Despite Living in the Digital Age, Kids Are Still Playing With Their Parents’ Favorite Childhood Toys

Toy Story 4, which opened in theaters this June, became the biggest box office animated film blockbuster yet—and it’s no wonder, with beloved toys like Mr. Potato Head playing a starring role.

Toys that engage the body, mind, and imagination, still hold the #1 place in the hearts of children, despite the pervasiveness of digital devices.

In fact, Mr. Potato Head and Play Doh are the top vintage toys that have withstood the test of time, according to new a study of 2,000 American parents.

Other toys that are still starring in American homes and continue to enchant kids after decades of familiarity include trolls, toy phones, teddy bears, and plastic dinosaurs.

Board games have proven to be timeless, as well. Whether you grew up in the ’70s, ’80s, or 90s, families can’t get enough of classic board games—particularly, Scrabble, Monopoly, Candy Land, the Game of Life, and Mouse Trap. They all ranked in the top 30 of toys that were played with by both parents and, later, their children.

Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Mr. Potato Head, who has undergone several iterations of his own, the survey revealed that adults are still kids-at-heart who love playing with these toys.

Nearly half of parents said their favorite childhood toy is still on the market—and 84% have purchased, or plan to purchase, that toy for their own child.

When it comes to buying any toy for a child, parents are on the look out for a certain set of qualities. Three in five parents want a toy that’s educational, but just behind that is a toy’s ability to make their kid laugh (60%). Fifty-nine percent are on the hunt for a toy that’s colorful, while 56% look for something interactive.

TOP TIMELESS TOYS (ENJOYED OVER MULTIPLE GENERATIONS)

• 1. Play Doh
• 2. Mr. Potato Head
• 3. Trolls
• 4. My Little Pony
• 5. Furby
• 6. Puzzles
• 7. Toy phone
• 8. Bop It
• 9. Building blocks
• 10. Bicycle
• 11. Yoyo
• 12. Guess Who?
• 13. Water blasters
• 14. Teddy bear
• 15. Scrabble
• 16. Tricycle
• 17. Candy Land
• 18. Game Boy
• 19. Spinning tops
• 20. Toy cash register
• 21. Plastic animals
• 22. Monopoly
• 23. Mouse Trap
• 24. Game of Life
• 25. Transformers
• 26. Clue
• 27. Baby Alive
• 28. Plastic food/kitchen supplies
• 29. Scattergories
• 30. Perfection

ALSO CHECK OUT THE TOP TOYS LOVED BY ADULTS WHEN THEY WERE KIDS

• 1. Mr. Potato Head
• 2. Trolls
• 3. Play-Doh
• 4. My Little Pony
• 5. Toy phones
• 6. Furby
• 7. Puzzles
• 8. Building blocks
• 9. Yoyo
• 10. Bicycles
• 11. Bop It
• 12. Teddy bears
• 13. Baby dolls
• 14. Spinning tops
• 15. Candy Land
• 16. Guess Who?
• 17. Tricycle
• 18. Scrabble
• 19. Plastic animals
• 20. Toy cash register
• 21. Yahtzee!
• 22. Monopoly
• 23. Rubber duck
• 24. Clue
• 25. Mouse Trap
• 26. Game of Life
• 27. Plastic food/kitchen supplies
• 28. Perfection
• 29. Scattergories
• 30. Hungry, Hungry Hippos
• 31. Scooter
• 32. Bead maze
• 33. Sorry!
• 34. Operation
• 35. GI Joe
• 36. Super Soakers
• 37. Chutes + Ladders
• 38. Taboo
• 39. Trouble

The GNN staff loved the surprise of seeing Mousetrap and other favorites making the list of toys that are not in the attic. Tell us which ones have been passed down or repurchased in your family?Despite Living in the Digital Age, Kids Are Still Playing With Their Parents’ Favorite Childhood Toys

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Tastes of Holi: Colorful mithaees for the Festival of Color

A woman reacts as color powder is thrown on her face during Holi celebrations in Mumbai, India

Holi, the festival of color, is here once again with splashes of color and warmer weather to remind us that winter is over. With joyful celebrations and special cuisine, Holi festival has become popular all over the world with the spirit of camaraderie that prevails in the festivities.

Holi is celebrated for two days in different cultural traditions in the northern states of India, including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and West Bengal, and in the neighboring country of Nepal. But the image of Holi in popular mind is from Hindi films, that of a noisy and tipsy group of people drinking ‘Bhang’, a buttermilk sweet drink with almonds and other nuts, and cannabis leaves, dancing and singing and throwing colors.

In Maharashtra and Gujarat, the first day called Holi (or Holika) is a religious festival of the victory of the good over evil. Married women and mothers of young children keep a fast that day, breaking it after praying at the bonfire. The next day called ‘Dhuleti’ is the day to play with colors and water. That is also the day when the family feasts on a festive lunch of special items.

Gujjiya. Photo Courtesy Tasty Tangy @ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Most families have some special dish, usually a sweet dish, for ‘Dhuleti’. “We Sindhis have a Holi special sweet, huge jalebis with thinner strands and more fermentation. We used to order them from special shops in Mumbai,” Raj Mathrani of Flushing, NY, told Desi Talk.

Minaxi Maniar of Chicago who was born in Ahmedabad and grew up there remembered ‘Lakarshi Laddu’ and ‘Hot Chavanu’ which were special dishes for Holi in her parents’ home. Maniar told Desi Talk she did not know how the laddus were made. After a few phone calls, she found an old grandmother of a friend in Ahmedabad who gave her the recipe, she said. The laddus may sound similar to other besan laddus but were special in that they balanced the real hot and spicy ‘chavanu’, a snack mix

.Besan Laddu. Photo Courtesy PJ Wililovesfood @ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Lakarshi Laddu: The historical Lakarshi laddus are made with few ingredients: 1 measure each of coarse besan, ghee and sugar; and a half measure of ‘Mawa’ or khoya.

Other ingredients include a few nuts sliced thinly and raisins, all roasted in a little ghee taken from the half measure.

A pinch of saffron and powder of cardamom seeds are also in the ingredients list.

