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HC halts Music Academy's MS Subbulakshmi award for TM Krishna

The Madras high court on Tuesday restrained the Music Academy from conferring an award named after legendary vocalist MS Subbulakshmi on well-known Carnatic music singer TM Krishna, following a......

Bharatanatyam legend Yamini Krishnamurti passes away

Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi veteran Yamini Krishnamurti died at the Apollo hospital New Delhi on Saturday. She was 84. IMAGE: Yamini Krishnamurti. Photograph: Anjali Reddy J/Wikimedia Commons......

Carnatic musicians boycott Madras Academy event over Award to TM Krishna

Several Carnatic musicians have pulled out of Madras Music Academy's annual December conference to protest the Sangita Kalanidhi award to classical vocalist T M Krishna, who they allege has......

Carnatic Music Goes From Raga To Rage

They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not......

The Star Gazer Stars At TIME Gala

At this year's TIME ball in New York City on Thursday, April 25, you would have run into a Coimbatore-born American scientist, looking lovely in Sabyasachi Mukherjee designer finery, who would most......

Former Maruti Suzuki MD Jagdish Khattar passes away

Former managing director of Maruti Suzuki India, Jagdish Khattar, passed away on Monday morning following a cardiac arrest, according to people close to him. Khattar (79), a former bureaucrat, was......

Former Maruti MD Jagdish Khattar booked in bank loan fraud case

In its FIR filed recently, the CBI has named Khattar and his company Carnation Auto India Limited for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 110 crore to Punjab National Bank. The CBI has booked former......

Delhi's Carnation Hospitality buys Barista Coffee chain

Italian coffee brand Lavazza today announced exit from coffee shop business in India by selling its Barista brand to Carnation Hospitality. The company, however, will continue to supply coffee to......

Why Costa may not be the right brew for Coke India

Coca-Cola's acquisition of British coffee chain Costa, its biggest acquisition of a brand in history, faces three challenges in India. It’s no rocket science to understand why Coca-Cola Co......

Carnation Auto forays into premium car servicing

Carnation Auto, a multi-brand car service initiative by ex-Maruti Suzuki chief Jagdish Khattar, on Thursday launched a servicing facility for premium cars in Gurgaon in association with Fiat Group......

'Ancient Mantras In A Global Bed Of Music'

'It was great to have the Indian roots reflected in full force.' IMAGE: Chandrika Tandon after winning the Grammy's. Photographs: Kind courtesy Chandrika Tandon/Instagram.com Borders and......

More Pix From Swara's Dream Wedding

Can't get enough Swara Bhasker's wedding pictures? Well, the actor has posted a few more! This time, Swara posts pictures of the wedding ceremony held on March 13. 'Music is the language of love.......

When India Showed Up For The Oscars

You'll bump into a desi at every corner of the globe. But one of the largest film industries in the world, India is yet to make great strides at the Oscars. Between a handful of wins, nominations......

The Very Best Of Shabana Azmi

Filmmaker Sai Paranjpye shares an amusing anecdote of Shabana Azmi's perfection in her memoir, A Patchwork Quilt: A Collage of My Creative Life. While filming Sparsh, the actress wished to know if......

'In the city, you see only masked human beings'

'Villagers are people without masks.''That is why I call them genuine human beings.''As an actor, I have been inspired by many such genuine characters.' IMAGE: Nedumudi Venu in Charlie. This......

Belarusian sprinter reaches Poland after defying order home

IMAGE: Belarusian Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya meets Austrian State Secretary Magnus Brunner during a stop at Schwechat airport in Vienna, Austria on Tuesday. Photograph: Federal Chancellory......

PHOTOS: Fans, players say goodbye to Fiorentina captain Astori

'He has always been and will always be a Florentine.' IMAGE: Pallbearers carry the casket of Davide Astori after the funeral service in Florence. Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters Thousands......

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