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......
Did Jeff Bezos decide against endorsing Harris because it would hurt his business interests? Only God and Bezos know, and neither of them are talking, notes Prem Panicker. IMAGE: Jeff Bezos, owner......
Will Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who gets his orders from New Delhi, call the shots or allow a democratically elected government to independently govern, questions Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: Omar......
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who will be remembered both for his commitment to the communist ideology and a pragmatic approach to industrialising the state, passed......
The 'Indira Gandhi award for best debut film' and the 'Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on national integration' have been retitled with the names of the late prime minister and legendary......
Hard and unpopular decisions are needed - not just another round of financial repackaging to sort out the discom mess, says Vinayak Chatterjee. India's electricity distribution sector is a national......
Sebi has been trying to get companies to clean-up their related party transactions. What moral authority would it now have with ‘related’ parties sitting on its own board? In a spirited......
Telecom brands are finally giving post-paid consumers their place in the sun. Forming less than six per cent of the total subscriber base but contributing up to 25 per cent of total revenues,......
As the Ganga is making big headlines, courtesy the Modi government, at least one television channel is taking inspiration from the name of the holy river. Big Magic Bihar and Jharkhand, run by......
In its communication to the Office of the US Trade Representative imploring the agency not to put India on its trade hit list when the Special 301 Foreign Trade Barriers report is released next......
'I have no idea why I was so many film-makers' choice for Jinnah. I assume it is because I was born and bred in Mumbai and speak English.' 'There's also my name, people tend to believe that a......
Shyam Benegal's Manthan will be showcased in restored print at this year's Cannes Film Festival.It still serves as a much-needed reminder of setting aside differences in the favour of combined......
Photograph: Shrikant Singh/ANI Photo Alia Bhatt won hearts when she wore her wedding sari at the 69th National Film Awards at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. The ivory embroidered drape was designed by......
'I am working harder than I worked in the last 29 years because now I experience extreme happiness when people love my film.' IMAGE: Shah Rukh Khan shares interesting anecdotes at the Jawan event......
'No small artistic film can even hope to win, except, maybe, as random tokenism,' asserts Deepa Gahlot. IMAGE: Anupam Kher in The Kashmir Files. Over the last few years, the credibility of the......
'If there were ever a PR exercise to fix the seemingly irreparable image of Australian cricket in the aftermath of the most notorious on-field scandal in recent memory, then this is it,' observes......
'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.''What the obituaries leave out is......
Lleyton Hewitt's advice to dad-to-be Roger Federer on how to cope with juggling parenthood and tennis is simple -- make sure your wife is up to scratch. Asked what tip he would offer the 14 times......