• First, before lighting the stove, a tablespoon of the ghee is added to the coarse besan flour and mixed thoroughly.
• The ‘mawa’ is crumbled properly and set aside.
• A simple syrup of 1 and a half consistency (taar) is made and kept aside to cool to lukewarm temperature after adding a few drops of lemon juice.
• Then, the besan to which ghee is added is roasted on very low fire in the remaining ghee, stirring constantly, till it feels light, and becomes aromatic and slightly pink.
• At this stage, the ‘mawa’ is added slowly, stirring all the time, and mixed properly into the besan. Both are roasted a little more till the mixture is dry and deep pink.
• The sliced nuts and raisings are added now. The mixture is then taken off the stove and allowed to cool a little.
• The cooled sugar syrup is added and mixed with the flour mixture when it can be touched by hands without burning.
• Little laddus are formed from this mix.

Lakarshi laddus are served on a mound of ‘hot chavanu’ in each plate.

In West Bengal, Holi is known as Dol Jatra where the celebrations are religious and cultural and are interspersed with select sweet dishes to mark the occasion. An authentic recipe of Bengali Mishti Pulao was provided to Desi Talk by Professor Meeta Chatterjee on a visit to Seattle.

The custom of adding salt to sweet dishes while baking is common in the U.S. and chocolate drinks and bars with chili powder and salt have become popular. However, Indian sweets do not generally combine such elements. But the traditional Mishti Pulao combines many unusual items.

Mishti Pulao : Mishti Pulao is made with 5 parts of aged rice, 1 part of Bengali ghee which is brown and grainy.

A tablespoon of raisins, 2 tablespoons of cashews, sugar to taste, salt to taste, a large piece of fresh ginger, and 4-5 green chilies (not the very hot variety), 5-6 small whole cardamoms, a small piece of cinnamon, 1 bay leaf, and 5-6 cloves are other ingredients.

• First, the rice is washed thoroughly, drained and dried.
• Then the entire ghee, except a tablespoon, is added to the rice. Also are added the cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, finely chopped ginger, the bay leaf, and a pinch of turmeric powder for color. Everything is mixed well and the raw rice is then set aside to marinate for an hour.
• An hour later, plenty of water is boiled on one stove, while on another, the cashews are roasted first in the reserved spoonful of ghee and then the rice mix is added to the same pan. Both are roasted on low fire for a long time till the rice acquires a different color. The raisins are added at this point and allowed to fluff up.
• Boiling water is added to the rice now, making sure it is a little less than double the measure of rice. Then salt is added, letting the rice cook covered for about ten minutes.
• Once the rice is cooked al dente, the sugar is added along with slit green chilies, mixing everything carefully not to break the rice.
• The rice is covered again and cooked till the sugar dissolves and any water from it evaporates.

Mishti Pulao is allowed to stand for as long as possible before serving.

Holi in Vraj is a treat, with special khoya gujiya made along with aloo tikki chaat. Holi is celebrated in a very special manner in Vaishnav Havelis, including the Shreenathji Haveli in Nathdwara. A typical dish of the havelis is made of roasted wheat, brown chana and sorghum ground to a coarse powder, formed into laddus by adding jaggery syrup and ghee, very similar to Gujarati ‘Kuler’ prasad made from grey millet flour.

Poran Poli. Photo Courtesy Heena78624 @ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Poran Poli: Poran Poli is a dish the Maharashtrians enjoy on every special occasion. The Maharashtrian Poran Poli is different. It is made with ‘chana dal’ or split chickpeas and jaggery, unlike the Gujarati Poran Poli which is made with ‘tuver dal’ or split pidgeon peas and sugar.

The chana dal is first boiled and drained, mixed with jaggery and cooked until firm. If ready to experiment, one can add freshly grated coconut and powdered nuts to the semi soft poran and then make balls which are then stuffed inside chapatti batter, rolled out and cooked in a pan with oil or ghee brushed onto them. A variety of Poran Poli is made with fig poran.

Malpua Photo Courtesy Patelaahil @ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

‘Malpua’: Malpua is a dish made out of all purpose flour deep fried in ghee first and then dipped in sugar syrup. Although authentic, the method may not appeal to the health conscious, who could instead use buttermilk pancake flour, add ricotta cheese to the batter and shallow fry the Malpuas creating a newer version.Tastes of Holi: Colorful mithaees for the Festival of Color

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Three things we learned from the Bahrain Grand Prix

A flawless drive and masterful show of sangfroid from Max Verstappen ensured Red Bull enjoyed a stunning start to the new F1 season, picking up where they left off in 2023 and, temporarily at least, eased the pressure on Christian Horner.

But even as they celebrated a perfect one-two, Horner’s position as team chief and Red Bull’s as standard-setters was the focus of renewed speculation – thanks to comments from Verstappen's father Jos.

AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from Sunday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix:

- Horner crisis overshadows Verstappen dominance -

Rarely can a team have crushed their rivals as comprehensively as the champions did on Sunday -- only to be rocked by claims of an imminent implosion if their principal is not relieved of his duties.

According to Jos Verstappen, father of three-time champion Max, the team will "explode" if Horner stays.

This follows the circulation of a batch of messages allegedly sent by Horner to a female employee, released by an anonymous source 24 hours after the Briton, 50, was cleared by an internal probe of allegations of misconduct.

AFP | ANDREJ ISAKOVIC

"There is tension while he remains in position," said Verstappen senior, as quoted by a British newspaper. "The team is in danger of being torn apart. It can't go on the way it is. It will explode".

Verstappen’s 55th career win and eighth in consecutive races was dominant, but not sufficiently to convince that Red Bull will again be all-conquering.

The chasing pack, led this time by Carlos Sainz, showed the speed, if not the consistency, to close the gap.

Verstappen himself said he had seen this in the performances of his rivals even if Sunday’s outcome on a high-degradation circuit suited Red Bull so emphatically.

During a stressful weekend for the team, he noticeably declined to offer emphatic personal support for Horner.

"He has been an incredible team boss," said the three-time world champion. "From the performance side, you can’t question that so that’s what I am dealing with.

"We focus on that and that’s how we work together."

For quite how much longer, if his father’s views hold sufficient weight with the parent company’s share-holders, remains to be seen.

- Ferrari improve as Mercedes rue mistakes -

Ferrari team chief Fred Vasseur said he was proud of his team’s improved pace and performance but recognised they have a gap to close as they lead the chase to catch Red Bull.

