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*DLTD130603/ /01/K/1*/01/Y/1*/01/M/1*/01/C/1* Crowe & Spencer: Baby time! Bipasha Basu: Chalte Chalte, The stork is coming a-visiting! expecting her own mini-Cro- Newlyweds Russell Crowe we shortly before Russell’s THE TIMES OF INDIA All dolled up Rani and SRK and Danielle Spencer are ex- 40th birthday and the couple’s Friday, pecting their first first wedding an- June 13, 2003 & ready to roll! run into love child. In a way, niversary. the news is not un- According to Page 8 Page 5 expected. For, sh- those in the know, ortly after getting ‘‘Crowe is over the married, Danielle moon. He has wa- had told her frie- nted a child for nds that she was ages, under the ri- determined to ha- ght circumstances. ve a baby —and His parents, who fast: ‘‘My aim dur- have been togeth- ing the honeymo- er for 40 years, on was to relax have had a happy and get pregnant. marriage and fa- Russell and I agr- mily life and he eed that he should wants to do the be a dad by the time he is 40.’’ same.’’ Now, that’s something True to her word, Danielle is to Crowe about! OF INDIA ENTERTAINMENT PLUS MANOJ KESHARWANI Ghosts host these haunted houses! JYOTI SHARMA house,’’ says Gaurav Kapoor, a of my friends contend that th- Times News Network software executive who lives in ey have seen it,’’ reveals Amit the locality. Kaul, a resident of the area. icture this. A young, su- Similarly, a ‘numberless’ According to a senior estate ccessful husband; a bea- house in Defence Colony’s C- official, ‘‘Some spacious bung- Putiful, stay-at-home wi- Block has been lying vacant alows in Lutyen’s Delhi lie vac- fe; a haunted house. What foll- for more than 20 years now. ant because bad omens are ass- ows is two hours of chills and Apart from claiming to hear ociated with them. We do not thrills and a hit Bollywood mo- eerie sounds, residents of the want to publicise this since th- vie. But wait, ‘Bhoots’ aren’t li- area maintain that they have ese houses are situated in pri- mited to the make-believe wor- seen physical proof of the me locations such as BD Marg, ld of the big screen. Kyunki, presence of ghosts. Talkatora Road, Lodi Estate Delhi abounds in spots which Incidentally, 44 Ashoka Ro- and Pandit Pant Marg. Since have acquired the tag of being ad — the official accommoda- these sprawling bungalows are haunted by ghosts. tion of the late Phoolan Devi believed to be haunted by the The fact of the matter is that at the time she was murdered ghosts of the dead, they are what are otherwise suitable re- — earned the reputation of be- mostly used for wedding cere- sidences are believed to be bho- ing a haunted house. While monies or parties.’’ ot bungalows haunted by ten- the house remained vacant for While the existence of ghos- ants who nobody has a ghost of quite some time, it finally ts finds its believers, psychiat- a chance of seeing! In GK I, for rist Sanjay Chugh, MD, main- instance, House No W-3, situ- SPOOKY SPOTS tains that such a line of think- Photos: NITIN MALIK BEAUTY & THE BEST: Delhi Times reels in the ravishing Rekha as the ever-twinkling star, who was in town to celebrate the box-office success of Bhoot, strikes a bright note at the Le Meridien (To send this photograph to a friend, log on to www.timescity.com/delhi/) Hillary Clinton: Memoirs of a First Lady C-Block, Defence Colony W-3, Greater Kailash I Delhi Times reproduces quotes from Living History — Hillary Clinton’s book on life in the White House Delhi is dotted with houses whose tenants nobody has a ghost of a chance of seeing! After Bill testified to the Grand For me, the Lewinsky imbrogl- ated opposite the police station found a taker in minister of ing is irrational. ‘‘Rumour wo- there, has acquired the dubio- state for social welfare Kailash rks on deletion, distortion and Jury by closed-circuit television io seemed like just another us distinction of being haunt- Meghwal, who reveals that his generalisation. A simple exa- from the Map Room of the White Ho- vicious scandal manufactured by ed by supernatural forces. The family faced problems after mple of this is provided by the history of the house reveals th- moving in. ‘‘Even after we monkey-man scare. During a use that there had been an inappro- political opponents at an aged couple was murder- moved in, neighbours insisted state of emotional arousal, pe- priate,intimate relationship with Mo- ed at this address more than a that they often spotted Phoo- ople are vulnerable and