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All you need to know about the disease that killed Zakir Hussain

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, the condition that led to the death of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, is an extremely debilitating disease -- a virtual death sentence. IMAGE: Tabla maestro Ustad......

Ustad Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco

Ustad Zakir Hussain was laid to rest on Thursday at a San Francisco cemetery as renowned percussionist A Sivamani and other artistes performed on their drums at a little distance away in a tribute......

New Congress HQ: An Inside Peek

On Wednesday, January 15, 2024, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairman Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the party's new headquarters, Indira Bhawan, located at 9A, Kotla Road in New Delhi. The grand old......

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: What Killed Ustad Zakir Hussain

'It's almost like the tissue of the lung has a cancer spreading to it, which is causing scarring and rapidly progresses.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes.......

Arrest warrant out against Salman Khurshid's wife

An MP-MLA court has issued an arrest warrant against Louise Khurshid, wife of former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid in a case involving alleged misuse of government funds. IMAGE: Louise......

Death of the classical music industry

The ageless voice of vocalist Prabha Atre floats off the speakers at the head office of Ninaad Records. The niche music label is in the process of putting together a two-series album comprising......

The IIT story: IIESTs, 3 new IITs on way

It is well-known that the following seven engineering colleges were chosen for possible conversion to Indian Institutes of Technology / Institutes of National Importance:Aligarh Muslim University......

New IITs: A report card

The author is a chemical engineering graduate from IT-BHU and an MS from Rutgers University, New Jersey. He has interacted with the HRD ministry, the IIT board, and the IIT Selection Committee at......

New IITs: A long journey ahead

It is now well known that the S K Joshi Committee has selected seven colleges/universities for potential upgrading to Indian Institutes of Technology.The committee took into account parameters like......

The making of new IITs

The Indian Institutes of Technology are in the news again. Earlier this month, newspaper reports revealed the names of seven short-listed colleges to be converted into IITs, as per the S K Joshi......

PIX: Shraddha, Akshara, Shahid at GIMA awards

Check out the star arrivals.Several Bollywood stars turned up to attend the fifth GIMA (Global Indian Music Academy) awards on February 24 at Film City, Goregaon, a western suburb of Mumbai.Take a......

Box office: Six releases, no takers

All of last week's six releases -- Daddy Cool, Yeh Mera India, Kisaan, Love Khichdi, Toss and Quick Gun Murugun -- spelt disaster at the box office. In fact, some have already been taken off......

Anil Kapoor, Subhash Ghai get court notices

The Delhi high court issued notices to Anil Kapoor and Subhash Ghai over on a petition filed by a Delhi University professor seeking a ban on the screening of their recent film,Black And White,......

Krazzy 4 is not funny

You know what? Ram Sampath was right to sue; he made the best part of Krazzy 4. A while after leaving theatres, all that resonates in your ears from Jaideep Sen's directorial debut is that Sony......

'We never see the big twists coming'

'There will be other innovations coming, but, at the moment, this combination of the mobile phone and the Internet is such a disruptive way to deliver content.' Rohan Sippy has walked a path quite......

India begin golden run at SAG, on top in medals tally

Image: India’s Sandeep Sejwal reacts after winning the bronze in 50m breaststroke at the Incheon Asian Games. Photograph: PTI It was gold rush for India on the opening day of the South......

PHOTOS: Another golden day for India at South Asian Games

IMAGE: Indian Archery team of Guruchatan Besra, Tarundeep Rai and Jayant Talukdar after winning gold medal. Photograph: PTI India garnered most of the gold medals on offer for the fourth......

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