Sainz, who gives up his seat at the end of the season to Lewis Hamilton, came home third, 25 seconds adrift of Verstappen, but less than three behind Sergio Perez, while Charles Leclerc managed brake problems to come home fourth.

AFP | Giuseppe CACACE

"Mixed feelings," said Vasseur. "We compressed the gap to Red Bull by 50 per cent compared to a year ago, but it isn’t enough. And again, we had too many issues."

Like Ferrari, Mercedes were upbeat if frustrated after cooling problems undid their hopes, having been fastest in Thursday practice.

"We faced similar problems," said George Russell, who finished fifth, two places ahead of Hamilton. "We made a mistake in our forecasts."

McLaren and Aston Martin were also unable to produce their best at the Bahrain track which is widely seen as a‘one-off’.

- Chaos at Alpine -

The Enstone-backed Alpine team slumped to the back of the grid with a poor show in qualifying and after a period of upheaval appears to be under pressure again.

AFP | ANDREJ ISAKOVIC

The resignations of technical director Matt Harman and aerodynamics boss Dirk de Beer in February came before Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly qualified on the back row.

They went on to finish 17th and 18th respectively.Former team boss Otmar Szafnauer, who was dismissed last July, observed on Saturday that "the stop watch doesn’t lie and it (the car) doesn’t look very competitive. It’s a hard game, F1. You have to do a lot of things right and if you get them wrong, it bites you." Three things we learned from the Bahrain Grand Prix

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Past Lives: a luxurious and lingering portrayal of lost love and identity in the Korean diaspora

Hyunseon Lee, SOAS, University of London

Past Lives is Celine Song’s debut film about Nora and Hae Sung who were deeply connected in childhood. The film focuses on them reuniting as adults after a long separation.

The film introduces global audiences to the Korean Buddhist concept of In-Yun – the connection, fate or destiny of two people. Past Lives takes this millennia-old philosophical idea of human relationships and transposes it into the digital age through the young Korean diaspora.

Audiences meet Nora and Hae Sung when they are 12-year-olds in Korea. They are sweetly obsessed with each other in the way children of that age can be. Just as their young love is blossoming, however, Nora emigrates with her family to Canada. They reunite 22 years later when Hae Sung visits Nora in New York, where she now lives with her American husband.

The film asks what would you do if someone from your past, especially your first love, reappeared later in your life. Would your perception of this person change? Would they still be a lover or could you be friends? What impact would it have on your current relationship? Would you always be wondering what life could have been like?

These questions take on double meanings when considered from a diaspora perspective. Nora’s first love, Hae Sung, is Korean but by the time the pair meet she has lost some of her connection to that side of herself. She has let her Korean name, Na-Young, totally go, she only speaks Korean with her mother and she talks about Korean culture from a distanced perspective. She is Korean but Hae Sung is Korean, Nora explains to her American husband in one particularly funny scene.

Their In-Yun (reunion) and the questions it brings up are as much about love as they are about identity and Nora’s connection, or disconnection, to parts of herself and her past.

Past Lives, then, is not about Korean culture in its entirety but about the Korean diaspora, here represented by an author and playwright who may well see herself as an American woman. In this way, it is a staunchly Korean-American film.

Korean masculinity through a woman’s eyes

Korean film is becoming increasingly transnational today and there is a growing body of work by the Korean diaspora. Past Lives joins films such as the award-winning Minari, which is about a Korean-American family that moves to a farm in search of its American dream.

Past Lives is notable, however, as a Korean diaspora film made by a woman. One of the most fascinating aspects of the film is its female perspective.

Like Minari, Past Lives allows viewers an insight into Korea and Korean-ness from the diaspora perspective. This is all tied up in the very Korean character of Hae Sung. Here, Celine Song has employed the rare female gaze to portray her leading man.

The camera sees him the way Nora (played by Greta Lee) does: as a small-minded Korean man of middle or lower middle-class who does not even dare to fight for her. The camera looks upon him not sexually but lovingly as it lingers over him in a sort of appreciation, highlighting his sensitivity through close ups, like how he readjusts his hair or backpack. It tends to highlight the boyish qualities he maintains because, in my eyes, Nora loved little 12-year-old Hae Sung, but adult Hae Sung is too Korean.

Hae Sung is explosively portrayed by the actor Teo Yoo, a member of the diaspora himself as German-Korean. When Nora and Hae Sung meet in New York, he speaks only the broken English of a typical young middle-class Korean engineer. Yoo does a wonderful job of communicating Hae Sung’s complex feelings through a very physical performance. His nervousness and hopefulness can be read on his face and the way he holds his whole body.

Showing emotion rather than telling

Past Lives is full of extremely long lingering shots and close-ups that highlight the emotions of its characters. Song is invested in showing how characters feel rather than telling. This is heightened by the minimal use of music, acoustics and carefully chosen dialogue by a small number of actors.

The same can be said for her establishment of place as audiences are shown long shots of the landscapes and streets of Seoul. This sort of camera work is steeped in a sense of remembrance of past lives and evokes a lost time and space in a cool, emotionally charged, nostalgic way. Again, Past Lives deftly translates emotions through visuals for audiences who might not fully understand the diaspora experience in words but might through feeling.

Such stylistic choices, in my opinion, recall slow cinema – an atmospheric form of filmmaking steeped in long takes which favours silence over long dialogue.

Past Lives is a romantic tribute to the longing of the Korean diaspora for a lost past and homeland, a captivating and sensitively constructed film that will be enjoyed by many. 

