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Former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala dead

Indian National Lok Dal president and five-time Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala died in Gurugram on Friday at the age of 89. IMAGE: Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala......

TMC distances itself from Hakim's Muslim population remark amid backlash

Amid criticism over a controversial remark of senior Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim on the Muslim percentage in the population, the ruling party in the state on......

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......

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......

Time We Understood America's Game

Sections of our media and elite take Western reports/judgements at face value and are ready to condemn the targets without understanding the deeper power linkages behind such actions, asserts......

Lab Or Natural? What Diamond Would You Prefer?

Suddenly, the legendary advertising line -- a diamond is forever -- is losing its shine. Kindly note the images has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Bat......

After extended winter, signs of thaw in Indian edtech sector

After a prolonged winter, the Indian edtech sector seems to be witnessing some signs of a thaw. Photograph: Kind courtesy August de Richelieu/Pexels The sector has received $608.8 million of......

Goodbye Skipper!

'He asserted in his usual jovial style that he was not an MBA like his audience at IIM-Ahmedabad but perhaps had an even better business degree: MBB'.'He went on to explain to his perplexed, blue......

Credit card spends rise 14.5% in October on festive season purchases

Credit card spending reached Rs 2 trillion in October, a 14.5 per cent rise from September, largely driven by festival season purchases. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com However, the volume of......

Why Is Maharashtra An Underperformer?

'Why has Maharashtra slipped up over the past couple of decades?''Not only is this question critical for residents of the state, but given that it accounts for 14% of India's GDP, a faster-growing......

Laapataa Ladies Out Of Oscars Race

IMAGE: A scene from Laapataa Ladies. Laapataa Ladies, India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 97th Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Hindi......

The Swades State Of Mind

As Swades turns 20, Aseem Chhabra looks back at the film that spoke to him. IMAGE: Gayatri Joshi and Shah Rukh Khan in Swades. Several years ago, I had lunch with the then finance minister of......

Zero Se Restart Review: Riveting

Zero Se Restart is a must watch for cinema students, and also, perhaps for the layperson who has never been on a film set, and is curious about what goes into the making of a movie, recommends......

What The Mohan Babu-Manoj Feud Is About

IMAGE: Lakshmi Manchu with her father Mohan Babu. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lakshmi Manchu/Instagram All is not well between veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu and his son Manchu Manoj. Mohan Babu......

'India In 1947 Was Like A Ticking Time Bomb'

'When you watch Freedom At Midnight, I want you to feel like you are sitting on a ticking time bomb.' IMAGE: RJ Malishka as Sarojini Naidu, Sidhant Gupta as Jawaharlal Nehru, Chirag Vora as......

'He deserved a much better farewell'

One of India's superstars, Ravichandran Ashwin, announced his retirement from international cricket after the 3rd Test at The Gabba in Brisbane, on Wednesday. There was an outpouring of love......

CM Stalin lauds Gukesh, announces major chess initiative

IMAGE: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin felicitates World Chess Champion D Gukesh in Chennai. Photograph: CMO Tamil Nadu / X World's youngest chess champion D Gukesh was felicitated by Tamil Nadu Chief......

Why Brands Are Chasing Gukesh

'With an achievement like this, Gukesh could even be endorsing global brands.' IMAGE: World Chess Champion D Gukesh with his trophy in Singapore on Friday, December 13, 2024. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Despite 23.75 Cr, Venki is Pursuing PhD

'I am pursuing my PhD (finance) now. You will be interviewing me as Dr Venkatesh Iyer next time!' IMAGE: Venkatesh Iyer was the fourth most expensive hire at the IPL auction in Jeddah on November......

'In India, I was dragged and sucked into fixing world'

'I felt like I was part of a gang. It almost made me feel better, because I am thinking: 'I am part of a match-fixing gang, I am with a group that's going to have my back and nobody knows our......

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