What do men watch
The metrosexual man does tune in to the finer things of life
Television

Heroic tales
A new cop serial ‘Khakki’ on Vijay
Events

Rocking and shaking as ever
‘Festember 08’ was back with same gusto of previous years
TIMEOUT
Splendour of the maharajas
As you turn off the main road and enter the premises, a wall of the Brindavan dam greets you on one side. Two smiling hostesses welcome you with a mini puja at the Royal Orchid Hotel, Brindavan gardens. The lobby leads to a sit out, complete with ...


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