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Hyunseon Lee, Senior Teaching Fellow in Centre for Korean Studies, SOAS, University of London

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Disney attempts to provide free cricket to gain momentum in streaming wars with rivals

• Walt Disney is aiming to revamp its streaming business in India by providing cost-free cricket content on smartphones. This strategic move is anticipated to drive an increase in advertising revenue and counterbalance the effects of a decline in subscribers.
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• As subscriber dropouts continue to escalate, reducing the user base by a third from October 2022 to July 2023, the financial performance of the Burbank, California, there are warning signs of the entertainment giant facing even greater challenges in India.
• In 2019, the company acquired the Indian streaming service Hotstar as part of its $71 billion deal for select 21st Century Fox global assets. After securing the streaming rights to the Indian Premier League (IPL), the world's wealthiest cricket league, Disney converted Hotstar's cricket content into paid service in 2020. Clearly, Disney held high hopes of attracting as many as 100 million users within a few years.
• However, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani secured the IPL rights with a $2.9 billion bid last year and proceeded to offer game streaming for free. This move prompted a mass exodus of Disney subscribers; from the 61 million users in October, approximately 21 million had departed by July.
• Disney is set to livestream the Asia Cup matches starting on August 30, as well as the World Cup in October and November. These broadcasts will be accessible to the 600 million smartphone users in the cricket-loving nation at no cost.
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• This new approach coincides with Disney's ongoing exploration of potential joint venture partnerships or even the sale of its business in India.
• Disney secured an extension of its rights to broadcast the International Cricket Council's tournaments in India from 2024 to 2027, committing approximately $3 billion to the deal. While retaining digital streaming rights, Disney, according to an insider, licensed the TV broadcast rights to India’s Zee Entertainment for an estimated $1.5 billion last year.
• The company has determined that the model of offering free cricket content on mobile phones and tablets is the essential strategic shift required to increase revenues. This initiative is referred to as a ‘hybrid model’ aimed at increasing advertising revenues by attracting more smartphone viewers while simultaneously attracting new subscribers to the paid plans of the Hotstar TV app, where cricket content will remain accessible.
• The company has set its sights on achieving a new milestone of 50 million concurrent viewers during the World Cup, which is double the number recorded in 2019. This figure would also mark a 56% increase compared to the viewership that JioCinema, led by Ambani, garnered during this year’s IPL finals in May.
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• In the United States, the subscription rates for the ad-free Disney+ streaming service are slated to increase by 27%, reaching $13.99 per month. In contrast, the Disney+ Hotstar service in India is priced at $3.62 per month.
• According to Disney's latest quarterly earnings report, the average revenue per user (ARPU) in India is significantly lower, at just $0.59, while the Disney+ service in the US commands an ARPU of $7.31.
• In March, as the Ambani group promoted the IPL on its streaming apps, its emphasis was on how people could watch matches on the go, using smartphones, and eliminating the need for a TV. In response, Disney launched advertisements asserting that cricket was best enjoyed on television, a platform for which it still held the IPL rights.
• In its recent advertising campaigns, Disney adopted a new approach. It proclaimed, ‘Now, enjoy all the matches from the world's largest tournaments anywhere, on your mobile, completely free.’ Disney attempts to provide free cricket to gain momentum in streaming wars with rivals

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Kurta not a Hindu attire, Muslims also wear it: Malaysian PM

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Express India, Agencies: It is not, and that is what Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak shared with his people asking them not to be confused with what constituted cultural and religious beliefs. Stating that eyebrows were raised when he wore a kurta, purportedly an Indian attire, at a Tamil festival recently, Najib said the hip-length long-sleeved shirt is not solely a Hindu dress. "They are not aware that in India, millions of Muslims wear kurta. If we don't understand issues like this, it could lead to suspicion and hatred among the races," he said, yesterday while addressing religious leaders
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in conjunction with World Inter Faith Harmony Week. Najib had attended the Tamil-Hindu festival of Thaipusam held at the Batu Caves' Murugan temple recently but had not entered the holy caves. Multi ethnic Malaysia is a Muslim majority country with 60 per cent of the 28 million people population Malays. Eight per cent are ethnic Indians mostly Hindu Tamils and 25 per cent are ethnic Chinese who are Buddhists or Christians. Najib said Malaysians appreciated the harmony and prosperity enjoyed in the country, made possible because of moderate policies that were in line with Islamic teachings. The teachings of all faiths, in principle, promote moderation through conduct and words, he added. He said the World Inter-Faith Harmony Week sought to raise awareness and understanding between
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religions for universal peace and to drive the world to be progressive and prosperous. "If there is a country which wants to showcase itself as a model of multiracial unity, I don't think there is a country better than Malaysia," said Najib. Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association's (MACMA) president Mustapha Ma usually wears clothes with elements of Chinese culture and he is a seventh-generation Muslim. It is a matter of culture and not faith, the Star newspaper quoted Najib as saying. Meanwhile, the Mufti Harussani Zakaria of Perak state said that Najib's presence at the Thaipusam celebrations was not against Islamic doctrine as he was not involved in the religious procession.Source: Express India

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I'm glowing due to spending time with my kids: Kajol

GaramGossips, By Gahoi Ad Online Media: Actress Kajol, last seen in "Toonpur Ka Superhero", tells she is tremendously happy with the way her life has shaped up and the doting mother of two can't stop gushing about her kids."I am having a blast; I am having a great time, a fabulous time with my life right now. I have two wonderful kids, I am enjoying myself
thoroughly. I am glowing because I am spending so much time with my kids," the 37-year-old told. The actress admits she is not considering any new projects for the time being, but hopes to be part of a good project in the near future. "I hope so (to do a film)... but only when the right time comes, when the right offer comes, not before that," told Kajol, who won the Filmfare
award for best actress for her movie "My Name Is Khan" in 2010. Kajol recently lent her voice for Karan Johar's "Koochie Koochie Hota Hai", an animated version of her 1998 movie "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai". She will also be seen in a guest appearance in Johar and Shah Rukh Khan's co-production "Student Of The Year". Source: GaramGossips

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Shadowrun Returns: enjoy the trip into cyberpunk universe

New videogame version of classic 90s role-playing game a 'thoroughly enjoyable' adventure

