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Four workers die of suffocation while cleaning water tank in Mumbai

Four labourers died of suffocation on Sunday while cleaning a water tank in an under-construction building in south Mumbai, officials said. IMAGE: The underconstruction building where 4 workers......

At 12, Zakir Hussain got Rs 5 for first tabla show

Eight years ago, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain had narrated how his father Alla Rakha had welcomed him into this world by putting the musical instrument's rhythms into his ears when asked to recite......

Can Bangladesh Become A Secular Nation?

Pakistan wanted to be constitutionally communal, India wanted to be secular but is communalising itself. All three nations share a penal code, but they have amended their laws to enable the State......

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......

Bharat Ratna recipients' tally touches 53, maximum awardees in 2024

The decision to award Bharat Ratna to former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh and green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan has taken the number of recipients of the country's......

Railways to take passengers on a musical journey

A musical journey awaits passengers of premier trains like Rajdhani and Shatabdi with Railways deciding to play classical sound tracks in coaches.Instrumental music played by maestros like Ustad......

Kanpur starts its own FM Radio station

Community FM radio, the first-of-its-kind in any of the IITs in the country, was launched on Friday in the premier engineering institute here. Hectic preparations were on for a year to start the FM......

IIT-Kanpur FM to go on air in Nov

IIT-Kanpur is all set to start its own FM radio station which will broadcast scientific programmes and classical music from November. This will be the first time that an FM radio station will be......

What are you downloading next?

Punjabi pop, heavy metal, hard rock and tuneless songs from some of the recent Hindi flicks. These are some genres that lack appeal, especially when it blares from your mobile phone into the......

The Reason Why She's Trending...

It's a big month for Mawra Hocane. The Pakistani actor, who got married on February 5, would have probably faded into oblivion in India but the re-release of her 2016 film, Sanam Teri Kasam,......

How Well Do You Know Rekha?

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Cop, courtesan, daku, don, school teacher, snakes, Rekha's played everything under the sun on screen and survived bad......

Raees Actor Mahira Khan's Wedding Album

Photograph: Kind courtesy Mahira Khan/Instagram Pakistan movie star Mahira Khan tied the knot with long-time beau Salim Karim on Sunday, October 1. On Tuesday, October 3, the Raees actor shared......

10 Songs That Make Us So Proud Of India

'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.' IMAGE: Shantanu Moitra makes music with singer Papon. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shantanu Moitra/Instagram From......

Katrina khush as Ali weds Alicia

'Mine for life,' Ali Abbas Zafar captions his wedding photograph. IMAGE: Ali welcomes Alicia into the family. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ali Abbas Zafar/Instagram Director Ali Abbas Zafar has......

ICC U19 World Cup: Two Indians in match officials' roster

IMAGE: For the U19 World Cup, two Indian officials have been named in the match officials line-up. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters The ICC on Wednesday announced the line-up of match officials......

West Indies' Pooran suspended for ball-tampering

IMAGE: Pooran will now miss the next four T20 International games for the West Indies. Photograph: West Indies cricket/Twitter West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Nicolas Pooran was, on Wednesday,......

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