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When Zakir Hussain beat BigB to be voted 'sexiest man'

His fingers flew, fluttered and floated in quicksilver changes of raga and rhythm, drumming up music and magic. IMAGE: Tabla Maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Photograph: ANI Photo Zakir Hussain was......

'Zakir Bhai Loved Cricket'

'Zakir bhai, Bela, Edgar and I were supposed to bring the As We Speak global concert series to India in January-February 2025.''It would have been our first tour of India after our Grammy win and......

ISS turns 15: NASA celebrates space station's birthday

'To boldly go where no one has gone before' was the Star Trek mantra as they launched into their fictional 5 year mission. Well, the USS Enterprise can eat its heart out. The International Space......

This Janmashtami, hi-tech flute for Lord Krishna

The lyrical sound of the flute, often associated with Vrindavan, Lord Krishna and his numerous gopis, can also fill up auditoriums and big music halls without distorting its charming musical......

Which was the world's first postage stamp?

Of This and That FIRST may be an acronym for 'For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology', the word has a weird magical power. Everyone is in the rat race to be first......

'I travel the world with a piece of bamboo'

'I will always cherish the fact that I received the first big award of my life, actually two, in the company of legends for an incredible collaboration.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakesh Chaurasia......

Box Office: Banjo, Wah Taj, Parched flop

The hits and misses of the week. Cine-goers were treated to six films last week but all of them failed to impress at the box office. Banjo, Wah Taj, Parched, Days of Tafree (a remake of......

Banjo review: Not much to beat about!

Banjo makes a winsome start but takes an awfully tedious route to achieve its happily ever after, feels Sukanya Verma. It’s the sort of superficiality where Nargis Fakhri sprints about......

The BOLLYWOOD QUIZ CHALLENGE!

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. It's that time of the week again when you test your filmi knowledge by taking this fun Bollywood quiz challenge. All......

What's the 'unfortunate situation' in Nargis's life?

'After my illness, I encountered another unfortunate situation that caused me not to be able to come back to Bollywood.''I do not want to talk about that, maybe one day I will.' Photograph: Kind......

Betting suspect Banjo comes to IPL

A key figure in the 2000 match-fixing scandal that rocked world cricket, Hamid 'Banjo' Cassim made a sly appearance at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday to watch an Indian Premier League......

Indian-origin spinner Manjot Singh joins NSW Blues

Recently recruited New South Wales spin bowler Manjot Singh, a car salesman who was coached by Sydney Sixers wicketkeeper Daniel Smith, has described his representing the Blues as proof cricket was......

BackChat: Shut up and get out, Prem Panicker

I do agree whole heartedly with Puspak Sarkar, Faisal is indeed doing a good job for Rediff and you are not welcome back. We (as in readers of rediff columns ) do not need your caustic sarcasm and......

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