What you need to know: Tactical role-playing video game Shadowrun Returns has been released in the UK. This video game is based on the popular 'tabletop' role-playing game (RPG) Shadowrun, and has been developed by Harebrained Schemes, led by Jordan Weisman, one of the original game's creators. Previous video-game versions of Shadowrun were created by Nintendo and Sega in the 1990s. Like the tabletop game, Shadowrun Returns is set in an alternate cyberpunk universe populated by shadowrunners - freelance smugglers, mercenaries, ghostbusters and hackers who operate in a mystical, hi-tech dystopia. Players take on the role of a shadowrunner on the trail of an old friend's killer while putting together a team of other shadowrunners to take on jobs for cash. Users will be able to add content to the game via an online community. What the critics like: The first truly classic-styled RPG in a long time, Shadowrun Returns is a "thoroughly enjoyable" journey, says James Murff on Gamefront. It's extremely accessible, doesn't take itself too seriously and, as user-created content expands the game, it will likely morph from a "great" RPG into a "must buy" RPG. What you're really getting when you buy: Shadowrun Returns is "a short but well-written tale of murder and conspiracy" called The Dead Man's Switch, says Dan Stapleton on IGN. The story is brisk and entertaining, with well-told twists and the light tactical combat has enough depth to make it a worthwhile adventure. This hi-tech neo-noir alternative to Dungeons & Dragons "makes for perfect gaming fodder", says Michael Plant in The Independent. It's set in a Blade Runner-esque environment, with nods to the early 1990s Nintendo classic that will please fans. What they don't like: Ultimately, "the bang-to-buck ratio" will depend on the quality of content that developers and players add after release, says T J Hafer on PCGamer. But as it stands today, it's a simplistic, visually underwhelming RPG with "just enough intrigue to keep you invested". For further concise, balanced comment and analysis on the week’s news, try The Week magazine. Subscribe today and get 6 issues completely free. Source: The week

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Madhuri serious about doing comedy films

Mumbai: After winning hearts of millions of fans with her emotion-filled acting and dancing skills, Madhuri Dixit now wants to show her funny side on screen. The popular Bollywood actor, who currently has two films in her kitty, says she is open to doing all kinds of roles and does not want to restrict herself to certain characters. Considering that Madhuri has heavy duty roles in her upcoming movies 'Gulab Gang' and 'Dedh Ishqiya', she now wants to try something light a comedy, fun film. "I am open to anything (in films). I would love to do something that is fun... I would love to do comedy. I would like to do a lot of things. It depends on what I am offered, it depends what I like and what excites me," Madhuri told PTI in an exclusive interview here. "It is not that I have restricted myself (to certain roles and films). Right now I am busy with two films. I have `Jhalak Dikhla Jaa' (a dance reality show on TV) coming up and have this online dance academy," the `Dhak Dhak' girl said about her projects and life in the film industry. She would be seen next in 'Gulab Gang', produced by Anubhav Sinha, alongside Juhi Chawla, Mahie Gill and Shilpa Shukla among others. The film, directed by Soumik Sen, is a story of a gang of women fighting against social injustice. "Gulab Gang is shaping up really well. I am enjoying doing it. I have a very strong role in the film," the 45-year- old star said. Her next project is Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Dedh Ishqiya', a sequel to 2010 movie 'Ishqiya', where she will be seen alongside veteran Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi. "For 'Dedh Ishqiya' we haven't started shooting yet. We will start in a couple of days. I am sure it will be fun working with Naseerji and Arshad as both are fabulous actors. It is an honour to work with him (Naseeruddin). Madhuri, who will be back on silver screen after a gap of six years - she was last seen in Yash Raj's 'Aaja Nachle' in 2007, insisted that she always tries to give her best. "If films are good they will do well," she said when asked about judging a movie's success on the basis of it doing a Rs 100-crore business. Source: News-Bullet

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Enlightened hubbies delight

Alpha Wives — super successful women — now have an able counterpart in Enlightened Husbands: Men who aren’t afraid of letting their wives take the lead when it comes to contributing to the family’s finances As the “Alpha Wife” — the well-educated professional woman whose earning capacity equals or exceeds that of her husband — becomes commonplace, the Enlightened Husband too is coming into his own. The Enlightened Husband has made peace with the fact that in an expensive world, being the primary breadwinner of the family isn’t such a good thing — but having a wife who can carry her share of the burden, is. Riteish Deshmukh expressed the sentiment of the Enlightened Hubby when he said in a recent interview, that he would never want his wife Genelia to stop working in movies — because he wouldn’t want to sustain the home fires on his own! Riteish’s remarks may have been in jest, but it does highlight that some men are comfortable with the idea of letting their wives take the driver’s seat when it comes to the family budget. And the Alpha Wives who’re lucky enough to have Enlightened Hubbies are grateful for the support. “Today, it’s perfectly okay for a woman to earn more than her husband,” says designer Shaina NC. “It’s important that the husband be supportive, take it in his stride and compliment her for sharing the financial burden. In my case, I owe my success more to my husband than my parents: He gave me the support I needed.” Acceptance has come as men look at the situation in practical terms instead of egoistical ones. Psychiatrist Dr Harish Shetty says that there is acceptance of the shift in power equations, and couples are leading a more balanced life as a result. “Men are viewing it in practical terms, so they’ve become more receptive of their wives’ growth,” Dr Shetty adds. Perhaps men have also discovered that when a wife’s busy at work, she doesn’t have as much time to nag! “A man came to me, asking how he could convince his wife to take up a job,” says relationship expert Seema Hingorrany. “She would watch TV all day and pick fights with his mother. He wanted her to work so that the nagging would stop!” Seema adds that women’s assertiveness about wanting to work, making this a precondition for marriage, has helped men to come to terms with it as well. Popular television actor Manav Gohil, whose wife Shweta Kawatra has enjoyed an equal amount of fame on the small screen, says at least in the metros, men have evolved. They understand that when their wives have something they’re successful at, it keep their identity intact. “Or she’ll just be someone’s wife,” says Manav. And no truly Enlightened Hubby would want that!  Source: Deccan Chronicle

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I am sober : Lindsay Lohan

London, (IANS) Pop star Lindsay Lohan has dismissed rumours suggesting she has gone back to her wild ways and says she is sober, "happy" and "healthy". The 26-year-old has been in and out of jail and rehab in recent years, but was said to have put her dark days behind her by staging a career comeback in 2012 with roles in movies like Elizabeth Taylor TV biopic, "Liz & Dick". However, Lohan has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently after she was recently arrested in New York for allegedly clipping a pedestrian with her car. She again hit headlines this week after cops were called to her family home in Long Island to investigate allegations after an argument with her mother, Dina, had turned nasty. The dispute broke out after the pair enjoyed a night at a club in Manhattan, sparking speculation about whether Lohan had turned back to booze, but the actress now insists she is clean. During an interview with tmz.com, Lohan was asked whether she is sober, and she replied, "Yes I am. And I'm happy and I'm healthy." She also insisted the argument with her mother was blown completely out of proportion, adding: "I'm really regretful about the argument that I had with my mother... and I said very hurtful things in the heat of the moment. "I am very close with my mom and siblings. We're tight-knit. We support each other and we love each other. "Source: News Track India, ***

