The Bollywood Fashion police are out and they picked their best and worst dressed picks for 2009...

SOHA ALI KHAN GETS PERSONAL

New Delhi, Actress Soha Ali Khan might have inherited acting skills from her Bengali mother Sharmila Tagore, but she says she is “a disgrace” to her “maternal side” because she can’t speak Bengali. “I don’t know Bengali… That ways I am a disgrace to my maternal side but I am working on it. I am learning it,” Soha told IANS here Sunday evening. Sharmila, however, came to her daughter’s rescue...

BIEKSA’S INJURY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE CANUCKS

In the search for silver linings following another freak injury and surgery that will keep Kevin Bieksa sidelined for at least three months, and possibly the remainder of this NHL season, the Vancouver Canucks defenceman can take some solace in the following...

SUCCESSION PLANNING FOR FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES  
Small businesses started by newcomers to Canada, whether it's the neighbourhood bakery, corner store, mechanic or flower shop, owners who dedicate their working lives to their business may see it disappear when they retire. If they can't find a successor, be it a family member or new owner, they must shut the door and sell the real estate...

TEN BIGGEST BOLLYWOOD SONGS OF 2009
Bollywood churns out hundreds of films and many more songs year after year since music is an integral part of Indian cinema. The year gone by had chartbusters like “Emosanal attyachaar” and “Masakalli” that thoroughly entertained listeners. The 10 best songs of 2009 from various genres that created waves in the music industry and remained audiences’ favourite once released. The list shows that Pritam Chakraborty and A.R. Rahman rule the chart...

CANADIANS ARE SPENDING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Canadians are in a spending mood this holiday season, according to a survey released Tuesday.
Shoppers are going to spend an average of $891 each over the holidays, according to a study by Scotiabank. Last year, that average was pegged at $884. "Canadians have a lot to cheer about this holiday shopping season now that the economy is slowly, but surely, on the mend," said Aron Gampel, the bank's deputy chief economist...

BEATING STRESS DURING THE HOLIDAYS
It's hard not to feel a little stressed out in December. Between balancing work deadlines, family obligations, holiday parties and Christmas shopping, the festive season is hardly relaxing.
For many people, the source of holiday stress is doing too much - too much eating, too much drinking, too much spending, even too much family togetherness. All of this can leave us feeling frazzled rather than fulfilled...

TORONTO TO HOST BOLLYWOOD'S GLOBAL AWARDS IN 2011
The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards will be held in Toronto from June 16-19, 2011. Bollywood actors Vivek Oberoi and Celina Jaitely, in the presence of Ontario's Premier Dalton McGuinty, made the announcement here. "To win this privilege to host the 2011 IIFA awards...you need to know that Bollywood is in Ontario, especially Toronto. I was telling our stars here that Toronto city is the city of five billion people; 52 percent or half of the...

10 QUICK MONEY TIPS
The first step in the financial journey is important. Getting off on the right foot greatly improves the chances of reaching financial goals, be they a comfortable retirement, an ample college fund for the children, or financial independence at an early age.

“If I had looked into the fundamentals [of personal finances] 30 years ago … your mother and I would be very well off today,” says David's 58-year-old father in David Chilton's book, The Wealthy Barber .
Perhaps the 10 financial pointers below will be of some assistance in helping teenagers and post-secondary students get started on a path that leaves no regrets.