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Wall is all for young artists

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Graffiti on public property is disfiguring, insensitive, and anonymous, to boot, but it was a form of self-expression for a group of mainly architecture students to promote the art form. At an event organised by myBigLeap, the Chennai-based educational firm, which made available one of the walls on its premises for the event.

Bhatts plan Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin 2

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After a series of horror and erotic flicks, the Bhatts are now making a conscious effort to come out with a “clean family entertainer”, if sources are to be believed. They are particularly motivated since Aashiqui 2 has done well at the box office and are now seriously contemplating elevating another Bhatt film to a franchise status. And the chosen one is Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin.

One step closer to your superstar

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The die-hard fan of a celebrity will go to any extent just to get an exclusive piece of news about his idol. Making the most of that kind of adulation is Upfront, a new premium platform that grants fans access to exclusive videos, text messages and other perks from influencers they follow.

Ranbir is a travel junkie

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After playing a rockstar, a college student and a mute lover, Ranbir Kapoor will now be seen essaying the role of travel buff for his film, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. The actor will play a charming travel buff, Bunny, who is a videographer with a travel channel — a dreamer and a wanderer who has a hunger for travel and exploring the world.

Samarth emerges leader after Rd 3

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Samarth Dwivedi shot one-over 72 to assume the top position on the leaderboard even as overnight leader Vikram Rana went down the order with a 77 at the end of the third round of the Tata Steel Western India Amateur at the Poona Club Golf Course on Thursday.

Ghorpade to test F3 car at FDA

Young Indian racer Parth Ghorpade will test a Formula F3 car at the Ferrari Driver Academy in the second week of May as part of his prize for winning the Formula Pilota Asian Championship last year. The Academy is an initiative aimed to develop young talent from the motor sport arenas worldwide with the aim of training them for a future in Formula One.

Sanskriti, DPS Noida enter final

Defending champions Sanskriti School, Chankyapuri, downed spirited Moti Lal Sports School of Rai 1-0 in the second semi-final of the 3rd A.R. Khan Memorial inter-school football tournament at the Dr Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi here on Thursday.

Team Mahindra eye European glory

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Following their best-ever results in the opening two races in Qatar and the US, the only Indian team in motorcycle Grand Prix racing is ready to keen on building their performance as the European season begins at Jerez this weekend.

How to tell ale from lager?

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Fundamentally, beer can be categorised as lager or ale. India, a largely lager drinking country, has had limited exposure to ales. But in major beer drinking nations, ales occupy a place of pride. Civilizations as far back as the Sumerians and Egyptians have been brewing and drinking what would be considered ales. Lagers, on the other hand, may have only been around since the mid-nineteenth century.

Why are crying toddlers popular online?

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They owe it to Greg Pembroke from New York, who began taking crying photos of his baby sons, Charlie, 22 months, and William, three-and-a-half years, and cleverly captioning them with funny reasons.

The headlines said it all. The Man Booker International Prize had been awarded to Lydia Davis, the American author. But most Indian newspapers in English announced it as “U.R. Ananthamurthy loses out on Man Booker”. You could almost hear the collective sigh of millions of disappointed Indians.

Today, India’s prime actors who are making a bid for international visibility — in roles, major or minor — are amassing reams of publicity and flashbulb attention from the paparazzi. Amitabh Bachchan, despite a brief part in The Great Gatsby, stirred up news headlines and tumult at the extravaganza’s premiere in New York, and then on the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet. Irrfan Khan and Tabu have received an unconditional thumbs-up from the Oscar-celebrated Ang Lee after Life of Pi, Anil Kapoor is a known factor in international enclaves after Slumdog Millionaire, a cameo in Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, as well as the TV series 24.