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Tom Cruise is every inch the doting dad as he and a smiling Suri make waves at Disney World water park

Up, up and away: Tom catapulted brave Suri into the waves as they splashed about in the water

He was thrown in at the deep end after Katie Holmes announced their shock split just a month ago.But Tom Cruise appears to be staying afloat in the wake of his personal troubles by spending some quality time with his six-year-old daughter Suri. The 50-year-old actor seemed to be having a whale of a time as he made a splash with the cute youngster at Typhoon Lagoon at

Playtime: Suri gets ready for splashdown with her hand clamped firmly on her nose

Fun in the sun: Little Suri seemed thrilled to be enjoying a day out with her adoring daddy

Disney World, Florida. Despite his recent love life woes, the Mission Impossible star was smiling from ear to ear as he playfully threw little Suri up into the the waves. And the fashionista tot looked like she was having an equally good time, holding her nose as she prepared to plunge in to the water and then begging her dad to do it again. Tom was every inch the doting father as he and Suri enjoyed their day at the water park - and made 

Doting dad: Tom Cruise showered daughter Suri with cuddles and kisses as they enjoyed a day out at the water park

sure to shower his daughter with cuddles, kisses and affection. As the pair splashed about in the surf pool, the actor seemed in extremely good spirits and chatted to excited fans as he showed off his impressively toned torso. Tom is currently taking care of Suri and has whisked her off on vacation while Katie, 33, remains in New York. Earlier in the day, Suri - wearing a purple polka dot swimsuit - was seen smiling and laughing as she floated around on a lilo and worked on her swimming technique, before whizzing down a water slide.

Lift-off: Suri gets ready to ride the wave 

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Greatest of ’em all

Michael Phelps became the most successful Olympian ever when he helped the United States to the gold medal in the men's 4x200 metres freestyle relay at the London Games on Tuesday, winning the 19th medal of his storied career. Phelps, who had equalled Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina's haul of 18 medals earlier when he won silver in the men's 200 butterfly final, swum the anchor leg in the relay for the Americans. The 27-year-old had already set the record for gold medals, winning six in Athens in 2004 and an unprecedented eight in Beijing four years ago. The relay victory was his first gold in London. France took the silver in the relay, while China won the bronze. Earlier, South Africa’s Chad le Clos upset Phelps to win the 200 metres butterfly final at the London Olympics on Tuesday. Phelps, who was bidding to became the first male swimmer to win the same individual event at three Olympics, led all the way but messed up his touch allowing le Clos to get his hands on the wall first in a time of one minute, 52.96 seconds. Phelps took the silver medal in 1:53.01 while Japan’s Takeshi Matsuda was third in 1:53.21. The 200 butterfly is one of the most physically demanding events in swimming but is also Phelps’ favourite and ironically, he is known as the best finisher in the business, famously winning the 100 butterfly final in 2004 and 2008 when he was behind. He swam the 200 at the Sydney Olympics when he was just a 15-year-old and set his first world record and won his first world title in the exhausting four-lap race. Only two swimmers have ever won the same individual event at three Olympics, Australia’s Dawn Fraser, in 100 freestyle in 1956, 1960 and 1964, and Hungary’s Krisztina Egerszegi in 200 backstroke in 1988, 1992 and 1996. It is a feat that has eluded generations of the best male swimmers until Phelps, who had the chance of doing it in four different events in London. He failed at his first attempt when he came fourth in the 400 individual medley but still has the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly to come. Meanwhile, Allison Schmitt of the United States won the women's 200 metres freestyle final at the London Olympics on Tuesday. The American, who trains in Baltimore with Michael Phelps, stormed to the front on the second of four laps and was unchallenged as she won the gold in a time of one minute 53.61 seconds. Frenchwoman Camille Muffat, who just held off Schmitt to win the 400 final on Sunday, took silver in a time of 1:55.58. Australia's Bronte Barratt, a relay gold medallist in Beijing four years ago and the fastest qualifier for the final, finished third in 1:55.81, just edging out Missy Franklin for the bronze. The 17-year-old from Colorado won the 100 backstroke gold the previous night and also picked up a relay bronze on Saturday but missed out on another medal by just 0.01 Ruta creates history Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte became the first 15-year-old Olympic swimming champion for 40 years as she powered to the 100m breaststroke gold medal here on Monday. Meilutyte held off fast-finishing American world champion Rebecca Soni to become the youngest winner of an Olympic swimming gold since Australia great Shane Gould enjoyed a triple triumph at the 1972 Munich Games. The blonde schoolgirl was emotional about her achievement and shed tears on the podium after her country’s national anthem was played to sustained applause from the crowd at the Aquatics Centre. Meilutyte also became the first swimmer to win a gold medal for Lithuania, once part of the former Soviet Union. “I put all my strength into that race. I still can’t believe it. I’m shocked, but in a good way. I started crying on the podium, that’s when it started to sink in. “I can’t believe it. It’s too much for me. It was hard and difficult. But it means a lot to me and I’m so proud,” she said. She surged clear off the starting blocks and led all the way to beat Soni in one minute 05.47 seconds, prevailing by just eight-hundredths of a second. Japan’s Satomi Suzuki was third. Meilutyte, coached in Plymouth, south-west England, arrived at the Games with a best time of 1:07.20 and whittled it down by 1.73secs to become Olympic champion. Her coach, Jon Rudd, said: “She goes to a British school, swims for a British club and has a British coach. We should feel really proud of her: she is a product of our nation’s work.” Soni believes Meilutyte will have a great future in swimming. “It was definitely a surprise, but after her prelim swim, I knew she would be a great competitor. It is amazing to be able to do that at 15. IOC vouch for Ye The International Olympic Committee (IOC) hinted on Tuesday that gold medallist swimmer Ye Shiwen of China had not tested positive for any drugs as the doping controversy triggered by her sensational performances refused to abate. The 16-year-old Ye won the women’s 400 individual medley in world record time, with her final length of the freestyle faster than men’s champion Ryan Lochte. She was also the fastest qualifier for the 200 individual medley final later on Tuesday, setting an Olympic record in qualifying. Asked whether Ye's doping test following her first victory at the Games had come in positive or negative, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said: “We would only comment if we had any adverse finding. I am not commenting, so you can draw your own conclusions.” The top-five athletes in all events are undergoing drugs tests following their competitions. Ringside view Stay away, Mr. PM British media has suggested that Prime Minister David Cameron should stay away from events where the hosts are hopeful of medals. Since he made an appearance at Wimbledon last month to watch Andy Murray lose to Roger Federer in the final, his visits are being termed the "curse of Cameron", the latest victims to it being divers Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield. Cameron also saw Britain's Mark Cavendish finish 29th in the road race, instead of the predicted first place. All in the family You expect family members to support you from the sidelines but New Zealand kayaker Mike Dawson's mother penalised him instead. He made the semifinals of the kayak slalom despite a two-second penalty by his mother Kay, who is a judge at the games. Dawson joked that he was tempted to get his coach to put in a protest “about that particular judge.” It would have made dinner time at the Dawsons even more awkward. His coach is father Les. “That would've had all sorts of ramifications ... and besides, I like mum's cooking too much!'' Dawson wrote. “I'll be trying my hardest to keep mum unoccupied in my semifinal run,” he added. Made in Japan Don't be amazed if organisers have to spot check for Japanese robots clinching the swimming medals at the next Olympics. For a team at the Tokyo University of Technology has created a 'Swumanoid' robot using a 3D scanner to perfectly map a human swimmer's physique, which has perfected the back-stroke and tries freestyle swimming. The robot can currently swim the backstroke and the front crawl, but he will need a new pair of legs before he can tackle the breaststroke. Teenager arrested A teenager has been arrested for posting malicious Tweets directed at British diver Tom Daley, UK police said. "You let your dad down i hope you know that," was sent to Daley. Daley's father died of brain cancer a year ago and the 18-year-old hoped to win a medal "for myself and my dad." But he finished fourth on Monday. In Britain, tweeting messages considered menacing, offensive or indecent can lead to prosecution.  Queen likes hip-hop? Prime Minister David Cameron revealed that during the opening ceremony, Prince William leaned over and said: “I don't know if you know this, prime minister, but my grandmother is a big fan of Dizzee Rascal.” The queen's musical tastes run more to classical than to Rascal, who came to fame through London's gritty grime scene and is best known for his hit ‘Bonkers.’Source: Indian Express

