With fashion at the fore
Baldwin Methodist College has always been big on fashion. And this was amply proved by a fashion extravaganza that the college held, recently. Spread over three full days, the occasion gave students...
View ArticleIn search of beauty with brains
Beauty pageants have always been popular, especially with the young girls and their parents who are more than willing to send their wards to try their luck at winning the crown. The walk-in auditions,...
View ArticleA slice of the new album
The City's rock band, 'Thermal and a Quarter' (TAAQ) recently launched its fifth album, '3 Wheels 9 Lives' at Hard Rock Cafe. There was a happy vibe that was infectious throughout the energy-packed...
View ArticleNot a note out of place
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) presented a Hindustani music concert by H G Chaitra, in the City recently. This performance, held at Yavanika, was part of the 'Every Friday Cultural...
View ArticleStrains from saxophone
A Carnatic music recital on saxophone, which was presented by G Ramanathan at the Bangalore International Centre recently, was full of surprises. Ably accompanied by Pradesh Acharya on violin and...
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Fusion music for the soul
The UB City Amphitheatre was overflowing with music enthusiasts who attended the performance of 'Fusion Dreams', an Indo-Jazz contemporary fusion. The event featured violinist Jyotsna Srikanth from the...
View ArticleIt's now more convenient
Complaint redress is all set to get easier and more prompt for BESCOM users, with the launch of the SMS-based complaint management system. This service, which will be available 24x7, is due to be...
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'I'm open to any language film'
Director Aravind Kaushik was recently in the news for making a film in a record time of two hours — and that too, in one shot. Titled Nam Areal Innondina, the movie also made news since a...
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A recipe for disaster
All 'this-happens-only-in-India' jokes apart, witnessing an entire family clinging precariously onto a single two-wheeler vehicle and zipping through the City's crowded roads has become so common that...
View ArticleWith BYOD, your new workplace can be any place
The ground rules of working have changed. To operate effectively in today's fast-paced global environment, organisations need to be able to get work done anywhere, anytime, by their employee to achieve...
View ArticleData drives tech's next big wave
Technology tends to cascade into the marketplace in waves. Think of personal computers in the 1980s, the internet in the 1990s and smartphones in the last five years.Computing may be on the cusp of...
View ArticlePaper charm in digital era
Paper still matters. We may use less of it than we once did, but reading and writing on paper serves a function that, for many workers, a screen can't replicate.Paper, says the productivity expert...
View ArticleOld talk, new walk
Apps now turn your phone into an old-style walk-talkie. Not excited? Try once and you will not say 'over and out' to the idea, says David Pogue . Cave drawings, smoke signals, letters, Pony Express,...
View ArticleTech blog
Succeed like Skype »Skype celebrated its ninth birthday on August 29, 2012. The service, which lets users make free calls over the internet, has become phenomenally popular. It is now used by...
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Anti-virus on cloud»Panda cloud anti-virus works on the cloud, so it is extremely light. You can just install and forget about it, without ever worrying about updates. It works like other...
View ArticleTV Talk
Journey for freedomSucker Punch' airs on HBO at 9 pm on September 13. From the director of '300' and 'Watchmen', Zack Snyder's epic action fantasy takes viewers into the vivid imagination of a young...
View ArticleRanbir behind the mic
Although Ranbir Kapoor plays a deaf and mute person in his upcoming film Barfi!, he has lent his voice for a promotional song in the film. The actor has sung a song for the film's promotions, called...
View ArticleMaking time for a cause
Priyanka Chopra has always been a crusader for a clean and green environment. With Ganesh Chaturthi around the corner, the actress has lent her support to a campaign by donating newspapers, which will...
View ArticleTough preparation for the role
Karl Urban, who plays the lead in 'Dredd 3D', admits that he had quite a strenuous and tough time getting into the character for the film. The movie, which is directed by Pete Travis (of 'Vantage...
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'Salman is the tiger of the industry'
Salman Khan's latest flick, Ek Tha Tiger, has been smashing all records at the box office. The movie, which also stars his ex-flame Katrina Kaif, is a masala entertainer about a RAW agent and the...
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