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THE ABBA Paradox

THE ABBA Paradox

Rediff.com19 Oct 2021

Ageing is a funny process. After rebelling and exploring, the human being drifts to the ordered arrangement, he/she once left. As a youngster I outgrew ABBA while my mother continued to like them. In September 2021, when ABBA's first single in 40 years was launched, I sent the video link to my mother. Meanwhile, now in my fifties, I find myself curious to hear ABBA's new songs, notes Shyam G Menon.

What George Harrison learnt from Ravi Shankar

What George Harrison learnt from Ravi Shankar

Rediff.com3 Apr 2020

Pandit Ravi Shankar was George Harrison's link into the Vedic world.

Have you met Michael Jackson's daughter?

Have you met Michael Jackson's daughter?

Rediff.com11 May 2017

Paris Jackson, 19, is set to begin her career in modelling.

When the music died young

When the music died young

Rediff.com26 Dec 2016

This is by now means a complete list of rock n rollers who died young. Death and popular music have an unhealthy fascination for each other.

With 'bit of bittersweetness', Obama hosts final musical event at White House

With 'bit of bittersweetness', Obama hosts final musical event at White House

Rediff.com22 Oct 2016

Obama and his wife Michelle began the annual event eight years ago to celebrate music that has helped shape the US.

Wisconsin gurudwara to receive 2012 Solidarity Award

Wisconsin gurudwara to receive 2012 Solidarity Award

Rediff.com25 Sep 2012

The gurudwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, where six worshippers were killed in a shooting spree by a white supremacist on August 5, will receive the 2012 Solidarity Award by an eminent American Muslim organisation. The award by the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations would be presented to a gurudwara representative at the organisation's banquet and Leadership Skills Training Conference in Virginia.

After gurudwara attack, US mosque gutted; arson suspected

After gurudwara attack, US mosque gutted; arson suspected

Rediff.com7 Aug 2012

A day after the tragic shooting incident at a gurudwara, a mosque in the United States was burned to the ground for the second time in little more than a month in a suspected arson attack.

Amy Winehouse: Topping the charts, one last time

Amy Winehouse: Topping the charts, one last time

Rediff.com25 Jul 2011

Here's saying goodbye to the musical talent who passed away last weekend.

The Greatest Musicians Who Died At 27

The Greatest Musicians Who Died At 27

Rediff.com25 Jul 2011

Looking at other influential musicians who passed away at the age of 27.

Pratima Dharm is Pentagon's first Hindu chaplain

Pratima Dharm is Pentagon's first Hindu chaplain

Rediff.com3 Jun 2011

Although neither the US Army nor the US department of defense has officially made public her appointment, Stars and Stripes, a Washington, DC-based newspaper that reports exclusively on the Pentagon, said the appointment was a done deal and that Hindu service-members would now have their own chaplain

Missouri tornado death toll rises to 116, more storms possible

Missouri tornado death toll rises to 116, more storms possible

Rediff.com24 May 2011

The death toll from the deadly tornado that hit the Missouri town of Joplin in United States has soared to 116 on Tuesday.

Deadly tornado kills 89 in US

Deadly tornado kills 89 in US

Rediff.com23 May 2011

At least 89 people have died after a massive tornado swept through the Missouri town of Joplin in United States, reports said on Monday. "The death toll is expected to rise. Its total devastation," Jay Nixon, Governor of Missouri told CNN.

Heath Ledger: A Killing Joke

Heath Ledger: A Killing Joke

Rediff.com23 Jan 2008

Heath Ledger died like his rock idols, but he was just getting started.

How good is the Mercedes C-Class?

How good is the Mercedes C-Class?

Rediff.com31 Jul 2004