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Laugh your way to good health

By Ch Saibaba: Every morning this laughing club risks amused glances and jibes when they look up at the sky, take a deep breath of clear, fresh air, and erupt into wild spontaneous laughter. Members of ABC Laughing Club practising hasya yoga The meetings of ABC Laughing Club are perhaps the most serious health activities happening in the city. The group meets at Picket Cantonment Garden at Secunderabad everyday between 6.45 am and 7.45.am. This is a group of more than 50 people so dedicated to preserving their sense of humour, and thereby their sanity, that they happily give up an hour of their sleep to practice hasya yoga, a workout for your funny bone.By simulating laughter and mirth, one can actually fool those endorphins into doing some overtime, says Madan Kataria, the founder of this unique form of exercise. “Feel-good chemicals are released in the brain when you laugh, but if you waited around for something funny to happen, you could go a whole day without cracking a smile. Now, isn't that a waste of a day?” he asks. Joining the group of merry people and taking a place in the laughing circle seems like a positive step towards health and happiness. Each session, with different kinds of laugh, lasts almost an hour, and consists of warm-up and breathing exercises as well. Then one undergoes the entire spectrum of delight: from grunts to giggles, from guffaws to crackles, from smirks to grins. The club consists mostly of people in the age group of 50 and above, and they say that they have derived real benefits from their morning ha-ha. Blood pressure has stabilised, stress-levels have been reduced and the heart is kept happy with this fantastic form of what they say amounts to "internal jogging". Sreenivasa Rao, an active member of the ABC Laughing Club says, “We have been doing this laughing exercise since1998. Since then, our membership has gone up to 70 and our aim is “Always be cheerful” and we are enjoying and experiencing the same.Source: The Hans India, Image: flickr.com

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Genelia D'Souza takes Ritesh’s advice seriously after marriage

There's a special reason behind actress Genelia D'Souza's latest short hairdo. It was her husband, actor Riteish Deshmukh's suggestion, and Genelia was all for it because she feels he has a great sense of style. "Riteish has a great sense of style, for sure. Actually, it was Riteish's idea and he had for long asked me why I don't try going short," the 24-year-old told. The makeover is something she couldn't have experimented with while filming a movie. "Normally, due to continuity issues, you don't get the opportunity to try a different style. I thought there is a break after marriage so let me do something that's different and new," added Genelia, who wedded Riteish in February. Talking about her style statement, she said that since her college days, she loves street fashion. "I don't know what's the definition of stylish is, but what I have always enjoyed is being creative in my own space. In college, I used to have my entire hand filled with friendship bands and that used to be my style statement, be it with any outfit. They were of different colours and looked really cool," told Genelia, who played a college girl in the 2008-hit "Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na." "Then when my jeans would fade away, I would cut them off and use them as shorts or (wore) shirts tied up. So I like that kind of style and I would say I enjoy street style more when it is about casual dressing," she further added. Source: GaramGossips

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Living up to my expectations gives me sleepless nights: Tendulkar

