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Since time immemorial we have had discussions/debates/protests about gender equality. While in India it seems to fall on deaf ears, Australian Prime Minister has heard it loud and clear and has taken a decision in the favour of the fairer sex, on papers at least.

Arjun is a reckless young man with an obsession for making money at card games. A chance meeting with a girl in a mall, Zoya gives him the reasons he was looking, for to move out of his ordinary life. He steps up from playing small-time card games to becoming a bookie.

Getting the lead role in Jannat was no less than the story of a film for Delhi girl Sonal Chauhan. The model-turned actor got noticed at a restaurant where she had accompanied her friend, who was auditioning for a role in Bhatt's film.

Starz - Music4Kids by Kids' is the unusual show billed at Kamani Auditorium for Wednesday, May 21 at 6.30 pm. Thirteen-year-old soprano Tara Venkatesan, who sang to much acclaim at the lovely old Museum Theatre in Madras this January, will present a programme of songs from opera and ballet (young Kuchipudi dancer Yamini Reddy will dance an item, too).

It's neither hot nor happening, but Frontier at The Ashok has something that few other Indian restaurants in the city can boast of: a signature menu with dishes that have been more or less invented in its kitchens and served nowhere else for decades now. Like its distant country cousin, Bukhara, most of the food at Frontier is cooked in the tandoor.

Real people and their real stories are the dominant leitmotifs of the high-profile film festival known as much for its Mediterranean location as the new movies it showcases.

Nineteen-year old Anna Popplewell played Susan Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Along with the rest of her onscreen siblings and director Andrew Adamson she's back for the second Narnia film, Prince Caspian, which is due in cinemas today.

The four Pevensie children return to Narnia, only to discover that hundreds of years have passed since they ruled there, and the evil King Miraz has taken charge. With the help of a heroic mouse called Reepicheep, and the exiled heir to the throne, Prince Caspian, they set out to overthrow the King, once again with Aslan's help.

News has it that Shri Ram College of Commerce is making the pioneer move of installing air conditioners in their classrooms. Conversations that end with 'lets bunk, it's too hot for class' may soon be a thing of the past if SRCC sets the ball rolling with one of the 'coolest' things colleges can do to make life easier.

As fashion becomes unisex and guys sport nail polish and eyeliner, news on the block is that men may also be experimenting with women's underwear. And no, it isn't about cross dressing, as much as about feeling sexy.

After making a splash on TV with the soaps Saara Akash and Hotel Kingston, actress Sonal Sehgal is gung ho about her big screen debut. And why not? It's opposite one of tinseltown's hottest poster boys, John Abraham, in Nagesh Kukunoor's Aashayein.

Brazilian beauty Bruna Abdullah has, for the first time, spoken up about hotly circulating stories that she is the new woman in Salman Khan's life. 'Back in Mumbai there are strong rumours about me and Salman Khan. But this is the most ridiculous piece of news,' said the model and VJ in a telephone interview from Brazil. 'He's a chocolate boy.

The Delhi government's refusal to lower the drinking age from 25 to 21 has been met with a lot of indignation from Delhi's young and the restless. Although others are certain that the decision will hardly have an effect on Dilli's daroobaaz.

We all know Delhi is unsafe for women. But that's not the least of it. According to the Sensex, there are 927 girls for 1,000 boys and according to the reports, two thirds of all women are victims of domestic violence. In an effort to end the nightmare plaguing the women of India, there is a movement underway to involve men in the battle for women.

Rahul Mahajan, son of late Pramod Mahajan, who has long talked about getting into film production, is finally ready to plunge in. His first film will be directed by Mahesh Aney, the National Award-winning cinematographer of Swades.

On May 13, 2008 at 1:41pm Shahrukh was at Aamir Khan's feet 'licking them... begging for attention (once again), as I fed him biscuits every now and then'. Another controversy? No, just a blog post from Aamir Khan.

It's official. Bollywood's IT couple Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone are engaged to be married. Deepika, whose debut movie Om Shanti Om turned her into a household name, chatted exclusively to HT City yesterday via telephone from Bangkok, confirming that she and Ranbir are engaged to be married.

Until recently credit cards were a sign of being grown up. With big credit limits came great responsibilities. But that is changing with lifestyle oriented co-branded cards targetting younger Indians.

Cold cuts, baked fish, a variety of pastas, giant sausages and lamb chops, the very thought of them makes your mouth water. At Olive Beach, the European Excellence dinner managed to do the same.