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Damaged idols found in well of reopened Sambhal temple

Three damaged idols were found inside the well of the Bhasma Shankar temple in Sambhal that was reopened last week after being shut for 46 years, officials said on Monday. IMAGE: A well has been......

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......

ASI surveys newly discovered temple, wells, pilgrimage sites in Sambhal

A four-member team of the Archaeological Survey of India on Friday surveyed the recently-discovered Shri Kartik Mahadev temple, five teerths (pilgrimage sites) and 19 koops (wells), a senior......

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......

Hindu outfit removes Sai Baba statues from Varanasi temples

Statues of Sai Baba were removed from multiple temples in Varanasi on Tuesday following a campaign launched by a group called 'Sanatan Rakshak Dal'. IMAGE: Maharashtra deputy CM and NCP chief Ajit......

Plan to surrender your ULIP? Don't!

A rightly chosen ULIP can be a competitive investment, but the investor needs to ensure that his relationship manager has put him ahead of the commissions that the product pays, says Anil Rego,......

India to benefit from US-China trade war: Experts

India needs to make use of this opportunity to significantly enhance its exports especially in information and communications technology and the automotive sector. Illustration: Uttam......

Farm production might fall by 15-20 percent

India's finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that though the exact impact of the drought on the Kharif crop would be known only when the harvesting begins, there is every......

Poor rain may severely hit India's crop yield

Delayed monsoon and deficient rain have severely affected the kharif crop in India this year. There is a 20 per cent decline in sowing of the kharif crop, Finance Minister Pranab......

Lost your job? This HR company could help you

'It could take 12 months or more for hiring to get back on track.''New opportunities would come up and there will be demand for skillsets that can help dealing with the current situation.' IMAGE:......

Hrithik Roshan's Top 25 Songs

A singer. A soldier. A superhero. A maths teacher. A Mughal emperor. A conman. A workaholic. A quadriplegic. An actor. An avenger. From saviour of aliens to Shah Rukh Khan in a mask, Hrithik......

Zakir Wins 3 Grammys; Shankar Wins Too

IMAGE: The Incomparable Zakir Hussain. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters It's a proud day for India, as Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain's fusion band Shakti won the Grammy for Best Global Music......

'I am Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh!'

'I am a straight 3.0 version!' Photograph: Kind courtesy Tanishaa Mukerji/Instagram Tanishaa Mukerji started her acting career with a bang when she got to play a YRF heroine in her second film......

'What Every Indian Musician Dreams Of'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shankar Mahadevan/Instagram When Subhash K Jha rang up Shankar Mahadevan to congratulate him for the Grammy award that he and his band Shakti won for the album This......

'Dreams Do Come True'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shankar Mahadevan/Instagram Dreams do come true, an elated singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan said after the fusion music group Shakti won the Grammy for Best Global Music......

Ranji Trophy: Pujara slams century; Mumbai thrash Assam

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.Another century for Pujara IMAGE: Saurashtra's centurions Prerak Mankad, Cheteshwar Pujara and Arpit Vasavada pose after stumps on Day 2 of......

Ranji: Uttarakhand top group after draw with Bengal

A round-up of Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday. IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh's Priyam Garg top-scored with 64 in the first innings against Haryana. Photograph: BCCI/Domestic Abhimanyu Easwaran......

ODIs face Champions Trophy test

If the highest run-getter in the history of one-day cricket speaks of the need to change the format of ODIs, surely there is something seriously wrong. Recent weeks have seen a raging debate on......

Tests in mind, Chahal picked for SA 'A' four-day matches

IMAGE: Yuzvendra Chahal. Photograph: Adnan Abid /Reuters With an aim to prepare him for the Test format, leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was, on Monday, named in the India A team for the two four-day......

Flyover tragedy: WT20 finalist teams to wear black armbands

IMAGE: Rescue workers and locals help out at the site of the collapsed flyover in Kolkata. Photograph: Rupak De Chowdhari/ Reuters. All the four teams in the men's and women's ICC World Twenty20......

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