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Maintaining his ‘standard’ and living up to his ‘own expectations’ still give Sachin Tendulkar “sleepless nights”, and it is this restlessness that has brought the best out of him.“I don’t think I woke up one morning and felt that there was this responsibility on me and that I needed to live up to that expectation. Something which still gives me sleepless nights is, ‘How will I go out and keep that standard, and live up to my own expectations,” Tendulkar said in an interview published in ‘Time’ magazine. “How am I going to go out and perform? That restlessness brings the best out of me, it’s a healthy sign,” he said. Tendulkar said he refrains from planning too far ahead. “My planning is only done match by match. I don’t plan too far ahead, I’ve never done that. At most, I plan for the next tournament or series. I believe in approaching my targets step by step, and don’t look at the larger picture. The American publication interviewed the Indian batting star for a profile that will appear in its issue this week. Tendulkar was named in TIME’s 2010 list of 100 most influential people in the world. Tendulkar said at the start of his career, he used to “toss and turn” at night before a game. “Now I know that’s normal, so I’ll just get up and watch TV or something. I know it’s just my subconscious mind getting ready for a game. It’s about knowing yourself, and I know myself better now.” Considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time, Tendulkar has smashed several records in his cricketing career and is the only cricketer to score 100 international centuries. He was nominated last month to the Indian Parliament’s Lower house, the Rajya Sabha. Amid all the adulation he has received and the impact he has had on his countrymen, Tendulkar said he believes in focussing on his cricket, and the rest will happen on its own. “Let people talk about it; me, I move forward. Right from my school days, I have done that. I know that certain things I do or say have an impact on people. People appreciate certain things that I do. “But any active sportsman has to be very focused; you’ve got to be in the right frame of mind,” he said, adding that if a person’s energy is diverted in various directions, he does not achieve results. “I need to know when to switch on and switch off, and the rest of the things happen around that. Cricket is in the foreground, the rest is in the background”, he said. Tendulkar said it is important for him to enjoy his game and he reminds himself of that theory in tough moments. “So much happens (on and off the field) that sometimes you forget to enjoy the game. That’s when things don’t go smoothly. There have been challenges along the way, some tough moments. But I would speak to myself and say ‘It doesn’t matter what the situation is, enjoy it’” On how he handles the media hype around him and his game, Tendulkar said when he is on the field, he has “0.5 seconds” or less “to react to a ball” and he “cannot be thinking of what XYZ has said about me. If I get to hear casually about something someone’s said about me, or see something in the papers, that’s fine. I don’t go looking for things. In the last few years, the hype has grown because there is such fierce competition in the media.” “Earlier, you played 10 shots, and maybe a couple of comments were made; today you play one shot and there are 500 comments. The ball is in the player’s court, whether you want to follow every little thing or you want to keep your mind blank and trust your judgement, trust your instincts and take decisions,” he said. On the field, Tendulkar surrenders himself to his natural instincts and his subconscious mind knows what to do. “It is trained to react. At home, my family doesn’t discuss media coverage. It helps because I am able to take my own decisions not influenced by somebody saying something,” he said. When asked about his “switch-on/switch-off” process for a game, he said the “switching on” happens automatically for him. “I know that I am going to be playing in three weeks, so I better start doing something. I get restless. Even if I am holidaying and not doing anything—training, jogging or going for walks—I feel uneasy. It’s become part of me now. Whether I am playing or not, I need some activity and that helps me to be normal, otherwise I am a little restless. “Switching off on the other hand is not an instant process for him and is only possible when he has time between games. When I’m spending time with my children that’s when I actually switch off and I stay away completely from cricket. I do normal things, like any father, any family man.” He further said he has always wanted to be completely focussed on his game and did not want to think about the “commercial” side of it. “I do [advertising] shoots, but not at the cost of compromising on my cricket. At no stage did I feel I would have to make compromises and earn an extra buck,” he added. Source: The Hans India,

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Aish gets greedy

Aishwarya Rai, currently on a sabbatical after being in the industry for over a decade, says she was happy to have worked with different directors. "I am glad to have worked with different directors on different roles. I had always been greedy to work with different directors on different characters," Aishwarya said on the television show "India's Glam Diva". "I enjoy music and dance, a fact that you all by now are familiar and I guess it translates to the work I have produced on celluloid," added the 38-year-old, who is currently busy with her four-month-old daughter. Aishwarya is participating in the television show "India's Glam Diva" along with other top-notch actresses who are vying to win the title. The winner will be decided on the basis of public voting. Ash's episode will be aired Sunday on Big CBS Love. *** Source: The Hans India

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Ways of Barbecuing Healthy Diet Food

Barbecuing is a popular way of cooking meat, poultry and sea food. However, instead of eating stuff like hamburgers, hot dogs and sausages which add fat to your bodies and inches to your waistlines. You should keep the food healthy and cut back on fatty meats and have only lean meats. Fish and chicken and lean cuts are a much better bet and do not result in clogged arteries. What you use for barbecuing should also be stuff like olive oil and less fatty substances. While enjoying good food one should also take care of one's health. This can only be done by planning the diet carefully and also the menu for barbecuing. Instead of sticking to red meat you can also try some vegetable grills which taste yummy and add to the variety of grills on your table. The vegetable cook fast and you could brush them with olive oil and season them with pepper and salt and have a great tasting snack. Vegetable which can be used for grilling on a skewer are capsicums, pearl onions, zucchini, asparagus and squash. Potatoes can also be grilled in their jackets. For vegetable grills on a skewer go for the flat skewers so that the vegetable cook evenly. A great marinate for vegetables is lime juice, crushed garlic and a dash of olive oil. Fish is another health food with its content of omega-3 fatty acids. This brings down the risk of heart disease, hypertension and cholesterol. Salmon is the best fish for grilling and also the tastiest. Marinate the fish for around 2 hours before grilling it. Fish retains and absorbs the flavor of the marinate if it is sealed in a foil and this also prevents it from breaking or falling into the grill. There are several variations for healthy marinates and you can use these low-fat ones to remain healthy and fit. Source: Food, Health, Beauty and Insurance, ***

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I am single and am enjoying this phase: Bipasha Basu

GaramGossips: While a lot of Bollywood stars are planning to tie the knot this year, Bipasha Basu tells she is loving her single status. "I am single and am enjoying this phase," Bipasha told reporters here at the music launch of her forthcoming movie "Jodi Breakers", releasing Feb 24. The 33-year-old dated model-turned-actor John Abraham for eight years before calling it quits last year. Ever since, Bipasha has been linked to actors like Rana  Daggubati, Shahid Kapoor and her "Singularity" co-star Josh

Hartnett. For now, she is only ready to be "Jodi Breakers" with R. Madhavan, her co-star in the Ashwini Chaudhary-directorial. Madhavan, who is happily wedded for the past 12 years, shared some love tips with the media. "Three things important for love is that you have to try till you succeed, believe in your fortune, and if you fail try for the next," he told.Source: GaramGossips.com

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Youths enjoy Holi, also known as festival of colours, at Sitapaila, Kathmandu

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Youths enjoy Holi, also known as festival of colours, at Sitapaila, Kathmandu on Wednesday. Source: ekantipur.com

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