She is talkative, but that is how Juhi Pande landed up with a job as a video jockey

Say no to those tempting potato chips. There are plenty of other quick eats you can indulge in without feeling guilty

Even on days when you eat three full meals, there’s always a temptation to get that soda and munch on something. Let’s begin by busting one of the biggest myths – Snacking is healthy. But what matters is the kind of snacks you indulge in.

Saris, salwars and kurtas are back in vogue, thanks in no small measure to B-Town, claim designers

Right from Sridevi’s chiffon saris in Chandni to Sonam Kapoor’s simple, cotton salwar kurtas in Delhi 6, Bollywood has continued to dictate fashion trends over the years.

The best part about these clothes is that they suit anyone and can be trendy, yet traditional feels designer Anitha Kholay, “Ethnic clothes are very comfortable and there’s always a wide variety of options to choose from,” she says.

Havana  - When legendary Cuban musician Chucho Valdes enters the old piano repair shop in the heart of Havana, Irishmen Ciaran Ryan and Alex Jeffers cannot hide their broad smiles.

What started as an Irish volunteer project to help Cuba repair pianos, and train specialists, has taken on a dimension that would have been hard to imagine in 2006. At that time, the music-lovers had started looking for resources in Ireland and for ways of getting them to Havana.

Thanks to the initiative known as Una Corda (One String), countless Irish tourists have hauled parts for pianos in their luggage as well as tools to repair instruments in official Cuban institutions and those in private property.

Stuttgart, Germany  - Women are showing more interest in having their genital area surgically enhanced, according to the authors of an article in a medical journal on midwifery and gynaecology published in Stuttgart, southern Germany.

Cosmetic surgery to alter the labia is the third most sought-after operation after facial and breast augmentation surgeries, the authors, psychologist Ada Borkenhagen and gynaecologist Heribert Kentenich, said. The new ideal is taken from current photographs in erotic and pornographic magazines.

Washington  - Courtney Austermehle always spent her money on what she calls "girlie stuff."

The 23-year-old went to high-end hair salons, paid expert manicurists to do her nails and bought expensive clothes. But the Philadelphia woman has not been on a shopping spree for a long time.

"I don't shop anymore," she said soberly. Instead she has started cooking at home more often and takes the subway instead of her car.