likely The most difficult decisions I decade ago. As this couple had lan Devi in the house. We con- to believe in any explanation, nica Lewinsky, I met in the Solarium no children, advertisements ducted a puja and everything however improbable it might have made were to stay mar- published in newspapers ask- is fine now,’’ says Deepak, the sound. In this context, if some- with David Kendall, Chuck Ruff, Mi- ed legitimate relations of the minister’s nephew. body has been murdered or co- ckey Kantor and Paul Begala, feeling ried to Bill and to run for the Senate couple to show up. Certain pe- Close encounters of the spo- mmitted suicide at a particul- from New York ople did come forward to lay oky kind are also linked to a tr- ar address, the house concern- dumbfounded, heartbroken and out- claim to the house, but due to ee near the DDA flats in Qutub ed is immediately branded as BOOK LOOK want of substantial proof, no- Enclave Enclave Phase II. Peo- being haunted.’’ raged that I’d believed him. Why he Bill and I were talking again body was granted possession. ple claim to have sighted a cor- Too many spooks spoil the ‘‘Various sounds, ranging from pse hanging upside down from broth. Or so seems to be the fla- deceived me is his own story, and he about matters other than the sobs to screams, emanate from the tree. According to old-time- vour of haunted houses. Of co- needs to tell it in his own way the house. Also, certain people rs, the land on which the DDA urse, real home truths are eas- future of our relationship. Over time claim to have seen an appariti- flats stand today was once a gr- ier to live with than imaginary I felt nothing but profound sad- we both began to relax on there. Children, in turn, are aveyard. ‘‘Though I have never skeletons in the cupboard! too scared to even go near the seen the corpse myself, many [email protected] ness,disappointment and unre- Buddy the dog came along to solved anger. I could barely speak to give Bill company. He was the Bill, and when I did, it was a tirade. I only member of our family who was read. I walked on the beach. He slept A sample of the unique brand of humour that the still willing to downstairs. I slept upstairs Internet brought to the Monica Lewinsky scandal [email protected] ALLEN O’BRIEN ence between what corporate Times News Network executives like to wear and wh- at they are expected to wear to ecessity, they say, is the DRESS TO IMPRESS! work. A number of companies Nmother of innovation. So, A study shows that the New-Age corporate executive speaks through the colour of his clothes which had introduced casual it’s informal casuals for a late- attire for Fridays have now tak- evening corporate party and pl- en a U-turn because corporates ain formals for an early-morn- COLOUR CONSCIOUS now realise that the dress code ing business appointment. But needs freedom on all days of wait, there’s more to corporate ● Dark red shirt with broad white checks the week.’’ dressing than a change of shirt — enthusiasm; ideal for a deal-clinching According to HSBC market- or skirt. A study conducted by meeting ing executive Aarti Dutta, ‘‘The the Direct Marketing Associa- ● Pale blue fabric — relaxed demeanour; coordination of the colour of cl- tion of India (DMAI) indicates othes, irrespective of the outfit that there is a pattern to the sar- the right choice when meeting clients or the sex of the wearer, is im- torial style of the New-Age cor- ● Off-white/white fabric — cool personality; portant in that it has the power porate executive. perfect wear for taking policy decisions to make an impact.’’ Adds Kul- ‘‘A preference for multi-hued ● Lilac shirt with beige trousers — informal karni, ‘‘The right choice of clo- attire is catching on due to the thes isn’t so much about attrac- fact that the upwardly-mobile mood; suited for workshops/slide shows ting attention as it is about sen- professional wants to convey a ● Black outfit — shortage of focus; indi- ding across positive vibes to the certain message through the cl- NEELABH cates plans to chill out after work person on the other side of the othes he wears,’’ explains DM- table. In this age of clutter, try- AI consulting partner Rithwi- ents the possibility of cl- professionals competing ing to be different works.’’ After raj Kulkarni. inching a deal implies en- CLOTHES ENCOUNTERS in the global market con- all, in the cut-throat world of In other words, one’s choice thusiasm.

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